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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

IMPORTANT DgcIs,os.-The Nashville Pa
triot informs us that the SnprAbe Court de-
cided on Monday, in The ease of William T.
Baton Us. the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad Company, that the act of 1854,
ch SO, sec. and 2, making railroad compa.
MES liable for stock killed by them, their
agents or servants, by being run over By
their locomotives or cars is constitutional
and valid, and embraces as police regulation
all companies chartered anterior to the pas.
sage Of said act-who may commit such as
well as those chartered subsequently thereto.
This act effects an important change in the
common law rule tfpon the subject, and
makes railroad companies liable for inevitable
accidents in killing stock, subject to the single
exception provided for in the second section
of said net, which is, that in such cases no
damages shall be recoverable by the owners
of stock "who may place their stock or pro-
cure the same to be placed upon said road to
be killed or damaged" 1t is said the counsel
for the railrood companies intend taking tho
case by writ Of error before the Supreme
Court of the United States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

NATIONAL PEcULrARIriEs When the
American army moved through Mexico one
of its first institutions was the establishment
of a newspaper office, which followed the
camp and gave the intelligence of the day
Recent advices from the Crimea announce
that tho foundation had been laid for an army
jockey club, with permanent fund for races
wherever the troops may be cncamped.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
WARRINGTON. Jan. 16.

A rumor is creating considerable excitement
in the Capitals of Europe, to the effect that
Russia had concluded an offensive and de.
fensive treaty with the United States in the
event of war between England and Ameri-
ca. The rumor had its origin in the fact that
Russia had transmitted hare the outline Of a
commercial and amity treaty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. Is.

Adyices from Kickapoo, announce that n
conflict occurred between company from
Lawrence, under Capt. Brown, and the Kick.
apoo rangers. Numbers were killed and
wounded on both sides. Many persons are
ilocking to Easton. The disturbance is sup
posed to have originated about the election
held on the 18th.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is

In the House of Representatives to-day,
Mr.. John S. Milson, of Virginia, declined
voting for Richardson, conceiving himself not
bound by the policy of the Democratic eau
Gus, and stated that he would give his vote
hereafter where it would be most effectnally
felt. There were three unsuccessful ballots
for Speaker.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
EXPLANATORY.

Having, in our legislative summary, re-
ported Col. Ballex, Senator from this District,
as occupying position on the bill to amend
the laws on the subject of the sale of spirit
uous and. vinous liquors, which might be mis-
understood by the casual reader, we cheerful
ly give the following place in our columns:
The bill to amend the laws on the subject
of the sale of spirituous and vinous liquors,
so as to prevent the sale in less quantities
than gallon, or by the gallon or any larger
quantity when intended to be drank upon
the premises, unless majority of the voters
of the Civil District were in favor of the same,
coming up, and the question being on mo
tion to indefinitely postpone the bill, MI. Bal
lew asked leave to explain his position, and
it being granted, Mr. b. said:
"As Chairman of the Committee on Tipping
and Tipping Houses. and at the instance of
majority of the committee, he had reported
the bill to the Senate with recommendation
that it pass Individually, he was opposed
to the details of the bill. He was of those
who thought that more was to be accomplish.
ed in the temperance reform by moral sua-
sion than legal enactment. If a mans self
respect and pride of character did not re-
strain him in the inordinate use of intoxi-
eating drinks, he confessed he doubted the
efficiency of legislative restrictions The
temperance cause had flourished most when
withdrawn from the political arena. No one
could deny that lasting njuary was done to
that cause by its connection with politics In
the last canvass The history of sumptuary
laws, so far as he bad been able to keep up
with the subject, had not been such as to COM
mend it to his support"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

:4Y- On the LIST inst, John Miller Mckee,
who has been the reporter, in the House of
Representatives of the State Legislature,
for the Nashville Daily Patriot, received
from some unknown person, present of n
fine gold pen and pencil as new years
0irt
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

eB-O Our ncghbor of the Knoxville Regis
ter is after the Union Bank at Nashville. He
says that the State owns five thousand shares
OF the capital stock of said Bank, subscribed
IN compliance with the act of incorporation;
that the Bank has not been managed so MS to
conduce as largely to the public interest as it
should, and commends the Representatives
from Knox county TO institute proceedings
and investigate "the matter and put stop to
this use of the funds Of the State, to fatten
Shylocks at the metropolis" Our neighbor
is right, and we fully endorse what he here says:
Whenever the State connects itself with an
enterprise by investing money in its Stock,
that enterprise becomes public one in the
fullest and largest sense. Tho money so in
vested belongs TO the people, and il is peeu-
liarly the duty Of the press of the State to
see that the peoples money, so invested, is
not diverted from the purposes designed, to
subserve and build up local and private in
terests We are more than graiified to see
tho Register taking such grounds at this
time-it is as good an endorsement as we
want for our position on the "transfer blI."'
With the Register, the oldest and among the
most respectable journals in the State, on our
side, we can Ego ahead" because if we had any
doubts before, we now know we are right
We were confident, too, that the sincerity and
honesty of our young friend who has charge
of that paper, would lead him to an acknowl-
edgment of the soundncss of our position.
We thank him for his cooperation at this
time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

BANK DIREcroRs.-Thc follow ne consti-
tutc the Board OF Directors for the Branch
Bank of Tennessee, at Athens, for the year
1856:
McHinn county.-Wm. II. Ballew, Joseph
McCuIey, WIN. G. Horton, Thomas P.WelIs,
r. NJ. Fisher, VIM. MayfeId, John McMahan,
and John McGaughey.
Knor.-G. w. Mabry.
Roane-lIenry Liggett.
Meigs.-CNlcb Moore.
Rhea.-D. Il. Gillespie.
Aionroe.-John Ramsey.
PoM.-John II. Dobson.
Bradley-Wm. Grant.
HamiNon.-Lewis Shepherd.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

LARGE CARGO OF "TEEDER LISEs"-A
New England gentleman in Caiiorua-says
the Alexandra Gazette-who corresponds
with young lady of this city, sent to his
friend a letter, which arrived in the mails OF
the George Law, on the 2Sth ut-, and when
comprises one hundred and forty.siS pages oil
letter paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

The BLActFEET ISptANs.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has received Il letter
from Indian Agent Hatch, which states that
these Indians, together with other tribes in
their immediate vicinity are all amicably dis
posed towards Government. and desire TO
follow the advice of the Indian agents among
them. The Indians entered into treaty
with the United States on the 18th of Octo-
Der last, the stipulations of which, it is
thought, will be faithfully adhered to. This
agency is fourteen hundred miles from the
nearest post Office east of the Rocky noun
tains.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

New SUBscRBsRs.-rhe names Of iifty-two
paying subscribers have been added to our
list in the last two weeks. We have always
believed that the people would find out after
awhile that our Post would ado to tie to-"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

.55- Maj. Thomas Claiborne, died at NASH
vile, Tenn, on the 9th inst, aged seventy
six. lie was prominent member of Con-
gress, during President Monroe's administra'
ton, and m officer in The Creek War under
General Jackson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

The SPEAKERsmP.-At last adyices the
House of Representatives had not succeeded
in electing Speaker. As to whether they
will be able to do so at all is one of the con-
tingencies belonging 10 the uncertainties OF
the future.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

ANTI NEBRASKA DEMooRATs.-Th Washing
ton correspondent Of the New York Herald
informs us that about thirty of the Demo-
cratic members of the present Congress are
anti Nebraska-nearly half of the whole num-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

icy Having occasion to visit l.oudon
few days since, we dropped in at the Leuty
Hotel kept by our friend VIM NJ Alexander,
and found every thing fixed up in the best
and most approved style. Good fare, com
Portable quarters, plenty of attention. Mr.
Alcl Ander merits n largo patronage, and We
hop will receive H..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

t5- The examination at Mrs. Cookies
School takes place on Thursday and Friday
next, the 3lst inst. and LIST day of February.
Next session commences lth February.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

THE PREsIDENcY.-It is said that in case
the next Presidency should be thrown into
Congress, and the States should vote rs they
stand at present there would be II demo.
cratic, IL republican,, 7 know nothing, and
two tie
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
PirrsnnnG. InnunrY Is.

An informal Republican Convention is to
be held in this city on the 22i Of February,
to perfect the National Organization, and To
appoint day for the meeting Of the National
Convention.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

WEArnER.--Thegr ground in this section
has been covered with n snowy mantle for
two weeks. "A spell of weather" of such
duration has not occurred here since the
Cherokee emigration. On Wednesday morn
ing the thermometer indicated two degrees
above zero at sunrise.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
WAsHIgGT Jan. 10.


One ballot was taken for Speaker today
A resolution was adopted preventing debate
for one week, except by unanimous con-
sent, without Speaker is sooner elected
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

LAW REFORM BILL.---The law reform bill
is dead and buried, the Senate on the 18th
refusing to reconsider the vote rejecting it,
for which the people of the State ought to
be truly thankful.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

An exchange says that man who would
Systematically and withfuly set about cheat
ing printer, would commit robbery on n
crying baby, and rob it of its gingerbread
rob church of its counterfeit pennies--lck
the butter off a blind nigger's last glitter
pawn his grandmother's specs for drink of
whskey-steal acorns from blind sow, and
take clothes from scarecrow, 10 make re-
spectacle appearance in society.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

tg- Tho National Know Nothings in the
House continue to vote for Fuller. They
are gallant band-only there is not quite
enough of them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

MACON MARKgT-Our friends, Messrs.
Wooton g. Holloway, Commission Merchants
and Produce Dealers, will hereafter furnish
us with weekly statement of tho Markets
and Prices Current at that place. The farmer
and the Produce Dealer can rely upon the
figures of our correspondents us the ruling
prices at the date of such statements.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

~ A Railroad passenger from the South
brings the report that Banks has been elected
Speaker.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

e5g- After our article on the subject of
the transfer bill was in type, we received a
communication from "A Stakeholder" on the
same subject, and em5odying to some extent
the same views. We cannot publish it this
week, but it shall have place in our next,
although we think some matters referred to
admit of different construction from that
piyen them in the communication.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
LOOK Our FOR CduNTERFEITs.-TheM Men,
lhs Whip OF the 18th SAYS:

phis Wing oGthe 18th says
Look out for counterfeit notes on the
Southern Bank Of Kentucky, Bank Of Iron
ton, and 81 bills on he Exchange Bank of
Murircesborough, Tenn, rs attempts are be.
ing made daily to pass off a large amount of
these notes Several of them have been
thrown out by the brokers within the last
few days. 1t would We well for persons not
familiar with the genuine notes to throw out
all that are offered OF these banks, in order
to guard against being taken in
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

THE ELrcTIoN.-At the election, on Mon
day, for Mayor and members of Council, Inc
entire Know Nothing ticket was elected, by,is
greatly reduced majority.-Alanta inief"'
Oeucgr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

c5y- A man who does not take newspn.
per- is not only poor but will always remain
so. The less men know, the less they earn
Folks who labor for seventy five cents day.
always sign their names with an Y.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

eay" Thos. Caldwell is announced in to-
days paper rs candidate for Sheriff of Me-
MINI county.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

e. eB- VIM. Burns, Esq, is announced in
today's paper as a candidate for Circuit Court
Clerk at the ensuing March election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

eB- Joseph Hufty, who has been elected
Sheriff of New Orleans, 100000 berth, is
q Northern man, and by trade brushmaker
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
WASHINGTON. Ian. II,

W NoIIINU I'JNi JsIII' T u
The Mexican Government has formally
claimed naturalization for depredations COM
mittcd by an armed body of Texans, last
Fall.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

CIScINNATr, January 10.
Flour steady ut 6.75. Red wheat l.sS'-
Provisions steady. Green shoulders 81.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

gFy- Boston has six thousand more females
than males, while Chicago has about fifteen
thousand more males than females.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

10y" A young gent in Schenectady, suiler'
ing from too strong sensation Of tho NOR
tender feeling, defines his complaint rs Il"
attack Of lass itude.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25
LATER FROM EUROPE.
HALIFAX, January Il

HALIFAX, January II.
The British and North American Rov.I
Mail Steam Ship America has arrived At hi.
port, with advices from Liverpool TO the 5,b
inst.
The Liverpool Cotton Market had declined
ID per 10.
The Liverpool Provision MarSel-Bssf
was lower but active. Pork was quiet
The London Money Market was tighter
Consols closed at from ST., s7!. The Bullion
in the Bank of England had decreased E7O.
600 Sterling.
General InieliigeHce-1'be peace prospects
are not improved. The Cars answer to
Esterhlzy was expected on the 18th of Jan.
uary. Nesselrode, in n previous circular, puts
an Interpretation on the third point not salts.
factory to the Allies, namely: that Russia
and Turkey should mutually agree relative TO
the strength of the Black Sea fleets"
Appearances indicate that Austria will mot
take the field, unless she be assured Of the
active support Of the German Bund. Russia
was displeased at the Baron Serbacii's mission
to St Petersburg, and had sent the Baron
Manteude to Dresden, TO enquire 10 what
extent Bavaria and Saxony had engaged
themselves with the Allies.
The advices from Sweden are very warlikc.
The military commanders have received Or
ders to have their respective corps in the
highest state of efficiency before Spring,
when it is probable that Sweden will take the
field. Denmark has consented to the estab.
lishment of depots for the English fleet at
Kiel, rs it will rendezvous there in April.
The latest advices from the Crimea state
that the Russians had been reinforced to some
extent, and that large parties OF Russian troops
were marching from the Crimea into Bess-
Arabia. There was no intention, however. to
evacuate their position, rs the places of the
troops that had marched were supplied by tho
reserves. Prince Gortschakoff has announced
that on the 10th ult. detachment of Kos.
sacks had defeated n strong squadron of
General Viyan's Cavalry near Kertsch, and
that the English Commander had been made
prisoner The Russian Government had ad.
vertised for contracts for the supply of I'M
mense quantities of artillery, stores and new
rifles, &c, for tic Regiments being enrolled.
The gun boats Of the Allied fleet were
frozen up at Kinburn. Omar Pasha hns re-
nonhced his intention to attack Kutars.
Advices from China state that n serious
difficulty had occurred at Hong Kong, the
American Consul having been imprisoned BY
the British authorities for attempting to rescue
the captain of the ship Reindeer, who had
been fined for an assault upon the carpenter
of his ship. Com. McCIuney, of the Pow
h9tan, declared the action of the court illegal,
and stated that no would resist by force any
attempt to exercise jurisdiction over American
citizens on board American ships. -
Two hundred aud fifty Coolies had died
from sull'ocation ut Manila, on board tho
American ship Wavery. The natc andrew
were imprisoned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

sSs~ Our thanks are duo Hon. VIM. II.
Snecd for papers aud valuable public docu-
ments.
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sW" Our Acknowledgements are due Hon.
James C. Jones, Hon f. X. Zolcoller, and
Hon. S. A. Smith for valuable favors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

saS- The total number Of prosecutions in
Boston for violation Of tho liquor law in 1866
was elghtY.four, aud not single conviction
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

A GREAT EvIL INSTRUMENTATION. Gardi.
ner, of Massachusetts, in his message TO the
Legislature, thus denounces the lobby system
which corrnpts legislation, more or less, in
every State in the Union:
There Is one evil of comparatively recent
growth, but of so grave nature rs TO merit
your consideration, which annually costs the
State lrge sums of money, both by proong-
ing the session, and by causing njudcious
or unnecessary grants, which the Legislature
can materially lessen, if not wholly remove,
by curse that its own dignity and the well
fare OF the commonwealth alike demand.
refer " the constant attendance on the SEES
sons d the Legislature, of individuals who
sell Their adventitious personal political intlu-
ence tothe highest bidder, for the purpose Of
procuring special charters, privileges or
grants. Indifferent to the real merits of the
questions at issue, anxious only to secure
their own pay, usually contingent on their
success, tley oiliciously press their solcta-
tons upoi the honest and unsuspecting leg
islator AMI by partial and often false repre-
sentation, ,ecure the passage of measures by
the use ofmeans which render impartial de-
bate impossible, and public deliberaton de-
fusion. When legsationis transferred from
the Hall aid the Chamber to the Lobby
when the legitimate notion of the duly con-
sttuted committees is superseded by prac
tees subvqsve Of fair investigation, when
ordinary business, and meritorious and unob-
trusive claims are overridden by the clamorous
demands of schemes bolstered into undue
importance by Fictitious public opinion,
it is well to revert to the primary objects
and theory OF public deliberative assemblies.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

THE NEXT RAcE,-A friend at Washing
ton informs us that there will probably be
four tickets in the field for the Presidency.
The Democrats, Know Nothings, Black Re-
publicans, and Live Wings. If we had not
been taught that the prayers of the wicked
were an abominaton in the sight Of the Lord,
our petitions should ascend that the country
might be spared such contest.
The star spangled banner, how long will II wave,
Der the land of the free and the home OF the brave?
Pierces chances for n denomination are
said to be improving decidedly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

A letter from the correspondent Of the
Evening Post, dated at Paris, closes with the
following remarks:
"The trouble you are having to elect n
Speaker is viewed with painful interest here.
II is a matter of regret that while in Europe
liberty is so often sacrificed, sometimes ne.
cessarily, sometimes unnecessarily, to the
cause of social order, with youitdoes not bel
ter plead the cause Of liberty"
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b. The American members of the Leg
islature have issued an invitation to tie men,
bers of the American Party in Tennessee,
and all Others, who are in heart Americans, TO
meet in public Mass Convention, in the
Hall of the House of Representatives, in the
city of Nashville, on the twelfth day of Feb
ruary next, to appoint Electors for the State
at large, and for the transaction of such
other business as may pertain 20 the party,
and the common good of the country may
require.
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- Both Houses of the Mississipni I.er

.5g" Both Houses of the Mississippi Leg.
islature organized at Jackson on the 18th inst.
The officers elected ere all Democrats who
received the caucus nomiEaton. J. ]. Pettus,
of Kemper, was elected President of the
Senate, and w. S. Barry, of Lounds, Speaker
Of the House. +. Barksdalc, editor Of the
Mssissippian, has received tho caucus nom.
nation for State Printer.
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WASHINGTON, Jan lG.

WASHINGTON, Jan lG.
Messrs. Boyce, Mcqueen and Keitt, ofSouth
Carolina, have abandoned Richardson. There
was one unsuccessful ballot to-day for Speak
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-25

sag-The London Daily Post says:-"A
good editor, n competent newspaper cOnduc-
tor, is like general ora poet born-not
made. Exercise and experience give facility,
but the qualification is inmate, or it is never
manifested. On the London daily papers all
the great historians, novests, poets, essayists,
and writers of travels, have been tried, and
nearly ali have failed. We might say all; fer
after display of brIliancy, brief but grand,
they died out literally. Theirrcsources were
exhausted. lean said the late editor of the
Times to Moore, find any number Of men Of
genius TO write for me, but very seldom one
man of common sense The 'Thunderers' in
the Times, therefore, have, so far rs We know,
been men of common sense. Nearly all sue
cessful editors have been men Of this de-
scription. Campbell, Curly, Bulwcr and
D'Israei failed; Barnes, Sterling aud Phillips
succeeded, and DeLane and Lowe succeeded,
A good editor seldom writos for his paper; he
reads, Judges, selects, dictates, directs, alters
and combines; and to do all this well, he
has but little time for composition. To
write for paper is one thing, to edit paper
another"
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ATHENS, FRIDAY, JAN. e5, 1856.

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