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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

DANIEL WEBSTER ON HARD MONEY
CuRREHcY.--It abandons all the sentiments
of civilized mankind, on the subject of credit
and confidence, and carries US back to the
Dark Ages. The first that we hesr is Of
safes, and vaults, and cells, and cloisters.-
From an intellectual, il goes back to phy-
sical age. From Commerce and credit it re-
turns TO boarding and hiding; from conf
dence and trust it retreats to bolts and bars,
to locks with double keys, and to pains and
penalties for touching hidden treasure. 1t is
n law for the times OF the feudal system; or
a law for the heads and governors Of the pi.
rnt,cal States of Barbary. 1t is a measure fit
for times when there is no security in law, no
value in commerce, no activity in industry
among mankind. Here it is altogether out
of time and out of place. has no sympa-
thy with the general sentiments Of this age;
still less has it any congeniality with our
American character, any relish Of our hither-
to approved and successful policy, or any
agreement or conformity with the general
feeling of the country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
A TRAcrpY.-A melancholy affair took

A TRAeEpY.-A melancholy affair took
place in York district, s. C., few days ago,
the particulars of which we learn from the
Chronicle. A man named John Fee, living
near Bullock's creek, in fit of anger shot
his horse, and some cattle and hogs, and on
Sunday set fire to his house, which he had
previously locked. His three motherless
children, aged IRON FIVE to fourteen years Of
age, are supposed to have pershed in the
flames. A peace warrant was issued against
him by neighbor, and an officer went to
serve it, but he was found fortified in one Of
his barns, and swearing to shoot any one who
should attempt to approach him. Finally
he was captured by stratagem.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

WHAT IS TO BE THE "lssUE?"-The Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York Com.
mercial Advertiser says
"a party is rising in favor of national
bank, some sort Of protective tariff, and of a
bankrupt law. So the state Of things that
existed twenty years ago is coming round to
US again. The Kansas issue is gone by 4;
and this fact favors the rise of other issues
of general and practical nature"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

The TussEL.-The Charlottesville Aduo-
cafe states that, in consequence of mistake
in engineering, the Blue Ridge tunnel is too
small to admit Of train of ears, and that II
will probably take frcm three to eighteen
months 10 remedy the defect.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
HoARDMG-The Albany Evening Journal

HoARDNe.-The Albany Evening Journal
says:
Now is the time when gold dollars are hid
in old socks. Now is the time when six
pences are hid away in snub nosed teapots.-
Now money is laid by in eupboards---for mice
to nibble; tbrus. into corners-for thieves to
rummage: carried in wallets for pickpockets
To grab at; hid behind the wood work-for
The next generation to find; and buried in the
eround-to be lost and forgotten. Now men
run frantic to draw cash out Of safe places
and nut It into unsafe ones Now poor fami-
lies lose FIVE per cent. for the privilege OF
having their savings where they will keep
them awake of nights Now farmers hang
up deposits in the shot pouch behind the
door; housewives sew up gold pices in their
skirts. and travellers weigh themselves down
with body belts OF coin. Now the unprofita-
BILE servant who hid his talent in napkin is
can onized into bright and shining scrip
tural example, while those who put their
money to the exchangers" are looked suspi-
ciously upon, as rash spectators in Jewish
fancy stocks. Now all money is distrusted
but BY such as have all their cash under lock
and key, and then publicly lament that it has
ceased to circulate Now men with full
pockets refuse either to pay their debts or to
forgive their debtors. Now the butcher must
wait and the baker must go unpaid, and the
printer must be put off for the pineteenth
time. The era Of boarding has come round
again with all its blind. unreasoning fears,
and all its selfimposed curses Of poverty,
idleness distrust and decay.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

AToTHER CoSvESTioN.-As this is an age
of Conventions and fast youths, 1t is under
stood that the boys intend to hold conven-
,ior TO revise the Ten Commandments, par
ticulary the fifth, which is to be amended
thus: Parents obey your children"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

A New SoSG.--rhere is beauty, pathos
and truth combined in the following song,
which all our delinquent subscribers should
learn to sing with an understanding heart:
Oh, how happy are they
Who the Printe' do pay,
And have squared up the year and more ;
Tongue cannot express
The great joy of the Press,
When deinquents havcs squared the old score.
Printers all the day long,
Labor hard for their song;
Oh, that all their hard fate could but see;
They havo worked all the day,
And OF course want their pay,
To buy Observation-Disclosures ten.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
ray- Hon. Thomas H. Benton, we

Hg- Hon. Thomas H. Benton, we are
happy to state, says the Washington Star,
of the 22d inst, is sufficiently recovered to
be riding out to-day, on his favorite black
horse. Though reduced in flesh and appar-
emily weak, he sits his horse with his wonied
ease and frmnass.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

BRITISH IEDIA.-A Washington cores
pondent of the Evening Argus says: "Let-
ters have been resolved here, this morning,
from Mr.. Dallas, stating that at the departure
of the steamer, the British Cabinet were dis
cussng the propriety of ordering the recal;
of the troops, and abandoning their posses
sions in India, in consequence of the immense
expense to be incurred in bringing the insur
rcction 70 successful issue" (Fudge.)
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

Hy- One Of the most remarkable replies
on record is attributed to oultou, the barris-
ter. Some one IN his hearing using the
huckeBeyed sarcasm that between the church
Of Rome aad England there is but paper
wall, 'True," said be, "bus the whole Bible
IL printed on IL"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

RETURNING EnIeRASrs,-During the quar-
ter which ended on the 30th Of last Septem-
Der, there arrived at Liverpool, from the
United States, FIVE thousand three hundred
and ninety nine passengers, Of whom two
thousand seven hundred and sixty-pine were
returned entrants.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

w-A marriage took place in Fairfax
county, on Saturday last, Of couple who
were divorced nine years ago. 10 the mean.
time The man has been married and bis wife
died, and on Saturday he was again married
TO hin former wife.-=.7ier. Gosene.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
ANEcporE.-A correspondent, .Junius,'

ANECD0TE.-h correspondent, "Junius,
sends the following to the Kingstres Star:
The following rich one is said to have ac-
tually occurred in the pretty little town of
Fayetteville, Arkansas:
The good Templars have there thriving
lodge of that Order, which has signs and
passwords to ensure admission only to the
worthy, and prevent intrusion by the unqual-
flied. It so happened that on the evening of
the date of our story, one of the brothers
saw fit to call at the grocery on his way to
the Lodge, and presenting himself at the
door, and giving the word to the guardian,
was refused admission by that worthy, who,
it seems, srhelt rat. On being called upon
to state his reasons for refusing 10 admit the
brother, made the following retort: that "the
brother was right in the password, but wrong
in the BREATH"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

E- The vacancies in Congress were filled
at the State elections of last week, to fill va
cancies caused by death. The members elect
are rs follows:
Pennsylvania-Twelfth dist. Paul Ieidy
lndiana--Second district, John e. Nblack.
1ndana-Tenth district, Charles Case.
The last named Is a Republican; the 9th
ers democrats. No political change.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

"THE PHANTOM MUFF. HEAD OR THE Sol.
DIER's OATH"-Father-Do | behold?
Son-He sees me!
F.-No; it cannot be You have name
S.-What now! [Aside.]
F.-That name
SIS Snooks!
-F.-And on your breast
S.-A mole.
Fila! hal My mole marked only son!
Oh, bliss | But no-[with distrust.
S.-He edoubts-[tcars open his waistcoat. ]
Be-e.hold
F.-[Cautiously.1 'Tis there indeed. Thy
mothers name
S.--Was Jane! u1fh4
F.-Base fears begone!
Come to my arms, ch mole e-marked son OF Jane
For mountains moehils prove when moes prove true
And to affections Instinct all is plain,
when are snookses and their mothers Jane.
GVillagers dance-Bandits fire a feu de
joies--Monks and nuns fall on their knees
and the faithful servant wipes his eyes with
his coat tail.
(This is all of the above highly terrific
yarn that will appear in the columns OF
the Athens Post. The remainder can be
found only in the New York Vermifuge.
Smiffkns writes for the Vermifuge; Biiff
kins writes only for the Vermifuge. Among
its corps Of regular contributors may be
mentioned Boggs, Hoggs, Moggs, Scroggs
and Toggs. A thrilling romance is in course
OF preparation from the pen Of Noggs, who
has been engaged regardless of expense
Fanny Fungus furnishes one column per
week at an alarming sacrifice o! the dction
ary. The vermiiuge contains all the muir
ders, suicides, rapes, seductions and other
disagrseable terminatons of affairs of the
heart. They appear regularly in the vermi.
fuqe. For sale by the boys.)
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

HAVE You A SoUL?-A philosopher once
asked little girl If she had soul. she
looked up into his face with an air Of aston
ishment and offended dignity, and replied;
"To be sure have"
"Because have" she promptly replied.
But how do you know you have soul!T
"Because ] do know" she answered again.
1t was child's reason; but the philosopher
cond hardly have given better.
swell them" said he, after moments
consideration, "if yon know you have soul,
can YOU tell me what your soul is"
"Why," said she, 81 am six years old, and
don't you suppose that know what my soul
is!"
"Perhaps you do; if you will tell me |
shall find ont whether you do or not
"Then you think | don't know" she re-
piled, "but do: ii my think"
"Your think" said the philosopher, aston
ished in his turn: who told you sol" :,
"Nobody. ] should be ashamed II 'tdid
not know that without being told"
The philosopher had puzzled his BRAN
great deal about the soul, but he could pot
have given better definition of 1t in us iew
words.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

tB- John RANDOLPH, a venerable negro, for
many years prcssman in the office Of the
huntsville (Ala) Democrat, worked of his
last form few days ago, having been locked
up in the embrace OF death.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

vp In a certain Hotel in this village,
says the Newbury Is. C) Telegraph, there
is employed a bar tender who is in the habit
of taking his tod pretty freely, but always
makes it point never to drink in the pres
ence of his employer A few days ago, while
he was in the act of drawing his tod pre-
paratory 10 taking a drink, the employer
came into the bar room rather unexpectedly.
Finding himself caught in the net, he set the
tumbler and its contents on the counter, and
casting his eyes around with look of sur
prise, exclaimed: "Where in the thunder
did the man that ordered this drink, go tor
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

GorSe BACK AGAIs.--lt is stated that
goods to the amount Of niany millions OF
dollars, now warehoused in the United
States, will be re-shipped TO Europe.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

WArr.-Of course it is very hard to wait
Ne-saatsos whether you have TO wait In Ger
tainty or In doubt whether for the fulhlF
ment of promise. or the arrival Of "ship
load of money" waiting is tedious. and one
feels that patience sa virtue. Young Hope
ful cannot wait for dinner, and spoils his APP
petite and digestion with apples and bread
and butter. Older grown, he cannot wait for
his majority, and borrows. Tell people TO
wait, and they answer that life is all walllng'
and they have waited long enough, and wait
ing makes fools. Yet waiting is the school
of moral strength. Small minds are always
fizzing and leaking, so when the time comes
they are found either stale or empty. 5s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

.4sy- Somebody in the Boston Post says
that times are improving, and men ARE get
ting on their legs again, having given up
carriapes and taken TO walking.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

s5s Papers have been filed at the State
department proving certain Quaker gen.
ueman In the State Of Maine to be extensive
ly engaged in the slave trade. This same
gentleman is such an abOlitonist that he re-
fuses 70 use sugar raised by slnpe lahnr.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

sy- "Keep your dog away from mtw-
Said dandy to n butcher boy. "Darn the
dog" replied the boy, she's always after pup
pipst- faINi1
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

BANK or FULros.-We are informed, that
the Stock of this Bank is now owned entire
~ by responsible, bons 6de stockholders in
Georeis. We have not been advised who
tbe new stockholders are.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

tW- "what, my friends" cried the Rev.
erend Doctor Knosadus. as he preached on
the vanities Of life--"Wbnt, my friends, is
money!" And he gave the pulpit an awful
bang. "Two per cent month";" cried Solo
mon Wall street waking from deep dream.
But as he looked around, he saw n money
changer in the temple.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

rY- Gov McRea, Of Mississippi, has mp
pointed Thursday, Nov. lelh, as day Of
Thanksgiving.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

~ The Governor of New York has np-
pointed Thursday, the 26th Of November, as
day Of Thanksgiving and Praise.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

rW- It is aggravating to see good look
ing man wrestling with your wife in waltz
without having the privilege Of going up
and Tightening his erayat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

ley The more honesty man has, tho
less he affects the air Of saint; the aiiec-
tation oil sanctity is a blotch upon the face
of piety.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

tR- There have been seized and forfeited,
during the last six months, goods shat had
been smuggled into the port of New York,
or entered by fraudulent invoice, of the value
of near two hundred thousand dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

RsPUBLIcAsIsM FIEIsHED UP.-The career
of Repubicanism has been run-and, rs We
have often predicted, the yearl'ng is dead.
The coup de grace has been administered in
The State Of Ohio,-its only Western strong
hold,- and il now lies only on its death bed
in New York and New England. During its
life, ii was, without intending it, great ally
of "the Democracy,"-for it elected Buchan-
an, when Fillmore alone could have defeated
him,-and Congress elected two years ago,
"American," it converted afterwards into "Re-
publican"--to be succeeded, as It was certain
to be, under such wrongful conversion, by
a Congress Democratic. The Fremont sPasm,
was but spasm, and 50 strong spasm that,
of itself, it killed itself.
The "negro" has now been hobby, In this
country, for the politicians 10 ride, some
twenty years, and no one, North or South,
ever made anything out of it. South, "the
negro" was ridden 10 the Mexican War, to
extend Texas over the Nueces, and II ended
in free California, and the exclusion of slave
nv from the Pacific Ocean. South, again, the
repeal Of the Missouri Compact was indug-
I'd ir to make Kansas slave, and it ends in
being free,-with no interruption now to the
extension of "freedom" South of $3.50.
North, it was ridden in 1874 to run Birney,
and il ended in Henry CIay's defeat, and the
election of Polk North, again, it was vo-
lently ridden, under the meanest aud boldest
sectional organization, to elect Fremont,
South Caroinian, and to defeat Fillmore,
and it ended 10 the election of Buchanan,
who, to carry out the analogy, ought TO an.
mex Cuba, Central America, and the Terra
Caliemte of Mexico, Thus, "the negro" like
the jackass, upsets his riders and oil their
"principles."
"Republiranism," now, having exhausted
itself in the North, in the West, and demon.
strated itself to be unable to carry the North
ern, and never expecting, of course to carry
the Southern States, will, after brief fight
upon "Dred Scott" "Lemmon," and other
like hobby that comes up, die out into old
Abolitonism. This aboitionism will always
exist in the North,-with Its counterpart,
Notification and Secessionism in the South.
1t is the law of our political conceDtric sys-
tenn, that the centrifugal forces shall play off
with something,-but the centripetal, as yet,
has been found strong enough to keep the
Union together,-and it is to be hoped, thro'
the patriotism of the people North and South,
that it will always be strong enough for that
good purpose. r n
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

lag- Mrs Partington hearing some one
speak of "Lfe illustrated, by Fowler o.
Wells" and being somewhat deaf, she un-
derstood the speaker to say,-"Life frustrated
by foul air in wells" ln her sympathizing
way, she added that "this world is sadly
troubled with gas--of one kind or another"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

SAvAsSAH, Oct 2s.--The sales Of Cotton
today were 720 bales, At from II. 10 IL cts.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

GETTING UP BAsK-Tho Milwaukee
Sentinel says that the following is a letter
actually received from parties in the city oil
New York. ltmay be genuine, but 1t looks
a good deal like hoax:
Nsw YoRk, Nc.-Wall-st., July 2 81.
Dear Understanding from some oil
your friehds-now on visit TO this city
that You are desirous 10 start bank under
the free banking law of Wisconsin, we take
this opportunity TO offer you our servlcesi 10
Forward your views. Having had great expe-
rience within the past five years in getting
up" banks in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, ana
even Wisconsin, under the free banking
laws of those States, wa are quite sure your
interests would be served by employing US
to get in operation one for you.
Without wishing or designing TO dlsparage
our neighbors. (some Of whom are engaged
in the same business,) we would say that 10
make n bank move on successfully ihere Is
much wisdom to be displayed in IFS organi-
sation, which has not been displayed ny
those we have alluded TO; for out oil ior'y..,
three they were instrumental in getting up
in Indiana forty-one have failed, while OF
those we have "got up" Oweniy-seven) only
fourteen have failed. We have made It our
particular study to organize Stree banks,
and hence our great success; and II parues
who desire to -"get up" banks will be gov
erned by the advice we give, Gn our private
circulars there is no danger but The prrolec-
tor of the bank will make money, and II Is
TO the projectors interest we only look.
twill, sir, cost you but little to get upa
5ank with 100000 capital, secured by
stocks With the addition Of the retaining
fee, $4,000, as aforementioned, about
$4,000 for plates and notes, and $4,000
placed in our hands Ms margin for the
100000 stocks, we can manage to putt
in successful operation.
Yours respectiullv, ~. L. IL.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06

czV- In Florida the tax collectors will! not
receive the bills of any other than specie pay
inc banks. TIE State Treasurer has issued
a circular directing that "nolhing but gold
and silver, or their equivalents, will answer
for the payment Of iaxes,'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-06
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, NOV. o, 1881.

M THE IARTFF.-W q near
.o,,,os that President Bueban.
from 'a''v"' ~. '.., 49,, s..s.,,, ,.o,,tIo. !,
." ,ls ..an.,;o, of ~. ,.,;T us will
n.o.,n;,u e. .x,,sss b;ms.,f IN
...'.,-r. a,;.,,,, - taw v..Ls wben
N .,.h,,, h,.w uho, no.;tion hs
,..s l. ,.uo,d ~ n,o,e.,;on
enoo'e' W '""o ~,
Meantime the following rom washington
correspondent of the New York Courier and
E,o,;,., rov 6nJ o.neraI credence.
49, n...,,oa, .na ,ho ,h;of
we must uo '"o 'e''ue"' ""N Wv
members oil hls Administrator the Jus''ce 70
admit that they have shown eommendable
svm,atbv for NIL classes involved in the dis.
=. os a.. Gov
as'e'' - a''u ~ ""'e ''""P'' ."e r..
ernment, SO far as consistent with law IN the
manner best adapted to alleviate the evils
IL. h.,. .o sudde,,v befollen ma. It's
""'' n,,. -. vo
known lhat 'he rres'oeh' uoes no' "Pp''''
the last alteratian OF the Tarlii, ana traces
the loss of emplo vment which now afflicts
- o.. n,mha,s in pennsvlvania and
'ao" s''"' - ,..aa u;s
eisewnere' 70 e.oees o asJ;oa -
tnoogh's upon ,'''s suoJvea' oa, =. vU ;ntares,
MS Message, VIII cou,u,anu s,o". '"'''''"
SgSAroRrAL ELEcTIoN.--The Nashville
p.,.;o, Of tha ostb. gives the following ac-
". &c Al. N;oho,son N
coun' VI '"o '''''''"
the United States Senate:
aThe Senatorial Convention having assem-.
bled, Hon. A. o. p Nicholson and Hon. Jno.
Bell were put in nomination; and thereupon
MIR. Richardson moved postpoDement Of
the election until next Tuesday, with view
to give the nominees time to answer certain
interrogatories which had been propounded
to them by the minority of the Convention.
The majority, eager to take the head OF Mr..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-13
nun DAILY DISPATCH.
Is-,nraa1 Mnrn,ns, Jane IL, 1887.
The Tur stall Monumcut.


paragraph copied Ia this paper from -
snr,h " In relation TO tie Turstsll Monument, ''
= ERECTED by friend, and leading suppor'e' y. NV
enterprise, who states to us the foio"'ns =, ,
There are now about g. 600 in manu- " ~
s.m. ,h,rs. obtainabic, viz: 81 ooo suosc.'oes W
stockholders In annual meeting s'ooV 80 a.
.uorn, Nv n L Kent, Ed ard 81 ooo IN OanH
a. rood subscriptions from Pft'y'Sa'. go ~ a..
or o,us gov ~ nj. supposed that at least 5000 has
s~ ~, ,r dsf.lc..ion, and double that or more
~ subscription papers Original papers I'd ~
'. ..r,e "a hand and never could be ioun"''
And bad subscriptions .r.o,
Is. amount we can command would not eiee'
,a,rn,sp, suitable either in appearance OF 'Ae'
.a,be committee who have had the ma''er II
..,abave had all Of them pressure OF o'he'
,..,o,e and what has been done at least has no
r,a,ced the funds by charges for service Not
ON, has ever been claimed by or paid to any one
Al, ,ha. has come to the hands of the committee
has been faithfully kept
If the sppesls tha, have been made had not oeeD
60 frequently met by e'ld water instead OF hioDe,
,,s n,onument-and such an one as would % -
honor to the State and the man -wouid "''
under way,