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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21
1887
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The election of Crosby, the American can
didatc for Land Office Commissioner, is con-
coded by the opposition. He beats Fields.
Thus it appears that the Americans have
carried the Lieut. Governor, Commissioner Of
the Land Office, and one member OF Con-
gress; while the Antics have elected their
Governor and one Congressman. The Legs
lature is yet in doubt The Senate is proba-
bly, Democratic, from the large number OF
Senators who hold over. The House may
or may not counterbaance the Senate. On
the whole, Texas has done nobly, especially
as the Order in that State is hardly twelve
months old.
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,4y A company has been formed in Eng
land for the manufacture of paper from the
stem of the plautain, and is about going into
operation. II will furnish, there is no doubt,
good paper for printing npon, and very
superior kind as wrapping paper.
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WASHINGTON, Sept I3.-General SCOTS
back pay MS Lieut. General has been disalow-
ed by the War Department.
OF course. 1t was simple to expect that
the Department would come to any other de-
termination during the reign of the "gallant
Brigadier."
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ATHENS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 81, 1853.

MARKETs.-Wheat is selling at 5 90 per
bushel. Good Bacon, III cents hog round
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JNO. MINOR BOTTS

Jno NJ. Bolts, of Virginia, has recently
published letter upon the subject of abOl-
ishing secrecy and the religious test in the
American party, aud advocating a radical
change an our naturalization laws. In refer
ence 10 them he saws:
Now, if am right in this conjecture. might
we not safely drop this whole question OF re-
ligion and by an absolute repeal of the ma tural-
izdtioH lac, we would exclude all foreigners
( rom office and by this means we shonld ne
cessarily exclude all foreign Romanists, and
thus accomplish all that is desirable, without
touching or raising the question of religion,
which is so liable to be abused, misunderstood,
and misrepresented
While would suffer no more TO acquire the
right of citizenship, | would aLrdge the
time within which they should acquire civil
and religious privileges, which might be the
moment they made declaration in due form
of their intention to become permanent resi-
dents of the United States; but lcould rih-
hold from Mem all political rights forever; and
then, in the course of one generation, we
should reach that desirable and happy period
when we should have none bat native porn
American citizens to participate in controlling
the destinies of this great country; for what
was our pollcy IN Ii9i, Wneh we numbered
Only three millions, is not our policy now,
that we have reached twenty five or thirty
millions; what was our policy when the for
eign opulaton came among lis by tens or by
dozens, is not our policy now that they come
in by the hundred thousands or half million a
year; what was cur policy when emigration
was confined chiefly to the enterprsing, skill
full and respectable merchant, citizen or agri-
culturist. is not our Dolicy now that all Eu
rope is belchng forth the contents of their
aims and prison houses upon our shores; and
to get rid of the many that are unworthy, we
must of necessity exclude the comparatively
few that are virtuous, honest and intelligent.
Let us adopt this course, and 1t seems to me
we shall have disarmed prejudice have estab
lished the nvincibility of our organization;
and have accomplished all that is necessary
to purify and perpetuate our institutions
against foreign influence and the power of the
Pope.
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SI,OO0,OOO
$4,000
100000
100000
S2,500,OOO

We give the aggregate in round numbers
the exact figures you will find in the Secre-
tary's report.
The Report of the Superintendent of
Transportation herewith presented is worthy
your due consideration. The whole amount
received from the Transportation Department
for the seven months ending Both June, is
S8l $50 80; the expenses chargable to same
amounts TO S33,4S6 4S--leaving MS nett
profits S4S,l03 81, for the seven months
You will notice II very large increase in the
receipts from passengers, while in freghts
the monthly average, rs compared with last
year, has been barely sustained. The cause
expenses, are fully and satisfactorily set forth
in his report. -
Intimately connected with the Transporta-
ton Department is the steamboat interest of
the Company, not heretofore noticed in our
reports. Competition rendered it necessary
to your interest that the officers should con
troll some stcam.pow on the Tennessee
River and some of its tributaries, consequent
ly three small Steamers were purchased, at a
cost of $26,600. AS the necessity for the
use of these boats gradually gave way before
the progress Of the work North of the River,
two Of them were sold Mt profit to the
Company of about $4,000. Their aggregate
nett earnings, together with the amount re-
ceived for the two boats sold, have reimburs-
ed the Company within 1894 II of the en-
tire amount paid ont. This has been done,
too, without deViating one copper in single
instance from the regular tariff Of freights on
the Road. The result, then, is that the
Company have the substantial steamer Ten
nessce Mt cost of 1894 II. The merchants
and traders of East Tennessee have been ac-
commodated, their business and travel lacili-
tatcd, and the road has received her full rate
of freight.
Owing to the embarrassed condition Of the
finances OF the country generally, and the
great scarcity and high price of every de-
scription of provisions for both man and
stock during the past year, your President,
after consultation with the contractor, deem
ed II most prudent and best to postpone for n
while the commencement Of the grading and
other work on tho Cleveland and Chattanoo.
ga Road. Mr.. Jno. ID. Gray, the experienced
contractor will be here before the 10Th of
the present month, with the view Of placing
a force on the work, and there is no doubt
the Road can be placed in running order by
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tSs- Geo. w. Julian, the Abolition candi-
date for the Vice Presidency in l848, in
late letter to the National Era, says:
at (Know Nothingism) must be watched,
for it has, murdered The dnti-slarery cause i'll
Indiana"
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as The journal Of the Academy Of Medt
cine at Turin states, among other things that
tall men live longer than those Of small sta
ture. or course they do, and lie longer IN
haI
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Superintendent Transportation
LOUISVILLE, Sent. IL

The committee appointed to raise means
for The relief of the Norfolk sufferers, have
collected for that purpose $4,000.
Flour 1918. Wheat 81. Sugar, strictly
fair and prime, st Stc. Bacon, shoulders
very firm at 1Otc.
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s5s- Small thanks TO you" said pl0iln,'!in
to one OF his witnesses, "for what you sald ~
this cause "Ah. SIR" replied the Gomez,
entious witness. "but just think what did "
saw"
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Carrying out THE Principle Of The Party.
E. D. Farnesworth has been removed from
the Office of local inspector of steamboat
huls at Nashville. The office is worth about
$500 per year. Cause of removal, voting
the American tickle. at the last election
There are some things too little ever TO talk
about. The present administration at Wash.
ington is one of them. And yet the land is
filled with hatchet-hcaded writer's who do
nothing but laud it. They are still smaller
than the administration, as impossible as such
littlcncss may seem.
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l7g- The lawyers and doctors at Knoxville
have been favored with pleasure ride over
eight miles of the East Tennessee and Vir-
giniO Railroads. thrilling account of which
is given by writer in the last standard
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.y- 1t is said of President Pierce, as an
evidence of his Free Soil instincts, that in
making tho appointment to $4,000 office,
he discovered the only Free Soil lawyer in
Washington in less than twenty-four hours,
and it is now said that he will promote the
same individual to the bench of the District.
in the place of Judge Cranch, deceased. The
aboliionists have long sought to gain foot
ing in the Dstrict-with the Judiciary in their
hands, they will 60 far to realize their wishes.
HERE'S A NUT FOR SoMEBoDY.-We do
not know where the following come from,
but il is in point:
az certain man bit his toe against pebble
and fell headTong to the ground. lie was
vexed, and under the influence of anger and
self suiliciency, he kicked old mother earth
right saucily. With mperturbabe gravity,
he looked to sec tho earth itself dissolve,
and come TO naught Bat the earth remain.
ed, and only his poor foot was injured in the
rencountcr. This is the way Of man. An
article in n newspaper touches him in weak
spot and .straightway he sends to stop his
paper. With great sef.compl aeeney he looks
on TO see the crash, when tho object Of his
spleen shall cease to be. Poor fool, he has
only hit his own Toe against world that
does not perceptibly feel the shock, and in.
jures to extent no one but himself"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21

tB-A Kentucky paper apologies for the
scarcity Of editorial matter, on the plea
that the editor had got married and was
so ashamed that he crawled in the Mammoth
Cayel
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RIVER NEws.-Tho Nashville Wing of
the 18th says:
The Cumberland was swelling bsiskly yes
tcrdoy, the rise up to 3P. NJ. being sufficient
to make 4 feet on the shoSls.
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.B-The editor Of Missouri paper, in an
article headed sour Paper" eongratuia,es
himself that the d---d thing baslycd tot'
end ofsix months.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21

Tn'E FlGHT AT SEBAsToPoL.- captain
of an American vessel now freghting for tho
French Government, writes home from
BaakIava, July 22d, that the Allies have
about 100000 soldiers in the Crimea. lilo
says:
"The two armies have advanced the trench;
es to within 90 yards of each other, and make
dreadful havoc. could see the Russians
throw shells from the Redan and Malnkoif
towers directly into the English and French
trenches, and it is II melancholy sight to SEQ
the poor fellows taken out of them, knocked
to pieces.
81 was talking with an officer who has been
in the Crimea throughout the campaign, and
he was of opinion that it would not be taken
this year lie said that the Russian fortifi-
cations were the best engineering he ever
knew. From an elevated position, where you
can see the whole camp, it is most magnif-
cent sight. ] Had good view of Sebastopol,
and all the war ships in the harbor."
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From IIOsHiiiieS 6e,,ceen The Nan.
ding0es and the British Dates from the
Coast Of Africa to August 18th have beei
received at Boston. Advicrs from Bathurst
state that trouble had broken out between
the British and Mandingo tribe. party Of
government officials were fired upon by tho
latter, in consequence of which the Governor
of Sierra Leone organized a force and pro-
cecded against them, but he WAS ambushed
on the way by the Mandingoes and fred into.'
The Governor was wounded, and two officers
were killed and two wounded. Forty of tho
native troops were killed and as many wound
ed. llostities still continued, and the assis-
tance of the French artillery from Gorce hav-
ing been obtained, an expedition was to pro-
coed from Bathurst to chastise the enemy.
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AFTER lT ALREADY.-Aaron V. Brown,
who once had prominence but seems to be
fast dwinding into the mere scurrilous part-
san, uses the following language in his last
epistle to the Romans:
"When yOu have first crushed this strange
monster, than you can pass any la,cS about
naturalization which they NAV deem Just and
proper. | repeat, kill this Know Nothing
monster first, and afterwards pass Gny.propcr
and constitutional laWs about foreigners"
That's the game-that's the way the fin
gers point. "The principles the American
party contend for are good-the evils against
which they war are becoming too prominent
to be much longer dsregardcd; but the Amer
lean party must be crushed lest they get into
power and wiring the Offices and spoils from
our hands. That done, we can then take up
this good thing and correct the evil our
selves" 1t will not be two years before the
party now calling itself democratic, will ap-
propriate that thunder and swear that it al
ways belonged to them. In view of such n
contingency, writer in the Nashville Wing
suggests TO the American party to lay up their
treasures where moths do not corrupt, nor
thieves break through and steal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21

CAusTIc.-A Virginia paper, noticing that
Gov. johnson had been called for at Rich
mond and WAS not TO be found, says "he is
absent at the only time he has been needed
,incn his nlnciinnr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21

g%- Nebraska Territory already contains
taxable property TO the amount Of S6l9,Sl6,
according TO the returns Of the assessors.
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s5y- Our "country cousins" have for sew
cral years past, been in the habit of send
ing us in mammoth specimens of the veget-
able kingdom. This season we concluded to
sec what could be done on our own planta-
ton in that line, and have succeeded pretty
well under the direction and management of
our shelter half.' For example, there is n
cucumber that measures 49, inches in length
and IL inches in circumference, to begin
with. If any of our friends of the "rural
districts" can beat that, they will please
parade the documents, and we'll try them on
something else.
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Terms:-s9 year, payable in advance, or 90 at
the expiration Of the year.
~ No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, except at the option of the Publisher.
For announcing tile names Of candidates for ONCE TO-
Cash.
Obituary Notices over IL lines charged at the regular
advertising rates. 80.
All communications intended to promote the prlvate
nds interests Of Corporations, Societies. Schools OF
individuals, will be charged as advertisements.
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CoEN-Thc Chattanooga papers represent
old corn as selling at 60 cents per bushei at
itT'GCA
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TEXAS ELECTION,

We are indebted to the Nashville Wing
of the 18th, for the following intelligence in
regard TO the recent election in Texas;
Dy the arrival of the Galveston packet at
New Orleans, We have Texas papers OF the
LIST inst The election retuns we find in them
are unexpectedly favorable to the American
party. Although the Democrats have re-
elected Governor Pease, his majority is re-
duced in hitherto impregnable Texas 10 prob
ably less than 1900. In IL counties he
leads Dickson 3,423, with 90 stong Amerl-
can counties to hear from. In the same
counties, DR.. lowers, The American candidate
for Lieut.. Governor, has Isl majority, and
his election is regarded as liked fact.
The Eastern District has elected Evans,
American, to Congress by a round majority.
The returns sum up as follows:
Evans, 1887
Ward, 6,37l
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21

GEoRGIA.-The election comes off in Gcor-
gia on Monday, the LIST day of October. The
Sag Ncht journals claim Johnson's election
by large majority. The American party
seem less confident.
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THE PROTESTANT CLERGY AND THE
ROMISH PRIESTS.

The Locofocos have become wonderfully
with Roman Catholics. Ana IKE
all new converts, (says the Richmond "ns)
not content with auding their new associates
they abuse with feryor those whom they have
deserted. From the beginning OF Inc cpl
drmic at Norfolk and Portsmouth, disPosi-
ton has existed to dsparage and calumniate
the protestant clergy of those cities. 1t was
announced in flaming characters that most oil
them had deserted their focks; while the
Catholic priest stood his ground manfulIy.-
This perversion Of facts has again and again
been corrected. The absence OF the three
Professionals has been fully explained and VIM
dcated; one was in Europe month before
the fever appeared-another had been called
to new field o. duties-and the third was
absent on account of his own delicate health
and that of his family. But While these were
thus unavoidably absent, all the rest, DibreIl'
and Armstrong, and Wills, and sundry Others
were at their post, courageously Drawing dis
ease and death, and some of them have sealed
their devotion with their lives. This, how
ever, makes no difference. The original false
hood is adhered TO with as much pertlnacity
as ever, and we meet it sticking out in in
situations in nearly every Locofoco paper We
open.
We have no wish to impair the credit that
may be due to the Catholic priest, who die
his duty; but nay we enquire Of some Of these
Catholic organs, was not Catholic aid sent tt
Norfolk ffom Washington or Baltimore-anC
when ;t reached there, finding that nearly al
the Catholics had fled, and therefore was no
needed by Catholics, was it not dismissed anC
not permitted to relieve others, because the,
were not Catholics! Does this denote spiri
of christianity worthy TO be Wanted!
We hear that n Roman Catholic prizes
preached a sermon in this city during the pas
week, in which he ascribed the visitation o
the yellow fever to the monstrous sin o
Know Nothingism! OF the christian charity
which could prompt such speech at such
time, we say nothing. But will this piou
and devout priest vonchsafe to inform us VIII,
it is that holy Catholic communities in Ital,
are at this time scourged by cholera! Their,
is no Kno'o Nottingism there, nor Protest
antism either! And why was the priest il
Norfolk himself visited with the pestilencc
Was he tainted with Know Nothingism?
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l4y" DR.. Andrews, of the Georgia Citizen,
was recently assaulted in the streets OF Ma
col, land severely beaten by some of his po-
litica opponents. The Doctor complains
that he was Snarmed and unprepared for such
an attack. We don't approve of such at
tacks upon tho @liborty of the press" but it
seems to us that an editor who displays so
much of the "wakc robin" in his articles,
ought to go prepared for all emergencies
A six.shootcr in the hands of cool man
would have speedily neutralizcd the superb
ority of brute force which the assaulted par.
ty alleges was brought to bear against his
person. There are two ways in such cases--
to avoid being offensive, or to be prepared for
the alternative,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21

THE PORE TO BE BURNT IN ErFIGY.-A
letter from Madrid, Spain, to the London
Times, says:
"a public demonstration was getting up
against the Pope His Holiness was to be
burnt in cfligy."
The Pope to be burnt in efigy in SPAIN
Catholic Spain! What world we live in!
The Democracy throughout the country
should get up general Indignation meeting
and Sag Nicbt journals go into mourning
The Richmond Wing says Of this Know
Nothing outrage:
Well! His Holiness in passing through
the ordeal of fire, will only he enduring in
eiligy what his predecessors have inflicted in
sad reality upon many devout christian
and honest man. This is II world Of reiribu.
tons, and possibly the fanced conAagration
may be but a forcshadowing of the real
flames in store for him. II he be as much
addicted to gluitony and the indulgence of
the senses as most of the infaliblrs who
have preceded him, he will burn as brightly
rs another!
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THE Two GREAT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF
GEN. PIERoE.-The Charlottesville Jellerso-
nan, emulous of the fame acquired by Gov.
Steele, of New Hampshire, in recounting the
magnificent munifcence of Pierce in bcstow-
ing an entire cent upon crying boy, narrates
the following remarkable incident:
Young America.-Whilc President Pierce
was standing near the hotel at which he had
taken rooms, a little chap, of n few summers,
finding his hat band unbuckled, went mp to
the President and accosted him, Fix my hat
band, SIR 'What is your manner said the
President. 'DeBrce - 'Do you know
me? Yes; you are the PRESIDENT sad
Young America, fix my hat band The
President fixed his hat band, and then Young
America went to his play, coniented and hnr-
py that he, too, was the Presidents peer
AS the donation of the cent secured one
Presidential term, the shat band" it is con-
jectured, will ensure another. The two to.
gether must prove invncibe.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION.
OFFICE Z. Tenn. e. GA r. X. Co.,
Athens, Tenn, lst Sept, 1855. {
MAJ. C. Wallace, President KnorciIe:
SIR The gross earnings of your Road
for the seven months ending the 30th day of
June last, were
For Freights, $4l,23S 90
" Passengers, 36,763 80
" Mail, 1857 50-Sl $50 80
Expenses ch'I to Trans
portation, S20,446 81
Cid to Maintenance
of Way, 1000 l7-33,4S6 as
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Also, some so Box Cars, some of which
arc in bad and some in fair condition, but all
rejected by the connecting Road.
Having contracted with the Post Office
Department for double daily service, our ro-
ceipts from that source hereafter will be
$l6,75O per annum, instead of $6,l50 here
tofore received.
The Road is in fine condition the entire
length (except some roughness on some por-
tons of the new part,) and reflects much
credit on the indeiatigable supervisor, Mr.
John Hail.
The Master Mechanic, Mr. +. I. Palmer, MS
well as all the agents and operatives of the
Road attached to this department, have been
Jealous, vigilant and faithful in the perform
ance of their various duties.
Respectfully, yours,
II. e. JACKSON,
Superintendent TRANSFORMATION