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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

PERSONAL AND Political CHARACTER
1t strikes US that there is something in the
following paragraph, copied from late num-
Der of the Baltimore Daily Sun, worthy at
tention:
A political contest is rough and tumble
sort of an affair ut best. The spirit of dis
traction is every where abroad throughout
the campaign. The game Of brag is played
with wonderful "pluck" by all hands up to
the morning of the election. An occasional
interchange of something more pungent than
words diversities the incidents of the day.
But at the close, the ballot box, with its in
exorable array of units, tens, hundreds and
thousands, finally settles the question. Then
the game of brng is retorted by the winning
party, with little off hand ridicuIe; the
safety of the country is duly announced by
the firing of sundry patriotic guns stakes
are handed over by disinterested stakehold.
ers, who would much rather put the little
amount into their own pockets; and at length
every body seems to settle down salts
fled, until another election summons the
body polite 10 the salvation of the country
again. But, in the meantime, how are we to
tStetiu tHc uttTuCtlou WHICH. w lne meat vi
the contest, is too often flung broad Least upon
the winds, regardless of consequences: Is
il to be understood MS thing only 10 be
used for political purposes! Are we to re.
gard all the personal abuse of Il candidate as
so much iustian manufactured for public use?
This is but to degrade the political campaign
beneath the contempt OF all honorable men,
and implies the asseniof the people to sys-
TEN of habitual SANDER.
An honest man ought not vote for n cam
didate dishonest incapable orunworthy of the
office to which he aspircs. Party is too in
different to this rule; but party would be
obliged to observe it if any considerable por-
ton of the people was resolutcly to adhere
to it. The rule, however, proves itself in the
very detraction so common to political cam
paign. 1t is just and proper that mans
character, capacity and general fitness should
be freely canvassed, who appears rs candi-
date for any Office in the gift of the people.
Hence the invention and cxageration of faults,
follies, inhrmities and short comings common
to human nature. Hence the fact, that
scarcely any man is elected to prominent
station who, if nil were true that is said Of
him in political campaign would not be n
very monster of iniquiy. 1t is true, that
after the contest is over, there is sometimes
disposition TO admit and withdraw tho too
hasty expressions and unfounded charges
originating in the heat of the campaign; but
this does not, in fact, compensate for the
wrong and injustice of the use of them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
EXAMINE YOUR MAcHrSERY.-Herapath

EXAMINE YOUR MAcHINERY.-Herapaths s
Journal of August 4th, contains an account
of an accident ofa very destructive character,
and from an apparently trivial cause, which
took place on the Midland Railway, near
Chesterfield. Seven wagons were literally
smashed to pieces, and the permanent way
for at least twenty yards was torn up. The
damage to the Company's rolling stock must
have been great. Had it been a passenger
train there would have been fearful slaugh-
ter. The accident was caused by the break
ing of one Of the "drawbars" in one Of the
wagons in the fore part Of the train. The
bar broke from its fastenings, and being drawn
out, the couplings were loosered, and the
bar itself fell on the ballast and came in con.
tact with sleeper, which threw one OF the
wagons off the line, and the velocity and
weight of the Others following was such as
to cause the extensive damage just described.
The cause of the accident suggests the idea
whether il would not be desirable to examine
more frequently than is often done the ma
chinery Of every train, particularly luggage
trains, which carry enormous weights Of
goods and merchandise.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
.J-An Irish Roman Catholic pries

tw-An Irish Roman Catholic priest, long
resident in America, has been writing vehe.
ment dehortation to his countrymen on the
subject Of emigration to the United States.
He says that the rishman does not get rich
in ",he land of liberty" while he loses his
former respect for hispriest, becomes skeptic-
nj and immoral, and INDUCES in "the beastly
vice of mperancc"-which, Of course. is n
thing unheard Of in Ireland. The Americans
themselves are denounced rs 'infdels" (by
which VIC suppose is meant Pro.estanis),
and MS encouraging a system of liberty
which is only another name for license; while
the children of Irish parents born IN Ameica
become even more anti-lrish and moro ire.
ligious than the genuine yankees" The
moral of all this is, that II is better to die at
home than TO lose "faith and morals" by
crossing the Atlantic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

~. Solomon Rothschid, one of the heads
of the great banking house, and fourth son
of its founder, died recently in Paris, and was
buried with great pomp. There are but two
left of the original family. A writer in the
Tribune gives sorry account of the private
character of the ROthschilds. He says:
"The greedness of the family in business
matters, rs well as the niggardly remuneration
they give their employees, is beyond belief.
Baron Lionel once on change spent whole
hour to induce Trieste corn exporter to
consign to them n cargo of grain. The COM
mission would be perhaps $500, the shaving
and pIfering 5000, but it is not so much the
legitimate commission which fascnates them
as the little mysterious advantages resulting
from concoctng exchanges and manipulating
rentage. Old Baron Anselm, of Frankfort,
who, like many other wealthy Jews, was in
the habit of eating on Friday evening some
richly. seasoned fish, generally brown carp
sweetened with sugar and voluptuously
swimming in luscious sauce, opening in con-
sequence the Sabbath with an indigestion
which was confounded with compunction,
used often to complain on change that he had
not made money enough TO pay for his fish.
The meanness of the Rothschilds to those
with whom they transact business, as to those
whom they employ, leads us to think that
though there may have been at the funeral of
Baron Solomon much sable pomp and mel.
anchoy splendor, there will be left few to
strew flowers upon bis grave"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
HOW TO HAVE WEAKLY CHILDREN.

1 Ns
Ist. Wrap them up in an abundance of
flannel and other warmclothing. Make their
clothes to fit neatly, and draw them tight
about the shoulders, chest and waist.
Cd. Keep them in doors as much as possi-
bic. Never allow them to run out and romp
about in the open air, as this would promote
digestion, and excite more healthful circu-
! ation of the blood, and thereby tend to de.
feat the Object.
Sd. Allow them TO eat anything they want
except corn bread, bacon and beans, and other
similar articles of coarse food. Always keep
a good supply of sweetmeats and all sorts of
knick-nacks on hand, and never let them be
without something to eat more than half an
hour. If they do not incline to eat so often,
encourage them to do so by offering them
something else.
4th. Never wash them in cold ,oater.
9th. Put them to sleep in warm feather
beds-no matter how many togcthc,--the
more the better. Cover them up with warm
blankets and quilts, and close all the doors
and windows, both winter and summer
9th. As they will frequently show signs of
illness, give them dose of vermiluge and
encourage them to eat.
7th. When your daughters have attained
the age of five or six it is time to apply the
whalebone, starch, &c, so as to compress
the lurgs within the smallest possible CON-
pass, and an additional skirt or two should be
suspended from the waist.
They should now be provided with bot
tie Of snuff, and carefully instructed in the
art of indulging in that very fashionable lux
ury called "diRpins"
By the strict observance of these and 9TH
or similar rules which will naturally suggest
themselves, your children will speedily be-
come dyspeptic; their teeth will decay and
fall out, and you will have the satisfaction of
seeing them grow up most beautifully deli
cate; and not more, perhaps than four out
of six will die of consumption before they
are thirty
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

BALLOON ASCENSION ON HORSEBACK
Elliot, of this city, made balloon ascension
from the city Of ST. Louis, on Monday last
on Horseback. The Republican says:
Agreeable TO announcement, Prof. Elliot
made his aerial voyage on horseback. The
ground inside of the enclosure was thronged
with ladies and gentlemen, to witness his
perilous voyage; while outside, the numbers
could only be enumerated by thousands
There were great many who thought the
"horse" would not go up; but, true to the
appointed time, he was harnessed to the @rial
car, and at a given signal, with Prof. Elliot on
his back, off they went into the regions OF
air. The horse behaved himself most admi-
rably, and looked around and down upon the
earth apparentlym the mosfperfect astonish-
ment. His hoofs never for moment "claw-
ed the air" but he contented himself by
gazing, in nest perfect horse wonder at the
peculiar situation of things. Prof Elliot
seemed as much at home upon his charger MS
if he were upon macademized road. As far
MS the eye could reach, both horse and rider
seemed to be getting along quietly but safely.
This is the first balloon ascension on horse.
back, we believe, ever attempted in America,
and in the science Of @ronauts St. Louis
ranks as the Paris of the continent.
Last evening, we understand that the off.
GERS of the steamer Keystone, which arrived
between eight and nine o'clock, saw the bal
loon and horse coming down in the immc.
diate vicinity of the mouth of the Missouri
river, and from all appearances made safe
landing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
THE MAIN BRACE OF STATE CREDIT

IFrom Thompson's Bank Note ReporterI
The Stocks, or Certificates of Indebtedness
of Nation, or City, should be largely held
directly or indirectly by its own citizens. No
paper security not so held ever acquires high
standard of credit. On the contrary, all state
or corporate indebtedness so held, enjoys the
confidence of capitalists wherever and who
ever they are.
The payment of interest or principal to citi-
zens is much less bnrdensome and far less
impoverishing than such payments to non.
residents.
To establish and illustrate the foregoing,
look at Great Britain, with thousands of mil.
lions of debt her stocks are considered the
best in the world, and with tens of millions of
annual interest, all promptly paid, without
ever disturbing her finances or the regular
course of exchange These happy results
arise from the fact that ninety hundredths of
her debt is owing to Englishmen. Let us
suppose for moment that the British debt
was held by citizens of other countries, how
long would Englishmcn bear he burdens of
qther direct or indirect taxation to provide
the interest alone: and would any profound
reasoner on stock or paper securities trust his
money in British Consols? tits our opinion
that the payment of interest on the debt of
Great Britain to non residents br only one
year would cause the bankruptcy of the na-
ton, a revulsion in commerce and suspen-
sion of specie payments by every bank in the
kingdom.
We could show by statistics that the credit
of State rests principally on the two foun-
datons.
lst. By the per centage of debt due its
own citizens;
I'd. BY the character ofits population.
The amount is of far less consequence than
either of the foregoing. Had any considera-
bic portion of the stocks of Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Illinois, Indiana or Michigan been
hold by the citizens of those States, neither
would ever have been classed among the non.
paying.
Besides the loss of moral, political and in
terested influence there is n positive financial
loss in owing non.residents. The interest
sem-annualIy and the principal when paid, is
an export of specie or lis equivalcnt-it is IN
impoyerishing element.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

" A telegraphic dispatch from Sydney,
NJ s. received by way of Halifax, announces
'oe loss of the submarine cable intended to
connect Newfoundland and Cape Breton.-
Inc accident occurred when the vessels en-
gagged in the work were forty miles from
iaOd' Two days had been taken up in pay
ing ou' the cable that distance. How il was
'osN or whether II would be recovered, Is not
stated The company are understood to
nave had an insurance on the cable to the
extent Of $4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

New YoRK Pork MARKEr.-The pork
market in New York has, for the last few
days been much excited. Since Monday of
last week the sales have been 10000 bbls.
and an advance in price realized of about So
per Dbl. We understand, says the Tribune,
that the French Government has an order
here for $4,000 bbIs., 10000 bbls. of which
have alreads been purchased.
The above paragraph is from the Baltimore
Sun, of the 3lst ult The probability is from
the general scarcity of hog',pork will be high
during the ensuing year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

NEw YoRK.-A New York paper thinks
New York and the adjacent villages" contain
a population of one million. 1t says:
The population Of Brooklyn and the other
cities which are the offspring Of New York is
about three hundred thousand. Truly speak
ing, therefore, We are a million. London,
like New York, is IN assemblage of towns,
each retaining its ancient name, but all known
to the outside world as London. On the
same principle we claim Brooklyn, Jersey
City, and Hoboken as parts of this metropo-
lis, and can not abate one Of the aforesaid
million.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

r9y- Professor Alexander lately stated
that about the year l762 star came into
sight and shone very brightly. The light un-
derwcnt variety ofyery remarkable changes.
Il seemed MS il the substance of the Star
were burning up, and it is hardly possible
says well informed scientific writer on the
subicct-io resist the conclusion that hero
was world, the destiny Of which, for the
time being, had been fulfilled.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
IMPORTS OF Day Goops.-The imports O

IMPORTS OF DRY GooDs.-The imports OF
foreign dry ygoods at New York for the month
of August are Ss,2s6,s4O less than for the
same moth of last year, and Sl,624, 1888 less
than for August, 1853. The decline from
last year extends to all descriptions of goods,
but has been comparatively least in silks. the
total of this description being nearly as great
as for August, 1854, and greater than for
August, 1853.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

Iowa ELEcTIos.-Accordiug to the re-
turns published in Keokuk paper, of fifteen
populous counties in the southeastern part of
the State, all hitherto Democratic, eleven
have elected the American candidates BY
overwhelming majorities; two others have
elected Democrats by meagre maorities, and
in the other two counties portions of both
tickets are elected.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, SEPT. "a, 1883.

Two New SrArEs.-It is believed that
before the close of the next Congress both
Kansas and Minnesota will apply for admis.
sion into the Union. The late census of the
latter Territory shows that she has already
nearly the requisite population, and the in
habitants of both are rapidly increasing.-
Minnesota will of course, come in as free
State, but how it will be with Kansas remains
to be seen.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

tJy- Felix McLarmen, in Toronto, was
choked to death by piece of beef sticking
in his throat while ut dinner His wife, by
beating upon his back, caused tho dislodg'
ment of the meat, but with the effort Of
throwing il up the man expired.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

ARRIVAL OF BREADsTUFFs FROM CALrFoR.
NrA.-The ship Charmer, Capt. Lucas, arrived
at New Yerk on Wednesday, from San Fran.
cisco, With cargo of flour, wheat, &c. The
Charmcr left on the 18th of Nav.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

sV 1reat men never affect anything. II
"y0ur 'hree cent folks that put on airs,swell
ana act the pomp. The difference between
u'o TWO 'sas great as between n barrel of
vinegar and an angels disposition.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
A MODERN JOAN OF ARc.-The following
is copied from French paper:

"a young woman, who pretcnds TO have q
divine mission, has just been locked up in
the Orleans prison. She asks to be sent TO
the Crimea, pretending that she could take
Sebastopol in very short time. She speaks
on the subject in the most calm and deliber-
ate manner. All she asks for TO accomplish
her glorious mission is an escort Of ser.
geant a corporal, and ten men. She IS az
present committed ingloriously us vasa'
bond"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

A LUCKY EEscAPE.-Thc Memphis Ap-
peal says,-a physician of that place paid q
morning visit, recently, to one Of his patients
in the upper end of the town, and on enter
ing the room of the sick man, the following
dialogue took place.
Patient-i say. Doctor, I've got you cheat
ed this load ofpoles."
DOctor-How?"
Fredericksburg on his elbows and look.
ing across the roomO-Look there Doctor,
at that feller lying there: got him to take
that pill you left me, and it killed him in an
hour.
Exit Doctor, muttering damphool, and
something about n coroner's inquest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD
The city of Louisville voted on Saturday, by
900 to ss, to endorse 100000 bonds os the
Lebanon branch Of the Louisville and Nash.
vile Railroad.
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TIE R M 81:


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payable In advance g. II payment lie delayed until
the expiration of the year.
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No communication inserted unless accompanied by
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rS- ONCE Main street, next door to the old Jack
son Hotel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
The Albany Argus says oe the New
York hard shell state convention:

$50 far MS the convention could do it, its
section Of the party has been fenced in with
an eight rail fence, and the gates locked and
the keys thrown awny, so as to keep every
body from joining it. This may be n very
good way to preserve enough of party in
its purity for seed, but whether it is the best
way to ensure living, active and triumph
ant party, may be seriously doubted"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

tV-Au Anecdote is related of the Rev.
DR.. Kirk, of Boston. Early in life, lady of
fortune, whose attention was awakened TO-
wards him by his conspicuous talents, wrote
him note offering him her heart, fortune,
and hand. The Rev. Dr., however, with
more terseness than gallantry, replied to her,
that she had better give her heart 20 the
Lord, her fortune to the church, and reserve
her hand for him who should ask il.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

c7y- A writer says white feet and white
face on horse are indications Of physiologi-
cal conditions, not favorable for endurance or
any other good quality. Tney are, in fact,
indications of a ScrofHious tendency. Hence
the following, quoted by horsemen from time
immemorial:
One white foot-buy him.
Two white feet-try HIM.
Three white feet-deny him.
Four white feet and white nose
Take off his hide and feed him to the crows.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

tR- Bulwer has truly said: "There are two
lives to each OF us gliding on at the same
time, scarcely connected with each otherl-
The life of our actions, the life of our minds;
the external and the inward history; the move
ments of the frame, the deep and ever restless
workings of the heartw
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
ueA' meeting of this body will take place In
we city Of Richmond on the Sd of November
NEXT.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14
New ORLEANS. Sent. 2

The total number OF deaths for the past
week have been 400, Of which 294 were from
yellow fever.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14


R Goldsmith, more than hundred years
ago, wrote thus in the "Citizen of the World
about Russia:
81 can not avoid holding the Russian en-.
pire as the natural enemy Of the more western
parts of Europe; as an enemy already pos
sessed of great strength, and, from the nature
of the government, every day threatening to
become more powerful. A kingdom
enjoying peace internally, possessed of an
unbounded extent Of dominion, and learning
The military art al the erpe, S; of others, must
every day become more powerful; and it is
probable we shall hear Russia, in future times,
called the OGcina Gentium. 1t was long the
wish of Peter, their great monarch, to have n
fort in some OF the western parts of Europe;
many of his schemes and treaties were direct
ed to this end, but, happily for Europe, he
failed in them all. A fort in the power Of
this people would be like the possession of a
hoodgate; and whenever ambition, interest, or
necessity prompted, they might then be able
to deluge the whole world with barbarous
inundation. The Russians are now
at that period between refinement and bar
barism which seems most adapted to military
achievement; and if once they happen to get
footing in the western parts Of Europe, it is
not the feeble efforts of the sons of effemina-
cy and dissension that can serve to remove
them."
This is quite remarkable passage, and we
wonder no one has fished it out before.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

tY-A Yankee doctor has "got up" rem
edy for hard times. Itconsists Of ten hours
labor well worked in.
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SCHOOLS OUT.

There's sound of distant laughter,
From the children at their play,
And the echo follows after,
Thro' the rock and glen away.
Rosy childhood rosy childhood!
How love thy guiltless mirth!
Fairer than the flowery wildwood,
In thy sinless course on earth.
Dearer than old tales Of fiction,
Are their tell-tale faces now,
And an angels benediction
Seems 10 rest on every brow.
And their little raptured faces,
Mind me of the young Christ-chiId.
And | sigh that through lifts mazes,
The must tread, and be defled.
Darling children, in lifes morning,
In life's fresh and dewey spring,
will not with one sad warning,
To yours spirits bring
Doubts, or thoughts that life now golden,
Will not be thus bright lway,
These are tales too sad, and olden-
Laugh glad children, while you may.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-14

MosouIToEs.-Sprinkle little brown sugnl
on live Goals or hot iron in your room, and
the smoke Of il will Danish the mosquitoe,
for the night The essence Of pcnnyroyal
sprinkled on the pillow Of the bed, will have
The same effect.