The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

| MILLARD FILLMoRE.-Now that the heat
and tumult of the conflict are over, and now
that we can no longer be chargable with wri
ting for effect, we wish TO reaflirm every
word and syllable we have ever uttered in
praise of MiIIard Fillmore, and again to ex.
in him. Viewed in whatever relation may
be desired, Mr Fillmore exhibits the "high-
est s,.aous -LIBfh With all those Qualities
and 2 whether which go to make up the
man ,rre"s r ..,s, '....,aess, honor and noble
ues IS regarded WI ichly endowed: as
statany us a sort OF testf ghted, firm, pru.
dent Is freedom. The contra, II every pulsa.
ton ofnd among the new nn&, rood of hi,
countrs to the .side ti.e Of liber.xhe "music Of
the vi. q" He haasg 'asDYdo DYdormed the most
signal s6fvices to his country sin quieting
storms and contentious which threatened to
end in the disruption of the Union; and that
too when he knew le was sacrificing himself
by so doing-when he knew that he was
turning the very associates of his childhoo
and friends of his manhood into bitter en-
emes. But what was all that to him? lie
knew his duty, and he dared to do it. He
had sworn to support the Constitution of his
country, and neither the entreatcs nor the
threats of those who would have seen chat
Constitution disregarded and violated caused
him to swerve for an Instant from the line of
duty. He performed all the requirements of
his official station as President of the United
States in the spirit of lofty patriotism and
enlightened wisdom and craftsmanship, and
retired with the plaudts of the whole
country. And nothing but the intolerance
and bitterness Of party feeling prevented his
being again called to preside over the affairs
Of the Republic. Party prejudice however
prevailed, and he is defeated; but in that de.
feat he is no less honored than he would
have been in victory. Triumph could have
added nothing to the name of Mr.. Fillmore
nothing to the wreath which encircles his
brow-nothing to the admiration and esteem
entertained for him by the greatness of the
American people. And into the retiracy Of
private life, he carries the highest regards,
gratitue and admiration of all national, Un.
ion, Constitutional men,. If we would have
been delighted to again do him honor in the
Presidential Mansion, we honor, admire and
love him no less in the private walks of life
to which he has been consigned Lynchburg
Virginian.
How IT WAS DoNE.-At the present rate
of advancement (says the Baltimore Amer
can) it will soon be impossible to obtain any
adequate expression of the popular will in
this country. II is almost II mockery now,
and has been fur years where the Democratic
party are allowed to carry out their will, to
talk of the sovereignty of the people. All
men know, and to themselves confess, that
the opinion of the legally constituted voters
of the land is made Of no avail by frauds
of our elections. And it was the terrible
conviction of this truth that drove large
portion of the people OF the country to seek
aremedy, by extending the term of nat
uralization and thereby lessening the
amount of disposable material with which
the Democratic party worked. If we mis-.
take not the recent State elections, on which
SO much depended TO the Democratic party,
have exceeded anything in this line ever be.
fore exhibited.> We do not care to join in
the cry of the defeated Fremont men in In
diana, or even to echo the. passionate Grim
nations of those who were beaten in Penn.
sylvania, but there are some facts coming to
light which force upon us the conclusion
that both Of those State present vote by no
means reliable as an index of the popular
will. Among innumerable evidences of this
sort is the following:
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, polled 4,SO4
votes at the recent election. The popula
ton is about 10000 Indianapolis is in Cen
tire township, Indiana. The vote Of Centre
township was 4,l93. Population of Indian
opolis about ls to 10000. Thus, under the
Democratic system, 10000 people cast in In.
DIANA within Gil as many votes us 10000
in Ohio! ..