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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

"THE Policy OF THE WHIGs". Under
this caption the National Inteligencer has an
article which commences us follows:
As the period approaches when the prin-
in the country will have placed before the
public their respective candidates for the
Chief Nlagistracy of the Union, the question,
"Whnt should the Wings do!" becomes dali
ly more and more worthy of the considera.
ton of such rs remain true to those princi-
Piles of coservatism and national policy which
have always characterized the Wing party.
In the absence Of any organization of the
Wing party there are perhaps few who
would advise separate and independent &C.
tion on its part in the approaching Presiden.
tial campaign, especially when the politics of
the country nre already subdividcd to an un.
usual degree among rival and conflicting or.
CARNATIONS. The addition of another dis
tinctive candidate to those who will certain.
ly be presented to the suffrages of the PEG.
pie, would perhaps, in the present condi
ton of the popular mind, subserve no avail
able purpose, but tend rather, by augment.
ing the complications of the canvass, to the
still greater embarrassment of the elective
| franchise.
Thus it will be seen that the venerable ed
itors discourage the vain notion of running
n Wing candidate for the Presidency
Doubtless they think Willard Fillmore i:
Wing enough for any man who is himself
really n Wing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

w- The paragraph relative to Col.
Brooks, going the rounds of the Northern
press,is not only erroneous, but does injus-
ticc to the dend. The article alluded to
says shat the father of Col. Preston s.
Brooks was challenged by Lewis T. Wigfall,
now Of Texas, and refused 70 fght-thal
thus the affair ended" 1t is true that Mr..
Brooks refused the challenge of Wigfall, but
threatened Gaming which he designed in.
flicting on the madcnp rs he styled him,
when Wigfall "posted" the gentleman Mt the
Court House door. Mr.. Bird, n young re-
lative Of Mr.. Brooks, then sent Wigfall word
that he should tear down the paper, when
the latter responded "if he did so he would
shoot him." Bird, ns good as his word pull.
ed the paper down with one hand, and re-
turned Wigfall's fire with the other, but fell
MORALLY wounded. About this time The son
Col. Preston s. Brooks-returned home
and immediately challenged Wigfall, with
whom he exchanged two shots, each hitting
the other, but inflctng no serious wound
This terminated the unfortunate feud.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

New York l3th.-The George Law from
Aspinwall arrived ut 6 o'clock, brings Cal
ifornia dates to the 20 and 2lst, and two
millions of treasure. Mrs. Medicinal and
child were drowned in attempting to reach
the shore from the Golden Age. New York
passengers Of April 2lst, had not arrived at
San Francisco being six days over DUE
Markets dull, business houses were closed
on the afternoon Of the Goth in consequence
Of the excitement caused by the murder of
King. Cora and Casey who were both on tri,
al before the revolutionary tribunal of 18th
and sentenced to be hung. They were to
be executed the following day. One thous-
and armed men in the interior hastened to
assist the revolutionists In the city
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20
DEMOCRATIC EsTHUsIAsM.-The Cincin,
natl Columbian of the 18th inst, says


An attempt was made to get up Buchan.
an ratification meeting in Columbus on Sat.
urday night; bnt the Journal states that il
was the fattest political failure that ever came
off there. 1t adds: "fhere were just seren-
ty.ihree persons present, large number OF
whom were Republicans. The Presidential
nomination of great party has for the first
time in our history been announced in the
Capital of Ohio, unheralded by the roar OF
artillery. What has become ofthe "live De.
mocracyP The Nebraska swindle and the
Kansas outrages hang like the pail of Death
over the party, paralysing oil its energies
and they cannot be- revived by the nomina.
ton of nm old foggy Federalst under whose
banner the 'bricks, of the party do not fee
like fighting"
The Democracy of that part of Ohio look
upon the Kansas Nebraska net as n "swin
de-" do they.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

Mr.. CLAY AND Mr.. BUcHASAs.-When
Mr.. Polk WIS nominated for the Presidency,
Mr.. Buchanan declared to General Clinch
that he would carry Pennsylvania; for, said
he, we will make those Pennsylvania Germans
believe that "Polk Is better tariff man than
Clay" The event proved that Mr.. Buchanan
was in earnest. He took the field for Polk in
Pennsylvania. and averred, on his honor rs
gentleman, that he knew "Mr. Polk TO DO a
Better tariff man than Mr.. Clayr' So the
PENNSYLVANIA Germans voted for Mr.. Polk, as
Buchanan said they would, and Polk was
elected.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

icy Indignation, not loud but deep, per.
vndes the honest conservative portion of the
Southern delegates, to the Cincinnati Con.
vention. They are not only dissatisfied but
dishenrtened and disguised with the plat.
form and the nomination. A number of
them have passed through city during
the last two or three days, and while some
excused the action of the convention BY suy
ing 1t 'oas The best compromise that could be
made with the North others openly declar
ed their disapprobation of the whole pro
ceedings.-LOu Jour.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

w While the Sag Night Democrats were
firing off their hundred guns or so yester.
day afternoon, to get up little artificial en-.
thusinsm for Buchanan, horny.handed,
true hearted mechanic, formerly of Pennsy
vania, was heard to say:
"Ah! they may fire as many guns MS they
please for Hr, Jimmy Buchanan, but they
never will be able to make me forget that
speech he made to prove that Ten cents a
day was waoes enough for poor laboring
man."-Mem Emo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20
LAND WARRASTs.-The market is almost

LAND WARRANTs.-The market is almost
without supply, most persons having war
rants being unwilling to sell at the de-
pressed rates. No size will now command
81 per acre, ns we learn from dealer, and
less upon an occasional order from some
person desiring to make q location. A
gentleman from Virginia, who wishes to
dispose of few warrants for some of his
heighbors writes:
81 must try and get something above a
dollar per acre, or must hold up for an i'm
provement in the market, after the railroad
companies have taken off the cream, leaving
the skinned milk for the old soldiers or
their widows"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

NEW YORK, June l6-Fremont author.
ICES plump denial Of the statements tels-
graphed concerning his position, he says, hs
recognizes neither the American, anti Amer.
lean, Wing, Democrat, or Abolition party in
the approaching canvass, but simply n un-
ion of the people for the freedom of Kansas
and the arrest Of Slavery extension.
Flour dull, wheat firm, corn advanced,
sales mixed 81, mess pork firm, lard un-
changed.
New York, June 16th.-rhe following in
formal ballot was had ut the nnti-Fillmore
Convention. Whole number Of votes l22.
Fremont SO; Mclean 10; Stockton 10; John.
son 7; Chase s; Adjourned to 4 O'Clock, p.
NJ. Renssembled at o'clock-2d ballot, Banks
4s; Fremont 36; Stockton 20; Mclean los
Johnson ].
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20
ATHENS, FRIDAYS JUNE go, 1859.
Mr.. FiLLmoRE's AccErrAScE.-The lett,

Mr.. FiLLMoRE's AccEPTAScE.-Thel letter
Of NJ. Fillmore accepting the nomination for
the Presidency, will be found on another
column. It is plain, brief, md manly. In
the present exigencies Of the country, when
its foreign relations are in a critical cond.
ton and civil war is raging within our Dor.
ders, this acceptance will be hailed with hope
md Joy BY every patriot in the land and in.
spire confidence in the bosoms Of those who
had begun to despair of the Republic. He is
just the man that is needed, and we will not
permit ourselves 10 believe that the people
will hesitate to avail themselves of the quail.
ties Of craftsmanship and patriotism his nd.
ministration showed him to possess in pre-.
eminent degree.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

e#-The Buffalo Advertiser recalls to
mind that when Mr.. Fillmore assumed the
duties of the Office of president of the Senate,
with characteristics independence, he inform.
ed that body that he should consider it his
duty to preserve decorum, and should re-
verse the rule, which had so long prevailed,
that Senators were not to be called to or.
der for words spoken in debate. The Sen.
ntors were so well pleased with his remarks
that they ordered this address to be entered
at large on their journal. The "reminiscences
is opportune when democratic occupant of
the same high seat permits such men rs
Sumner and Wilson to pour fourth their ven.
omous and scurrillous diatribes against Sen.
ators and States, without restraint or re.
proof.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

W-Ws have accounts from Utah to the
22d of April. Every thing in the valley .:
the Great Salt Lake denoted nm unusually
prosperous season. Hon George A. Smith
is now on his why to Washington with tho
constitution Of the new State of Deseret. A
large emigration was expected this summer,
and extensive preparations have been made
for its reception.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

WASHINGTON, June ll.-Senate Fifty
thousand copies of the agricultural portion
of the patent Office report were ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Crittenden moved 10 take up the res.
olution requesting the President to send
Gen. Scott to take command of the military
forces in Kansas. A long debate ensued.-
Clayton, Crttenden and Seward, were in ia.
vor of taking up the resolutions, and Brown,
of Mississippi, Bell, of Tennessee, Adams,
Mallory Mason and Reid were against it,
The House after repeated Intellectual efforts
to procure working minority although a
quorum was present, adjourned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

ST. LOUIS June l2.-Adyises received ID
this city, state that Oswattomle and Palmyra
in Kansas, had been sacked by Georgians un
Ger General Whitfield.
The Free State men had recognized the
Congressional Committee. The investiga
ton proves that out Of $500 votes for the
Legislative election in March, 1866, only HOO
were legal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20
MR.. FILLMORE's LETTER OF ACCEP.
TANCE.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26th, 1856.

To the Hon. Willard Fillmore.
SIR: The National Convention of the
American party, which has just closed lis
session In this city, has unanimously chosen
you MS the candidate for the Presidency Of
the United States Ia the election to be held
In November next. II has associated with
you Andrew Jackson Donelson, ESQ.,, of
Tennessee, as the candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
The Convention has charged the under.
signed with the agreeable duty of communi.
eating these proceedings to you, and of ask.
ing your acceptance Of nomination which
will receivo not only the cordial support OF
the great national party In whose name il is
made, but the appreciation also of large mum.
bers Of other enlightened friends Of the Con.
stitution and the Union, who will rejoice in
tho opportunity to testify their grateful mp.
probation Of your faithful service in the pnst
and their confidence in your experience and
integrity for the guidance OF the future.
The undersigned take advantage of this
occasion TO tender to you the expression OF
their own qualification in the proceedings oil
the Convention, md to assure you of tho high
consideration with which they are yours, &c
ALEXANDER Fl. H. STUART,
ANDREW STEWART,
ERAsTus BRooKs,
Z. D. BARTLETT,
WILLIAM J. EAMEs,
EPHRAIM MARSH,
Committee, &C., &c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

WASHINGTON, June l6.-Mr. Marcy has
notified the Danish Minister that our com
merce will continue to pay the Sound dues,
under protest, for another year.
Mclean and Hamlin are thought to be
the names for tho Black Republican ticket
most likely to DO nominated iu Philadelphia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

U- In Chicago, $4,000 have been SUBJ
scribed, to aid the Kansas Emigrants, and 200
able bodied men have volunteered to 60
there. The neighborhood is also contributing
largely, in sums Of ono and two thousand
dol,ars
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

az An exchange says: "'rhe Democratic
Party is bankrupt Individually, as well rs in
principle. Cause Why They have held
office 80 long. There is not one office In q
thousand TINT will not bankrupt the nun
who accepts it-and That, generally, in less
time than four years." There may DO some
truth In this.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

1LLIsoIs-RIcHARpsoN AND BIssELL.-
These gentlemen, pretty well known to the
country, are opposing candidates for Cover.
nor of Illinois. They nre both men Of some
note, having served in Mexico and in Con.
gress. The race will be, in this case, 10 the
swiftest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

Washington, June l6.-Mr. Clayton intro.
duced bill in the United States Senate to-
day to promote pence in Kansas. 1t provided
for new census, the appointment of repre-.
sentatives according to the population, and
the repeal of certain obnoxious acts of Terri.
torial Legislature. Mr.. Adams made speech
in favor Of the amendment Of the naturaiiza.
t;op l,u,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

WASHINGTON, June TO- Senate--Passed
a resolution requesting the President TO conn
muncatc to day copy of the instructions
to Buchanan in relation to free ships making
free goods, and Buchanan to Earl Claren.
don on the same subject.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

NEW YoRx, June l4.-Recent arrivals
from the Pacific inform US, that another bat.
tie had taken place in Oregon, in which the
Indians had boon routed, and nearly thirty
killed, g....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

EY At the Guano Convention in Wash
ington, n resolution was adopted declaring
that "from the best information in the pos
session of the Convention, they are Of opinion
that the present growing wheat crop is less
than mn average by one third in North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and ad.
joining coYnties sf Pennsylvania.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

The Asrr.FrLLMoRE CosvENrIoS.-The
Convention, composed Of boilers from the
Philadelphia Convention which nominated
Mr.. Fillmore, met in New York on the 18th.
We give below the latest dispatches We have
received. It will be seen they are somewhat
contradictory:
The American Convention on The second
ballot for President, gave for Banks 4S votes,
Fremont SO, Stockton 90, Mclean 10, John.
son /.
Nep York, June l6.-On the 9Th ballot
Banks had so, Fremont %, and Mclean 80.
The Convention, however, ultimately nomi-
mated by reclamation Banks as their candidate
for President, and Johnson, Of Pennsylvania,
for Vice President.
Ne,o York, June l6-1'he Seccders have
nominated Commodore Stockton as their
candidate for President, and Kenneth Rayner,
of North Carolina, for Vice President.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

BELL HOUSE, KsoxvILLE.-This house has
recently changed propretoJs, and Is now
kept by Maj. VIM. McTeer, formerly of Ma.
ryville. The Bell House acquired the char
acter under the former proprietor Of first
rate hotel, and Mr. McTeer will sustain Il.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

W- The Chattanooga Gazette contains a
call on J. w. White, Esq, of that city, to
run for Congress. There seems to be very
uncalled for degree Of haste about filling q
place not vet vacant
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

ST. LOUIS, June l2.-The latest ndviees
from Kansas state that Donaldson was alive,
that Col. Sumner was dispensing all arm.
ed bands Of both parties, and that there
was prospect of peace.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

CAN'r SWALLOW "OLD BUcK."-The CO.
lumba rs. C.)Tmes, Democrat, expresses its
disapprobation of the nomination of Mr..
Buchanan rs follows:
Mr.. Buchanan's antecedents are such that
we cannot give him our support nor do we
believe that the people Of South Carolina
can be induced to assist in placing him in the
Presidential chair. He is not only n rem.
egnde from the Wing party, tariff man, and
Fedcralst, but Freesoiier, having giren
his support to almost every Northern more
ment introduced To circumscribe the area cor.
cred by the institutions Of slavery TO sum
up the whole of his history, he is not m nd
vocatc of State Rights, and we doubt not he
will 60 farther than any of his predecessors,
i elected, to consolidate the government
South Carolina can not consistently support
MIR. Buchanan. His nomination is rebuke
to Mr.. Pierce and his administration.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

eB MIR. Bennett OF the N. Y. Herald, has
purchased the magnificent mansion of Joseph
l.. White, ESQ.,, on the corner of Madison
Square and Fifth Avenue, where he proposes
permanently to reside. The price paid is
| 100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

HARRIsBURG, Pa, June 16.-Lieut. Gov.
Robinson Of Kansas, addressed n large mes-
ting on Saturday evening last, in relation
to the condition of affairs in Kansas.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

PLEAsAST-VERY.-To dream you are
the happiest mortal on earth and then wake
up to - nd yourself the Editor Of daily
newspaper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

Now WE SEE TIN old times the Demo.
cracy used to speak of Federal Wings
We never knew exactly what they meant
We see il now; II wns to distinguish them
from Federal Democrais-like Buchanan.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

The Hon. Luther NJ. Kenneth, tho
Representative in Congress from the frat
district of Missouri, has been nominated for
reelection by his political friends.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Four prisoners
are waiting their trial, three of whom be-
longed to gang Of burglars, the other ono
is charged with perpetrting election frauds.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

MoReAsTos HIGH ScHooL.-Attention is
directed to the advertisement for this institu-
ton. The Principal, s. 2. Hale, has much
experience and reputation as teacher.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

Nsw York, June l4.-Recent arrivals from
the Pacific inform us, that another battle had
taken place in Oregon, 10 which tho indiana
had been routed, and nearly thirty killed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

EAsros, June ll.-Gov. Reeder arrived
here this evening. He was received by a
large concourse Of people, who escorted him
to a hotel where no made brief speech,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20
A SUGGESTION WITH A MORAL.



Four years ago the coming Autumn, Win.
field Scott, a patriot and hero, SCARED on
many field Of battle in defence Of bis com.
try's rights and honor, and whose military
and civic services had alike crowned him
with the fairest laurels, was. defeated in a
canvass for the Presidency by Franklin Pierce,
of whom it has been said since his rejection
at Cincinnati, "he was selected because he
was mnknown, and rejected because he was
known." And every politician knows that
this defeat was owing chiefly to the demagog-
10 cry that Generel Scott would be used by
the agitators Of the slavery question If he
were elected, which cry rallied the conserva.
tives to the standard Of Pierce.
What a proud vind,cation Of Gen. Scott
against the damning libel Of that cry. is tn,
proposition made in the United States Senate
yesterday by Mr.. Crittenden, a Senator from
a slave State. Instead Of Franklin Pierce
having proved the national, non.agitatine
President implied by everything preceding
| his election, he has, during the three years O
his term, so plunged the country into slavery
agitation, that distinctive sectional partie,
are already uprisen, while on the fertile plain,
Of the central territory Of the Republic, Kan
sas, bloody civil war is at this moment raging
And now, when the administration Of thi.
weak, vain man is closing, the lie that elect
ed him is more than confessed, by the propo
sition Of Senator Crittenden, to employ tn.
services OF Gen. Scott in pacifcating Kansas
and restoring concord to the Union.
Side by side with the avenging Nemesis
ever walks the rewarding angel. Thus, al
most simultaneously. Franklin Pierce is cas
out by his own party, in spite Of his servili
ties and official patronage and powers ant
Gen. Scott is turned to as the pacficator o
the Union; as the man, in the language o
Mr.. Crittenden, "whose patriotic, gentle influ
ence is better than q thousand bayonets.
All, Winfield Scott, you are avenged TIL,
foul libelers of the victor of Chippewa ant
Lundy's Lane, the conqueror of Mexico, ant
the man whose whole life shines out through
half a century's service to his country sur
passingly beautiful are at length rAbuked.-
Would to God the nation had had the wisdom
to do justice to Gen. Scott in 1852; then, thi
bitter sectionalism, fierce agitation and civil
war would never have been.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

NEw YoRx, June l6.-The ship Pallas,
from Cork to Quebec, has been wrecked at
ST. Paul's, md seventy persons drowned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

1Y- The New Orleans Picayune, of the
10th inst, says Between eleven and twelve
o'clock last night fire broke out among the
steamboats, on the opposite side of the river,
and the result was that Frank Lyon, the
Louis Whiteman, the new Latonn, the d. 8.
Stacy, the Della, and the Piota were destroyed.
The loss cannot be less than $25O,O0O.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

H- The Hon. Mr.. Morrill,, Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee of Maine,
repudiates BuchanAn's nomination.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-20

Poor PIERCE.-Frank Pierce is certainly
having hard time Of it. Not content with
killing him off at Cincinnati, his Democrat
&c trends are still peppering him with hot
shot. The New York News, the organ of
the Hards, commences scorching article on
him thus:
"The course Of franklin. Pierce is almost
run, and there are few indeed who will re.
greet the close of his administration. He
came into power in whirwind of applause,
he goes out amidst storm of derision and
half expressed execration. Unfaithful to the
principles of his inaugural address, he WINS
in consequence unfathful and untrue to
those interests Of the National Democracy
to whom alone he should have been true, to
whom alone he should have chung to and
looked for support, and encouragement, and
on whom he could have unhestatingly relied
to the latest moment, had he himself been
uncompromiseing in his advocacy of true
men rs well rs measures"