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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02
THE OFFICIAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT

THE OFFICIAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Unpublished from all the States except Mis-
sissippi and California, and in Maine, Virgin
ia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Wisconsin, and Mich
igan, several town, county and township
votes were not received in season to be off,
cially counted. Excluding these, the follow
ing is the result:
For Buchanan. 1,S5S,766
For Fremont, l,SS6,8l5
Buchanan over Fremont, 522,95l
Buchanan Fillmore over Fremont l,S93,697
Fremont d Fillmore over Buchanan S47,
Fillmore's vote, $40 l46
Total vote in season for counting, 4,O66,727
Exclusive of few hundred votes for Ger
rift Smith.
Buchanan's vote, says the Journal OF Com
merce, is larger by a quarter Of million than
was ever before given for a Presidential can
1idata
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02

MAJOR DUroRD.-1'his gentleman, who
took so large part in the Southern emigra-
ton to Kansas, publishes a statement in
which he says his ossiin the enterprise was
ten thousand dollars. The Kansas dodge has
paid but poorly, both North and South.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02

sR- A bill has passed both houses of the
South Carolina Legislature, substituting the
confinement Of colorcd seamen on board of
vessels while in port for imprisonment in
l..
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R-The Methodist Church North has up

tEThe Methodist Church North has ap.
proprated TO missionary purposes for the
year 1857, sums amounting TO $250,0oo.-
OF this amount, Sl66,o0O nre devoted to
Home, and $73,l57 to foreign Missions -
Africa is their chief field, receiving $27,757;
China and Germany receive each $4,000;
India, $500; France and Turkey, $4,000
each South America, $500; Central Amer
len, $4,000; Norway, Sweden and Denmark,
$4,000. The domestic fund is divided: to
the population speaking English, $4,000; to
the Germans, $4,000; to the Indians, &c..
$50; to the Scandinavians, Sl0,500; to the
Welsh, $1,000; to the French, Sl,l00.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02

eH The House Of Representatives have
passed bill paying Lieut.. General Scott
twenty seven thousand dollars additional pay
and placing him on the same footing with
Washington under the law Of 1898.
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New York, Dec. 24-1'he Agent of tho
AspinwnIl steamers has given directions to
one of their vessels to stop at some port in
Nicaragua and tender free passage to such
unfortunate Americans MS are DESTROYS Of 70.
turning,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02

FEY We learn through ono of the Knox
vile papers that Mr.. Small Inns sold hi. en-.
tire interest in the Knoxville Standard and
Baptist Waterman to Messrs. Coleman and
Helms, and that the papers will hereafter be
published by them-a change which will, no
doubt, add TO the interest and appearance of
both sheets.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02

R Mr.. Russ, formerly of the Shelby
vile Exposition, who was TO have taken
charge Of the Chattanooga Gazette, has, we
regret to learn, backed down from the enter.
prise. We eau see no other chance for our
Chattanooga friends but to induce our old
friend, Parham, to resume the chair editorial
which he ably filled for many years.
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ATHENS, FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 1857.

Eg- The communication in relation 10 the
death of MARTIN HAsEY shall appear next
week
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CosoRsss.--.The intelligence from Wash.
ing,on ia mostly of an unimportant charnc-
ter. The members generally have been en-
joying the Christmas holidays, but as these
are now over we suppose the work will soon
commence in earnest
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The SUBLImiTY OF lmPUpEScs.-The plea
(says the Baltimore Amsrican,) of insanity
is set up in defence oil Huntington. the New
York forger, and, to strengthen it, his counsel
states that his operations in forged paper du-
ring the yenr, amounted to nenr S2O, 00O, 900.
Such plea is a fragrant insult 10 common
sense
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Commemorative have not been on the
streets much for the last few days, but un-
derst nd there has been rather brisk trade
in the Commission business. The curious
reader will learn particulars by reference to
the proceedings of the April term of the
Circuit Court.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02

BALrIMoRE Dec. 37.-Reese's iron fur
mace has been destroyed by fire. No insu-
rance.
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The RIVER BAsK.-The Family Visitor
says of this institution which Is about to 60
into operation:
We gave in our local COLUMNS on Saturday
a description of some of the bills of this new
banking institution. The Bank is now fully
organized, aud its issues are in the hands OF
the Comptroller for his signature; but it is
not likely that they will be ready for the fill
ing mp and signatures Of the officers before
January.
This Bank is established under the free
banking law of the State, and the bills are
made payable at the Banking House in this
city. They are secured by depositing bonds
Of the State in the ComptrolIers office, hence
there is no danger of the bills depreciating.
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CALDWELL CoLLEcE, RooERsvILLE.-The
advertisement for this institution will be
found in our columns today. It's represent
ed to bo under the charge Of competent and
accomplished teachers, and we know Rogers.
Vile Is among the most pleasantly situated
towns, and blessed with as good society MS
any Ia the State.
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H. Walker writes to New York: "Thnt
he is not only snfe, and sound, but going to
carry all before him, and not yet gone Tho
Sun advises his friends to send ont vessels
and bring him and his party home, and so
save their lves--as it is evident, they cannot
long resist the whole Central American coa.
liiion. Another journal, however, looks up.
on Nicaragua rs useful. to be the Botany
Bay Of American loafers and vagabonds.
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tB- Our thanks are due the Hon. VIM
II. Sneed for valuable papers and docu-
ments.
Our thanks are also duo Hon. s. A. Smith
for similar attentions.
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Approved, Nov. is, 1856.

tY-An accident recently occurred on the
Union and Spartanburg railroad train, in
which fifteen or eighteen passengers were
moro or less injured. Mr.. Price, Of North
Carolina, is considered dangerously injured.
DR.. Might, Mr.. John Henderson, Miss Sims
an6 brother, were severely but not danger
ously injured. The South Carolinian says:
"A nurse Of Mrs. Z. Emore, Of Mont
gomery had he. mistress infant in her lap,
and when she found tho car falling over,
she clasped the child 10 her bosom and cried
out III will live or die with you; my baby
aud faithfully protected her charge. Anotb-
or child Of Mrs. E. was saved by tho kind
aid Of a gentleman whose name is unknown"
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l,s50,7s6 s7O,l46 l,356,sl5

We give the return of the Journal of Com.
merce for South Carolina, but it should BE-
added that there were may true Fillmore
men in that State, and who would have SO
voted, but for the fact that the Legislature
there monopolizes the vote, and denies the
right Of the people to express their personal
preferences for any Electoral ticket.
By the neglect of six county officers in
Kentucky, Mr.. Fillmore losses 2,4Sl votes,
and Mr.. Buchanan 3,4Os.
Upon careful analysis of the Presidential
vote, we find the following results:
The Free State vote 2,93S,750
OF which Fremont reed 1,9SS,sO6
Buchanan l,2l2,60l
Fillmore 3s7,s43
Total vote in States having slaves 1,I37,723
Of which Buchanan reed 63s,S59
Fillmore 49S,ll7
Fremont l,247
Among the speculations Of this election il
the following very striking one, showing the
great inequality of the Popular and Electoral
vote. The per cent runs thus:
Popular Votea Electoral Votes.
Fremont 80 percent. Ssper cent.
Buchanan As per cent. SO per cent.
Fillmore rs per cent. per cent.
Thus Mr.. Fillmore receives about rs per
cent. Of the popular vote, and only Q per
cent. of the Electoral vote. About as great
an inequality as one could wish. and one not
very democratic, not much in accordance
with true popular equality.
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VERMONT KANSAS AID BrLL.-We publish
below the "relief act" of the Legislature Of
the State of Vermont. 1t is not unlikely that
there are suffering poor" families in Vermont
who are in need of assistance in "food md
clothing" and who will express much wonder
that charity did not "begn at home" in that
State:
No. 59.-AN ACT for the relief of the poor
in Kansas.
II is hereby enacted by the General Assem-
bly, ofthe State Of Vermont, as Jollo,os:
Sac. l. The sum Of twenty thousand dol
lars is hereby appropriated and placed at the
disposal Of the Governor Of this State, to be
by him used (if necessary for the purposes
hereinafter stated.
SEC. ,. The Governor, II In his judgment
the suffering poor need assistance, is hereby
authorized TO draw on the treasurer, from
time to time, for such sum or sums, not ex-
ceeding twenty thousand dollars, n the pur.
pose Of furnishing food and clothing to such
Of the inhabitants Of Kansas as may be in a
suffering condition for the want thereof
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from It's
passage.
Approved, Nov, Is, 1856.
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THE BUCHANAN CABINET.

We have no right, other than those o.
American eiiizens,-to make up Cabinet
for the President Elect-and We care very
little as 10 the persons whom he puts in
provided he creates uDity-that 10, makes
Government Mr.. Pierce's Cabinet policy
had no unity-under him we have bad no
government-and. hence in Kansas-as in
the Greytown bombardmeni, and Walker
Nicaragua Fillibusterism-we have had all
sorts Of contradictory policies. President
Pierce tried to make work together such gen.
!lemen ms Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War,
and Mr.. McClefland, Secretary OF the Iuie.
riOr' materially impossible for unity Of nc.
ton.
Now, it Mr.. Buchanan will give W. from
"lhe Democracy" government of Nulli6ers.
or a government of Free Soiers-we can
get on-because there viii! be n porcy-a
unity--a certainty but IL he mixes IN. two.
the country will suffer by distractions, as !, ba.
been sadly suff.risg under President Pierce
1t may be said, in reply, "there have been no
dissensions in President Pierce's Cabinet
and It is true, none have been made public
but the Kansas policy alone indicates twenty
fights inside Of his Cabinet. H. has chang.
ed ard exchanged his officers, and changed
and exchanged his policy ibere--brnginp tho
country, at one 'imv, into hot civil war
whereas any Decided policy Of Unit Gov.
eminent would long ago have settled oil diff.
6eullirs. ], behooves Mr. Buchanan TO mako
no such misiakes-but to surround himself
with men OF one miud-cne species Of poIit.
ical sranlng-wiih one feeling. To please
every body in his party is impossible. Hs
must create a Cabinet to whip such as he
cannot please, and to max up for that ins,i.
table loss by certain gains from the opposi-
ton, masses Of which are well disposed to
stand by him II they can.-N. Y. Express.
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DISTURBANCES IN KASsAs.-The Herald of
Freedom, published at Lawrence, announces
that FREQ State men are committing outrages
on pro.slavery men, and offers to help sup
port them:
Southern Kansas.-The Herald of Free
dom (Kansas) Of Nov. %, says A gentle
man in our Office from the southern part of
the Territory reports that disturbances still
continue in that region. lie says that small
guerrilla party of free State men are commit.
ting outrages on the pro.slavery men in
Missouri, for their pnst interference in Kan
sas affairs, while the latter IRE retaliating on
honest settlers. The house of our informant
was bnrnt by one of these parties from Mis-
souri,. We hope measures will be taken to
break up these guerrilla parties, else break
the heads of those concerned in them. Any
aid we can render either party against the
opposite one, for future outrages shall be
furnished cheerfully. The free State party
desires quiet, and should not be the agrees
sors. We are conscious that they have been
sufferers TO large amount, and feel incensed
at the powers that be; still, it is better to
swat the reward Of time" than take retribu-
ton into their own hands, and thereby bring
upon the country civil war again.
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ing senator has met and has elected, and the sitting
member Is the individual chosen by them
need not into the question OF the validity OF an eiec
ton by joint vote great majority OF the States have
adopted that mode in pursuance Of the auth rty confer
red by the constitution TO prescribe the mode In Connee-
cu, where We think we do things about right what
others may think OF us make our election py
concurrent ballot and IL requires major vote OF each
branch of the general assembly acting independently and
by ITSELF just as in passing law to elect senator That
however insisted the sole and only mode known
TO the constitution and unless the ground be taken DIS
ncty that the choosing OF senator by the legislature OF
msSs to the REGULARITY Of Of this Joint
venton No gentleman here claims that the legislature
in choosing SENATOR to act as in making law TOR II
of each branch must agree to the election the
governor must approve it, and all the forms necessary
legislative act must be gone through with They must do
it by bill it must have the form of legal enactment il
be- in other words legislative act and go through
all the forms OF legislation fby the Legislature is to
be understood that the egs aure to act as in making
a law but that Is not claimed
know that suggestion is made in regard TO the valid
y proceedings that appear valid their face for in
stance vote Of the senate when there IL less than
majority present there being division, yeas and
called but that does not by any means make the
difference between this and valid election for In this
very case and believe in the State of Virginia. Mr.
President from which you come it may appear even on
the record that branch OF the legislature does not
cur in the result and yet the election is had 1t appears
record and part of the record that the senate for in
stance does not agree with the other house in the joint
action OF the two but still the senator is duly elected 1t
is not by any the case because this matter does not
appear Of record that therefore, has been passed
and passed improperly, legal when 1t not le
gal for under these circumstances it does appear of
ord that the senate for instance the Of the
tors recorded they in this case do not
in the major votein the joint action of the whole body
but that is of consequence because the majority of the
whole vote for given individual who is elected.
have spoken, Mr. President without preparation, and
in desultory way am aware rose to give my views
this matter at the present time rather than occupy
time another day. when other and ADLER gentlemen win
enghten the Senate if it needs further enlghtening
the subject to decide.
Mr.. SEWARD obtained the floor.
Mr.. FESSENDEN. II Is now three O'clock and believe
the vote cannot be taken to-day. understand several
members have left the Senate that superstition would
suggest, therefore, that the Senate adjourn.
Mr.. SEWARD. believe there some messages the
table from the President of the United States which should
be disposed Of therefore that the further consid
GRAFTON of this question be postponed until tomorrow
The motion agreed to.
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House when the bill for the relief Of Joshua Knowles n
and Others read third time and passed-yeas IA
nays 20.
Mr.. McMuLLIN, Of Virginia, moved to reconsid,r TN
vote by which the bill passed. and then moved tina
the House adjourn.
The motion to adjourn disagreed to-yeas g. nan
Is.
The question recurring on the motion to reconsider
Mr.. WASHoURNE, of Illinois moved to lay the mo-
ton TO reconsider the table pending the question o.
which,
The House adjourned
PETITION.
By Mr.. WATKINS; The petition Of Voucher Bonrinsi,
Of johnson county, Tennessee, for invalid pension rs
red to the Comnittss Invalid Pensions.
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LOCA l. N f w 8.

AT meeting of the board of trusees Of pubc schools
held on the 7h instant the folio wing were offered by Nj
AtLee and unanimously adopted Whereas well-ogas
lied system Of public instruction recognised BY ever
Intelligent community as essential to the existence and
welfare OF the republic and whereas the citizens of Wash
ingon annually manifest increased solicitude in behalf
TINS great American institutions and whereas in con
quence OF the limited available for school pu
pose the trustees of the public schools are compelled
refuse the benefits of learning to hundreds Of chdre
thirsng for knowledge and whereas the Senate Of tb
United States have with promptude and unanmity mos
gratefully appreciated by citizens passed bill pros
vidns means for efficient expansion of our public
school organization, which bill il now before the House
Representatives of the United States therefore.
Resoped That the board Of trustees of puolc schools
In the city OF Washington do most respectfully ask tho
consideration of said bill by the House At As early Pc
ROO as can consistently be allotted for that purpose rely
ing on the sense OF justice and sagacy of that honorable
body for propous action thereupon especially when Il
remembered that out of the enormous grants of public
lands made by Congress in aid of education throughout
District of Columbia
On motion of Mr.. Pearson, It was
Ordered That the secretary publish the foregoing resou
on In the city papers and also send copy to the chair
man Oh the COMMITTEE the District of Columbia of The
House OF Representatives
s. A. H. McKIM,
Sec. Board OF Trustees Pub Schools
TIE NATIONAL THrArRR--fHr NEW coxKDY--0ur cit
Esns should bear In mind that the new and highysucc
iui comedy of "Sefn written by Mrs. Batemsn, will Do
produced at the National for the fret time In this city 90
Monday evening The leading characters will bs sur
tanned by MIRA Melinda Jones and the celebrated comedian
Mr. j. e. Ovens The piece has been in rehearsal for sew
era days. and pains expense spared In order that
justice may be done to its rare merits,
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pose had kept from day day without any adjourn
men without breaking up at ALL and had remained together
until the time when the election Of the present member
accomplished without any recess adjournment: wan
member was not entitled to his seat? He had, 1t seems
ty-two votes which majority of both houses; tn,
house of representatives consisting OF sxynine members
all being there and the of thrtyone making
hundred in all. The sitting member has 6ftytwc
votes majority Of the whole number If every member
had been there and voted Now put the suppose
this body had remained together without taking recest
adjournment at ALL and had continued until the time
when the election had and then this election had
by ftytwo votes, would it not have been Valid legal
electiou3 The senator's many or ALL gentlemen please
were gone. What then Did that dissolve the body
No. Mr. President because after the had voted to
into that body and make joint convention, and hal ac
tualy gone into such convention its members then to
be counted only numerically II members withdrew to such
leave less than quorum of the joint meet
long there majority of the two houses present. 30
long they might continue to act There be no other
rule than that unless you go the ground that there
bodies here instead of one which s not the idea Of
joint convention.
But sir the convention did not remain together without
adjournment They adjourned several times and finally
the last day, Saturday January 1885, two years
the house met and then IL w.s asceraned on senone
committee to the senate that the not session
and the senate senate did in 1t is claimed
that fact has made all the subsequent proceedings
valid and that the present member is therefore, en
tied to his seat Now my claim in regard that is sim
ply that after this body organized ii could be dis
solved only by Its own vote by withdrawal of so
many members as would leave II less than quorum Of the
two houses HN
Mr. BiGGS. VIII the senator from Connecticut this
point answer questions for my mind is in difficulty
regard TO ~ According to his view understand that
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GOOD MoyR--A movement is on foot in the aup.tOwr
fashionable section Of New York city to number all u
private dwellings, in large gilt figures upon the ga
plates the front doors, rendering them visible at ng
as well as by day.
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On motion, that resolution was laid on the table, On
the 18th OF December it taken up and passed. King,
however Friday the 18th of December the time for the
election That the action of branch of the egs-
aure Of the State of Iowa The senate the other branch
of that legislature, acted upon this resolution by
amending 1t and changing the time to Wednesday, which
would be, believe, the 18th OF December at two and
half o'clock in the afternoon and in that amendment
made by the senate to the original resolution of the
the house concured and the time for eecng
for that State fixed by the legislature of that State
be at and half o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday
the 18th Of December 1854.
We have them the action of the legislature of that
in the fullest at least point that is to fix
the time when and the place where they would
tor to the Senate of the United States for the State
Iowa. There Is question about another fact that on
the day named in that resolve and the place fixed the
two branches Of that egsaurethe house of
ves and the senatemet in joint convention and organ
lied for the purpose of eecng the whom
the resolution they had resolved to elect We have then
assembled together in joint convention the body of
who under the constitution of the United States and the
laws of the State of Iowa. competent to make an
election TO this place
Now sir what was this body thus convened and organ
lied Was it the legislature of the State of Iowa
Clearly not for the purpose of doing legislative business
They did not meet to make laws. They were not either
by the laws usage of the State when thus assembled
authorized to enect laws They not legislature
the in which we ordinarily speak Of Ieo,s,a
They were however, the two bodies which under tho Ia
of that State composed its legislature The BODY Tins
convened consisted Of the and house of
tves OF the State of Iowa met together in Joint con-
vention for specific lawful constitutional purpose
If it be necessary that the legislature shall choose
. senator, this was the legislature. If gentlemen
say that by the constitution of the country the lepis
latnre must choose senator's this body was the easa
ture because 1t was composed Of the parts and ali the
pars which any gentleman upon this door claims to be
necessary In order to make legislature for this pur
pose There element wanting. No person claims
that the resolution for joint meeting had not been passed