The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-02
VOL. V1II.--NO. 81.
A GRAPHIC PICTURE.

a Ohhff1IC flC L UNA
At the celebration of the battle Of Kings
Mountain, (Gaston county, N. C.) last week,
Col. WM. C. Preston addressed the vast as
semblage, and gave glowing picture Of the
battle, from which we make tho following
graphic extract. 1t will be remembered that
the battle was fought in October, 1850, and
resulted in a victory Of small band ofAmer-
lean militia over the British regulars Of Corn.
wallis's army, under Ferguson: r
Ferguson, with agallantry which seemed to
rise with his desperate condition, rode from
rank to rank, and post to post, cheering, dri-
wing, and encouraging his men, until he found
his army pressed, actually huddled together
on the ridge, and falling ms fast us the Amer
| leans could load and shoot. He determined
| on one more desperate charge, and taking
his position at the head Of his cavalry, 10
voice that rose loud above the din Of the bat
Tie, he summoned his men "to crush the dam.
ned rebels into the earth" The summons
was heard by the Americans, and one round
of their. rifles was stopped, and, instead of
ihsir roev,thare wns heard only the.clck of
ths' cock. 1t was the sofpents low warning
Of coming death. The pause was but for
a moment when Ferguson and Du Poistre,
horse and foot, burst like IN avalanche down
the mountain side. BY the time they came
within sixty PAGES, every rife was loaded and
under deadly aim. Ferguson fell at the first
discharge, with seven mortal wounds. The
patriots rushed forward 10 meet the shcck,
rs Du Poistres regulars, with bayoucts set
and sabres in rest, came crashing down upon
them. Not Agincourt or Cressy, with all
their chvalry, ever felt shock more fearful
fl,t. tuf baA ha al.
| British bayonets, it could not have stopped
those patriots. The destines Of America
perhaps of mankind--depended on their mus.
cle Like martyrs, they went to the death;
like lions, they rushed to the carnage; officer
and soldier--half naked, with bood-shot eyes
and parched tongues-pounced upon the
charging enemy, until their hot breath and
fierce glare was seen and felt by the craven
tory and his bulldog MASTER and MS they
crouched, gathering tor the last spring, wild
terror.stricken shrek rose above the roar-a
yell for mercy--a white flag was run up, and
Gods champion shouted Victory, Liberty"'
eS~ A letter from an American in Japan,
says "People in the United States, will be
much disappointed in the treaty as interpret
ed by them. Americans are not allowed to
live on shore, nor will their people purchase
VI tlSl soouS, uut uTc very 10
dispose of their own. There are several
American merchants here already, who have
embarked thousands Of dollars intended for
the Japan market and to furnish whaleships
arriving at this port, but they find it perfect
failure. This treaty reminds me somewhat
of the land speculations, which look very
fine on paper but the beautiful mil.seats,
&C., disappear on close inspection"
PRAIRIE lSvEsrMEHT-A year ago, a
man purchased forty acres Of prairie land six
miles from Bloomington, Nc Kean County,
Illinois, broke it up and put in fall wheat
The produce was l,loO bushels of first quail.
ity Genesec wheat which he sold for 81 ,566.
The expense of fencing breaking up, seed,
sowing, harvesting and thresling, &c, was
S5oo-leaving net profit of SI,O66.
Going IN TO TAKE THEIR sHAKEs.-A
friend ofours, travelling on the Grand River
road, just beyond Wilson's stopped at n saw
mill, aud as it was not in motion, asked of
the owner why he did not run has mill now!n
81 do says he, shut the men have Just gone
to have their shakes; they've all got the fe-
'e'""s''' ""u VIC nave " sup 'he MIL eve
ry day about this time, while they take
their shakes"
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The Providence Journal say:
The Board of Aldermen have refused to
grant Il license for this disgusting exhibition,
For so doing they will have the wurmest
,'anks o, every man IN the community not
ioM anu oIu.al III Ms instincts, ana of every
"",,,a" T,., Nv. .oase s"u s",5ar III her nature.
with the Mayor, We hope he will exercise
ms authority and refuse 1t Tor the exhibition
month '""' f'''' ~ '"'' '''y neA'
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how Railroad Comna"n haro auua aut,', "na nI.
ed to some of the engines on their road small
whistles, connected with exhaust pipes,
eOu;;mnaI ."e M"S'e 81 ssea issues makag
audible to considerable DISTANCE.
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