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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

pillars of the Union.
s5g-The question cannotbe too ollen ask.
ed--what remedy does the democratic party
propose for the ills which their political mis-.
deeds have brought upon the country! Their
platform is searched, their speakers interro.
gated in vain for an answer. Yet the country
has right to know whether they propose
any means, and to be permitted to judge of
the efficacy Of those means for the removal
Of the evils which threaten the very integrity
of the Union. II the perpciuqton of the
policy of the present administration is the
remedy proposed, let the people know it, and
the measure OF condemnation alrendy melted
out 10 the administration, will be multiplied
apon those who propose To continue its pol.
icy. We have read and listened in vain for
an answer to the above intcrrogatory; and so
fan from finding any plan for remedying ex.
isting evils, the entire movement of the dem.
ocracy tends TO u fatal termination of see.
tional strife. The Northern democrats, as a
remedy for the grievances of which they com
plain, are striving TO dissolve the Union, by
insidious thrusts at its v,als. The Southern
democrats, to redress their scli-iniiictcd
wrongs, are striving to dissolve the Union,
and boldly avow their purpose. The Demo-
Gratis, North and South, have jointly created
all the evils complained of by both, their vi
olated pledges and mercenary policy, promis.
ing peace yet promoting striie-enunciating
principles, yet looking only to the partition
of the spells of office, have brought the 90.
vernment to the verge Of ruin; and will the
people trust them again! They recognize
the binding efficacy of no pledge, however
snlemnly given. Their patty history proves
this,-and no patriot, no honest man, not
blinded by prejudice or cocrced by discipline
of party, will again trust those whose broken
vows and corrupt practices endanger the Sc
curity of the Union,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Hon. THEo. FRLISGHUYsEs.-As statement
has been going the rounds Of the Democrat
ic press, republished from the Memphis Bull
lstin. to the effect that the Hon. i. Freling.
huysen has announced his determination to
vote for Mr.. Buchanan. The Newark IN. J)
Eagle Of the 27th ult, says
"Mr. Frelinghuysen, has within few days
past, unequivocally declared his intention 10
vote for Willard Fillmore for the Presdep-
cy."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

r4- South Carolina holds its State cleo
tion next Monday. Pennsylvania, Ohio, aud
Indiana, elect next Tuesday. l4th inst.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

eY- Since the Boston Post and Breck;n-
ridge have declared that the Democratic par
ty wants no more slave territory, it is becom
ing fashionable to speak out strongly on that
point. Another instance: Judge Mcfarland,
in Buchanan speech at Des Moines, Iowa.
said-"The man that says that Kansas will be
a slave State, is liad The man that says
the Democrats want it to be slave State, is
o thief and liar" Look at it, men Of the
South, and say il you are not betrayed by
both sections!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

- all considerations o! party conflict; in the
sense that we have lost a friend, tried and
true, and brother in the hard duties that
make up our connection with the public life.
1t will no, be easy to find drawer aud more
sell sacrificing spirit-it will not be often
that the community will be called upon 10
mourn over the extinction of more brilliant
and generous intellect"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

s-Y- A wise mans heart is at his rghthand;
but FOOLS heart at his left.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT-SoUND
VIEWS.

The Norfolk Herald one amongst the old.
est and most respectable journals of Virginia,
speaks us follows:
The Southern Democratic journals have
heretofore had strong hopes of carrying
Maine, and not being realized they are ready
to give up all for Overwhelmingly election
and even the Union itself. For ourselves we
sec no good reason why the defeat of the
Democratic party should necessarily break up
the Union. We think that so dreadful
catastrophe us that may be averted by third
party, cmbodying that portion of the people
who are preserving the Union by sober coun.
sells, mutual forbcarance, and an adherence to
constitutional principles. Such n party is in
the field with fair prospect of success, and
as the storm thickens the more necessary it
becomes for the friends of peace and union 10
adhere to it. When that hope fails we shall
prepare 10 meet the worst. But Mt present our
motto is, "Dont give up the ship"
Ii is notorious fact that al the clamor
about disunion originates with electoneering,
and from political demagogurs of the Demo-
cratic party. They started the campaign,
Immediately after Mr.. Buchanan's nomination,
with this transparent subtcrfuge, to intimidate
weak minded, vacilatiug persons, whose fears
made them susceptible of such Impressions.
Seeing that the game worked tolerably well,
they became embroidered to push it to cx-
tremes. Every speech aud hnrangue now
made by the leaders Of this party is interlard.
ed with forebodings of disunion, in case of
}luchannn's defeat or, in other words the
lie Democracy. Sensible men, who,
e5'of patriotic integrity, support
r a. tnll uith en-
ineXcusable, that they are doing wrong-,hat
they are throwing their votes away, thereby
aiding Fremont and jcopardizing the Union.
If Mr.. Fillmore were not suitable person to
fill the high position to which his friends
would elevate him-untred vaciating, and
without patriotism-then there might be
some excuse for offering such arguments to
men of sense; but to be told that his old ad.
herenis must forsake him because, forsooth,
the Democratic party is in danger of defeat.
resolves itself into an absurdity too contemp.
tblc almost for excnse, except upon the
shallow grounds of political trickery. A man
who would he driven from his course-from
his line of duty-!rom his cherished friends
lind more especially, from the support of so
good and great, so well tried and patriotic n
Statesman MS Willard Fillmore, upon such
pretext, scarcely merits common respect.
To turn Democratic and own il, to support
MIR. Buchanan and the principles of his party,
because conviction may induce n belief in
their correctness, is open, manly; but to for.
sake the man of our choice, to aid in breaking
down the man, whom in our inmost heart we
| believe brst-to turn traitor, MS it Were, to
our own feelings and irrevocable convictions,
because selfaspration, srlf.ambitous patti.
sans tell us we must do so, under pretext OF
saving the Uuon-merely, however, in sub.
stance to save them and their parly--is more
than honest men would ask, or sensible citi
Gems submit to.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10


HOLD THEN RLsPoSsiBLE.-In contem.
plating our present condition, says the
West Tennessee Wing, the embarrassment
through which the nation has passed, the
want Of confidence in the security of tho
Union, which everywhere prevails, the low.
ering cloud of civil war, with all its attend.
ant train of evils, resting like pal! over our
devoted land the reader must DO impressed
with this truth: that this so called democratic
party are responsible to the county for the
national evils we now experience, MS they
have Ind charge of the Government, and that
permanent alteration for the better cannot be
expected, until there Is change in the pol
icy of administering the Government. The
political heavens wear n dark lowering ns-
pec'; the elements of our national sky in.
dicate anything bu, calm and pleasant
weather; toar, toar! is the theme Of CONVEX.
sation: the Policy of a dissolution of the I'm
ion is n subject of daily conversa,ion!-Who,
we ask is the cause of all these thnps?-
Let modern Democracy answer! These
things were not 81 in the good old days of
our Wing Presidents. They will never DO
better until the present rulers be hurled
from power ard others more congenial 10
the public interests and the genious Of iber-
ty, nrr installed; then n weight will be NOV
ed from the people, who will once more
breathe freely and again feel that they can
exert their industry and enterprise without
| imminent risk or ruin. Let the conviction
become general, rs il deserves to be, that
our ship of State is ready to be driven upon
the bench; that the prosperity of the country
and the con,inueing in power of the present
reigning party are incompatible, and bright
er day will speedily down npon US than we
have had fer years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

SEAroR BESJAMrs.--Mr. Benjamin one year
ago pronounced the funeral grafton of both
the Wing and Democratic parties. OF the
former, be said it was dead, and bestowed a
glowing pangyrc over its lfeless remains
OF the latter he spoke as follows
although the Democratic party is not yet
so thoroughly disorgnnizcd rs the Wing party,
it requires no polcal sagacity to perceive that
it cannot maintain itself as National party.
The few truly national Democrats who re.
main in the North have been reduced to a
minority so insignificant that their struggles
becomes more and more faint, and their voice
is now scarcely heard in the roar of the ella.
NOR for what Is called 'freesoil'
The dissatisfaction ongendered by the con-
duct of the present Administration has thor.
oughly disheartened the party which brought
it into power They are unable longer to
cope successfully with the growing fanaticism
and tolerance Of the North. and will be una
BILE TO preserve the national features of the
platform. In it, as party, have little hope
for the South, and neither ITS failure nor its
success IN the ensuing election would in my
Judgment, retard or advance the crisis now
impending"
That is the point. The Buchananites Of the
South, do not expect his election to retard the
crisis now impending, and if there be, as there
are, no doubt, patriotic men employed in ad-
vaneing his cause, they ought to reflect that
they will add nothing to the perpetuity ofthe
Union by electing him. People must have
confidence in man. A President ought at
all times, and especially in dangerous crisis
like this, to WELD great moral force and be
such a man as the people can trust with the
undoubting confidence that child trusts its
father. No man will be bold enough TO main.
tain that lie has the confidence of one half of
the American people. That he is good enough
as man, and rs citizen, we do not ques.
ton, but we do deny that he is the man for a
great storm like the one now rocking the very
pillars of the Union.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

RUYYING THE PLATFORM WITHOUT MEN.
TIoSING BUcHAHAN.-Wc clip from the
Nashville Patriot the following:
John G. Ferguson Esq, in his remarks on
Saturday nilht last at the American rally in
South Nashville, gave a conversation which
occurred at public table in that city just
after the Cincinnati nominations were made,
between himself and Gov. johnson, in which
the latter stated that Mr. Buchanan's antece-
dents could not be defended, aud that the
success of the Democratic party depended on
running the platform and not the man!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

The SABBATH.-It is refreshing--it is
beautirul--to turn from the agitated sea of
poilics-from the great maelstrom of human
cares and passions in which everything circles
and is enguphed for six days-to the leisure
which this blessed morn affords for rest and
Sabbath for the good of his creatures. The
disunited can now come together-they that
love and see beauty in each others eyes, may
now clasp their hands IN affection, and gaze
in sweet rapture, until the sun of the Sab.
bath, in obedience to the higher law of the
universe, sinks in the west, and the stars that
fret Gods footstool, appear. The thunder
of the forge sleeps in the distance, and the
chimes of tho "Church going bell" assert the
Sabbath sovereignty. Sweet sovereignty!
blissful tyranny! we raise no hand, no voice
against it. We bend to the delightful yoke,
and bless the bright chains that bind us. We
bend the knee to one King now-the King
who rules what He made, and made W. "a
rules. lie is our only Monarch, augusS,01n>
descending and kind lie beholds as well
the fall of n sparrow as the mortal throes of
hero--as well the rivulet that flashes in the
sun, us the winds and the ocean at war, where
the proud ship with its freight of humanity
and gems from all countries, goes down for.
ever. The bell shall be our first orator to.
day. Its metallic tongue shall tell us that the
hour draws nigh when they that acknowledge
and fear God will meet at His house to sing
His praises and lift up their hearts to His ever
lasting throne in Heaven.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

FILLMORE IN THE Cry or New YoRK.-On
Tuesday wager of $1,000 was made in the
city of New York, that Willard Fillmore
would have t,centy thousand majority over ].
G. Fremont in that city. The money-sQ00o
was deposited in the hands Of a gentleman
to abide the result.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

fwAsk those democrats who tried to
persuade you to vote for Buchanan, when
it was thought there was no chance for Fill
more, IL they nre now willing to vote with
you, to save the Union. This will test their
sine Gritty; for they certainly cannot shave the
cheek" to say Fillmore has no chance now.
If you nsk them seriously, they car not
"Chance 'em" one time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

PoLITIoAL ETIQUErrE.-Mr. Buchanan was
on visit to Philadelphia last week, and be-
ing called out by the political clubs. said he
would like to make them speech, but "as he
was now the candidate of the great Demo-
cratic party, political etiquette demanded
his silence" The view is correct one, but
what becomes of Mr.. Breckinridge's etiquette;
on the came ticket, who but recently stump.
ed it all the way from old Kentucky to Wheat.
landl The Philadelphia Bulletin thinks the
remark of Buck was designed as rebuke to
Breck. by way of revenge for his (repOrted)
proposition for the former to withdraw and
let Fillmore and Breckenridge ticket take
the field
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

G8 The Washington Organ says that the
assertion of the Washington Union, that lit
is conceded by all men, who are not utterly
unreasonable, that California is sure for Blu.
chanan," is ''the biggest lie of the season."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

sS- The following is the Act Of Congress
upon the subject of the time for holding the
Presidential Election:
The elector OF President and Vice President
shall he appointed in each State on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday in the month
Of November in the year in which they are
to be appointed; lrovided that each State
may by law provide for the filling Of any va
cancy or vacancies which may occur in ito
college Of electors when such college meets to
give its electoral vote: Aud provided, also,
when any State shall have held an election
for the purpose of choosing electors and shall
fail TO make choice on the day aforesaid,
then the electors may be appointed on a sub.
seqnent day IN such manner as the State shall
by law provide.
Passed January % 1853.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

FATAL DUEL.-The Charleston Mercury,
of Tuesday, contains the following mclan
choly notice of the death of one of its edi-
tors in duel:
at is our duty TO announce the death of
William r. ITaber, Jr, one of the editors
OF this paper, who fell yesterday afternoon,
ut the third fire, in duel with Edward Ma.
grath, Esq, in consequence of the percmpiory
challenge of the latter for the publication Of
alleged offensive matter in this paper, the au.
thor Of which was not called for. The com
munications complained Of, had reference to
the candidacy for Congress Of Hon. A. g..
Magrath.
at is not now that we are called upon to
pursue the merits Of the question involved.
In the presence of death-the death OF one
who has been intimately associated with us
~. and who brcathed ms true Il heart
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

DR.. FBo SHIs.-A Virginia College has
conferred on Gov. Wise the honorary degree
of LID.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Vaughan is well up with the issues of the
canvass, and deals largely in facts and argu.
ments--,he sort of weapons always fatal to
the other side, whose game is sophistry, mis-
representation, bluff and barney. He is an in.
terestng speaker-argumentative and occa.
sionally eloquent, and in fact, more than able
to meet any of the numerous orators who
have been passing through and lravcrsing our
county, trying to induce the honest muses.
to do a wrong thing-trying TO persuade
them lovote against The only man now before
the people whose election can dispel the ga.
thering storm and bring the country back to
that happy and peaceful state in which he left it
at the expiration of his Presidential term. 1t
is unnecessary to add that Mr.. Vaughan met
and turned all his competitors points and ar
gumcnts-overwhcIned him in fact, aud once
or twice came very near lifting him out of his
boots. Indeed, at the close of Vaughan's
reply we felt sort Of sorry for Carlock, as he
looked 4 good deal like u man who had been
travelling through brier patel, and had got
his trousers torn and been badly scratched.-
Mr.. Vaughan has been meeting successfully
the united champions of democracy in this
county ever since the canvass opened, and we
take pleasure in being able to testify not on
" to his Zeal, but to the ability and skill with
which he performs his work. 80.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

:1y" An immense American meeting was
recently heid at Richmond, Va. The Rich-
mond American contains n sketch of Mr..
Bolts's speech, from which we copy the fol-
lowing paragraph on Gov. Wise:
"But the Governor. MS am informed, init
mated that am ready to TO accept office nm
der Fremont, if he SHOULD be elected. Now
have taken no personal offence at that, for
it is precisely what | said Of Wise himself
in conversation at Slaunion, when there on
recent occasions; but his Excrllency went fur.
ther, am told, and charged me with treason.
Well, may safely defy any mortal man to
point to an instance in which | have ever
proved traitor 10 my party or my country
presume there are none in this audience who
have forgotten the time when his HxceIency
and myself were. each subjected to tcmpta.
ton. John Tyler shook the 'thiriy pieces of
silver at me, and shook my fist in his face
he shook them at Mr. Wise, and he pock-
eted the reward, bartered his principles, and
betrayed the party that had trusted him! So
much for that"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

agitation and ultimate!V 111shnion. If the
South desire these things, they do well to vote
for Buchanan; but if they want peace, if they
want IN American government upon Ameri-
can principles, if they want the Union to be
prosperous and perpetual, they had better let
old Buck alone. Per Sc, he is harmless and
antiquated, but as the represent tive of a
dangerous faction, active only for evil, no
good can come of his election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

Allan Trimble. who was the Wing and Ma
tional Know Nothing candidate for Governor
of Ohio last year, has come out for Buchanan.
-hnor. Standard.
1t was once said by locofoco editor in
Tennessee, that "a lie well stuck to, was as
good as the TRUTH" and all of his successors
seem to have practieed upon the hint. Allan
Trimble, here spoken of, was.a member of the
National Wing Convention at Baltimore a
few days ago, and CORDIALLY endorsed the no.
mination of Fillmore and is now working for
his election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

OF The Fremont Club of Plattkll, New
York, numbering 1870 strong, held a meeting
Saturday highland after some talk, the
Club threw up its Fremont banner, and burnt
it up, in the fire-and then marched over in
u body TO Ronk's Hotel, where they joined
the Fillmore Club.
Fillmore's vote in Eastern New York will
be enormous, for such accessions are taking
place almost daily.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

LYNcHBuRG, Va, Oct. 3.-Cele6ration of
The completion Of The Virginia and Tonnes.
see RditroOad-lhe Excursion trains which
lett here for Bristol, Tenn, flied with per-
sons to attend the celebration Of the compile
ton of the Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad,
have returned. No accidents occurred.
The celebration WAS grand affair. The
train entered through trumphnl arch, and
AMID the booming Of cannon, and the music
OF three brass bands, congregeted for the oc-
casion.
There were 600 persons present, large
number being from Kentucky and Tennes-
see.
On Thursday, the speaking took place,
and the celebration closed with a barbecue.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

They BEGIN TO SMELL BRIMsrosr.-A
prominent Democrat of Indiana, high in Of.
lice, writes to his friend in this city, that SIN.
diana has gone To h--l;" and adds, that
Senator Bright, who is now in Illinois, IN.
forms him that that State is in the same
predcament
Now both these States were claimed by
the Union, the other day, as sure for Bucl-
anan, yet, we opine that Lieut.. Governor
Willard and Senator Bright, being both on
the ground, will be regarded US more reli-
able Witnesses than the editor of the Union,
whose sphere of vision is limited by the
width OF Pennsylvania Avenue.
Il then, the shan Democracy cannot car.
ry Indiana and Illinois, when both Fillmore
and Fremont have electoral tickets in the
field, what Northern State can they carry!-
IL ihey smell birthstone already in their
slronghold' in the North West, how will
they lare in New York. Pennsy lvana, and
New Jrrsey?-Organ
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

SIGNIFICANT ADMIssIoS.--Tbe Rochester
American, Buchanan paper in New York
makes the following significant acknowledge
ment:
at is not denied that in this country con-
siderable number, formerly counted as demo.
Gratis, have gone over for good into the ranks
Of their old opponents, but il is also true
that numbers of what formerly constituted
the working Wing force in this country are
now as actively engaged in favor of Mr.. Fill
more"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-10

BETTING THE OTHER WAY, Now!-We have
just received the following note, which the
author doubtless intended for publication:
"BoLivAE, Tenn, Sept. 25.--Mr. Alden Law
horne, Dnmocrat Of this place, is betting ON
FILLMORE. j. A. A."
-lfpeople WILL bet on the election. that is
the way to do it. Fillmore is gaining ground
every day, with 'the lovers Of the Union as
the paramount political good" both in the
North aud in the South. AS the Union and
American candidate, he ought to sweep the
country like storm, and doubtless will.