The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-07-11
THE SPIRIT THAT GOVERNS.

4 The Fredericksburg Recorder, one Of tn
most ultra democratic papers in Virginia, re
Gently declared:
"Were we compelled TO choose between
Selcard and Fillmore for President, WI
SHOULD NOT HESITATE A MOMENT
TO PREFER THE FORMER"
The Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer, anOthe
democratic paper, says:
"For our part we do not seruple to say il
that we would sooner see Fremont, traitor a.
he is 10 the home of his birth, the President o
the United States than Millard Fillmore, whC
never ceased to hate and prosecute the South
until the South had bought him off with thu
Vice Presidency"
On the other hand, the N. Y. Tribune
and the whole host of black republicans anC
negro worshippers, denounee Mr.. Fillmore
and oppose his election because be has beer
true TO the constitution and to the whole
country. In the late boilers convention in
New York, one of them, u Mr.. Waterbury
said:
"The days Of vacllation have passed; the
day foIsstom and determined action has
come. In the Philadelphia American Con
vent:on the American cause was prostituted
to the purpose of slavery in the nomination
Of Willard Fillmore. / stand here to-day and
repudiate that nomination"
These are specimens of the spirit that
governs enemies of Mr.. Fillmore. But her;
is the spirit That governs our great leader and
his friends:
"Jf there be those North or South, ,oho de-
sire an administration for the North as agdins
The South, or for IN South as against tht
North, they are not, he men ,oho should girt
their suffrage TO me- For my o,on part / kno,t
only my country, myachole country, and moth
ing but my country.N
RIcH.--That was a ARE joke the Demo
cratic Committee of MGAIinn county attempt
ed to play off on Jnd II. Crozier. They
wrote him letter sol behalf Of the Demo
cratic Party and many Old Line Wings
(what Wrapper that lastD in which they
say
awe know your power and ability upon
the stump" and shave confidence in your
patriotism, honesty AMI integrity"
That II do. The etter appears in the
Knoxville STANDARD, signed by G. w. Bridges
Jno. Crawford, VIM. H. Balew, A. Blizzard
John j.. Bridges, John F. Slower, C. thinner
man, F. Boyd, VIM. Horton, VIM. VI. Sc
horn, VIM. George, j. w. Blackwell, H. II
Rider, James Z. Lane. Mr.. Crozier respond
ed, signifying that "Barkis was willin'," Blu,
somehow or other he couldn't get here. The
sober second thought is always the best. II
is proper 10 remark that the impression
sought to be made that there are "many old
Line Wings" in McMinn county opposed to
Mr.. Fillmore and now acting with the demo.
cratic party, is wrong. There may be two oil
three who last year declined to vote for Gen.
try, for good and sufficient reasons, and who
are now hating between two opinions. Fur.
ther than this there is no foundation for the
impression sought to be made. Last year
Andy Johnson carried the county by less than
fifty votes-Filmore will get better vote
than Gentry did, rom present Appearances
The idea that the county can be pushed
about by half dozen old foges of Athens
is absurd. We derive our information from
the people Of the country, and our faith and
confidence in their patriotism and love of the
Union is mistaken. They are at home now
attending to their hnrvests fields and at the
plough handles, but we know where they
will be on the 4th of November. Town
cliques can no longer rule the country.
~ The New York Herald, which sup.
ports Fremont, contends that there is oppo.
sition enough 10 defeat Buchanan, if it can
be fused Oil its candidate, but if Fillmore
continues in the field Buck will inevitably be
elected. That's the argument of the Black
Republicans. AT the South, the democracy
assume there is no chance for Fillmore, and
unless his friends here unite on Buchanan
Fremont will be elected. That's the South.
ern argument And thus these two factions
are laboring to get the American candidate
out of the way, that the country may be d.
vided into exclusively sectional parties. Were
they to succeed it would require no gift Of
prophecy TO foretel the result-Fremoni
would be elected, and the government pass
into the hands Of the Black Republicans
Will our democratic friends pause and reAec,
before it is too late.
eB- We respectfully ask the readers at
tention to the remarks of Mr.. Fillmore made
at Albany, copy of which will be found in
another column. They abonnd with senti
ments that ought to cause the blush of shame
to mount to the cheeks of the demagogue'
| and heartless partisnns who are trying to de