The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-20


THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JULY go, 1855.
VIRGINIA & TEssKssEE RAILRoAD.-Re-
eeipts for the month Of June, 1855:
From freight sll,o22,44
From passeng gers, Express, freight
and United States Mail s,959,56
Total, l9,9S2,4O
being over 80 per cent greater the receipts
in June, 1854.
GEN. SHIELDS SUccEssoR.--The anti
American leaders at the South have tried to
make some capital by charging that Trum-
bull, elected to succeed Shields of Illinois in
the u. S. Senate, is free.soi and Know
Nothing As we have heretofore learned but
little Of TrumbulFs career, we have not at-
tempted to "locate" hn. But the Savannah
Republican, usually correct in its facts, says:
"Mr. Trum bull chosen by the last session
Of the Illinois Legislature to succeed Gen.
Shields in the United States Senate has
been generally supposed to be Know Moth
ing. The question being asked whether he
goes the Northern, or Southern Know Moth
ing Platform! two of his friends reply, over
their own signatures, "Judge Trumbull is n
Democrat, who stands upon the Baltimore
Platform, and therefore does not go either Of
the Know Nothing Platforms"
eW- The Charleston Free Press has the
following just and sensible remarks on the
American PLATFORM
"Now look at the American Plstform. 1t
is therein declared that Congress has no pow
er to legislate upon the subject of slavery in
the States, or to exclude any State from nd.
mission into the Union because of her recog-
milton of slavery. In short, there is TO be no
slavery agitation in Congress. And yet, be-
cause these national sentiments drove off
Northern Abolitionists, the Union and other
Democratic prints have the assurance to talk
of the Abolition procliciies and afiinities of
the American party! These dsingenous
prints nre truly sorry that the Northern sece-
ders did not adhere, SO that n clamor might
be kept up against the whole party with
some degree of pausibity, for allowing
Freesoilers to vote with them. The aeeusa-
ton now made is new proof of the etiron
tery of the party who elected Sumner to the
Senate by a coalition with Frees0ilers, and
who availed themselves of such coalition
whenever it helped them to power.
"For every one of Henry Wilson's party
that flies off the American organization may
calculate upon the accession of two sound,
conservative men. The first step has been
made in the work of publication, and it must
progress in spite of the work Of detracton"
THINGS IN WAsHINGroN.-T Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Courier
e. Enquirer says: The dsmission Of MIR.
Wilson and Others for the admitted reason
that they are members of the American par
ty, has excited Just Indignation. Mr.. Wilson
was one of the best officers belonging to the
Administration. His place has not been sup
piled, and cannot be supplied. The office
has been put in commission. III temporari-
ly filled by the chief clerk of the Interior De-
partment The removal was effected by the
direct order of the President, and is consider
ed the prelude to the retirement Of MIR. Me-
Clelland, Secretary of the Interior. 1t was
gross afrront to him aud to Gen. Cass, the COM
mon patron of the Secretary and Mr.. Wilson.
HEALTH OF SAvASSAH.-The Republican
of the 9th instant, says: We took occasion
last week to congratulate our readers on the
healthfuness of Savannah nt this season.
This week We have n still more flattcrng nc
count, as represented in the bill of mortality,
and may safely challenge a comparison with
that of any city of our population in the
Union. The report of the Board Of Health
shows but eleven deaths for the week end
ing the Sd instant, and of these nine were
children, the Oldest but three years and four
months; but two adults are reported. May
wc not, in view of such an exhibit, predict
that the present summer will be as healthfu
As any Savannah ever enjoyed!
sW-' We learn from the Norfolk papers
that the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad is
in forward state Of progress, and vii be
completed next year. This road is the first
link in the line of Railroads connecting the
reaboard with East Tennessee and South.
Western Virginia. It is ninety miles in length.
The South. Side, 100 miles long, is the Sc
cond, and. the Virginia and Tennessee, 2o4, is
the third. The entire distance then from Nor
folk to the Tennessee line by Ra ilroad, will
be Ala miles.
IMPRISONMENT roR DEBr.-The new law
Of Massachusetts. abolishing Imprisonment
for debt, went into operation on the 4th inst.
There were nine poor debtors set free by the
new law, to enjoy their freedom and ccle'
brate the anniversary Of their country's nde-
pcndence. Besides the above freed ones,
over too hundred captives, imprisoned for
non-paymcnt of fines and costs, were set free
by orders from the police court.
The LAW or LlpsI In Counerticnt was