The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

Hon. A. WRIGuT.-From the following let
ter it will be seen that the Hon. Archibald
Wright who has been generally sroken of tt
fill the vacancy on the Supreme Bench, posi-
lively declines to be q candidate:
Editor Appeal:-I notice that my name i,
yet used in connection with the Supreme
Judgeship. | am not insensible to the impor
tance of the trust or the honors of the office
1t is one of which any gentleman should be
justly proud. Nor am forgetful of the kind
Partially of my friends l am indeed CRATE
full, and return them my sincere thanks. But
it is due alike to them, as to Judge Harri:
and myself, that state my position.
When the Office became vacent he applied
to me to fill it, and had consented to do So
he would not now be a candidate. But for
causes not necessary to state, declined it,
and with other members of the bar irrespec.
tive Of party, recommended him to the Gov.
ernor and urged him to be candidate before
the people. | have entire confidence in him,
and shall vote for and sustain him. 1t is for
me but again to say what l have uniformly
said, that, if elected, l cannot accept the
office A. WRIGHT
Memphis, Nov. 9th, 1855.
HoGs.-The Franklin Review, of the 9th
inst, says:
There has been but little done here in the
pork business this fall. Holders having
plenty of corn, manifest no anxiety to sell -
We have heard of few sales of small lots
at So per cwt., while many refuse to sell at
that price.
The Waynesboro' American, of the 10th,
SAYS
From what we have been able to learn, we
incline to the opinion that the prices will
range from S425 to IS per cwt.
The TulIahoma Courier, of the 18th, says:
There seems to be manifested great activi-
ty in the hog market at this place. Engage
ments have been effected, we learn, for small
lots at $3.50 II ATS, but the ruling price is So
Not among buyers.
The indianapolis (Ta) Journal, of the I4th,
says:
In this city hogs, as report says, are quiet
buyers and sellers do not general y get nearer
than half dollar of each other. We may
quote prices at 80 and $50 for good hogs,
our packers refusing to pay more. There
has been slight advance, it will be seen
since last week, the lowest rates being $3.50
sB' The Washington Union, the admin
stration organ, and rejecting the views of
the President, is said to be in favor of the
adoption of Kansas as free State. The
following paragraph from that paper is indi-
cativo of its preference:
1t is hardly necessary to repeat-what we
have often said in the Union-that no friend
Of the Kansas bill and of its great principle
can justify the interference to defe the free
unbiased will of the bona fde inhabitants,
whether that interference comes from the
revolvers and bowie knives of the Missouruns
or the New England aboIitionists. We may
add, also, with entire truth, that no just or
impartial opponent of the principle of non.
intervention or popular sovereignty will re-
gard such interferences MS results or conse.
quences of that principle. Like all other
great principles, that of non-intervention is
subject to be abused; but it would be the
height of injustice to condemn the principle
because in its name abuses such as those
which are said to have been resolted to for
the defeat of the real will of the people in
Kansas have occurred. Sach abuses, in our
judgment, can never be permanent, and in due
time will work out their own corrcction.-
Outside or illcgitimate influences may tempo.
rily control the character of the domestic in.
sttutons of Kansas, but, in the end The great
la,oS of Nature, Of climate of production and
Of seB'interest oiH yfr their permanent char
dcter.