The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-11-11

advised affair." and aght to c2aegn its au
thor to retirement; BM after tM latter's re
ply, we don't see how the President coulC
get round removing him. However, these
are matters in which we feel but little inter
est, further than to keep our readers advised
of the progress Of the quarrel, which we
Shall do, 10y giving, from time to time, arti.
cles from the combatants on both sides.
The following paragraphs are from the
! Washington correspondence of the N. Y.
Mirror, and have the merit of being racy, at
least:
"The President feels quite Indifferent
about the removal or retention Of Bronson
and OConnor, and were it not for the reso-
lutions of the Yoyng Mems Committee, he
would probably side with Marcy against Pc
ter &. Washington and Guthrie; but as it
now stands, Washington will prevail, and
carry the President with him. He has great
influence with the President, and upon n
question of strength Marcy is in no way
equal to him. As for Guthrie, he knows moth.
ing out of Kentucky, and never pretends to
know any thing in the vicinity of Col. Wash
ington. The President is very much taken
up with his black riding horse, and new
suit of clothes sent him from Boston"
The next is n little more tart, and says:
seen. Pierce is not man to back out from
a wrong position, or to ialter in following
out downward course. His anteccdents
abound with illustrations of this truth. His
generous elevations to office, at various pc
riods of his life have not overcome his con-
stitutional weaknesses, or retarded that
'alacrity at sinking" which sent him from the
Senate and confined him to private life till
the war in Mexico opened still another field
for him to fall upon. His unexpected eleva-
ton to the Presidency, from so low depth
Ito say nothing Of the degradation) has
somewhat inflated our amiabe President; and
this weakness is worked upon industriousIy
by those who know " that thrift follows
fawning;" and at this hour the President is
as ignorant Of public sentiment rs regards
his official acts or appointments, as NicOde-
mus of old was of the ncw birth. He is sur
rounded with ADLER and worse men than him
self, who contrivc, by fattrrng his vanity,
and winking at his weaknesses, to mscad
him, thus blindfolded to the sentiments of
the country rs he is, and from which we may
look for stranger things than we have witness
ed since the Inauguration of Gen. Pierce as
President The old organ does its share in
throwing dust into the eyes of the President,
and from his kitchen cabinet he seldom
hears all the truth, and he only reads such
newspapers as are friendly to his descending
course, so that he scarcely secs or knows
himself, MS others see and know him. The
honest people look upon him with tears in
their eyes"
Here is another, from n still later letter
"The President has been kept pleased, oc
cupicd, and amused with the decorations of
the White House, his beautiful black saddle
horse, costly presents Of canes, watches,
Clothes and elegant coach and horses, with
"the servants in ivcry," presented to him bv
his friends in Boston. 1t is surprising what
toys and trihes please the President, but
then he is but n man, and "men are but chill
dren of a larger growth" pleased with a rat
lie anil tictied %uh a StraU. Gov. Marcy
sees all this, and takes pinch of snuff, and
sncczcsl Caleb Gushing sees all this but he |
knows Gov. Marcy is an old man, and that |
the President is feeble. There are two |
chances in his favor-against Mary's aye |
and the fecblcness of the President. He has |
so entrcnchcd himself with the President, |
has become 50 necessary and important, |
MS a reference, guidc.board, pointing the
President thus .-f5", while he is riding his |
black horse and amusing himself with his |
presents, and the Kitchen Cabinet, that upon
a dissolution of the unit or any contingency
making it necessary for the spois-Cabnet to
retire, that he hopes to be saved, spared from
the wreck, and eventually ioistcd into the
Presidential chair himself. What n marvel, |
and n wonder, for this world to witness!