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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN MA
TIES,

The Washington Republic publishes n
letter from lie Hon. E. Joy Morris, the
American Minister to Naples. giving a
minute account Of the terrible earthquake
which occurred in the western portion of the
kingdom Of Naples. on the li!h of July, by
which some $500 lives were lost, and
several towns either totally prostroted or
greatly Damaged Mr.. Morris says that
previous to The shock n small stream tha,
runs near the city of MeIf suddenly dsap-
pcarcd, md adds:
At the first shock, Ne If, which contains
ten thousands inhabitants, vas Frustrated
IN The dus.. nnthlng but few crumblna
wal. s"t2..gg the general ruin. An un.
known number Of It's inhabitants were
buried under the falling mass Of fabrics
Up 10 IL" present moment seven hundred
deed bodies have been dlsinerrcd. nnt
many others nre constantly being found
More than two hundred persons lie in az
adjacent hospital, suffering under grevou,
wounds, while many have been dug on
alive from the ruins. Amongst others, {
female infant, year old. after lying burict
for two days. was brought out living an'
uniformed, and restored 10 its afflicted moth
er, widowed by the same calami'y.
The shack and rumb'ng OF the earth still
occasionally occurred Mt the time of writin!
his letter, and all eyes were turnci upo'
Ve-uvirs "a the safety valve through whicl
the struggling fires might cscare, athoug
no local signs were yet apparent.
The ueighboring towns of A'Cla, Rionero
Hsrilc aud Rnpoli Ia are suffering by the sa m
convulSion. hlonero is general wreck
not a sound house remninng-morct than
hundred persons have here perIshed, and n
many have been manned or wounded. !.
bnrilc the only cdiicc not entirely dcs'rove
is the orphan asylum, while the dscovere'
dead amount to about one hundred aud fifty
In the commune Of Bari, the towns .
Cera,o, Mnervinn, Spinazzola. An!ria ant
TRAM were all injured more or less. Il
Cnnossa. the ancient Canosiun,, founded BY
Diomcd and whose walls once enclosed {
circuit Of sixteen miles, three hundred nnt
Seventy-sX houses were thrown down. A
the Ia At report the shocks around Noun
Vollu,c continued, and ono half Of the city
Of Vrneza, the uncIrrt FeneusiG. containing
six thousand inhn hi'an's, and celebrated as
tie birth place Of Hornce. was destroyed!
The mountain provinces Of the hbruzzi md
Of Caabra. where the earthquake Of l7S3
destroyed three hundred cities md buried
thirty thousand human beings, have thus
ia, escaped.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

AHGuMENTs.- arguments with the
indies. In spinning yarns and silks and
sa,jns, n mon is sure TO be worslcd. He is
6fnlso sure to be twisted, and in danger of
3 getting doubled, and, when man is dou-
blcd and twisted, he may be considered as
wound up.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

The Anti.Reniers of New York held
their State Convention at Albany. on
Thursday. and resolved 10 support the
Democratic candidates for State Offices at
the ensuing election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

There is man in Indiana so thin that
when the sheriff is after him he ctawls in~
to his rifle and watches his adversary
through the touch-hole.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

WHAT is TREAsoN?-This question so
frequently propounded since the fugitive
slave riot at Christiansburg. is thus an
swered in the Philadelphia Bulletin by M
eminent lawyer of that city:
"Ifa body of men conspire and mediate
IN insurreciion. to resist or oppose the eX-
rcutIon Of any statute Of The United States
bv force, they are onlv guilty of n high mis-
demeanor; but If they proceed 10 carry
such an intention into execution BY force
they are then guilty Of Treason by levving
Whea'on's American Grim. Law,
$50 U. S, vs. Mitchell. 2 Dali, 34S.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

An Italian, being accused OF marrying
FIVE wives was asked by the judge why he
welded so many? In order TO NEE, with
good one, if possible the fellow replied.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

An old farmer in Ohio. who was anxious
to have his minister dismissed, was asked
the reason. Il have heard saw was the
reply, that change OF pastors makes fat
calves; ard Pm IN for change
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

a Coon CoHDITIor. owes a.
bout s 900 600, ,OGO-has an income Of S.
0O0,O0O annually, and expends $ll ,O0O,-
600.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

The N. Y. Express avels that in an
swer to an advertisement for n vile, pub
lished in that paper, more than one hun-
dred applications were received from la
dies anxious to enter into the sma'rironial
contract.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

A DIscOvrRY.-An American yacht,
tie America, has in several trials Of speed
dIsranccd all iha, Great Britain could bring
against her. 70 console herself under the
defeat, Britannia has discovered that the
two boalwrghts who built the American
Yacht are Two Englishmen who emioraled
kilher several years ago. If that be the
case, the rest of their coun,rymen had
better come over to school, forthwith, for
they have done no,hin. at home like it,.
Who hull, the yach, tina, beat the hmeri-
ca, before she lett this side OF the Atlantic!
Who built rsg American ships which are
supplantng British vessels between Lon
don and Canlon2 The American merchant
marine, though perhaps lacking some ol
the iron siurdiness of the British vessels, is
unquestionably superior in speed and beau
" TO all the rest of The world, and the Col
Inns line begins 10 show what can be done
in steam vessels. Always ready for carp,
a foreign periodical says that the Collins
Line is built principally by "Brillsh Capi
TEL" That may be. British capital i.
supporting American vessels IN the British
carrying trace; and but for The law regu.
lstIns the register of vessels, would buill
Engiish ships in american ship yards
That cannot be done, however, and if the
COLLINS Line" be owned in En: land, and
sailed under the American flag, it only
shows what would be done, if vessels bulll
III this country could wear the British flag
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

Coon INTENTIONS Ga wise man
has ssid) is paved with good Intentions.
Pluck up the stones. We slugsards, and
break the devils head with them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

There is time when thou mayest say
nothing, and time when thou mavst say
something; bui there never will be a lime
when thou shoulJstsay oil things.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

John Potts, foreman Of the New York
Courier and Enquirer office, died on Mon
day, after 90 years connection herewith.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

Il SwINDLER.-The Philadelphia North
American says. that on Friday an indIvidu
al disguised as minister of the gospel
which character he ncted to such perfection
rs TO completely deceive, swindled Mr
Hopper, jewcler, Chesnut st., out Of two
gold watches and gold chain, worth be-
tween two and three hundred dollars. He
pu, up at Jones' Hotel in the morning
where he registered his name as Leonard
Wilson, Tennessee. AT his request, the
goods were sent TO his room. He gave a
check on the Philadelphia Bank for the
amount ol the bill. The check was taken
10 the bank and proved TO he a forgery.
There wns pretty extensive fight at
Proclorsvllle, Ia y on Monday evening week.
between the men attached Raymond s. Van
Amburg's great mcnngerie, und the citizens
of that pace, The difficulty originated
between n coun'ryman and q pedlar, md
the fight soon became general. The shows
men soon cleared tho ring and remained
masters of the field. number of persons
were badly injured, and n child was missing,
supposed to have been killed in the melee.
WHAT WIrHERs, BLOOMS AGAIN-A
delicate child, pale and premn,urely wise.
was complaining on hot morning. that the
poor dew-drops had been too hastily snatch
ed away, md not allowed 10 glitter on the
flowers like other happier jew'drops, that
live the whole night through and sparkle in
the moonlight, and through the morning
onwards 10 noon-day.
sThe SUM- said tho child, 'has chased
them away with his heat, or swallowed
them up in his wrath
Soon after came rain and rainbow,
whereupon his father pointed upwards.
.See,' said he. there stand the dew. drops,
gloriously re.set-a glittering jewelry in
the heavens; and the clownish foot tramples
on them no more. BY this, my child, thou
urt tauqbt that what wilhers on earth,
blooms again in heaven
Thus the father spoke, and knew not thoi
he spoke prefguring words; for soon after
the delicate child, with the morning bright
ness of his early wisdom, was exhaled, like
q dew.drop into heaven.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

There are Two kinds of family jars; into
one you put your swee,meats, and into the
other you put-your loot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

Aunt Betsy has said many good things
amore the rest, that a newspaper is like a
wife, because every man had ought 10
have one Of his own.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

The Warsaw Journal mentions case Of
aggravated murder in McDOnough county.
few days since. A young man was pay
lus his addresses TO a young lady, and had
been engaged to her, but was discarded.-
He went 10 her residence. 10 effect a recon-
cilia,ion, but wes unsuccessful, and he
stabbed her TO the heart. The mscreanl
wa pursued TO within six miles of War
saw, but escaped.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

Perry TYRANNY OF AUsrRIA.-The
Countess Blanca Telki has just been sens
fenced by one OF the Austrian tribunals,
for polrIca! offence, to eight years. i'm
prisonment in a dungeon. Thus, neither
sex, beauty. nor rank, escapes the revenge
OF petty tyranny.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10
THE POST.
Athens, Friday, Oct. 10, 1851.
BALTI,1oRN, Oct. |.

BALTIMnRN, Oct. |.
In the New York Market, today, Wed,
nesdav. Cotton was dull, and four hum
dred bales were solJ.
In the Baltimore District. Walsh, Whig'
has been elected 10 Congress by two hun"
dred majority.
The Europa sailed from Boston today,
with ten thousand pounds sterling in spe-
Gle.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

1t is easier to take counsel than to give
1t. Wise men think they do not need it.
and fools will not have it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

Mani intend 10 90 up 10
Camp Meeting on Wednesday evening
stay all night. and see the camp break up.
UUe-l think you wont,
.NIm-.I'l 90 if | see I'll!
UUc-You'll see fits # YOU do Go
lie did not go, probably on account of
The rain,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

A Western editor complains of tie scar
city Of change-unable to get dollar bill
changed. One Of his coiemporaries has
more reason yetio be dissatisied-he sell
dom gets dollar bill TO change.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10
4F0L. W,:=.N0. 159.
lIrJ
STEADINESS OF PURPOSE.

STEADlNESS OF PURPOSE.
Ii overcomes difficulties. Not with
rush and shout, but one by one. They
melt away before its incessart pressure, as
iceberss beneath the steady radiance OF tie
sun.
l'gives one the strength of happy cons
science. A enlhercock of man, Whit.
fling abou, with every breeze. canno, have
true quietness of mind. Self.dlssa,slac-
ton worries and annoys him. But cheer
fu vigor and energy grows out Of an in,el-
llgent and unvascillatng purpose.
1t gives dignity and honor 10 character.
Men cannot but admire the mind that
marches steadily on through sunshine and
shade, calm and storm, smiles and frowns,
, lad of favor, but pressing on without it,
thankful for ail, brt kent On advancing at
all events. Such men cut out for them
selves a character which cannot but be
seen and honored.
1t gives success. In any enterprise that
| is not downright madness, such man
must succeed. He has the chief element
of triumph over every difficulty, and if
he is not an idiot he will do something IN
the world. He will not reach his ends at
leap. But he will reach them. He
moves not rapidly but surely. When you
want TO find him, by and by, you will
know where TO look. You will look at the
topmost rounds of the latter of success, and
you will find him about there somewhere.
WRITING FOR THE PREss The following
rules on this subject. extracted from the
London Morning Post. deserve extensive
diffusion
l. Use note>sized pnpcr, because large
sheet covers the printers case. and hinders
his work. 9. Do no, write on the bnck Of
tho paper, as that doubles the time of print-
| ing the nr'lc'e-whIle one side is being 'sst
up" what Is written on the back CO snnot be
"!cne on with" 8. Write with dark black
ink, for an editor will read with reluctance
what he sees with difficulty; and the CON-
position. for the same reason, will dislike to
set il up. 4. Always write n plain bold
hand. Some hands which are elegant arc
too elegant to he understood. IF you send
an indisinguisho BILE scrawl, il will be
thrown aside until the editor hos leisure to
make it out. whic: may not be until the
"interest of the article has passed away"
and it may be too late to print il. 5. Re>
member TINT. Whatever gives an editor
trouble al his desk doubles his expense in
! tho printing onice. The printers and rea'
ders waste time in dcciphering bad MS; and
out OF any failure in interpretation, com.
monty grows charge against the journal
for ''misrepresen'ne" the writer. 6. If
you know Tint the editor will take any
trouble to oblige you. why give him anv
trouble you please! You may scribble with
pin on your butter paper, and the editor
will try TO make it out; but if the editor is
under no obligation to you, ,fyou are net
so popular ,hut anything must be printed
that benrs your name, why. cleave to good
sense. good taste, correct expression, aud .
plain hand.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10
RENOUNC[NG BACHELORI>M.


The editor of the Evansville Juu nal went
20 another State and took to himself q wife.
On his return home and on resumIng the
editorial chair, he thus di.courscs:-
"And in announcing the fact of oar return
hnmn with rib, we cannot rofroin from
expressing our profound disgust Of ba che
lorism ard bnche|ors-nnd wc expect 10 br
disguised with bo'h-snvcraI weeks. We
are aware that IN times gone by, we occa'
sonaIly made ourselves ridiculous in the
eyes "f sensible men, by uphodiug the
bachelor state ms the only life Of happiness,
independence and earthly glory. Bu. VIC
were young and green then, and of course
knew but one side of the subject. Now
stand up here, Won consnrned ugly pictures
of humanity, rejoicing IN the name of bach
e'orS. and answer us few qucs'ons
"W hal are you fit for in this world
WIN, good are you doing your country
What are you doing for postrri,y? What
in'eres, have you in che generations yet
unborn you read Ct? Where will you be
when old mon, il your vile hahits over per-
init you to arrive at good old ngc? Won,
you be like lonely. sonrrd and scathci trees
standing in Gig clearing without a com
pnnion. and your lie unprotected from the
Ir"S's by young saplingS md shrubs n youl
feet? Or won't You be like pumpkins in n
cornii"'d, more prominent because of your
prodjrious ueiness, than the STALKS nt youl
side linden with roder grain? Hold youl
heads ~, and talk like men. whether YOU
car net so or not. Now. don't YOU fee
ashamed Of yourselves? Look at the girl,
| about you. all smiles and sugar--hcnr',
ovHrllowing wi'h love ready to BE- spilled o,
the first good fellow that can ,nucI, lhcii
srmpa hles--'oelings rich MS cream. which
by kindred spirit can soon he worked int,
butter and spread over your life ill you are
ns happy ns the birds of spring. Lnok NJ
'em, and feel the disgusting position yor
occupy in the cabhagc garden Of humanity
Whai nre you holding back for! Now jus
ref"rn-put on your best looks and your
other cDnt-viSt The girls, ice cream them
talk to them pre'iIy. drive them, walk Them
p'ense thcm--then propose. get accepted
marry, nnd-'hc country will rely on you
as faithful and well disposed citizens"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10
PLACE WHERE MEN SHOULD DIE

PLACE WHERE MEN SHOULD DIE
How irle recks it where men die,
When once the moments past
In which the dim and gInzins eye,
Has looked on earth its last;
Whether beneath the scul p,ured urn
The coflned form shall rest,
Or. in its nakedness. return
Back to its mothers breast.
Death is a common friend or foe,
AS ilierent men may hold,
And al its summons each must go
The limid and the bold.
But when the spirit, free and warm,
Deserts il, as II must,
What matters where the li(eless form
Dissolves again tc dust?
'Twerc sweet, indeed, TO close our eyes
Win those we cherish near,
Aad waI:ea u1wa'ls By their sishs,
Soar TO some ca'mer sphere;
But whether on the scatlold high,
Or in the battles van,
The ftlest place where man can die
Is where he dies for man.
WHAT IS AN EDlroR?-The Rocheste
Times answers this question by Stain!
that an editor is one who reads the news
papers. selects miscellany, and writes ar
cles on all subjects. sets type, reads proofs
works at press, folds, packs up, and direct
papers, and sometimes carries them,prip'
jobs, runs on eryands, saws wood, work
IN the garden, takes care Of the babies an
rocks the C radle, talks TO all his patron
who call. patiently receives blame for
thousand things that never were nor neve
could be done, has scarce time to enjoy tn
quiet of natures restorative sleep, an
esteems himself peculiarly fortunate if h
is not assaulted and battered by some un
principled demagogue, who loves puppt
shows and hires the rabble with glass c
brandy to raise him to some petty Office
That's an editor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

DOMESTIC BLIss.-"l cannot conceive,
my love, what is the matter with my
watch. think it wants cleaning.
PET CHILD.-Oh no, papa dear. don't
think it wants cleaning: because baby and
had it in the basin washing ii ever SO long
this morning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

LADIEs-You wiz, now and then, have
persons come 10 the door or the window
to peep at you as you pass along. Let
them peep aud be satisfied. You will as
often have to pass the corners of the streets,
The fronts of shops, and certain other rest
ing places. and be stared at by group of
verdant youths and ta,'erdemalions. con-
gregating there for the special purpose of
cracking jokes. and insulting decency.-
Pass on, hold up your heads, and let the
flies buZ.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

LOVE CT MoNEy.-A writer, speaking
Of the indiSrosilon of the Americans to
happiness and pleasure, says it is 4 defect
woven into the stuff Of which we are made
We are naturally prosaic and grave. and
lack in great degree that sansibli,y which
is the source of the keeneet enjoymen,s.-
We are, moreover, mercrnary, money
loving people, and the acquisition Of wealth
ls, with The mass olus, the cole, exclusive,
and al! cngrossin3 objec, OF pursuit. This
last is the madness Of TIE United States,
the pitiablc insanity of our people, which
is seen here, there, and every where, and
is one OF the chief causes why we neglect
the thousand Obvious sources of happiness,
that are scattered at our feet like wild
flowers. We "pervert our powers and
abuse our privileges" we devote our days
and nights 10 the service Of Mamtnon; we
create around ourselves a freezing atmos.
sphere, and when the buds of youthful
feeling. which have been carefully !os'ered
at home, come into this unnatural region,
they wilher like the flowers of April se>
duced into life by the snnshne of today,
and cut down by the cold pnGs Of tomor'
rows wind Thus, rs another has said
the heart coniracis---ihe affections 5roop
and wthpr; no tears wafer them; no smile
warns them. Home becomes dreary
place. 1t loses its Sabbalhs and holidays.
The MUSES. and the Graces abandon it,
Its songs and festivities, lis hymns and It's
prayers, depar, from it. Love and faith flee
afriehted from its threshold. Sul!enness,
frowns, ,aunls, reproachcs, these are lis
inmates. Its freside bccomcs one constant
scene Of jealousy, conspiracy and strife,
till at last we almost .ong for Death 10
break up and destroy place SO depraved
and perverted.
We will not dwell upon so gloomy a
picture, but simply ask, is wealth worth
such fearful sacrlices2
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-05-29
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 81, 1851.
Preparing for the Contest.

That the Wing party in Indiana preparing the
way unite with Gen. Scott in opposition the rights
of foreigners is very manifest Scott is thoroughly i'm.
bued with this Native American feeling. He tells us
that his mind nclnes to favor the entire repeal of the
naturalization laws, which would not only exclude for
egners from voting but would prevent their hold
ing real estate.
We have heard more opposition from Wings to the
liberal feature in the Constitution Of Indiana in
ation foreigners, than all other objections combined
Daniel d. Jones' native of Wales, editor of the Madi-
(whg) Banner, and the greatest Scott in Indi
ana says:
Although the writer of this is foreigner by birth and
may be presumed to sympathze extent with all
other adopted citizens he is free declare, that of all
the electIoneering schemes vet devised by American
demagogues the systematic fattery of ignorant foreign
ers and the indecent haste of party politicians TO confer
upon them, prematurey, the sacred right ecied
with the ballotbox, decidedly the odious and
disgusting HIM He will add that the article relating
this subject in the new Constitution of Indiana is, in
his opinion infinitely the feature in that instrument
and furtherf he could avoid it without rejecting the
whole-he would not for that particular section
under any consideration.
Here is a wing who has the independence to speak out
the sentiments of his party He is preparing the ground
and sowing the seed, with view rich harvest in the
coming Presidential canvass 1t is the old Federal leven
which has been In that party since the days oil the elder
Adams and his alien and sedition laws.
Our country is filling up with Industrious and en-
terprising German population, who worthy examples
of intelligence and lrugaty They build up and beau
tily cities, towns, and villages. The waste and IN
cultivated lands the bog aud the marsh, reclaimed
and made bloom and blossom the under their
patient industry The dowE-trodden Hibernian from
over-populaed and over-taxed Ireland seeking by
hundreds oil thousands asylum from oppression on
our shores, they building plank and railroads,
digging canals, tunneling mountains and span
ming rivers with bridges Their labor has contribu-
ted to the wealth and glory Of the country. This is
their home, and shall treat them brothers, as
aliens and enemies.
Whatever may be the popularity of Gen. Scott as a
military chIeItan know people will pause before
the embrace such Infamous doctrine.