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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-07-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 90.

Inc Fresldent returned, Iaet h'ght' 'Io'''
Richmond. He was much pleased with his
reception there. and also with whatever he
saw Of The cold dominion"
Mr.. Webster 10 80 much grati6ed with
his excursion in The Valley Of Virginia that
he will remain there several days longer.
Great preparation are here making for
the celebrations Of the fourth Of July.
General Scott is here und is very quiet
and reserved on political subjects. He has
not yet indicated his assent or dissent to the
doctrines Of The Pennsylvania "Free.soil
Convention" by which lie was nominated for
the Presidency on the 24th inst. He would
cease to BE- acceptable. a. a nominee. to the
fres.soil party. should he disavow their
doctrines and principles. His only hope OF
success is In the preservation Of profound
reserve.
The Democratic party Of Pennsylvania
will hold State Convention on the 4th Of
March next. for the purpose Of choosing DEL
ega'es to Dem ocratic National Convention
that will resemble next Nay or June, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency. A!
ready. the friends Of MI. Buchanan claim
for him delegation from Pennsylvania,
favorable to his nomination.. He has, how.
ever, many opponents in his own party, and
in General Cass he has rival in his own
State.
1. is now alleged. in opposition 10 Gen:
eral Cass, that he did not vote for the fugi-
tive act, but though present in the Senate
when The question was put, lodged it. The
mainta ina nee of this oct is made the test'
both by national wings and democrats Of
ideli,y to the Union.
The latest proceedings Of the Court Mar
,ial on Br,gad;er General TaIcott indicate
the probability that the discrepancy between
Gen. Talco,,'s statements and the actual
facts will be reconcilcd. He must show
,hut he authorized no contract and was
ignorant that any was made. At the same
time his letter Of 9Th Nov. to Col! Huger
was sufficient to warrant that officer in
giving an order to Dr.. Carmichael for the
shot, bit Col. H. also very properly refused
to sanction the transfer Of the order or con-
tract 10 Mr.. Anderson. snd the contract was
not, therefore, executed.
Mr.. Anderson appears TO be the sufferer
in the case, for he paid $6,500 10 Doctor
C.rmiehse. for the contract.-C Charleston
Courier.
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According to this table. the Democrats
have 4 majority Of 20. if we count the
Democratic Free Soilers for them; if against
them. and for the Wings. majority OF 7
only-count,ng at the same time the Free
Soil Wings for the Wing party proper. If
these latter vote otherwise, the figures OF
course will be ma terally changed.
The remaining thirteen States, which
are yet to hold their elections, are: Tennes-
see. Virginia, Maryland. Indiana. Ken.
lucky, Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana. Texas
and California. These States were repre-
sented in the las. House by "a Wings. 60
Democrats, and l Democratic Free Soiler.
In the event Of no choice by the people
in the next Presidential election, the selec'
ton of a Chief Magistrate will be ,hro wn
into the next House Of Representatives.
In that case, each State will be entitled to
one vote. and the votes Of sixteen will be
necessary 70 a choice. In the lS States
enumerated in the above table, the Wings
have majori,ies in FIVE, the Democrats in
seven. In the remaining six States, three
have divided delegations, and 10 the other
three the Free Sellers are said 10 hold the
balance OF power. or the l3 States yet TO
elect. the Wings had n,ajori.ies in the last
Congress, IN two-the Democrats in the
remainder, with the exception Of Maryland,
which was equally divided.
Thus, we believe, stands the present as
pee, of the next House Of Representatives.
What change the coming elections may
produce IN its features, OF course we have
no idea of conjecturing. We leave that TO
our political friends Er. paper.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-05
E'he Southern Rights Meeting
i'm CharlcslOn.

The Mercury remarks as follows con.
corning the Extra meeting of the Auxiliary
Southern Rights Association on Thursday
night:
In respect both 10 numbers and to enthu-
sInrm, tho Meeting last night was the great
est ana most glorious political dcmonstra.
zion that has been made for years in our
city, and IS, we think, decisive evidence
HAT The majority Of, he people hero are for
resistance. MIR. Rhclt made the abiest and
most Impressive of all those high efforts
with which he has never failed to move
deeply tho hearts Of his Charleston audience
on this great subject OF State Resistance;
and Tho interest OF the occasion was admir-
aoly kept up by the speeches Of Nlessrs.
w. ID. DeSnlssure and B. K. Carroll. DIR.
BeliIngcr presided, and made very i'm.
rressifc address on taking the chair. He
is all admirable presiding officer, and the
meeting was greatly indebted to his digni-
ty, pronptltude and clear judgment, for the
order and proprlety OF It's whole proceed.
ngs.
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For the Sumter Banner.
SuMMEIroS, August l, 1851,

AS.NS LhhEuo - ACcts
Dear Banner: | received to-day from
friend in Georgia, Ohe Rev. J. Rufus
Fclder.) a letter, and hasten 10 send you
an extract, which, il you see proper, you
can publish in your valuable paper. All
he says may be strictly relied upon. Tho
extract will, aud ought to be, chee ring 10
our secession friends Of South Carolina.
"a powerful reaction is going on in
Georgia assure you, and she is destined
ere long, to occupy n prominent station
upon The side of southern Rights. be.
l'eVc Mcdonald wall carry the State in Oc.
toner, AT all events, his friends every
where are very sanguinc. The other party
(C"oh'a) are apparently equally sure OF
sr' cess but they rely upon the large
Submission majority Of last fall From al
most every County we hear from, there are
cheering Indications of the success of our
party. hav'n heard so much OF Politics
sincc the days o! Modification, as have
heard wi,hin the last month.
"tt one Miny am assured, if South
C'Io'ina docs secedc, and coercion is at
tempted she may confidently expect Mous-
"'ds gt Gcorgians to fly to her assistance. )"
The above is true copy, verbatim G,
.licrali'n Yours very respectfully,
THos w. BRIGGS.
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The to-opcration meeting in Charleston
is an event Of some moment, from the mum.
Der and respectable position ni those " hu
united in ii. and vii! probably exert no IT.
tie Influence throughout the S,tc. As the
resolutions adopted are long and arun.ncn
tatlvc, VIC have thought i well ~ few
words 10 state what We have gathered to b..
the positions taken.
In the first place the mcr:,nI bc.c"c,!
that there is Il settled purpose in lnc NorA-
ern States To destroy our equality anu sovc.
rcignty, TO abolish slavery, and establish :,
dcspo,Ism over Us; that therefore Tie
Union should be dissolved and a Southern
Con:ederacy Uc formed.
They admit no touhl INTO their minds Of
the right Of any State 10 scccdc; but they
believe that that right, so far us this State
alone is concerned and IN the present issue,
is not only OF no practical value, but that
lis exercise would be dangerous. if no. SUI.
cidal. Thus Tar there is no d llicu!,y ~
comprchcnding the platform adopted it
puts Us along Of Georgia, A.abarna
and Mississippi, as respects resistance il.
they, or perhaps one alone, should resist.
we will; il they do not. or un,css we sbou Il
have reasonable assurance that ,o-opcra.
ton would be the result OF action by us
we are not TO resort 10 secession, a meas
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Auxiliary Southern Rights Associa-

Pursuant to public notice, large and
enthusiastic meeting OF the Auxiliary
Southern Rights Association of st. Philiv
and 81. Michael was held at Iibernian
HAIL on Thursday evening, July 81.
In the absence OF the President, DR.. JoI,r,
Beilinger, one Of the Vice Presidents, took
The Chair, and after some very appropriate
remarks, as to the objects OF the assem-
bIagc, stated that the meeting was ready
for business.
On motion by Mr.. A. w. Burnett, Lieut..
Gov. Cain and Col. Palmer were invited
to seats on the platform, and their anpear-
ance was greeted with mucI, applause.
Hon. JNo. f. CAREw', aite. a brief and
pertinent address, which was received viii
much enthusiasm, moved that ComnIttee
be appointed to introduce the Hon. r..
Barnwcll Rhett TO the meeting, which was
carried, and on Mr.. Rhett's entrance, the
entire audience rose and greeted him With
three cheers. -
Mr.. Rhett then addressed the meeting.
and for an hour and half enchained its
attention by an argument of surprising
ability, sketching with master hand The
evils and expressions Of our present sys-
TEN of Government, and establishing ire.
sistably and indispu;ablythnt the only reu,e-
dy for these evils, was secession. His re.
marks were frequently interrupted by the
| enthusiastic plaudits Of the audience.
Mr. w. G. Desaussurc being loudly
called on, responded in some very eloquent
| and effective remarks.
Mr. Is. X. Carroll, at the call of the
meeting, vindlcated himself against the
| charge Of unwarrantable interference with,
the proceedings of the cooperation meet
ing. Ills remarks were listened to, not
wilIistanding the latencss of the hour.
with great attention, and produced most
favorable impression upon the audience.
On motion by Dir. l.. A. Edmondston,
the meeting adjourned, after giving three
hearty cheers for the Palmetto Flag.
which was suspended over the platform.
| JOHN BELLINGER, Chairman.
cnAs. n~. K. K. PnaaH' Ph1onEAu, Secretaries
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REScOY-NTpr prr,,-,c>, rp u

RENcoUSTRE BETWEEN GEK'Ls. FoorE
AND QuirMAN.-We perceive from the
Memphis Eagle, of the Dist ult., that a
persona! difficulty occurred between the
candidates Tor Governor in Mississippi, Gen
erals Fooie and Qutman, on tho 18Th u-
tImo, during their discussion at Sledpe-
vile, in Pamela County. II appears from
the Eagles account that both gentlemen
had agreed TO refrain from all personalities
in their discussions. General Fooie, how
ever. deemed it no iu!ractIon OF this agree.
ment to alludc 10 Gen. Quitman's connec-
tion with the late Cuban expedition, and
had done SO at scveral appointments previ-
Gus to the one mt Sledgcville, without pro-
voking any interruption. At Slcdgevile,
however, when Gen. Foote spoke of the
Cuban affair, Gen. Qutman stopped him
and said that it was "nngentlcmanly and
dishonest" thus To violate their agreement.
'rhcreupon Gen. Foo,e called him "a liar"
Blows were instantly n.crchangcd; but
their mutual friends intcrposcd and separa-
ted the comba,an,s. According TO the
Eagle, Gen. Qutman has signitied his de-
termination not 10 speak with General
Foote al any more OF their joint appoint
n!cnts.
A LAWYERS ToAsr.--At recent din
ner OF provincial Law Society, the pTc4-
ident called uwon the &c ior solicitor pres
ent 10 give as toast Tho person whom he
considered the host friend ol the profession.
Then" responded the sly old fox, "Pll
give you the man who makes HE own Will
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TIE people in thcif sovereign capacuy
should determine to sever our prcsen, re.
ia,ions 10 the General Government, that
meeting would acqucsce in the step? The
resolution does not say so, and it is evident
That II does not contemplate secession as
'''e action OF the Convention mono Of the
pr"rcc ngs OF the meeting look to, or
make any pro, iSion for that contingency
and therefore. as far these resolutions 70,
we are !eit IN ign"rance Of what would be
the attitude nf thar meeting towards the
State II she were TO atopi the course to
which they were so much opposed.
Does the action taken upon Mr.
CAEHoLL's resolution throw any light
upon the matter? The reason for that
action is stated TO be, that Mr.. CAR
ROLL is known separate State secession
'st, and therefore his Offering thu, resolution
was intended either ~ a trick ar snccr.
Now VIC understand tho adoption Of reso.
iu,ons by that meeting was for the plr-
pose Of establishing platform; and il
there was one important point left in doubt,
even though the meeting shou'i have re-
lcctcd the interference OF orc rnr,srd ,.,
lis objects, yet. when the deficiency was
pointed at, shoul9onot tha, party for j..
own sake. have defined its position upn,
tl'a' pont2 The adoption Of Mr.. MonpE.
CATS resolutions shows, that ,ha, meeting
intcn''s to oppose the doctrine of separate
St7te action hcforc, and until, the Convcn
ton shall determine upon that point. Tho
rejection of Mr. CARROLL s resolution, ant
the neglect TO take any position upon tn,
proposition submitted by him, is equivalcn,
to say the least Of it, to declining TO commi
themselves to acquicscencc in The decision
OF th"Convcntion, If it shall indeed ever IL
'crm'nc upon the separate secession of hi,
State.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST s, 1851.
New Post Office.

a letter from friend informs US of the
establishment Of new Post office III this
District, ELISHA SrENcER, Esp, Postmas-
ter, to be called Lynchburg, at point some
two and half miles below Willow Grove
P.O, and about three -fourtlis of mile froin
the w. and NJ. Rail Road. It's vicinity to
this Road und its location in the midst of
wealthy and populous country may very
soon expand it.ipto Village: There are
how three stores at this point and the iuui.
Der will probably DO soon increased; a
physician'has located himself there; and
several mechanics will soon wake up this
quiet nook into activity and hustle. We
are pleased at these evidences OF improve
ment and wish our young sister Lynci,burg
all prosperity.
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Co. Operation Meeting IN Charleston

we ""'" '7S' week inc call for u
| meeting, nm Tuesday the 29li ulf., or hose
| Of the citizens NJ Charleston who ,or,
in f,xor ,e f-o o,,r,;1 A
y" ''e F"T,''
| '" 't>'S''"'e l" ''e '"srfssions o' The f"-
| derai Government. but who were opposed
to the Scpara,o Secession Of South Caro.
| linn from Tho IT,;,n r,,or .;.,;,
! ,,
on lh"l evening, large number, tillirg
III" Hall, as the account s,a,cs, assembled
| and orranizcd thcmsclres lxo E,.
| r., ,;,,;
'''I'
l'''rs we're read from the Hon LANG
! DoN CHEvES, JAMES L. OnE, and Co,ouc'
! CHEsxrT.
4 Com,r;,,.r r,s
:, "'P'''''e" ~ con
49, Nv 'i''' H. w. hARN"ELL, and l,on.
y. /. BuTLERt the Hall, which di~;i.,-
! ruishcd pcnllemen were prco,cI ,,,,h
| warm ,vc]ro,,,
| nv,
u. 'o'' W NY 'cSo'"'''fS were lhen SUD
'!''tca ny w. IEaoSNEAU FINLEY, Esq:
!. RcSnircd, That tho aggressive meas
! ures Oi the Federal Governments in con.
ncCtidn with various exhibitions of public
sentiment Ivy The people OF the Morrill,
, through their State Governments and 9th.
crwlsc, for scres uf years, ind cate, in
oar opinion, dcep-roulcd hostility 10 the
interests Of sh- South, ard settled pur-
pose To deprive the Southern States. Vi, ar.
count of rhnIr peculiar institutions, o., Their
original rank as So!ercIg,s and Equals IN
lhIs C"hicdcracy and that the incs table
result q! such proceedings, ii allowed 70
take their course, must ~, ultimately, tii,
entire abolition Of negro slavery ~ The
Svi!ih. md tic erection tr, pla e ui our Ec
iera' On"n, oi > C"rsu!,da',L Govern
Thcr', n &c dcspoi'C and Irresponsible.
R"S"!cE Tlst Is view ot the i,rn.h-
at'ng con lItou nj ;hr .'archoIt,ng States
III ;h~ Conc c'cracy-'licir r ylns v.nlalcd
their INST ':ui .ons prostrh"d-,hc,r cha
rac'rr vl.licd-Ihcr oilers Of compron.sr
rrJc,,rd--tnd IN view q: the still greater
',angcra whIrh are impending over them,
we ociicvc the ,''nc has come when THIS
Oncn Should he dissolved, and new Co
Verntncnt organized on The bass Oi a SCu:h-
cfh Conicdcracy Bit whlir snclI - oar
ue ib"r"tr npnlun as 10 ollr wrongs and rur
'cIicdY, we Shuniu S'ili lie wll!!ng 10 gy,,
Tiii' LARRY anu III Sool !aith, TO any l'iru,
Sho'' ol d'sso'F'hS me U:hon, Wh!cn our
s'stcr STATES oi The Sbulh may propose, irr
tc-!hstai'iG "s III Inc posScasIon ol oar
i'i'''' N'sh'S' ana p'o'!uI!lS lis with adc-
9"h'c Guar !hltcS LOT our luturc security
D. hsH"''f"' li"' as lilc -HJJc>t nl 'hc
"''N''HH !" ""'th We are engaged
"o' P'"'n' III o""'h 'ar"'ii''' h"l equally
'o''t'"s 'hc "htr S'a'ch".dh1 SltlcS at
''S Sh"'', ou' " uc t)pii iiiI most proper
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The Churubusco Celebration:

she Chester Standard makes The follow
ing suggestion, which VIC thinks needs
only to be made to be acccded 10:
"lVc would take the liberty Of suggesting
10 Tie Directors of the Railroads in this
state the proprIety of rendering a free pas-
sage to those members Of the Palmetto
Regiment who may desire to attend the
meeting at Columbia on the Goth August,
such privilege would doubtless induce a
very general attendance, and he no nco,,.
siderable incentive to tho carrying ont o.
their part Of the ptaisewor,hy purpose they
nave in view. In that purpose the whole
State is interested. 1t is in 10 degree pri.
Vate III its character. We trust our brcth.
fcn OF the press wiIl repeat the suggestion.
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Cuba.

Tc!egraphic dispatches from New York
on Thursday last stated that tho Cuban
syi"p,,hlscrs had had grand procession
and dinner TIC night before. Numbers
s'sncd the roll Tor another expedition, and
meeting for that purpose will shortly be
had.
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The Arctic ExrEDIrioN--A petition
has been extensively signed in the Liv.
erpool Exchange caNcwSroom. Tor pre-
son'allon to The Lords oflhe Atllhjral,p.
praying their lordships 10 send Il assteatn!
cr 10 Jones Sound, wierc cairn cf
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d "IeISn country INTO The UnHeu States,
we should be subjected practically to the
N''tnot Proviso," III lis most aggravated
form 4th Because in nj her public re-
solves. South Carolnn has given no other
pledgc-has avowcd no olhensdc crm.na-
ton, ihaD, to cooperate with her sister
States OF The South ~. resisting these ag-
grcsslon>; and finally, Because ~ 'i,o rrcs-
en- posture ot atii,rs. to Dissolve our Union
wi the South. and .hus ISOLATE ourselves |
from the symp.hirs and support Of lhoso
with whom we arc bound logciln. ~ Il
common destiny, would hc no, cny rorli.c
as a measure oi dcl,crancc, bat nol ut
,"riy suicId II in is effects, IN tn. highest |
degree dangerous to the stab .;y OF our
Institutions.
.. Res0ired, That while wc arc opposed
to the Separate Secession o South Caroi-
| ma from The Cn:on " iIlout the concur
renee and co-opciailon OF ut least some
"'hcr slavrh"'dir" :datc, or the reasonable
| ASSURANCE thai such wou.I he ,.i;. result oi
| hcr separate action. we hu.i tic RIGHT OF 4
Stat" to scccdc, 10 no ion9cr an open Qucs-
lion. anh as essential To- The sovereignty
| and freedom OF each member OF THIS Con.
icdcracy.
6. Rcsoircd, That. as our hone Of dc,v.
eca'cc al thS crisis rests on tho lorna, ION
" Southern Conicdcracy Cuncius on
which we believe to be rn."rtllncd by n
largc HiaJority oi the people ol Snnh Caro-
ina-wc would earnestly .mvohc tie carly
acton OF our State Convention, whenever
u shall hc assembled, a. ,cy - an ,dop,
sutn measure, aa n III II wIs,l",a shall
seem most cti,clua. Ia or,ng n1uui n sys-
tcu oi con crt ana ro-np"ra,ion among the
s'avri'oin'n- S'a;"s III rr>i'i'. the ag-
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observation-disclosures Greeley has
written home a long letter, in which
are graphically depicted his bodily sem
sations while sea-sick-but the descrip-
lion by Yellowplush is perhaps quite as
correct and amusing as that in the Ttib-'
.une. "Gentle reader" says Chatois,
" av you ever been on the otion THE
sea, the sea, tho hopen sea ! as Barry
Cromwell says. As soon as we entered
our little vessel, and I'd looked to mas
ler's luggitch and mine (mine was rapt
up in very small hancherker,) as soons
| say, as we entered our little vessel, as
soon as saw the valves, black and
frothy, like fresh drawn porter, dashiH
against the rlbbs of our gallant bark,
the keel, like wedge, splittn the bil-
loes in two, the sales fiaflin in the hair,
the standard Of Hengland floating a; the
mask-head, the capting proudly treddin
the deck and givin orders to the sailers,
the white rox of Albany and the bathin-
masheens disappearin in the distans-e
then, then felt, for the first time, The
mite, the madgisty Of existence. 'Yel-
lowplush, my boy. said in a dialog
with myself, your life is now about to
commens-your carear, as a man, dates
from your entrans on board this packit.'
Here, | recklect, was
obeeged 10 slopp. A fealin, in the fnst
place singlar, in the mex place paneful,
and at last compleatly overpowerin, had
come upon me while l was maxim the
abuff speach, and now found myself in
a sityouaton which Delixy for Bids me
to describe. Suflis to say, that now
discovered what basins was made for--
that for many, many hours, lay in a
hagony Of exosiion, dead TO all intence
and porpuses, the rain paiierin in my
face, The sslers tramplink over my
body-the panes of pursertory gen on
inside"
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studies the price-current, skins over the
latest news, gIances at the short edIo-
rials, and then throws it away end for
gets it, The weekly, less frequent,
and perhaps more welcome visitor, is
peruscd in the domestic circle, its con-
tents are there discussed by old and
young, and are soon added to the pres
vious stock of knowledge and opinions.
Few Of The readers Of the dailes cons
fine themselves 10 single sheet and
confused and faint impression is the rev
|sul,. TO thousands Of families, espes
cally in rural districts, one weekly paper
is the ouly reporter aud the only COM
mentator respecting public affairs.
Weekly papers are more likely TO
publish correct intelligence. The fly
ing rumors that crowd the daily sheets
are often contradicied before the day Of
issuing a weekly. The circumstances
under which daily editors write are ia
vorable to spirited and ardent composi>
ltions. but not to profoundness anc ml-
luri,y Of thought. And sometimes too
they fall into uniform style Of remark
oil all questions, indicating the bad mem
tai habit Of keeping one mould in which
words may be cast on every occasion.
and at the shortest notice, without muck
effort or meditation. The weekly editor,
who is not under so relentless a pressure,
has an opportunity of laying before his
readers more deliberate aud well-dgest>'
cd views.
For these and many other reasons, We
think that the importance Of the weekly
press, both in its informing aud in its'
persuasive office, is much undetrated
When those who conduct it are worthy
of their station, they s1rpass in influence
and in usefulness many Of their brethren
who occupy more conspicuous posts.-
Portsmouth journal.