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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

sR The N. J. Legislature must be n
band of selfsacrificing patriots,- working MS
they are, just now, on half pay The reason
of it is this: The constitution provides that
members shall receive SO per day for their
services for only forty days from the com
mencement of the session, and 81 80 per day
for all over forty days. The present session
commenced on the 18Th OF January, and the
term of forty days expired on Sunday, tho
22d nit. The 18Th of March has been fixed
upon for the adjournment. More real work
has been accomplished, it is said, on the half
pay than during the whole period of "full
rations."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
JAMES BUCHANAN.

New BANKING LAW IN lLLiEoIs.-The
Legislature of Illinois has passed a new
banking law, to take immediate effect. Its
chief features are: l. That all bonds shall be
received at ten per cent less than their New
York value as the basis of banking in Hi
nois. 2. That when notes are presented 10
bank for redemption the redemption shall
be instant and in gold 8. That notes, when
payment is refused, may be protested in ag
gregatr; that il, each note is not necessarily
to be protested, as is now the ruling. 4
That banks shall do business at the place
where they are established; that they NAV
receive ten per cent interest, and that no
bank shall hereafter be established ut any
place not having at least five hundred inhab
itants. 8. That no bank hereafter organized
shall 60 into operation without an actual cash
capital of $4,000 paid up.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

INDIGNATION MEETrNc.-The Knoxville
papers say that four hundred thousand dol
lars in metal have been extracted, by the
brokers and money changers, from the vaults
Of the Union Bank at that place, within the
last ninety days. An indignation meeting"
was held on Saturday evening last, as we
learn through the Mercury of Tuesday, at
which resolutions were adopted expressive of
the disgust which everybody feels at the H..
liberal and ungentlemanly conduct of the
Shylocka. We also learn that some of the
Knoruille money changers have been extract
ing pretty largely from the vaults of one of
the Branch Banks at this place; but we are
not advised that anybody is very indignant
about it. The brokers should be careful how
they run on Knoxville Banks, or, they may
get up another "bust."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

"THE WANDERING JEw."-This notorious
character, whose appearance has been duly
heraded in the Boston, New York, and Phil
adelpha papers, was in Athens last week.
We had short interview with him, and was
pleased to find that he conversed huently in
the Choctaw, Cherokee, Kickapoo, and seve-
raj other of the living, and all of the defunct
languages. He informed us that he had been
travelling somewhere in the neghborhood of
eighteen hundred years, and that the changes
which have taken place in the world in that
brief period are almost incredible. He is
emphaiically m "old fogy," and is death on
railroads and other "modern humbugs."-
Ahasuerus does not look as old rs he really is
by several years, and no ono would, at the
first glance, take him to be more than five
hundred. We invited him to stay to tea, but
he respectfully declined, promising, however
to pass this way again some four or five cen.
tnries hence, when he would bring his knit.
ting along and spend the evening.
Eastern papers please copy, and credit to
'.pditor out West"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

DEAD LETTERs.-Postmaster General
Campbell, in recent report, states that the
number of letters uncaIIed for or dead 10
probably three million, and it would seem
'bsolutely proper that some measure should
be adopted by the department to insure the
delivery of these missives with greater GER
talnty. One hundred and twenty thousand
dollars accrue 10 the post offices without
their performance of the duty of delivering
the letters.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

How TO TREAT Commemorative
travellers started from the same place for
days journey, one Of whom reached his des.
tinat'"n before shutdown, wondering what
had become Of his companion. Long after
Dark he arrived, and being asked the cause of
his delay, sald,"l was Obliged to stop at ey-
cry other house 20 whip off the little dogs
that barked al me. Did they not bark ut YOU
alSoP "fes," replied the other, "but l did
not stop to whip them. drove on"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Ex-President
Fierce sgni6ed Yesterday to n deputation Of
Tesnesseeans his intention Of making a
southern tour before his return 10 New
Hampshire.
Supreme Court--Chief Justice Mclean
delivered his views in the bred Scott case,
arguing that slavery is limited to the range
Of States where il is established by mere
municipal law.
If Congress deem slaves or free negroes
injurious to territory, they have power to
prohibit them from becoming settlers therein
The power to acquire Territory carries with
it the power to govern it, The master does
not carry with him to the Territory the law
Of the State from which he removed, hence
the Missouri Compromise is constitutional
and the presumption is in favor of the free
dom of bred Scott and his family, who were
free under the decisions for the last twenty
eight years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

THE New TARIFF.-The bill for the gen.
eral reduction of the duty on imports passed
both Houses of Congress, and having been
signed by the President, its provisions will go
into effect upon the first day of next July
The bill is compromise between the Senate
and the House plan. 1t places raw materials,
chemicals and dyestufs upon the free list, and
reduces generally the other schedules. Wool,
of the value Of 20 cents per pound and IN
der, is free.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

t.Y- The Nashville Union and American
Is getting very straight laced on the subject
Of banking, and evidently seeks TO revive
Tom Bcnton's exploded Hard Money Hum.
bug The presen, system Of banking is no
doubt defective, but it is aoout rs good MS
the country has had since the United States
Bank was wiped out of existence. In "those
days." for the fourth of one per cent. any one
could procure paper that was par in every
State of the Unon--ihe bank issues of the
present day are shaved from five to twenty
per cent at every State line. The fruits Of
Democratic power and policy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

VIRGINIA WANTS HM.-A correspondent
of the Richmond Enquirer, who signs him
self "Virginian," makes the following propo.
stion:
"President Pierce being about to retire
from office, propose, II consonant to his
own feelings, that the State Of Virginia raise,
by individual subscription, a sum sufficient to
purchase n southern home and present it Ia
him rs substantial approval-not in word,
but in depd-of his administration Of the
Government
"To put the ball in motion, ] hereby pro.
mise to pay one hundred dollars as soon as
the necessary amount is subscribed"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
ATHENS, FRIDAY. MARCH 4 8, 1851.

CoMMIssIoRERs.-Dr. Samuel II. Jordan
and VIM. G. Horton, ESQ.,, have been appoint
ed by the County Court, Commissioners to
examine applicants to teach the Common
Schools. The School Commissioners in the
respective Townships are not allowed to en-
ploy any teacher until he produces ccrtifi.
cate of competency signed by the examining
Commissioners named above. See act last
General Assembly, page l27, chapter ia,
sections and 2.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

The DRIED ScoTT CAsE.-The decision O:
the United States Supreme Court in the bred
Scott case was delivered by Chief Justice
fancy. In a full and elaborate statement Of
tho views of the Court, we have the follow
ing all important points:
First-1hat negroes, whether slave or free
as men Of the African race, are not citizens
of the United States.
Second--rhat the Ordinance of 1887, had
not an Independent constitutional force OF
legal effect subsequent to the adoption of the
Constitution, and could not operate OF itseli
to confer freedom or citizenship within the
northwest territory upon negroes not cti
zens by the Constitution.
Third-That the provisions Of the act OF
1920, commonly called the Missouri Compro.
mise, so Ear as il undertook to exclude negro
slavery from, and confer freedom and citizen
ship upon negroes in the northern par: of
Louisiana, was Legislative act exceeding the
powers of Congress, and void of legal effect
to that end.
In deciding these main points, the Supreme
Court determined the following incidental
points:
l. The expression "territory and other
property" of the Union, in the constitution,
applies in terms only TO such territory rs the
Union possessed at the time Of the adoption
of the constitution.
g. The tights of citizens Of the United
States. emigrating into federal territory, and
The power Of the federal government there,
depend on the general provisions of the con-
stituiion, which defines in that, MS in oil other
respects. the powers of Congress.
3. As Congress does not possess power
itself to make enaciments relative to the per-
sons or property of citizens of the United
States in federal territory, other than such ms
the constitution confers, so IL cannot consti-
tutionally delegate any such power to terri.
torial government organized by II under the
constitution,
4. The legal condition Of slave in The
State of Missouri is not affected by the tenn
porary sojourn Of such slave in any other
State, but on his return his condition still
depends on the laws OF Missouri
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

PoLITICs IN MIssnURI-1'he approaching
State Canvass in Missouri is attracting local
attention already, and the indications are
that there will be stirring times. There are
three candidates in the feld-John Wilson,
Old Line Wing, of Platte, who announces
his intention to pay visit of coincidence to
every old Wing in the State, and devote
himself to the work Of re-organizing the old
party; r. NJ. Stewart, National Democrat, OF
Buchanan; and James s. Rollins, American,
OF Boone.
We give below the card of the Wing can
didate, as specimen Of perseverance under
difficulties:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Unwilling to take advantage Of the fortune OF
war against sister Republic, We purchased
these possessions, under the treaty of peace,
for sum which was considered at the time
a fair equivalent
Our past history forbids that We shall in
the future acquire territory, unless it he sane.
toned by the laws of Justice and honor
Acting on this principle, no nation will have
right TO interfere or Ia complain il, in the
progress of events, we shall still further ex-
tend our possessions. Hitherto, in all our
acquisitions. the people, under the protection
of the American flag, have enjoyed civil and
religious liberty Ms well as equal and just
laws, and have bren contrnted, prosperous
ard happy. Their trade with the rest of the
world has rapidly increased, and thus every
commercial nation has shared largely in their
successful progress.
shall now proceed to take the oath pre-
scribrd BY the constitution, whilst humbly
invoking the blessing Of Divine Providence
on this great republic.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

sW The Louisville papers Of Friday con.
tain the details ofn destructive fire which
occurred in that city on The night previous
originating in the extensive Paining Mill of
J. N. Dresden a. CO., on Main street, which
WINS entirely destroyed, involving loss Of
$4,000. and throwing 1870 men out of EN-.
ployment. I"sured Tor 5000.
The fire destroyed three new three.story
stores and five residences. The total loss is
estimated ut 100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Fey The authorities Of New York are
getting t" be quite on the alert after murder
cases. Thomas Winters was arrested some
days ago, on charge of numbering his wife,
Elizabeth Winter, who had disappeared very
suddenly. The evidence was very strong
against him, and he was committed to Jail for
further examination, about which time his
wife stunned up" having been committed to
the Toombs for drunkenness! The uniustly
suspected man was of course discharged.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
JEFFERSON Cry, Feb. 81. 1857

MIR. EDITOR: Since have heard who nv
opponents are, Col. Stewart and Major Rol-
Inns, intend TO open the campaign in the
race for Governor ms soon as the Legislature
adj"urns, with the constitution in one hand
and the Wing banner in the other, on the
hill where my first child was born, (BoOn-
ville.) purpose visiting every county in the
State, and shall, il practicable, bring about
reorganization Of the Mig party in both
county and State. five act as n unit we at
least have strength enough to hold the bal
nnce OF power, and by proper exercise of il
will always be able TO dpfeat the machina
tons Of aspiring and reckless politicians.
JOHN WILSON.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

PRESIDENT PIERcE's CABISET.-Tt is sta
ted that The old Cabinet are prepared
to disperse-Judge Cnmpbell's inmly have
already removed to Philadelphia, Mr.. Marcy
vii! remain month or 81, entertaining Pres
ident Pierce us his gnest.-Alr. Davis will re.
turn to Mississippi after the Executive ses-
sion, MIR. Guthrie will go ut once to Ken
lucky, and the other members Immediately
to their respective homes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Fey The New York Express, tho leading
American paper Of the North, concludes a
notice Of Mr.. Buchanan's inaugural with the
following paragraph
"On the whole, then, the new President
stands fair. He is entitled, therefore, to a fair
trial. And If his future practice at all con-
forms to present professions, we shall begin
20 think, that in getting rid Of Gen. Pierce,
The sountry has made In all respects, after all,
n decided exchange for the better"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

V William Nation, of Springfield,
massachusetts, in connection with his broth
er, hns contracted to construct the abuiments
and towers for the suspension bridge over the
Ohio river nj Cincinnati. The towers are to
be $50 feet high, and the amount of the con-
tract Is one million dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

The New POSTMASTER GENERAL.-The
appointment Of xGovernor Aaron V. Brown
to the important position of Postmaster Gen.
eral seems to be regarded by the press gen.
orally as good one, and that the abuses
which have prevailed so largely under Mr..
Campbell will be speedily corrected by his
able and better qualified successor, strong
hopes are entertained.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

HARRISBURG March 2.-The Democratic
State Convention assembled here this morn.
ing. Mr. Forney Chairman of the State
Central committee made aspeech nluding to
his defeat tor the United States Senate saw.
ing the usnges of the Democratic party had
been violated ard The fruit of the great Pres
dantial victory permitted TO rot away under
their feet,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Too SMART.-The people of Talladega nre
getting too smart on money matters. The
Reporter published at that place has the fol.
lowing: "Our merchants and business men
have almost entirely ceased To receive Ten.
nessee money. II is with difficulty that tho
bills OF the best banks of that State can BE-
passed in our town."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

GovERSoR OF Decentralization. VIM.
F. Packer was nominated, on the Gath ballot,
by the Democratic State Convention Of Penn
sylvania, as their candidate for Governor at
the next election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

RAILROAD AociDEnr.-The Augusta Do.
sputch of the 7ih, learns from a private
source, that the engine Delaware exploded at
Cartersville, on the State Road. last Thurs.
day evening, instantly killing fireman, and
so severely injuring tho engineer that there
was no hope Of his recovery. The engineers
name was Mcclure.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

sB A woman named Parker, from Cairo,
who had been supported by the charity of
somo kind persons, died suddenly at the
Randall house, st. Louis, on Saturday. After
her death, $500 in guild and silver were found
sccreted on her person.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
tg- Malteson is the nnly one of the fou

jay Ma'teson is the only one Of the four
members of the late Congress, implicated by
the report of the Corruption Committee, who
will be in the next Congress. Gilbert and
Edwards were defeated ut the last Congress
si'n"l election in New York by Democrats,
and Weleh of Connecticut, has been passed
over in the recent Congressional nomination
of the Republican party of that State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

t%- The total number OF deaths in New
York for last week WIS 44s, showing a de-
c'ense of two deaths, as compared with the
report of the pr vious week. Included among
these are Al deaths by scarlet fever.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

sB- AT Gothenburg in Sweden, the pau
p'rs OF the parish ARE every year fnrmed gu,
I" Spectators, who bid for them Mt auction
The purchaser is bound to feed and clothe
them; he has right to their labor. 1t need
hardly be said that the parish pays him Sc
much for taking charge Of them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

W On Wednesday, the 9Th ult., Mr.
Charles Clark was attacked on the road about
two miles east Of Augusta, Hancock county,
Ill.,, by two men, who, after wounding him.
with knife and pistol, robbed him Of S645
in gold, mostly in $40 pieces. The villains
left Mr.. Clark for dead, but we are glad TO
say that he is now recovering.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

FOREST Hill AcApEMY-The school at
Forest Hill Academy was opened on Monday
last. The Principal, Mr.. GrERLow, delivered
one OF the best Lectures on the subject of
Education that it has ever been our good for
tune to listen to. We understand there are
some sixty pupils in attendance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Provisions IN New YoRK.-We take the
following from the market table Of the Ex-
press:
The quotations for fnir cuts Of beef, IA n
l6c per pound; Mutton l2c, Lamb l5c, Veal
lsc, Corned Beef l2c, Corned Mutton Zoe,
Smoked Hams lac, Fresh Pork i2c, venison
l5c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

IMPORTATION OF TEAs-Nearly twelve mil.
lions of pounds of tea were exported from
China to the United States alone, in the FIVE
months and half between July I, and Dc.
cember 10, 1856.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

WASHINGTON lTEM.-The post office bill
was finally adopted with an amendment pro.
vding for regular mail service, in four
horse coaches, between the Mississippi and
San Francisco.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

a BIG SwISDLE SToPPED.-The Senate.
It will be seen, struck out of the Deficiency
Bill the House item, appropriniing Sls5,Ooo
tor books for members Probably mure
corrupt sob" never was started even in this
House of rpresenta.ives,-an the Senate.
in throwing it out, only did what was honest.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
RAILROAD IN LINCOLN t'oUNTY.-The Fay
etteville Observer of the S h saws:

Col. V. x. Stevenson made speech in
behalf of the Railroad at the court house last
Monday. 1t was plain. practical, common
sense talk. Al its conclusion, the subsrrip.
ton books were reopenrd, and ut dusk S8s,
goo had been taken, leaving only $4,000 To
he made. A energetic, determined, earn
est effort on the part of the friends of the
road, will secure this great Lincoln improve
ment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

~ The BURDELL case, says New York
letter of Friday, keeps itself before our PEG.
pie continually. Mrs. Cunningham, alias
Burdell, has applied to the surrogate for let
ters of administration on Burdells estate
The argument is now being heard. Rev. DR..
Marvine cant tell that il was not Mr.. Bur-
dell that he married on the 28th Of October
last. Her daughter swears that she WINS
present at the marriage. But no one be-
lieves that the Doctor was married to this
woman. His repeated expressions of repug-
nance to Mrs. c., her written agreement to
leave the house on the first day of May, writ
ten some time after the reputed marriage,
and signed "Emma A. Cunningham" and
her attempt two months after the 2S.h oe
October to revive the suit for breach of prom
Use of marriage against the Doctor, prove
the reputed marriage with him to be sham.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

cY- Crosseyed men have the advantage
in Chuich. They can stare pretty girl full
in .he face, aud Mt the same time everybody
will suppose they are looking right at the
preacher.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

81 The Nntchrz Courier announces the
death of Gen. Felix Houston few days ago.
at Washington, Mississippi, in the 57ih year
of his noe
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

APpLAUsE.-An account of the Inaugural.
ton says,
"but few Of the Presidents words reached
further than to the nearest circle Of the mu
titude BY which he was surrounded, yet the
whole mass evinced their interest by sponta.
neons out5ursts of appause!"
Such is the breath Of Party.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

R- The New York Herald sounds a
doefu note to official incumbents in the fol.
lowing announcement:
ave are advised. from we!l.informed and
reliable sources, that upon the important ques
ton of the distribution of the spos Mr..
Buchanan has resolved upon complete re-.
organization of the working machinery of the
government, and that this re organization
will comprehend, out and out, II new catalogue
of foreign appointments, diplomatic and con-
sular. and clean sweep of the higher offices
in the departments at Washington, of United
States District attornies and marshnls and of
the heads of the principal custom houses
and post Offices throughout the country"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

HoMIoIDE.-David Hume, respectable
citizen of Alexandria, Va, was shot and kill.
ed in the Pension Office at Washington, on
the 9sth ult., by Clerk in the Department
named Dodrdge c. Lea.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

iay Asenth Mullen, aged about 80 years,
died at the Boston uoatic Hospital, on tho
Oath ultlmo, Of Justification Of the arteries
II Is sad such cases Of death In middle aged
females from such disorders, arc Of extremely
rare occurrence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Fey john NJ. Quarles, Esq, Is announced
In the Clarksviiis Chronicle, as acandidate for
Congress in the Eighth District--subject to
che decision of District Convention.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

WASTFD.-Girls want good husbands,
young men want prudent and sweet.temper-
ed wives Dandies and fashionable ladies,
who screw up their wrists TO resemble wasp,
wnnt common sense.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

The Observation-Disclosures Buchanan's
Inaugural Address will be found in our paper
today.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
$2,S77 4s

Hon. S. A. SMITH.-The Chattanooga Ad-
vertiser says Col. Smith is candidate for re.
election to Congress.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

eY Ex-Governor VIM. Smith, Of Virgin.
Ia, has been nominated for reelection 10
Congress.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

eg- The communication from SBlackjack
Holler," next week.