The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-03
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IlI-feeling incident to political e'rl'e' u u
no, 10 be expected that the opposition can
or rather will. do full justice 10 those hav-
ing the direction and control Of the gov
eminent. But at period like the present.
when there is nothing special turning up
in politics TO excite party animosi'ies or
call down the wrathfu. Indignation Of par
,isan presses, it was presumed that the
course which treaty obligations and his
oath of office required President Fillmore
to pursue in relation 10 the Cuba expedI~
tons, would have been canvassed with
that spirit and canlor which love OF JUS
tice and regard for the faithful performance
and rigid enforcement Of The laws OF the
land would seem 10 require. Such how.
ever, we regret to say has not been the
course Of al least portion Of the OPPOSE
ton press. On the contrary, it has teemed
with abuses and misrepresentation, and
the editors have labored very lnduslriously
to prejudice the public mind against the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation for doing
| what any honest man would have done,
endeavorlng to enforce the laws OF the
land expressly enacted for the purpose OF
suppressing and preventing just such ex-
petitions ss the one recently organized
against Cuba, and which resulted in the
death Of many American citizens and
ban,shment worse than death of Others
| When the first expedition failed and some
OF those engaged in 1t were taken prison
oners and detained by the Spanish au'horI"
ties, our government, nterfered and obtains
ed their release: and the President institu-
ted such measures against some OF the
leaders as his duty as the head OF the MAJ
ton required of him. For this he was
censured aud his motives Impugned; and
encouragement thus held ont for the get
ting up Of new expeditions BY creating the
impression among the adventurous that the
administrators Of the law would not be. sus-
tanned in their efforts 10 prevent any ille-
gal enterprise in which they might feel
inclined to engage, Had different policy
been adopted and the entire press Of the
country united IN demanding and sustain
ing the rigid enforcement Of the laws and
the faithful maintenance of all treaty OBJ
legations, the late expedition could never
have been gotten up and the friends and
families Of the unhappy men who lost
their lives would not now be mourning over
their inhuman butchery. Talk about the
blood of these men being upon the head Of
"Yankee Fillmore" the "Abolition Presi-
de nt," and those who sustain him in the
administration of the law! II their blood Is
Justly chargeable anywhere in the United
States it IS upon The heads OF those who
have been assailing the government offl>
GERS ever since The sailing of the first ex-
petition. We make treaties with foreign
nations. and enter into relations of amily
and commerce. and require them 10 fulfil
their Obligations to the very letter. Are
they not as binding on us as on them?-
We enact laws, hold elections and choose
men 10 fill the public Offices, and we ex'
pect them all, from the President down 10
the humblest on the list, 10 faithfully dis
charge the duties pertaining TO their Offices.
When they do so 10 the best of their ablli'
,y and judgment, sound public sen'i'
ment will sustain them. President Fill
more has done his duty, what was requIr-
ed Of him as the Chief Magistrate Of the
Nation. in regard to the Cuba business
nothing mere-and no honest, unprejud'c-
ed mind can censure HIM for it. AS an
American, he doubtless deplores the fate Of
the brave men who were the victims ot the
Ia wless ins,igators Of the expedition, as
deeply as any one. But they were beyond
his reach-lhey were forewarned, and
placed themselves beyond the protection oil
the laws Of their country, and fell the vic
Tins Of party of hear,leIs Spectators and
adventures. Upon the heads Of these be
their blood, and not upon the head OF the
Executive, who has done nothing but en-
deayor 10 sustain the faith Of the nation in
violate. In this the candid rejecting men
of all parties will sustain him. The reck.
less and corrup, partisan alone is capable
of bes,owing censure where none is due,
sFA writer says, women require more
sleep than men. snd farmers less than those
epqa red in almost any other occupa,ion.-
Editors, repor,ers.and doctors need no SLEEP
a, all. Lawyers can SLEEP es much as the,
nlsa.e, and thus keep out Of mischief. Cler
eymen sleep twelve hours out Of ever,
twenty four, and put their parish to s'eeI
once week.
A CLrNcuER.-A lady correspondent o
the Home Journal thus discourseth Of th'
BIoomer dress. Isn't she savage2 or cours'
not-she's short and sweet though:
CLAREMoNT, Sept. 8. 1851.
Gentlemen-Much has been written an'
much more said upon the Bloomer dress
but while every man, woman and chill
lclaims a hearing, the voice that thundere'