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

COL. HEISKELL
Some six weeks ago this gentleman con-
scented 20 take the race Cor Congress, and has
been vigorously presenting the canvass ever
since. Owing to the late day at which he
become candidate, :: has been impossible
for him to visit livery portion Of the District
and mingie with the people as much as was
desired. Believing that it would add to the
public interest to eject him, il is right and
proper for us to press our friends to come
out on election day, and give Col. Heiskell
a hearty and generous support. A farmer by
vocation, and spending the greater portion Of
his life in the active pursuits of agriculture,
he is familiar with the wants and interests
Of the people. To strong native sense, he
possesses mind well stored with knowledge
aud sound practical information, combining
with iniexible frmness and answering in
tegrity-in word, he is just the sortot man
to represent and look after theinteresfs ofihe
honest masses of the Third Congressional
District. The voters of the District may rest
assured that, if they elect him, he viii be
found at his post at all times, battling for
their rights and sacTedly preserving the trust
committed to his keeping. The principles he
advocates, the cause he espOuses, thePolcy
he avows, and every other consideration, all
demand his election. Let us all be out, tIrsn,
on Election Day, and give the old Farmer Of
Monroe such vote as will secure his sue
cess, and as he deserves.
DIsTRIBuTIoN is NORTH CARoLINA.-The
Raleigh Register informs US that the Hon.
Thomas l.. Clingman, a regular Democratic
candidate for Congress in North Carolina,
has come ont boldly in favor Of Distribution
good, Old-iashioned, common sense Dis
tribution among all the States" Comment
ing on this significant. fact, the Petersburg
Intelligencer says:
awe take this rs an indication that there
is pretty strong Democratic breeze blowing
in the honorable genteman's district, in Ia
vor OF the measure. He is one Of those pub
lie men who keep an eye always upon the
political weather-cock, and have their sails
set to catch the wind from any quarter
There is so much Of justice, and reason, and
fairness, and Of State equality in the pro-
position that those who have common
property in the public lands shall have equal
ity in all the benefits resulting from them,
that we cannot comprehend how any intel
igent people could be brought to oppose n
measure designed to effectuate the end
Nothing bat the most inveterate party preju-
dice, or the most slavish obedience to party
dctation could influence an ordinary we'll
informed man to oppose his influence and
his vote to policy, the object of which is
to remedy the present unequal and fraud
ulent system of dlspnsing Of the public lands,
ana place all the States on a common foot
ing in respect 10 them. We take the course
OF Mr.. Clingman as n hopeful sign that the
people ofthe good old North State are guild
ed by more intelligent and honorable prinei-
pies, aud are determined to maintain their
rights in the Union" a
WHAT SOUTHERN MAMIE KANSAS SAYS:
The Columbus Enguirer's correspondent,
writing from l.yking county, in Kansas, I'M
der date of July A, says:
presume that it is hardly necessary for
me 20 say to you that regard the "polry Of
Gov Walker and the Federal Adminisira-
ton for settling the difficulties in this Ter
ritory as a most shameful and eOwardly sur
render Of Southern rights. Their threat that
Congress will and ought TO reject the Con-
stitutlon unless it is submitted to vote Of
The people, smaeks very little of the "ron-
Intervention" which we have been promised,
and is moreover baicraced and Ruthless
concession to the factous spirit of Abolition
The Legislature made ample provision for
the fullest and most secure expression of the
popular will in the election of Delegates to
The Convention, and no provision for submit
ting the Constitution to a popular VOTE
The Freestnte party, except ir few local
tiles, voluntarily and with lrensonable de-
sign DISTINGUISHED themselves bv refusing to
participate in the election provided by law
for the expression of the popuat will For
the Governor, the President or Congress
now to uphold them in this course aud
trnmpe down the Territorial authority for
the sake of cOnciliating and appeasng these
conspirhors, is gross outrage on the Law
and Order party of Kansas and their friends
in the South. But it will fail of lis object.
as the miserable temporizing policy of the
Administration has always heretofore failed.
What is needed in this Territory is the en-
forccment, not The abatement or modification,
of lalc, and this is all that has ever been
needed. No concession will satisfy the
Frcesoi!ers, but we have laws to meet every
emergency, and only their strict and Impair
tiai execution is needed to make this Terrific
ry peaceful and prosperous.
August ELEcTIoSs.-Grleral elections
are held next month rs fellow: On the first
Monday, in Alabama and Texas, for State
officers and members of Congress; in Ken.
lucky, for members of Congress, in Missouri,
for Governor and Judge of the Supreme
Court; in Iowa, for the new constitution and
countv officers On the first Thursday in