The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-03

Ringgold, and that it's President was a ger
| iIeman of wealth and integrity. The Knox
Vile Mercury Of the 26lh contains an article
on the subject of wild cat institutions, at the
conclusion of which We find the following
paragraph:
"In mentioning the Post, however, in this
connection, We design I'll impute 10 II no ini-
proper motive, but only Ia adm"niah il that
an "piniun prevails extensively that new and
doubtful Banks sometimes accommodate
publishers who are in distress for something
else than a mere money consideration. II
the Editor of the. Posi- were oppressed with
d-bt-and We nre informed he is Motive
should suppose from his paragraphs that he
had been promised some relief"
While making our acknowledgements to
the Mercury for its rather insinuating sug-
gesiion, we may remark that we need no nc
Communications from Banks NJ this time and
hope We never shall; at the same time, IL the
"opinion" alluded to above about newspaper
publishers prevailed much more extensively
than it does, il would not determine the
Posts expressions about Banks, or any
thing else upnn which il might feel inclined
to speak. Opn:on"-pubc opinion-is FIRE
quentIy in error-Pr.judce nearly always;
and when such is the fact, we have no re-
spect for either We are as much opposed
to wild cat banks rs our neghbor Of the
Mercury; hut we have no idea of pitching
iuio banking institutions generally because n
few of the large plumber may hlppen to prove
unsound, or because there may have been one
or two breaks in our own end of the State.
And we believe it possible, too, thnt banks,
like individuals, may sometimes he unfortu.
nate and forced to break without Justly sub
jrrtng themselves TO the charge of swim
ding. Nor Is II any evidence that man de-
signs to rob and defraud the public, because
he takes the capital honestly acquired in ano
ther branch of business and goes to banking
upon it.
The inGiscriminate war which portion of
the press of Tennessee is waging against
Banks, is doing more than anything else to
make Tennessee money worthless beyond
our own State limits. Newspaper men are
pr"vcrbial MS bad financiers; yet one half tile
editors IN the State have been, for the last
six weeks, writing away on the subject of
banking MS industriously as they could have
done had they really understood something
of what they were writing about. Some of
our cultural brethren seem TO have been e.
vored with vision, wherein they were com
manded to WRITE, and in order To obey the
Injunction they furnish good deal that could
be LETT unwritten without an, serious dam
age to the public interests. We mean no of
Tense, but if they would thin more, and
write less, particularly on the subject at
"Banks and Banking" much greatrr benefits
would be accomplished. And We will add. for
the information Of our friend of the Mercury,
TINT We are no admirer Of that prudsh virtue
which is awnys ready to regard difference
of opinion MS dictated by improper motives. |
IN A FIx-ln the Legislature of lndiana,
which has inst adj 'urned, according to the
law limiting the duration of its session, both |
the revenue and appropriation bills failed to
pass, and consequently there is no law to
:"lect taxes during the next two years,
neither is ihrre any law to pny the sal..rrs
If State officers ar even the members of the
legislature. There is money enough on
land TO carry on the State government for
he ensuing wear, but there will be no law to
its being paid out for any purpose.
md 40 the risky State of Indiana is in some
what of u fix. Brsidrs, it is said that Gov.
Willard has expressed his fixed resolve not
o call the Legislature together, for any pur
nse until they meet again two years from
ow, according to law.
e1e An amusing incident is said to have
ern developed nj Washington with refer. .
nee to the California appointments. Not. ,
the confidence and selfsuffi
iency of the manner in which the Senators
run California made their bargains and nor.
Toned of the government patronage" il {
ow appears that they we're not, rs they .
ave very fran lv nrknov l.Jp.d boo, ~