The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-08-20


"whitc brother" The head chief wore the
full uniform of an U. S. Captain"
MORE BoLTING.-We see from the proceed
ings of Scott ratification meeting, says the
Mississippi Flag of the Union, in Montgome-
ry, Ala, that the Hon. James E. Belser, a
leading Democrat for many years in Alabama,
and formerly member of Congress from the
Montgomery District, came forward and an
nounced his determination to support Scott
and Graham. Mr.. Belseris gentleman of un-
bounded influence in his district and one Of
the most powerful and eloquent speakers in
the South. Do our neighbors of the Mssis-
sippian consider him a man of distinction'--
We give q report of what he said:
"Mr BeIser, on being loudly called for, re-
marked that it was not his desire or intention
to make a speech. but that he was not afraid
10 declare at all times his opinions, nor was
he effected with the slanderous misrepresen-
tations in reference to Gen. Scott that he
had carefully examined for himself the char
acter and that he was free to declare that
there was no citizen of the whole country
who could show so clean n bill, so perfect
and untarnished record, or any one who was
more worthy to receive the highest honor his
country could bestow, &c. The remarks of
Mr.. Belser,. though brief, were highly anima-
ted and eloquent, and were received with
unanimous and continued cheering"
MNNEsorA.-The new country acquired of
the Sioux Indians is being traversed in every
direction. Among others, the editor of the
Minnesota Democrat has taken a long run,
and publishes a short journal of his travels.
The company started from Monketo, town
laid out at the South Bend of the Minnesota
river, and travelled seven days. The journal
sums up with the following conclusions:
"Mr. Narecong and ourself agree that the
Blue Earth and Cannon river valleys are the
best farming country we have ever seen. A
region so fertile, and so rich in all the con-
veniences of agriculture, cannot long remain
unoccupied. We learn from citizens Of North
ern Iowa that the wagon emigrants have al
ready reached the Minnesota line, and crossed
| it at 40 to 80 miles west of the Mississippi,
and in this way will that extensive valley re-
ceive its chief accessions of population"
On the 10Th ut., at Paulding, Jasper CO.,
Miss, C. A. Smith, ESQ.,, an able and intlu
entia Democrat of that place, addressed his
fellow-citizens, assigning his reasons why he
could not, and should not vote for Pierce and
King nj the approaching election. He avow-
cd that he lad been, and that he still remain
ed. State Rights man; that the Nashville
Convention had recommended the South not
TO 90 into Presidential Convention with the
North; that this was the feeling year since
of Mississippi State Rights men; that Col.
Davis and the Mississippian had supported
this view, and cautioned the people not TO
trust the North, and that he could not change
his principles so speedily and thoroughly.
allow can any man, he said, who believed
with Col. Davis, and who loves consistency,
think of voting for Pierce and King! If the
COMPROMISE contained in 1851, as declared
by the June Convention, unconstitutional
acts, how can they become constitutional in
1882 If Col. Davis was right in his counsel
the Nashville Convention and the Misss-
s;ppian too what has. occurred to make it
,irbt and proper that the Southern Democra-
CIV should affiliate with the Northern De-
mocracy!"
Mr.. Smith is said to be one OF the readiest
and ablest debaters in the Democratic party
in East Mississippi, and his boiling will pro-
duce marked effect
A friend tells the following anecdote, which
we pronounce decidedly good;
One of the storekeepers Of this place, few
DAVIS since purchased Of an Irish woman
quantity of butter, the humps of which, ln'
tended for pounds, he weighed In the oalance
and found wanting. ~. I,
aSure it's yer own fault, If they're light
said B:ddy, in reply to the complaint OF .ne
buyer, ats yer own fault, sir-for wasn't u a
pound O. soap bought here mesilf, that
had in the other end of the scales "hen L
! weighed EN-" ,
/ The storckecper had nothing more to say
on the subject.
An Englishman perusing an American
newspaper exclaimed impatiently, on noticing
some Of Webster's photographed improve
ments, "These people ought to be denied the
use of the English language, IT they, cannot
trent Il better" English languageT echoed
Yankee, without removing the cigar from
between his teeth, guess you're mistaken,
boss: its the American language" "Ameri-
non ~ repeated the wondering Englishman,
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