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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

az simon Boggess ndvertises. In todHy's
paper, some valuable land for sale.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

NEw YoRK. Sept. T.--Cotton steady
Flour-Omo SO, State IS 25aS5 49, S"u'"'
ern %6aS6 40. Wheat declined 6 eents'-
Corn steady. Provisions firm. PORK heaT'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

t9w Il IL rsiim tied that the United Stntes
Treasury extension, at Washington, will re-
ouire three or four years from the present
time for it, completion. The entire build
ing when finished according to the original
nlnn will cost about $4,000 000
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

s1yy- "The greatest nrgnn in the world"
some old bachelor SAYS, ais the org"n Of
speech in woman, II is an organ without
stops"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

eB- Carpenters and bricklayen are "
great demand 10 Memphis, Tenn,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

RECOVERY OF THE LOST CABLE.-The
London Star says, it is estimated that the
outside loss the Company will sustain in
consequence of the failure, will be G25,0OO.
u is fully expected that at least one-half of
the sunken cable will be recovered. All TINT
is within 400 saihoms will be got UP, bu,
TINT portion in deep sen will, in all probabil-
ity, not be recovered. The cable will, il is
understood, he immediately hauled up.
A Dentist THRAsHED.-The Henderson
(Ky.) Reporter says:
One dn, last week Mr.. Boyd, Of Hopkins
Vile. administered n severe cnning To DR..
Badger, dentist. The wife of Mr.. Boyd, n
beautiful woman, called at the office TO get
some teeth extracted. Badger forgetful of
the prophecies of life, kissed her,
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
How Abolitionists get over Facts.

The Rev. w. H. Hurlbut, who wrote the abolition article in the Edinburgh Review abusing his own country in order to get over facts from the United States census that ob- structed his progress, said:-
 "The census of the United States prepared Tn looO, under the supervision of a well known southern writer and advocate of slavery. Mr. DeBow, returns the total etc, etc. It is com- monly aledged in the United States that the returns were tempered with to serve q party purpose, etc, etc"
 To this Prof DeBow answers, with the fol- lowing effect:
 No one but blind zeaot, or crazy faction ist, could make such charge, if he would oc. cupy but moment in examining the matter.
 The reasons of this are obvious euouyb- Since,
 Frst: Full copies of all the returns are de- posted ln manuscript in every county and State Tn the Cnlon, while the originals are now flied away Tn the Department of the Interior at washington, where they are accessible at any moment to every one. or course in tie cer- taInty ot detection, only a madman, as we'll as knave, could have undertaken to tamper With them, for party or any other purposes ,
 Second: From the very nature of an office employing such large number of persons. ike that of the census-persons from the north south, east, and west-through whose hands all the volumlnous returns must pass before they reach the head of the office-persons who make all the condensations and verfcatious and to whom everything done in the office must necessarily be as familiary known as the alphabet itself
 Third From the fact easily ascertaned at Washington, that during the whole course of my abors upon the Compendium and Mortali- ty Reports, continued at the head of the of fce under me, and responsible to me for its de- tails, citizen cf Philadelphia, whom had ap- pointed, who was, believe, a whig; and who had never crossed, think, Mason and Dixon's llne, until about the time of his entrance at the census office. This gentleman had the gene- ral direction of the labors of the clerks; assign. ed to each his department; received the reports and finally handed them over to me. He is still in the office, in charge of all the returns, and the manuscripts which formed the basis of the publications"
 After this, Hurlbut will probably pitch on some one else when aiming to sustain his false. hoods published abroad against a section of his country, by telling plausible l--s about an in- dividual.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

AN ABSURD SToRY-There has been story going the rounds of the foreign press, that an American Ambassador who saw Haytien en- voy at some of the royal parties in Europe, upon being asked what he thought of him, re- piled, that "h he reckoned he was worth thou sand dollars" Lately some English journals have applied the remark to Mir. Buchanan, though when the story was first started, it was attributed to Mir. Mason, at Paris. At all events, whoever did or did not say it. blus- terlng John Bull newspaper comes out in high dudgeon and demands that Mr. Buchanan shall deny it, if he did not make the remark. or else remain forever under the whitening indig- nation of the mighty British nation! The Sy- racuse (N. Y) Journal, referring to this mat ter, says
 We happen to know something about ne- groes In this country, their capabilities, their average intelligence and their general useful ness. We accord to them their proper level, and are not likely to elevate them above it, however much our fastidiousness may disgust our negro-klsslng neigh bors. If they choose to eat, drink, associate or marry with negroes, We shall still decline the association Texcept under diplomatic compulson, leaving those who like the flavor of the ebony race the uu- disputed monopoly of their companionshp Without protesting to be "ons of the transat. lantlc organs of Mir. Buchanan," we venture these remarks as indicative in some degree of American feeling in regard to the consumate Impotence of the London cockney negro wor- shippers.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

0F The old city council is out of office--it went out few days ago with grand flourish. We have been told, by its magnificent policy, It has paid of the city debt For this we are thankful and accord all the credit due. But how stands it with the old council in other matters? What kind of protection has been gwen to the persons and property of our citi- zens! What sort of an appearance do our streets present? As for protection of their per- sons and property, the citizens of Little Rock have had none, except what has been afforded by volunteer police. House breaking and theving have been ofamost nightly occurrence, and yet when protection was asked, our peti- tons were passed contemptuously by. In this respect what return have we had for the city taxes we have paid?
 As to the streets of the city, let any one go and view them! Of few .tavored streets, those In which our authorities have felt a personal in- terest, we acknowledge they are aU that any one could desire. But we refer to those in which our city authorities had no person. interest, and they comprise four-tlths of the number. What appearance dothey present? Dilapidated bridges, and streets. mud axle-tree deep will meet the eye of the reviewer in every portion of the city The working of the streets has been system of favorltlsm. The money we have paid for taxes have been lavished upon certain streets to the total exclusion of Others-and those have been neglected, not because their improvement was needed, but because none of the city authorl- ties lived upon them. It is common remark in the city that, to procure the repairing of any street, one who is interested must become an alderman. Is not this pretty state of things?
 And yet to carry on this system of favorite- ism we are aU taxed. All are compelled to contribute to the convenience and luxury of a few.
 As the city taxes contribute neither to our protection or convenience, what are they worth Why do We pay them? Unless some change takes place in the administration of affairs. in the next two years, we for one, shall offer a prayer to the higher powers to relieve us of the burden. Our city corporation is farce and it is a farce at the expense of the many for the benefit of few.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

 been shown to the preservation of this Union! The following from Gen. Quitman's speech expresses our views fully:
 "Gen. Quitman then replied to the resolu- ton condemning a revival of the slave tade, submitted by MT. Etherage, of Tennessee, on Monday last. He did not think that gentle man would undertake to say that the object of hls resolution was simply to procure the consti- tutional opinion of the House upon the sub Ject of the slave trade. It was purposely clothed in phraseology which assumed the right, upon the part of the House, to declare cer- tain custom immoral, unchristian, and inhuman. He denied the power of Congress to pronounce any act or practice immoral or unchristian, and considered the precedent most dangerous one Tn It's tendency. He was not in favor of the revi- val of the African slave tade, not because he looked upon it as shocking, not that he believ- ed that the transfer of slaves from benighted Africa to this enlightened country did them or the world any harm, bat because it was against the interests of the people he represented, and against the almost general sentiment of the sOuthn
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

AN EDITOR IN HEAvEN-Under the fore going caption an exchange gives an obituary of brother of the quill, from which we extract the closing paragraph:
 Are we not glad that such an editor is in hea- ven? There the cry Of "more copy'' shall never again fall npon his distracted ears There he will no more be abused by his political anta gonists with lies and detracton that should shame demon to promulgate. There he shall be no more used as ladder for the aspiring to kck down as soon as they reach the desired raund and know him no more. There he shall be able to see the immense masses of mind he has moved, all unknowiugy aud unknown as he has been, during his weary pilgrimage on earth. There he will find all his articles credited, not peal of his thunder stolen, and there shall be no horrid typographical errors to throw him into fever. We are glad the editor is in hea- ven.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

congress and itS tr0Ik--D1scuSs5On 0f the Pre-
 sidents Message Combination of hte isas
 against the Democracy-7ae incominq ad-
 nainistration etc.
 Washington D. C., Jan. l, '57.
 Congress thus far has been principally en- gaged in discussing the Presidents message and reporting the various appropriation bills from the standing committees, so that now every thing Is ready to speedily consummate the or dinary legislation. To many persons, it will appear from reading the proceedings, that not much has been done thus far but it should be remembered that in great degree the work ot legislation falls principally upon the con- mlttees and it requires the unremitting labors of committee for weeks, to prepare for legis latlve action what can be disposed of in day or less by both Houses. In addition to the la bors Of members in the Houses. and upon con- mlttecs, their labor in sending off public docu- ments to their constituents, and corresponding with them, also in attending to business in the executive departments for them, leaves them no leisure.
 The discussion on the Presidents message. or that portion of it, in which he refers to the organization and designs of the black republi- can party, will be productive of much good to the country. It has clearly established that the President was right in every position he assumed, and every charge he made Itis now evident that in 1860, the opposition will be united against the democratic party, and in the interval will make every attempt to divide and distract it; but this combination of isms will fail in it's designs.
 As the 4th of March draws near the interest in the advent of the incoming administration increases, and consequently any amount of rumors are afoat in regard to the cabinet, etc. The general belief is, that MT. Buchanan has not yet invited any one to become member of his cabinet, and that John Appleton of Maine. now the editor of the Eastern Argus, will be called to the Washington Union.
 The indications are, large crowd will be in attendance at the inauguration, many of whom. no doubt, will be willing to " serve their coun- try" and some of them from Arkansas There will necessarily be some disappointments, and as the majority of the present incumbents are democrats it may be that the incoming admi- nistration will not remove them. But its DO. licy in this particular, has not yet transpired, although the outside pressure will be great.
 Yours, etc, ARKANSAS.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

AN EDIroRs LIFE.-"The poorest blind morse, Tn the most uncompromising barkmil, mas moments of relaxation. To him the sound or the tannery bell announcing noon, is toe. s'n O! Joy' and he looks forward with grateful %,Tn'.olpation ,Th to hs prandial oats and mill feed. n. oe wea1isome round is stopped, the unlubri- cated gudgoons quaver out last sone.k ana cease their complaining; the trace chains rattle. over the animals back, and he attem Dts a vonth
 ,ui w, cahter as he moves of, happy old horse
 with hm there are no anticipatorv woes. ho works In circle, but a certain number of tn,ns are sure to bring respite. But with the ed;s tor It IS otherwise; his life is as MT. Mant;lin; teellngly remarks, one perpetual ernd., his machine never stops. Hot weather, headaches sickness at home are no relief to his perne,nai routing for the paper must come out and conv must be furnished" P'
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

HE HULL OF THE LOST STEAMER ARCTIC we learn that in June last, Capt. Conly of the schooner Mentor, came to anchor in forty-ive iathoms water, in latitude 46:11, longitude not Iemem re oered, on the western edge of the Grand bank, about fifty miles from land, and found that he had dropped his anchor on wreck. on heavns over the fish-lnes they became en- tangled Tn wreck matter at about four or i've iathoms rom the bottom, and the particles lound adherlng to the hooks appeared to be portions ofrigging. It will be remembered that the steamship Arctic sank in September, 1854, within very short distance of the anchoraoe chosen by the Mentor and there can be TttIe doubt that the wreck discovered was that If the lll-fated stsamship.-N F. Com.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
For the True Democrat. WE MISS THEE EVERY WHERE!

WE MISS THEE EVERY VII ERE! Months have passed by, and in this space The tide of time perhaps has washed From round our hearts the widest trace, That first deep grief had furrowed there; And old accustomed habits fake Again the same familiar form, As when, with us you walked and spake, Ere we had bent beneath this storm And quiet and repose appear, And smiles enwreath the lips once more, And faces look serene and clear, W Which burning tears once darkened o'er. But, oh there is no hour of day In which thine image rises not, With such a bright and vivid ray, As time nor distance c'er can blot! Tis not that grief has passed, but we Have learned our feelings to control For oh, our hearts still pine for thee, With the deep yearnings of the soul; And though our grief is still, 'tis deep, And fingers, ever breeding there. 'Tis silent, but it does not sleep We miss thee-miss thee every where! We miss thee in the morning hours, The greeting at the matn meal, That gave response to ours-- We miss thee and thy loss we feel. We miss thee when the day is done, And round the winter side, The festive evening games begun. Oh then we miss thy voice of glee, In girish accents ringing free;- We miss the music, soft and clear, Of instrument and plantive song Of brilliant touch that thrilled the ear, Entrancing as it foated on But most miss thee ill those lays We sang together, side by side; In those remem ber'd bright spring days, By Missssippi's rapid tide. lve tried some of those airs once more Those airs and lays we played together- But oh, as in the days of yore, You stood beside with your guitar, And with the same sweet earnest look, As the gay air went ringing thence, Your gaze was fixed upon the book, Or wandered off in dreamy glance. Those airs, how every cadence thrills My heart with mem'ries of the past, And many ireside picture fills, Too bright too beautiful to lastl My heart is filled to overfowing- l cannot still the rising tear At tevery strain thy presence growing Unto my mental sight more clear,  Joyous and light the music's tone, To every other ear but mine; But oh, to me wailing moan Comes from the past with every liue. l cannot--cannot sing again Those airs and lays we played together At least till time shall still this pain, Which rises now, still throbbing ever. We strive, beloved one, to be gay To think upon the blessed light, That in the regions, far away,
 Now dawns upon thy raptured sight. We know it was our Fathers hand. For some wiee purpose dealt this blow, And tho we cannot understand, We know twas best that thou slouldst %. But oh, it is so hard to think, That in such brief and little space, Death thus could sever every link, unbinding every tie and trace. But what few years less or more 'Tis ever thus Times surging tide Is washing landmarks from the shore We too shall soon sleep by thy side. with all the loved who've gone before.
 JENNY WIRE Jan. 12ta, 1857.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
TO JENNY WREN.

BY OLPHUS. There is a spirit, fond and true, Nurst with poetic ardor too, That longs to interchange line With thee, dear Jenny and in rhyme. The purest breathings he will breathe, Nor with desire thy heart deceive; But calmly touch his sweetest Tyre And trust thine echo to inspire. Thy song in music on his ear Fell softly, and hath been the cheer Of lonliest hours pass'd unsung, Nor would, had not the strings unstrung Ne'er felt vibrate, thy wak'ning lay; Then lady thrust him not away But well requited for his strain, Responsive twang thy harp again. To thee the Gods with ardent will Would ply their humblest magic skill, And warm'd by impulse caught from thee, They'd mingle forth their praise to thee Little Rock, Jan. 27th. 1857.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

CoMPLIMENTARY.-The New York Day book' In speaking of the great black republican oall gwen in New York short time since, says oi uovernor Reeder, who was in attendance on the occasion:
 :. Ex-Governor Reeder was at the black rer,b llcan oail last night, as an invited guest. The more this fellow goes about and shows b;,,saIf the better tor the party which he opposes. for < worse looking eye or more vilanous counte- nance than he carries, we have never vet seen in any mans head. His looks show eneuoh to make an honest man shrink from his presence
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
Cuba.

"With respect to Cuba, the case is different nor do we think it will iniure the reputation of MT. Buchanan, or any other American states. man, to be suspected of desire to emancipate that one island from colonial vassoage, and, if such Is the wish of the inhabitants, to admit it as member of the confederation. It is not lit that the key of the Gulf of Mexico sbould be in the hands of the enemy, or one who is the mere tool of our enemies. The North and West, equally with the South, are deeply inter. ested In this question, which seems to be sleep. ing now, but which we opine, will never die Washington Union.
 These we'll timed sentiments meet from us ahearty response.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

Blow AT THE HooPs--A few days since, as a Roxbury friend, at the close Of his labors of the day, was enjoying comfortable ride home from his office in the city, in an omnibus partly filled with ladies, gentleman upon the side walk slgnalled the driver to stop, and, throwing open the door, sprung into the vehicle. His hrst step towards seat, unfortunately, inhu- enced somewhat by the sudden motion of the coach, brought his right foot in contact with a lady's dress; and as, with a hasty expression, he strove to extricate 1t from the embraces of the hoop, he was suddenly plunged forward, and In twinkng found his left foot in the same unfortunate connexion with hoop on the other side. This was more than our hero had barsaned for. For moment he seem ed fairly nonplused. Good heavens, madam!' sad he; and then nervously pulling the strap he cried: Stop, driver! stop! stopi STOP! 1 thought was getting into an omnibus, but { ttnd afs q coope1's shop"
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
AVERAGE DURATION OF IIMAN LIFE

AVERAGE DURATION or HUMAN LIFE.-Prof. Buchanan ln a recent lecture before the Me- chanics' Institute at Cincinnati, said the latter part of the sixteenth century one. half of all who were born died under five years of aye: ths average longevity of the whole popoution was but IS years. In the seventeenth century one-half of the population died under 12 years. But Tn the first sixty years of the eighteenth century one half of the population lived over P years. In the latter forty years, one hali exceed 43 years of age. At the beginning of the present century one half exceeded 40 wears: and from 1838 to 1845 one half exceeded 43. The average longevity at these successive De-
 rods has been increased from IS years in the sixteenth century upto 43.7 by the last eports.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

AMERICAN ENTERPRIsE-Mr. J. G. Gow.N of Boston, who has received the contract from the Russian Government for raising he vessels sunk Tn the harbor of Sebastopol, had five or SIX s competitors, among them the Credit Mobi. Ter of France, and yet the contract was award en 10 nm at figures above all his competitors, lro'h n. nis weii-known reputation and success at uioraltar, with the Missouri. He will com. mence operations in May next.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

ARKANsAs.--We congratulate our worthy co. temporary of the True Democrat of Little Rock upon his election for public printer of the State of Arkansas, The honor was as we'll deserved as 1t was generously given. The democracy have staunch advocate in the Democrat and we wish it long and prosperous careet?- Tua. ,St0tc Gazette.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

HE RIVER, WEATHER, ETc-As we go to press, the weather is mild and cloudy. with every indication of ran The river is still closed with ice, but, before twenty-four hours, unless a great change in the weather takes place, will be open to navigation. We trust that such may be the case.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27

O"Ah," said an Englshman, the other uay' belong to country upon which the
 sun never sets' And I' said Yankee belony 'o country of which there can be no correct up with it." O-" s''' AeeP
The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
Or Mir. Goodrich, in his recollections, gives

VT MT. Goodrich, in his recollections, gives the following anecdote of political barber in Washlngton at the time Madison was first no- minated ly the democrats:
 :" \ very keen observer, then and long after wards a Senator of the United States. once told me that at this period all the barbers of Wash ington were lederalists, and he imputed it to the fact that the leaders of that party in Con- gress wore powder and long queues, and, of course had them dressed every day by the bar Der. The democrats, on the contrary, wore short halr, or, at least, small queues, tied up cal lessIy with riband, and therefore. gave little encouragement to the tonsorial art. One day, as the narrator told me, while he was being shaved by the leading barber of the city. who was, of course, federalist the latter suddenly and vehemently burst out against the nomina. ton Of Madison for the Presidency by the de. mocratic party, which had been announced that morning.
 1 "'Dcar me! said the barber, surely this country IS doomed to disgrace and shame. What Presidents we might have. sir! Just look a, Daggett, of Connecticut, and Stockton of New Jersey! What queues they have got, sir-a. blg as your wrist, and powdered every day, sir like real gentleman as they are. Such men sir, would confer dignity on the chief magis. tracy; but this little Jim Madison, with queue no bigger than pipe-stem. Sir, it is enough to mako a man forswear his country!o