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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10
SPEAKING AT ZION HILL.

We had the pleasure of being present at a
political discussion, at Zion Hill, McMinn
county, on Friday last, between Jas. c. Car
lock and WIN. C. Vaughan, Esqs. There
were about one hundred persons present
Mr.. Carlock led off in a speech of one hours
duration, and was listened to with marked at
tention. His exordium was very affecting,
particularly that portion of it personal to him
SELF He is gentleman of respectable pre-
tensions, although not as well posted up as a
man ought to be hanging himself out as a
burning lamp whose ilumining beams are to
shed light upon the less favored, and dispel
darkness from the benighted minds of others;
still he got along pretty well, considering the
rotten and desperate cause which he is trying
to advocate and maintain. We have not time
TO notice his points. They were such as a
good many other democratic orators have
dwelt upon in the present canvass, and which
all Of them have failed to sustain. II is no
disparagement to him to say that he failed to
make out case, and that he felt the weak
ness of his position throughout his remarks.
Blu: we will add in justice, (for we are not
of that class afraid to do justice to an oppo-
nent,) that with the exception Of Mr. STAN
tons, Mr.. Carock's speech was equal to any
we have heard from the democratic side of
the house during the canvass, and superior to
a large majority Of them. ....
When Dir. Carlock had exhausted his hour
and argument, too, as We thought, Mr.. Waugh
ana rose and spoke one hour in reply. Mr..
Vaughan is well up with the issues of the
canvass, and deals largely in facts and argu.
ments-thc sort Of weapons always fatal to
the other side, whose game is sophistry, mis-
representation, bluff and barney. He is an in.
teresting speaker--argumentative and occa-
sionally eloquent, and in fact, more than able
to meet any of the numerous orators who
have been passing through and lraversing our
county, trying to induce the honest masses
to do wrong thing-trling TO persuade
them to vote against The only man now before
the people whose election can dispel the ga.
thering storm and bring the country back to
that happy and peaceful state in which he left it
at the expiration of his Presidential term. 1t
is unnecessary to add that Alr. Vaughan met
and turned all his competitors points and ar
guments-overwhclme him in fact, and ence
or twice came very near lifting him out of his
boots. Indeed, at the close of Vaughan's
reply we felt sort of sorry for Carlock, as he
looked good deal like man who had been
travelling through brier patch and had got
his trousers torn and been badly scratched
Mr.. Vaughan has been meeting successfully
the united champions of democracy in this
county ever since the anvass opened, and we
take pleasure in being able to testify not on
ly to his zeal, but to the ability and skill with
which he performs his work.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

cB- The confederacy, says the Alexandria
Gazette. once broken can never again be re-
stored. Two separate republics will spring
up and in each will be the same elements of
destruction that led to the fall Of the first
There will be sectional interests and collis-
ions in both alike, and under demagogues and
ADMINISTRATION asprants and fanatical
agitators--the new republics will be them
selves divided and subdivided, until at
last every county will be a little state with
its Executive, Legislative and judicial organ
izations. Before this stage of disintegration
is reached, however, there will be an extinc-
ton of oil free institutions. Wars and con-
quests will swell the pages of American his
tory, and as in Greece and Rome of old, mil
itary chieftains and purple robed tyrants
will hold their sway over the land of Wash
ington and of Franklin and of Hancock, and
of the illustrious sages, heroes and patriots
who first gave to man government which
recognized and secured his rights.
This dire calamity may be brought about
by the election of a sectional candidatel Is
it not the duty, then, Of every tue patriot, to
frown down everything like sectionalism, and
strive to perpetuate this Union and secure the
rights of the States by electing man who
stands between the rival sections and the
countrywide plants himself upon the nation
al battlements; and over whose head waves
the proud and glorious flag upon whose folds
are inscribed in letters of living light, The
Constitution and the Union, "Now and For
eusr-o,o mud
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

eB-The Nashville Patriot gives the names
of twentysix States in which there are now
regular Fillmore and Donelson electoral tick
etsl-thirteen Northern and thirteen South.
ern States. Keep the ball moving
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Tux LATE VINO CoNvENrIoN.-we percs;va
says the National Int ellgencer, that !, !.
questioned by some of our cotemporaries wbs.
Their the late National Convention be,d .,
Baltimore was truly and wholly Convention
of Wings. alleging that there was an admi,.
ture in it of members of the american" par.
ty, who however sincerely protesting Wbi0
principles. were not designed to be includsd
in the call for the Convention and could No,
properly be members of it, We have ,ta.sd
in a former number OF our paper that we had
no information on this head beyond what was
before the public; although we were undor
the impression that there were few, if .nv.
individuals of the American party m.mbsr.
Of the Convention, We have since bowevar
met with an item Of testimony on this poip,
with our long acquaintance with the eon.,;.
entious, virtuous and intelligent character ~
the witness induces us to yield entire credenos
to. The esteemed and respectable editor ~
the fayetteville Observer-an able and con.;..
tent Wing for thirty years past-was a mem.
Der of the Baltimore Convention, and in a
letter written by him at Baltimore published
in his paper of the 22d inst, we find the fol.
lowing satisfactory assurance:
81 may here remark that it is not known mr.
believed that single individual who ever
belonged to the American party was mem
Der of the Convention. 1t was intended TO be.
and it zoos, a Convention of Wings, so that its
action might legitimately address itself to the
favor of members Of that party throughout
the land"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

The PoINT.-The point to Mr.. Crozier's
argument here on Monday was this-the
few wings who had gone over to democracy
were the simon pures Of the old wing party
those who refused to go, and prefer TO vote
for Mr.. Fillmore are spurious and not to be
relied on. That's the gist and point Of Mr..
Crozier's two hours speech here on Monday
last,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Ab,soS,A FAereRy IN RUINS "A dispatch
from Decherd's Depot informs us that the
large Cotton Factory at AlisOnis was totally
destroyed by FIRE on the --th' No par''cu'
lars given.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

FrREs.--l'he total loss by fires in the Uni
ted States during the last month, so far rs
information has been received, is Sl,335,ooO.
The number of large fires in September was
twenty-seven.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

fee holders are becoming desperate, as the
prospects of Buchanan wane. Seeing no hope
ofhis election, the appeal is now to the south
to dissolve the Union. With them it is either
the spoils or disunion. In power. they are
good Union men; out of it they are disunion
lists In the majority. they are good submis'
sive patriots-will stand anything and all
sorts of Entertainments; in the minority, they
will stand nothing, become obstropulous and
threaten to break things.
Rave on, gentlemen Your motives are
well understood and appreciated properly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

uI- South Carolina holds it's State cleo
ton next Monday. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Indiana, elect next Tuesday, 14th inst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

eW-A wise mans heart is at his righthand;
but fools heart Mt his left.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

BETTING THE OTHER WAY, Nowl-We have
just received the following note, which the
author doubtless intended for publication:
"BoLlvAR, Tenn, Sept. 25.-Mr. Alden Law
horne, Dnmocrat of this place, is betting on
FILLMORE. J. A.
-lfpeople WILL bet on the election. that is
the way to do it. Fillmore is gaining ground
every day, with 'the lovers of the Union as
the paramount political good" both in the
North and in the South. AS the Union and
American candidate, he ought to sweep the
country like Storm and doubtless will.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10


ew The question cannotbe too often ask
ed-what remedy does the democratic party
propose for the ills which their political mis-
deeds have brought upon the countryl Their
platform is searched, their speakers interro.
gated in vain for an answer. Yet the country
has right To know whether they propose
any means, and to be permitted to judge OF
the efficacy of those means for the removal
of the evils which threaten the very integrity
of the Union. If the perpetuation Of the
policy of the present administration is the
remedy proposed, let the people know it, and
the measure of condemnation already meted
out to the administration, will be multiplied
upon those who propose to continue its pol
icy. We have read aud listened in vain for
an answer to the above interrogatory; and so
far from finding any plan for remedying ex-
listing evils, the entire movement of the dem
ocracy tends to a fatal termination of Sec
tional strife. The Northern democrats, as
remedy for the grievances of which they COM
plain, are striving to dissolve the Union, by
insidous thrusts at its vitals. The Southern
democrats, to redress their self-inhicted
wrongs, are striving to dissolve the Union,
and boldly avow their purpose. The Demo-
Gratis, North and South, have jointly created
all the evils complained of by both, their Vi
olated pledges and mercenary policy, promis-
ing peace yet promoting strife-enunciating
principles, yet looking only to the partition
of the spoils of office, have brought the go
vernment to the verge of ruin; and will the
people trust them again? They recognize
the binding efficacy of no pledge, however
solemnly given. Their party history proves
this,-and no patriot, no honest man, not
blinded by prejudice or coerced by discipline
of party, will again trust those whose broken
vows and corrupt practices endanger the Sc
curity of the Union,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

FnLMoRE ON SLAvERY-The Charleston
Courier of the 2Sth ult., contains long ar.
gumentative and calm letter from south
rom" now at the North, in which the South
ia urged to support Mr.. Fillmore. The writer
argues that Mr. Fillmore is the only candidate
that can be elected by the people, and regar-
ding Fremont's election as an impossibility,
considers Mr.. Fillmores prospects with the
people and in the House better than that Of
Mr.. Buchanan. After bestowing the highest
elorium On his administration whilst Pres.
dent the writer enforces his claims not only
as n national man, but with those constitu-
tional sentiments which renders him especial
ly acceptable to the South. The writer hay.
ing lately had free intercourse with Mr..
Fillmore, says:
have it from his own lips, and that at a
time when he had passed from n successful
administration of the National Government
to the retirement and privacy OF life, and
when he was without prospect or even a
wish for denomination or restoration to the
Presidency, that his opinions had been revo-
lutionized aud his prejudices dissipated on the
subject of slavery in the Southern and South
western States; that he believed the so called
freedom of the black and colored population
in the non slaveholding States to be mock
cry and cheat and that slavery was the best
condition of the African race in this country,
best both for the black race and the white
race, and that the Union could only be per.
petuated by faithful observance of the con.
stitutonal rights of the South, and by non.in-
reference with slavery on the part of the
non 81 veholding States and OF the Govern
ment; and his convictions We're greatly
strengthened by his Southern tour, which
brought him in contact with and made him
an eye witness of the working Of our domes.
tic institution.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10


sEAroR BKSJAMS.-Mr. Benjamin one year
ago pronounced the funeral grafton of both
the Wing and Democratic parties. OF the
former, he said it was dead, and bestowed a
glowing pangyrie over its lifeless remains
OF the latter he spoke as follows:
"Although the Democratic party is not yet
so thoroughly disorganized as the Wing party
it requires no polical sagacity to perceive that
II cannot maintain itself as a National party
The few truly national Democrats who re-
main in the North have been reduced to a
minority so insignificant tina: their struggles
becomes more and more faint, and their voice
is now scarcely heard in the roar Of the cla-
NOR for what is called 1reesoil.'
The dissatisfaction engendered by the con-
duet of the present Administration bas thor
oughly disheartened the party which brought
il into power. They are unable longer to
cope successfully with the growing fanatieism
and tolerance OF the North and will be una
BILE to preserve the national features of the
platform. In it, as party, | have little hope
for the South, and neither Its failure nor it's
success IN the ensuing election would, in my
Judgment retard or advance the crisis now
impending" t
That is the point The Buchananites of the
South, do not expect his election to retard the
crisis now impending, and if there be, as there
are no doubt, patriotic men employed in ad-
vancing his cause, they ought to reflect that
they will add nothing to the perpetuity of the
Union by eecting him. People must have
confidence in a man. A President ought at
all times, and especially in dangerous crisis
like this, to WELD great moral force and be
such man as the people can trust with the
undoubting confidence that child trusts its
father No man will be bold enough to main
tain that he has the confidence Of one half of
the American people. That be is good enough
as a man, and as a citizen, we do not ques-
ton, but we do deny that he is the man for
great storm like the one now rocking the very
pillars of the Union.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

They BEGIN TO SMELL BRIMsTosE.-A
prominent Democrat of Indiana, high in Of
fee, writes to his friend in this city, that an.
diana has gone to h--l;" and ndds, that
Senator Bright, who is now in Illinois, IN
forms him that that State is in the same
predlcament.
Now both these States were claimed by
the Union, the other day, as sure for Buch.
anan, yet, we opine that Lieut.. Governor
Willard and Senator Bright, being both on
the ground, will be regarded rs more Icli.
able witnesses than the editor of the Union,
whose sphere of vision is limited by the
width of Penns, lvnnia Avenue.
II then, the sham Democracy cannot car.
ry Indiana and Illinois, when both Fillmore
and Fremont have electoral tickets in the
field, what Northern State can they cnny!-
If they smell birthstone already in their
stronghods in the North West, how will
they fare in New York. Pennsylvania, and
New Jrrsey?-Orgdn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10


No FREMONT! NEvER!-We have now reach
ed that period in the Presidential canvass, says
the New York Express, where negatives can
be established morally, and almost arithmet-
ically,-and the fact is now clear that the
Fremont Presidential humbug fails. unless he
carries about all the Northern States--a thing
he not only cannot debut that the public
the people do not intend Ire shall do even if
combination and union against him are indis-
pensable.
The Fremont bubble is thus certain to burst
in whatever way it is considered. Like
Kossuthism and Millerism, its explosion and
death are inevitable.
Fremont may carry the election into the
House of epresentatives-but when it is
there, the House votes by States, and the
States stand thus:
Against Fremont-l5 slave States.
l California.
making sixteen States against him sure
and two divided-Iowa and Illinois, with
doubtless New Jersey, and other Northern
States.
The bubble thus bursts,-in whatever way
you prick it.
Let Fillmore men, everywhere then go on
with their organizations and associations
Victory, in the end, will perch upon our ban
ners. In the North, we are the great break
water--to save the North from Northern Sec
tonalism-and the slave States Of Maryland,
Kentucky and Tennessee, if no others, are GER
tain to save the South from Southern section
alism.
The good star of our country will lead both
the North and the South from out of the Sec
tlonal perils that environs us all-and in the
end, the ever prosperous star Of Willard Fill
more will lead him once more to the White
House.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

FILLMORE IN THE CRY OF New YoRK.-0n
Tuesday wager of $1,000 was made in the
city of New York, that Willard Fillmore
would have t,centy thousand majority over J.
c. Fremont in that city. The money--s20oo
was deposited in the hands of gentleman
to abide the result
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

PoLITIcAL EuouErrE.-Mr. Buchanan was
on visit to Philadelphia last week, and be-
ing called out by the political clubs, seid he
would like to make them speech, but "as he
was now the candidate of the great Demo-
cratic party, political etiquette demanded
his silence" The view is a correct one, but
what becomes Of Mr.. Breckinridge's etiquette;
"a candidate of the great Democratic party
ON the same ticket, who but recently stump
ed it all the way from old Kentucky to Wheat
landi The Philadelphia Bulletin thinks the
remark of Buck was designed as rebuke to
Breck, by way of revenge for his (reported)
proposition for the former to withdraw and
let Fillmore and Breckenridge ticket take
the field
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

FAILURE IN New YoRK.-rhe house Of
Mason g. Collins, large dealers in Grain and
Flour, Gin tho Western trade chiefly has
failed for liabilities reported Mt 81 .oO0,o 0o.-
TIE failure is attributed to European opera.
tons.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Allan Trimble, who was the Wing and Ma
tional Know Nothing candidate for Governor
of Ohio last year, has come out for Buchanan
-Rnor Standard.
1t was once said by locofoco editor in
Tennessee, that "a lie well stuck to, was as
good as the TRUTH" and all of his successors
seem to have practiced upon the hint. Allan
Trimble, here spoken Of, was member of the
National Wing Convention at Baltimore n
few days ago. and cordially endorsed the no.
mination Of Fillmore and is now working for
HE alection
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10


HOLD THEM REsPoNsIBLE.-In coniem.
plating our present condition, says the
West Tennessee Wing, the embarrassment
through which the nation has passed, the
want of confidence in the security of the
Union, which everywhere prevails the low
ering cloud of civil war, with all its attend
ant train of evils, resting like pal! over our
devoted land, the reader must be impressed
with this traih: that this so called democratic
party are responsible to the county for tho
national evils we now experience, ms they
have had charge of the Government and that
permanent alteration for the better cannot be
expected, until there is change in the poll
icy OF administering the Government. Tho
political heavens wear n dark lowering as
pect; the elements Of our national sky in
dictate anything but calm and pleasant
weather; aDar, Dar!i is the theme of conver-
sation: the policy of a dissolution of the I'm
ion is a subject of daily onversation!-Who,
we ask, is the canse of all these thngsl-
Let modern democracy answer! These
things were not so in the good old days Of
our Wing Presidents. They will never be
better until the present rulers bc hurled
from power, ard others more congenial TO
the public interests and the genious of iiber-
ty, are installed; then weight will be NOV
ed from the people, who will once more
breathe freely and again feel that they can
exert their industry and enterprise without
imminent risk or ruin. Let the conviction
become general, MS it deserves TO be, that
our ship of State is ready to be driven upon
the beach; that the prosperity Of the country
and the contiuueng in power Of The present
reigning party are incompatible, and bright
err day will speedily down npon us than We
have had for years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

tB- An immense American meeting was
recently held at Richmond, Va. The Rich
mond American contains a sketch OF Mr..
Botts's speech, from which we copy the fol-
lowing paragraph on Gov Wise;
"But the Governor, MS | am informed, init
mated that am ready to to accept eiiice UNI
der Fremont, if he should be elected. Now
have taken no personal offence at that, for
it is precisely what / said of Wise himself,
in conversation at Saunton, when there on n
recent occasion; but his Excellency went fur
ther, am told, and charged me with treason.
Well, | may safely defy any mortal man to
point to an instance in which have ever
proved a traitor TO my party or my country
presume there are none in this audience who
have forgotten the time when his Excelency
and myself were each subjected to tempta.
ton. John Tyler shook the thirty pieces OF
silver at me, and shook my fist in his face
he shook them at Mr.. Wise, and he peck
eted the reward, bartered his principles, and
betrayed the party that had trusted him! SO
much for that"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

.B- Ask those democrats who tired 10
persuade you TO vote for Buchanan, when
it was thought there was no chance for Fill
more, If they are now willing to vote with
you, to save the Union. This will test their
sincerity; for they certainly cannot shave the
cheek" to say Fillmore has no chance nop.
If you ask them seriously, they cannot
"Chancc 'em" one time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

rB-The Washington Organ says that the
assertion of the Washington Union, that 'it
is conceded by all men, who are not utterly
unreasonable, that California is sure for Blu
chanan," is 1.-THE biggest lie Of the season"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Hon. THEo FRLISeHuyssS--A statement
has been going the rounds of the Democrat
ic press, repubshed from the Memphis Bul.
letin, TO the effect that the Hon. 4. Freling-
huysen has announced his determination to
vote for Mr.. Buchanan, The Newark IN. J.)
Eagle Of the 9Th ult., says.
"Mr. Frelnghuysen, has within few days
past, unequivOcally declared his intention 10
vote for Willard Fillmore for the Presidcn.
cy."