The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-06

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Mr.. EDnoE:-I much regret that bav
TO trouble you with another communication
and certainly should not do so. was il no
for MY mysterious friend "Rough and Ready
| | merely quoted him as TO the time and OBJ
jeet Of the meeting Of the 22d ult.. and hap
pened TO use the word division" instead o
convention" suppose II was convention
OF the Division, and such other friends Al
they could induce to come in. should mo-
have written against TT F." under fictitious
name, had l not known that he was gen
tlenan OF respectability. As it il not always
safe to take Hold Of q bundle without know
ing its contents. shall; without further no
tlee. turn "Eough and Ready" over to the
tender mcrcies Of the POST"
think | am not too blind to see the OBJ
Ject IN all these meetings. these feints and
writings under fictitious names in relation to
the nomination Of candidates. 1t was evi.
IDENTIFY first intended that Mr. Carlock should
be nominated-as it was stated to my face ON
the pavement at the Post.otfice in Athens by
friend of prohibition, directly after spoke
Of running the race, that they intended to
ruin Carlock against me. and it was also said,
that they had the advantage of me by the
Democratic majority in the county; to which
| replied that considered Esq. Carlock q
gentleman, and was quite willing to run the
race with him, If lie Would coihe out and adj
vocate the law. sa@ Esq Carlock after
wards, and he stated to me, as he had done
before, that he would 90 for prohibtory
law, with proviso to leave it to the people
for their ratification or rejection. suppose
he was not willing that the con ehtion should
nominate him, and hence they failed to nom
mate ut all. Esq. Carlock becomes candi-
data roht at haale If tha
and have a right to consider him their man
Unfair rs I consider it in the convention to
"slope sout" Of the nomination, must ex-
press my admiration of the manly disposition
manifested by large majority of the con-
venti n to unfurl their banner and place their
mau out open and fair. There has been no
concealment in me upon this subject from the
beginning. I have written under my proper
name, open and independent; and disdain
any concealrnent in the avowal of political
principles. In free and republican govern
ment all questions of legislation should be
open, public and fairly discussed, and left to
the free action of the people.
am opposed to the prohlbitory liquor law
Il march up to the question Independently,
and as free man. My prohibitory friends
can treat me us they please. It will. how.
ever, be my business to show that the bal
ance of power. which they boast Of holding,
is in the hands Of the people There is a
restless, fanatical disposition throughout our
otherwise happy country to drive the people
to the embrace and support of principles set
forth by the aristocratic few.
It is not sufficient that we net in regard to
moral principles and precepts as free men,
according to the dictates Of conscience, but
we must be drove into legislation by which
Al. l.. l1sl r 4 Ss.tA
be wrecked. No power, however sacred, is
sufficient to arrest this proud aristocratic
spilit-ihis law must tide over and break
down every constitution in the United States,
violate the sacred rights of man. both in a
pecunary and moral sense. to crafty the
fanatical spirit of the North We are first
to be harrassed as to our institutions Of the
South, and then dictated TO as to moral prin.
cipes There is n mischief in this unscriptu-
raj legislation which many great minds have
overlooked-l mean the legislating to en-.
force moral principles or relations. Where
is our once glorious Church, that great organ
ization that extended its harmonious action
from Maine to the Gulf Where is the great
ship of Zion now-spit upon rock. The
church North and the church South. that
great christian phalanx. which, from its con-
centrated action through the length and
breadth of this great country, but few
years ago, sent from its hallowed .precints Of
benevolence, light and liberty tothe ends Of
the EARTH is now split asunder, and left each
division to exhaust its energies against the
other. Aud had it not been for the concen
trated efforts Of the greatest lights that ever
graced the Senate chamber of the United
States in the compromise of $780, this Repub-
lie would have shared the same fate-and all
this from legislatlng upon relation as clear
ly moral aud scfiptura as the precept TEN.
perance. The storm Of 1850 had scarcely
blown over, before the Maine Liquor Law, to
enforce moral precept, Was Matched in the
same nest, and the people Of the South are
now called upon to adopt it here. l am a
ul-blooded Southernor, and so far as my in
huence goes shall try TO keep all such laws
north of Mason and Dixon's line, where they
were Graded.
ask the good and substantial citizens Of
the county of both political parties, to give
this subject a calm and faithful consideration.
will at some suitable time between This
and the election, after due notice, meet the
citizens Of each civil district, and lay before
them such views rs | entertain upon tho
temperance question and such other matters
as may engage public attention. My friend
and competitor, Esq. Carlock, will be invited
to participation
L. R. HURST.