The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-02-24

ion, dates new era for East Tennessee. BY
the unjust and partial Legislation which Mid
die Tennessee has previously exercised the
power ofopprcssing us "ih, we have hereto
fore been to her something like conquered
| province was to Rome. But our thraldom j.
now broken. We now bid adicu to the las,
and faintest inclination to have estate OF
Franklin" We are content to be part OF
TENNESSEE, now that we know that the pow.
or is ours to make it what the God of nature
intended it, the lovelicst section of the Union.
| Undrcamed of mineral wcalth-manuf;lctur.
ing facilities uncqualcd on the globe-fertil-
ity of soil to support a dense population-a
climate us delicious rs an enthusiast ever re.
allied under the glorics Of IN Italian sky,
and an atmosphere us pure and healthful rs
ever breathcd over the glaciers of the Alps
these are ours; and when the world learns it,
as soon the world will, now that these vast
mountain walls,
"Rock ribbed and ancient rs the sum-"
are to be snittcn and rent asundcr by the re-
sistlcss power of mans energy, then will
East Tennessee become The State, and Mid
rcs.
have no local news of particular interest.
The erection of buildings still continues, and
other signs of increasing prosperity. Gay
street is yet misnomcr; it is certainly in
most sid condition. The Corporation UNDER
took last fall to repair it and tore up the
pavcments and filled up portions of it with
materials for repairing: but the work ceased
in December and the street isnow almost i'm
passabIc. ! learn that the Corporation is to
be prosecuted for neglect to put up suspcn-
sion bridges across it at convenient distan-
ccs. Drinking, fighting and other innocent
amuscments of kindred nature, are still in
dulgcd in. Last Saturday night was time
of uncommon uproar. A tailor named John
son, (somc kin of Andy, no doubD sent his
gooSc flying at the heal of an assaant; but
not being cabbage head, the aforesaid goose
had not the skill to reach her dcstination.-
"llcIl and scissors were freely spoken of,
but none used. | happened to be spccta-
tor. In literature We have nothing new. In
religion, we have had quite spirited time in
in the way of discussion between the sold
Blues and the "Sccond Church" believe
nothing grew out of it except u small guam
lily of i'll temper, and the more full pcrsua-
sion on each side that each is right and the
other wrong. This, apprchcnd, is about rs
we'll as if each had convinced the other, and
hey had exchanged sides. In the fine arts,
here seems to bea growing inclination to
keel. hear Of an attention to the cultiva-
ion of music among some Of the young
Gentlemen highly praiseworthy. | under
tanl that ut 4 recent visit to some young
aides, in this place, one of the young gen
lemcn completely surprised one of the young
aides by his skill on the piano, though his
REGULATIONS of the words of the song were
ot SO distinct as was desired. hope she
'il set her cap for him. hope further that
he young gentlemen of Knoxville, encour-
ged by this circumstance, will apply them
clves more than cvor to the cultivation of |
music, and completely unfit themselves for
Ill
'Treasons, stratagems and spoils."
Farewell, MEM.