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

public meeting has been held at ia!
e'tevilIe, Lincoln county, protesting again
the "ln!ernal Improvement Bill before II
Legislature. and all other similar bills Ia,
ing for their object the issuance Of Stat
Bonds, or the endorsement Of the bonds ,
incorporated companies. and rcqusst,r
their members to vote asaius, such mra
sures."
This step on the par, OF che citizens {
"o'j Lnkhorn" means. We suppose, tina
they Sc, their fsces against all works oI Ia
/ ,ernal improvement. and may be rcs,rce
as being IN character with the progrsssir
spin, of that far famed county. TIA; III
4 Bill alluded 10 covers too many works. ~
some that ought to be lett TO indn ljual en-
terprlse alone, every one must ADM, wis
has gwen the subject proper consideration
Such is The view taken by the poop 1
generally, as far as they have expressed
themselves on the subject. Bat We nave not
heard o! a single individual. (a'ways eS-
ccp;,ng the Citizens Of old Lincon,) who IS
not in lavor OF granting Stale a'd 10 con-
suuc, the main lines. The Safe can gran,
such aid without mourning any risk what
ever. And We presume such viii De the
policy Of the present Legislature. A bill
will.H passed authorizing the Bonds Of the
State 10 be issued TO sufficient amour, TO
purchase the iron and equipments for the
more prominent roads, projected or nov IN
course OF construction. and The branch roads
will be topped off for the present, or left I,
ind.vidua enterprise. The Omnibus Bill"
now before the Legislature cou,cmpla,es.
rs wesre informed. an issuance of Bonds
10 the amount Of Sl4 100000. It's friends
contend that there will be no risk in passing
it mo law, as it gives ample security
to the State gninst all Disappointing.
failing 10 meet the interest promptly, that
the State shall take possession Of the road,
~ w Ha' Iuu W"''! "ouIu Io"o 'ha'
would no, pay The expense Of running end
repairs be To the State, or what could the
for which it had issued its Bonds to the
amour, of eighty thousand dolIars2 And
what etfec, would the passage Of a law con.
so large on amount, have upon
the credit Of The Stale! Would her Bonds
continue 10 command q premium, or would
they have 10 be sold at Il sacrifice? But it
is presumed the Legislature will adopt a
wise, and at the same time sufficiently lib.
eral policy-on. that will meet the views
anG wishes Of The friends of Internal I'm.
sand not by trying to do too much
lose every thing. .....
In the course Of the remarks made by
Mr.. 3ayly. Of Virginia, in the u, States
House of Representatives on the 30lh ul,.
on The Eossulh resolution, he said:
81 wish 10 say here, and desire 1t should
90 ~ 10 the country. that from an init.
mate association with members of the two
Houses of Congress, and having made il a
lrequen, subject Of conversation with them,
| here asserl-and hope il may meet Kos.
suih's cye-,hat do not believe there are
twenty members in both Houses oil Con-
eress who would be willing to sanction the
doctrines he has attempted TO propagate in
this country. And il there are those who
are carried away by the enthusiasm which
is RAINING through the land, who will. for
a moment, fall in with il, either from mo-
tive OF popularity huning. or from other
say If there are twenty mem.
bers of this Congress who are prepared 10
give way 10 that feeling-whch am quite
sure is the easel believe that nineteen
twenlelhs Of the American people are the
other way. From where ! am now stand.
ing 10 The Rio Grande, do not believe
there are one thousand men OF substance
and character men whose opinions upon
matters OF this kind are regarded with re-
specl-l do mt believe that one thousand
men OF this character can be found who
would be willing 10 commit this Govern
ment to a policy which would involve US
in an eternal strife between European pow
ers- which would bring upon US standing
armies, heavy taxation, and national debIs,
such as are now pressing down the nations
Of Europe, and greater part Of which
have been incuredin wars waged 10 carry
ON. this very doctrine of intervention, or
u Intervention, which ever you are dis.
posed to call it. If our Government were
10 become welded 10 this policy, | repeat
it, do not believe our liberties would sur.
vive twenty years; and believe this is the
opinion Of the American people,"
The VICE PREsIDENCY.-The Wash.
ingion 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 populsr,-
~ in Tennessse and in the Sou,h ,y.s, ,.,