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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-13
DEMAGOGUES.

writer in the Kentucky Commonwealth
daguerreotypes the "demagogue" so we'll that
we transfer the picture to our columns. Eve
ry community has just such characters, and
we need not travel far to find an original Of
the sketch here drawn:
"Who can fix bounds to the operations NJ
the base, political demagoguel His party is
his God that he serves, and the success of that
party is equivalent to his own personal profit
and honor. To accomplish his base purpose.
the elevation of SELF he comes among ms
clothed with sophistry and impudence, modi.
fed, as occasion, requires, by mock modesty.
maneuvring to control the votes and opin.
ions of his fellow-men.
His party is right in every thing-never
wrong in any thing. The party he opposes
is never right in anything-always wrong in
everything.
He is impudently oeicious He becomes the
orator OF his party without being selected or
delegated. On all occasions he is on hand.
and the brass in his face is as conspicuous as
AIS design for notoriety. He seems to say by
every word. look, and action, ''see how we
apples sim."
ne Is se!fshty grasping. Invited or unin-
vited, his selfishness never permits him to be
or remain a silent listener. The party would
go down if he failed to instruct the people
AND 1t the party were to die his hopes would
be buried; for he is conscious of his lack Of
quallhcation and merit. So the party must
be kept alive In order that upon its bosom he
may float into Office.
lie IS a travelling patriot and dear lover of
the people At every court, public sale, house
raising, or log.rolling the political demagogue
Is present. He always has business in every
corner of hin county. By a combination Of
circumstances, he is either not obliged to, or
Will not plow, make rails, work in the black.
smith shop, build houses, bake cakes, or make
6Drooms, any of which nature designed him to
do. lie is man of mind of more conlpre-
henslve conceptions and his operations must
correspond with the greatness of his intel.
iectuai ability He must 60 out TO enlighten
the people. He loves the dear people too
well to let them remain in darkness, while
MS political sun is at noon-tide ready, and he
willing, to dispense the blessings of know.
ledge and political salvation to the benighted
and ignorant voters of his country. His dear
may have been following after
"Sam," may have been deluded by that per-
sonage, may have thought that native born
Americans could rule the country as well as
the foreign Irish and Dutch, and in this way
may have strayed away from the Democratic
fold; and his mission is he feels it SO, to 90
and hunt up and teach the wanderers know.
ledge and truth.
The Demagogue is a political tyrant, and op.
poses the freedom of thinking and voting as
one pleases. The members Of his party must
not think for themselves. unless they think as
he does; they must not vote for themselves
unless they vote as he directs them. If they
think and vote contrary to his notion they are
denounced as unfriendly to their country, aud
very dishonest men.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-06-13
A CRISIS.

1t must be confessed, says the Richmond
Despatch, that the country is at present in a
ssea Of troubles" The Central A merican
question, and the dismissual of Mr.. Cramp
ton, threaten to involve US in war with
Great Britain, and in that event we have lit
tie doubt, France will be found by the side
of her ally. Great Britain has an efficient
naval force of at least four hundred steam
ships of war, ready at a moments warning
to up anchor, and sail for the American coast.
France has standing army of between five
and six hundred thousand men, which the
Emperor must find employment for some
where, and where could he find more
tempting field than the Western hemisphere
affords?
What is our condition, whilst thus men
aced from abro,d! We are torn to pieces by
internal convulsion. and arenppearently on
the very verge of civil war. Congress, in
stead of armingthe nation against foreign
foe, is arming itself in readiness for fraternal
strife in the very hall of Legislation. Never
have our foreign and domestic relations pre-
sented at the same moment such porten-
tious aspect.
The same paper infers from the tone of re.
cent articles in the London Times, that the
dismissal of Mr.. Champion will be bitter
pill to England, notwithstanding the sugar
coating which Mr.. Marcy's reply to Lord
Clarendon may give it. We still hope that
the good sense and good feeling of the
masses of the two nations may avert the fol-
ly and madness of warlike arbitrament of
the questions at issue between them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
PREMIUMS AT THE STATE FAIR-The raleigh

PREMIUMS AT THE STATE FAIR-The raleigh
papers publish the list
For Thorough bred Horses, Josiah Turner of Hills
bo.o, got premium of SIS R. A. Hamilton Raj
eigh, $780, Paul c. Cameron, Orange, SO. J. Turner,
Orange $50, Thos. |. Fason, Sampson, $40, Dr.
Moore Orange, $50, DIR. Strudwick, Orange, $50, do
$40.
For Single Harness and Saddle Horse, DR.. w. P.
Strudwick of Orange $40, Dr. G. w Blackwell, Gran
vile, $50, w. NJ. Balford. Granville. SIS, John
Wimb,sh, Granville $50, ]. P. Turner Orange. $40.
For Matched Horses Mrs. Gov. Bragg, Raleigh
$25, f. D. McNair, s25, j. c. Branson, Randolph
$40
Road and Farm Horses. Nj. Mansum, wake
S25, Thos NJ. Lloyd, Orange, SIS, T. F. Bailey
Granville. s1O s. O'Brya1, Person, SIS, E. Donnel
| Guilford, $40
! Lacks and Jennet<--B R. Ward, Chatham, 2 pre-
NUNS of S15 each, VIM. R. Russell. Caswell, $25,
and Fl. Ward and w. r. Russell s25 between them,
| their Jacks being equal.
Mules.-M w Whitaker, Wake, s25, W. M.
Thomas, Rockingham, $40
| Durham Catle.-Crouse and Irvine, Lynohburg,
Va, premiums, $50, S15, SlO and SlO L. Springs,
Charlotte $15
Devon Cattle.-W w Caraway, Lenoir, S25, Dr.
J. F Ford, $40, Nat Jones' Wake $50, L. Springs,
Charlotte 2 pair, SIS, Walter Gwinn Wake, $50 and
$40, Grouse and Irvine, LynchbuFg. SIS.
Mixed Biood ami Naive Cate.-S H. Dunn,
Wake $40, S. Smith, Raleigh, SIS, E. Hail. do s. 2
! Working Oxen.-R. Crawford, Wake, $780, H.
Franklin, Wake, $40.
Fat Caule.-Crousc and Irvine, ST.
Mch Cows.-C Grouse and Irvine $15, L. Springs
Charlotte. $40.
Shevp-J w. Norwood, Orange. $50. DR.. w
) Holt, SIS
Swine-S Smith, Wake, $40 and 6, f. Hall
Wake, Sl5, w w. Whitsker, Wake, 2 of SIS, and
l of $40, Mr.. Cultured, Dave county, $40.
Agricultural Productions John Hutchns Wake,
of So, S. H. Dunn, Wake of &c. and of $40. E.
Hall, Wake, So N. Price, Wake. SIS and So, John
w Barnes Granville SO, Jacoh MsrdecaI, Wake
S.
Tobacco.-Y & E. P Jones, Caswel, $40, DR.. N
Joiner, Pitt, SIS
Hams N. Price Wake, $40.
Butter--Nliss Julia A. Holt, Davidson, $40, "
B. Williams Warren, IS.
Cabinet " ork.-Thos. Cartel, Wake, 2 of SIS, H
J. Brown. Raleigh, So.
Fruit and Fruit Trees.-Thos. Lindley, Chatham
2 Of Sl0 Westbrooks & Co., Guilford, Of $40, o
So, WIN. A. Eaton, Granville, $40.
Vegetables.-W. w. Whitaker, Wake, Mrs. I p
Devereux, do. E. Hall, do, JOS Small, Pttsboro, &
Banks, Wake d. DuPre, Wake, each 81.
Shec,ings, &c.--Newn & Son, Alamance, o
$40, l of SIS, Young & Grice, Charlo,Ie,2 OF $40,
OF SIS.
Besides the above, (Which the most important,
is long list OF premiums for Flows, Farm Vehicles
Pleasure Carriages, Horse Power, Food, Condiments
sc. Sundries, Cooks New Map of N. c., NeedI
Work &C., Household Fabrics, Hand Power, Poul
try Works of Art, Taste, &c, Agricultural Essays
and Speed Of Horses
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
An Impatient JurymRu.

An Arkansas correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayune gives the following as authenc
You are all fond of cracking jokes at the expense
OF Arkansas now here is one your State, abs olu-
tely true. got it from eye witness:
The district court in one of your northern parishes
was in session-'twas the first day of the court
Time after dinner. Lawyers and others had dined
and were sitting out before the hotel, and long,
lank, unsophisticated coun,ryman came up and un
tremendously made himself one of 'em, and remar.
ked: "Gentlemen, wish you would go on with this
court, for want TO go home-I left Betsy looking
out"
"Ah!" said one of the lawyers, "and pray, sir,
what detains you at court o.
"Why, sir" raid the countryman, ''rm fetched
here as jury, and they say if go home they will
have 10 find me, and they moutn't do that as live
good piece
What jury are you % asked a lawyer
What jury ?'
"Yeas what jury. Grand or traverse jury?a
"Grand or travis jury? dad-fetched if know"
"Well said the lawyer, 'dd the Judge charge you o.
swell SQUIRE" said he, ''the little fellow that sits
up in the pulpit and kinder bosses it over the crowd
gin US a talk, but don't know whether he charged
anything not"
The crowd broke up in roar of laughter and the
sheriff called court
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
Queer Notions.

This is surely queer world, or, at any rate some
people in i, adjuce queer reasons for adopting par
ticuar line of action. 1t used 10 be the cry Of the
opposition at the South, that the people ought to sup
port Fillmore because he alone had strength at the
North sufficient TO beat Fremont, the defeating OF
Fremont being the vital and all-important point
WELL the elections in Pennsylvan and Indiana have
come and gone-Buchanan has beaten the fusion OF
Fremont and Fillmore combined, and now the cry is
to support Fillmore because Buchanan has beaten
'vour enemy, and shown that he carry large
conservative vote at the North. The friends OF Blu
CHI nan have fought your battles-they have given a
death-hlow to sectional fanatcism, and put Fremont
cut of the way-therefore, O. men of the South, de-
ser Buchanan, whose friends have stood up success
full for your rights, and support Fillmore, whose
Northern friends have fused with your enemies !
Do these Fillmore presses and orators think that thei
readers and auditors are fools )?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07

How the Presldent and vice-Prssiasn, g.. -
The following is summary of the consnt;ono;'
ents and the acts Of Congress upon III. .l.
ton OF President and Vice President of the ne ec
States: A0 United
l. The electors are chosen by the voes =, 4,
people, en- the first Tuesday after the FIRST Mondav ~
November onuay 10
2. Electors meet the first Wednesday IN n.
eember' and cast their votes. They then sign thres
certificates send the messenger with one cow :,
the President of the Senate al Washinpton hefo,'o
first Wednesday in January-another by mail tn NV
same person, and the third deliver TO the Unit
States District Judge where electors meet. 'eu
g. Each State provides by law for filling any ~.
cancy in the Board of Electors, occasioned by al
sence death or resignation. Such of the electors =.
are present, are generally authorized to fill any va
cancy. 70"
4. The Governors give notice to electors of tba;,
election before the first Wednesday in December.
5. On the second Wednesday in February Cone.
shall be in session, and open the returns The Pc;
dent of the Senate SHALL in the presence of the Hon,o
of Representatives. open the certificate of return, go
count the votes The person having the ereaa..
number of votes for President shall be the pres6o%'
If such number be majority OF the whole numb,
OF electors appointed. And if no person have snnt
majority, then from the persons having the h;obs.
number, not exceeding three, on the E.t of r."
voted for as President, the House of Renr.son,oo'o
shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Pre.;d.n,
but in choosing the President, the votes shall be -,
ken Dy Otales, the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall
consist of member or members from twotbirds n
the States and majority of all the States shall be-
| necessary to choice.
6. If the choice devolve upon the House of Re.
representatives., and they fail to make choice before
the 4th of March next following, the Vice President
! in to act as President.
| 7. A Vice President may be elected or chosen by
the Senate, above provided, before an election o,
choice of President
8. The day liked by Congress for opening and
counting the votes of the electors. and in case OF u
being necessary for the election of President BY the
House of Representatives, and of Vice President BY
the Senate of the United States is the second We'd
nesday in February, after the appointment of cleo.
ors.
g. There is constitutional provision for the case
where there is neither President or Vice President
elected chosen, in the directed by the Con-
stitulion. The act of Congress of 1882 provides
that. under such circumstances, there shall be new
election
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
There are so many inquiries after information as
to the cleo oral votes of different States that We pub
lsh the list Let every one cut it out and preserve
it for reference:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
Savings Banks In EurOpe.

The last Paris papers bring us an official report
on the operation of the Savings Bank of Paris and of
similar institutions throughout France for the year
1855. The sum in hand in the Paris Bank, on the
31s of December, 1854 amounted to 4S182, 476
francs belonging to 2l2, 30S depositors the amount
received &C. 826, 352 francs, that paid out 49,
OG4, SO francs and there remained in hand on the
3lst of December last 46 ga 424 francs due to 216
O32 depositors. The amount of deposits in the
of the year shows augmentation of 4,358,860
francs in money, and of 1000 in the number of de-
postors the preceding year. This increase,
considering the DEAFNESS of living, the high rents, the
war; and other unfortunate circumstances, is remarka-
BILE. In 1854 only 14,499 Of the total number of
depositors were working men, while 16,157 of that
class are included in the total Of 1876. The num-
Der of savings banks in all France including that of
Paris, $685. and the number of depositors 865478
the amount of their deposits being 271 ,556 668
francs AS the population of the Empire is 25,78l,-
900, there depostor for every Al persons.
The proportion of deuosors 10 the population varies
considerably in the different departments. In Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland, where savings banks are
infinitely developed, she number of them last
year 584, the number of deposltos over 800,
900, and the amount OF deposits 822, 1924, 900 flames
and the proportion of deposiors TO population was
the report only calculates the population at SO OOO,
00O) one for every twenty persons, or rather more
than double that of France. The general condition
of the savings banks in Austria and the German
States cannot from the want of sufficiently precise
returns be sscertained but at Vienna there one
deposltor for every two and half persons; in the
Kingdom of Bohemia, for every sixty four; a
Berlin, in twelve Lepslc, in fve al Frank
fort, one in ten at Hamburg, one in six and a
Altoona, in three. AS regards other parts O
Europe, there is depOsor for every twelve per
sons In Del mark one in three in Basic; rather les
in Geneva and Neufchatel; one in twenty seven al
Turin, and one in forty three at Madrid In thu
United States the proportion is one to sixteen.
Hunts Merchants Magazine
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07

THE WALL STREET FoRGER.---The New York
Herald gives the following description of the last
Wall street fnancier:
"The career of Huntington has been like a display
of Observation-Disclosures, but evanescent. For little
while he spent money like water. He had six or
eight horses-two pairs for carriages for himself
and wife, and several fast trotters His sideboard
brilliant with massive plate He great man at
Saratoga, Niagara and Rockaway, where his wife had
more trunks and more diamonds than any one else; and
in town he kept up two matrimonial establishments,
one regular and the Other irregular-one Christian
home, the other Mohammedian seraglio-one accord
ing TO the laws Of New York, and the other accord
ing to the customs of the Mormons-wthin few
doors OF each other He was prince for an hour.
People ate at his dinners, drove his horses, drank
his wine, borrowed his money and wondered how
he got ii all. But the crash came at last and what
all his former splendors compared with his pre-
sent position! He bought his luxuries at a tremen.
dously high price.
The first trace that we can find of MIR. Hunting.
tons connection with financial matters dates back
only SO far 1852 when he and two or three othe
indvdualsfel into the hands of the police of tni
city for the share which they had in getting up {
fraudulent shinplaser under the title of thu
Anacostia Bank of Washington, D. c." Indict
ments were found against him and his accomplish
on that occasion, but they were never brought t.
trial, on account Gas appears from some endorsement
on the billy of some informaty o. incompI eteness
! the proof
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
Correspondence of the Daily Pennsylvania
New Harnnshire all Right.
escape.

Mr.. EDITOR The old Granite State is alive viii
the spirit of Democracy, and the sturdy yeomaniiy
engaged in bringing the State into harmony win
Pennsylvania, that they can together march 10 Ins
music of the Union. Besides the able and fearless
Wells, and many other of her own sons, there are
able and patriotic champions from other portions o
the country, speaking in different parts Of The Stass
to immense gatherings of the people, and moving
them to a noble exerton, and glorious triumph
Among them is Perkins cleveland, Esq, Of Connec'
tcut Albert easy, Esq, and others, from Boston
eloquent and truth-telling Democrats, who are car
rying conviction the mind of the masses, and bring
ing those tina, have wandered to the Democratic tou
They are helping the State 10 achieve mora
triumph over Black Republican sectionalism, anu ~
achieve complete victory over the combined forces
OF Know Nothing intolerance and Black Republican,
ism combined. This victory will be achieved ne1I
week, and New Hampshire's political pulse WIZ.
beat in harmony with that of her sister Democra''
States of the Union,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
From the London Daily News.
Continued Excitement In England about the nIer-

r
Continued Excitement In England about the HER
rimac. trs/
The United States screw steam frgate Merrimac
will it is expected take her departure from Suuth
ampton Water in about fortnights time Amongst
the visitors of the frgate during the last week were
several captains and commanders in the royal navy
and military officers; Sir John Rennie, the engineer;
Major General Dickson who fought in the last Amer
lean war; and taken prisoner; and the Poriu-
guese Minister to Brazil On Saturday the frigate
was visited by Count Poutiatine, vice admiral in
the Russian service, and aide.c camp to the Emper
or OF Russia. The Count commanded the Russian
frigate Diana during the Russian war, when she
chased by the English and French fleets throughout
the South and North Pacific oceans. 1t will be re-
membered that after battling the combined fleets of
the Western Powers for nearly two years she was
finally engulfed, owing to an earthquake the ia
panese coast her officers and crew being saved
Admiral Poutiatina, slender, gentemanly man,
speaks very good English, and is highly educated
scientific officer He spoke modestly on board the
Merrmac of his adventures in The Diana. He was
accompanied on board the American frigae by a
young Muscovite gentleman, whose name and rank
were not known. They both came from Southamp-
ton 10 the frigate. The Russian Admiral was sauted
with Is guns on his leaving the Merrimac
The remarkable shape of some of the frigae's guns
has excited great curiosity, the pivot guns having
the appearance of mammoth black bottles, from the
enormous size the hinder part of the gun, COM
pareJ with the circumference of the gun towards the
the frgate have also attracted attention Their car
rages appear something like childIen's perambula-
tors The guns can be Iimbered and urlimbered with
remarkable facility, and the apparatus for running
them ashore and guiding and moving them about on
land, is very complete and ingenious. These howit-
GERS throw shrapnell shell of about II lbs. weight
each The officers of the klerrimac have been nvit-
ed by the Mayor Of Southampton 10 the banquet to
be given by him to the Directors ofthe European and
Australian Mail Packer Company and The heads
of the Southampton Governmental Departments at
the Dolphin Hotel, in that town, Friday next, the
day previous to the sailing of the first mail packetfo
Australia under the contract. An order has
been issued by the Government to allow the officers
of the Merrimac to view all the eek ards and nava
establishments in the kingdom that they may choose tC
visit. The Merrimac was designed BY MIR. LenthaIl
the chef naval constructor of The American navy
The royal yacht was proceeding up Southampton
Water one day, when she was stopped, and PERMISSION
was asked for one of the maids of honor and q gen
teman belonging to the royal bous, hold to view TIT
frisate, which permission Immediately politely
accorded
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07

ONE DAY LATER FROM MEy1co -Tbo sob.o,o.
W: w; darkness, Capt. Farewell, which was des.
patched with the mails Tor Vera Cruz, returned last
evening" having sailed from that port one day after
the McCleiand, cutter, which brought the mails
lhree days SINCE Gen. Almonte, the newly appoint.
t eu HifIStGf 70 England, arrived at Vera Cruz too
iae ior tne british steamer. and as he had all his
faml y with him. he could not be accommodated on
BOARD OF the McClelland He was waiting at Vera
Cruz Tor the Spanish steamer for Havana
he Progreso of the 10th inst states that Gen.
Rosas Landa was TO be sent by the Government to
OF x-President Arsta We think there must be some
error IN THIS as private letter received by US by
The McClelland stated that this officer had pronoan.
ced against the Government at Guadalajara.
we ma no other items of interest in the papers.
N. o. Pisayuae, 24h.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07
Nothing Left to Fight For.

The gains TO the pro slavery democracy in the late
congressional elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Indiana as compared with the last Congress- settle
the queson as to the party which will have the con-
troll of the next House of Representatives Including
their southern gains, past and to come the democrats
Will have 1t by handsome majority.
New York Herald
-, What have the republicans left to contend for >
The contest is already decided The President is
lost congress Is lost All is lost to the republicans
so far as the national government is concerned
There is nothing left to fight for
albany atlas and Argus.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-07

A BEAUTIFUL SIGNIFICATIoN.-" Alabama signi-
hes in the indian language, Here we shall 4est"-
story is told of tribe of Indians who fled from
relentless foe in the trackess forest in the South
west. Weary and traVel-worn they reached noble
river which flowed through a beautiful country
The chief of the band stuck his tent pole in the
ground and exclaimed: ''Alabama Alabama "-
{" Here we shall rest Here we shall rest ply