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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15
For the Post,
CooxroN's CREEK, MAY 2, 1851

CooxroS's CREEK, May 2, 1857.
Mr.. Editor AT meeting held by the
American party OF this valley, it was unani'
mously adopted that thanks should be return
ed to the Honorable 0BEDIAH B. HUNKS, Esq.
and !, the Secretary of that meeting, was
called upon to do so; and we, as people, are
happy to cay that we believe Esq HUNKS
suitable man for that high and honorable sta
ton Of life that so few people ever reach
say go on, then, We sons of liberty, and away
With the sweet German accent and down
with the rich Irish brogue. Should Esq.
HUNKS be so fortunate as to be elected he can
then speak with truth and say that the Amer
lean party done for him in 1857, on the first
Thursday of August, more than the Demo-
cratic party did in 1855, on the first of March.
Then, go on, Esq. HusEs, and on the 4th we
will be with you. ewould just say to you,
"Keep pushing. it's wiser
Than sitting aside,
And dreaming and signing
And waiting the tide
In LIES earnest battle
They only prevail
Who daily march onward,
And never say, FAIL"
The meeting closed at o'clock, with a
resolution that these lines should be sent to
the Post for publication. The Americans
will have meeting on Ball Play about the
fifteenth, at which meeting Esq HUNKS will
be present and give us his views on the prin-
cipal topics of the day, and in the language
Of that terrible Banner. proceed to discuss
great con,titroshundl questions. I shall be
present as Secretary Of that meeting, and
will give Esq. Hunks remarks for the press.
Yours, DC,
PETER PORE, Secretary.
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THE REASON AT LAsT.-An exchange
wickedy says "Now that the rat-poisonng
story at the National Hotel 10 positively de-
MED, and that the Board of Health have re.
ported the sewerage o! the house, though
defective, not much worse than that of other
hotels in Washington, there seems but one
other mode of accounting satisfactorily for
this wide spread sickness, and thatis that it
WAS caused by mia'ma, generated by the
crowding together in m i'll ventilated hotel,
Of the corruption of the Democratic party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

AFRICAN ExoDUs-The Petersburg (Va.)
Express says: Our citizens are beginning to
observe the unusual number of slaves that
are constantly passing through Petersburg
on their way South; and to the minds of
many the result appears inevitable that il
will need but thework of ten or twenty years
to clear Virginia completely of that part of
her population. company of one hundred
passed through OF Saturday.
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w- The Chattano oga Advertiser, with il

B The Chattanooga Advertiser, with its
accustomed enterprise and research, has been
investigating the House journal of the last
Legislature; and on page 500 finds that Mr.
Hatton, the American candidate for Governor,
voted for the establishment Of Criminal
Court at Knoxville, and that, on page $50,
he voted against proposition to establish a
similar Court at Chattanooga. We have not
the Journals by us, but presume the Adver-
tiser would hardly misrepresent about mat
ter that would be so readily exposed. Mr.
IIatton then voted for such Court at Knox.
vile because he believed there was a great
deal of criminal business there-he voted
against establishing one at Chattanoog be-
cause he believed that the honesty, good or
der and morals Of the town and county rem
dered such an institution useless and unne-
cessary Does the Advertiser intend to re-
but the conclusion, and assail Mr.. Hatton for
the complimentary vote recorded on page
$50 of the House Journal; or will it insist
that crime is so prevalent at Chattanooga
that toe ordinary Courts of the county are
not competent to its detection and punish
ment!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

NJ We have received n short note from
the post master at Chattanooga in relation to
a paragraph in our last about an irregularity
in the arrival of our Nashville exchanges.-
We had no intention of casting blame upon
that worthy funciionnry-we have always
heard that he was an efficient officer and an
estimable man. Delays in the papers from
Nashville have occurred frequently, and We
called the attention of our friend at Chatta-
nooga to the matter simply with n view of
ascertaining where the blame was, and hav-
ing it corrected fpossibe. While complaints
from the press Of both parties, about the un.
certainty in the transmission of mail matter,
have been constant and general for the last
three years, zoe have seldom alluded to the
subiect-not half dozen times in all; and
we have kept silence because we preferred to
suffer the Inconvenience rather than wound
the susceptible nature of some honest officer
who had no control over the matter. We
repeat, we had no design TO locate the de-
lays nj Chattanooga, or to east an imputation
on the postmaster or bis assistants; and we
are pleased to learn from him that there is a
prospect of large improvement in mail Ia
cilities
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

MAEUFAcTURISo IN THE SoUTH.-A letter
from one of the upper counties Of Georgia
gives most fattering account of the cotton
manufacturing in that State. Many of these
factories were established some years since,
and even at the present high prices of the
staple, are paying the stockholders handsome
dividends, seldom, if ever, falling below
20 per cent The yarns and osnaburgs are
of the first quality, and better description
of cotton being used in their manufacture,
they find a more ready sale in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston, than
similar products Of Eastern milis.-Er.
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MONROE.

GuASo.-The Petersburg (Va.) Express
states that guano is rapidly going out of use
in the southside couuaes of that State, on
account of its expense and want of adaptu-
ton to the soil. We don't know how it is in
Virginia, but the farmers Of East Tennessee
waste, every year, an abundance of manure
far more valuable for fersi2ing purposes
than the bird deposit brought from the
islands of the sea.
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An AMBITIOUS RAr.-The Princeton

(nd) Courier tells the following rat story:
Not long since an ambitious rat asc,pded
to the roof of a large barn belonging 10 MIR.
Wilson, near CynIhiNna, in Poesy soon,y,
and not being satisfied with the roof con-
cluded to ascend the lightning rod. Tho
project was no sooner conceived than put in
to execution. He ascendeG the rod some
six feet above the roof, reached the prongs
of the rod, got fast. and was never able TO
extricate himself. Here he was found dead,
n victim OF his own ambition.
How,typical of human nature! This 10 .
sad warning TO young men, whose ambition
often leads them to forget their sphere, and
to scale heights upon whose lofty sunmit
they must inevitably perish. How many
nobler animals than the raj have been svic.
Tins" to their own ambition! An, young
men, take warning-restrain that ruinous
ambiiion-giye up all balloon excursions and
similar tom-fooeries, and pin yourselves
down to your proper sphere.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15
The Washington correspondent OF the

New York Times, dated 30th ult, says:
Advces have been received here from
Kansas, by the Government, which are in
the highest degree gratifying The free
State men, under the leadership of Gov.
Robinson, have resolved to cooperate with
the Administration to secure fair expires
sion of the will of the people in relation to
the question of slavery, and will abandon
their previous policy Of inactivity.
This is not matter Of surmise, but is the
explicit determination of Robinson himself
II has been communicated not only to the
Government, but to Mr.. Walker, who is still
in our city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

GovERSoR's PRocLAMATIoN.-Goy John
son has issued proclamation for m election
for Judge in the Second Judicial Circuit, in
the place of Hon. Ebenezer Alexander, re-
Gently deceased. The time fixed for holding
the election is the 18th of August. The
counties composing the Circuit are Knox,
Anderson, Scott, Morgan, Roane, Monroe
and Blount. II is said Hon. VIM. II. Sneed
and Jas. NJ. Welcker, Esq, of Knoxville, are
candidates for the Judgeship.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

sY- The Dahlonega Signal says Pneumo-
mia, pleurisy and other winter diseases, the
result of the extraordinary incemency of tho
early spring months, are prevailing extensive
ly in many counties of Upper Georgia, particu-
larly in the county of Ilabbersham.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

MONROE CoUNTY.-CircuitC Court has been
in session at jacksonville The present week,
Judge SWAN presiding. No very important
cases to try on the criminal side of the dock.
ct, the Jail having emptied itself before
the converting of the Court. On Tuesday,
Col. VIM. HEIsKELI, and E. E. GRIFFITH,
ESQ.,, announced themselves rs candidates for
Representative. We learned, before leav-
ing jacksonville, that Mr.. RUDD, who rep
resented Monroe iE the last Legislature and
who was understood TO again be n candi-
date, had signified his intention to retire
from the contest.
There is much complaint in Monroe about
the scarcity of corn and 'roughness," but
the growing wheat looks healthy and prom
Using, and with favorable seasons, the enter
prising farmers of that large and fertile
county vii! soon forget the priyations induced
by the late long and severe winter, in the
bounteous haryests that await their indus
try.
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For the Post.
INFORMATION WANTED.

The last Legislature passed law requiring
bushel measure to contain 2l5042 cubic
inches. How many quarts will that measure
containi Is it larger or smaller than our old
seal measured Is there any man in McMinn
authorized to furnish county seal, in accord
anee with the late Act of Assembly, When
corn is worth one dollar per bushel, it is i'm
portant that all measures should be Of uni
form size. Who will give the desired infor.
nation through the Post" and much oblige,
Z s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

Horse THrEvEs.-A report has reached
town that no less than seven of these gentry
have, within the last few weeks, been hanged
at different places on the San Antonio River
Snch portions of the clothes as the bodies
had been Invested of, were said to be neatly
folded up, and deposited, along with the arms,
&c, of the deceased, beside the fatal trees
San Antonio Ledger
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

The New York Journal Of Commerce,
dscoursng of the weather, says the foundH-
ton has been laid in that city within the last
two months for MS many consumptions and
other fatal diseases of the lungs ns would
equal the ravages ola moderate visitation Of
yellow fever or cholera.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

SINGULAR FATALITY.-The Aug usta Dis
patch says that seven Of the Grand Jurors on
duty at the late term Of the Superior Court
of Newton county, have died since the ad-
journment Of the Court
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

t4y- Nature designed the heart to be al
ways warm, and the hand to be always open.
But the designs Of nature are sometimes de-
ieoted, for the hearts of many nre always
cold and their hands tightly clenched.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

New NAME FOR CIScINNATI-"WHTsKY-
oPoLTs.-Iler whiskey receipts range from two
to three thousand barrels per day! Much of
this goes to France to be sent back immeda-
teIy in the shape of "fne old fourth proof
Copnac"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

WASHINGTON, May IA fracas occurred
between J. Mcleod Murphy and Daniel T.
Sickles, the former charging sickles with
villifying him, TO effect his removal as Chief
Engineer in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Muir
ply attempted to cowhide Sickles, while the
latter was in bed, but did not succeed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

GEN. CAss' Powers OF ENDURANCE
General Cass, il is said, exhibits surprising
vigor, industry and endurance in his official
labors. He rises and commences work at
five, and is constantly engaged, with small
respite, till eight or nine at night. His diet
is, however, very sparing, and he sticks to
cold water. Now and then he INDUCES in n
cup of coffee, the only exhierating beverage
which he can use.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

CONGRESS- AND THE LEGIsLATURr.-We
copy the following from The Memphis Bulle-
tin of Tuesday:
American Nominations.-The American
Convention at Raleigh, yesterday, nominated
Henry D. Small, ESQ.,, and G. w. Bayne, Esq,
both of this city, candidates to represent
Shelby county in the Next Legislature.
Democratic Nomindiions.--The Democratic
Convention, which met at Someryille on yes
terday, nominated w. +. Avery, of this city,
for Congress, J. X. Walker, Esq, of this city,
for State Senator, and n. r. Bate, ESQ, of
Upton, for Floater for the counties of Upton,
Fayctte and Shelby.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

Fey At the Academy of Medicine, Bos-
ton, on the night of the 9th, DIR. Wynne, of
Baltimore, made communication concerning
the National Hotel disease, accompanied by
n letter to DR.. Hall, of Washington, showing
that the disease originated from puirid exha-
lation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

APPOINTMENT FOR PREACHlSG.-We are
requested to give notice that the Rev. G. w.
SELvIDoE will preach at Decatur, Meigs co.,to
commence on Saturday before the first Lords
day in June, and to continue over Lords
dav
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

WHOLESALE PARpoSINc.--We are inform
cd that the Governor of Mississippi has,
within few weeks past, liberated forty odd
couviets from the Penitentiary at Jackson,
aud among them two noted negro steaers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

"HARp TMEs"-The press North o: the
Tennessee river is complaining distressingIy
of the "hard times" One paper says the
Judge had to adjourn the Court at Jacksbo-
rough on account of the scarcity of proven
der, and another says in some portions OF
upper East Tennessee the poorer classes are
compelled to subsst on one meal day. We
hope our brethren are exaggerating, and that
the distress is not as great MS represented.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

QUEBEC, May 4.-The steamer Indian mas
arrived with Liverpool dates OF April 22nd,
Cotton was dull, and quotations baIey
maintained. Sales of three days lSOOO
bales, including $500 TO spectators ana eI
porters. Flour quiet. Wheat advanced 0p'
and corn Cd.
England has rejected the Central Amer
lean treaty. ~
France has adopted the English systemO'
transporting criminals. .
The Spanish and Mexican difficulty "O'
pacific aspect.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

New YORK, May lie. O.pern, Know
Nothing, formerlyoi Tennessee, has been
appointed Walkers private Secretary. He
starts for Kansas tomorrow. AtBuffaIo
and Roses Point it is quite cold and sn,wing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

:B- When you find man doing more
business than yon are, and you want to kno"
the reason, look at the advertisements he has
in the newspapers, and look out.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

.Y- Col. Benjamin E. Holmes has been
nominated as the American and Wing candi-
date, for the House of Representatives from
Gibson county.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

bloRg NEw Goops.--S. X. Recder is re-
ceiving and opening a supply Of Spring aud
Summer Goods in tho store room formerly
occupied BY p. II. Keith a. Co. See adver-
tisement,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

EAT, digest; read, remember; earn, save;
love aud be loved. If the above four rules
be strictly followed cut, health, wealth, intelli-
gencs and true happiness will be the result.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

TnR BURDELL MURDER CAss.-Wednes'
day evenings mail brings the following news
from New York:
The Jury in the Burdell murder case, after
having been out half an hour, returned a
verdict of the acquittal of Mrs. Cunningham,
and she was immediately discharged. Eckei
was discharged on his own reeognlzance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

eY- Maj. VIM. McTser, of Knoxville,
has disposed of the Bell House, and will, in
a short time, take possession Of the Lamar
House. His well known abilities MS Hotel
keeper, will insure him m extensive patro-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

COMET STRucK.-A lady in Owen county,
Iowa, has become deranged from dwelling
with morbid apprehensious upon the predict
ed collision with the comet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

E f. G. Eastman has retired from the
editorial department of the Nashville Union
and American. He still holds proprietary
interest in the paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

HIGH PRICE OF PRovIsIoEs.-lt takes money
to live in Philadelphia, as will be seen from
the following "bill of provisions.
"Beef is very high in our market, rs well
as all other things. Potatoes, $l,25 per
bushel; Better doe. per lb Asparagus 3lic.
per bunch; Salad Zoe. per hend; Rhubarb
l2tc per bunch; Veal l5c, best pieces;
Chickens, old, i,50a2,o0 per pair; Mutton
i2ic."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

sg- 1t was interesting, saith our friend Of
the Prairie News to hear Jealous Know
Nothing cursing old Buck the other day
Reason: his having decided that he won't
have government organ. "Confound the
old rascal" said he, she hasn't done anything
vet that can fnd fault with, and ic he keeps
on this way, shall get to liking him before
I know IL"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

Sixty seven thousand dollars in specie,
arrived at New Orleans on Saturday from
MeSco-S32,O 900 from Vera Cruz, and $685.
600 from Campeachy.
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WHAT THE ENGLISH THINK OF OUR
AcOUISTTJON OF CIJBA

Hon. John G. Dodson, Esq, candidate for
Parliament for East Sussex, (England,) re-
Gently delivered lecture to the English peo-
pie Of Brighton, on the subject of Cuba, en-
bracing the result of his residence IN that
island. Among other things he said -
"lf Cuba was annexed to the United States
its productiveness aud its trade would be
more developed in five or six years under the
Influence of American activity, than IN ten
times as many years of Spanish torPor and
misrule. In politico economical point OF
view, the world, and England especially,
would be gamers. But however much Eng
land, (and the same applies, though in less
degree, TO France and other great powers)
might gain in wealth, she would lose FAR
more in respect of position and prestige. The
possession of Cuba would add enormously to
the influence and the strength Of :he United
States, and would hasten the day which al
ready seems fast approaching, when they VIII
become the FIRST power in the world. Yet it
scarcely, under any circumstances, Will be
worth England's while TO plunge into war
with the American Republic, solely TO en-
deavor to prevent it from adding Cuba to its
dominions. Even if successful in the lmme-
diate object of the war, she would intct as
great injury on herself as on her rival. In the
natural course of things, America must be-
come sooner or later far greater empire than
the mother country. The Americans have all
the qualities that have made us what we are,
with one hundred and fifty times ou7 national
resources, and their spirit of enterprise is ac-
cordngly quickened and stimulated. The
most desirable event for England would be
such peaeeabIe dissolution of the Union as
should leave two or more prosperous and in.
dependent powers capable of holding the bal.
ance to each other. Such dissolution would
probably be rather promoted by the addition
of Cuba to the republic; such dissolution
would probably be defeated by the attempt
of any foreign State to bring it about. That
a separation will some day take place, many
thinking Americans believe; the time, howev-
er, of it, is perhaps more remote than the
people in Europe are willing to imagine.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

There is an old saw which says 'ho' w.
tent is the true philosophers stone J..
Brown says it's very likely--ior nO''''
has found either one or tho Other.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

rSy- It is set forth in some OF the papers
that the Democracy achieved triumph at
the Philadelphia Municipal elections on the
9th instant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

Door AND SHOE House, NEW York
We take pleasure in calling the attention OF
Merchants to the Card of A. c. Robson,
with Wesson g. Cox, Manufacturers and
Wholesale Dealers in Boots and Shoes, No.
l6 CORTLAND ST., N. Y. We have an nc
quaintancs of several yenrs standing with
Mr. Robeson, and cordially commend him to
our friends throughout East Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

MR. Brooks SuccEssoR.-Gen. l.. N. Bon
ham has been elected in the 4th Congressional
District OF s. c., to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Mr. Brooks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

say- Mr.. Cloves, formerly one Of the edi-
tore of the Memphis Bulletin, arrived in that
city on Tuesday, from Nicaragua. He was
attached TO Col Lockridges regiment. He
informs the Appeal that every member of the
regiment, officers and men, with the single
exception of Colonel Lockridge, had left the
country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

Since l848 there have been elven hunjrsd
and thirty-fve divorces granted by the Cont
of Common Pleas ofthe City ofPhilsdelphiA
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

Fey Gov. Johnson, of this STATE, is going
North to address the working men OF New
York, on the 4ih day of July.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

sN In Madison county, KY. the mules
are said to be dying in large numbers from
murrniD.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

FIFTH DIsTRIcr.-John X. Howard, Of
Lebanon, has been nominated by the demo-
cracy to run against Hon. Chas. T. Ready
for Congress in the Fifth District.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

s4y- Mr.. Isaac J. Roach has received the
American and Wing nomination for the SEN
ate in the district composed Of Gibson, Dyer,
and Carroll.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

~ Society is like the air very high
up il is submated; 200 low down it is per-
feet choke-dHmp.