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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14


TRIUMPHs OF RAILRoADs.-Alr. Joseph Sc
rar,n speaking on railroad bill in the Virgin
ia legislature recently, said:
81 know that the thing looks strange; bni,sir
the railr0ad itself is a strange thing,a wonder
Gus thing. II is n creative power. IL seems al
most to invade the province ot omhlpolence.
Its results, though submitted to the test Of
ocenlar demonstration, almost defy belief. II,
thirty wears nun, any man had told me that, IN
the wear 1855, The Baltimore and Ohio rallroad
would carry 60 Baltimore 23,750,00O tons OF
trade, or earn S440000 in month, should
have looked upon him as moonslrurk fool.
I shouId have thought as the old man did,
nnw liyipu near Feltrrmnn, midway the line
or tbr II fillmore and Ohio railroad, who hap
pcncd to br present ai the first meeting held in
Baltimore to put that great work on foot and
who heard the assembled people talk of bull.
ding rnilroad through his wild native noun
tnirss All, gentlemen, he said, 'yon cannot
do that. | know that country. was born
IN those mountains and grew up in their midst.
have crossed the streams that sweep at their
hns,. | have roamed over their deep set val
lrvs. have climbed up their rough, rugged
sidrs.pud have sealed their tall summit cliffs !
tell Won, gentlemen, you can never carry rail-
rand there. / had rather see il Than hear talk
ofu' And vet that old man lived to 90 from
Fettrrman after the noon of day to the
Monumental city, spend quiet niahi lhrre,
and return to his mountain hOuse ere dinner
hour of the succeeding day"
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THE PHILADELPHIA NOMINATION.. -Messrs.
John G. Rogers, Il. B Bartlett, q. w. Gist,
and b. J. Raphael, forming pant of the Ken
tucky delegation in the late National Conven-
ton, have published n card denying, rs had
been reported in some of the papers, that
the twelve votes of the State of Kentucky
were cast for Mr.. George Law, thus doing in
justice to a distinguished citizen of their
own State. They say:
"1'he Kentucky delegates presented and
voted for the Hon. Garret Davis. But after
it was ascrrtaincd that Mr.. Fillmore had re
ceivcd II decided majority Of the votes east
and was therefore nominated, ten of the Ken.
tncky delegates changed their votes for Mr..
Fillmore. The other two declined to change
their votes, but stated that they would vote
Ia make the nomination unanimous. They
did so vote afterwards.
"Mr. Davis received thirty.one votes on
the ballot which nominated MIR. Fillmore
rwO.thirds of those " who voted ior him chang
cd their votes to Mr. Fillmore. This was
done from no want of confidence IN Mr. Da-
yis's eminent talents and pure patriotism,
but because they desire to express their
hearty and unqualified approval of the nom
inatiun of Mr.. Fillmore, who is second only
to G7rret Davis of all those presented to the
! Convention in the confidence and affections OF
the people of Kentucky. 'ihr artionsoi the
Kentucky delegates will be heartily approv-
ed by Mr.. Davis, and no man will more gen
erously and zeaousy than he support the
nominees of the Convention.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

THE CzAR SEES. A GHosT.-An extraor.
dinary story is circulating il the Paris saloons
Here it is: Toward the last days of January
1854. the Gar Nicholas alone in his study
saw all ut once before him monk Of gigan.
tic stature, of whom he instantly demanded
what he wanted! The monk replied, 81 have
come to warn you. If you undertake this
war from pure motives you will succeed; but
if from your own personal ambition, you will
fail, your armies will be vanqushed, and you
Yourself will come to an untimely end before
lhe close of the war;" The Gar rushed at his
visitor, and called the guards from the ante.
chamber The guards came and found the
Gar clutching at thin air, and eXcamlng,
"'rhe monk! the monk! who has seen him?-
Prevent his escape" Such is the tale that
was stealthiIy WHISPERED in ST. Petersburg in
the last days of January, 1854 and which was
written on the LIST OF February by dipIomalisl
then in Russia, and transmitted to Paris.
1t is very remarkable that this ghost story
did not get out until after the Cars death
and till after the opening Of the peace ne
gotiations:
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live for those who love me;

CATCHING CoLD.-It is generally thought
that colds are taken by changing from n warm
to a cold atmospheric. This is hardly so. A
cold is more the result of irregularity of TEN
peratnre in different parts Of the body. A per-
son may go,from warm bed and plunge ma
ked into a snow bank, and not take cold, and
yet become quite sick from holding enc
hand in warm and the other in cold WATER
The body may be warmly clothed, and yet
cold may be taken bv having the foot wet, or
slight current of air blowing upon the arm
or upon the neck. Soa person may take cold
by the side OF blazing fire; because the draft
Of air towards the cl imney cools that part of
the body away from the fire. One part of the
body being clothed warmer than another part
will disturb the circulation of the blood, and
induce some form Of tn disease classed under
the general name of a"co d." One Of the most
common sources OF a.cold isa getting of n
part of the clothing wet, and thus coolng that
par. o. fthe body below the general temperature
of the system Onthe contrary, II person may
be entirely drcnchcd with rain, by drying the
clothes uniformly, or changing them entirely
no difficulty will be experienced. Let it be
kept in mind that the greatest danger OF catch
ing cold is from inequality of warmth in the
d1lftrSnt parts of the body.-Souh Carroll.
nian.
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LOTTERY ScHEME.-The Journal du
Loiret relates the following SCI eme restored
to by II young damsel in order to procure
husband: "a young lady, pretty, and well
educated, residing in the ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
pihiviers, has conceived the idea of putting
herself up at lottery. There are to be 800
tickets at 1000 francs each, aud TO the fortu-
nate winner she will give herself and the
$4,000 francs by way OF dowry. The lady
has attached some very prudent conditions to
the purchase of tickets. She will only sell
them TO persons whom she may think Will
suit her, and in order to ascertain that point,
she exacts half hours tete.a.tete convers''-
ton with each applicant There is no llni-
it of age imposed, but more than one ticket
may be taken by one person. The lottery
will be drawn on the 25th Of November next
at the Marie at Pthiyiers. No married men
are allowed to take tickets 1t is said that n
number of Engishmen have already become
purchasers, and applications are coming IN
from ali quarters.
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VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The Ma
tional Intelgencer SAYS, this body adjourned,
after II three days session, having first APP
pointed Presidential Electors for the several
districts OF the State. The Richmond Enquirer
speaks of the gathering as the finest Con.
ventlon ever witnessed, embracing venerable
age aud ardent youth, containing vast
amount of talent and eloquence, and marked
by most enthusiastic and unanimous devo.
tion to the great principles OF the Democratic
party"
A series of resolutions, called "A "platforn,"
were adopted, re-Oihrming the doctrines OF
the venerable resolutions OF 1898 aud '9g,
and the modern ones Of 1862 constructed by
the Baltimore Conventions; but, as no inter
pretation accompanies these, each section oil
the country can adopt its own construction,
and thus bring all shades of politicians into
one fold.
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MmLARD FILLMoRE.-The able and elo
quent editor of the Princeton Kentuckar
had set the proud name of Fillmore upon The
flag at his masthead, as the American candi
date for the Presidency, before his nomina.
ton at Philadelphia" In speaking OF that
great and honest statesman, he makes these
just remarks:
"sIillard Fillmore is today the star toward
whose cheering light thousands of eyes are
turning for deliverance from our present
troubles. He is n statesman Of high intellect
and firm resolve; patriot pure and incor.
ruptible. We have tried him in the hour of
danger, and he has approved himself worthy
of his trust. Like the heroes of Bucna Wis.,
Ia, "he was baptised in fire and blood came
out steel.". His patriotism is bounded by no
Mason g. Dixon's line; it is as broad rs the
prairies and forests, the lakes and rivers of
our continent, omprehending all in common
brotherhood"
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COLD FEEr.-Hall's Journal of Health
gives the following on the subject of ''cold
| feet"
Cold feetare the avenues to death of null
titudes every year; il is n sign of imperfect
circulation. of want of yigor of constitution.
! No one can be well whose feet are hahitually
cold When the blood is equally distributed
to every par, Of the body there is general
| good health. Ii there be less blood at one
point there is codness; n not only so,
there must be more tlfnn is natural nj some
part of the system, and there is fever, that is
unnatural heat or oppression. In The case
| of cold feet the amount OF blood wanting
there collect nt some other part of the hody
which happens to he weakest, to be least
able to throw baricade against the in-rush-
ing enemy. Hence, when the lungs are
weakest, the extra-bloOd gathers there in the
shape of common cold, or often splitting
blood. Cleargymen, other public speakers,
and singers, by improper exposures often
render the throat the weakest part; to such
cold feet gives hoarscness or raw burning
feeling, most felt at the bottom of the neck,
| To others again, whose bowels are weak
through over eating or drinking sprituous
liquors, cold feet gives various degrees of
arrangement, from common lo0scness up to
darrhea or dvsentery; and so we might 60
through the whole body, but for the present
| this is sufficient fot illustration.
If YOU are well, let yourself alone. But
to those whose feet are inclined to cold we
| suggest:
AS soon as you get up in the morning, put
both feet in basin Of cold water, SO as TO
come half way to the ankles, keep them in
half n minute, rubbing them vigorously;
wipe them dry and hold them TO the fire, If
convenient in cold weather, until every part
of your feet feels MS dry ms your hand, then
put on your socks or stockings.
On going to bed at night draw off your
stockings, and hold your feet to the fire ten
or fifteen minutes, until perfectly dry, and go
to bed. This is u most pleasing operation,
and fully repays for the trouble of 1t. NO
one can sleep well or refreshing with cold
feet. All Indians and hunters sleep with
their feet to the fire.
Never step from your bed with the naked
feet on an uncarpeted floor have known
it to be the exciting cause Of months Of ill
ness.
Wear wooden, cotton or silk stockings,
which ever keep the feet most comfortable;
do not let the experience of another be your
guide, for dflernt persons require different
articles; what is good fora person whose
feet are naturally damp, cannot be good for
one " hose feet are dry. The donkey who
had his bag of salt hghtened by swimming
river advised his companion, who was loaded
down with Il sack of wool, to do the same,
and having no more sense than man or wo-
man, ,he plunged in, and in n moment the
wool absorbed the water, increased the bur-
den many fold, and bore him with it 70 the
bottom.-HdlFS journal Of Health.
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than in promisrucus assembage of dele
gates selected by State conventions. In either
case it operates ms a substantial assumption
to control the people in the election of their
highest officers. As an example of this, we
may refer to the nomination of franklin
Pierce, who was little known to the country,
and who was made President wholly by the
machinery Of party.
1t is thus seen that all the prominent fac
ti0ns have adopted the convention system as
II medium for selecting their candidates for
President and Vice President. 1t would bea
curious work to trace out the generalization
of American politics from 1908 to the present
day, and find that the machinery of conven-
tionS was the chief cause OF the decline of our
political morality; and yet it is doubtless so.
One of its most obvious effects is seen in
clubbing together all over the country n corps
of leading politicians, who undertake to carry
up public opinion from town to country, from
country to State, and from State to national
conventions. il is the most perfectly drilled
body of men in the Union, and although
there are many who are deceived and cheated,
the rewards are definitely assigned according
to the service performed. So perfect was this
work arranged bv Mr.. Van Buren, and so
accurate were all the details fixed, that it was
sud Mr.. Flagg, the present City Comptroller,
could give you the name OF every man who
would vote the democratic ticket in each town
and school district of the State, and point out
the rewards to be distributed, and the recipi.
ents, in case of success in the elections. Such
have been the failures, the short romings, the
frauds, the debasement of all classes, growing
out of past caucuSes and conventions, and
such the disgust of the public at their fruits,
as to leave but little room to doubt that the
year 1856 will close the whole system, and
place it amongst the fossils of American
politics.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

A SPECIMEN WARElSG.-A pugnacious
"squaitpr" in Wisconsin gives this public no.
tice. "Whereas, have got information that
my claim on the Wabsapncon River, has
been jumped by some foreigners, out laws,
beef.siea ers, coming from some poor worn
out country Now this toiniorm all emigrnnis
to " Wisronsin Territory that there is sufli-
cicnt land belonging to Uncle Sam without
taking my claim; therefore take notice, all ye
Hoosicrs, Buck. Eyes, Suckers Corncrlckers,
Yankees. Fatheads, WoIverecns, Buck-Skins,
Herring Bones, Spectators, or what not
thai il any one OF you squat on my improve
ments, will row You up Salt Croek--and
knock Won into the middle of next week."
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Ill LucR.-A little bad luck is beneficial
now and then. II Patrick Henry had not
failed IN the grocery business, il is not at all
nrnb,ble that he would ever have been heard
Of ns nm orator. lie might have become cele.
hrotrd hut il would not have been for his el.
oouencr. but the great wealth he acquired by
n specuIation ia bar soap and axe handles -
Roger Sherman became q signer OF the De-
clorotion of Independence for no other reason
,hnn that he cond not make living by sho.
u,king He cut his bristles and staked his
"nll" on the "rights ofman." The consequence
vns that the same individual who found il
bootless to mike shoes, in a lew years became
a living power in our revolution.
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TnE CuASoEs.-A prudent and sagacious
merchant writes to the New York Mirror,
that he feels very sangune of the success of
the American ticket. lie says there are n
good many Americans scattered over this
Republic, who mean that Americans shall
rule America" The Mirrors correspondent
is willing to stake respectable pile" that
with Fillmore for President, and Erastus
Brooks for Governor, the Americans will car.
nv the Empire State in November next.
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:y- A new application of cork has late

:W A new application of cork has lately
been made, witha good prospect Of its scrv-
ing very useful purpose. The bark of the
cork tree is subjected by machinery to pro-
cess which cuts it up into little grains, and in
this state it is formed into mattresses, which
are very soft and easy, as well as light, and
which, if Used on shipboard, would form Il
very convenient life prescrver. Every pound
OF cork IN one of these mattresses, it is esti
mated, will support about fourteen pounds
above water.
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ARREST OF MAIL RoBBERs.-George New
oil, Alias Geo. Anneyille, and Lloyd Oawden
were arrested at Cumberland, Maryland, on
the goth ultimo, by II special mail agent, on
the charge of committing depredations on
the mails passing through the Cumberland
post office. They were committed to Jail to
undergo examination.
ANorHER.-Oscar s. Swift, postmaster at
China, Wyoming county, New York, was ar
rested on the 23d instant, charged with ab-
stractng money from letters passing through
his office. lie was committed for trial.
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APPROACHING DOWNFALL Of PnLyGAMy.--
Biz ham Young is troubled by the restless
ness of the female victims of polyganv. 1t
appears that whenever they have an opporn.
niry to fly from the society Of their oPprcs
sors, they do So, no matter where they 90 or
who they 90 with. The Emigraling funds is
exhausted. Persons il Europe, according
Brigham, draw ON the fund to help them on
to Salt Lake, and never pay back cent
Drafts are unpaid by Young TO the amount
of $4,000, and he is unable TO meet them.-
As Thomas Carlyle says, "'lhe end OF every lie
is bankruptcy"
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LOCAL LEGIsLATIoN.-Among the impor.
tant acts passed by the late session of the
Legislature is that "to authorise the iorma.
ton of companies and regulate private and
local affairs, and retrench the expenses of
legislation" This law vests the Circuit Courts
of the various counties with power to reg
nlate such private and local affairs rs are usu-
ally brought before each session of the Leg.
islature, and to grant acts of incorporation,
under certain rules and restrictions, for,
amongst other things, the purpose of pursu.
ing or carrying on any branch of mnnuioc.
turing, mining, mechanical, chemical or other
business; for promoting education, science
or art for building bridges and turnpikesi
erecting ferries and mill dams; for establish
ing insurance, fire savings or navigation CON-
pOnies. or commercial or agricultural business,
or any other pursuit or business for private'
local, public or municipal purposes.
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RossE's TELEscoPE.-A scientific writer
says To obtain some idea of the immensity
of the Creators works, let us look through
Lord Rosse's Telescope, and we discover
star in the infinite depths of space, whose
light is 100000 years in travelling to our
earth, moving at the velocity of twelve mill
lions of miles in on minute.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14

cSs- On the night Of the nth ult, there
was terrible riot at the South Carolina Col
lege, Columbia. The Students assailed, and
finally killed Bedell, Chief of the Police, on
account of II grudge against him. One stu
dent was killed, and several Others are not
expected TO live. The alarm bell was rung
and 200 citizens came armed with ball car
trdges, and 100 students opposed them with
arms. By the exertions OF Col. Goodwin
and others, firing was prevented after piece
were levelcd. The Governor went to the
College and demanded them to surrender
theiralms. The students finally yielded; sew
eral were subsequently expelled.
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t5y- Burning New York, n Boston editor
argues, would be no great achievement for
the English. 1t is no more than the New
Yorkers do themselves once in every five
years. And when the English shall have dc
stroyed that village, they will have the salts
facton of knowing that they have burned
$lOO,OOO,OOO worth Of property belonging
to their ceuntrymen,
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WHAT LIVE FOR.
. for thnse who love me.

Hive for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For human ties that bind me;
For ihe.task by God assigned me;
For the bright hopes left behiad me;
And the good that | can do.
/ live to learn theirs story,
Who've suffered for my sake;
Tosemulate their glory,
And To follow in their wake:
Bards. patriots, martyrs, sages,
The noble Of all ages,
Whose deeds crowd llistory's pages,
And Times great volume make.
live to hold communion,
With all that is divine;
To feel there is union
'Twixt Natures heart and mine:
To profit by atilctiou,
Reap truths from fields of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill each grand design.
i 1--we to hall that seuson,
BY gifted minds foretold,
When men shall rule by reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
As Eden was Of old.
l live for those who love me;
For those who know me true;
For the heaven that smiles above me;
And awaits my spirit too;
For The cause that lacks assistance;
For the wrong that need resistance,
For the future in the distance;
And the good that | can do.
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PLURALITY OF WoRLDs.-Prof Agassiz
believe that there is M internal evidence that
the organic beings of this globe form by them
selves u complete system, which does not nd
init of the supposition that there are other
members OF the system living elsewhere; and
any animals in other systems cannot be con.
htructed on the same plan Of organization.
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TnE BnoTnERs IN LAw.-The New York
Mirror is happy to "leOrn that the band of
X. N. brothers in that city, who have been
so warmly devoted to Law for the past six
months, are taking the result of the Conven-
tion with philosophic resignation. The Live
Oaks" are sneered at by the Times as Dead
Oaks" but they already give signs of leaiing
out anew; and so long as the vital principle
rs preserved, the American party, like the
"Tree of Liberty" will live and flourish for.
ever"
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tY-Tho Lyuchburg (va.) Republican
says the vote Of Virginia will be cast in the
Cincinnati Convention, either for Buchanan
or Hunter
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VETo IN GEoReiA.-The Augusta Con-
stitutionalist says the Governor has vetoed
the Hiwassee and Blue Ridge Rail Road
bill recently passed by the Georgia Legsla'
ture, by decided majority.
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s4s- One of the best "sells" of the, season
was recently pracced upon Cook, the Ed
itor of the Niles Republican. A few days
since he graciously favored lady correspond.
ent and published a little POEM designed as
reprmand Go diIaiosy ha-itis, Ms unnni Is
signed "Citsorca" Reverse the signature
and you have Acrostic; take the hint and read
down the poem and you have "plain as print
inp,""D. b. Cook is the Prince of Asses
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CIRCULATION MoNEY IN THE U. S.-Tbere
are said to be 1900 banks in the United
States which in the last January circulated
Sll7l57,4l2, while of coin III circulation,
there WAS Sls5, lO9505, showing actually
greater amount of coin thnn bank notes to be
used in the business OF the country. Ihe
wfole amount Of money in circulation was
355,265,0I7, giving to each individual an
average of $3.50, and showing nm Increase
of about 100000, 900, In the last ten years.