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The Democracy Awake

The prompt manner in which the Democ-
racy of Olympia precinct responded to the
call for meeting on last Saturday even
ing, and re-asscmbled at the adjourned
meeting of last Wednesday evening for
the purpose of organizing a " Hickory
Clrp." gives evidence that whilst the OPP
position are busily engaged in completing
their secret organization, the democracy
hercabouts slumbereth not, neither doth
it sleep" but are actively and opealy pre-
pairing to meet the whig party and its al
lies at the coming election.
The worthy Sachem and subordinate
chiefs of the Olympia Sanhcdram, have is
sued their circular to the faithful in the
several counties in the territory, informing
them Of the tine and place for holding the
whig territorial convcntion-accompa
by cdicts directing and requiring obedience
in the observance of that demanded at miG-
night headquarters Let the democracy
througout the territory be on the alert
call the roll in the several counties-organ-
ize to man, and present an uhbrokcn
front, for the coming contest will be with
an ambuscaded enemy.
Both meetings of the club were well at
tended, and characterized by the utmost
good feeling, enthusiast and firm resolve
to stand together fight the good fight, and
keep the faith pure and upsullied from the
contamination Of whigScry, darkness OF
political death. Some thirty names were
enrolled on tie secretGry's book on Wed
nesday evcning-subscribed to the bylaws
and regulations of the club, and no doubt
every democrat within the precinct will be-
come member
The club has no secrets to conccnl-all
the members Of the party, resident or So
journcrs, are cordially welcomed at its
meetings nor are the members of other
parties excluded by bolted doors with
guarding scntinelS. The object of the or.
ganization is to secure an interchange Of
sentiment as to the best mode Of producing
and securing harmony and unity of action
in the party, in Thurston and other coun.
ties that may form like associations.
The club has not been formed for the
forwarding of the pretensions of indiriduaI
preferment for Office, but for the purpose Of
maintaining the integrity of democratic
prineipics-the triumph of measures-not
men.
The club meets every "Wednesday even
ing in the rooms above Mr.. Wm. Rut
ledge's store. Will other counties follow
the example Of Thurston? and will tn,
several precincts in this county perfect Ike
organizations, to the end that concert o.
action may the better be obtained through
out the county and territory?
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Day- The fiscal year of Pennsylvania end

N@U IHV HSVUI year OF VHHsyIVHHIu thU-
ed on the 30th ult. The treasurer's state
ment shows that the resources of the Treas
ury during the year are Sc, 7O6,944, leav-
ing an available balance on hand on the
3Oth ult., of 81, ,24O, ,92s, against $794,7l7
at the close of the fiscal year 1858 being
an increase Of $5l6,5ll. The exhibit is
regarded as very satisfactory.
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Here las the ordinary military establish
ment of Russia, are about T50, 900 men.
But the Gar has the power, which he has
twice exercised since the war commenced,
of making lcvies upon the mass of the pop
ulation. Each Of the last levics added
100000 men 10 this army, swelling its
number to over 1000, 900 men, of whom
one half are actually available in warfare.
With little difficulty Russia could quickly
present million Of men at arms TO all op-
posers. Not SO well disciplined, perhaps,
as the well-drilled soldiers Of England,
France, Prussia, and Austria, but able and
willing to fight, under arms, as their COM
rades have fought, and are fighting, in the
Crimea.
God grant that the old Gar may effec-
tually cure the Irish portion of the Eng
lish army Of all loyal attachments, and
make evident, by these forces, the impro-
priety of fighting valiantly for natural
enemy
AS it is not at oil unlikely that both
Austria and Prussia will be drawn into
the Eastern troubles by the diplomacy Of
the warning nations, we will draw again
upon the statistics Of the Times for infor-
nation. 1t seems that Austria has array
ed the whole of her war strength. In
peace, her army is 37s, ,552 in force. In
war, (besides the Landwehr, or militia,
which is fully adequate for internal de-
fence) }, it is nearly double, as the following
estimate shows.
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Military strength of Europe.

BY a carefully prepared article in the
New York TINES of Saturday last, we learn
the following particulars of the military
strength of Europe. To properly guess at
tue probable results of the war, we should
know the relative resources Of those en-
gagged in it, or likely to become parties to
it. England comes first in interest. Her
military establishment in times of peace
numbers, of infantry, cavalry and artillery
(the regular soldiers of the Kingdom in
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w The Democratic territorial conven-
ton for the selection of candidate for del
egate to Congress for Oregon, will meet at
Salem on Wednesday the llth day of April
next.
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war she had of

A large portion Of this force, it is true,
is quartered in Africa, and dispersed over
France, but since affairs assumed war
like aspect, Napoleon has gradually added
100000 men to, 1t is expected that he
intends asking his Senate to sanction the
levy of 200, 900 more, without delay. This
would raise his military strength, actually
available in the field, to about 350,000
men at arms. And there is this advantage
to him, that two-thirds Of the conscripts
are not merely the raw material out Of
which soldiers may be made. The eideraat
National Guards Of France amounted to
2,630,800 men, oil in good discipline, and
familiar with the exercises and weapons Of
warfare. TIE bulk of tie additional soldiers
iooald be draiOn from this source. Thus it
would be very easy, if he pleased, for the
Emperor to augment his actual fighting
men. ready to march, from 350,ooo to
100000. -
England with her money, and France
with her mon, may together fling large
force at the Crimea for months to come,
but when we look at the military establish
ment Of the Gar ia peaos, and compare it
with those of England and France COM
bined in loay, we will instantly recognize
the superior resources Of the Emperor after
Peter the Greats own heart. According
to the writer in the Times, the peace
strength Of Nicholas, is as follows:
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DG- Bayard Taylor, the great traveller,
says that he prefers Mexico for the beauty
of its scenery, Germany for its society,
California, specially for its climate, and the
United States for its government
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IA We conclude this week, the reports
OF the proceedings of the late Legislative
Assembly, and will, at an early day, com
mence the publication of the laws passed
during the session.
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pG- The wealthiest citizen of Louisville
is Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury. His property in one district in
in the city is taxes at $5Ol, ,2O5.
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SAnED.-The Hawaiian bark "Luika,"
Capt. Woolfong, sailed from the. port of
Olympia on Friday of last week, with a
cargo of sawed lumber, ships spars and
salmon, for Honolulu, Oahu, S. I.
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And the budget for the current year, 1854,
shows a deficit of 95,0OO,00 forms, or
about SIC, 100000. sfq LIZ -,
These tabular and Official exhibits serve
to show on increasing drain upon each, for
some years. England is a borrower Is
France, Turkey, and Austria. Each is In
the market for heavy loans, as the mere
beginning in the extraordinary expenses Of
the year, and these vast expenses viii re-
quire years to liquidate. b., ts,- 60.
While the public debt Of Russia is spe-
cifcally known, we are not SO well informed
as to the internal resources and wealth Of
that great Empire. 1t is known that The
gold regions under the control Of Russia
Yield very largely, and are large source
Of revenue to the government. We have
reason TO believe that the financial affairs
of the Empire are better managed than
those of nearly all tho European govern
ments. The first Russian loan Of any ex-
tent taken in England was contracted for
by the Messrs. Rothschild in tho year 1899,
at 5 per cent, interest. Secondly q sink
fund at one per cent. per annum.
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These are grand sentiments, and show
Governor Reeder to be man who is equal
to the responsible position to which he has
been appointed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

The ELECTION OF SPEAKER.-The Balti-
more American, in a notice Of the election Of
Speaker, remarks: "The fact that Messrs,
Evans and Marshall vote for Mr.. Fuller, is m
abundant endorsement Of his TRULY national
views, and the refusal of the Democrats to
assist in his election, when they have now
abundant strength to accomplish il, must
throw on them the responsibility Of any ser.
tional result that may ensue. The platform
on which Mr.. Richardson is nominated for
bids all aid in his election from other parties,
hence, if the Democracy wish to escape the
odium of throwing the organization of the
House into the hands of the Black Republi'
cans they must go to the aid of those who
are willing to yield their party predictions
for the national good"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28
New YoRK, Dec. lS.


The steamship Asia has arrived with Liver
pool dates TO the 18th inst.
Cotton remained quiet and unchanged in
prices, with sales for the week OF $4,000
bales, of which spectators took 5000 and
exporters 5000 bales.
Breadstufis are quiet with little speculative
demand. Canal Flour is selling at 42s cd,
and Ohio at 44s Cd. Provisions are quiet
Lsrd brings Cos cd.
Manchester advices are favorable TO trade.
The bullion in the Bank of England
has increased. Consols have advanced to
80 9Ot. United States stocks are bet
ter.
Rumors of peace are in circulation. Tho
rumors are cilcumstantial, butappa.entlyresi
on no foundation. Their only effect has been
to raise the price Of consols.
HALIFAX, N. S., December lS-Thc Lon.
don Times nsseris that peace is at hand, and
that Austria is about to address an ultin,aturn
to Russia, and adds that the treaty with
Sweden has positively been signed; but the
Morning Post denies it.
Advices from Sebastopol state that the
fire on both sides was weak. Tho prepara.
tons for destroying the docks were nearly
completed. The Allies had received REIN
forcements. The Baltic fleets were home
ward bound. There was rumor current
which, however, wantod confrmation-that
the Russians had taken Kars.
The ship Constitution, from NcwYork, had
been burnt in the river Mersey, and the cargo
destroyed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

A Coon THING.-A correspondent OF the
Washington Union, who subscribed himself
an "Od Whig," says:
"Let not the Wings be humbled because
their party has been swallowed. The. whale
swallowed Jonah; Jonah was heard of after.
wards, the whale never"
Were we Know Nothing, says the Co.
lumbus Sun, 0ypifed above by the whaIe'l
we would respond that the simIle ought not
to end here; for Jonah's aiter-works could not
stand the test of light and sunshine, but
"withered in day." while the whale has long
since furnished light to mankind, aud afforded
the "midnight oil" to illuminate works that
live after him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

Nor so BAD AS WAS REpoRrED.-We sta
ted on Wednesday, says the Troy Traveller,
that woman recently arrived at Chiago from
KaEsas, with the dead body of her husband,
which she was taking East for burial. And
that on the route she fell in with young
man, and on their arrival at Chicago they
went off together, leaving the dead body of
her husband in the depot But it seems that
the latter part fthe statement was errone.
Gus, for the women forwarded the dead body
on, and it arrived in this city on Saturday,
and she arrived with her new husband on
Monday, and the funeral of the deceased
husband was held at Waterford on Thursdy
last
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28
Secretary Of the Treasury.

FELINE ANEcDoTE.-Wc find the follow
ing in an exchange under circumstances that
vouch for the truth:
"Mr. Tidemann, the famous Saxon dentist,
had a valuable .ortoise-shell cat tha; for days
did nothing but moan. Guessing the cause,
he looked into its mouth, and, seeing decay.
cd tooth, soon relieved it of its pain. The
following day there were at least ten cats at
his door; the day after twenty;a and they vents
on increasing at such rate that he was
obige to keep a bulldog to drive them away.
But nothing would help them. A cat who
had the toothachc would come any number
of miles to him. 1t would come down the
chimney even, and not leave the room till he
had taken its tooth out. Ii grew such nu.
isnnce at last that he was never free from one
Of these feline patients. However being
one morning very nervous, he accidentally
broke the jaw Of an old tabby. The Lews Of
this spread like wildfre. Not n single cat
ever came to him afterwards"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28
A FEW PLAIN FACTsPLAINLY TOLD.

The following article, from the Montgome
ry Mail, contains truths which ought to ar.
rest the attention of every Southern man:
The representative preponderance Of the
free States, is owing to foreign Immigration
the hasty manufacture of "citizens" out OF
the crude and raw foreign material-thus in
creasing the elective power of the North, at a
rapid and dangerous rate. This is one reason
why Southern men should adopt the Nation.
al American creed, cardinal principle OF
which is-the imposition Of a capitation tar
upon The head of Immigrants deporied 10 hiS
country. Such capitaton tax long advoca-
ted by The cold guard" native Americans,
would shut off the increasing representative
power of the North: which shutting off
would not grieve the Union.loving Americans,
and would trouble none but abotionists or
disuuiOnist, ond political power-seekiug dem
agogues. Southern men will perceive, then,
that their friends at the North look to them
for cooperation in the advocacy of capita
ton tax. The pre.slavery men OF the South
must join issue with the anti Immigrant men
of the North, there being no jealousy or
heart burniugs, between the men Of the Union,
on the question OF slavery, while union of
interests regarding the stoppage of immigra-
ton, should lead them to operate in harmony.
All the mechanics and working men of the
North, necessarily abhor the compauionship
aud competition of imported cheap laborers.
These may be counted sure allies of any par
ty whose efforts shall be exercised for the
suppression of immigration. Only let it be
known that the South will join hands with
the laboring classes of the North, for the en-
actment OF wholesome and efficient check.
ing Of the swarms Of cheap laborers pouring
into the American labor market of the North,
and the whole host ofAmerican working men,
throughout the Union, will wheel into the
rsuks of the national American party. lmmi-
grafton, in the eyes Of the laboring millions,
is the greatest evil to which they are exposed
and though some of them, at the North,
should be tainted with aboitionism, they will
sink every other issue, and make anti'inlmt-
grafton the one great overshadowing question
of the day. The pauper and cheap laborer
from Europe, are now knocking loudly at the
doors of the Southern States-they need the
places of the slaves and long to supplant
them in the more temperate regions OF the
South. Their raps and demands for admis-
sion will become louder and more imperative,
as the North and West become mere flooded
with laborers seeking work. The South is
being hemmed in and gradually crowded upon
by the enormous influx of laborers and voters
pouring into the country from Europe
"Up guards, and at them," should be the cry
let the abolitionists alone and they will die
out, Join with the neutrality-suspicious. OF the
North and the work is done.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

KANSAS AFFAlRs.-The President has not, as
was stated by the National Iutelligencer q
few days ago. authorized Gov. Shannon to
employ the United States troops in the pre-.
servation of order N Kansas 1t is said, how.
ever, that he has taken steps to collect and
have in readiness suitable force. Our im.
preston is that he will give no authority for
the employment of U. S. troops, except to be
used against the pro.slavery settlers. Regar.
ding the Nebraska bill as a proposition in
favor of freedom" he will see that Kansas is
made free State, and of course, give all the
aid he can to the free State inhabitants.
Since penning the above, and in confirma-
ton of the view we have expressed, our eve
has fallen on the following in the Tribune,
from Horace Greedy, who is sojourning in
Washington:
81 am assured that the President and Cabi.
net recoil from the terrible responsibility of
launching the Federal troops against the free
settlers of Kansas. Gov. Marcy tells them
that any movement of that sort will ruin the
Democratic party in all the Free States. and
cost it at least the next Presidential election.
Gen. Cass, too, | hear is prepared to take
ground in favor Of the Free-State men,
Things are looking brighter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

tw This is prominently the age of po-
itical vicisitudes. A few years ago there
was IN obese loafer at Bordentown, N. j.,
who used 10 drink with fellows about town,
and borrow two shillings at time from the
gentlemen of the place, while his wife kept Il
most respectable school, and his aristocratic
looking daughter was the cynosure of all
eyes at church. Now this same free and
easy ider, whose scores at the Bordentown
shops were unpaid few months ago, and
probably are still, has got up mimic court
in the shadow of the Tuileries, and is fol-
lowed by retinue of Italian exies, he and
they believing that, ere long, the sceptre Of
Naples will be in his grasp, as King Murat
the Second.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28
WASHINGTON, December 10.

In the United States Senate to-day, memo
rials, petitions and especially
against the action Of the late Navy Board
were presented. In the House, much discus
sion took place between the Northern and
Southern Wings and the American party,
occasioning considerable excitement. Two
ballots were had for Speaker, and on the last
Banks obtained LOG votes, Richardson, rs,
Fuller 81, and scattering-neccessary for
choice, Ill.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28
A KNOW NOTHING PORTRAIT OF
MIR. WISE

The Louisville Journal thus paints The
portrait of Mr.. Wise. Prentice Is clearly of
the opinion that he win not do for the demo.
cratic nominee
His position is indeed remarkable. There
is an air of cool assumption in his attitude
before the democratic party that would seem
ludicfous TO his fellow aspirants, if i; were
not more than half insulting. With only a
shabby claim to recognition, he at once un-
blushingly demands the first honors of the
party. He is new conner into the democratic
ranks. He is an apostate whig. He Is fishy
democrat. But he incontinently aspires to
the throne Of all the Jacksons. His audacity
is truly brilliant. However, this is no par
ticular concern of ours. Ii the democratic
party choose to heed his preposterous claims
so preposterously urged, and to seal his latest
shuttle with their choicest favors, We shall not
complain. Let them do it, by all means.
But his qualifications for the position to
which he aspires, or his lack of them, is a
matter of general interest. We think we do
not underrate Mr.. Wise's abilities when we
pronounce him cogent and brilliant debater,
and nothing more. There is hardly notable
man in the Union more strangely deficient in
the essential qualities of statesman. He has
not the first statesmaniike quality His ac
knowledged intellectual versatility is but the
reflex Of his moral instability. He is perfect
chameleon. Every breath he draws inner +
fresh shade to the surface. His opinions,
sentiments, feelings, the very tissues ofshis
nature, change rs involuntarily as weather.
cock, and faster than the hues Of dying dol
phin. He is pervcrse, restive, capricious, hot
headed, turbulent, ungovernable. He is
sort Of fantastic cross between the shrcw and
the harlequin. A monkey in china shop
would not be more alarmingly out of place
than Henry ~. Wise in the Presidential chair
at the present crisis. The idea of placing
him up there is not only absurd but hair
Drained. He would be like Pheon grasping
the reins of the flame-breathing seeds Of the
Sun. The country would soon have bitter
cause to invoke the thunderbolt Of Jupiter
Let Phpton release the unwary un.god
from this oath. Let the orator stick to his
stump. Mr.. Wise is very splendid haran-
guer, but craftsmanship is not his forte. The
Presidency, if he could reach il, would extin.
gush him. Without elevation or constancy
of purpose, without sef.coqtrol, without po-
litical sagacity, without just appreciation of
men or affairs, without Judgment, dignity, or
propriety, and with fiery prcjudices running
riot through the most Ihercurial of natures,
the result could only be a conspicuous and
pitful failure. Lord Bscon, commenting on
the well known saying of Themistocles, de-
clarcs that there are two great classes of men
that deal in business of State-"those which
cnn make q small Stategrea and vet cannot
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

PARTY DEsIGSATIoys There has been going
the rounds of the press a list of the Speakers
of the House Of Representatives since the
commencement of ;he Government. In its
designation, Mr.. Macon, of North Carolina is
the first set down as a Democrat, and fourteen
others are so classed. Now in the DAYS of
The sturdy old patriot Macon there were no
Democrats. Federalists and Republicans were
the well known designations. Even as late
as 1916 the venerable editor of the "Unon"
of this city wrote on article deprecatng the
idea of division Of the Repubiican party,
of which he was an acknowledged leader
To be sure, of late years, since names were
supposed to have a magic influence, some of
the progressive adopted an addion to the
title, and made themselves known az Demo
cratic Republicans. The present title of Dem
ocrat, vauntingly used by clap.trap polit-
clans, who have an aversion to respectable
old titles, is of modern adoption, having been
formerly applied in derision to signify ultra
ism rather than conservatism.-Ndt Int.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28

For long time the Democratic presses, for
the most part, were in the habit of denoun-
cling and rldlculing Conservatism, affirming
that it was the very datipodes Of Democracy
and therefore to be especially placed under
the party ban. This feeling was never so
prevalent at the South as it was at the North.
but still, to greater or less degree, IL perya.
ded the whole Democratic party. The eveats
of the last few years have shown how erro-
neous have been the teachings of the leaders
on this subject. 1t is now admitted that Con.
serpdtism is very good thing indeed quite
necessary thing in the working of our pulit.
ical machine. If IL were not for the course
of Conservative men and the incubation of
Conservative doctrines we hardly know
winter we should have been hurried in thls
year of grace. In truth, there must and al
ways will be Conservative party in this
couutry, opposed to the plans and designs Of
ultra Democracy, and men must make their
choice Conservatism is no more opposed to
the progress Of the country than the crossties
of railroad are TO the running of locomo-
tive. 1t just Keeps the political rails in the
right place and prevents mischief 1t oppo.
ses unwise and undue expansion !" it sets
itself up against fiibusterism and forays; il
holds on to the good we have rather than by
doubtful experiment to catch something sup
posed to be better; it loves TO walk in the old
ways because it has yet seen no clearer or
smoother road than that marked out by our
fathers and it cordially confesses that it does
not think the Constitution can be improved
upon or altered, either by construction or
otherwise, to any advantage. This is the
Conservatism Of Washington and the Wash.
ington school of politicians, and this is tho
policy which will do more than any other to
preserve and perpetuate our Union and our in
situtions. alexandria Gazette.