The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-09
a PICTURE OF IoCoFoCoIsM

and truthful picture OF modern Democracy
f maintaining that its cardinal principle is rad
icalis,n-exhibting itself in utter disregard
{ of the teachings Of history and experience
an abject subseriency to "King Numbers"-
reckless spirit Of innovation under the spe.
cious disguise Of progress" and amanifesi
destiny"-a disposition to regard the will OF
the majority as the measure of its power and
the guide of its policy, however much that
"wil" may be opposed to the letter and spir
it Of the Constitutbn--and an arrogant as.
sumption that mnofities have no rights, and
may be tfampled on prescribed, and disfran-
chised at pleasure. 1t thus shows up the ut
ter rottenness of the Northern whig of the
Democracy;
"lf there is any one political fact that can
not be successfully or honestly controvcrted
by intelligent men,it Is that the mass Of the
Democracy of the Norh, with their leaders,
are thoroughly unsound, and untrustworthy
upon the subject of slaySy. The Norhern
Locofocos are a party in Which it would be
madness for the South b put her trust a
single day for the maintenance of her rights.
1t is the iarthest possible from being a con.
servative party. II is radiul in its princi.
Piles and practices; and its whole strength
has ever been in its radicaisn. II has owed
all its success to ityappeals [, low, leveiHs,.
agrarian, jacobnica' feelings ind impulses
/ II has never, when is passiom or its prejud.
ces were up, permitted laws r constitutions
to stand in its way. In Rhods Island i, ran
into Dorrism, an attempt TO sbvert all the
authority of law; in New Yorl it went into
anti-rentism; in various States It one time il
evinced dispositiol TO abolisI first the u.
I s. Senate and next he Judicial Department
Of the Government tlirpugh0lt nearly the
whole Union ithas shown at Farious times
signs of an inclination to dIstroy all the
banks and thus reydutionize tie trade and
commerce OF the cointry; every where it has
made war upon profrty, learning, talent. in
telligence, and evengentlemenR department,
treating them nsevilences Of aiistocracy; ev !
erywhere, through is chief otgans, il has
scOffered ut The lawsof nations Is unworthy
of the notice or regrd of the American peo.
pie; and everywhereits, whole tndency has /
been towards the d9tructon of all the sal
utary laws and Institutions of the civilized
world. Nothing oIearth could b more nat,
ural than that such party, in itsinsane fury
against everything stable and especially
against all institutions supposed b SAVIOR of
arsiocracy, should page a war OF extermi- [
nation against Souilern slavery. Ihis par +
ty, but for peculiar ordinations vf ,circum-
stances, would hap wnged such "a war
against slavery long ago. 1t has generally
been so situated politically as to hope to
make partizan captp ont 6f the South, and
therefore it has, 10 1any Instances, pretended
TO favor slavery, tbt still, in thousands of
eases, its innate, inbFn hostility to the institu.
tion has broken fortl into words and acts;
and, 1t ever the tim shal come, as il un.
doubtedly must, wlan jhe party shall see or
think that II can afeIy gratlfy IFS destroying
instincts, we shl behold such n warfare
against the instittiors of the South rs has
never yet been 4deitaken upon this cont. /
.nent. T. r, 1as-f
=" CHARITY.-Wi clil the following from \.
the New York Mrrorlof the Goth ult.: Il
A Million-and-. .H4fof Charity.-We no.
tice by the reporA what are termed "The
Religious Societfs," thch are about TO hold
their annual glor'icaupns in this city, that
during the past ear Iver Sixteen Hundred
Thousand Dollaf haY been collected by the
various assocatlds, ff converting the heath.
en-, abolishing slaery, spreading the gospel,
distributing tracf, aqeliorating the Jews, I
healing rotten nbruls &c., &c. Now, If all !
this vast sum, sHked from the reliaiousy T.
charitable in smal drllets, or drawn from !
the pockets OF ne Ipusly ostentatiOus in
"a hoc al
the alevmtion ofhumh want, suffering and I
sin, it would be a@attr of public rejoicing {
and commendatid.- but we fear that a large I
per centage of tIIs magnificent collection" I
has been expendt upn rents, salaries, mile. !
age, &C., &C., of the eek and complacent !
officins-the seIfonsituted beggars and al. I
moners of the chritis of the community: .
and that but smAl prtion of the funds re
ported has ever Fachh the mouths of the
hungry the ba&ts the naked, or the .
wounds and brusS oAhe dying. Real char. Il
ity urged by Jesm Chlst begins at home (
extends first TO tle modest next neighbor
and then widens 4 mems allow, to the wants
and necessities oatho4 who appeal to our
eyes. as well MS 70 ou hearts, rs the bleed
ing wounds of the wayside sufferer appealed
to the passing Smarihn. |l 4
SPRING FAsHIos IN SPIRIr WoRLD.-Bet. +
sey l.. e., Whose lettrs from the Spirit 4
World are publisle the New England \
Spirr,ualist, thus lescbes the Spring style, o
ofdress in the Cetstih Sphere. She gives Il
us her idea of HeaenIi lin full dress: n
"The males ghehlly wear loose gar a
menis with a girdeo of different kinds. of n
material generally ..sver or gold cord.- !,
Some wear jewels b this is not COMMON u
They wear their beds and hair long, and b
sandals of velvet OF derent hues. The fe.
males are more elabate in dress; they have il
more taste that way;nd are allowed to in o
dulge II, Tor the mole Of dress here is not o
rs Of earth. II IS nqfor any such motive, IN
butSfrom love OF , pure and beautiful. ii
and a desire to dovcrythng pleasant in n,
the sight OF God. GENERALLY dressed ina o.
light hue dress madloose and flowing, and Il
bound with silver oYhite silk, silver cord NJ
around the waist, orIweled glrdle. wear l.
my long hair braidedlnd sometimes flowing. tI
or bound by slverbrd. i have also white Il
dresses, of so fine albric they look like air; D,
this kind am veryind of wearing. With n,
such a dress ! weaIb emeral girde made in $,
the shape OF leaveslnd forming wreath; b,
this is clasped by ovlargc pearl. ] bind my "
hair with q strngYf PEARLS when wear G
such dress. Iwd white slippers always" la
EXTRACT FROM AtoLoBkp DrscouRsr.- u
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IN emmy odder pacelan de Mdd OF
and Spacilic Oshens De whale am among OF