The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-29
CHoArr AVID BucHArAN.-Rufus Choate,


the long-winded lawyer of Massachusetts,,
has borne, up to the present time, respecta-
Bile reputation among politicians of the old
Wing school. AS friend Of Daniel Web
ster he had the opportunity of acquiring
much sound information which should have
saved him from the terrible fate which has
recently befaIen him. He has forsaken his
friends and fed into the camp Of the Buch.
ananiers.
Like every thing from Mr.. Choate, his let.
ter is excessively verbose. hence it would not
avail to publish supplement for the pur-
pose of wearying our readers with NJ
Choate's explanation for not attending n
meeting of the Wings in Maine, and for de-
-iermining to vote for James Buchanan
Suffice it to say, that Mr.. Choate is for the
ex Federalist because he thinks his election
will make Kansas free. Il the voIuble man
of law should however, be deceived, he is
not averse to revolution! The following
sentences from his letter fully justify this in.
terpretution:
No man fears, 20 man hopes for slavery in
Utah, New. Mexico, Washington or Mime,
sofa. A national party to give them to Free
dom is about as needtul ard about as feast.
BILE as national purity to keep Maine for
freedom. And Kansas! Let that abused
proianed soil have calm within its borders,
deliver il over to the natural laws of pence.
iul and spontaneous immigration; take off the
ruffian hands: strike down the rifle and the
bowie knife; guard its strenuous infancy and
youth ill il comes Of age to choose for itself
and it will choose freedom for itself, and it
will have forever what it chooses.
When this policy so easy, simple and
Just, is tried and fails, it will be time enough
to resort to revolution. II is in part because
the duty of protection to the local settler
was not performrd that the Democratic par.
ty has nlrendy by the action of It's great repre-.
sentative Convention resolved to put out of
Office its own administration. That lesson
will not and must not be lost on anybody
The country demands that Congress, before
it adjourn, give that Territory peace. If it
do, time will inevitably give it freedom.
How the Southern Democrats will d.
gest these freesoil and revolutionary doc
trines, it is not for us to determine. We
know they have a most capacious stomach,
and we should not be surprised to find these
men who have swallowed James Buchanan
ready to gulph dow Rufus Choate. The
country is in fearful danger when such
blindness and preversity can prevail in OUT
midst--Augusta CHRONICLE.
W The following extract of private
letter from distinguished gentleman in
New York-while it brings cheering news
from the Empire State--appeaIs earnestly TO
the conservative men Of the South to rally to
the rescue:
"TRoY, August 4th, 1856.
eOur organization in New York State is
very perfect, aud We shall poll an immense
vote Tor Mr.. Fillmore. Mr. Buchanan will
of course be third in this State, and his vote
very small. The Frer.Soi Democrats have
nearly all gone over to Fremont, and many
of the Hard Shells will support Mr.. Fillmore
Our people are very enthusiastic and conf.
dent about the State, aud shall be sadly
disappointed it our majority is not handsome.
"'rhe recent union of the Democrats upon
State ticket, and the nomination OF Sof
she'll for Governor, will not help Buchanan
in the least, and we think will benefit Mr..
Fillmore, MS the Hard-Shcls will never sup.
port Parker cordially. The leaders in the
movement have no hopes Of New York, but
they merly desire n show of unity, for Ell.
feet in other Siates
"Fremont looms up formidably, l confess,
mt the North, but don't be discouraged. The
hattie is not over yet, and you will find, in
the result, that there IRE more conservatives
Fillmore men at the North than you are now
aware of.
ave look to the South for encourage
ment, and trust that you will sustain us in
the struggle. We have the brunt Of the
fight and if you at the South, who are quite
as much Interested as we, cannot cheer aud
sustain us by your sympathy, you can readily
Judge OF our disappointment and discourage
ment.
81 feel double interest in this campaign.
know Col. Fremont TO be Romanisi, be
sides being the candidate of sectional par.
tv, and neither wish to see this government
IN the hands of Seward and Co., nor under
the dictation of the Pope Of Rome.
"One thing you may rely on-lhe Empire
State will stand by its 'favorte son. ii II be
the only State in the Union to vote for him"
~ The fact must not be forgotten, that
when Mr.. Fillmore went out Of office, he
left but four Aboliiionsts IN Congress