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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13
E- The Nashville Daily News of the stI

H The Nashville Daily News of the 9Th
says
The Comptroller has made call upen the
Free Banks for an additional deposit of ten
per cent in bonds, as security TO the note.
holders. IF this call is complied with, rs we
presume it will be, there will then be depos.
tied with the Comptroller 20 per cent. oil
bonds 10 excess over the amount of notes
issued.
The same paper. of the same date, con.
tains The following paragraph:
The crowded condition of our columns
yesterday excluded the following Act In ref.
erence TO the currency which tan collectors
arc authorized to receive in payment for taxes
in this State. Information on that subject
being required, Judge Dunlap, of the House
of Representatives, in behalf of the Com
mttee on Ways and Means, stated in his
place, on Tuesday last, that the following was
the only law on the subject TO be found on
our statute books.
CHATTER Al, Section 1.-The
Treasurer of the State is hereby authorized
and required to receive of the Sheriffs and
Collectors Of the public moneys of this State
all such bank notes rs are current and pass
ing at par in this State, and the Sheriff. and
Collectors of public moneys In the different
counties in this State are hereby authorized
and required 70 receive Of the citizens, in dis,
charge Of public dues, such bank notes az
are current and passing at par In this State.
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sas) paper has the following:
"A young man of this city, having become
tired oflvng in state of single bIessednsss,
went across the Kaw River few DAYS
slnce-proffered his heart and hand to Young
and handsome Delaware Squaw, (said to BE-
worth $25, 0O0)-was accepted, then went
right of and got married. This 10 streak
OF luck for our young man, which will ona-
bic him to live at his ease hereafter. We
learn that few more squaws who are rich,
accomplished, and handsome, say that they
would prefer marrying white man to their
own red brethren. Now IL the time for our
young and good-looking men TO MARI, .
fortune" r-I 81 -
Yes, a fine chance TO play a williams part,
and show the red man how black white
mans heart can be for the sake of gain.
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~ An editor ever in North Carolina
thus admoniahes persons who enjoy the hon.
or Of having his name On the debtor side oil
their books 49,.
~ asy msn wants 10 see stars and appre-
eiats 80 81 M uses 10 which brick bats may
b. Psrvsrts4 let him approach eas visinisy
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

New YoRK ELECTION. New York
Exprsss puts down the Democratic gains, 30
far ~ hoard from, at 27,s3s, and the Repub-
lican losses at 42,2ll. The State has proba.
bly, gone Democratic. 'A
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@ 1t is said that more houses are to be
seen in Philadelphia "for rent" this fall, than
at any time for Eve or six years, and at redu.
ced rents.
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LooK HERr!-Why don't you buy Top
Buggy Of BRiDcEs & PHILL,Ps! They are
good and substantial. Every farmer in the
county ought to have one Of those Three
Spring Red Wagons.
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PAYmEsr OF PosrAGE.-The Post Office
Department has decided that, under the pres
ent laws, postmasters are not compelled to
receive cents in payment for either postage
or postage stamps, nor from any one person
at any one time more than thirty cents in
three cent coin. AL beyond this rests in
their discretion. j. r,e1s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

lsAvounArIou.-Theinau Inauguration ofIsham
larris AZ Governor Of Tennsssee, took
placeon the Sd inst a-sss,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

How TO TAKE IIPE.-Taks It by the
fore-loek, by the shoulders, by the spine, by
every limb and part. Take it just as though
1t was--as 1t is--an earne est, vital, essential
affair. Take just as though you personally
was born to the task of performing merry
part in il; as tho the world had waited for
your coming. Take il MS though it was a
grand opportunity to do and to achieve; to
carry forward great and good schemes; to help
and cheer suffering, weary, It may be,
heart-sickened brother. s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13
THE Hoe MARKET.-The Cincinnati Price
Current, of November 4, says

There has been little or nothing done this
week. There are buyers Of hogs for present
delivery at e6, but owners seem unwilling to
accept this rate just now, and are asking
e3.6oaS6. There are very few arriving, and
none but those already contracted for. Two
houses have commenced packing on contract
hogs. There can be no doubt now that the
season will be late one, as owners will hold
back 10 the last sooner than accept present
prices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

A MURDER CosyEssEp.-1'hs Boston,
Mass. Ledger says, that Edward Walsh, for
merly baggage master at Bridgeport Conn.
has confessed that in May last, he started in
company with man named Dennis Drew,
to look at some land in Waushara county,
Wisconsin, and that he had murdered Drew
and taken his money, a
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

GEoRGA.--The Legislature. on Saturday
last, elected the following officers For U. s.
Senate, r. Toombs; for Secretary of State,
z. p. Watkins for Supreme Court Judge, J.
H. Lumpkin; for COMPTROLLER General, p.
Thwsats; fos Treasurer, J. B. Tripps; for
Surveyor General, J. A. Green. ~ afg
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

II The Press, the Pulpit, and the Petit
coats--the first spread the news, the second
the gospel, and the last sprsad--all over the
sidewalk,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

GEoRoiA LEeisLATuRE.-John e. Ward
has been elected President Of the Senate Of
Georgia, John W. H. Underwood Speaker Of
the House. and Alexander Spear Clerk.
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or Our friend, the post. master At Clavs-
land. Is certainly is very unpleasant predica.
ment between the assaults of the .Clarion"
and the defens Of the Banner" II he could
manage 10 purchase the silence Of both, we
have no doubt he would feel mnch more COM
Portable.
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W The question is discussed in some
OF the Missouri papers whether raising hemp
is good business. A much better business
certainly, than being raised by il, ~,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

~ A dispatch informs us that the Ad-
ministration continues the consideration Of
the currency question as connected with the
Government operations. 1t is ascertained
from altogether reliable source, that there 10
no disposition to suspend the public works
now in process of construction, nor to inter-
fere with the contractors-but there is dis.
position not to commence new works unless
Of such character as to render them abso.
lutely necessary. The Administration q
course on these and other matters will de.
pend more or less on the developments Of
the next four or five months, as indicated by
the receipts of customs. Meantime, infor.
nation will be sought, with view to correct
estimates, and until this is obtained there can
be no definite policy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

- 10 consequence Of hard times The
Chicago papers talk Of reducing their pages
by one column during the winter.
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TYPHOID FEyER.-Ths Murfressborough
Telegraph says the typhoid fever has been
more than usually fatal in that vicinity the
present season. Many Of the best citizens
have been stricken down.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

4 gus Preserves @MovIss. BuaSsAues con.
tIissts cams 70 New Yovk fson tAs Wssi
10 islsiss qsasslsss ssesA -vasiess psinsa
- Ne IaEss. A quarter ~ riiiIsn bsshsls
whsat aleas vsashsd Buffalo ~ Frids1 b.
49, slasgs quantity Of corr and othss
gruia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

H BY n telegram received last night
from Memphis, we understand that John
Abel was acquitted; and that all passed of
quietly. Neps.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13
A FEDERAL CURRENCY.

the New York Express argues against
sPssls eurssrcy. Il says "a specie currssoy
is very fbsautiful theory, the nearer
We can come 10 Il the better,--and laborinR
people should seldom have paid to them
aught but gold and silver,-bnt It Is the ex-
elusive currency Of dreamsrs, of barbarians
asd savagss, and EXISTS only In thsosists' nod.
dies. Expefivace demonstrates i.s utter i'm
possibility, Is il IL in utter conflict with civil.
ization, trade, commerce, enterprise, and the
ingenuity Of man to better his condition.
Nevertheless, the time has come to do away
with small Bank notes, and to break down
Banks with no means, no capital. Only a
National Bank system can bring all this
about. There must be provided for bread,
cotton, rice, hay &c. some better means Of
buying silks, cottons, woolens, iron &C., than
the present Bank system, or the old system
will revive just rs ever, and break down just
as ever Indeed, even National Bank may
break down but what If il does break
down,--as the New York State Banks have
broken down,-inasmuch as, when broken
down, there is just as much confidence in
New York securities and bills, as there was
before the break down took place. What
we want In all times, but especially in times
like these, Is Bank bill, which Is at par 10
Galveston (Texas), New Orleans, Jackson
(siiss), Jefferson (Mo). Springfield (IID, Tus-
caloosa (Alabama), &c. Such Bank bill is
bbetter than gold, for 1t is "portable." "secura-
ble," as well as like gold, universal"
The remedy, we shall be told, for all these
dsorganized exchanges, and this irredeema-
bic currency, is hard money, gold and silver.
Nov all this is very pretty on psper,--pery,--
rery,-but there is not fiftieth part enough
Of gold and silver to give you, and me, and
others, what we want of them, and what we
need, to have enough to eat, and to clothe
ourselves with, ind to provide tenements for
! our existence and comfort If we were bar.
barians or savages, there would be plenty Of
gold and silver for US ll,-but we eat more,
clothe ourselves better, and have better hous-
es than savages, and therefore, we need more
gold and silver to buy oil these things with.
Gold and silver are to civilization what stone
and mortar nre to its structures--a founda-
ton, and only q foundation, to build upon.
If the foundation is too slight, the SUPER
structure totters, and falls. What we can do
in this civilization is not to build too big n
house upon too weak foundation. That
we do do, however, now, every five or ten
years; and in about every twenty years.-we
tumble over. A national architect may check,
perhaps stop this tumbling over,-but II we
do then tumble over, he can help lift us ont
Of the mud, and perhaps make US feel secur-
er when in it, ms now. One thing is certain,
we need Federal currency just as we need
a Federal government,-an a specie curren-
cy is not the currency of commerce, and never
can be,-for when specie is the only currency,
not only commerce, but civilization cease to
exist" s.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

H- From the New York Journal OF
Commerce, of Nov. 4th: J5 PR
The following telegruphic despatch Is said
yesterday. stfpt 35e
WAsHIsGTos, Nov. 2, ls57.-To Hon. D.
e. Sckles:-There Is not word of truth 10
the removal of Walker and Stanton.
1F J. BUCHANAN.
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o9 The citizens of Harrisburg, Pa, in
town meeting. have unanimously decided
against an issue of small notes,
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OUR RAILROADS AND THE PUBLIC DfSr.-
Inc hspo" OF n e. rayne' ESQ., Road
commissioner, mas been sent INTO the Gens-
raj hssemo'y ana ID poohsned 10 Inc wash
v'''e papers, we ga'he' the Following inte-
resting 'ac's rom me Report:
ihere are now $50 miles Of snished rail-
W" Ths , , ~h;ch h.v. ,.c.;v.d .,a
titled TO State aid. including such a have
been finished and those which have been
commenced, make an aggreese' 10 distance
" IT, rSoO , '", md ..,,,,.,.a.......,
1885 miIes of these roads ia a2s .saS.Taa-.
M T rserSge o. 1850 PEI nue. -.
these roads. whose coat IL hsre oivsn. i. ai6.
100000. .ttIa sl,tsnt.a'lqst ~
The whole amount Of aid pledged by the
S,' ,s 70 'ne companies which have cemplss-
contract, amounts 10 q o 0as 600 '
The amount of aid granted and to bs
granted to the finished roads and to those
s,S sns S ooo Gg.ess CO.. o, construction "s
pledged to those COMPANIES which bays aus
pended operations.
Assuming that some Of the roads whose
construction has been suspended will BE-
hereafter completed-that others now in
progress will not be built TO the extent orr
ginally contemplated that some Of the
companies will unite'their roads with others
which tho law allows them t0io-assuming
these things, which we nre Of opinion he
may well do, the Commissioner arrives at the
conclusion, that It may be safely estimated
that the present and prospective liability of
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

H The receipts ofthe Ohio and Miss
issIppi railroad for October were, In round
cumbersome hundred and sxty-6ve thousand
dollars. OF this amount something over one
hundred and ten thousand dollars wore from
passengers. u fEifafe.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

TRAeEDY.-Philodelphia, Nov. 4.-Rich.
ard Carter, President the Anthracite Bank.
was shot dead, this evening, In the parlor Of
the 81. Lawrence Hotel, by Thos. w. Smith.
OF Cecil county, Maryland. The latter, who
Is In custody, declares that he had married
an adopted daughter, or ward Of Castsr's, ma
subsequently discovered that Carter had pre-
vionsly seduced the girl, who had child
shooting was done In revenge.
Carter was middls-ag man, Of wealth
and family. Smith is aged thirty. l9l.
@ Question for dlseussiou-Can 4 b,a
nlan ache as hard as little mani
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

Nsw JERszY-Ths 'Dspoenis have car
ried both branches u the Legislature.
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THE ELECTION or A. o. r. MICH
oL1IDN.

OADN.
TIE souss Of Tie IAN democracy IN shs
Tennessee Lseislasute Ia ssisrsses 70 The
ssas 10 the Senate non occupled 81 Col. Bsll
Is receiving. = Il dsssrves. NE unqualified
disaPToval Of The conservative press Of the
county. The editor Of the National Inielli-
1smesr, amer alludine to .ths course Of the
party In regard to Jones, speaks Of this party.
outrage - follows:
The majority Of the Tennessee Legislature
not satis6sd, Il would seen, with having thus
oustsd one Wing Senator from his seat, has
proceeded with what was pronounced an To-
decent hasts when the party tables were
turned, 10 the election Of successor 10 the
Hon. John Bell, whose term Of service will
not expire until the 4th March, 1859. The
fact that the sessions OF the Tennessee lie.
gislaiure are biennial is, assigned as the
ground and justification Of this procedure,
which has for its evident aim to place the
eviction Of Dir. Bell beyond the hazards Of
the next ensuing election for members Of
that body, In which ii was doubtless feared
that majority might possibly be found to
favor the reelection Of that able and veteran
statesman, whose withdrawal from the pub
lie service, we take occasion to say, will be a
source Of regret to all who know how to mp
preclate political integrity and independence,
or who can postpone the triumphs Of party
to the interests Of country. AT a time when
our Senatorial ranks have been unusually
thinned by death we can III afford to spare
from our National Councils men Of large
experience and enlighted patriotism, to whom
so many have been accustomed 10 look as the
trusted guides and opponents Of sound le-
gislaeon.. 1t may not, however, become us
to aninadvert upon the eagerness with which
the Tennessee Democracy have preciptated
the election Of United States Senator to
supsrsede MI. Bell, and we ARE not sure,
moreover, that any words Of ours would re-.
ceive from them q respectful hearing. But,
II they stand in no awe Of political oppo-
nents, there was reason to hope that they
would ut least have manifested some defer
ence towards themselves, by paying to their
former opinions and conduct the poor HON.
age Of q little consistency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

GENERAL WALKER.-A telegraphic dis
patch, dated Washington, November 9Th,
says: ta'-g f.1 f1
Ger. Walker, In letter addressed TO the
Secretary Of State, saws, $50 far rs any VIC.
laiion on his part Of the acts Of Congress h
concerned, he denies the charge with scoyn
and indignation, and will not so far forget hix
duty as an officer Of Nicaragua as TO violate
the laws Of the United States while using
the hospitality of those within ito limits.h
As his military organisation is aband onsd,
about $500 men from the Southern States
have enrolled themselves ~ sgigrsnis To-
Nicaragua. tg
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W The editor of the State Rights Dem
ocrat, published at Helena, Arkansas, takes
occasior, during the suspension Of the Banks,
to give the institutions little humorous
chat:
"When private person owes debt and
fails to pay it, his property is seized and sold
under execution. If he attempts to evads
payment, he is called a swinder. When
Banks are in debt and cannot pay, they 'sus.
pend'-that is, republication the time being,
and 1t is all right and fair. Every private
debtor ought to have himself incorporated
as Bank-twould be 30 yery conyenisnt.s
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GOV. HARMS, INAUGURAL.

The Nashville papers contain thsInaucursl
Address Of Gov. Harris. We subjoin that
portion Of 10 which rslasss mors particularly
10 Estate .policy:" s
One Of the highest duties dsvolvinQ upon
the State Government 10 the preservation VI
public credit.
Our citizens hive embarked 10 an extensive
and N liz inception, a wise system Of Intcrna,
improvement to develope the immense re-
sources Of the State, and IN aid Of those
worksthe public credit stands pledged to a
large amount Such steps should be taken
as will insure the prompt and full redemption
Of that pledge. tl0 tIff
And while the most liberal policy consis.
tent with the preservation Of the Credit Of
the State, should be pursued towards those
companies, justice to them as well a. to the
State, forbids that the system of piedgipp lis
credits in aid Of those enterprises should be
farther extended.
| Tho present deranged condition of the cur
rency Of the State deserves serious consider
alton.
BY the universal custom of civilized ma
tons, gold and silver are recognised ms the
standard Of exchange, and commercial bal.
ances are readily effected through their instru.
mentality.
Their intrinsic value IL sucl, that thew new.
er materially Auctuate, so as to destroy their
utility as a universal circulating medium, and
the uniformity in the amount of currency
prevents those sudden and violent fluctuations
In the value Of property and labor, to which
the country is subject under the expansions
and contractions Of general banking sys-
TEN. Yet the present condition Of the eoun-
try, demands that such reform al zsy be
nddeted, should 10 slow and Fad its
operations, giving to the commercial and nil
other interests in the country ample time to
adapt themselves to the proposed change,
And while the system of banking Is con-
tinued, II should be SO regulated and restric-
ted (where the Legislature possesses the
power to do SOY as to make their issues con-
yertble into gold and silver on demand, u.
the place where IT is put into circulation.
Bank issustexpe' from general circulation
the coin of Tho country, locking it up in
Bank vaults or employing it elsewher in
profitable exchange, and while these institu-
tons are permitted 10 furnish the circulating
medium of the country based upon a system
Of credit, they should be required 10 furnish
one equally rs good rs that which they dis
place.
The policy of a general system of popu-
lar education, based as II il, upon the princi-
pie that every citizen of Republic should
possess sufficient intelligence to discharge,
understandingly, the high duties devolving
upon him, has justly received large share OF
public consideration.
A more efficient system of common school
education is imperatvely demanded if we re-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

~ Our summary Of Legislative news is
necessarily brief. Most of the business as
yet is in an incipient condition, and details
would be upinteresting to our readers. We
therefore only notice such matters as are Of
general importance. Those who desire the
proceedings in full should subscribe for the
Legislative Union and American"
The law creating the office of County
Judge has been repealed, and the incumbents
will have to abdicate about the beginning of
the year of our LORD, 1858. Many of them
have discharged the duties of the office to
the advantage of their respective counties,
and worn the ermine with becoming grace
and dignity. It certainly little hard that
they should be SO suddenly called upon TO
disrobe, lay down the insignia Of judicial ap-
thority, and take rank again with common
people. But so II Is. Change is the order
of the day, and will continue to b.; for the
weather-fow upon the church-steeple, to To-
dictate the direction Of the wind, ID not more
easily moved than the politicians and dema-
goguss by the popular breath. There 10 one
consolation, however. for the retiring gentle
men, and Of which not even the Legislature
can deprive them. They are clearly entitled
to the prefix of Honorable through life, and
to have II engraven upon their tombstones
when they shall have cast off this mortal
coil. Long may they all live to enjoy the
distinction.
Gentlemen from Nashville state that the
Quart Law will probably be repealed and the
License System re-established. In fact, so
far Us Nashville is concerned, the latter has
been in practical force and effect from the
time the present General Assembly conyen-
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The LEGISLATURE AND THE CURRENCY
The Memphis Bulletin, Independent, with
democratic sympathiss, hits its quasi friends
the following lick:
The present General Assembly is falling
very for short Of an enlightened public senti.
ment. 10 its demagoguing buncombism in
regard to the suspension Of the Banks, and
are thereby doing the mischief Of xnnecessa.
riiy prolonging the local pressure. Members
may "cavert" us they please, bdt the major
lily are not going to run into any such stupid
folly 40 "winding up all the Banks" and
shaving only hard money" and tits quite
time the majority should put 4 stop to the
injury the simpletons and demagogues are
doing to the people. The crisis is too grave,
and the stringeney too severe, to indulge
any longer the wilkins and antics of these
currency thinkers, who seem not 10 know the
mischief they are doing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-13

HoLsTos CoEFEREEcE.-Thef following are
the appointments for the Cumberland, Chat.
tanooga and Athens Distrcts:-
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p. HENRY, Sec'y.