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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

A Paris correspondent of the New York
Commercial Advertiser, writing under date
OF the l9rh ult., states that the new Consli>
tuition 10 be granted by the President after
his election, has been already Swallowed
forth, and, that according 10 we'll informed
parties, it is likely to be as follows:
"a Council of State. 10 be named by the
President.
"a Senate Of eighty memters-forly
one TO be named by the President. and
'tinny nine by the Councils General, from
a llst OF candidates made out BY the Presi-
dent.
"a Legislative Chamber Of two hundred
and fifty. Each commune IS to name an
elec,or by universal suffrage. The number
OF these electors will he $4,000 They are
then TO name 500 representatives,. From
this list of 500 The President will selec, $50,
who are 10 form the Chamber.
"The President 10 be elected for ten
years, with the tile Of Regent Of the Re-
public. He shall be responsible unless the
communal electors shall, three times con-
secutiveIy, return a body Of representatives
gu, of whom the President shall be unable
TO select a Chamber IN his favor, when,
If they refuse the budget, he Is 10 retire.
"rhe press 10 be !res-but not to call in
question religion the rights Of property,
or the existing social organization"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

0o- The following is President Filmore's
reply TO Mr.. Kossuth's remarks on the &C.
casion Of his presentation 10 the President:
81 am happy. Governor Kossu'h, TO wei
come you 10 this land OF freedom; and II
gives me pleasure 10 congratulate you
upon your release from long continem ent
in Turkey, and your safe arrival here.
AAs an individual, sympa'h'zed deep
" wlh you in your brave struggle Tor the
independence and freedom of your native
land. The American people can never be
Indifferent TO such a contest, but our policy
as a nation in this respect has been uniform
from the commencement OF our Govern
menl; and my own views, as the Chlef
Executive Magistrate of this nation, are
fully and freely expressed in my recent
message 10 Congress. TO which you have
been pleased To allude. They are the same,
whether speaking to Congress here, or TO
the nations Of Europe.
Should your country he restored 10 indie
pendence and freedom. should then wish
YOU. as the greatest blessing YOU could en-
Joy. a restoration TO your native land; but,
should that never happen. | can only re-
peat my welcome 10 you and your com
panl"ns here. and pray that Gods blessing
may rest upon you wherever your lot may
be cast"
N. Kossu,h and The President then en-.
tered into conversation in regard 10 the
present condition OF Hungary and the gen
eral politics OF Europe, the interview being
with mutual cordially and
At lis close, Nj. kossulh.
wth Messrs. Shields and Seward, returned
70 The hotel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
The Maysvlle (Ky.) Eagle abiding le


the resignation Of Mr. Clay, suggests
Whether it does no, become the Legs
lature OF Kentucky To signify. by some fiji
and appropriate form Of expression. its own
as we'll as the general sense of the people
"t the Stale, o. the great and patriotic
services of Henry Clay. no, only TO his
country, hu, to the cause of mans freedom
in all clmes; the public regret al the cau.e
OF bis re'lremen, from the public service.
and the pride ieIt IN contemplating the glo-
rlous career Of his public life"
Upon which the Frankfort (ky.) Com
monweallh remarks:
"We second this suggestion with all our
heart; and the more earnestly, because we
believe the time has come when both par
Ties can unite to do honor 10 Henry CLAY -
lie is no more TO be candidate for office.
His connection with party politics is past
and gone. He stands before the country
IN a position b CHER than that o! any party
leader. The whole Union. the whcle
world. regards hun as the great statesman
and patriot who has thrice saved his coun-
Try. The Representatives Of the people Of
Kentucky will Crafty their constituents and
honor themselves by distinguishing in some
appropriate manner The close OF his public
life. Now seems lo be the fitting time Tor
such an honor; Tor it is much TO he feared
that when the next General Assembly
shall convene j, will be too late for honois
10 reach his ear"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

Mine Got. rot Beepled whole
northern part Of this gellorious kedntry,
is in a universal bubble and foam about
Kossu,h and his corps. He Is surf'ited with
roast duck and champasne-put To bed in
linen and sstinets, and handed around ia
velvet pushed coaches! Every body is bilin
over TO get Kossuth's hand in Their wallets.
but in less than three weeks. he'll probably
be eclipsed by ''the next customer"-LoIa
Montez. or another Revolution, and The Hun,
garian lion will then cease TO attract gam.
boge and soldier buttons, while on attempt
to board on tick two months st the Irving
VI Revere, OF borrow five dollars Of one Of
our amateur Major Generals. would BE-
frowred down ss a bsre-fsced Jeremy Did.
dlerism!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvENTIoN.-
This b, dy assembled at Nashville on the
elh instant, and organized By appointing
Hon. Cave Johnson Chairman, and VIM J..
Helms, J. W. Ford. T. Boyers. NJ. G.
Church, and n. o. Bake, Sccreinries.-
The Convention appears to have harmonic.
ed very well. They rdop'ed shor, pream.
he and resolution, declaring "that the Fed
era Unlcn must he preserved" and recon-
mendrng the platforms Of the Baltimore
Convention Of ls4l and As. Hon. a. q.
=. Nicholson and Col. 10. c. Guild were Sc
Iec,ed as electors tor tbs State at large
The Convention adjourned wi,hou, 'eccm'
mend,ng any one for P'esden, OF Vice
President.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
By The arrival of the schooner Alderman

By the arrival of the schooner Alderman
from the Brazos on Friday night. at New
Orleans, the editors Of the Picayune have
received the Rio Bravo, Of the 24th ullimo,
and their special correspondence. from
which they have been led 10 believe that The
position of CarvajaI Is no, SO desperate os
it had appeared The rumor that he had
been arrested and imprisoned b. General
Harvey, is destitute of foundation. II is
not certainly known whether lie is on this
side or the other of the Rio Grande; bu, II
is evident that reinlorcements are congre.
gated 10 assist him.
The Rio Bravo Of the 24th, contains
Carvajal's official report 10 the ayuntamien-
los of Guerrero. Mier. Camarso and Lora
do. The following, is the concluding par
agraph of the report:
To parlicularize would require too much
space. Should the reports of the large
force, which the tyrant has placed al the
disposal Of his willing tools, Avalos, IRA
ga, and the tathless traitor Canales, be
confirmed. shall Tor the present, in imiIa-
ton of the heroes of our revolution. divide
my forces into small paI,ies TO observe and
harass the enemy. Before many weeks
shall assume the offensive, and drive them
from your soil.
Very respectfully. your obedient servant,
J. NJ. J. CARVAJAL,
Commander in Chief L'beraling Army Of
Mexico. ,...,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
Tha New York Express offers the fol-.

Tha New York Express offers the fol-.
lowing severe, bu, apparently just criticism
on the conduct Of the French President,
and the probable result, Of his rule:
"From the fact that eighteen hundred
arrests have been made since the dispersion
OF the assembly, We conclude that anon all
France will be shut up in prison, leaving
Napoleon III like Alexander Selkirk,
--"Monarch OF all he surveys,
His righ' there is none to dispute"
GAS we have the open assurance. now,
Of The Austrian Cabinet, that hencefo
the cause Of Monarchism in general, we
conclude that Louis, at this moment, is the
most promising journeyman despot of the
day. His apprenticeship has been auspi-
cious enough; wait and see what his end
will be-"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

BEppues UNLAwrUL.-It has been decid.
ed by an English court, that house inies.
ted with bugs is not ,enable. and landlord
cannot hold a tenant responsible for the
rent, if the latter gives up the lease 10 con
sequence Of the premises being TOO denss-
ly populated with vermin.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

An astonishing Instance of the duciili'y
Of iron has lately been produced in Eng.
land. 1t Is in the form ofa BOOK, the leaves
of which are of iron, rolled so fine that they
do not exceed in thickness piece of ordin.
airy paper. The volume is neatly bound IN
red morocco. contains forly-four Of these
metallic leaves, and the whole is only the
fifteenth Of an inch thick.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

Two neighbors went to law about lot of
boards, one asserting that he had delivered
so many. while The other c5nlended that he
received lesser number. The case went
10 trial. and the plaiuuT brought up a wii>
ness VIII" swore plump and straight 10 the
contents of the pile as charged. The de.
tendant, taken all aback. at length collect.
ed his faculties sufficiently to whisper 10
his lawyer. THAT fellow cant count; he 10
swearing utterly at random!' Look here.
my good fellow said the lawyer, how
many are twice tive?' The witness hesita.
ted, but was just behind him softly whis
pered in his ear. eleven ELEVEN, by--!'.
said the now confident witness, and nobo.
DIV told me neilheT!'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

II there be a class Of human beings on
earth who may be properly denomio s,ed
low. is tina, class who spend without
earning. who consume without producing.
who dissipa,e on the earning. other IA IN.
ers or relatives. without being anything 10
and Of themselves.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The Boston Traveller says:-"The medi.
cal world seems to be greatly interested al
the present time on account Of a discovery
in Surgery, by DR.. Geo. Heaton, of this
city, who. after years of perseverance. has
stIeng,h succeeded in producing radical
cure of Hernia, (Rup,ure.) a complaint
which has heretofore 5sffied the skill Of the
scientific Medical world,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The editor of the American Mechanic
who says he has been looking for these ter
years for some lofty subject on which to ex.
pnnd his genius. writes:
The man that now.a days write,
And not prepay his letter
Is worser than tho henihehs are.
What don't know my better,
And if you take a fine tooth comb,
And rake down all 'crealion!'
You couldn', find meaner man,
In this ERE mighty nation!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

ENGLAND.-Viscount Palmerston, &c.
cretary Of the Foreign Department, hasre.
signed in consequence Of discussions hav.
ing existed, in the Cabinet in relation to
the language. used BY him TO the Kossu,h
Depuiaiion, which was deemed not COM
plimentary to the European Despols, and
Granville George Leveson Gower-EaI
Grsnville-formerly British Ambassador Al
the Court Of the late Louis PHILIPPE has
succeeded him.
Messrs. Sweet g. Co., of Glasgow. and
QuarIes, Ham & Sons, Of Manchester, lave
failed. The liabilities of each are sad 10
be about 100000 sterling.
FRANcE.-Louls Napoleon has been e.
lec,ed BY an immense majority. In eighty
one Departments he obtained an aggregate
Of six million and eleven thousand yo.es,
while the votes against him only amounted
10 seven hundred and nine thousand. He
is 10 be called Regent Of the Republic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The CARY FAMILr.-The Cary Family
visited our town last week. and entertain
ed large audiences a. The Courthouse for
several nights with their really admirable
performances. They are travelling up the
country. and we uus, the lovers of mirlh.
music and laughter, will give them a Ia.
vorable reception wherever they pitch their
tent. The "California" song OF ITSELF Is
worth double the price OF admission.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The Savannah Morning News Of yes'er.
day says that Mr.. Choice Kinney, OF Case
vile, who was so seriously injured BY the
running of of the Western and Atlantic
train, near Gainesville, on the 23d ult.,
has since died of his wounds. On the 9Th
there occurred another accident near Ma
riet,a A freight train ran into the rear
of the passenger train at water station.
and shattered the hindmosi car 10 Atoms
The car was full of passengers at the time:
vet, strange 10 say, no one was killed.
Many, however, were seriously injured. :
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

KENTUCKY AND THE COMPROMISE
Resolutions have been introduced into The
Kentucky Legislature to stand by the Com.
promise and the Union of the States, but
10 submit 10 no entertainments upon her
rights Of any kind. '''-.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

In speaking OF the influence and respon.
slbIl'les OF the newspaper press. the New
York Daily Times remarks, uuihfullv, a.
we think. lhat"lhe press, the country more
than the city; weekly more than the daily,
does create and rule the prevalent SEMI
ment. and II Is the folly OF af1ecta,ion or
the dread Of responsibility, that refuses 10
admit the fact"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

II you love others they will love you. II
you speak kindly to them, they will speak
kindly. Love is repaid with love. and ha.
tr-d with hatred. Would you hear sweet
and pleasing echo, speak swssIy and pleas,
antly yourself.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

Resolutions are before the Alabama
Legislature approving of the votes Of Sena.
tors Clemens and King on the Compro-
mise, md nominating the latter for Vice
President,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

HEAVY DIvIDEND.-The Phoenix Insu-
rance Company OF 81. Louis recently dc.
clared a dividend Of thirty three Per cent.
The PhGnlx is conducted on the mutual
plan. with capital OF $l50,O00.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

We acknn~ ledge our Indebtedness to the
Senators and Representatives, from our Sec
iion for their promptncss in forwarding
important intel iserce from Nashville.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

THE LOLA Monies RAGE.-Kossulh hav-
ing left New York. tie Lola Monies fever
broke out Immediately and inn most furious
form. Lola made her debut at the Broad
why on Monday, seats oil 'aken, erea. rush
and clnmorons demand for more room. and
as h.s h as 500 offered for front seats. A
letter from the city, describing the zeal and
pcrnuci'y which distinguished the admir.
ers of the iiu-lriJus Countess, snys:
ga Governor of one of the New England
States had been particular urgent in press
ing his cams; mud n distinguished ind g"
of this city, offered Mr.. Marshall live hun.
dred dollars down, for such an introduction
as would place hlm on easy intimacy with
the Countess. /, is also currently rrported
that n distinguished cx-Govern"r of this
State disguised himself as a cohchmnn, md
ca lied one evening at Lola's residence TO of
fer his services in that capacity merely to
get squlnt at her."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

A Close RUB-'See ihere!' exclaimed
a returned Irish soldier TO gaping crowd,
as he exhibited with some pride his tall hat
with a bullet hole IN it. Look al that hole,
will YOU'D You see that If il had been q
lou crowned hat | should have been killed
outright .... -.- ...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

], is the highest duty, privilege, and
pleasure for the great men and the whole.
souled women 10 earn wha. they possess,
to work their own way through life, 10 be
architects Of their own fortunes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

REsEMBLANcEs,-Some philosopher T.
remarked, that every animal, when dressed
in human apparel, resembles mankind W,
ry sirIkinsiy m features. Put rrock. bon,
net and spec'acles on pig, and il looks
like an old woman OF eighty. A bull dress.
ed IN an overcoat would resemble law.
yer. Tie lew ribbons round cal, pu, 4
Ian in It's paw, and boarding school miss
IS represented. A cockerel 10 uniform is a
general 10 the life. A hedgehog looks like
a mIser. Dress monkey in a frock coat.
cut off his tail, trim his whiskers, and you
have a civ dandy. Donkeys resemble a
good many persons.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The public will learn with satisfaction,
says the Baltimore Sun, that the next
English expedition 10 the Arctic regions in
1852, in search of Sir John Franklin and
the missing officers and crews OF the Ere
bus and Terror discovery ships. will be
made as efficient as possible; and that in
addition 10 the Pioneer and Intrepid sore W
steamers, employed in the recent expedl-
lion, The Phoenix, much larger screw
steamer Of $50 horse power, is ordered to
be fitted and strengthened Tor service in the
Polar seas. They are 10 proceed directly 10
Beechy Island. and to consider that harbor
beyond which one sailing ship and one
steamer should on no account be laken-as
the base of future operations. They pro-
pose thai all the strength and energy OF the
expedition shall be directed towards the ex-
animation Of The upper part of Wellington
Strait. observing that il Sir John Franklin
did really proceed in that direction, it ap-
pears highly improbable that some traces
of his expedition should not be discovered
BY the exploring parties in their search
All the exploring parties are to understand
that they must return 10 the depot at Beechy
Island in good time for their embarkalion
by the middle OF August. 1858, at leusi;
but provision is made. under circumstances.
for the poslponsmenl of the return until
1854,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The bookcase which the Queen of Eng.
land is about 10 present to the Emperor OF
Austria will cost $4,000. If she would
give him the New Testament, worth one
dollar, and then give him S49, 999 to read
it, there nigh, be some prospect of i'm
provement in the young rascal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
Athens, Friday, January l6, 1852

The Southern papers due last night failed
10 come to hand. and consequently we are
without late dates from Washington.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

TaoUBLs AMONG THE TYPOs.-The two
last numbers of the Knoxville Register
have reached Us beautifully en.smaled.-
Cause-jurs oil quit work very suddenly en-
reading the bill for the relief of the poor
neonie of the United States. Business must
be looking up stou: the "commercial en-
uorium. Better 60 TO work, boys-on the
railroad.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

TROUBLESOME SuIroRs.-A m,ides ladr
not remarkable for either youth, beauty, Or
gOud temper. asked the advice Of ne,ehhor
how she should get rid Of G tIoublc,ome
sutton. H... .,,,. p
"Oh. marry him." was the advice.
"Nay. hac rather see him hanged frs, -
"No, madam, marry him. as | said "a
you. and III assure you il will not BE- lone
before he hands himself.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
The New York Commercial Advertiser,

The New York Commercial Advertiser,
in reference TO Kossulh's proposition, say s:
Beyond all question the policy of the u
ni,ed States is, while boldly asserting prin.
ciples. 10 refrain from any interference with
European nations, and by that policy we
feel sure our government will abide
Whatever can be done by asserting The
gren, principles Of republIcanism and by
individual contributions in aid oil Hunga-
nv, Congress and the American people will
mos, gladly do. Bat they will not, al the
bidding of the most eloquent of strangers,
depart from that policy which Washington
recommended. and which the country has
SO lar pursued with unbounded honor and
profit to itself. The House Of Representa-
lives and the Senate. the Executive and the
Cabinet, love freedom as intensely as M.
Kossulh does, and they are as true patriots
as he; for which reason they will bear in
mind the prosperity OF their own country
as sincerely as he advocates the freedom of
his
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

Lola Monies is said 10 have concluded
he mos, profitable weeks engagement at
he Broadway Theatre, New York. ever
played there. co.. .
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The poe:,cal eifusion from Monroe will
appear nexi week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

The VICE PREsIDENCY.-The Wash.
ing,on Correspondent of the Charleston
Standard in his letter Of the 30lh ultimo.
says: ..........
Cos. James C. Jones, late President oil
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
and now Senator from the Stale of Ten.
nessee, will be the Wing candidate for the
Vice Presidency. This may be looked up.
on as fixed fact. He has great POPULAR
ly in Tennessee, and in the South west gen,
orally, and distinguished him. some ten
years ago.in the canvass with Mr.. Polk
for Governor Of Tennessee, when he de-.
feated Mr.. p.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

A FEELING JUpGE.-An individual hav.
ing been convicted OF q capital crime upon
slight evidence, the Judge proceeded TO pass
judgment:
prisoner al the Bar! You have been
found guilty BY a jury of your own coun-
trymen of crime. which subjects you to
the penalty of death. You say you are
innocent; the truth Of That assertion is only
known TO yourself and God. II il my duty
to leave you for execution. If guilty you
richly deserve the fate that awaits you; If
innocent it will be q qualification TO feel
that you are hanged wilhou, such q crime on
your conscience. But in either case you
will be delivered from a world of care"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

II is said that Col. Thos. H. Benton very
probably will shortly embark a, New York
for California.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16
A Nav DIsEssE.-A Paris co'Tespond-

A New DIsEAsE.-A Paris corresponds
en-, Of the ST.. Louis Republican, wr''es
thus of new disease which has mace III
appearance in Europe:
A terrible ard singular disease sas just
broken out in GalIicia. which def'es sll me
efforts of the medical faculty 10 exp'a'n or
cure. 1t is an epidemic. and has recelsec ::
The nome Of the sleeping fever, the N9
tim is suddenly seized, without any warn
ing, with an irresistible desire 10 sleep; am
this sleep lasts without interruption Uul,
five, and sometimes eight days, during
which slime. the sleeper gives no sign o.
suffering. When he finally wakes, fever
commences-Iasis from sixteen 10 twenty
four hours, and ends in dealh. Two or
three emnen, French physicians have just
lei, for Poland in order 10 study this new
disease.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

Query, whether certain animal does not
have to pa,r some before he gets up the
gum siumpl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-16

A man made application q few d.,s
since, for insurance on building situs,ed
in a village where there was no fire engine.
10 shswer to the question, "Whst are The
facilities for extInguishing firss7" he wrote.
at rams sometimes"