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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

PoLIrIcs.-Since Mr.. Quill commenced
rallying around the Constitution re has only
slept at home about one night in week.
Quill was once model of propriety. He
feared the Lord, turned his toes out, aad
eschewed porter. houses. A short time since,
Quill thought he would go in for nomina-
ton for Senator. The next night Quill was
carried home on a shutter.
A year ago, Quill would talk to mo i'm
proper person" on nny account. The day
before election, he discounted a ifty dollar
note for a rowdy who had come out of the
Peniteuiiary in August. But politics, like
death and tobacco, levels oil distinctions
sometimes. To-day IL is the adear people,
TO. morrow "stand out of my way-I nun holier
than ihouw Queer transition within twenty.
four hours, ain't II! That's the way to s(h)ave
the Union.
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sentative. He is man of age and exper-
ience in political affairs. He has been en-
gagged in politics, more or less, for about IF
ty years. He is one of the peoples a
farmer and knows the interests Of the peo-
ple-and moreover, he is opposed TO paying
all the money in the government Treasury
to Congressman, and other officials, and is
for giving some Of it to the people, to en-
able them easily and more perfectly to ed
ucate their children.
We are honestly Of the opinion that Col.
Heiskel should be elected; and we think
quite a majority of this district are of the
same opinion. Reports from all parts of the
district are most cheering. Then come one,
come all, and vote for the peoples man,
against the man who has looked to his own
interests more than to the interests Of his
constituents. A FARMER.
Maryville, July 10th, 1857.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

How FAST TBEY DIEp-The eminent Dr..
Baudens, in an able report on his official mis-
sion to the Crmea, atiirms that, for some
time, two hundred French soldiers expired
daily between that region and Constantinople,
and that the official bulletins conveyed no
adequate idea of the suiierngs and privatons
Of the troops, and the extent and horrors OF
the mortality. "lf we consult" he says, "the
medical statistics of the hospital establish
men's, the number of deaths recorded in the
hospitals was about sixty.three thousand
th'r'y-one thousand in the Crmea, and thirty.
two thousand at Cons'anlinople." Was anoth.
or campaign posslble2
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

ANOTHER pARRIcDE.-The Atlanta Ex-
aminer states that man named Powell
Wood recently shot and killed his father,
VIM. Wood, on the 10th inst, in the upper
part of Cherokee County. The murderer has
confessed the crime and is now in Jail at
Canton. Both Father and son were men OF
famies-the deceased being about 60 years
old and the unnatural son 26. The cause o.
the killing, was the interference of the Father
to prevent rencounter between his son and
a man of the name of Carpenter, on tbeiI
return from sale, which the party had at-
tended during the day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

THE NURSERIES OF CRIME.-There are
thirty three places known in New York as
receptacles of stolen goods. Stolen clothing
sold there is soon ripped up and so changed
that the former owner could never identify il.
Silver spoons or other plate are melted at
once. These people are admirably organized
among themselves, have a mutual benefit as
sociation, and whenever one Of their number
is 50 unfortunate us to be arrested, bail is i'm
medateIy furnished by nm agent Of the asso-
cation. When the trial comes on first rate
counsel is engaged, and any number of wit
nesses are easily provided to testify to every
thing necessary. Hence convictions seldom
occur
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

ADMIRABLE CoURTEsY.-There is true gen
tlemauly polteness in the following notice OF
q political opponent, from the National lntelli
gencer:
The Union informs us that the venerable
but still hale and vigorous Secretary left De-
troit on Thursday evening, thus making the
Journey OF six hundred and fifty miles in
thirty eight hours, and travelling, of course
two whole nights and day without inter
mission. We should like TO see the young
man who could beat this. We may add tnai
we saw the venerable gentleman short time
after his arrival, walking down the postoilice
steps as alertIy as if he had thrown off score
OF years and had not lost an hours sleep
within month We have in our time had
some hard political tifi's with the good Gen
eral, but they never impaired our respect for
his sterling qualities. In the course of time
his limbs will IniI him and his strength decay
but his heart will be sound while il BEATS
Nav his shadow never be less!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

Coop ADvIcE.-Rev DR. Bethune, of New
York, has lately delivered lecture before
the young candidates for the ministry at the
Theological Seminary at Rochester. The
Advertiser gives a sketch of some of his re.
marks. He said, among other things. That
when he was young no preacher ever went
into the pulpit in boots, but always wore
shoes; and he believed there was as much
comfort as custom in it. No one can preach
well in tight boots. He inveighed against
the "white choker" as unclassica and unde-
fensbIe. The writers on ancient custom tell
us nothing about bandages for the throat,
and in early days none but slaves or felons
wore the "halter." There is no reason,
therefore, why the clergy should garrote
themselves in these days. The ladies' pro
test againstt it by their own dsuse of the
neck k-band, and bear the white column grace.
fully as Iily's stalks its flower Dsuse Of
long WASTED words and rhetorical fourishes,
and rigid adherence to the plain Saxon vo.
cabuarv, were advised.
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FILlBUSTERS' GRATITUDE TO Co.'S
TIA RIGA.

One hundred and twenty Of Walkers men
who fell into the hands of the government
and people of Costa Rica, have issued the
following address which is published in the
Panama papers.
We, the undersigned, known as the deser-
ters from the forces of Walker, after having
become convinced that his cause was an infa.
nous one, and that the basest deception had
been practiced upon US in the United States
to enlrap us into his service-do hereby de-
sire to make known to the world, and espe-
chlly to the government and people of Costa
Rca, our sentiments with regard to the man.
ner in which we nave been treated bv them,
since we abandoned the robber who deceived
US, and threw ourselves upon their generosity.
Inasmuch as we do not speak the language
of the country, and cannot therefore hold
much INTEL gent intercourse personally with
the people, we take this opportunity Of thank.
ing heartily all those citizens of San Jose and
elsewhere, for the many acts of kindness
shown us, and hope they will not think us
ungrateful because at the time we could not
express our thanks in language.
When we consider the fact, that we came
lHtO NtUtIui nUtlttd uS luNNVtIS kuDnTONOk-
ed) and that for long time we battied fierce
ly against her people doing them much wrong
and injury, and that since we have been
amongst the Costa Ricans as deserters from
Walker, we have been treated with all the
kindness and consideration that old friends
could have expected, instead of the fierce in
humanity which we were always told by
Walker and his infamous myrmidons, would
be perpetrated upon all of us who should fall
into their hands.
We are filled with sentiments of the deep
est gratitude and esteem towards the govern
mpnt and people of Costa Rica--such as Ian.
guage can but poorly express.
All we can say is, God bless and prosper
the President and people of Costa RIca; never
again under any Inducements shall our hands
| be raised against either, and when we arrive
in our country, where the bounty of Costa
Rica is soon to send Us, our voices shall be
raised loud and long in denunciations of the
many of those who, from interested motives,
deceived us into an unprovoked war against
a people who have returned the i'll we have
done them with kindness and compassion,
when reduced to want, humiliation and mise
nv, by the above mentioned system of infa-
nous duplicity and false representations.
Again we say God bless Costa Rica. II is
our desire that this feeble expression of our
sentiments should be published in every pa
per in the United States, as a warning on the
one hand and advice on the other, against
future designs upon the lives and welfare Of
our countrymen, by Infamous delusions which
can result in nothing but wrong, suffering,
humiliation and death.
There are now in the country around San
Jose more than sixty of our friends and com.
rades employed by the people, and paid much
higher wages than they pay their own people.
They are contented and in good condition,
and if they were here with us we know they
would gladly endorse what we say.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

HATToN AS LEGIsLAToR.-We were
shown the other day a pamphlet, "a Demo-
cratic document purportingt to be review
of "Mr. Hinton rs Legislator" and of all
the electioneerng documents that we have
ever seen it is the lowest, dirtyest, and the
most "inlamous" untruthful, unfounded that
we have ever seen. The author be he whom
he may, did not dare to put his name to any
such bundle of talsehooG, Misrepresentation
and demagoguism.
Such warfare has never been resorted TO-
to my knowledge in race for Governor in
Tennessee. The Democrats are hard pushed
They are not satisfied with the fight their
candidate, Gen. Harris is making; they know
and feel that Hat,on is using him up on the
stump and that something extra-sometSlng
desperate must be done or their man Harris
will be most shametully benten, hence this
irresponsible circular. Why did not the
writer give us the page and No. OF the Bills
&,.. that we could turn to the Journal and
see for ourselves! No he or they were too
smart for that, they knew they would DO the
easier caught in their trick.
The whole affair is democratic trick in
tended, in the first place to deceive, misead
and humbug the unsuspeeting people; to d.
rect their minds from the true issues in the
canvass. the Distribution question, Alien
Suffrage, &c.
We have endeavored to find the Bills, &c.
referred to by this anonymous writer ou'
have failed 10 do so.
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HENRY CLAY.
BY GEORGE D. PRENTICE,


With voice and mein of stern control
He stood among the great and proud,
And words of fire burst from his soul
Like lightnings from the tempest cloud;
His high and deathless themes were crowned
With glory Of his genius born,
And gloom and ruin darkly frowned
Where fell his bolts of wrath and scorn.
But he is gone-the free, the bold
The champion Of his country's right;
His burning eye D dim and cold.
And mute his voice of conscious might,
Oh, no | not mute-his stirring call
Can startle tyrants on their thrones,
And on the hearts of nations fall
More awful than his living tones.
The impulse that his spirit gave
To human thoughts. wild, stormy sea,
Will heave and thrill through every wave
OF that great deep, eternity.
And the all circling atmosphere,
With which blent his breath of flame,
Will sound with cadence deep and clear,
In storm and calm, his voice and name.
His words that, like bugle blast,
First rang along the Grecian shore,
And DER the hoary Andes passed,
Will still ring on forever more.
Great Liberty will catch the sounds,
And start TO newer, brighter life,
And summon from Earth's utmost bounds
Her children to the glorious strife.
Unnumbered pilgrims o'er the wave,
In the far ages yet to be,
Will come to kneel beside his grave,
And hail him prophet Of the free.
IT'S holier ground, that lowly bed
In which hls mould'ring form is laid,
Than fields where Liberty has bled
Beside her broken battle blade.
Who now, in dangers fearful hour,
When all around lie wild and dark,
Shall guard with voice and arm Of power,
Our freedoms consecrated arkl
With stricken hearts, oh God, to thee,
Beneath whose feet the stars are dust,
We bow and ask that Thou wilt be,
Through every i'll, our stay and trust.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

CARDINAL WIsEMAN ON THE SABBATH
Cardinal Wiseman says, in one Of his ser
mons, that the Roman Catholic Church has
ever held that, religious duties duly perform
ed, the Christian Sunday is to be regarded
and used by all, and especially by the great
bulk Of the people, as day of innocent
amusement and recreation, and that such
should be afforded TO them by the State by
every means in its power. This he thought
II right to declare publicly, was, and is the
mind of the Church of Christ (Roman Cath
olic) on the subject.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

HEAVY FAILURES IN WoopFoRD-As stottnd.
ing ForgerieS.-An attentive correspondent,
advises that the greatest excitement prevails
in Woodford county, in consequence OF the
failure o: Mr.. James II. Shonse, OF Narsailes,
which was made public on Monday last. As
far as developed, the failure amounts to sew
Grad hundred thousand dollars, and already
some two hundred Thousand dollars of forged
paper has been brought to light! Nearly
every citizen in Woodiord and mary in
Franklin and adjacent counties, have suffered
more or less. The forger absconded early
Monday morning and has not since been
heard from.
Mr.. 5. has been regarded heretofore ns one
OF the most respectable citizens of Woodford
county.-Lou. Journal
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

HENRY CLAY UPON ALIEN SUFFIAGE.-
The Buchanan Walkerized Democracy of
Tennessee seem particularly found of quoting
from Henry Clay lately. The democratic
candidate for Governor introduces him with
an attempt at a flourish which reminds us of
the ungainly balancing of an old fashioned
we'll sweep. We commend to the alien suf
frage democracy the following opinion of Mr..
Clay upon their infamous doctrine of alien
suffrage:
But cannot but think il
very wrong and hazardous to allow aliens
who have Just landed on our shores, who
have not yet renounced their allegiance to
foreign potentates, nor sworn fidelity to our
Constitution with all the influences Of MoNAR-
cHY and ANARCHY about them, TO participate in
our elections and effect our legislation.
New York, July 2l.-Eugene Anderson,
a metropolitan policeman, was shot dead by
a burglar to-day.
ST. LOUIS, July 2l.-Walker was camped
outside OF Lawrence, with eight companies
OF Dungeons on the 18th. The citizens de-
cided not to negotiate with him, nor to re-
sist the troops, unless fired upon. Walker
has warrants to arrest the city officers and
other citizens of Lawrence.
LoUlsvILLE, July 25.-A street rencontre
took place yesterday afternoon between Prem.
tice, Editor of The Journal and Durrett, as
sociatr editor of the Courier, in consequence
of nm offensive article in the hitter paper
Pistols were used by both parties. Prem
tice was slightly wounded.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31
THE POST.
ATHENS. FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1857.

Leg The Democratic State Convention OF
Vermont met at Rutland on the 10th inst
Amongst the resolutions adopted is one, as
we learn by telegraph, approving the course
of Gov. Walker in Kansas. How will the
portion of the Southern Democracy, who de-
nounce Gov. Walker, reconcile it to their
principles to cooperate with the Vermont
brethren? Is Walker to be regarded as u
sound democrat in Vermont, and an unsound
democrnt in the South?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

SALE FOR FUTURE DELIvERY.-ln Freder-
icksburg, Va, about four thousand bushels
O. wheat have been sold AT one dollar and
fifty cents, deliverable from the lst to the
18th of August. The Herald says:
"Thus far not bushel of new wheat has
been delivered in our market, though some
few sales have been made at one dollar and
sixty cents, which seems to be about the
opening rate-of course to be delivered this
month. We have heard of small sale,
bought by u hrmer on speculation, at one
dollar and seventy five cents, though this
price can scarcely be regarded us the ruling
rates."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

A Coon OSE.-We find in Lynchburg
(Va.) paper an amusing account of a 4tb Of
July celebration, by the "Hyena Club" at
Hog Island, near that city. Among the
toasts drunk on the occasion Is the following,
purporting to have been given by "Hyena,'
who rejoices in the euphonic title of"Mr.
Buggini Waficks."
"Hoops and the Equator--Crino-line and
the Equinoctial lne-God bless 'em! Tie
one encircles the earth, the other the heav-
ens"
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

CuLrIvATISG ARAILROAD.-The Auburn
IN. W American says that smiles and scores
Of miles within the fenced track of the Cen
trail Railroad are planted with potatoes by
the employees of that great road" These
"railroad farms" are attended to mostly by
the wives Of the employees.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

lWr The gentlest taskmaster we ever
knew is blacksmith, who says every even
ing to his apprentices, "Come, boys, let's
leave off work and go to saving wood!' He
must be brother Of the farmer down east
who, one season when he was building new
house, used to try to get hired help out to
play dig cellar by moonlight
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

FROM THE ISTERIoR.--A Kernel arri-
va; from the interior ofa Brazil NUT on
Thursday last. 1t is said that others may be
expected from the same region.
No other news Of Importance has been re-
ceiyed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

p Rev. Mr. Waldo, late chaplain to
Congress, and the Oldest living graduate of
Yale College, is at New Haven, Connecticut,
and will attend the college commencement
next week. Ho is ninety-ive years old.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

RoAD TO BE FEScED.-The Directors OF
the Ohio and Mississippi road have recently
appropriated $300,OOO for the purpose OF
fencing in the line, and thus facilitating travel
and transportation, besides insurng addition
al safeguards to life and property.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

The CROPS AND PoLiTIcs IN TExAs.-Ex-
tract of letter from Democratic gentleman
of Henderson county, Texas, who Is canvass.
ing the State for his party, dated July !,
1857:
"The weather is excessively warm We
are suffering considerably for rain. The crops
stand much in need of it. Corn Is silkng;
watermelons and other fruits are ripe and
abundant.
"Old Sam Houston is the candidate for
Governor against the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party, and am afraid will be elected.
A great many old Texans and Democrats will
vote for him, besides he will get all the vote
of the Americans; but nm in hopes we will
Bentonize him."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

ADVANCE IN REAL EsTATE.-Jcbnson, Of
the Council Bluffs Bugle, says that eight
years ago he purchased with fear nnd tremb-
iinp., lot in Councl! Bluffs, on Broadway,
for twenty dollars, and made the seller take
out part oft in goods at his store. A few
days since property in that vicinity sold for
one hundred and ffty dollars front foot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

tV- A down east editor advises his read.
ers, If they wish to get teeth inserted gratis,
to 20 and steal fruit where his watch dog is
on guard.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-31

H- In 1916 there was frost in July, and
not bushel Of corn was raised North Of
Mason and Dixon's line,
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WHERE IS THE VISTA Prophecy.-A
correspondent writes from

STEAMER ITAscA, June 8, 1857.
Away out here, where the sun sets,
the people are talking of "the west" In
Wisconsin, farmers who came from the East
ern States few years ago, are selling out to
90 "west." "Westward ho!" is the cry.
Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, sur
passes in beauty al! the Imagination can Gre
ate The capital park has never been bro-
ken by plough or spade, and yet is more
lovely than the park Of Versailles, on which
ages of art and millions of treasures have
been avshed.
The west is to be the seat of empires. Il
will, in fifty years, depopulnte Europe.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21

and eloqucnce of the language of this rev
ercnd octegenarian, and could not but feel
affected by the quiet earnestness of his man.
ner. Mr. Bronte breaches regularly once OIL
each Sabbath, and his congregation maintain
for him the strongest affection. An unfavora-
bic impression seems to exist in America in
regard to this gentleman, in consequence Of
the description of his personal characteristics
in Mrs. Gaskell's life of his daughter, but no
such impression exists among those who
know him best Though so old, he get takes
the greatest interest in passing events; and
at an interview subsequently had with him.
he exhibited an acquaintance with the minutiT
of American politics that was really surpris-
ing. !!c is an enthusiastic admirer Of cur
country and her institutions, and, as such ex-
pressed himself in no measured TERMS
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