The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-04-25
ADMINISTRATION PATRONAGE.

The democrats South charge that the
American party are identified with the Black
Republicans, at the same time contending
that the Northern democrats are sound on
the slavery question, and that the only ma
tional party is the democratic. They say this
and pretend to believe it-yet the party in
power, which is this same democratic party,
by its practice gives the lie to these asser-
tons, and proves beyond controversy that OF
all the parties now in existence this Identical
democratic party as national organization,
is the least sound and the least reliable. Be.
low is something TO the point on this subject,
and il We were disposed we could fill our
columns weekly with such evidences Of the
practical soundness ofthe democratic party"
upon the great question Of the day." The
attention ct the reade. is invited:
BELFAST, Me-, March IL, 1856.
To the Editors Of The Nep York Netcs:
do not suppose the deluded individual
who occupies The White House reads your
paper, rs he does not seem 10 have any more
knowledge of the outward world than a
Mandarin of Yotchow; but there are the
thousands of Southern democrats who do,
and they may be interested in knowing how
the patronage of the Administration is used
in this quarter. At our Municipal election
on Monday, (strcily party cOntestO the
Custom House officers went The Abolition
ticket. The fugeman of the concern stood
by the side of the editor Of the Niger paper
and distributed Abolition votes all day. The
Superintendent of the Custom fIQDse-
Pierce's last appointment here's elected
on the Abolition ticketto the Council-hav.
ing been nominated to be in better position
to deceive democrats. The funds of the
Custom House were used in the CONTEST
Cause: the Custom House was placed in
charge of n long heel, who is looking to the
Abolition raft for safely, in case Pierce is moi
renominated. Er uno, disco omnes.
The News, to which the above letter i,
addressed, is a democratic paper, and the or
gan of the hard shell or national branch o
the New York democracy-;hat branch which
was prescribed by the Administration beeaus,
il refused to recognize and affiliate with tn,
Free Soil branch so lavishly fed from tn,
public crib and nourished and pnmpered By
the President. How long will the South con
tinue to listen to the hollow professions o
these pretended friends and shut their eye
to their practical enmities!
AMOUNT OF WHEAT.-Annexed is tabl
showing the number of bushels of whca
shipped over the East Tennessee and Geor
gia Railroad of the last years harvest, up t.
the last of February. 1t will be seen, tn
total foots up at four hundred and twenty
four thousand five hundred and sixteel
bushels. A portion Of this was sold at Sl,5'
per bushel, while none was sold ut les
than 81, 00-amoun!ing to more than n hal
million of dollars in the aggregate. In nd
dition to the wheat shipped, it is estimated
that between one and two hundred thousanC
bushels have been manufactured into f1ou
and exported. In 1850, one hundred thou
sand bushels, in grain and -four, would hav
covered the amount exported from the sam
counties. The increase in this single item
will serve to show what effect the railroad i
having upon the agricultural interests of GU