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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

DEAD AT LAsT-Juhn Smith is dead
He lived in MiIen, Duchess county, N. Y.
lie was n revolutionary soldier and attained
the good old age of one hundred and two
years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

,-sg1 The ''Freesoers," in the House Of
Representatives Of the next Congress, will lie
in large majority. What they intend doing
no one can with certainty predict. In the
Senate lies the public hope, although il pre-
sanis Il sad spectacle, compared with what it
was when Calhoun, Clay aud Webster com
posed part of it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
ATHENS, FRIDAY, AUG. 81. 1855.

lV- Tho Circuit Court for Bradley county
meets at Cleveland next Monday, the 3d
northumberland at Madsonvile on Monday
following, the roth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
PETERSBURG, Aug. %.

The accounts received here from Ports
mouth are truly appalling.
DR.. Trugien wri,rs that he saw and pre-
scr'bed for one hundred patients, in many in
stances, whole families are lying III, without
the means of getting Il drop of water to cool
their parched tongues,
Physicians and nurses are much wanted
and their absence is proving terribly tu
tall
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

s55- Some men are very entertaining for
first interview, but after that they arc ex-
hausted, and run out. On second meeting
we shall find them very flat and mouotonous;
they are like hand organs, and we have heard
all their tunes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
NEwORLEANs, Aug. 81.

Yellow Fever is abating in this city. The
deaths last week comprise All, including 357
from the fever
The majority for Pease, Democrat, for
Governor of Texas, is 6000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

FATAL AFFRAY,-In an atlray 1T Little
Rock, Arkansas, on Sunday, The 5th instant,
between John NJ. Butler and Edward Marcus,
brothcrs,in law, both were killed. Mr.. Butler
was the publisher of the Arkansas Wing, and
MIR. Marcus merchant tailor, and both highly
respected. A bad feeling had existed be-
tween them for II long time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

"a 1t is stated that Mr.. Hughes, one of
The editors of the Louisville Democrat, an
Anti-Amercan paper, was himself shot at by
some freshmen during the late riots. Mr.
Hughes has failed us yet to publish the fact,
and if it be true, his silence on the subject
diplays The sublimest instance of parli.an f.
deity upon record.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

~ Courts Martial have been held on two
officers in the Crimca for drunkenness while
on duty, aud they have been sentenced to be
cashiered. The officers in question are Cap
tain Colin Maxwell, 9Sd Highlanders, and
Captain Chas. SPENCER Gaynor, 9th Regi.
ment. The Court in both cases recommended
the prisoners to favorable consideration.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

"a During the past year, Tennessee sent
sixty-siX emigrants to Liberia, and contributed
the sum of 81 $3.50 towards deiraying the
expenses of their colonization. About thirty
emigranIs are ready to go on the expedition
TO he sent ont iieXt fall.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
..ls- A dispatch from pittsburr saws:

." A dispatch from rittsburg says:
"Flour is beginning to move eastward, and
consequently is in active demand throughous
the west. The effect of the fine condition of
the milling streams will soon be felt in the
increased delivery Of flour eastward.
The river here is now five feet, but will
probably rise higher, in consequence of the
heavy rains last night"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

A highly respectable citizen of Versailles
writes to Us, Offering to send us an affidavit
that II German residing in WoodIord county,
who was in Louisville II few days before the
election, decIated on his return ,iat the Ger
mans here had collected II great number of
revoIvers, swords, and other weapons and
put them in order for election day. We
need not trouble our friend to procure tho
affidavit, for the facts are well known here
already.-Lou. journal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
WHAT CAUSES ELECTION RIOTS

WHAT CAUSES ELECTION RIOTS
is the low education of our foreign popula-
ton. The musket and the bayonet are the
opponents of the Law in foreign cilies-and
what we bow to here, in difference and ODE
dicncc, rs "Law,"-as The wH Of The majority
in other countries is bowed to, under the
prick of the bayouet. Hence, when among
such pcople--the prick Of the bayonet is
removed-thc Law, or the viii OF The major
lily that makes the Law, is resisted by riot,
row or murder In Louisville, Kentucky, for
example, the Americans be,t on election day
but the Foreigners there instead Of doing
rs Americans do-submil u the majority
10 the absence of the bayenet, shoot from
their houses Americans in lle streets If The
division in Louisville hsd been between
Wing Americans, and Democratic Americans
the moment The result was known, it would
have been acquesced in, with general submts-
sion-but the indignant Foreign population
in Louisville do-iust as Mey would do
when ,hey darc-in Paris, or Berlin, or Vi.
enna-lhat is, appeal TO the bdyonet and
fight.
1T is this spirit of resistance TO l4aw--to the
maioity-and 10 The declared will of that
majority--which makes Republican Govern
ment almost impossible Ovr sca-a minority
that will not submit TO u najnrliy-but pre-
fcrs light-.ls in i.ouisvlle-aud hence
result so deplorabIr.
These numerous r dis tht we are having,
wherever American Interests come into pollt-
zeal conflict with the intcrcss OF passions Of
Foreigners, only 90 90 shoN--that Govern
ment is trade, which Foeign Population
cannct learn by instinct, bt must he educa
ted in by long training. Voting is n very
SIMPLE act-but it means, md cmOudics Che
| idrrof GOvcrnmcnt--ano is science which
| an lrishman, who canro. cad, German, " no
knows not our langtI"c, ana customs, and
traditions, cannot !carl in singc day. In
| decd, the education o our foreign Population
! is far casicr--it we my 50 express ourselves
| than their Uac4Ucaim. To unearn what
| thev know is their fist duty, and it take years
| and vears-but il !; much harder work to
Hnt'drH than 10 lean. Jury Trials, Eabeas
| Corpuscs &c, are al Greek to thcm--but
all these they can slrn. What they have to
! unIearn however, i harder than Grcck-and
! that is, armed resistance to Law, to Govern
ment, to malorite. The prick Of the bayo
net is not half so formidable TO an American
rs the writ of thtcUuS,1bc-bu this ncces-
Sly of feeling lii prick of the bayOnet, be.
fore they yirId-,hey must all unIearn. Rev
olulions are wr0i9ht here not in arms, but
| with bits oil papG IN the ballot boxes. Mi
norltles have norghIa against laws conslitu-
ally passed, an' cOnstltuionaIIy cXpOundcd
aud cXCcuIcd-whiIe mGjorltics, even, have
no rights, undG laws unconstiIuiionajy pass
ed, or unconsiiuallr executed. These are
vety hard problems for foreigners to solve
but we Americans solve them. We often
Learn, too, tht submission to wrongs is often
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

Abbott Lawrence bequealhgd $4,000 to
the Boston Public Library, and $4,000 TO
the Lawrence Scientific School at Cam
bridge. Tue other requests are not yet
made public.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

1t would seem from Il report Published in
The Utica IN. " TeetotaIler that July was
II very sickly month in Utica. The number
of liquor sales, which were mostly for medi-
cinal purposes, was 22O0; value of the medi-
cincs, 81 1874.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

"THE CENTRAL BANK.1This is the name
Of new CONCERN just started at Nashville
for banking purposes. II is 10 work under
charter obtained from the last Legislature,
ut the same time and in the same way as that
of the Miners and Nlanniia'.' ---'"' nthH III
Knox.;ri-, recently exploded. The charter
was originally owned by parties in Jefferson
county in this State, but is said to have been
recently sold to auo.hcr party at The EAST
IF this information is correct, we would sug-
gest to the people to touch the issues of the
"Ccntral Bank" very Uiucprlv
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

DEATH OF A DAUGHTER OF LAFAYETTE
Madame Maubourg, the eldest daughter and
last surviving child Of the Marquis Lafayette,
is dead.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

NEwORLEANs, Aug 25.
The deaths in the Charity Hospital this
week have comprised 1913. The physicians
say that the fever has abated in private prac-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

~ The st. Louis Democrat charges that
Gov. Price and Senator Atchison are both
members of the American party. We hope
they will prove themselves worthy of the
glorious eNuse
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

rE- The Fall Session at Forrest Hill Acade-
my commences on Wednesday next, the 9Th
Sept. Mrs. Cookies School on Monday, the Sd.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

MRS John iievener was lately bitten by n
ra'tlesnake in PendIeton county, Va, and
died in few hours.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

Bolivar AcADEMY.-The advertisement for
this institution will be found on the next
page.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 20.
Ex-Governor Metcalf, Of this State died
on Saturday Of cholera, at his residence, For
est Retreat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

SOUTHERN MILITARY AcADEnY Lottery.
The following are the prn, ipal numbers
drawn in Class Il:
COB, $4,000; 979O, 5000; Q l92, $1,000
9l0G, $4,000 1885, S2,otO; 1856, Sl,5O0
4243, Sl,l00 800, $l.t0O; 1916, $1,000
67l3, 81 1000; 2l73, $1,000; 1896, $1,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

~ There are but two cities in the civil.
ilized world that now exceed New York in
population viz: Lo' don and Paris, and in
half century it will doubtless pass the latter
and equal the former.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

.-lsH We find the following paragraph,
without paternity, on the outside Of one Of
our exchanges:
RAGLAN AND SCoTT-If "Repuhirs are
ungratetuI" 10 their military men, England
is not. Lord Raglan dies in the Crmcu with.
out accomplishing thc purpose for which ne
was sent, in the midst Of disaster and calami
lies, with the past almost vain, and the future
well nigh hopeless aud with his policy con.
dcmneG nj home and abroad, and with loud
charges Of want Of energy and capacity made
against him. The news of his death reaches
England, and Parliament forthwith votes IL
pension of II 900 to his widow, and anolh
or OF double thc amount to the injector Of his
title for two generations.
Gen. Scott, honorei with the title of the
"Great Paciicator," and burdened with sue
cess in Mexico, after having covered his coun-
try with glory, and added millions TO the ma
tlonal wealth, receives the testimonial of Il
medal. After eight years, Congress confers
upon him II new military rank, aud the gov
eminent encounters penny-wise difficult
ties about the pay to which it entities
him.
The contrast is strong one, and veri.
lles the adage that "Hepublcs are migrate
luI -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

c-z3"The Know Nothing State Convention
of Vermont have nominated Gov. Royce for
re election. The convention was not very
harmonious
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

s7pThe Detroit Free Press notices the
arrival of freight in that city in three days
from New York, after undergoing two tgaH,
shipncnts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

Fanny Fern says there are but three hand
some men in New York city, and one of
them is Horace Greeley. There's taste for
Won.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

A dispatch from Utica, N. Y, dated the
Goth inst, says:
The Kirkland Cotton Mills, near this place,
were burnt yesterday. Loss S3O,OOO-in,ur.
ed for $4,000. They were owned by L. S.
Brayion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

Mass MEErlSG,-The Nashville Wing, of the
9th, contains full account of the American
Mass Meeting, held at that place on the pre-
ceding Saturday. 1t is represented to have
been numerously attended and enthusiastic
Col. Gentry was present and addressed the
meeting, as did Hon. John Bell and other dis
tinguished gentlemen. The Wing says Of Mr..
Bells speech:
Gle took his position strongly and unequi-
vocally in favor of the American party
though he said there were some things in the
principles and discipline Of the party which
he did not fully approve, and which he would
be glad TO see modified. He reviewed in de-
tail some of the causes which had given rise
to the panty, and that the sentiments, which
had finally been announced by its organiza-
tion, had been swelling up in the American
heart for years. lie had himself entertained
them"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

A female in Page county, Va, is said 10
have lately given birth to five children.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

.1y- Our young friend, Jacob Matthews,
has our thanks for some very large and
excellent peaches.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

or The democrats of Texas have elected
all their candidates, from Governor down.
We are not apprised that anybody expected
any other result.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

eJ' Whiteman's large paper mandatory,
seven miles from Nashville, was destroyed by
fire on the 22d inst. Loss O,0O0-Sl4,OOO
Of which was covered by insurance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

e1- Greeley, Hale, Giddngs, Sumner,
Chase, and the AboIitonisis generally are re-
jocing and making merry over what the for
mer is pleased to call the defeat Of the Ameri-
can party ut the South. Greeley says, check
foreign immigration and you foreclose at
once and forever al hope Of obtaining power
to "crush out" slavery. Giddings, and Gree
ley, and all the rest say, that it is by foreign
emigration alone they can ill up the terrific
ries with anti slavery voters and prevent the
admission of any more slave States, while
every passing year will bring Free Common
wealth into the Union. In this view we can
readily sec why the aboltionists should &C.
joice at the defeat Of the American party ut
the South. But how Southern men, and
Southern editors, who are continually writ.
ing and declaiming against the designs and
aggressions of these Abolition leaders, can
exull over the same result, is one Of the
strange and incomprehensiblc inconsistent
cics Of the times.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
A FEARFUL DIVORCE

When married couple begin 20 wish them.
selves divorced 1t is time they were separated.
When they begin openly to talk of divorce.
and practically advocate non.intercourse
system, we may regard the union as dissolv.
ed. When the cohesive attraction no longer
exists, the parties to the compact naturally
fall back into their original condition.
The political and social uuion between the
Northern and Southern States Of the Amcri.
can Conlrdcracv, judged bv the same eyi
dcDces Of disalficton, is rapidly approaching
dissolution. The ancient love and harmony
between them is lost; and wo hear nothing
but discords complaints and crminaliops.-
Neither party seems longer disposed to com.
promise existing difficulties, nor to bush IN
their troubles, either for the sake Of The pro-
perry involved in the partnership, or for the
future reputation and happiness oflhcir chill
drcn.
The cry is, let The Union be sundered-let
the marriage certificate Ohe Constitution be
destroyed; and let the Northern bridegroom
be forever separated from his Southern bride.
The scandal mougers of both sections of the
.,..,,5,., Wv
70 him., about ,ha rrn,na. n.i -. ,,.. ~
,,,,a di,or,on,o,, man. a.,,, ..u ,,.s,
c,l,ri,ioy :, m Lor,nLan ,..' ,,i,L -,
Cooroio md viii s,am - l..
o,rros,,y r,.n,ri,r e.. ,Lo Fatal a.on,. .nI
Oh. Aholition r,css If ,ho yos,h ,.;,I, H..
d,ilv ir,iln,ions is roodino .,or ,bo .ooInr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

was eating his entrals out"
yvn ~ M
~. '',''-.' 'o~' ~ VIC '''' h'S'
-, .
tonntaJ ,ho ,r'nn.od ,,,. ""o 'i" IT, opn'
bun Gap Rail Road. with ,dmirution--prond
did we feel as an American-thats such Gigan-
NC schemes WING" MY years age, would have
f., nnr ritiznn. - '''' Nv" o"' 10 Joys
But we have been IiltIe dis,proi,,.d Far
The road we supposed was to mite th, OHM
with ih" AHdaiir' ha~ dwindIcd down intoo one
M""" W,,l "nl'e oh.' =, h"' Tr"c 10 The riot
,,nn, .S,o ,r,,,,;, ',,, "' ',,v'r NY o'""''!
Mary,i lie. Aupusi %. ApcrAy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

~ A New York Journal, in review Of
Life of James Gordon Bennett, just publish
ed, refers with great satisfaction to the many
beatugs Bennett has received. A cotcmpoia-
ry with great truth, remarks:
"'rhe amount of cowardice and utter base
ness in this world, is positively beyond calcu-
lation; there can BE- no greater proof of its
individal existence than personal assault on
one who Is not expected to resist"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

kY- Why don't the democratic editors
who are continually charging, in the face of
the strongest evidence 10 the contrary, that
the Americans are blameable with the late
disgraceful riots ut Louisville, why don'tthey
publish in their columns the sworn testimony
of the many unimpeachabc witnesses adj
ouced before The city authorities. Not II
single democratic paper that we have met
with, its even referred to the facts as eli.
cited by the legal investigation, much less
pnblished the certificates Of the Witnesses
Come, gentlemen, your regard for candor and
fair-deang, as displayed aud made manifest
on ten thousand noted OCCASIONS demands
that you should publish the sworn evidence
Don't rely any longer on the naked and rcck-
less asseD tons Of the Louisville Courier and
Times, the editors Of which papers were, by
their infammatory appeals, chiefly instrumen-
tai in stirring up the foreigners 10 the lawless
acts that drew such signal vengeance on their
own heads. These men are interested par
ties, anSious to relieve themselves from the
awful responsibility of their imprudcnce and
wekcdncss, and their mere assertions are
worthless. But parade the evidence before
your readers, ard let them take the case
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

tI5- The Democracy Of Davidson county
have presented Z. G. Eastman, Esq, editor
of the Nashville Union and American, with
u large md elaborate ly.wrought silver tea.
service in compliment Of the able manner in
which his paper WIS conducted through the
late political struggle in his State. The set
it is sail weighs over forty pounds. No edi-
tor could have more richly deserved such 4
mark of appreciation at the hands of the &C.
mocratic party, and for the sake Of "lang
syne" we congratulate him on the high ap,
probation placed upon bis abilities and ser.
vices by the followers Of the cause for which
Lie has SO lnnm and znalnuslY lnhnLnd.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31

shall not be reprinted without the evidenc,
necessary to Indicate their paternity.
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#""H E.-'...
A FEARFUL TRAaEDY.--The Lon
don Times lays beipre its readers the
particulars OF q horrible affair which
recently occurred near the Dutch set.
tiemcnt Of Transvaal. ut the Cape Of
Good Hope:
''Tn the case at tho Cape Of Good
Hope the Catlre Indians had murdered,
in October last, under circumstances
ofgrrat 6arbarity. ten q, twelve men
and woman ntihe Dutch settlement.
Immediately General Pretoriru, rails
cd III army Of FIVE hundred mrn, and.
accompanied by C"munanIcr General!
l'ntgirtlcr, proceeded un IN cNprdl.
tiou to revenge the blood of the vic.
tins, After al absence of several
weeks they reached some rrma'kai':e
suhterranvan civc,ns halt II rtI!e III
length AID irons tire: to five hundred
feet in width, where t,c Catfre> had
cntrcnched thcmsclvcs.-Upon his ar.
rival at this spot Gen. Prctorious at.
tempted to blast the rocks above the
clrrrns. uHd thu, crush the savagrs
beneath the rains. The peculiar char
actcr OF t;ic stone. however, rcmdcre
this scheme implaclicab!c, and nc
lhen Static led his men aroynd the
caves, and built up walls in front OF
them. After q few lays many of the
womcn and children were driven by
hunger and thirst iinIn their hiding
places, and were permitted to escape;
but every mar who came tHrth was
shut '.cai by their rifles On The AL!
of N"vcmh r. AT the close OF Il se;gc
fot three weeks, the bcscigcrs, seeing
40 signs Of lilo, entered the cavcrns
and, the ~silciice within, together wi,!
tie horrible udof arising from the bo
dies oI'hc dead, told how c~ilectuali,
shcir object had been accomplished
More than nine hundred Cailrcs hat
been Shot down ut the mouths of thu
%caverns. and a much greater number
had persisted Ivy SLOW degrees, suffer
Ing oil the horrors nf starvation in til,
gloomy recesscs with H."