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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
THE SLANDERER.

Some one says the slanderer is a pest, dis
grace, an incubus to society, that should be
subjected TO a slow eauterization like fes
tering exerescence. Like the viper, he leaves
q Shiny trail in his wake. Like a tarantula
be weaves a thread Of candor with a pe6 Of
wiles, OF with all the kind mendcity of hints,
whispers forth his tale, that, like the failing
Nile, no fountain knows" The dead-ay,
even the dead, over who's pale-sheeted form
sleeps the sleep no venomed tongue can
wake and whose pale lips have then no voice
to plead are subjected to the seandalous at.
tack of the slanderer-
swho wears a mask that iorgon would dsown,
A cheek Of parchment, and eye OF stone"
We think it is Pollock who says the SLAM
derer is the foulest whelp of sin, whose tongue
was set on fire in hell, and whose legs were
faint with haste to propagate the lie his soul
had framed.
ale has lip of lies, face formed to conceal
That without feeling, mocks at those who fee'
There is no animal we despse more than
these moths and scraps of society, the ma.
licious censurers-
"These ravenous fishes, who follow only in the wake
or great ships because, perchance they're great"
o, who would disarrange all society with
their false lup-wing cries The slande,er
makes few direct charges and assertions. His
long, envious fingers point TO no certain To-
cality. He has an inimtable shrug of the
shoulders, can give peculiar glances
"Or convey libel by frown,
Or wink a reputation down."
He seems to glory in the misery he entails.
The Innocent wear the foulest impress Of his
sutty palm, and soul pure as Arctic snow,
twice dotted by the Eorthern blast" through
his warped and discolored glasses, wears
notified hue.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
tay-The Washington Union say, /:

awe were present, at the Patent Office a
few days since, while experiments were made
to destroy weevl in wheat by the use of chic.
reform. In two or three minutes after Il few
drops Of chloroform had been administered the
insects naturally enough began TO exhibit un-
mis:akable symptoms Of unensiness. which
proved to be the certain precursors Of n quiet,
respectable death. II was the opinion OF tho
experimental that these destructive insects
might be efec,unlly exterminnted through the
agency ofchloroiorm, and large quantities of
fne wheat saved every year. We hive no dis
position to combat this opinion, but we think
that our present faith might be greatly
strengthened If the agency of chloToform
could be successfully invoked during mus
otto time"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

V Some person in the Second Congress
sional District writes a letter to Brownlow's
Wing, chalging Col. Sneed with taking ex.
tortiouate fees while practicng in his profes.
sion. We care not how honest, how liberal
or how clever and attentive man may be in
all his business or professional transactions
or how correct in his moral and social rela.
tions-just let him offer for responsible of.
flee, and every curmudgeon and BLACKBOARD
in the district thinks it his special privilege
to grumble and throw mud at him. Col
Sneed, of course, will not escape that sys.
TEN of detraction levelled at all who seek
position and place at the hands OF the PEG.
pie,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

B-A French writer, in the Courier dies
Estats Unis, thus sums up the four greatest
excitements of New York city since his resi-
dence on our side OF the water
"Fanny Eilsler-Jenny Lind-Louis Kos
suth-BW Poole.
So that, to ensure the greatest enthusiasm
of the metropolis of the new world, you must
either
Dance in n state Of semi-nudity-
Sing with the reputation Of spotess vir
gin
Discourse with stormy emphasis upor
private interests Disguised as public ones
Or,die gambling owdy,bya rowdy gamb
ler's hand"
Variety!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
HOW STANDS THE FACTi

The Government paper, the Washington
Union, of the 9Th inst, publishes conspicuous
ly, the first thing under its EDITORIAL head, the
following assertion, and calculated, as it
certainly is designed, to rouse reciprocal
feeling of unfrlendIiness in this country:
"Not steamer arrives in tle United States
from Europe or the Spanish Colonies which
does not bring with it further intimaton that
the Public Mind, the Press, the Cores, the
Cabinet, and the Colonial Agents of Spain
are, If possible, more than ser hostile to this
confederacy."
The National Intelligence Of the 10th calls
in question the fact OF this declaration, and
demands to know upon what authority it is
made. The Intelligencer AYERS that il has
reason to believe that no DISPATCHES have been
received from Spain which give any color to
the Unions assertion, and shat the unpub-
lished dispatches in the Department of State
would contradict the statement, as the lately
published dispatches themselves do" The In
telligencer expresses the opinion that the as
sertion "is false" but adds: "lf,contrary to all
public evidence, and contrary to the strong
interest and peculiar motives which Spain has
to cultivate the most friendly relations with
the United States, it shall dearly appear that
her Government cherishes ihostile sentiment
towards US, and has comm tied or medtates
any wiifu insult or aggression on the honor
and rights of the country, We beg our beli-
cose neighbor to believe that we shall be
quite as ready to see suck hostile acts and
purposes repealed by warIike measures as the
Union ITSELF Although it is enough to shock
any one, who has seen what the miseries and
evils of war are, to hear how fippantly it is
treated by partisan editors and interested fill
busters, yet we ve.y well know that even war
is not devoid of counterbalancing considera-
tons; and were case made out against Spain
as clear as that which impeled us to the ,tima
ratio against the mother country in 1912, we
should be MS ready as we were then to see
our country make the same solemn appeal to
arms; but never for the base purpose of wrest-
ing from feeble neighbor valuable proper
ty which we may covet."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

To THE FRIENDS OF PRoBiBTTIoN.-The
Central Executive Committee appointed by
the State Temperance Convention, beg leave
to state to the public, that they have, in ac-
cordance with instructions, INTERCEPTED the
candidates for Governor as to their views DC.
of prohibtory Liquor Law. One Of the
Honorable gentlemen, announced as candi
date, has responded; the other has not, but
signifed his intention to reply a. an early day
The interrogatories were mailed the Both ol
March, 1855. The Committee have resolved
to whit until the oath inst, when the result
Of their correspondence will be made public
and the course necessary to be persued by the
friends Of Prohibition announced.
by order of the Committee:
WIN. B. EWING, Pres't
HueK CARROLL, Sec'y.
April l6, 1865.
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NEW ORLEANS, April 10,


The steam ship Prometheus has arrived at
this port from San Juan with advices from
San Francisco to the oath ul..
Business was very dull, and. prices general
ly lower. The rains had improved the min
ing prospects. The growing crops promised
well.
The Americas advices were received here
to-day. The Cotton market is firm, and $500
bales changed hands, makinga total during
the week of $4,000 bales sold. The receipts
so far at this port, are 10000 bales less than
last year. The stock on hand consists OF
ll2,5oO bales. Coffee is unchanged with
sales during the week Of $4,000 bags. The
stock on hand amounts to $1,000 bags.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

eB- Some enquiry having been made in
relation to the Reports Of the President, En-.
gineer, and Secretary and Treasurer, of the
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Com
pany, made to the last annual meeting of
the Stockholders, it is proper we should
state that the delay that has occurred in their
appearance in pamphlet form, is chargablc to
us, as the copy was placed in our hsnds
short time after the meeting. They will be
ready for distribution in q few days.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

LOCALITY OF THE IEFERNAL REoIoNs."-
We commend sinners of every grade-the
heather and the in6del--the ungodly of every
degree, shade, and clime-to read the article
in this paper headed Locality Of the Infer.
nal Regions" tits copied from the "New
York Leader" and treats of revelation
based, like good many other revelations,
upon hypothesis--more startling than the
Through Ticket System on the Air line
Railroad to Tophet." What pity, as Sam
Slick says, that so many of the profession
will preach to the nerres instead of the I'M
dersianding. ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

The LocoFoco know NoTHIEGs." There
can be no question that the Sag NIGHTS, or
Say Nothings, the new secret Order at the
West among the German and Irish "Demc.
Gratis" is now in full blast The Ohio Journal
says it is made up Of the worst elements of
our foreign population and the demagoeues
who have in past years found il so convenien.
to ride into power by the foreign vote. 1t
adds:
"There can now be no mistake .as-to the
organization Of secret societies all over the
country, especially at the West, under the
patronage of the general government. In
this State Gen. Joel w. Wilson, OF Tffin, is
the President of the order. We have the
names of the officers of the Grand Council,
but Only deem it necessary ut present to dwell
on the general facts. AT Washington, the
Postmaster General, Roman Catholic, takes
the concern under his patronage; and fel-
low named Jones, who is clerk 1T Washing
ton, is maintained at the expense of the PEG.
pie to collate the correspondence and elabo-
rate the facts gathered, from different parts
of the county, work he is qualified for il
he can be kept sober and under control. He
is placed at Washington for reasons which
will strike any one on II moments consid-
Grafton; he there can be furnished with prin.
ting, stationery and franks TO any extent"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

.R- The numerous friends, saysthe Boston
Transcript, of the gallant and noble-h, red
Commander Gerry, Of the United States slcop
Of war Albany, have slowly and sadly been
Obliged TO relinquish their hope that he was IL.
the land Of the living. lie was the son OF
Elbridge Gerry, one ofthe signers Of the Dec.
aration of Independence from Massachusetts
II Governor of Massachusetts, and Vice Pres.
dent OF the United States. Commander
Gerry has many relatives and friends in Bos.
ton, to whom he was much endeared by his
many virtues.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
ATHENS, FRIDAY, APRIL 60, 1888.

A CHAScE.-We will receive of deln-
quent subscribers their subscription al the
aardnce price, $50 If they will pay up for
arrearages between this and the lst of May
next. After that date three dollars will in
every instance be exacted Of those indebted
for one year and upwards. Delinquents may
heed this notice or not, as they please.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sB-Try to take cheerful views of divine
things. Dwell on your mereies. Look ut the
bright ms well rs the dark side. Do not cher
ish gloomy thoughts. Melancholy is no
friend TO devotion. II greatly binders the
usefulness Of many. ut falls upon content.
ed life like a drop Of ink on white paper,
which Is not the less stain because il carries
no meaning with it," Let yonr soul rove
through the truths Of Scripture as tho happy
herds through the green pastures.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sH A correspondent OF one of tie Cali
fornla papers, says that mines Of gold and
silver exist in the country purchased from
Mexico by the Gadsden treaty, and that
number of small parties who had gone thiher
IN search of the precious metals, found num-
erons gold placers, but were obliged to aban-
don them, owing to the hostility of the Indi.
ans and the difficulty of procuring supplies
1t appears to be beyond doubt, that gold
does exist in the head waters of tho San
Pedro and CHA; but the writer from whom we
quote, says that The whole country is rs rich
in gold deposites as California. He also adds,
that within less than twenty miles of Ash
Spring, there are silver mines now in the
possession of the Apache Indians. richer and
more extensive than the famous chihuahua
mines near CoSOlitas. In the Western Sec
tons thersIre also said to be mines Of almost
pure copper, and around Tucson iron has
BEEN found in abundance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

HORACE ON THE "ToE."-Horace Greeley
thus speaks of danclng:-"We believe dane
ing, mainly by small neighborhood parties,
without parade or dress, or other expensive
adjuncts, restricted to three hours at any one
assemblage, closed long before midnight, and
rigidy guarded against all access of stimu-
lating beverages, might be most admirable
recreation, securing the appreciation and
countenance of the religious and sedate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

LoUIsIANA.-We hear from parts of the
State of the bad effects OF the late cold wealth
er. The young corn has been cut down and
the peach crop has been seriously injured
The Opelousas Patriot, of the 3lst ult.,
says: .....
at is not an unsafe calculation to say that
the sugar crop of this parish cannot, under
the most favorable circumstances of weather
and season, reach another year within thirty.
three per cent. of the crop of the past, and
that shows at least twenty five per cent. of n
falling off from the crop Of 1858. Touch
ing the cotton and corn crop large pitch
has been made, and, with II favorable season,
a far better yield may be anticipated than the
last year."
The same paper states that within the last
six weeks thousands of cattle have died from
hunger and thirst in that mud the neighboring
parish of Calcasieu. The cold and drouth
had destroyed every particle of grass on the
priiries, and recently the ponds had all be-
come dried mp. .....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sB- Henry Ward Beecher, in recent
lecture on patriotism, which he considered
under different heads, said .--"The sixth and
most important element of patriotism is that
by which we come 10 love our fellow.citizcrs.
This comes direct from religion, and IL there
fore the noblest element of PATRIOTISM
Wherever men are born, God is their father,
and they nre all brothers,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

~ "What have you donetb further hui
man progress" asked sententious phioso-
pher one day of Jenkins Jenkins reply
was clear and decisive. "I've produced seven
boys and two girls, sir" The philosopher
departed, and for the first time in his life
thought.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sW-"Of all self-acknowedged puppies, the
young man who speaks lightly of the female
character, and female virtue, deserves the
highest place in the congregation Of moral
lepers There is no more certain indication
Of Il wenk brain or rotten heart, than the
tongue which would disparage female virtue
which would forget its mother, or its sister,
in casting its foul venom upon purity which
il can never hone TO attain" s. .nI
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sW" The Chinese of California had blow
out, few days ago, at the Bow WOW Hotel.
Among the dishes prepared was pot pie
made of the following:
One door mat, two cats, three pair of boots,
one dog, four poll parrots. one pair of cotton
socks, sixteen swapping turtles, and fore
quarter of horse. The calls numbered some
six hundred.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

rB The candidates for Governor having
been Intercepted on the Liquor Question,
the Committee appointed to that duty report
that, one Of the gentleman has respond
ed and the other hasn't. The Committee
do not tell which one responded, or how,
but give notice that the information shall be
forthcoming ut some future time. See Card
In nnnihnr column
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

An EDITOR IN LUcK.-The editor of the
Oskaloosa Herald announces that his cotem-
porary of the Times has been elected to the
office fellowship Constable,by a majority of
over one hundred votes. The lucky fellow,
who has been a constant defamer octheKnow
Nothings around his locality, is supposed to
be indebted to the magnanimity of the mys-
terious and eccentric brotherhood for his
elevation. Here, then, is one case at least,
in which the Know Nothings seem to have
been acting upon the Scripture injunction of
returning good for evil. Just think of it, oh
We deiamers of the Children of the Mist, ele-
waited to the office of Township Constable
and that, too, by those whom you have Wilt
fed and abused Never again, We unbeev.
ing Scribes, assert tina. nothing good can
come out Of Nazareth. The democratic edi-
tors of this State should take courage from
the success of their co.laborer in Iowa, and
continue their abuse of the Hindoos. Per-
haps some of them may be similarly reward
cd. Hurra, friend Eastman--if we belonged
to the institution, (but we don't though,
Thank the Lord) we would give you our
hearty and unanimous support Township
Constabel that beats the High Rangership
all hollow--a responsible office which we
held, from democratic constituency, for six
dreadful years." and from which we have
but recently retired, having achieved official
reputation enough to last us the balance of
our days.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

GIVE IT UP.-An old liquor drinker, who
had been paironizing one drinking house for
eight years, gave this as his reason for joining
the sons of Temperance. in the presence of
several persons There" said he, pointing to
the saloon, sis drinking establishment that
have been trying TO drink out for these
eight years, md, finding it impossible, have
concluded to withdraw from the field, and try
lake Michigan"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sD- The English talk of sending out m
army to crush the bellgerents Of Australia.
These crushing" armies do not amount to
much. One was sent against Boston In ITO.
1t resulted in robbing Great Britain Of half
continent, and starting up n rival whose com.
merce already equals the whole tonnage Of
the British Empire.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
PATTERSON, N. J., April 10

At the municipal election in this city on
Monday the Know Nothngs were defeated in
four out of FIVE wards. Van Blarcum, the
Union candidate for mayor, was elected by
100 majority over Ingles, the Know Nothing
candidate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

tW- The Detroit Free Press, in speaking
of the recent spring election in that State
says
"Thc returns Of the township elections held
on Monday indicate that the Democracy have
swept the State. acknowledgement and Flu.
sionism seem generally TO have combined, bui
with very indifferent success, even in sume
anti Democratic strongholds. Our Impression
is that tie result will show an old-lasioned
Democratic victory"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

WARM WEATHER.-The weather for the
last few days has been unusually warm for
April. On Tuesday the mercury indicated
SO degrees in the shade, and Wednesday, SO.
II is but few days since we were favored
with a slight fall of snow. Such transitions
are too much on the extreme to be agree.
ble
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

w Foolish-for newspaper editor to
suppose that the longer and greater number
Of his editorials the more interesting the
journal over which he presides. The true
secret of success in conducting a paper is
the capacity, which few possess, to sclect-in
writing, quality, and not quantity. A half
dozen lines, to the point and at the right time,
are worth more than columns of tho long
drawn out, wishy-washy, sophomore articles
with which about one-half of our cotempo-
raries weekly afflct their readeis The most
unmitigated piece ofvanity of which an editor
can be guilty is, to fill his paper with his own
labored and Improbable productions, to the
exclusion of every thing like news and other
matter in which the public is presumed to be
interested. "Write me down ass" quoth
honest Dogberry. Gentlemen of the press
gang who pursue the course mentioned fire.
quenty achieve for themselves what the mo.
del custodian requested another to do for him.
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BosToN, Ar

BosToN, April 4.
In the Massachusetts House of Represen-
tatives, to-day an address to the Governor, to
remove Judge Loring, was carried by vote
of 207 to III. II now goes to the Senate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
sy- That remarkable phenon,enon in n

s5S That remarkable phenomenon 10 ma
tural science, the coal mountain in Pennsyl-
vania, which has been on fire since Is47, will
probably soon be extinguished, as the fire is
approaching point which can be submerge'
in water. A mass of coal has been consumed
three-cighths Of mile long, 60 feet wide,
300 feet deep, and equal TO 1,42O,O99 tons
of coal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

or Subscribers to the Athens Musical
Society will please meet at the Hall of For
est Hill Academy, on Monday evening, 3Oth
April, 1855, at II o'clock, P. M, for the pur-
pose of organizing, &c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

New GooDs.-p. II. Keith e. Co. are in
receipt of splendid lot of Spring and Sum-
mer Goods. Sec advertisement.
sR-A. Cleago g. Co. are receiving and
opening their supply Of seasouable Goods,
comprising a large assortment, Their sign
will DO found on the next page.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

SEVERAL OF 'En.-The Knoxville Regis
ter, Presbyterian Witness, and Brownlow's
Wing, all appear in new dress. These pa.
pers are all printed by Kinsloe e. Brother
and are very much improved in thoi, mechan
ical execution. The Messrs. Knsoe have n
large establishment and turn Off excellent
work. We hope their enterprise will be am.
ply rewarded.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20
WASHINGTON. Anril ID.

1t is stated that dispatches of just impor.
lance have been forwared from Havana to
this Government, but they have not rs yet
arrived, Their nature is unknown TO the Cabi-
net . ...|5
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-04-20

sY-The New York Prohibitory Liquor
Law was signed by Governor Clark on Tues
day, and on the same evening its advocates
held congratulatory meeting in New YORK
city. 1t goes into effect on the 4th of July
but no new licenses are to be issued after the
10Th of May. The following are some of its
leading features:
Section First-Limits the keeping OF
liquors to private houses and churches.
Section Second-Provided that anycitizen
of good moral character shall have the right
to sell liquor for mechanical, chemical, medi-
cinal and sacrameptal purposes, one year after
IN application for tho privilege; from which
it is inferred, that nobody, for any purpose,
will have the right to sell drop III the State
for year TO come.
Section Thrd-Liquor sold in private
houses not to be drank on the Premises
Books of sales to be kept for public inspec.
ton, and sworn to.
Section Twelve-Fine Of ten dollars for
getting drunk in any store, grocery, tavern or
public place, which Of course, confines this
privilege to private houses.
Section Twenty Second-Allows the sale
of cider in quantities of not less than ten GAL
Ions, and under the previous provisions Of
the law, the manufacture OF alcohol and OF
pure wine, from grape grown by the manu'
facturer; and the sale by importers OF liquors,
in their original packages.