The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-02-22

unjust war upon theirrghts as American free
! men.
The resolutions were unanimously adop
ted
Mr.. Netherand, from the Committee mp
pointed to select two Electors for the Stat
at large, and one Assistant from each gran'
division of the State, reported the followin!
ticket
For The State al Large
Thomas A. r. Nelson, Of Washington.
John S. Brien, of Davidson.
For Assistants.
Horace Maynard, of Knox.
A. NJ. Looney, of Maury.
Hervey Brown, of Madison.
The report of the Committee was unan
mously cOncurred in.
Mr.. A. w. Johnson offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of an Execu'
tive Committee of Five to fill all vacancies
that may occur in the electoral ticket, and to
transact other business Of the party; also
providing for the appointment of committees
in each county to correspond with the execu'
tive committee, adopted.
Able speeches were made by s. Turney, ].
S. Brien, and Neil S. Brown.
Mr.. Fletcher, Of Cooke, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
ReSolred, That the present administration
OF the Federal Government, by The appoint
ment of ultra sectional men to leading Cabi
net and Judicial offices-by its open interier-
ence with elections, and by its wholesale
prescription of large masses of the American
people, for no other reason than the support
of the time honored doctrines of their faith
ers, has violated every principle which
brought them into power. 1t has been vacl-
la.ing aud insineere, and has forfeited all
claim to public confidence, and deserves
the condemnation Of all conservative men.
Judge Brien offered the following resou-
ton, which was unanimously adopted:
ReSolred, That in the opinion of this Con-
vention, the sentiment of the American Party
O. Tennessee endorses the action of the gal
liant band of National Americans, who sup.
ported for two months, on the floor of the
National House of Representatives, the IIoE.
Henry NJ. Fuller, a Representative from
+ Pennsylvania, who has entitled himselfto the
COMMUNICATION of all true men, North and
South, by avowing sound, constitutional
principles on the vexed question of slavery,
and especially tenders its thanks to. Hons.
F. K. Zollic6lirr, +. Etheridge, 1hos Rivers,
Chas. Ready, and VIM. II. Sneed of this
State, -
The Convention then adjourned till after
supper.
Night Session-The President announced
the following ms the executive committee OF
the American party for the State:
Messrs. A. w. Johnson, Robert c. Foster,
Jno. II. Calendar, WIN. N. BiIbo, Allen A.
Hall, Robert c. McNairy, Samuel Prichett,E
ID. Farnsworth.
Col. A. w. johnson announced to the
Convention that John F. House had been ap.
pointed as the delegate TO the National
American Convention from the 9th Congress-
ional District, and Felix X. Zollcoffrr as
alternate.
The convention was then addressed by
Netherland, of East Tennessee, John. A.
McEwen, and Lucien NJ. Temple, Esqs., and
others speakers in a most. satisfactory man
ner.
The Convention then adjourned at late
hour.
REJoIcINGs IN MASSACHUSETTS OVER THE
ELECTION OF BANKS FOR SPEAKER.-Mr.
Banks friends were jubant in Waltham, his
place of residence, says the Boston Post,
when the news of his election was received
on Saturday. A party OF young men ran
through the main street, shouting: awake
up! wake up! our Mats elected Speaker! Hnr-
rah hurrahI' Shortly afterwards the bells
were set to ringing, and guns fired; and there
appeared to be general congratulation among
the citizens that their town had been so high
lv honored. Mrs. Banks Illuminated her
house. but dismissed those who called to
congratulate her, by informing them that
she was attending upon her sick mother. AT
the residence of his parents and sisters the
crowd gave nine cheers. Rev. Mr. Foster
was called out in his night shirt quoted
Shakespeare; said he saw the outstretched
arm of Almighty power staying the tide OF
oppression and the old "6reship of slavery
stranded on the firm Banks of Massachusetts"
and tancicd also that he saw Banks stlfening
the backbone of the north.
In Boston, at noon, on Monday, salute of
lO3 guns-the number Of votes Mr. Banks
receiyed-was fired in honor of the victory.
At Charleston the Bunker Hill Republican
Club illuminated all the windows OF their
head quarters.
tbs EmrREss OF RussrA.-A Paris cor
respondent writes:-I have been talking with
A man who arrived last night from st. Peters
burg, and the pith of whose entire conversa-
ton was this "Certanly those who thought
the Empress Marie the predominant power
were right; sic is so. She rcigns in Russia;
she governs the Car entirely; she is adored
by the nation she governs the Grand Duke
Constantine completely; she is the SUPERIOR
,be domina,t influence; but those who
tboupbt her inclined towards peace were quite
at fault. What she nsy have been some
months back cannot say, now the Empress
Marie is wai.lke."
An EXTENSIVE DAM.-Mr. Merriam, the
weatberman, who writes great deal almost