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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

The steamer Illinois arrived at New York
on the 9th, with California dates 10 the 9Th.
She connected at the Isthmus with the So.
nora, which brought about Sl,7OO.OOo in
treasure the bulk therefore was transferred
to the Illinois.
The Legislature committee reported s2aI..
goo were taken from the Treasury, which the
Treasurer says was paid for bond df the
Paclie Express Company to liquidaie the in.
terrst on the State debt next July. Tho
validity of the bond is questionable, and the
Legislature have proportion to impeach the
Treasurer.
Alta meeting of the citizens Of Mariposa
it was resolved to resist Fremonl's claim to
that tract.
A bill is before the Senate, which, if pass.
ed, will enable them to do so.
The Iowa hill placer company property
was nearly destroyed by fire. Loss $780,.
600.
Mexican bandits are devastating the south.
err countries and numbering the Inhabitants.
The sheriff of Los Angles and three consta.
bles went to protect the people and were
murdered. The Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 to assist in exterminating the rob.
bers.
The recent earthquake opened the ground
20 feet wide and many miles in length in the
southern part Of the State.
Business at San Francisco dull. The
mines ARE yielding large. The receipts of
gold at San Francisco are 90 per cent great.
er than for the preceding fortnight.
Messrs Kelman e. Co., dry goods mer-
chants have failed. Their liabilities amount
to 100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06
SOUTHERN TRADE WITH sy.,,-T,i. :.

SOUTHERN TRADE WITH SPAN.-Iti ia No,
generally known that the city of Charleston.
s. C., is now, as it has been for some Tins
past, carrying on lucrative direct trade with
Spain, and that chiefly in the essential com,
modify of -four. From the Courier we oh.
tain the following facts in relation to this I'm.
POrtant export trade from Charleston:
Ii is but short time since that we noticed
rs it Was also bv the commercial press
throughout the country, the export cargo Of
-four from this port to Spain. Another in.
stance connected with this new feature in our
trade has come to our attention. The Span.
ish brig Maria Juana, Cerecede, master, clear.
ed from this port yesterday for Santandar,
Spain, having on board l,OlS barrels and
300 sacks of -four. This may seem some.
what singular, and acting upon the "coals to
Newcastle" principle, as Santandar is the
great flour depot for the south of Spain; bu,
the cargo above mentioned is OF extra sups-
riOr Lebanon and Denmead's brand, and far
better than any that is grown or manufactur.
ed in Spain.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06


A TRUE BILL.-The Milwaukee Sentinel
An out and out Abolition sheet--speaking
of the election Of Preston King, by the New
York Legislature, TO the Senate Of the United
States, says--"'l'he bitterest opposition 10
Preston King came from the Know Noihings,
who seem to ou.vie the sham Democracy,
though in close alliance with them, in OPP
posing such champion of Freedom us
Preston King"
1t is true enough that the old line Wings
and Americans in the State of New York did
oppose the election of that VIGOROUSLY I'M
srrupulous Abolitionist to the United States
Senate, with far more vigor, determination
and bitterness than the "shan Democracy
And yet the 'sham Democracy" of the North
have always been, and still are, claimed by
the "sham Democracy" of the South, as loyal
and true to the rights and institutions Of the
South. But the claim is stupid humbug, as
both wings Of the "shams" very well know.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

TIE OFFICIAL CHANGE AT WASHINGTON.
Tie rapid approach of the close of one
Administration and the opening Of another,
gives 10 Washington an appearance of ami
m,tion which it has not exhibited for four
years past. The Avenue, in the genial sun.
shine of the last few days, has presented n
streaming tide of lively and varied humanity;
The hotels are filled to the atics and overflow
at their main entrances with those mscella.
ne0us crowds of cigar smokers that afford us
the nearest approach we have in America to
the French faneur. Men from all parts of
the country, the representatives, ofevery class
and climate, Down casters, Creoles, Hoosiers.
F. F. V.'s,-united by the single tie of Dem
ocratic brotherhood, saunter through the
national metropolis apparently with nothing
to do, vet really occupied with n thousand
busy schemes of political intrigue, and exhibit
ing in the very diversity of the outward man
a certain uniform bearing as place hunters
All have rendered some special service to the
party and expect the merited reward; all pos.
sess some special fitness for public station in
the Treasury or the Interior, or the Diploma.
tic corps, and all are animated towards the
party and the President, BY that feeling of
gratitude which consists, according to Sher-
dan, in "a lively sense of favors to GOMEZ
Baltimore American.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

Room FOR THE BABY.-Tbe Chicago Times
tells the following story and vouches for its
truth:
"1here was n crowd in the office OF the city
marshal yesterday, where that good naiured
official was selling wood to the poor. Stand
back, all Of you and let the woman with the
baby have chance The crowd complied,
and again, and again, woman after woman,
each with babe in her arms, kept pressing
forward 10 the desk. The marshal took Il
co6ly for while, bu, finally the infant be-
gan 10 assume familiar look, and an exami.
nation WINS had, when it turned out that the
mother was lending her baby to her acqaint-
ances, to secure to them the immunites
which she herself enjoyed. There was a
laugh all round, and fresh start"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

SOUTHERN UNIvERsITY.-A vigor Gus
movement is now being made in the southern
States, originating, it is said, with Bishop
Polk, of Louisiana, for the establishment Of a
University upon most liberal basis. II is
proposed that no actual steps in the expeRdi.
ture of money, shall be taken until the sum
o. five hundred thousand dollars shall have
been secured. Others argue that at least a
million Of dollars can be obtained. The pro
ject has met with favor in eight of the south
ern States, and il is thought that there will
be no difficulty in procuring whatever funds
may be rrqnired.-Atlantd Intelligencer.
The above paragraph has reference to the
Episcopal University, about which we pub
ished a communication some weeks since
from Rev. ]. l.. Gay.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

]
tbs MISSISSIPPI ESrASGLEMEET.-A par
agraph has recently appeared, stating that
the State of Mississippi had got its affairs so
complicated by cruel Legislation as to render
it doubtful whether, under existing laws,
her officers were not perpetual. Il seems
the matter was referred TO the Legislature,
whose action in the premises is thus given:
The committee to whom was referred the
message Of the Governor relative to the re-
cent amendments of the Constitution, says
the Mlssissippan, have submitted report
through their chairman, tho substance of
which is that there is no confidence between
"Tenure of office amendment" and the "Elec,
ton amendment" except that as the Consti-
tuition now stands by virtue of these two
amendments the members of the Legislature,
now in session will be compelled TO hold the
session which cnnvenes on the LIST Monday
in November, 1857, and those elected at the
October election in 1857, could not hold a
regular session until the st Monday in No
vember 1859: in other words, the members
elected could not held n regular term until
twenty FIVE months after their election, which
must continue to be the case under the pres
ent system. As to the election Of Governor
and other officers, the committee think there
is no difficulty.
To remedy the Inconvenience in relation
to the members Of the Legislature, portion
of the committee recommended the call of
Convention, and others of the committee re-
commended the passage of bill proposing
nm additional amendment of the Constitu.
ton.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06


A Now IN TIE RIGHT DIRECTOR
A late number of the West Tennessee
Wing contains the following very timely re-
marks in regard TO a long and much abused
custom.
A long custom or usage frequently becomes
great tyrant over the actions of men, and
he who Undertakes reform, however saluta.
ry the reform may be demonstrated, meets
with the strongest opposition from those
who have long bowed to what they term
popular opinion! For ourselves, we have
long since cut the shackles of this tyrant,
custom or popular opinion, and will strike for
reform wherever we believe reform is
necessary. A custom which has prevailed
among political parties for friends to write
communications for newspapers, calling on
this or that man to run for office, has grown
into great evil; and 10 this custom NAV be
attributed, in great degree, the frequent
bitter and unnatural conflicts among those Of
the same political faith. These communca-
tons never appear, without producing jeal-
ousies and heart burnings, that develope
themselves in so many elections, by an open
rupture, and many noble hearted man has
been defeated by members of his own party
wounded, MS it were, in the house of his
friends. Now this custom may be of public
utility, if not abused; it may be proper for the
power of the Press to be brought into requi
sition in presenting the claims of man for
President or Governor of a State, because
such man may not have general acquaint-
ance over so large territory; but even when
this is done, the advocates who are pressing
the claims Of their favoriie, should be ex-
tremely cautious, not to initiate against the
claims of other persons of the same party
But there is no necessity, whatever, for this
custom to prevail in putting forward candi-
dates for Congress or the Legislature, for in
so small aterritory the people are well ac-
quainted with every man who is ct TO fill
these stations, and they are the great source
that should send forth candidates, and not an
editor or a correspondent of his paper. Then,
We hold that it is bad policy for the Press,
directly or indirectly, to urge the claims of
any man for Congress or the Legislature,
until the people, in their primary meetings,
shall select candidates. The people will hold
conventions and canvass the claims of all, and
will make good selections, if lett free from all
outside pressure.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

NAPLEs.-An alarming state of affairs pre-.
walls in Naples. The King has retired to the
Palace of Caserte, and has had the sewers
and gas pipes barred with iron. Past nine
o'clock at night all is black and deserted in
the streets of Naples. The governmental
inquisition is carried to such an extreme that
in the hotels no pointed knives ARE allowed,
and the cooks are obliged to use knives with
rounded points. An actor who carried arms
theatrical arms-to use in the inoffensive
durls of melo. drama, had them conliscated
and destroyed.
The arrests had ceased a little at the last
dates, but perhaps il must be admitted be-
cause the prisons were full. A great number
Of prisoners had been crowded into the prison
Vcarea, in single room without floor, where
they had neither chairs nor bed, and were
deprived even of their hats.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

WILLARD FILLMoRE.-Ihe West Tennes-
see Wing pays the following merited tribute
to the fame of one of Americas present
patriots:
Although Mr.. Fillmore may never be Pres.
dent of the United States again, still he will
ever be regarded MS one of the country's
benelactors The sun of his glory is fadeless,
ii will ever hold the zenith of its armament!
and in coming ages will shed even brighter
glory ard a more glorious uster. BoIivar's
name will not be dearer to his land, nor
Greece's patriotism TO hers! for while the
Amazon shall flow his father of waters to the
ocean, or mountains lift their brows 10 the
sky while temples and domrs may stand or
be known in history-Millard Filmore's
name shall be halowed spirit on the face
OF the waters, magic on the mountains OF
South America, and an inspiration on the
domes and in the temples OF Greece. His
own land will be the last to forget him,
when his history shall be handed down to
posterity.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

ASTOUNDING News FROM ISDIANAPoLIs!-
A letter has been received here from Indi
annapolis stating that in the investiga
tion of the accounts of the outgoing Repub
lican party State officers of Indiana, astOun-
ding defalcations have been discovered; tina,
certificates for issuing patents for some Is or
20 600 acres of swamp lands have been issu.
I'd in favor of one of those officers, for which
no money has been paid into the treasury;
that the accounts of The State treasurer show
deficit of some $4,000 not paid up by him;
and the issue of large amount of bank pa
per without taking the security required by
law. There is "oId Ned TO pay" in Indiana.
polls about these developments. The par.
ties implicated were elected as Know Moth.
ings. but turned up Republicans in the shuffl-
ing of The late Presidential campaign.-
Washington Star.
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CROP PRosPEcTs IN CHERoKEE.-The Cass-
vile Standnfi. of Inst week snvs.

ST.. LOUIS, March 2.-The Republican pub.
fishes letter from Geary as to refusing to
commission Sherrod as Sheriff of Douglas
county, he says Sherrod has been engaged in
drunken broils, fighting, shooting, &C.. and
he shall not commission any one whose
passions or habits render him unfit for a
proper, discharge OF his duties. The Kansas
Legislature adjourned on the 2lst. The
Governor vetoed the Census Constitutional
Convention bill, and signed the rebellion bill,
The former was passed unanimously over the
veto. The Territory is reported quiet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

~ The Memphis Enquirer says that Sam
Houston will probably be the now.Nothng
candidate for Governor of Texas. He ought
to run for something, that the people of
Texas may have mn opportunity of showing
how universally they despisc hm.-Nashuilie
Union.
The above paragraph is fine illustration
Of tire sort of feelings the Democracy entei-
tniR for political opponent. Sam Houston
brought Texas into the Union, and the acqui.
sition of the "lone STAR" was claimed as n
great Democratic triumph, and he was hero.
Now, that he denies the infalibility of the
Democracy, and acts independently, he is
hunted down by them with ierocity emf
nently savage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

IMPORTANT MAIL LISE.-The U. S. SEN
ate adopted, ON the 9th, an amendment au-
thorizing the Post Master General to con-
tract for the conveyance of the entire letter
mail from the Mississippi river 10 San Fran
cisco in four horse coaches at a cost not ex-
ceediug 100000 annually, for semi month
ly, $l5O,OOO weekly, and 100000 for semi
weekly, the contractors to have the right of
presumption TO 800 acres of land at each
point necessary for station not nearer than
10 miles to each other. One amendment
appropriating $4,000 for inland mail service
The Washington Territory bill passed and
the Senate adjourned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

FREh ScHooLs.-Free Schools which teach
only reading and Writing are no; protectors
Of freedom. To read only is to open ones
eyes to the imposition Of any printed sheet
that may be thrust upon them-and hence
reading, instead Of being blessing, is a
curse TO the fanatic mind that will read only
one thing or side of thing. Thinking is
more indispensable than reading. Better, if
a choice must be made between the two, to
think than to read. Hence, Free Schools
which make wax Of us, to receive only dema-
gogues' or fanatics impressions, are curses
Such free school Is like brain without the
principle Of life in It. The eyes it is well to
teach-but the ears have just as important
function IN the human organization. To see
all sides, and to hear ali sides, is education"
The brain that is only drummed on by Others,
and Fever generates an idea, is pro6tted moth.
ing by the three "R's"-as they are some.
times called" Reading" "Wri!ing," and
Arithmetic" The Germans, especially the
North Germans, are as well educated as the
New England people--but II is about the
las. land to which one would look for Glib
erty," Independence" or Freedom" Where
people are really educated, in the full broad
bearing Of tina, noble word, there is no des.
potsm of any kind-certainly not Of that
worst kind, which, in village, or town, or
parish, rides over everything and everybody.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

st. LOUIS, Feb. 26.-There is trouble in
Kansas on account of Geary's refusal to sp.
point man named Sherrod, Sheriff. The
latter insulted Geary. The friends o: Geary
held an indignation meeting, which was in.
terrupted, when fight ensued, in which three
of Gearys friends were wounded, and Sher.
rod was killed. Great excitement prevailed,
and a general fight was expected. Geary's
residence was guarded by troops.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

ACCIDENT ON THE NASHVILLE AND CHAT.
TAsooGA RAIL RoAD-We learn through
the Nashville papers that serious accident
occurred to the passenger train on this Road,
on Friday morning last, 9th, by which three
persoEs-the engineer, fireman and wood
passer--were killed. The accident was caus.
ed by the giving way of Duck River Bridge,
precipitating the engine, terder and two
freight cars into the river. Workmen were
engaged in repairing the superstructure of
the bridge, and it is supposed something
connected with the repairs caused the acct
dent
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

tE Chicago was reached, in 1920, by
General Cass and Mr.. Schoolcraft in bark
canoe, by the Wisconsin river and Green
Bay, from tour through Lake Superior, the
head waters Of the Mississippi. Then the
entire country was wilderness; now, Chica.
GO contains 100000 inhabitants, and is tho
terminus of more railroads than any other
city in the world.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06
LAw--LlABILITY OF RAILROADS
FOR MERCHANDISE IN DEPOTS.

TUX MERCHANDISE IN DEFOTS.
The following case has good deal of in
terest for merchants who have goods on
Railroads:
Thomas VS.. The Bosros e. Providence
RAILROAD CoRPoRATIoS.-This was ar ac-
ton against the defendants as common car
rlers to recover the loss of roll Of leather.
II appeared in evidence that four rolls OF
leather, the property ofthe plaintiff, were de-
livered TO the defendants at Providence to
be transported TO Boston; that they were so
transported and were deposited at the defen-
dants' depot at Boston; that a teamster en-
Ployed by the plaintiff shortly after called at
the depot with bill Of the freight receipted
by the defendants and inquired for the leath-
er; that it was pointed out to him by the de-
PENDANTS agent, Allen, who had charge OF
the depot; that the teamster then took away
two of the rolls and soon after called again
and inquired for the other two, that he was
directed where he looked for them, and that
he found only one.
The Court held that under these circum-
stances the defendants were not liable rs car
riers. 1t was decided that the transportation
Of, goods and storage of goods are contracts
of n different character, and though one per-
son or company may render both services,
yet the two contracts must not be confound.
ed or blended, because the legal liabilities
attending the two are different. The pro
prietors of railroad transport merchandise
over the road, receiving it at one depot or
place of deposit and delivering it at another
agreeaby TO the direction of the owner or
consignor. But from the very nature and
peculiar construction of the road the propri-
etors cannot deliver merchandise at the
warehouse of the owner situated off the road
rs common wagner can do. To make
such delivery.a distinct species oftranspor.
tation would be required and would be the
subject of a distinct contract.
HUBBARD, i'm the case at bar the goods
were transported over the defendants road
and were safely deposited in their merchan-
disc depot ready for delivery to the plaintiff,
of which he had notice, and were in fact
partially taken away by him. No agreement
was made for the storage Of the goods, and
no further compensation paid therefore, the
sum paid being the freight for the carriage,
which was payable if the goods had been de-
livered Immediately on the arrival of the
cars without any storage. Upon these facts
we are ofopinion for the reason before sta.
ted, that the duty of the defendants as com.
mon carriers had ceased on their safe depos-
it of the plaintiff goods in their merchandise
depot, and that they were then responsible
only as depositaries without further charge,
and consequently, unless guilty of negligence
in the want of ordinary care in the custody
of goods, they are not liable to the plaintiff
for the alledged loss Of part of the goods.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

THE WHEAT CRoP.-The accounts from
the growing wheat crop are beginning to
come in, and are generally favorable. The
West Tennessee Wing Of the 9th says:
"The Wheat Crop, so our farmer friends
inform us, never looked better. and the pros.
poets never fairer fora large and bountifnl
crop of this cereal. The fields of wheat, I'M
der the influence of warm rains and soft sun.
shine, look wonderously green now, and our
friends anticipate full and plentiful harv.
est the coming summer"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

New YoRK CHARrTIEs.-The New York
Observer, a religious journal, estimates the
amount of money contributed by the various
Protestants evangelical denominations of
that city for the past year, for religious pur.
poses, at 81, 44o,0Oo. This does not include
the sums given to the poor, or orphan asy-
ums, hospitals and private charities which
would swell the amount to two million dol
lnrs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

The HERMIrAGE-In the Senate Of the U.
s., on the 18th ult, Mr. Jones, Of this State,
from The Committee on Military affairs sub
mitted report, accompanied by bill, which
was read and passed to a second reading, ito
accept the tender by the State of Tennessee
of the late residence Of Andrew jackson as
a site for branch of the United States Mill
tary ACADEMY" We learn from the Nash
vile Patriot that the bill provides that the
Presidents authorized to prepare and report
to the next Congress, an estimate and plan in
detail in regard to the needful buildings and
organization of such o military school, in
GLIDING tn, number of pupils, the mode of
appointment, the period of probation. the
regulations for their government provision
for their maintenance, and the terms on which
they shall be appointed cadets. The bill ap-
propriates Ave thousand dollars to carry into
effect the provisions Of the acs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-06

WASHINGTON, ID. Cit is rumored that
adviees have been received TO the effect that
the Persian and Chinese wars have termin-
ated, and that no additional troops will be
ordered for the latter, and no further advan-
ces will be made by the forces already at the
sites Of war.
New bostilities are brewing in relation to
the Danubian princpaities. The London
Times, has a strongly written editorial, de-
precating all temporizing expedien,s and urg-
ing decisive opposition to union Of tho
principalites.