The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-09-26

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ANOTHER Pnomrr.-The spirit of prophecy
mas descended upon our neighbor of the
Cleveland Banner, and some of his yaticna
tons are OF the most alarming character. In
late number OF his paper he says he has
been in the counties of Hamilton, Meigs, Nc.
MINI, Monroe, and Polk, and confidently pre-.
diets "thot there will be an average gain of
90 votes IN these counties for Buchanan over
Johnson's vote Of last year." Now we have
no doubt that, some time or other within the
last eighteen months, the Banner man has
been in oil the counties named, and it NAV be
that for once he really believes what he ms.
serts; but the truth lie he is as profoundly ir
norant of the real state of public sentiment
AMI OF what is going on among the people,
as he is of the ten commandments. The
idea that Buchanan will gam on Johnson's
vote in any county of lower East Tennessee,
is absurd With the exception of two or
three fossils about Athens and Cleveland,
there is not live democrat in the country
believes Buchanan will gain anywhere. How
could they believe it, when they see the hon.
est masses of the party, reused to n sense of
the dangers which the democratic leaders
have brought upon the government, daily
leaving them. and ranging themselves uuder
the flag of Fillmore and the UnionS What
does The Banner mean by thus trying to i'm
pose upon its political friends abroad What
does 1t expect to gain by making predictions
which few weeks will show to be idle and
groundlessa Why not be candid and honest.
and come out and acknowledge that the hopes
OF Its party are vanishing before the adyanc.
ing cause OF the country, as the misis of the
morning are dissipated by the ascending SUM
why not admit now, what in few weeks it
will be compelled to do-that "there is no
chance for Buchanan The Banner is one
OF the sentinels on the watch. tower. to whom
the rank and file of its party in this section
look for correct information, and
its persistent efforts to mislead and deceive
them in times like the present when immi.
nent dangers threaten the Union and demand
that every voter should act so as to diminish
and, If possible, to avert them, are awful TO
The men who are now abusing
the public mind and holding out false lights
to the people are mourning responsibility
as fearful as that invoked by the false teach
ers and blind guides of old; and we ask our
neighbor, in all serious, sober earnestness to
pause and reflect upon what he is dong-to
cease trying to mislead his readers, and come
out nd'acknowledge 'there is no chance for
Buchanan" aud counsel all to rally on the
only man-Mllard Fillmore-who can save
the Nation from the dreadful evils with which
it is threatened. BY such course he might
incur the abuse and vtuperaton of few
corrupt politicians, but it would secure him
the respect and commendation of the pure
and patriotic of all parties, besides bringing
that inestmablc feeling which experience as.
sures us always follows a conscientious and
faithful discharge Of duty. Will he do it, or
will he keep on orgiug people to vote for Blu
chanan in face of the fact now so prominent
ly looming up. that "there is no earthly
chance of his electioni"