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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15
New YORK. June 7

The State Convention of the National, or
"Hard Shell" Democrats, met at the Astor
House yesterday. They nre determined to
maintain their separate organization, and to
spnrn all offers of a fusion with the Admin.
istrntion. faction. A convention is to be held
in Syracuse, in September, to nominate can
didates for State offices. There will probably
be four sets Of candidates, ns there was last
fall on the occasion of the GubernatoriaI
election,
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FOREIGN NEWS.

kIspAx, Tune 4.
The British snd Nortk American ROYAL
Mail steam chip AfFIca, Capt. Harmon, has
arrived at this port from Liverpool. with I'D.
wees to the a6th ult.
The Vienna Conferences are likely 70 be
re-opened, a. Il isstated TINT Count Biol had
nm interview with the French and English
Ministers in that city, and suggested that the
Conference should re.ussemble. The rep.
resentativcs could not give m immediate re-.
ply, but if they consent Counl Buol will
agnin attempt 10 nrrangs the third point
The Berlin papers say that the mediatory
proposals will be TO the effect tina. Russia
and Turkey shall themselves settle the mum.
Der of vessels that each shall keep In the
Black Sea, and that England and France shall
eneh keep two.
The aspect Of the siege Of SebustopoI is
not materially changed. General Pelisser is
immensely popular, and 1t is thought that
he contelnplates attacking the Russians
IN the field, and cutting of Liprandi's for
ces.
Omcr Pasha has offered to take and hold
Simpheropol if the French will support his
advance.
Recent reinforcements make the force Of
the allies 100000 strong. ok
On the 18th u!t., Russian sortie on the
left attack was repulsed, at the point Of
the bayonet, by the British. The loss, how.
ever, on both sides was severe. ..,,s.,s.
The French carried the Russian entrench.
ments near the Quarantine Bastion on the
night of the 22d ult., aud destroyed all the
ontworks. "
The Paris Moniteur publishes dispatch
from General Pelisser, duted the 25th ult.
stating that the French occupy large
space between tile central bastion and the ser
| shore. .dy 4..
Prince Goirtschakoff telegrnphs, under date
Of the 10Th uit., that the Gre Of the allies wal
weak, and that both sides were repairing nns
erecting batteries. %
The Rnssinns had ordered MI The ships o
war at Cronstad,, except eight liners, to b,
sunk. and alI the fortified harbors il
the Gulf Of Finland placed in state o
siege.
The bulk Of the English fleet were nj Nj
gel. ~
A great debate occurred in the Britisl
House of Commons on Mr.. DIsraei's o
want of confidence in the Ministry
and it was defeated by vote of 3ls t.
900.
It is expected that every infantry soldie
in England will be sent to the Crimea.
The Vierna Conference was to be reopen
cd on Monday.
A secret expedition was preparing for III
Ciimea. The siege Of Sevnstopol was m
changed. Peiissier contsmphtes attackin
with the Allies in the field.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

DESERVED REBuKE OF PROscRIPrIox.-
We clip the following from the Washington
Organ: .,
Secrsinry Of the Nary rs Commandant of
The Washington Navy Yard.-It is stated M
a fact that Mr.. Dobbin, Secretary Of the Navy,
has issued an imperial ukase (such US he is
noted for) to Captain Hiram paulding, Com.
mandant of the Washington Navy Yard, re-
curing the discharge of every employee who
may have the independence to vote the
American ticket on Monday next; that the re-
ply OF the C0mmandant IL this order was,
"thnt he was determined to discharge every
man under him who did not vote his opn
sentiments !" Truly, a noble reply from q
gallant and American soul
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

~ According to adgices by tho Africa,
the Emperor OF Russia evidently contrn,-
plates serions work in the Baltic, aid is pre-
parng for vigorous defence. lie had or.
dered oil the Russians ships of war at Cron.
stadt to be sunk, except eight ships Of the
line. This policy 10 sinila 10 tlmt adopted
at Sebasiopol, only on n larger scale. A sea
fight il npPears, " distasteful to the Russians.
All the fortified harbors in the Gulf of Find
land have been placed in stnte o? siege
The allied fleets were rapidly approaching
towards Reycl, Helsingfora, Cfonsiadt, md
the capital. But II Is probable that Cron
stndf, and therefore 81. Petersburg, will as
last year, be found impregnable.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

DEATH FROM THE STING OLA LocUsr -
We are informed by gentleman. whose ve-
racity and relhlbitylwe can vouch for, that n
youth in the adjoining county Of Lawrence
while out fishing one day Inst week, was
stung by Locust from the effects Of which
hrdied almost instantly. lie hud caught
severa! with the intention of using them ny
bait, and pat them in his hat for safe keeping,
when one Of them stung him on the head,
causing the effect above staied.--AlG. Her.
raid.
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WHO SHALL BE NEXT pRIAlDRNTl

:. = :
WHO SHALL BE NEXT PRISIDENTi
4 La, us., ~. -,..s.s., :. .n.wcr. tha
80, ~
New orieans De'ta, OF may zth, iooo' A"e
Delta, ~ Is we'll known, Il one Of the leading
Igurnsls of the soutb. III not Of the whole
re-. ..aA.. l..,.. a., ..,,.d ~
o"' "'u ".S "s'e'''o'o oee"
cmef organof that great party in the united
States which regards the acquisition Of Cuba
"A essential 70 the sofctv and welfare of the
p.r.hi;. n. Nil. ~. .,.o hssn 10 Al, In.
- .e 80 ms 80. -. 80 -
-tents and purposes, through its whole career,
. Democratic journal. and is now edited b.
nm. ~ NJ p,.r,.,. nm,o h,,lsr. tJudy,.
ws,. % ~. NJ.
". "erss tne vnoie o. "'e De'"
article upon the subject Of the next Presl-
dent: 20 Il
H from m. xs~ f,r,s.,. fe,,. Mavo11
.vv,n 49,, =. -. p..,,n.,rs -D..n;to
the rarv .,,smm,.I nn.h forward into
nrom;nent no.;s!on. =. prss;dsntiai c.ndi.
dates men of obscnre h;s,orie. and mediocre
abilities we bel;eve there /. a strong and In.
creas;ng dcs;re and AZ, orrn;ro,ion among the
people Ia sejec, n. tbe;r NJ y, chief moyistrote.
some citizen who will nresent intellectually
and morally M ,eos, tho qualification for
which saul was chosen Kiug of The ancient
Israel;tes-tbat NJ he;no a head and .boul.
jers taller than .rv If Iii, tribe
Tn other word. Tho ,eo,,e yve bsl;evc ore
sick of mediocrity ;ncanoc;tv and inexneri.
ence in their nn,,i;c fnnc,;onor;es Tbev arc
tired of v;carions res;dents who have but
ono vote In tha;r ow ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mora
nunnets Of cabols .scrstnr;os cl;ones and
portv managers Tbev want , man Who viii
be Prcs;depi do f,.,o a.. ,yoiI "a n. ;,,r.N,ybo
will .os.n,ne Tho r.sn,n n ;i;,v ,nd Ii,l IN, y
the Potomoc nil rnl;t.ni go,cor,s t;tcben
cnb;nets congre, consc;en .e.leeners
and those nnmcro,,.1 hi er ,,A,v con, p; canoes
10 emasculote nn,, dertade into n mere anto.
moton the Execdtive Chief If ,bis great 10.
puhlic. They want 4 han who bas wisdom
courage. experience and prudpnee. who will
he independent of his cabinet. agent for
their counsel and advice. who comnraben1s
the whole duties and even detail, of the GOV.
eminent. n man who can command the rs.
spect M sbe politic;an. and tho copt;danoo M
the people.
In and, n man the nson,.-..noo;.,,v A. q
neriod like tbis Of a oeneraI lnii IN noi,;csi
worfare-ore wiling 10 ovsrioot syen Via,
NAV arneor =, them no,;,;ca, arror. tn
vreate,t po,itieal evils we now suffer. are
sLoss 81 q ho5 adm;n;s, .t;onNo,a ,v;,hort
J;"n;,. oors;a,ar"v ond snar,, III. nsn,,is
.re ao.sr 70 SOC a s,rono hanSo ana oieor No
=. .,,aLa,u, If .,o,o '''"N
Wh.re !. .nch a man En- ho f,rrd n ths
.ro,,d n me5;oor;,;esi bo ava, nra.s;ro Co.
wsrd nr this nr;,ei Where /. there y mar
oe tt. d.or;nt;nn sLo,sbsd hv y. in 81 =, ''".
~ ub;,h there ia too mnch resson % hal;f,,s
III LD IL ,s..oI e. a.. .s. p,. w
s W., nuvs '"' ''"''o' VI ''e "e" Are''ue"''"
e'e ah". or 10 ,;.us d;a,.,,,r 3, .,.uo,;,,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

SAG NlcHTs.-Col. Smith, at the close Of
his speech at Benton, on Monday last, dis
claimed belonging to, or having any know,
ledge Of, the Organization called the Sag
NIGHTS, or Say Nothings. We were pleased
to bear the disclaimer, although the Col.
while making It looked u little confused, like
one who mad been caught. We hope the
Sag Nichts are not, as is charged on the
Know Nothings, sworn 10 deny when inter-
rogatsd as to their membership.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

CorrEE~-The Loufsvillc Journal has seen
a private Dispatch from large house in New
Orleans to house in that ci.y, dnted on the
9Th, whi-h quotes a sale OF $50 bags Rio
Coffee for Louisvlleat 9ae The hoIders
were then asking advances ates. ~,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

~ The Louisville Journal thus gives
aihe origin" of "Sag Nichtism:" Sag Nicht-
ism was born in Newport, Ky. 1t made it's
advent into this breathing world on the 9Th
of April. 1855. II was Of German and Irish
parentage. There wasn't drop of American
blood in its veins. though small quantity
has been injected since.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15
New ORLEANS, June 6,

The trial Of Mr.. Kendall, the late Post
master in this city, has been postponrd until
November. The grand Jury have ignored
the indictment against Messrs. ID. p. Blair
and George Whitman, special mail agents,
for opening letters in The Postofice, contrary
to the laws of the United States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

TINS VIRGINIA observation-disclosures are in
from all the counties except Wyoming, which
generally gives about 20,whlg majority. Ao-
cprding 10 the Richmond Enquirer the ma
jvrity TOR Wiss Is 1884, while the Dispatch
makes o,433. The democrats have "a ma
jority 10 the legislature.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

tay- A marriage in high life took place
in Washington on Monday afternoon, 4.h
inst. in 81. Matthews Catholic Church.
Mr.. G. Dc Boillean, Secretary TO the French
Legation, led to the altar Miss Susan, young
est daughter Of Col. Thos. II. Benton. Of
Missouri. A splendid entertainment was
given the bridal party at the residence Of Col.
], e., Fremont s-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

DCF One Of several lrishmen who were
on a spree, lately was called on fora toust.
Raising his glass he responded:
Well here's to the Maine Law, and q
domd name Inv II TO-" ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

VI The salary of the Mayor Of Memphis
has been increased to $4,000 per nnnum.-
The salary of the ofiee will hereafter be a
consideration, and toe candidates will be nu.
merous enough. iii
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

"THE WAY OF THE TRANsGREssoR IS
HARD."-In London Young man was re.
ccntlr sentenced to four months imprison.
ment for forged checks. Before his term Of
confinement is up he will come into posses.
sion of fortune OF 100000, but ~iil, new.
ertheless, be still liable to BE- tried on other
charges.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

sR Recent returns OF the election in
Illinois, on the Liquor Law question, com.
plelely tarh the tables-23 GENITAL and south
ern counties give over ten thousand minority
against prohibition, and the State now stands
$4,000 minority against the election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

81 A notorious free negro, named Free
man, 40 abolition agent, residing at Alton,
Illinois, and engaged In running off slaves
from Missouri, was shot and killed by the
Police u st. Louie on the 2lst nit, while
they were capturing party u negroes which
fe was about carrying oG fk
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15
PHILADELPHIA, June o

y. Bartlett, Of Kentuck J, WAS elected Pres
ident Of the Know Nothing Convention, last
night, on the 9Th ballot. The vois was, . for
e. Bartlett, %, and James w. Barker, Of
New York, 81. g. D. Freeman, Of Penn.
was slected Vice President Of the conven-
ton. M >, 4 = Z 4. n, r. -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

W The wheat harvest has commenced
IN this section with tho prospect ola heavier
yield than has been obtained fos several
years. The oats crop will be short--not
more than half emo from present appear
ances. Isl -.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

THE New FRENCH COMMANDER IN THE
CRIMEA.-General Pelissier, lately appointed
to the command Of the French army in the
Crimea, Is one Of those African chiefs who
have won their way to high military rank by
rather equivocal means. lie acquired nm in.
famous celebrity by the cruel exploit which
he performed in the Dnhr, in ls45, in suffo.
eating 800 men, women ind children of one
of the Arab Tribes in cave. He has been
several times Governor General ad interim of
Algerin. He is from fifty to fifty.four years
Of age, Of harsh, violent and energetic char.
acter, and Ia generally dstested by the army.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

w We have received poetical effusion
entitled "a Grand Race Course" Il is very
we'll put up, but We don't believe we ought
to publish lit is rather lengthy, and several
Of the nngs have been withdrawn since the
article was written, and before we could get
il to press, others perhaps will be 1switched
afr At any rate We will hold Il under I'D.
visement untl next week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

81 Herschel v. Johnson was nominated
for Governor Of Geongia by reclamation, BY
the State Democratic Convention at Mil
ledgoville, on the 5th instant
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

TExAs.-'rhe San Antonio Texan has the
following:
u Is very singular fac. that the San An.
tonic river, during The drouth for the last few
months, has fallen some three or four inches,
a circumstance not known before, we believe.
This river bursts forth from the enrih, some
four miles from this place, u full snixe. river,
and j seldom rises, or falls below its natural
depth. - go 81
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- NM ~ a1poIntnenss made BY &lou.
q Al ssitk, WI 81 fonnd Ia another pIaee
u 'tAlsip apss. <I,ruvtous 10 Me Withdrawal Of
Mss4 Easskwcli snd IAInrd, fist o. joint
appointmsuts wus made BY those gentlemen
and Col. Anderson, and published, beginning
al Morgunton, OIL, the 26th Of MAY, and. 70
end at Charleston on the goth JULY. In this
lisa there Il an interval Of fifteen days, from
the ll:h to The 27ih, sgreed To- for the pur.
pose Ct giving Col. Anderson, who is far
mer, an opportunity to 20 home md attend to
his wheat harvest. The list made out by
Col. Smith, without consulting will, his com
pe''.or though he - invited to be present. oc-
0ope' '"'s '"'e'Va'' we are requested 10
",e "'"' y. p,"v" as oc'. A"ue'so" 'es''es
~ W P'e'en' ~ ."e spee'a' appointments o.
".. sy" =, 49,, W" :. ou' " 40 p.we. W
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49, - -. -
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be very indnstriously engaged ut present in
hunting nm wbo of n. .eu,nlovess helonc n
.,.
"e nne''a" orue'' ""o a'scna'g'hg 'he"'
ana ming their places with Foreigners. The
democratic leaders charge the Know Moth.
;nos with proscribiny forcioners from hold.
ing Office and denounce them for It. The I'D.
ministration proscribes Native-born Ameri.
ems from, hoid;oo of;cs hcc,u.s ,hsv ,,ees,
,h.;. orr o...,'.,,.,' 80. A.. 49,. 80
'"'" Wv" s'u"''. "'''. 'e'''e '"e s"""ee''-
now co"s's'sn' INC drm"cr".'c 'eaoers are
~ "a "1''''''"''O. ue"o"h'es
~. nv" ''s' cee""'' - I" SECRET
U'.e'' o"' e'"p~. ."''.'y VI A"e''e'''iS--
"o 'a"'s a'"''"''''a'o" mas e'nis'ai'es a''
W. "o sYu. e'."o''u"s 80 .o''e''e'
t""u' W ', 'o.'' ""a '''''e ""'''n."e''
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s ,',.'' 50, ''f'1'' "rr'o''s ''s"'y
s''''S"' "'".".!. --------------
- i"s worm ueorg'a iimes IN noticing
'"e announcements OF Candidate Tor Con'
g'ess' lemarSx
:. =. talent Ior making public, DIE harnnsues
= REORGANIZATION a. -, t T"5',"a !,
might 10 considered rather a disqualification.
when we take into account the time ana public
money spent IN Congress, making Bnneombe
sooSeo' We "eeu m"re hteilSeu hnu
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

or The Cumberland PresbyterIans have
jast erected neat bisk Church building Al
Benton. Polk comfy. -.
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sr,Bs sSaNIIN ina pRIvILrCE..

q -
"HBSHANl9N NC PRIVILEGE"
~ W. sSeei z The letter of Hon. s. A.
SnllS I. "a ~ls.st ce 70 apsslcle Ia the last
bosk SsiNz y pv columus. We mmst sny,
hovesss, .hit lbf HE sake we regret TINT the
fscs Of ne casz wefs not precisely us, we
beloved thew 10 be and stated them. Col.
Smith says lint the. documents alluded to
we're .fraHkea and directed in nv Office al
hofas.~ " We have no reason TO doubt
what he says On the subject, but we cannot
scncsivs how that hulps the matter any-on
de contsify, In oar opinion, Il makes Il much
worse for our preventative. He NAV think
differently, however. W. were lad into a..
ror as to whefc Che document came from by
noticing that the frank was not IN what we
thought was Col Smiths handwriting, and
never dreaming for mon,cn, that he would
be engaged 10 sending out eIectioneerinr
documents from that pleasant retirement To
which he had recently gone, and from which
we are satisfied nothing but the imminent
Danger ~ which the country Is placed could
nave drawn him. And 1t was quite natural,
showing as we did that the administration
mad interfered in the elections in Virginia, to
presume that it was doing the snme thing in
Tennessee. If we were wrong why of course
we stand corrected. We certainly would not
misrepresent in any thing, and we shall
always be ready to do justice where wrong
has been inflicted through misapprehenson
OF ours. Col. Smith says he has right to
use inc ranking privilege to circulate any
matter OF interest to his constituents. That
- So anu no one Will dispute It. But here
'ne question nrlses, IL the document nllud
ed 10, thanked from my Office at home"
one III which the gentleman's cor stituents
are really interested-or rather, Is It such n
paper, from the free circulation of which ,rv
public good can nrisel We think NOT On tho
contrary,we think its inauencc, ,,.,,o.n.,...
must be for evil n. n. ,,,or,;os !. =. 80
d;ce The n,h,;o ,,;.a =. ~ :. P''lu'
ar.r;.,r '''' "e"'"S' 'he
49,. ""u s"s'"'n ana sue
- roy ""'cn courts ana fatters
s 'o'''s' "oD'.'''en' 'or unpatrlotIc md sci.
US" purposes requires nicer perception
o. ngh' ana wrong to discriminate between
""a' VIII renl'y do good and what harm to
ones constituents, than most heated pnrti
Fans possess. Col. Smith may think he il
doing "the State some service" in ranking
such documents even "from my Office nj
home" There are great MANY peonle
however, who will think differently ue sovs
he bought the docnmen,s viii he o,,
new Mt Wusbno,on In ,o,..d - IN ~
c,n s,v - ,h,, ~. y" ,.o w
all, vas WI! ".'el'
,a,. e 20 '''' wi 'e''
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Ea;,o. p,,,-n o., c;u. go:
tbs po., ~ v...n,5.. ~ :, ',r,' -. u
pr;v;,o,s ~ :, n,I,;.h
sent "a a d,c,m.nt nd, * 49,,
Smith. M q en,i,,ea .Eoot. T.. A. -"
of the South. ,"ac. Amer chor.;na ~ a..
tribn,ion of tho doormon, % a.. As..;..:....
tion Mt Wa.b;,,.o, vor .dd ..h..
| - ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

lYThe Montgomery Insurance. Company
has declared dividend Of 20 per cent, be-
side making large addition to its contingent
fund. ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

DEcLME m BEsADsruprs AND BEsr.--
The Baltimore Sun Of the 9Th says, The re-
cent bountifuI rains. and The prospec,s OF
Abundant crops, every where, are beginning
to tell upon prices. AtNew York IN wsdnes.
day, there was quite = panic In the -four mar
ket Medium grndes sold at decline Of
fully two shiIiings per barrel. whess was
dali and decidedly lower. Corn declined a
cents per bnshel, settling a, os o. 90,
and oats were two cents lower and Quite
heavy. A New York letter of "Wednesday
evening says: ker 8. ~ y tI
"Flour that was bought yesterday on spcc.
ulation, was rc-sold today ut loss Of fully
three shiIlings per barrel, and the average de-
cline on medium grades IL % cents per barrel,
and the average decline on medium grades IL
% cents per barrel. The receipts both here
and at Buffalo begin 10 have telling effect
upon prices, and with over $4,000 barrels
atioat and unsoId, II is not NJ all surprising
that receivers begin to manifest some uneusi-
ness. 80
yesterday there were no sellers for July
delivery at 80 25, whites today sales were
made ut 80 1871, and more offered ct the
same igures without finding purchasers. The
receipts of -four today by the river and Erie
Railroad were nearly 1900 barrels, and il 10
anticipated that about ms much will be receiv.
ed to morrow. We have now ten days sup.
ply on hand, and shonld the receipts show
no falling off during The present week, it
would not be at all surprising TO see, in a
few days, decline of one dollar per bar
REL"
Yesterday, as We learn by telegraph, flour
further declined at New York It l2i. cents
per Dbl. Reef cattle also declined 50 cents
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-06-15

WASHINGTON, June 8.
French, the commissioner of public build.
ings, has been dismissed. Cause, Know
Nothingism.
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~ Tie Ka6w No,hlnss have three OF
Is Miemksm recently elected 70 Congress
ron ylrginia-CasIyIe, Extra Billy Smith
sud Gen. Dayiy, ~.
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: ~ Hon. H. NJ. Shaw, DEM, has been
nominated for re.electioR 10 Congress In the
first district Of North Cnrolinn. :.
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70 twill be seen by the following card
that Dr.. James Bsckner has Withdrawn from
the contest for Jeipt Representative:
Editor Of ne Poa:--You will please say
to the people Of the counties Of Polk. McMinn
and Meiga that am NO longer candidate
for Joint Representative. y cannot canvass
the District With just roe to myself and private
JAMES BUoKNER.
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The Boston Post pseaiess The re-eIsrtion
Of Gen. Pierce IN 1850.
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~ Bacon is selling here at 10 cents per
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At the South the party is likely to endure
longer, inasnueh as i connects it with a great
local Interest," The discouragemcnts which, Il
puts in the way of emigration, BY the political
acknowledgements Of those VINO seek refuge on
our shores, treating them always as alcns
and strangers, strikes directly at the grolc,h
and po'cer Of a dreadful political rival, every
day becoming more unmanageable. As poiti.
cal engine u will be employed for a ve!y diff.
ierent purpose at the South from that which
it serves here. Here its objects and victims
are n prescribed class among ourselves; there
it will be used as a means of Keeping an ca.
ternal adversary m check.