The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-14


A violent war continues to be waged in the
Democratic ranks. We give few particulars
below:
SMASHING LICK FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Prom the EastOn (Pa.) Argus, DemOeratl ~
We must acknowledge our surprise and
regret at the attempts, originating principally
with the office holders Of the general govern
ment, to bring tho namc Of Gen. Pierce be-
fore the Cincinnati National Convention for
denomination. II can have no effect except
to divert the attention of the people and the
| expression of public opinion from seeking for
ut and available candidates, and can result in
nothing. No national convention would be,
IN our opinion, SO insane MS to nominate him,
and no defeat would be so utter and inglori-
Gus as that which his name would bring.
The course and policy of his administration
has almost lost Pennsylvania to the demo-
cracy already, and his nomination would give
it the finishing blow. No man at all conver-
SAINT with the tone of public opinion in our
State would entertain particle of hope, with
him as our standard bearer. A general and
deep seated conviction of his want of nerve,
his want of honesty and his want of ability,
peryades our whole people, and no amount of
effort could etface it. We hear it constantly
and daily expressed BY all classes of people
in this region, and are informed that the same
.outspoken sentiment is heard all over the
State. The blunders which marked the first
year of his administration, instead of being
redeemed, have only been aggravated. The
people have with pain seen the small maneu-
vres of the township politician emanatiug
from the Presidential chair. They have
incurred over the evidence that dignity aud
craftsmanship are ignored in little intrigues
to build up cliques for denomination, and are
compelled to admit that the only prominent
feature Of his administration consists in the
pusiIlanimous dodglng OF every embarrassing
question, and persistent shutting of his eyes
to every pcrplexing duty. The weakness of
his regime has evoked gross violations Of the
law and the constitution from the fanatic
Know Nothing Legislature of Massachusetts,,
and the nulitiers of Missouri, and when the
eyes of all the conservative men of the nation
were eagerly turned to Washington for de-
monstration which should at one effort vindi-
cate and defend the constitution against abo-
litionsm and disunion, the President, calm
and smirking, seemed to be the only man in
the land who had never heard tho startling
intelligence.
Ills official organ, to the editing of which it
is well understood his leisure hours are de-
voted, and for which he alone is responsible,
excluding everything that does not square
with his see-nothing, do-nothing tactics, pub
fishing whole columns for the sake of saying
nothing, and occupying both sides of every
dangerous question with nihble agility that
would earn applause for Ravel, is consis.
tent and fitting exponent Of his policy.
With these things staring us in the face as
the developments of the last few years, freely
spoken of by his former political friends, and
boding disaster to our party, we should be
delinquent in our duty not to 9, eak out,
when we see him laboring for 4 denomination,
and when, as we know, office holding emssa-
ries are at work in Pennsylvania, to secure
her aid in bringing it about Now is the time
to speak out and to speak plainly, if we would
save the party from defeat. We have no IA
vOri.e to press for the nomination, but we
want, and our people want man who shall
be worthy of the time honored standard he
will bear, and about whom the people will
rally with enthusiasm and pride.