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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

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! Philanthropy AND CHAIITY.-Wc no.
ticcd Il few weeks since, in one of our New
York exchanges, tho announcement of the
death of 4 wealthy individual, accompanied
by the remark that he had made large be.
quest to cndow college. or some other in
stituiion. and the eulogy upon the deceased
was ligh-wrought, and the commentator of
his philanthropy, rs manifested by his last
will and testament, was couchcd in supcrla-
tive terms. But the writer did not tell us
how he had acquired his immense wealth,
which, when dying, he could not take with
him-whethcr it had been accumulated by
honest labor, overreaching speculation, or n
systematic oppression of the working classes
lie did not tell us how many of the unfor-
tunate children Of want and aillction the de-
ceased had sought out and relieved while liv-
ing, or whether hungry Lazarus had been
denied the crumbs that fell from his table,
The sort philanthropy that endows colleges
and other institutions is well enough, per-
laps ommcndaLlc-such acts are always
hcraldcd in the papers, and in one sense the
mans deeds live after him. But there is n
purer and better charity than this-the
spirit born of heaven, the innate benevolence
of the heart, which dispcnses its favors UNI
obtrusively-goes about seeking for objects
upon which TO bcstow relief, and looks for
no other reward than the consciousness of
doing good-tllat asks not to DO heard of
men, but is as silent and noiseless in its ope-
ratiOns as the descent of the snow flakes up
on the hil.tops. 81 was hungry and We fed
me-nakcd and We clothed me-" Had Dives,
when dying, bequeathcd all his gold and sill.
yer, and purple, apd fine linen, TO some pub
lie bounty, it would not have relieved him
from the sin Of having driven poor Lazarus
empty handed from his gate, or made his life
appear less heinous in the sight of hcavcn.-
The cup of cold water and the crust Of
bread properly bestowed, will carry more
consolation to the dying bed than the richest
endowment ever made by expiring avaricc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

~" The N. Y. Evening Pos. announces,
from the best authority, that Charles II.
Peaslee, Collector of Boston, and member
ofthe last Congress from New Hampshire,
is to go to London as Consul, in place Of
George w. Saunders, whose nomination was
rejected by the Senate. Benjamin F. Halet
the present District Attorney of Boston, will
succeed Pcaslee in the Colectorship. tho Of
flee which he was very indignant at not get
ting originally. z. Levi Woodbury. is to sue
coed 1lallet rs District Attorney.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Nor BAD DocTRNE.-Some one who an.
pears to understand the subject has the fol-
lowing:
"No newspaper should be sent on credit.
Advance payment is the only reasonable plan,
and to that it will sooner or later come. If
no man is allowed to travel on rail car
steamboat, or coach, or to attend concert
room or other public exhibition, without first
paying the stipulous price, how much more
should subscribers, scattered all over the
country, and owing one or two dollars each
for paper, DO required to pay the cash
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26
Cold CoMFORr.-The Washington Union,

Cold CoMFoRT-The Washington Union,
under the head of Short arguments for the
People Oh the Nebraska Bill" quotes the
following from Gen. Cuss.
81 said in my letter to Mr.. Nicholson, and
| repeat il here that by going back to our
true principles, we 90 back to the road of
peace and safety. Leave to the people, who
will be affected by this question, to adjust
upon their own responsibility and in their
own manner, and we shall render another
tribute to the original principles of our gov
eminent, guarantee for its permanency and
prosperity.
This is rather cold comfort, says the Rich.
mond Wing, for our Southern Democratic
friends. They have an awful horror of that
Nicholson letter. 1t reminds them forcibly
ofhow they were taken in on former occa-
sion, in supporting the champion and father
of Squatter Sovereignty, switch they had
sworn eternal vengeance agaSxst. Such "short
arguments for the people" may do for the
Union to parade before its Northern readers,
but they go down with very bad relish in
this quarter. Anything else, we beseech the
Union, by way of "short arguments" rather
than that Nicholson letter, in favor of the
Nebraska Bill. Our Democratic neghbors
cannot swallow it. 1t seals their lips the
moment you begin to talk about it. \
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

1D- A mans spirits depend somewhat
upon the weather! A bright, blue sky, SOUTH
west zephyr, ventilated spring morning rem
ders him as buoyant and as happy as a nest
Of kittens round warm fireside. lie sees
everything through pair of speetaclcs. Let
the wind box into the east, and the blue
above change 10 black, and he feels as des-
perate as single woman at thirty-fve on the
marriage question. For putting folks into
the best condition, there is nothing like SUM-
shine, blue sky and similar luxurics.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Our RAILRoAD.-Mr. Coalc, of the Abing-
don Virginian, who was recently on u visit
to this section, writes as follows, from Dali
ton, Georgia, in reference to our Railroad:
This is Monday, and, to test the truth of
the universal opinion that the +. II. g. Ga. is
the best railroad in the United States, Jump
ed upon the cars this morning, and in Il few
hours found myself "away down South in
the State of Georgia" in the midst of pine
apples and parrots, and other tropical fruits.
flowers and birds. This railroad is all, and
more, than has been said of it. 1t is the old
lliwassee road, graded Is or IS years ago,
and its name has perhaps been changed in
consequence Of the bad rcpute of the script
OF that name few years back. Talk about
you- Baltimore aud Ohio, your Central, or
Richmond and Potomac, your DanviIle or
Southsidc roads, Here is a road that is Il
road. AS n friend in the cars expressed it,
they pull off the bridlc,' let 60 the strings and
turn the iron horse loose, and he d.,shes on
his way with fcarfui velocity. BY the watch
to-day, we travelled upwards Of 40 miles per
hour.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

MAssAcHUsETTs.-We regret to learn that
the Hon. Edward Everett, in consequence of
i'll health, has resigned his seat in the United
States Senate, the resignation to take effect
in June.
Hon. Rufus Choate, has resigned the At
toney Generalship, and the Hon. John II.
Clifford been recalled to the position. 1t is
rumored that Gov. Washburn has rendered
Mr.. Everett's place TO Mr.. Choate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

tP-T'hc National Democrat, QIard,) notes
as an important "sign" the secession from the
Administration ranks of the Lockpor: Demo-
cat, (hitllcrto "Soft,) but now of the "Ada-
mantinc" faith. The reason the Lockport
editor left "thc Administration" was the
Presidents policy relative to the Nebraska
Ini1uity." The Democrat here cxclaims:
We call that cracking wanuts on the
Presidents head. Docs it not crimson his
cheek with shame TO be told by his
creatures that the party which adhcrcs to his
Administration "has been para!yscd and dis
tractcd, if not anniliIated, in consequence of
the position of the Administration on the
Nebraska question: Did not the National
Democrat warn him, eight months ago, that
such would be the result! Did we not warn
him that he was taking to his bosom a fac
ton which must and would fail him, unless
he proved Il doubly damned traitor to every
principle of the platform on which he was
elected! If he could hear the anathemas
which the soft faction Of this State now heap
upon his head the blood void curdIe in his
heart. x i Let the organ play
Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower
When PIERCING winds above theIs pass
They withcr in an hour.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

MECHANICS MEETiyG.-The mechanics of
Knoxville held meeting on the 18th, pre-
lminary to the organization of Mechanics
Association. The meeting appears to have
been numerously attended. Among the pro-
ceedings published in the Statesman, we re-
pretted to see the following:
"On motion, the Chairman appointed
Mcssrs. Galaher, Bryant and Glass, 10 keep
order"
There must have been some "short boys
about.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

@Thc llayneville Chronicle says ''there
never was within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant more gloomy prospect for planters
We have had no rain to do any good since
the first Of March, and with the cold weather
and frosts it looks impossible for vegetation
to get start to grow. Some of our planters
are now planting for the third time. A full
crop Of cotton it is thought cannot be made"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

eD A democratic paper in Ohio says that
MIR. Douglass, of Illinois-Hon. Stephen A.,
OF coursc-will be the next President of the
United States. We incline to the opinion,
very decidedly, that the Buckeye editor is
wrong in his calculations. Mr.. Douglass will
hardly reach that elevated position. The
height is too giJdy and dazzling for q states
man of his calibre In fact, he would be as
much out Of place in the Presidential Chair
as the figure Of Justice upon Kentucky
Court House.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTs.-The South
Carolina Railroad at Charleston and the Cen.
trail road at Savannah have given notice that
they will no longer receive and forward goods
consigned to their agent in those cities. So
hereafter goods must be consigned to the
care of some forwarding house in each city
which will add to the cost of carriage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

e4s" We shall be very much gratifed to
have some assurance that the Academy build.
ing, occupying the commanding cminence on
tie North side Of town, will be ready at the
time proposed for the teacher to take possess
sion of il,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

From MExIco.-A private letter from
Mexico, to gentleman in Charleston, dated
the 9Th of May, states that Santa Anna had
reached Tuckabaya, miles from The Capital,
and that Madam Santa Anna had left the city
that morning to join the president at his Sum.
mer retreat.
The general impression was that no had
retaken and garrisoned Acapulco, and opened
the communications between the Capital and
that Port, which had been obstructed by Al
varez, and his Pinto adhcrcnts.
There had been an alarming Earthquake
in Mexico but it fortunately passed off with
out any injury to the City, although the in
habitants were greatly alarmed by it, rushing
from their houses during its cdp:inuaucc into
the public squares for safety.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Hlf men were estimated according to
their rare merits, we should see hundred elo
waited who are cast down; and thousands in
the dust, where they should learn humility
and kindness, who are now on the pinnacle
Of prosperity and popular applause.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

@One of the jurors in theWard case re-
Gently took his plows to blacksmith shop,
at Stephensburg, and offered money to have
them sharpcned, but the blacksmith refused
to work forhim. One of the merchants of
the same town refuses to sell the jurors goods
for cash.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

PIoUs 1sDIAS.-During revival, n Penob.
scot Indian was converted. After his con.
version, he attended one of the meetings, and
was called upon TO arise, state his religious
exercises, and relate his experience. Not
understanding the Kings English well
enough to know the best choice of words in
which TO express himself, he thus calculated
-s6@ry 10 God; me got religion; me feel
piOus like hell -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Coon PAY.-One of the uniformed Post
masters out in Suckerdom,who found among
the Post Office laws clause to the effect that
"each Post master may be allowed two mills
for delivering from his Office to subscriber
each newspaper not chargeable with POSTAGE"
sent in his bill to the Department for deIv-
ering the only paper that was sent TO his
office, and told them that as his wife was out
of the article, they might send him couple
Of coffee mills.
1T is unnecessary to add, of course, that
the officer alluded to above was an appontee
of the present administration.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

SUBSTITUTE FOR THE NEBRASKA DiLt.-
It is said that Mr.. Cutting, of New York,
will propose substitute for the Nebraska
bill, in the form of n compromise resting up
on the principles of the acts of 1850, in
reference to the territories of Utah and New
Mexico
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

NEW WHEAT.-The editor of the Angus.
ia Chronicle notices in his paper of the 18th
that he had just been shown a sample of
wheat, which was harvested on the 18th
Crhursday) on the farm of Seaborn Jones,
near that city, which will compare favorably
with the best Genessee. This is yery early.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

W On Thursday, secret information was
given to the city marshal of Springfield, Ohio,
that an attempt would be made that night to
rob the county treasurer's office. He, with
several of the police, secreted themselves in
the office, but there surprise was great when
in the morning they awoke and found the
place had been robbed while they slept
Some suppose the robbers administered chic
reform.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26
~" A Boston paper says:

One of the facts put in evidence at the trial
in the Supreme Court, TO sustain tho will of
the late William Russell, was, that only a
few days before he made the will, he called
at the office of the Democrat, and paid for his
paper a year in advance, thereby saving fifty
cents. This fact was dwelt upon at length
by counsel, and commented upon by the
Judge in his charge, as one of great impor.
lance. The verdict of the jury would seem
TO sustain the position, that a man who has
mind and memory enough to pay for his
newspaper in advance. is competent to make
his will,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

ANOTHER BLACK WARRIOR CAsE.-The
British steamer Ottawa was seized recently at
Milwaukee, for a violation of our Revenue
laws. She had on board Rail Road Iron for
British port, which had not been entered on
her manifest. Her seizure was made under
precisely similar circumstances as those of
the Black Warrior.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

sV" Some of the papers state that tri.
weekly mail route has been established be-
tween Charleston, Brady county, and Duck.
town. We trust the statement is correct, rs
by the present arrangement the mails are de-.
layed one week between Charleston and the
Copper Nlnes-an evil which ought to have
teen corrected some time since. Additional
mail facilities are very much needed in East
Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

The PosT OFFICE Observation-Disclosures.
dent Pierccs Postmaster General is playing
the very deuce with the post.oilicc interests
Of the country. Instead of increasing the
mail facilities of the interior, wlcl, are much
needed, he is reducing and cutting them off.
Mr.. Campbell, the Postmaster General, is, no
doubt, clever old gentleman, meaning well
enough, but possesses no business capacities.
and is no better qualified for the duties of his
present position than certain locoloc0 editors
we know Of are for the sacred Offices of the
pulpit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

The BAKER CAsE-Mrs. Baker who shot
and killed Hoffman in St. Louis, has publish.
cd lengthy statement of her case. She
alleges that she became acquainted with HofI:
man in 1852. He began his addresses by
telling her that her husband dressed her very
shabbily,and cndcavorcd to induce her to clopc
with him. She rejected his advances, and As
he still persisted in them she informed her
husband. This led to the first shooting and
to the affair at the st. Charles House. The
pistol with which Hoffman was shot she car.
ried to protect herself against insult from him.
On the day of the last and fatal shooting
Hoffman passed her in the street, and said
rs he passed, "You id wh-e!' She drew
her pistol, but could not get it off. lie ran
into n store; she followed and shot him rs
heretofore published If the woman's state
ment is true, she served the scoundrcl per-
fectIy right, and ought at once to be released
from Jail.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

WHARF.-The papers of Western Virgin
in announce that the wheat crop in that por-
ton of the State looks promising, although
there are reports in circulation that the IN
has done considerable damage in some neigh
borhoods
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

THE NJ. L. CONFERENCE.-THE debate on
the location of the Book Concern was brought
to close on the sixteenth day of the session
of the Conference. We did not receive the
official proceedings, but learn that the ballot
ino was rs follows:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26
Athens. Friday. May 2G, 1854.

THE MAEKETs.-By reference to our CON-
mercial correspondence, it will be seen that
the Bacon market is still dull, and indications
of decline in the price of Corn. The lat.
ter article is now selling at sixty cents at this
place,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

Administration, dancer and hanger
on about the theatre in st. Louis, killed a
scene painter named 1.aidlaw, a few DAYS ago.
He took him out to ride with him in buggy.
shot him through the head, tumbled him out On
the road, and left him there. Jackson escap.
ed, but has been since caught.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

YOUNG AMERrcA.-As this is the age of
Conventions and fast youths, it is understood
that the boys intend 10 hold Convention TO
revise the Ten Commandments, particularly
the fifth, which is to be amended, so as 10
read, "Parents, obey your children"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

D Spurious fve-dollar notes on the
Farmers Bank of Kentucky, arc in circula-
ton. The engraving is poor, aud is not an
attempt to initiate the genuine note. On tho
left hand end it has head of Penn. Tho
genuine note has the head of John J. Crit
tenden in the same place.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

GENERAL Housros'AsD THE NEBRASKA
BlLLtzsGeneral Houston appears to havo
rather lost favor with the Texans by his
course on the Nebraska bill. The Galveston
News says that not a single paper in that
State has approved his vote on that question.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

~ BE sure when you hear woman
speaking i'll Of her neighbors that she will
treat your institution in the same rough and
ready manner.-What is fish and things in
one place, is precisely things and fish in
another. If Miss Shindianna calls Mrs. Smith
no better than u baIdhcadcd heather she on
ly wants you over the threshold to call you
an ungrateful old dog or doublebreasted
old scoundrel. When the women get any
ugliness inside their skin it is bound to como
out through their teeth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

W It's stated upon good authority, that
the Louisville Journal has suffered severely
in its business from the apologize articles
which have appeared in that paper, relative to
the Ward murder. Over three hundred bust
ness men, and merchants, withdrew their names
aud advertisements from it in one day..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26
THE NEBRASKA BILL IN THE HOUSE.

THE NEBRASKA BILL IN THE HOUSE
The following paragraphs in reference to
the Nebraska Bill in the House of Represen.
tatives, and the suspension of hostilities for 0
few days, arr copied from the New York
Herald: 4
The important issues involved in this Ne.
braska bill are doubtless fully understood BY
the antisayery minority of the House. Pass
the Missouri repeal and their occupation is
gone. They know it. Let the question be
held over to the next session, and the agita-
ton against the bill becomes the ruling que s.
ton in every Congressional district of every
Northern State. A powerful anti.slavcry
party will be the result, and Il purely section
al contest for the Presidency in 1856. But
pass the bill, and the question for the North
becomes one of simple and graceful submis.
sion to constitutional law.
The effects of the repeal of the Missouri
restriction, upon the disjointed factions of the
two great political parties Of the last twenty
years, will be radical and revolutionary. A
reconstruction of parties, 0ut-and-Out, must
inevitably follow the passage of tho repeal.
The administration and the parts of parties
supporting it must share largely in the gen.
eral destruction of the existing order of
Things, and in the general reorganization
Parties in the North and in the South will be
rem0delled upon new platforms, new princi.
pies, new men and new measures. The hopes
OF Seward, of Hale and of Garrison depend
materially upon the defeat of the bill, and
upon carrying it over to the next session.
Hence their operate resistance in Congress,
and the violeS and reasonable imprecations
OF their orgaII Pass the bill, and their newly
devised prog3 vnc for the Presidential cam
palgn is bro sOap. Delay it till next De-
celnber, and TN confess in SO will probably
hurry US to the issue Of disunion in grand
combined assault of all the ant.slavcry fac.
tons, in solid column, against the Institutions
of the South.
Are there any Of the House majority fear
iul OF the consequences of the passage of this
Nebraska bill, upon the present rickcty Or
ganization of the democratic party? What is
it worth! Let the last elections in New
York, New Hampshire, Maine, and other
States, answer. 1t is good for nothing-it
CARGO nothing short ola reorganization upon
u new platform. In one word, the only way
now to put down Seward, Chase. Hale, Gid.
dings, and the Northern anti-slavcry agitators,
so us to render them perfectly harmless, is to
pass the Nebraska bill without unnecessary
~ by, including distinct repeal of tho I'M
Missouri line. Whatever its
effects upon the old parties of the day, or
upon the administration, it will be Il defeat of
ne 4 antI'slavcry "sl'"tors ayd victory for the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

~ The young man who contemplated
investing his capital in an institution for
spinning street yarn" has backed out.
believing il wouldn't pay.
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Seven Sss:es have resolved, by legis-
lative enactment, tS>Sid in the erection Of =
monument in PhiladelPNsp u honor of the
signers of the Declaration Of sdsPsndence.

The BAR:-Either from then sgresd Of
i peace principles, or because people 1--we no
time' in these busy days, to 90 10 h the
oar Is on the decline. On every side (nys
,he Law Tines We hear of youths. o,;o ea!.
y destined for the bar, now being devoid
n 7, !he prudence of their pa,ents, 70 pursuil Y
That oiier nore hopeful prospects.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-05-26

SYMPnoslaSs.-Mr. Shaw, the celebrated
Blind Vocalist, gave n Concert here on
"Wednesday night, which, Notwithstanding the
unfavorablcncss of the weather, was attend
cd by select and highly appreciative audi.
cnce. The entertainment was such rs VIC
have seldom been invited to. II is presumed
that the advice so generously given in the last
song, will be acted upon by the single ladies'
who were present, at the first favorable oppor-
tuniiy:-
Get married while you're Young,
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