The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-10

ofths Tax-AssessOr law, of which we he,r a.
much complaint. / wish, particularly, 70
ask the attention Of yourself and readers 10
his expression about the political condition
Of this good State. 1t is deeply sunk in ,bs
mire Of demagogueIsm-and may be s,.
cused for saying that my friend, AspBEv
Johnson. now Governor, has had no lit,s
share in bringing our good State into hi,
not very enviable fix. We indulge the hope
that the Governor will succeed in his rae.
for the Senatorship,-and if asy Democrat in
the bounds of Tennessee deserves the posi-.
ton, he is the man. In that case, II get an
office, it will not be because have not soma
very excellent friends who will, at the prop
er time, have the scar of the court" The
proverb about the awise" is grown stale, II
not flat and unpro6table,-so abstain from
its use here. But the Governor has a good
memory. He cannot have forgotten certain
adventures in The Stage between himself and
another gentleman while on the road from
Greenville, S. c., Tsnnesseerards The fat
ed calf has never been killed, as yet, in hon.
or Of the conversion of that comrade, dear
Governor, but he is not without the hone
that he will yet be of the Administration
Party. He wants nightly to "belong 10 the
Government"
Proceed we now 10 our extract
sand it may be that q Commissioner in
each civil district to assess the value of pron.
erty, and o board Vt oounry Commissioners To
revise may answer the same purpose as wa,
contemplated in the enactment of the pres.
ent law. This would not be liable to the OBJ.
lection that 'it cut off the principal part Of
the Justices, pay" and would l think more
certainly produce uniformity than even the
pTesen: law. Some good has at least been
affected IN calling attention to the want Of
uniformity in. valuation which preva;l.
throughout (the Uhoie demagoque ridden Siate
of TENNESSEE and those who voted for the
law are certainly entitled to the credit Of
having made an honest effort to remedy
great evil. And it is duty which those who
voted against this law owe to themselves. to
tell the people what other plan, il any, could
have been adopted better calculated to meet
the debts OF the State, and at the same time
Cypress no one. You who are held up to an
admiring constituency as the fearless cham.
pions OF the peoples rights, who had the in.
dependence and moral courage to oppose the
odious and unjust system Of taxation 80 I'm.
necessarily imposed by the last Legislature"
tell the people what other plan could DOS.
sibly have been devised so well calculated to
ans yer the desired purpose. and why you
did not with your superior sagacity present
your project to the Legislature"
Secondiy--I am no. At all satisfied with
the course which is being pursued by my
friends, the Democrats, in the race for Con-
grsss in this district. Their candidate, Mr..
Wallace, is an excellent man, but, clearly, no
is not the person who oughtto have received
the nomination. He stands no chance
Had they started out my old friend and
compatriot, J. c. RAMSEY, u. s. Attorney
for the District of East Tennessee, they
might have flattered themselves with some
hope Of success. But as it is MAYNARD
will have nothing to do but just "walk over
the track"
There are many other matters in connec-
ton with the political affairs Of the country
upon which would like TO diate-bu; this
letter has already extended itself beyond
the h"nnds to which had limited myself
and so, without touching upon them. to say
nothing Of some little "things" whereof l de.
sired to speak upon this occasion, must bring
my lucubrations to a close, by subscribing
myself, in the hope Of soon communicating
with you again,
Respectfully, &c.
The NEw SPY IN THE CAPITAL,