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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

MANUFACTURING CITY.-We find in
The Providence Journal the following s,a.
tisiics of that beautiful and enlerprisinp
city:
The City ofProtidence contains 10 steam
engines, and within 100 rods of the ci,y line
are IL or 10 mare, that for al! practical pur.
poses belong here; Sc jewclry establish.
ments, employing l,40O hands and Welding
an annual product o. S2,l7I, 500; three
bleaching and dyeng works, employing $50
hands, and finishing 5O,9s9,OO0 yards of
goods; % manufactures of machinery, steam.
tnJnes, boilers, castings, &c, employing q
O12 hands, $3.50 tons of pigiron, $50! tons
OF other iron, and producing annually $4,000
stoves, 100000 pounds of nails and spikes;
81 steam.engines, 22O, boilers; 3,5s4,OOO,
pounds of nuts, &C., and other articles to
the total value Of S256l 900, two screw
factories that yield an annual product of ST.
OS6'OOO; two butt factories that produce
S2S5oO0, and great variety of smfal Ter man
unfactories, Welding together an annua.
product OF $l7,4l5,74O.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

GETTING NO BETTER, FAsr.-The Char
lesion and Savannah papers of the llth,
came safely to hand yesterday morning, having
been just one week on their winding way
Nashville papers come through with great
regularity in from eight to ten days The
mails lay over a day at every post office, and
passengers at every station where there is a
public house to be supported. Postmasters
and route agents grow insolent and lazy by
long continuance in office, and the business OF
the Department generally, in company with
with its present distinguished head, ia on the
broad, beaten road to the devil. But Mr.
Buphnnan promises us. in letter We received
from him few days since, to turn all the ras.
Gals out 10 March, and put honest men in
their plnces-provided he can find enough OF
that sort without drawing on the Know No.
thing party. So whit little longer
there's good time coming.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

H While there is, beyond doubt, some
grounds for the excitement prevailing in por.
tions Of the State in regard to Instructions.
ry designs among the negro population, we
would caution our readers against the gross.
~ exaggerated accounts in circulation, rs re-
CARDS the extent of the movement and the
number implicated who have been executed
The truth will establish that the rebclious
spirit was confined to but comparatively few
localities, and that it has been checked and
suppressed by the prompt and rigid measures
which Immediately followed the discovery of
the contemplated rising. The papers gener.
ally attribute the spirit of dsnffrction and in.
subordinatior said to exist among the slave
population in some portions of the South, to
the continual agitation of the suhjrc! of sla-
very and the peculiar character of the discus.
sions Of the late Prcsidrntat canvass. This
is, no doubt, to some extent iruc but there are
other and more mischicvous causcs--among
which is the facility with which they obtain
whiskey and the too frequent disposition OF
the slave owner to shield the offender from
punishment for trespasses committed beyond
his own premises, and to care but little where
or how the slave spends his nights so he is
on hand for work in the morning. Every
STAKEHOLDER ought to be able to patrol his
own premises, where police regulations are
imprac.ieabe. A firm, rigid and consistent
rule on the part of the owner will generally
prevent the evil complained of and render
the slave contented and happy. The Christ.
mas holidays are at hand, when the negroes
Of this section have usually been allowed
large latitude. We will take the liberty of
suggesting to owners of that species of pro-
perty to tighten the rein little-not to per.
NIT their slaves to go abroad without pass,
and 10 require them to be at home at proper
hours Of the night.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

How Towns SPRING UP IN THE WEsT.-
Two years ago where the trees stood undis.
turbed in their everlasting solitude at the
head of Lake Superior, there is now town
called the "City of Superior" containing
1900 inhabitants. Two years ago, the land
there was held by squatters at 81 25 per
acre. Nop, the site of Superior, MS laid off
into lots, sells at prices that indicate n val.
ue of over $4,000 900 for the whole? Last
summer, squattcrs claims were made in
sight of Superior. Now, no vacant land
can be found in ten miles of Superior, and
lands in the vicinity of Superior command
$50 to 100 per acre, and will ere long bring
$500 to $1,000 per acre. It is one hundred
and twenty miles further West than st..
Louis.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.-The resolution. in
relation to the revival of the African Slave
Trade, were voted down in the Southern Com
mercial Convention. The vote was taken by
States. and resulted as follows:
In the affirmative-Alabams. Q votes; Sou til
Carolina, 8; Texas 4; Louisiana 3--total "a.
In the nsgative--Georgia, 10 votes; Mary.
land. 8: North Carolina, 10; Virginia, I5;
Tennessee, IL; Louisisna, s; Florida, 8-totai
81.
We trust this will be the last of this i'll.
timed and imprarticabls proposition, to use
no harsher term.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

SAM, A. SMIrH.-A letter from friend
now at Washington. says the Hon. Sam. A.
Smith is TO have au appointment abroad un.
der the new administration. We hope 1t may
90 turn out-for the sake Of brace of dc.
mocratic friends Of ours. who are dreadfuly
nervous lest Col. Smith should again be a
candidate for Congress.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

AN INTERESTING QUARREL.-We find the
following in the Chicago Tribune of the 10Th
ult:,
A few days ago, one of the Buchanan cleo
tors of the "Democratc" State of Kentucky
honored our city with n visit. While here,
he naturally fell in conversation with Others
of his supposed way ofthinking upon mat
tiers political, bnt soon discovered that be-
tween himself and the democracy" of the
North there was n radical and apparently n
irreconcilabc difference. He looked npon
the recent triumph as an earnest that KAN
sas would be slave State; while his North
ern friends whom he honored with his opin-
ion were quite as sure that buchanan and
Free Kansas" were the real watch words
and rallying cries OF the party, now MS well
rs before the election, and that in securing
the President they have guaranty that the
outrages in tho Territory would cease, and
that the efforts Of the powers elect would be
directed to the enforcement of the doctrines
of the Squatter Sovereignty dodge. The
dispute grew higher and louder, until the
Intervention of mutual friends become nee
essary TO prevent reso TT to blows.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

HARD MONEY HUMBuG ExPLoDED.-Mr.
Secretary Guthrie says in his message "ihat
pure metallic currency may be set down rs
impracticable under our Constitution and
laws, to say nothing Of the sentiment of the
people,"
Thus ends the hard money humbur,
which for several years constituted the prin.
cipal political commodity of the Democratic
party. Among the distinguished advocates
OF this absurdty, was Thos. Hart Benton,
who, at II time when California gold mines
were yet undiscovered, talked of "rold run.
ming up the Mississippi" Wien the banks
were not half us numerous as they are now,
the hard money demagoSues were for cutting
them off. Laws were passed, even within q
half dozen years, to restrain the banks from
the issue of small notes! and the people
from passing them. Practically these laws
are OF no more effect than blank paper
They can never be of any effect The people
must and will use the most consenies, cuyren.
cB whether that be bruss buttons or paper
dollars. If the government establish n
means of coinage and prescribe legal ten.
der, it has done all in its power. Commerce
must do the rest.-Cm. Gazette
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

AN UNNATuRALIZgD FOREIGNER Posr
MASTER AT GREENSBORO, ALA.-The En-.
Jaw Wing says:
sour Democratic friends will be sorry TO
hear OF the resignation of MIR. II. Kohnen.
the postmaster ut Greensboro. The cause of
his resignation is, ms we have been told, that
he failed to vote for b & b., which exasper.
nted his foreigner loving brethren so much
that IL was asked of him why he failed to toe
the mark. 1t came out then that he Lod nov.
cr been naturalized and could not face
some OF Sans boys who nude it their bus.
mess to challenge every foreigner Offering to
vote. And yet this man has been. as va
have been informed, voting regularly in all
elections, and holding an office of great re-.
sponsbIity under the Genera! Government.
viii any one say that there is no necessity
for m American Party!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

The PRESIDENT ELEcT.-Mr Buchanan
recently was called upon by the faculty and
students of Franklin md Marshall College.
Pa,)Mr b., having been President of the
Board OF Trustees of the College After
being addressedby them, he replied giving
most excellent advice lathe students, espe.
clally upon the fatal peril of indulging in
strong drink,-and in the Course of his re.
marks, he thus spoke politically!
ellis election had been alluded 10. md be
might be expected to say something on.thnt
point. He had been elected to the hiph and
responsible Office Of President, and he thank.
ed them most sincerely for their conpratula.
lions; but whether the event would prove TO
be matter Of congratuIation time alone can
determine. Without saying which pattt
was right or which was wrong, the fears Of
The FATHER OF his country had at last bcen
realized, and we now behold u sectional mr.
V-one portion of our Union arrayed in no.
lltcnl hostility against the other. The oh.
jet OF his administration would be 10 deg
troy amy sectional party-Norlh or Soutb-
ana hnIinonize all sections of the Union nm.
der national and conservative government
ns II wns hity years ago. Unless this be
done the ti'ne may come when these section.
NJ an;mositics which now unhappiy exist
may break up the fairest and most perfect
form OF government the sun ever shonc M.
on. But he trusted that the same Power
which had watched over and preserved us in
The past will continue TO smile upon us and
make us prosperous, united and happy pee.
pie"
Excellent! But keep TO this, Mr.. Buch.
anan, and YOU are irresistible.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

Hon. E. ALExANDER.-Several papers con.
tinue to mention this gentlemnn's name in
connection with tho next canvass for Cover.
nor. We feel authorized to say, that Judge
Alexander, though not inse to the hon.
ers Of the position, could not accept the
nomination IL conferred upon him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

TELEcRGfH LTsE.-We have received a
letter from Nashville in reference to n pro.
posed telegraph from Chattanooga to the
Virginia and Tennessee line, ria the East
Tennessee and Georgia and the Fast Ten.
nessee and Virginia railroads. We shall
have something to say on the subectas soon
A. we ascertain reliable information in regard
to the parties proposing to build the line.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

EEL is understood that another Pacific
Railroad bill is about to be introduced in
the House, which is on magnificent scale
Three main roads are projected, one south
of latitude 36, one north Of latitude 40 and
43, from some point on Luke Superior to
Puget's Sound.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19
CABINET spEcuLATIoNs.

A correspondent At Washing on writes that
tits given out there, with token Of authority
which will hardly DO disputed, that II Mr..
Buchanan has decided nothing else In regard
tethe personal composition Of his admins.
tration. he has determined not to appoint
member Of the Cabinet from Pennsylvania.
SO much may be regarded as settled. The
conflicting aspirations and competing claims
have probably produced this determination.
Consequently ambitious gentlemen who have
directed their enterprise towards such con.
summation, will now have leisure aud oppor.
tunity to address patriotic endeavor, to other
and more probable contingencies There are
the foreign missions, and. failing them, the
subordinate honors, aud, finally, the historic
suit Of clothes, which a persisten: patriot
claimed as a last resort at the hands Of Gen.
Jackson.
According to the programme understood in
the most confidential circles at Washington,
one old line Wing will lie invited to n scat in
the Cabinet, in consideration Of the services
rendered by that defunet party At the late
election, and in recognition Of its ancient
virtue and respectability. Though eminently
becoming in itself and quite in character
with the admitted inclnations of Mr.. Buch.
anan before the meeting Of the Cincinnati
Convention, it will not be agreeable In quar-.
tiers where the "Aionroe era" Is not in such
high feather or favor. The radical gentry are
for orthodox democrats, dyed in the wool and
branded in the brow-none Of your conve.
nient converts who sought shelter out Of the
storm, and Janus.like, looked backwards and
forwards at the same time. They will raise
. commotion about wheatland, but the phi.
losopher who is embowered there-much
more happily, by the way, than he ever will
be at Westinghouse afford to let such ee.
ments rage. since their fury will hurt nobody
but themselves.
While il is known that no direct offer of
cabinet place has been rendered to any one,
there are certain circumstances which point
with nearly equal certainty in particular d.
reetions. Gen. Cas- has not received an invi
tnticn for the Premiership, but his appoint.
ment is now considered as much of fixed
fact, rs il he were already installed at the
Department Of State Whether this mark
Of favor lie intended as a compliment to the
age or ability of the venerable Senator from
Michigan has not yet transpired-probably it
may he aimed at both. The office is not one
to be coveted at any time of life, and though
Gen. Cas- is still hale and vigorous after hnv.
ing passed the allotted days Of the psalmist.
he will find, as ancient Mr.. Richie, with
great originality, said, "public office is no
bed Of roses" Mr. Buchanan has n pretty
good idea himself that, if there are roses
about such honors there are also thorns; and
therefore when he does invite him, as the pro
phetic King Charles told his lord keeper
North, when he delivered the great seal to
that Statesman-"Here, my Lord, take 1t;
you will find it heavy"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

INCOMPETENT WITNEss-It is stated that
the Supreme Court of North Carolina has
confirmed the decision of Judge Manly,
that members Of the Unversalist Church are
Incompetence testify in Conrts Of Justice,
according to the laws of that State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

sAS Now that it is settled that Hon. VIM.
Ii. Bissell is elected Governor of Illinois, the
question arises, can he take the oath of Of
flee? 1t is confidently asserted he once ac.
cepted challenge, and the oath of Office has
this provisions:
81 do solemnly swear that have not
fought duel, not accepted Il challenge to
fight duel, the probable issue of which
might have been the death of either party,
nor been second to either party, nor in any
manner aided or assisted in such duel"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

Tue VIRGINIA DEaooRAcY.-There is very
pretty little quarrel on hand among the Dem.
ocratic politicians of the Old Dominion,
growing out of piece of presumption and
improperly on the part of the Electoral
College. That body when assembled in
in their Electoral capacity recommended ex-
Governor Floyd for Cabinet appointment.
The novel proceeding has given offence to
the friends Of Mr. Bocock, another aspil ant
for Cabinet oppointment-and the eonse-
quence is very interesting, and most people
will think quite unnecessary quarrel-as it
is not likely that Mr. Buchanan will call
either Of the gentlemen spoken Of to his as.
sistance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

QUICK WoRK-The steamer Atlantic was
boarded outside of Sandy Hook, on Tues
day last, the main points of her news dis
patched by carrier pigeons to the Hook, from
whence it was telegraphed to New York,
and then to New Orleans, where, it is stated,
itwns published one hour before the steamer
arrived up at her wharf at New York.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

lowA.-The annual message of Governor
Grimes, of Iowa, is brief and devoted to the
material interest and finances of the State
The total available revenue was $246,OOO,
and the total Indebtedness $4,000. Gov
ernor Grimes recommends an immediate pro-
vision of $4,000 for the payment of the
State bonds, due january |, the Superin--
tendent of Public Instruction having failed
to pay the $60,oOO,a rs directed by the last
Iegislature.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

aB- We must suggest to our neighbor of
the Cleveland Banner, who, we begin to sus-
pect, is somehow or other related to the Dam.
phool family" to cense his ridiculous and
silly efforts to puff his own little village
into unwarranted importance, by tli,raraging
and crying down other and more prominent
places. See what Chattanooga and Knoxville
have come to by the inordinata outings,
dwellings and blowings OF their respective
journalst kecoilect the fate of the frog whose
vanity and ambition led him into an ATTEMPT
to rival the proportions of the on! According
to late writer in one Of the Nashville papers,
whose statements are no doubt based on re-
liable data, Athens, the county seat Of Nc.
MINI, contains 1900 inhabitants-while. nc.
cording to the same reliable writer, Cleye.
land contains only 1900, including our neigh.
Dor OF the Banner, of course. but we have
no doubt that, in course of time, with proper
efforts on the part Of the citizens, Cleveland
will increase its population, and perhaps at.
tain even to the number Athens now has, &C.
cording to the writer quoted Let our neigh.
Dor work more, and talk less.
in regard to the railroad from Athens to
intersect the Rabun Gap road, which seems
to occupy a large share of the Banners
anxieties, we expect the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad to take it up and build it
as soon as it gets through with the Cleveland
and Chattanooga branch. Should that expec.
ta'ion fail. however, pe shall apply to the
Legislature for a charter, start n Bank, and
put the road through ourself. Our neghbor
may rest easy about that enterprise--its pros.
pects are not half SO dscouragng as were
the East Tennessee and Georgia's when we
took it under charge eight years ago, and it
is now the best road in the South. and in the
full tide Of successful operation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

FINANCES OF PEnNsYLvASIA.-The 70.
ceipts into the State Treasury of Pennsylva-
MIA, during the year ending the 30lh ult.,
Amounted to S6,652,729, and the expend.
lures to S6,a77,l42, leaving balance of
Sl,344,795.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

Hos. Jso. II. CRozTER.-We have Il from
areliable source that this gentleman will be
the democratic candidate for Congress. at the
next election, in the Second District, now so
ably represented by Col. WIN. II. Sneed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19
sB-We learn from the Cincinnati Cor

sB'We learn from the Cincinnati Com.
merc"l that the Cincinnati Enquirer, the
ablest organ of the Ohio Democracy, has put
forth plain and distinct intimalion, that,
unless Ohio be represented in Mr.. Buchan.
ans Cabinet, the Ohio Democracy will not
support Mr.. Buchanan's administration
Their support of his administration is per.
haps not very important, unless they can
support his administration more efficiently
than they did his election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

AUGUSTA SMOKE HoUsE.-Our CONNER
cial correspondent at Augusta, ]. A. Ansey,
General Commission and Produce Merchant
has erected extensive smoke houses for the
purpose of receiving pork in salt, and smoke
ing it. He claims that the saving in ship
ing salt over the usual mode will more than
pay the cost of smoking, and the meat will
be more understandable by one to three cents
per pound.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

PREACHER FYED.-At a recent term of
the Johnson county (Mo.l Circuit Court n
fine of $500 was imposed on minister of
the gospel for marrying couple, the fe.
male being under age.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

. az Rumors are ahoat affecting the sol.
vsncy Of the Northern Bank of Mississippi
Don't know anything about it--no circula.
ton In East Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

tB A caucus of Democratic members of
Congress from Virginia, was held at Wash.
ington few days since. They declared Mr..
Bocock, member of the present Congress,
to be their choice for cabinet officer, if Mr..
Buchanan saw fit to select one from that
Statp
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

NICARAUeA.-The news from Nicarauga is
important. Walker has been successful in n
series of battles with the combined Central
Americans.
On the 10th of November, Gen. Homsby
with 200 men, defeated 100 of the enemy
under the Costa Rican General, Canas. The
enemy lost 200; Homsbys loss was killed
and IL wounded.
-Four days fighting at Massaya ended in
the entire defeat Of the enemy. Walker re-.
turned to Grenada, giving the citizens three
days notice of his intention, to allow them
time to remove their valuabes, after which
he fired Grenada, not leaving vestige of the
place. He then removed all his effects, men,
and the inhabitants to Rvas, which is to be
hereafter the capital of Nicaragua.
A naval battle was fought between the
Nicaragunn schooner Grenada, Capt Faysoux,
and II Costan Rican brig of war three times
her size. The Costa Rican vessel was blown
up, and al on board killed. 1t is supposed
the enemy's loss is about 5000. Various
battles have been foug ht since October.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

ENis stated In the Advertiser, that
Nj. Russ; Tate Of the ShelbyviIle Expositor.
viii shoi y take charge of the Chattanooga
Gszett% bich has been suspended for some
time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

GEs. HAsxELL.-The Memphis Eagle says
Gen. VIM. I. Haskell Is spoken of in that
region as the American candidate for Cover.
nor at the ensuing election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec lin the House to-
day, Messrs. Quitman, Orr, Keitt and McAIul-
len, made speeches repudating the idea of
Squatter Sovereignty, MS Interpreted by { en-.
Cass. The latter (NcNullen) spoke in be-
half Of The Delegation from Virginia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

W- A resolution was adopted by the
Southern Commercial Convention, Savan-
nah, to hold its next annual meeting at Knox.
vile, in August
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19
ATHENS, FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1850.

To DsLISousErs.--All accounts due this
Office for subscriptions advertising and job
work must DO settled by the LIST of January,
1857, OF they will be placed In the hands Of
. collecting officer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

Representations ARE becoming common.
The captain Of canal boat out West, has
just been presented with a service of--fve
years in the penitentiary in consideration of
the distinguished ability with which he
plundered a passenger and kicked him over
board.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

eas-A Coon MovE.-Some members of
the North Carolina Legislature introduced
resolution, the other day, to have Raleigh
moved some place where the moon shines.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-19

tR lsham G. Harris, on the democratic
electoral ticket, is spoken of as the candidate
of his party for Governor at the next cleo
ton.