The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-12-22

in this place, on Sunday last. The amount
collected for the cause in Athens, $l58,25.--
The officers appointed are Rev. J. H. Bruner,
Rev. GA. Caldwell, A. d. Reyes, R. N. Nc
Even, and w. H. Balew. Alta meeting of
the Board, we understand measures were
taken for the early and thorough supply of
McMnn county with the Holy Sculptures
The Depository is at w. II. Ballew's.
tB- The Honorable Circuit Court, which
commenced its labors on Monday, closed the
session on Saturday night. The docket we
understand was pretty well cleared off, and
good deal of new work cut out for next
term. At the heel of the session the Grand
Jury handed in presentments against fifteen
individual citizens for having been so i'm.
prudent as to procure a liberal supply of fire.
wood and leave the same in front of their
dwellings md places of business, to the
manifest danger of the lives and shins of
honorable grand jurymen, prosecuting attor-
ney generals, and all other persons who
might have occasion TO be abroad at unsea-
sonabe hours, and against the peace and Dig
nifty of the State of Tennessee generally and
the county Of McMinn in particular. Among
the number who were thus honored was our
self and the worthy postmaster-two of the
most prominent and meritorious citizens of
the p!ace-a proceeding which tends strong
ly to illustrate the fact that the law is no re-
specter Of persons. For our part now we
haven't word to say "agin the law"-its n
great institution when rightly interpreted
and impartially administered, and if it's vic.
lation of the "statootes in such cases made
and provided" we are the very man who
ought to have been presented for we buy
more wood than any body though we don't
burn as much as some, Qhere is II lawyer locat-
ed close to the printing office and the depu.
ty clerk Of The court don't live very far off,
and we always have il thrown in the street,
not for our own accommodation particularly,
but for the convenience of others who may
not be able to procure supply from other
sources. And we shall most cheerfully pay
any fine which the Honorable Court at the
next Term may pose--proyided always the
County will take its own paper at par in Ii
quotation of said fine. We understand, how
ever, that some of the parties presented by
the grand jury are good deal annoyed at
the proceeding, and say that more legitimate
subjects for the operation of the law might
have been found without travelling so far
from the courthouse as the grand jury did
in its search after woodpilcs. But of that
zoe say nothing. We presume that body did
what they were told was their duty in the
premises, and no one has a right to complain,
not oven the wiioios and inpalids who were
among the number presented. We repeat,
we haven't a word to say "agin it," as the
matter will result in nothing but proving that
wood-piles Cor piles Of GOOD, as the Court
will discriminate in its charge,) are danger.
Gus institutions, specially of dark night,
aud must not be placed in the street to resist
"with force and arms the peace and dignity"
of this great and ga-lorious commonwealth,
and to tho imminent jeopardy of the lives
and limbs of orderly citizens generally and
anti-Mane Law men in particular. And
further this deponent sayeth not.
Not.a Bene-( Anglice,No Beans on hand }
The moral Of this wood-pilc business sums
up thus: always keep away from the water
when you go afshn', lest you fall in aud get
drown-ded. The reader may not see the pint,
or If he has seen tho pint too often, he may
not DO able to see the wood-pilcs sand there
by hangs tale" For further particulars ap.
ply at the "Captain's office"
p. s. The Circuit Court Clerk and his
amiable deputy were presented with the bal
ance, for which as in honor bound we are tru-
ly thankful. We hope they will be made en-
amplcs Of for not being smarter The prose.
cutting attorney escaped because no never has
any wood-pc, but relies upon toasting his
moccasins at the fire Of his neighbors Who
can account for the milk in the cocoa nutl'
rY- Attention is invited to the advertise
ment Of C. L. Derby, in relation to the spen-
did collection Of prizes TO be distributed
among the members Of the Cosmopolitan
Art and Literary Association, on the SOth of
January. The articles to be distributed are
unusually elegant and valuable works Of Art
and each member receives the full value of
bis subscription In the receipt of the Knlck-
erbocker Magazine, one of the best period.
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