The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-07-25
The VE%ERAns-"There was one fea'

of The Anniversary whlch was peculiar "
this city, and which possessed for ua, as
we doub, not it did for all other spectators,
peculiar interest, and on which we beg 10
hes.ow brief special notice. |. was the
body of ilIustrious veterans who have on
The land and on the water, through many
hard slough, day. sustained the honor Of
their country and its untarnished flag. we
could no, but regard with profound feeling
Of admiration and gratitude these war-worn
veterans, as they silently marched along
the avenue headed by the tall and noble
form Of that heroic Chief who had SO often
led them TO victory, accompanying now the
First Magistrate Of the Nation on the peace
full and ausplcious enand Ct laying the
foundation Of new Halls Of Legislation
Halls for the Representatives Of the States
and Of The People, who are henceiorh 10
come together in this city Of Washington
from the shores OF the Atlantic. the far OF
Pacific, and all their intermediate regions,
to deliberate On tie cummon veal, and 10
enact laws for the common government Of
This vast and united Eepubic.-NHt. Int.
TsE EAaTHaUAKE' OF THE 2ND INIT
| The following article, which we take from
the New Madrid (Mo.) Herald, desIgna'es
very clearly. the locality Of the head quar-
,ers Of the recent earthquake so senoibly
fel, in Memphis:
"Yes,erday "wednesday this place was
visited by an old fashioned earthq QUAKE
The shock continued longer and was more
severe than any fsI, for several years. A
rumbling noise IN the earth, resembling the
sound OF thunder, preceded and followed
the shock. Our contemporaries may boast
of their ,ornadoes, hail storms and over
flo VS., bu, when they come to earthquakes
they are no "whar." We expect TO get up
one, one of these days, after the fashion oil
lSil-l2, when we will show them that
'some things can be done as we'll as 9TH
ers."
Since the above was written. we learn
nv gentleman living in The vicinity, that
the earth opened in several places near
West Lake, and that an opening several
Yards in length, occurred in the yard CT Mr..
| VIM. Connsl, abou, eleven miles from this
place. II also opened near the residence OF
Mr. Slas Beavers, ahout six miles from
this place, and sand aid water, our inform
ant says, was thrown 10 the height o! forty
or fitv feet. This IS the first time that the
earth has opened, or that blow has oc>
cured since the great earthquake OF 1912"
When the several States shall learn TO
mind their own business, without meddling
with the affairs OF others, and shall be
faithful 10 the constitution as il is. without
rejecting any part Of it, the Union will
! stand TOO strong for its enemies, without
and within. And when the democracy
shall build again, on its old foundations.
without constructing new platforms to
catch the factions Of the day, it will regain
its asc"ndancy in the State aud natlon.--
Judge Bronson.
The ubove remark was contained in q
reply which Judge Bronson of the State of
New York made 10 an invitation 10 4th
of July celebration, II strikes at the very
root of all the causes which have agitated
our country for the last few years. An I'M
necessary in,ermeddling with tho affairs OF
sister States, with their internal arrange.
ments and peculiar institutions, over which
we have no manner Of control, has been
the fruitful source of our conventions and
the means Of rotting the foundation on
which our Republic stands. We entered
into this conlede:acy with slavery IN it as
an element. Over its existence IN the So
vereign States that constitute that confed>
opo su,o hat coutrol v,nht In
ercise authority Let Us then, hereafter,
conine ourselves. in each State, TO our con.
s,ilu,ional limits.
The concluding remark will apply equal.
ly TO the policy Of the Wing as TO that Of
the Democrat: party. The stability of the
party has been injured. its perpeluity threa-
tened, its purity contaminated, its neiion>
aliry limited, "by constructing new plat
forms 10 catch the factions OF the day.
To be successful both at the North and the
South, il must be again placed on its old
platform Of acknowledgement Courant.
FATHER HoEcKEN.-We mentioned the
death by cholera, On the steamer St. Ange,
while asce nding the Missouri River a few
days since, of the above eminent Jesuit
Missionary among the Indians. The fol-
lowing just tribute is paid him in the ST.
Louis Union, Of The 18th instant, which
we take melancholy pleasure in Trans
ierring TO our columns:
"He was, perhaps, more profoundly acc
quaInted with the Aboriginal langu ages Of
North America than any man Of his dav;
spoke and wrote more than a dozen OF
then; had investigated their afiini,ies and
! relationship. and grouped them iogeth.
er in families, Of which he discover.
ed the Algonquin TO be the Pa riarch; and
had formed q, gtsmmat and dictionary Of
the Pollawa,tamie language, which, should
they ever be given 10 the public, will be the
most splendid contribution TO American
phiIoloey made for many q long year.-
For fifteen years he has roamed the wild
savannas Of the Missouri territory, in COM
prnv with the Indians 10 whose welfare he
had devoted his life, and wild will be the
grief and mourning with which the news
Of his death will be heard among his red
children by whom he was almost adored.
The Boston Post, q democratic print,
speaking Of Mr.. Websier's late speeches,
says that he now shakes from his venera-