The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-06

and Forney, two individuals now filling
large space in the public eye:
"Simon Cameron BLACK Republican, has
been elected BY the Legislature Of Peansyl-
vania. U. s. Senator, over Col. Forney, demo-
crat Our only regret in this matter is, that
the Democracy Of Pennsylvania have BEEN
defeated in so important an office as that OF
United States Senator. As for J. w. For.
ney, he is as unprinciped rs he is talented;
and the Senate Of the United States has lost
nothing by his defeat"
1t was for using such language as the above
in reference to the success OF Cameron and
the defeat Of Forney, that the Cleveland
Banner last week charged US with going over
to the Black Republicans. We seldom think
It necessary to notice any Of the Banners ma.
nyparagraphs about the Athens Post, as their
appearance in its columns are no doubt
essential TO the development and growth of
Cleveland and to the success of the Demo.
cratic party in the Hiwsssee and Ocoee coun.
try. But in the present instance it is proper
we should talk TO our neighbor, and, II posi-.
Bile, bring him back to a sense of truth and
propriety. In the frst place, then, we ex.
pressed no qualification at Cameron's success,
but We did in regard 10 FOrney's defeat. And
SO have many Of the democratic presses at
the South, giving as their reason that he was
corrupt bad man, and that he had been
guilty Of an act, few years ago, the disgrace
of which no amount Of party service could
wipe out or make his presence in the Senate
Chamber acceptable even to the democratic
members of tina. august and digni6ed body.
In regard TO the politics of the two men
they are both democrats-have always been
democrats-have never been any thing else.
Cameron may be tinctured with Freesoilism,
may have acted with the Black Republicans
in the late contest; but he is q recruit from
the democratic party, which has furnished so
many; and it is not upon record that he has
ever expressed himself in rs strong language
against the expansion Of the institution Of
slavery, as has the present democratic Presi-
dent elect upon several occasions. He is a
demoerat-a Northern democrat-on all es.
sential questions of policy-was elected to
the Senate, as he wns once before, by demo.
cratic votes, and sntertains precisely the same
views in regard to Kansas and slavery as
were recently enunciated in the Senate
Chamber by Mr.. Bigler, the other democratic
Senator from Pennsylvania, and who claims
to be the mouthpiece Of Mr.. Buchanan.
But the Banner says Mr.. Forney was "the
national candidate" Nonsense! We shall
next hear of some democrat (our nsighbor,
perhaps,) being tho national candidate" for
city marshal, town constable, or something of
that sort. What made Dir. Forney the smash.
unal candidate! caucus nomination, die.
tated by the President elect! AS to Mr.. For.
ney being a "natioual democrat" which the
Banner probably meant, we respectfully sub
NIT that the term 10 a misnomer-that there
is no such thing-that the animal has no ex.
istence except in the imnginations of our
neighbor and few other bciogged members
Of his party. Democracy North is sectional
Democracy South is sectional. This 10 fact
patent to oil who have eyes to see and ears
to hear-and the only bond and feeling Of
nationality in that party is the ono which
leads its discordant and antagonistic mate
rails to fuse and amagamate every four years
to secure the control Of the government and
the distribution of the spoils. "The national
candidatew What simplicity! Politically, to
use IN expression which our neighbour can
appreciate as he masticatss the cud Of refec-
ton, there is not "a ehaw tobacco's differ.
ence" between Forney and Cameron. But
there is vast difference between the men,
and that difference is all in favor of the lat
ter, although the Banner man may not
yet be able to SEQ and appreciate il. But rs
he y progressivs-slowy SO, perhaps-he
he may come to proper understanding Of
men and measures under the wholesome cor.
rections we intend to bestow upon him. We
confess to having sadly neglected him of
late, and design to keep q better watch over
his movements lest he break his neck over
some Of those stumbling blocks whi:h de.
mocrncy is continually plucing in the way of
its duped and dsluded followers.