The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-09-26

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has descended upon our neghbor of the
| Cleveland Banner, and some of his vaticina
tions are Of the most alarming character. In
late number of his paper he says he has
been in the counties of Hamilton Meigs, Nc
MINI, Monroe, and Polk, and confidently pre-
diets "that there will be an average gain OF
so votes IN these counties for Buchanan over
Johnson's vote of last year." Now we have
no doubt that some time or other within the
last eighteen months, the Banner man has
been in all the counties named, and it may be
that for once he really believes what he as
serts; but the truth lie he is as profoundly ig.
norant of the real state of public sentiment
and Of what is going on among the people,
as he is of the ten commandments. The
idea that Buchanan will gam on Jobnson's
vote in any county of lower East Tennessee,
is absurd. With the exception of two or
three fossils about Athens and Cleveland,
there is not live democrat in the country
believes Buchanan will gain anywhere How
could they believe it, when they see the hon
est masses of the party, reused to a sense Of
the dangers which the democratic leaders
have brought upon the government, daily
leaving them. and ranging themselves under
the flag of Fillmore and the Unioni What
does the Banner mean by thus trying to i'm
pose upon its political friends abroad What
does it expect to gain by making predictions
which few weeks will show to be idle and
groundlessi Why not be candid and honest,
and come out and acknowledge that the hopes
oil its party are vanishing before the advanc.
ing cause of the country, as the misfs of the
morning are dissipated by the ascending SUM
Why not admit now, what in few weeks it
will be compelled to do-that there is no
chance for Buchanan" The Banner is one
of the sentnels on the watch-tower, to whom
the rank and file of its party in this section
occasionally look for correct information, and
its persistent efforts to mislead and deceive
them in times like the present when immi-
nent dangers threaten the Union and demand
that every voter should act so as to diminish
and, If possible, to avert them, are awful to
contemplate. The men who are now abusing
the public mind and holding out false lights
to the people are mourning responsibility
as fearful as that invoked by the false teach
ers and blind guides of old; and we ask our
neighbor, in all serious, sober earnestness, to
pause and reflect upon what he is doing-to
cease trying to mislead his readers, and come
out and acknowledge "there is no chance for
Buchanan and counsel all to rally on the
only man-Millard Fillmore-who can save
the Nation from the dreadful evils with which
it is threatened By such course he might
incur the abuse and vituperation of few
corrupt politicians, but it would secure him
the respect and commendation of the pure
and patriotic of all parties, besides bringing
that inestimable feeling which experience as
sures us always follows conscientious and
faithful discharge of duty. Will he do it, or
will he keep on urging people to vote for Bu-
chanan in face Of the fact now so prominent
ly looming up. that "there is no earthly
chance of his eection2"