The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-25
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC PREACH
ING AND PRACTICE


ING AND PRACTICE.
The Columbus Enquirer says, to plain,
sensible and practical men, uninnuenced by
the spoils Of Office and unbiased by party pre-.
JUDGES and predictions, the course of the
Southern Democratic leaders for years past,
must have appeared most enigmaiical, IL their
object has been to protect the rights of the
States and perpetuate the Unicn. At each
successive political movement their promises
of peace and quietness and protection Of the
rights Of the South ends in "confnsion worse
COMPOUNDED" aud in some new infraction of
these rights. The measures they propose
and the agents they select To carry out these
measures, always happen to be antagonistica
to each other, consequently there is on trial
wretched failure In the accomplishment Of
their p.ofessed objects. One year of their
existence is spent in efforts to deceive the
people with the claptrap of national Demo-
cracy-theaext is devoted to the WINS and
hows, the ifs and ands to reconcile their in
consistency with broken promises and violat.
ed pledges. They heap around you bound
less protusion Of all sorts of luxuries when
you have no stomach for the fight and with.
draw their supplies when you are hungry MS
awolf. If they invite you to political feast
they either set before you peacocks brains
done up most wretchrdly broom, or expect
you to satisfy your appetite on chips, bones,
whetstones aud fish hooks, cooked after the
most approved style of French hotchpotch.-
When their principles are right, their selected
officers are peijured Arnolds-wh-n their
officers are pure il only reveals the corruptons
of their principles. This conflict between
their men and their principles is exactly suited
to their party, and the aders apply it as
wisely as the empiric did his knowledge of
the medical properties of cabbage, when he
found It was the life of Dntchman and the
death of a Frenchman. For instance the
Kansas cabbage was represented by the D..
mocratic doctors here. as the very elixir of
Southern life aud the bane of Yankepdom.-
The people were all invited to the cabbage
feast. 1t was served up in every conceivable
variety. IL was todsted, baked, roasted boil
ed, broiled and fried. 1t was raw, hot and
cold. The dish, to II late period was very
fashionable, hut the chief cook at Washn--
ton having great love for political chow
ders, commenced very stealthilv 20 mix the
simple cabbage with Goldfish and Weathers-
field onions. The hitter ingredients were
very nutritious to Yankee stoinachs, but the
Southerner much preferred the simple cab
bage. Now the cry of the Yankee s, cabbage
without Goldfish ard oniors, is death TO us
the Southerner says give us the cabbage, hut
curse your Goldfish and onions. The thing is
about to end in "bust up" when the chi,f
cook steps up, places his hand gently on the
shoulders of each and whispers these words
in their ears: Gentlemen, yuu are brothers of
the great wool HATED, double.brpastcd, unt.r.
riied, hard handed, knock knped, big footed,
pnrrot toed, r"ck.ribbrd National Democracy
you have commissioned ME Chief Cook and
have employed one Robert sulnumed Walk
er, formerly Of Pennsylvania, who is well
skilled Gas his Dutch eiehlors there will tell
you) in the art and mystery Of cooking Kan
sns cabbage! shall direct Robert to mix
his dishes in such u curious way that even
the old epicurr, Hello gabalus cannot say IN
ferstandihgiy, which is cabbage and which is
Goldfish and onions. II however at any time
Roberts hand should forget it, cunning and
he should place too much of the,codfsh and
onions to BE- palatublp, on the Southern plate
or too much raw cabbage on the Northern,
then in that Case you must put the blame on
Roberts shoulders, they are broad and cannot
be hurt, whereas ii was held responsible, II
would create very angry words and might de-
stroy the peace and happiness Of the great
National Democratic family.
Pleased with this speech of the Chief Cook,
the Yunkee and Southern leaders shake hands
the Yankee al the same time looking quiz
zical, ard telling the Southerncr to keep off
strife ind confusion-let the South ndopt rs
a watehword, swat" while we will echo,
~1'ake |"
This is fair sample of Democratic preach.
any auu pThctct. he SOutntFn DetnOcfut Is
perfectly satisfied if he can exhibit his chival-
ry in calling conventions and then shouting,
after the injury is done and the danger is past,
"To your tents, D Israel" The Northern
Democrat cares but very little how often tn
Constitution is violated, If it inures to his
benefit-for he knows to preserve intact the
National Democracy, that he can always oh.
tain absolution from Democratic President.
To keep up the harmony between these
speckled birds and spotted beas 8, Tie couu-
try must be ruined, the Constitution violated.
and Southern Rights destroyed, and We must
all shout-Great is Kansas cabbage when
0eH cooked.
The SUPREME C0URT.-Last Monday was
the day for the session Of the Supreme Court
but owing to the failure of Judges Cnrutiers
and Harris to arrive, no business has IN vet
been done. Judge Caruthers, We learn, is
sick at bis home in Lebanon, and will not be-
able to appear on the bench during this term
Of the court. On "Wednesday, Col. Jno. II. |
Crozier received u commission from Governor
johnson, to sit during this term in the stead |
of Judge Caruthrrs. Nothing has Yet been