The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-09-19
THE FOREIGN VOTE.

On the night Of the 23d ult., large meet
ing was held N Chicago, of Norwegians,
Swedes and Dam IS, for the purpose of form.
ing Scandinavian Fremont Club. Of these
there are about $50 voters in Chicago. They
came to the meeting, says the Chicago Tri-
bune, with their wives and daughters.
Doctor Paoli addressed the audience.
He was followed, says the Tribune, by
Rev. Mr. Unonius, n pastor of one of the
Norwegian churches, who. in a speech of
great logical power and clearness, defined
the duty Of the Scandinavians now in this
country, in view Of the crisis in our political
aff,irs. He urged upon his hearers the duty
of making themselves most perfectly familiar
with our institutions and political history,
with our language and habits of thought,
that they might not be misled by these who
make the extension of human slavery the
corner stone of their political temple.
Rev. Paul Anderson next took the stand
in answer to the call OF his friends and pro-
eeeded 10 explain the causes OF the present
alarming excitement. He stated the opinions
and applauded the policy of the Revolutions
ry Fathers which looked to crcumscribing
the metes and bounds of the cursed institu-
tion; showed how that policy had been de-
parted from by the modern and false De-
mocracy; how their repeal of the Compro-
mise of 1920 was an outrage upon the cause
of liberty and a direct encouragement of
Slavery; how the effect of that repeal and
the pertidy of Douglas were to be overcome
by the election of Fremont and Dayton and
the triumph Of the Republican party.
At the conclusion of the addresses the
Scandinavians joined the Fremont Club, en-
naSse.
As the two Presidents shook hands in
token of the union which had just been con.
summated, the cheers and applause were tre.
mendous. The multitude gave three cheers
for Fremont, cheers for the Scandihavians,
cheers for the happy wedding and cheers mis-
celaneously for whatever was worth cheer
ing.
On the Monday night following, the Ger
mans of Chicago made a grand political de-
monstration in favor of Freedom and Free
mont.
These foreigners are real, genuine Demo
Gratis, and they forsake the so-caled Demo.
cratic party for the Republican party, because
they consider the latter more truly Democrat
c than the former. This detection of the
Germans, Swedes, Notwegians and Danes,
will be fatal to the Democratic ascendency
which has so long prevailed in many of non.
slavehoding States. With the detection of
this immense mass of foreign votes, together
with that from the very bosom of the native
born Northern Democracy, what chance can
Mr.. Buchanan have of carrying any of the
free States? -.
RrcANrArros.-Th Brandon (Missssippi)
Republican publishes the following letter.
There are hundreds in the State who will do
like the writer, even if they do not make
their intention public:
AUGUST 10, 1856.
Editor of The Republican-Dear Sir: de-
sire th ough your paper to announce my de-
termination Of voting next November for
Fillmore and Donelson. am justa good
Democrat, and n little better than have ever
been before, but cannot cast my vote for
Buchanan and Breckenridge, for | believe
they are no more Jackson Democrats than
darkness is light.
Fillmore has mnde once rs good a Presi.
dent us we ever had since Washington, and |
believe every Southern man ought to vote for
him. Yours, &C., JESSE NJ. MILLER.
TRICKS OF THE ENEMY.-We wish to eau
ton our American friends against the "insidi.
Gus wiles" OF the Sag NIGHTS, says the Mem
phis Eagle. We learn that they approach
Americans in this way ave want to beat
Fremont. Will you vote for the strongest
man for that purpose? The American answers
yes. "Well, now, the fact is between US, says
the Sag Nicht, "Filmore stands no sort of
chance, come, pledge yourself at once for
Buchanan" He is very weak American
who could be led off by such trick. II water
were as weak as he, it would not have strength
enough to run down hill.
The SPIRIT RAPPERs.-The editor of the
Philadelphia Mercury recently attended
Spirit (not liquid but ethereally) Circle
He thus describes the closing scene:
After recess of ten or fifteen minutes,
the medium again went into the 'state," and
wrote out
"The First man is present. He addresses
you from the Celestial Sphere"
ais that you, Adam?"
"Adam was my name 10 flesh"
"Will you please TO favor me with correct
answers to n few simple questions!'
"Propound them"
aWhere was the Garden of Eden locatedF'
"In Kansas"
"Was Eve an obedient 'helpmate?"
"She was bcguiled by the serpent--after
that perfect devil in petti-I mean fig
leaves" l
"In what part of the world was the tower
Of Babel erected!'
"ln White county, Indiana, near Wolf
Mound"
"Who were the parents Of Gains wifer
The question clapped the climax. The Ia
be Mt which we we're sented suddenly turned
n summersault-cap apsized and extinguished
the Iamp-upset the medium and the maiden
ladv-and amid the wreck of furniture and
the crash of glass, made my exit through
the back door and rushing down dark ally
gained the street, minus my right coat tail,
which left in the mouth of the bull dog in
the yard.
FILLMORE IN PENssYLvAnIA.--A well in
formed and reliable gentleman from Penn.
sylyan,a, who tarried last night at Wallace's
Hotel. saws "Two weeks ago | could count
b,, 6va tr;lImore men in BrownsyilIe-nll