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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY IN FAVOR
OF MR.. FILLMORE.


Hon. John E. Ward, President of the late
Cincinnati Convention, was Mayor Of Savan-
nah, in April, 1854, when Mr.. Fillmore passed
through that city, and received him in the
following terms:
"Mr. Fillmore with unfeigned pleasure
perform the duty assigned me Of welcoming
you to the city of Savannah. Whilst the
events which mark your administration of the
government are of too recent date to be dis
cussed without arousing passions, which on
this occasion should be hushed to rest, we
must all remember that those high and solemn
trusts were not assumed BY you in the sun
shine of our prosperity. 1t was nt dark and
eventful period in the history of our govern
ment "whcn the brave began 10 fear the pow
er of man, and the pious to doub, the favor
of God" Dark and fearful we're the clouds
that hung on our horizon, violent the factions
that agiaied our land, and men seemed to
resk not how wildly ragged the storm, so that
in its fury, it upturned the institutions Of the
South.
eH ,oas yo,r lot 10 breast that storm, and
bid It's muiterings cease. and to do that you
must turn away from the crowds of flaiterers
to trend the lonely path of duty. Wth yortr
robes Of o6ice as Dirh a panoply Of zee you.
wrapped yourself from all The pr5udices Of
earlier years, and frm all The temptations
which ihen surrounded you. "Unterrjfed by
threats, unawpd By clamOrs, you held on your
steady course" preserved the constitution Of
your conniry, gare peace 10 the land zoe lore
and repose 10 the Institutions 1htch zoe cherish
illustrating TO the ,oorld that peace hath us
victories no less renowned than Ddrs." IL IS
fit and proper, now, when you have laid aside
place and power and patronage that the a6ec-
tions ofa grateful people should Jollo,o you to
your home, and linger around you in your
retirement As the constituted authorities OF
the city of Savannah, ~e welcome you within
her lmits--as the representatives OF the peo.
pie, we welcome you TO our hospitaties--as
n portion Of her citizens, we welcome you to
our homes and our hearts"
The above speech was delivered little
over two years ago, and Mr. Fillmore is the
same man, now, that he was then. As de-
serving now of the unstinted praise he then
received Ms he was at that time. And the
Hon. John E. Ward is not the man TO retract
one word of the eu'ogs he then passed upon
the honored guest of the city of Savannah! !!
why then will Southern Democrats reject the
testimony of one of their own witnesses and
now revile the man whom Col. Ward, two
years ago, stated had "preserped the Constitu-
tion of the Country and gave peace TO The land
pe lore and repose 10 institutions zoe cherish
We say, whu!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

FILLMORE IN OHIo.--A Cincinnati corres-
pondent of the New York Express, writing
under date of July 8, says:
Fillmore's Albany speech has redeemed
Ohio! There has been the greatest change
here in public sentiment since Mr.. Filmore's
arrival in New York that was ever known,
even by that distinguished individual, the
"Oldest Inhabitant." The whole State is on
fire, and shooting for Fillmore and Donelson!
Judge Headley, of this State, in the Black
Republican Convention at Philadelphia,
pledged Ohio to give one hundred thousand
majority for Fremont. He yesterday said in
the Court house that Fillmore's Albany speech
had already reduced The majority 10 oGfy thou
sand Hurrah, then for the model president!
Ohio will give Fillmore and Doneson t,ce,.
tn thousand majority!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

FEY Robt. Bnloch, long resident Of
Fayetie county, was found dead by the road
side. about ten miles north Of Sommeryille,
on Sunday the 9th inst. 1t is supposed that
hc came to his death by a fall from bic horse.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

CLAIM FOR THE PREsrDENcY.-Twoi incipi.
ent statesmen were arguing the claims of
various statesmen for the Presidency, Said
one of them:
"What claim has Fremont for the Chief
Magistracy!"
This was apparently stumper; but after
scratching his head few moments, the Fre-
mont man replied:
"Why, he has the Mariposa claim!'
The anti Fremont man gave aprolonged
whistle, and incontinently sloped.--Deiroit
Neps.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

OLD LINE WHlGs-CoLD CoMF0RT.-So
far as we have observed not solitary Old
Line Wing Convention has thrown one
crumb OF comfort to anxious Democracy
The piteous appeal Of North Carolina De-
mocratic editor, is treated as follows by the
truly benevolent and venerable editors of the
National Intelligencer
"Perhaps it may be four that "sense of
duty" rs well as ''feeling of prejudice" may
prevent us from going all the length Of that
Democratic platform upon which our North
Carolina friend finds it so easy to stand
And, moreover, If the present is "fearfnl
nour," by whom we would ask, has 1t been
brought upon us! This, we feel is not the
time for reproach or elimination. Infinitely
sooner would we heal wound than open
one. But il, in place of unity and concord
which prevailed in the county three years
ago, the heart of the patriot is now panied
by acts of violence, his ear stunned by words
of fierce and angry strifr, and the Union
itself straining It's fastenings, can the Demo-
cratic party be acquitted of the full share OF
responsibility in the organization of this al
tered state of sentiment throughout the
country! Can our North Carolina friend
say that his withers are unwruns? With
our well known views respecting the impol.
icy of the recent Congressional legislation,
which has been the occasion Of NIL the strife
that now divides the Northern and South
ern portion of the Union, it could hardly be
expected of us to stake ground" with any ve-
ry great aiacr,ty by the side of those whom
we hold 10 be greatly if not mainly instru.
mental in bringing about the present unhap.
py state Of affrs The subject however, is
not pleasant one; and we recur to it only to
show TO our arraigning contemporary that we
have something quite as potent rs "affini-
ties," Mt least to "give us pause" before we
"tnke the ground" which he paints out to us.
We shank him, however, for his friendly nd
vice: and will make him the only return ut
present in our power-,oe ioill think Of it,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

0r.r It Is stated that the Legislature Of
Iowa have passed bill giving the lands re.
Gently donated by Congress- for railroad pur.
noses. to four railroads running across that
State, the Mississippi and Missouri, the
DUBUQUE and Big Sioux, the Lyons and
Iowa Central, and the Burlington and Mis-
souri,. These roads get about 100000
acres each.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

W-A certain Millerite author wrote q
book proving that the world would come to
an end in three months, and then tried to
get publisher to print it and wait nine
months for his pay! The publisher didn't
like the looks Of the last six months"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

e5T- The Nashville Gazette is after Aa.
ron v. Brown with interrogatores. We are
anxious to learn how tho following will be
answered:
We insist on II, that the Union and Ameri-
can answer our questions:
First, did not Ex-Governor A. v. Brown,
"dpcare in the Baltimore Democratic Con-
vention, four years ago, that Buchanan's
nomination would disband the Democratic
party"
Second. Did he not sny "that it was too
much 10 ask the party to pack old Buchs
federalism agninst such aman ms Scott!"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

The Richmond Enquirer is appealing to the
South Americans to forsake Filmores camp
and join the Democracy. The Enquirer must
certainly be in favor Of the election Of Fre-
mont. Were every South American in the
South to vote for Buchanan he would not be
eleated. Every Southern vote given for the
Cincinnati nominee will be vote against
the South and in favor ofthe Freesoil can.
didate. II the Democrats of the South have
any desire to protect Southern interests they
will give their votes to Millard Fillmore and
to none other.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

The Lowell Courier states that the deposits
of the Five Cents Savings Bank in that city
ON Saturday. renched 100000 Nine thou
sand dollars were deposited Saturday after
noon. The smallest sum deposited was five
cents. The largest, l,006.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

tB- The only hope of the South TO get a
national man for President, and prevent the
dissolution of the Union, is to vote for Fill.
more, he is the only man that stands any
chance Of beating Fremont. Buchanan is
ont of the question,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

BUCHANAN IN OHIo.-TheC Cincinnati Com
mercial saws: "At Cumminsville, last Satur-
day, there was Buchanan meeting. We are
credibly informed that tremendous effort
was made to get "rousing" meeting in the
way of drumming, etc. At length when night
came and the hour arrived, there was an as-
semblage. Gen. McMakin was made Chair-
man, and thirty-nne persons were found to
be present, eleren of whom were known to
be Fremont men. After the organization
eleven Democrats Withdrew from the crowd
and organized Fremont Club, leaving the
Gen. TO preside over seventeen individuals.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

CLEANED OuT.-'The Chicago Tribune
states that in number of the townships OF
Northern Illinois, the Buchanan electoral
ticket will not poll solitary vote, where
last year majority acted with the Demo-
cratic party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

THE RoMAN CATHOLIC VoTE.-The Boston
Pilot, while vouching for Fremonrs Roman.
ism, says, in a'recent number:
awe trust no Catholic officer will be driven
out Of the Army by the unrelen,ing bigotry
of dotard Commander in Chief. And we
trust that if the Chief Bishop Qhe Pope) re-
quests him (Bnchanan) to extend his protec-
tion TO Catholics he will treat his envov with
decent respect, and punish the underlings,
(Americnns,) who dare to trample on the
Constitution in order to persecute Catholic.
No man shall receive my vote who is not
pledged to do us Catholics justice in the Army
and Navy, and not lend himself directly or
indirectly to any persecution Of u.s."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

W The Charleston Courier, one of the
most influential papers in South Carolina.
publishes an abe communication in advocacy
of Mr. Fillmore which concludes as follows:
ale conducted the Government, in Difficult.
ties with so much moderation and wisdom,
that his enemies can discover nothing to
blame-no cfevice in his mail Of proof for
the shafts of slander and party hostility. He
was the President of the nation and not Of a
section, of the Ametican people and not of
faction. Every man in the nation knows,
whatever may be his party or his choice Of
candidates, that If Mr.. Fillmore is elected the
nation will be safe in his keeping"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

FueITrvE SLAVE SURRENDER.--The Que.
bee Mercury is out in an article enjoining
the Canadian parliament to pass law, by
which all the distressed runaway slaves in
Canada may be returned back to the United
States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
,w- Tba Van Buren n

sW- The Van Buren (Ark,) Trne Ameri.
can contains the names Of thirteen additional
old line Democrats, who have signed their
names MS acome-outers" from the democratic
party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
KITTY CLAcKIr's CARD.-We find Il

KITTY CLACKIT'S CARD.-We ma the
following card in the New York Spirit:
"A CARD.-The subscriber informs her
friends, and the public generally, that she
continues to invent and circulate lies of eve.
~ description, on most reasonable terms and
at the shortest notice. Persons requiring
her services are referred TO any of the most
respectable families in the nrighborhood in
which she residrs
an. B.-Characters ruined or partially in
iurcd By the family or piece. Village, house
and tea table lies told upon any subject, ut a
moments notices hints aud insinuations by
the gross, dozen or single, with liberal al.
lowance to wholesale dealers.
q KITTY CLACKIT."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

The European Times closes an article on
the Champion case with this language:
"But the fact Is undeniable that Mr..
Champion blundered in his mission, and ac-
cordng to a greater dipIomatist than Mr..
Champion, bluHderer is worse than crime"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

Augusta, Ga, July 22.-A destructive fire
occurred here today, by which the upper
wooden row of factory buildings were en-.
tirely DESTROYED.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

The Missouri Republican says that Col.
Benton has but one game to play in rs can.
didate for Governor of Missouri, and that il
is the election Of Ewing, the Know No.hinp
candidate. He hopes or his friends hope for
him, to get votes enough to beat Polk, and
This being done-Ewing being elected-he
eun co before the next Legislature and asl;
nt the hands Of the Know Noihings an elec.
tion 10 the Senate to the United States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
tzvOld Mount Pisgah is out in the Nash.

f# UId WOuW FfSyH IS out m the Nash-
Vile Union, in defence Of Buchanan. He
SAYS, "that if he (Buchanan) was ever Fed
eralist, that II was more than forty years
ago" or course the "faithful" and very
consistent Democrats will excuse Mr.. Bnch.
anan's Federalism, whilst they nre to hold in
everlasting scorn all other persons who ever
acted with the Federal party!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
Nebraska appears to be filling up with large
bodies of emigrants, mostly young men.

HERE THEY comE.-The Sumpterville
Times, Darlington Flag, Pee Dee Times, Or
nngrburg Southern and Newberry Mirror
are five more South Carolina papers that will
not support Buchanan.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

Mr.. M. Swain has been elected President
of the Consolidated Telegraph lines, between
New Orleans and New York.
Mr.. John Kendall, son of Hon. Amos Ken.
dali, has been appointed General Supernten-
dent
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

There's two languages that's
universal-tho language of love, and the
language Of money; the gals understands
the one, and the men the other, uIl the wide
world over
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

THE STEAM WmsTLr.-The mid day train
from Worcester to Providence, Yesterday, was
accompanipd by the music of Goddard's steam
Cnlliope Whistle, and created great sensa-
tion along the line of The road and at Proyi-
dence. The machine was eight or ten feet in
length, and WIS carried on separate ear nm
extra engine being furnished to supply Il
with steam. II worked admirably, and played
several popular airs to a great crowd Of lis
teuers in Providence, leaving town 10 the
tnn. of "pop poes the weasel TranscriV.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

The TIDE TuRsrp.-The N. Y. Tribune, n
short time ago, affected to believe the chances
of Mr.. Fillmore's success too insignificant to
merit notice. II has now changed its tone. 1t
begins to see that he is the dangerous com.
petilor of its favorite. II says:
"The South American party at present
evinces more vitality and vigor in our State
than does that which enjoys the sympathies
and fraternity of by far the larger share OF
The Missouri border lufians."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

CIRCULATE THE DocuMEsTs.-The demo-
Gratis sent of ten bushels Of documents 10
Iowa last week; the greater part OF them IN
the German language Washington orgdn'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

KEEP Your EYE ON YOUR NEIGHBoRs-
Take care Of them. Don't let them stir with.
out watching. They may do something
wrong if you don't. To be sure you never
know them to do any thing very bad, but il
may be on your account they have not. Per-
haps if it had not been for your kind care
they might have disgraced themselves and
families long time ago. Therefore don't
relax any effort to keep them where they
ought to be; never mind your own business
that will take care Of ITSELF There is man
passing along-thcre he is looking over the
fence into his neghbor's garden-be suspi
cious Of him, perhaps he contemplates steal.
ing some of these dark nights; there is no
knowing what queer fances he may have got
into his head. If you see any symptoms Of
any one passing out of the path of reciitude
speak to some individual about it, and tell
every one else you see, but be particular and
see great many.
1t lisa good way to circulate such things
and though it may not benefit yourself, OF
any one else particularly, II will be some
thing equally important about some one else.
Do keep something going-sience is dread.
ful thing, though it is said there was silence
in the Court of Heaven for the space of hall
IN hour, don't let any such thing occur on
earth: it would be too much like Heaven for
the inhabitants of this mundane sphere. II
after all your watchfu care, you cant see
anything out Of the way in any one, you may
be sure il is not because they have not done
anything bad; perhaps in an unguarded mo.
ment you lost sight of them-throw out
hints they are not better than they should be
that you should not wonder IL people
found out what they were after while, and
then they may not carry their heads SO high.
Keep it going and some will take the hint
and begin TO help you after whIe-then
there will be music and every thing will work
to a charm.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
VOL. VIII.--N0. 4lO.

TERRIFIC COMBAT BETwEES TWO SrALLross,
As the First royal Dragoon Guards were
walking their horses TO the different billie
ting houses in Portsmouth, Eng, black
stallion attacked bay next to him with the
most savage ferocity. The dragoon was
specify thrown, and the bay, nothing 10th.
returned the attack with equal determination.
The scene was without parallel; the animals
fought like bulldogs, struck out with their
fore legs, seized each other by the neck and
chest, rolled over amp over again, groaned.
snorted, and savagely continued the ex,saor.
binary encounter for upward of seven
minutes.
The tradesmen shut up their shops, for the
infurate snimals seemed bent on mutual de-
struction. Eight or ten Dragons could do
nothing with them, until their strength was
spent and fury exhausted, when one power
full young man watched his opportunity.
rushed at the PROSTATE black stallion, seized
him resolutely by both ears, and with an
iron grasp made the animal groan with rage
and pain. The bay was with difficulty forced
away, and tried to kick and bite every one
near him. This unusual and terrific conduct
caused the utmost excitement and the great
est tconaternation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

w The New Orleans Deutsche Zeitung,
u German paper with tbs largest circulation
in the Southern States, goes for Fremont and
Dayton. The Louisville Anzeiger, German,
had the Buchanan flag hoisted, but has taken
it down.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01
ssy-Whv did James Buchanan vote apains

nm investigation Of the bargain and intrigue
offair. when the friends Of Mr. Clay, in Con-
grees, asked, in his name and behalf, the priv
iepe of an investigation Does not that
look rather dark!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

CONSERVATIVES FOR FILLMoRE.-A letter
from an intelligent gentleman in the State
Of New York, Whig, who, though not a
politician il an attentive observer Of passing
events and well qualified 10 form an accurate
opinion, says: aMr. Fillmore's prospects nre
evidently Frightening in this State, and, in
my Judgment, he will receive the electoral
vote of New York. The real conservative
men of all parties think he is the safest and
best man now before the people. The
Wings, as n party, will 60 for hm-indeed,
how can they do otherwise, with Buchanan
and Fremont on the other side-and though
not numerically strong, their votes will tell
in the present contest. Before MIR. Fill
more's arrival in the country his prospects
seemed blue enough, but from the hour he
set his foot on our shores he has increased
his strength. The more he is seen, and
heard, the better he is liked-and Of nll the
candidates, hs is the only one, about whom
enthusiasm can be raised. As a part of the
Compromise measures, he thinks the Mis-.
souri Compromise should not have been re.
pealed-but he is opposed to further Anti
slavery or pro Slavery agitation, and for
peace, harmony and quiet in the nation. IL
he is elected, he is pledged to exert the pow
er of his Administration in favor Of restor-
ing domestic peace to the country, preserv-
ing peace with foreign nations, and repress-
ing sectionalsm and antisavery aggression
upon the States. He is cminently National
in his sentiments. think such man, with
such sentiments, must be acceptable to Ma
tional men North and South.
The Montgomery Journal, alluding to the
tone and temper of the speeches made at
the great American meeting in that city says:
The idea seemed to be that Mr.. Fillmore
was not TO be regarded as partizan of any
section, but as the national conservative can
didaie, knowing know North, no East or
West, separate from the Constitution and
the interest of the whole county. In this
eminent position, Mr.. Fillmore has placed
himself by his nets and his declarations.-
He now stands, ir the opinion of conserva-
tive men, as the only anti.freesoil candidate
before the people. Since the days of Dam
iel Webster, there has been no one but Mr..
Fillmore who has dared to address North
ern Freesoil assemblages, and tell them the
truth to their faces that they were guilty Of
moral treason-that the South would resist,
and ought to resist their outrageous schemes
to debase this section. Mr.. Buchanan or
Mr.. Douglas dare not do it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

FOREIGN INsoLENcE.-Here is what Ger
man periodical, called "The Alantis," pub
lished at Buffalo, New York, says of the
American Union:
"The process of dissolution is already per.
ceptible BY many symptoms, and the worst
or rather the best Of the whole matter is this,
that there is no way Of nrresting the threat
ening storm, and that, without offering any
resistance to events, they must be left 10
fulfill themselves.
"Considering hsw the Union has been ad.
ministered the last forty years, since the an.
nexstion of Louisiana, its dissolution would
not demand tear. All the hopes which
humanity had placed upon the Union. and its
future haye been DESTROYED by the pressure
of slavery. Since the maxim Of slavery is
established, "No Union without slavery" the
friend OF humanity is obliged to lament the
continuance of the Union"
II native citizens of the United States, resid.
ing in Buffalo, were to pitch the press and
type of this foreign migrate into the Nngara,
and pack him off to Europe, they would do
nothing more than sacred duty. But, what
o cry about it would be raised by the anti
American press, OF the South especially
Still he deserves to be so treated.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

OMlNous CoNJUNcTIoN.-A few days ago
the Hon. William II. Seward declared, rs his
opinion, that the day Of compromise had
passed.
On Tuesday night last in his speech in this
place Gov. johnson ridculed compromises,
and proclaimed that he was no compromiser,
no conservative.
The Constitution of the United Stntes--
our Federal Republican form Of Government
were the results OF compromise, and but
for the blessed Influences Of the spirit Of
compromise this great nation would not have
been.
Mr.. Seward and Gov. Johnson are nearer
together in their instincts and ultimate de.
signs than superficial observer might i'm
agne.-NashriHe Banner.