The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

number Of the Nashville papers, AMI we are
without a full statement of the proceedings.
We find synopsis Of the business in the
Chattanooga Advertiser which we transfer
to our columns below:
The Convention organized by appointing
! Hon. Samuel Anderson, of Rutherford, Presi.
dent; Col A. Burgner, of Cannon, and Maj +.
| A. farham of Hamilton, Vice Presidents,
and three Secretaries. The proceedings OF
the convention were characterized by the lib
erty OF free and open expression OF sentiment,
and in using this liberty no want OF harmony
and peace was known. Several able speeches
were made during the days Of the convention
by gentlemen from this and other States
| The great temperance advocate, Phillip S.
| White, was present and addressed the con-
ventiOn. We have as yet failed to secure the
address made by him The convention held
during two days and adjourned without ar
irving at any thing very definite.
The three following resolutions embrace
the subject OF their proceeding. FIRST, that
the friends of Temperance should, by all law
full means, endeavor to secure the enactment
of law preventing the sale of all intoxi-
eating liquors as beverage, in this State.
Second, That it was inexpedient to nomi-
nate candidate for Governor
Third, That q committee be appointed to
interrogate the candidates for Governor in
regard to their position on the question of
prohibition.
As seen from this, the real issue Of the tenn
perance cause is left to the candidates who
shall be aspirants for the Guhernatorial chair
and we apprebend that anything we may get
from them by way OF correspondence, will be
like all political paper, not rery pointed and
such as shall require something besides Noah
Webster to give the true translation.
PERsoNAL.-We find the following in the
last number of the "Southern Wing Stand
ard" paper that has just ceased to exist at
Trenton, Tenn:
ave would like to PROFOUND aqnestion
or two to the editor of the Athens Post
Are You Il northern man!
How long have you resided in Tennessee?
Are you wing, and how long have you
been n whig?
Do you intend TO be always wing!
Yea or nay, Mr.. lvins!"
little further along in the same number
of the same paper, we find the following
characteristic paragraph:
"a bottle of brandy which n friend sent
us from Memphis packed away in hnx of
other articles belonging to us, reached us n
few days since; but when we come TO en-
anime the bottle we found TO our horror and
establishment that the brandy had all erapo.
raied!"
The catastrophe of the last paragraph nc
counts for The il-manners and bad taste dis.
played in the first. 1t is right we should state
tina. the above are the expiring efforts of the
STANDARD" which died, in great agony, on
the 22d ultimo-of evaporation, perhaps
also, that the editor is now candidate for
FlOater from the counties Of Henry, Carroll,
Madison and Gibson. BY the way, our friend
of the "Standard," that was but is not, has
a proclivity for floating, as the last and only
time we ever heard Of him before he was
floating down the Tennessee river from
Knoxville in dug-out; and us light bodies
generally float well, it would not surprise us
if he succeeded in floating into the Legisla-
ture. In regard to the interrogatories-to
"answer fool according to his foly:" We
were born in the Jerseys, close to the battle
ground at Trcnton-about forty-three years
of age, five feet six inches high, weigh one
hundred and thirty bs hair used to be dark
as the ravens wing, streaked with grey now,
the result Of hard labor 1--WE like to have
wrote it hard lying) for the wing party; whis-
kers variegated, and an eye that can look
right through milestone if the hole in it is
large enough. Resided in Tennessee about
fifteen years, been married twelve 22d Feb
ruory, wife and five children living, two of
EN- twins, youngest child three years old,
chip off the old block, and knows the i'm
propriety of asking impertinent questions
Used to be considered "some punkins,"-
"some punkins" yet perhaps, more or less, ms
any one can get 10 find out by trcading on
the tail of our coat.
Have been whg with about the usual
amount Of variations, gyrations and crcum-
gyrations, ever since we can recollect-before
the wing party in this State was born (of n
miscarriage of Jacksonism,)-at least from
the time when Henry Clay was burnt in ef-
fgy, down TO the close of the last Presiden-
tal election. Been a little shdky since, hav-
ing become thoroughly convinced of the
shameless hypocrisy and utter want of hor-
esty of a portion of those who set them
selves up for leaders of the party, and who
have neither the capacity TO lead nor the good
sense to follow.
Expect to remain wing, unless the party
insists upon keeping on in The direction it
has been travelling for the last two years
the wayMr. Wards ducks are said to have gone.
If it does, we shall be compelled to cut its
acquaintance, as our hopes and aspirations
lie in quite different direction. Making
merit of necessity, we expect to support Mr..
Gentry, our candidate for Governor, unless
he goes about the State trying to JUS
tify his position in the last Presidential can
vass. If he does that, we'll see him damned
first, POLITICALLY, Of course) and the par.
ty, whatever may be left of it, along with
him before we will do any such thing.
We hope our FLOATING" friend and all
others who feel any interest in this matter,
will be satisfied with our responses, "yea
and nay" II not, we will try to be more
explicit next time.