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

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FILLMORE PRosPEcTs-The New Orleans
Commercial Bulletin, in the course Of an arti.
Gle discussing the political campaign and the
prospect, holds this language
That the Old Line Wings will almost to
man vote with the American party in this
great struggle for the salvation of the Union,
and the consequent perpetuity of the institu-
lions which have been bequeathed to us by
sages and heroes s6ch as the world never be-
fore saw, may be considered certain. Nor is
this all. There are many men in the Demo-
cratic ranks who are not to be driven by the
lash of the whip from the deliberate conclu-
s'ons of their own party judgments, whose
intelligence, patriotism aud devotion TO the
country in this day of its peril, will cause
them 10 be above party and to pursue that
course which duty in the present emergency
plainly dictates. There are tens of thousands
OF such men in the Democratic party who
Will vote for Willard Fillmore, just as sure as
their lives are spared till the election. We
speak advlsedly and with deiberation. The
evidence of this is thickening around us, and
gathering strength every day. A gentleman
of this city, of reliability, received a letter
from his uncle in Georgia, who is venerable
man Of great information and no politician,
from which we make the following pregnant
extract: The letter bears date Miledgeyile,
August 9th. "You know tina. have been
all my life democrat, voting even against
your great idol Henry Clay; but suppose, at
last, we will be on the same side, unless, in
this age of political mutations, you too have
changed. ! am compelled 10 cast my rote for
Millard Fillmore in Norember neri. cannot
say hundreds, but really do know scores of
old time Democrats who will do the same, as
it seems to be the general opinion that he is
the safest man for the country at the present
Juncture. cannot say that he will carry the
State, but all the signs Of the times indicate
such result" The writer of this letter could
not have had the most remote idea that any
part OF II would ever meet the public eye, and
he will be astonished to see the above extract
IN print. 1t indicates so clearly, however, the
sentiments Of large and patriotic class of the
substantial citizens throughout the country,
that we could not forbear asking permission
to present it to our readers.
The NORTHERN BUCCANEERS COLD AND
DEAD.-While, says the Louisville Journal,
the friends of Fillmore and Donelson are ey-
erywhere filled with enthusiasm, the organs
of the sham Democracy are piteously whin-
ing over the ominous GOODNESS with which
the nomination of the squatter sovereignty
candidate has been received. The following
from the New York News, the Buchanan or
gan in New York, is sample Of the amen-
tations of the dsconsolate and discouraged
Sag NIGHTS:
every man is waiting patiently the tide
of events, asking the other what is going on.
and everybody is as still and
as cold as the sno,o capped Alps, evidently
waiting for an avalanche. Is there to be no
AcTIoE~
No! there will be no action in the so. call 3,
ed Democratic party. 1t is already corpse.
All the bowling Of the Sag Nicht leaders
cannot wake it to life again. The candi-
date whom it placed in the field is himself
too cold and lileless TO inspire 4 single
spark of enthusiasm. His coffin is made Of
the planks of the Squatter Sovereignty plat
form. There can be no resurrection for him.
THE CASE BRIEFLY STArEp.-There are
three Northern men in the field for the Pres
idency. Which is the soundest on the
questions involving the Union and the Con-
stitution? The whole heavens and tho whole
earth, with one voice, respond.
"MILLARD FILLMoREw
Fremont is out Of the question, and Buch.
anan, to say the least, is untried The par
ty which brings him forward, also brought
forward MARTIN VAN buren, and franklin
PIERCE. Will the South-will the Demo.
cratic party-stultify itself again by rushing
headlong into the same snare in which il
has been twice caught, and which has twice
shaken the Union to its foundations? Look
at the Buffalo platform; and look at The civ.
il war in Kansas, and at the Blackrepublican
party, of which Pierce is the father and
founder!
We believe, as firmly as we believe in the
Christian religion, that the salvation Of the
South, Of slavery, and Of the Union, depend
upon the election of Willard Fillmere!-
Southern men have to give up either foreign
Aboltionists and James Buchanan, or the
Union and slavery! Choose ye!
sY- There is county in tlis part Of
Georgia, says the Sandersvlle Georgian, hav-
ing about six hundred and fifty votes. We
have it from well Informed gentleman of
that county that Fillmore will get, a. least,
six hundred of them. Yet Fillmore has no
strength, say those who fear he will defeat
Buchanan in Georgia.
THUrpERING INTO PLATFORM Ethan
Spike, the humorous correspondent of the
Portland (Me.) Transcript, in the following
citation from his letter, shows how fellow
feels while he is becoming platform:
Fellow Citzens-I not only mount .hs
platform but I'd ride it to Joppa ef the safe.
ty OF the CONSTRUCTION an the Union shall
seem to ax it. shall so kinder mix myself
with this platform, that twill be hard to tell