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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1857-08-14

EREsH ARRIVALS or READY MADE
u observation-disclosures WeisgrrA have tls dsV re- ~
ed nae As,ortmsnt Of nice ba Oek ani Coats lds ana
cut In the latest siyls. Call asd Them at
aug NO. ne MAIN sTREET.
GREEN GINGER, GREEN GINGER, and every
- variety OF Pekns aud Preserving sPees Cooking and IIs
MEADE BAKERS New Drug Store
aelS ls6 ". W. corner Of Main nd Oth s,s.
HREEN GINGER, GREEN GINGER. PNG-
- h.n oarhek Apiec, Cloves. CnnAnob white and bisek
Ginger, Turmsrc Numrg Mace, baeE PEN .nd ~
the cooking and havoriBE Extracts. o b. hsd At
MEADE : BAKERs Nv Drug storr
a1H ls6 N. W. corner Of Main and iOth s,s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF Mr.. BRooKs.-
We find the following, under the signature
of"Medicus," in tho New York Courier and
Enquirer:
at is said that Col. Brooks died of Group
within ten minutes of his attack. It would
be stigma on medical science to allow this
report to be believed. II was only spasm
of the epglottis, which is simply valve
that closes the passage to the lungs, when
we swallow food or fluids. Slight conges-
ton of the little valve often take place in
colds, and produce cough, with altered voice,
and if the congestion extend to the muscles
Of this valve, it may fall upon its own orifce
and suffocation ensue.
"The remedy is always at hand. The pa
tent may place his thumb on one side of the
trachea, or windpipe. and his finger on the
other side, asmall inch below the angle of
the jaw, squeeze il tightly, and push directly
upwards towards the tongue, and the motion
with the pressure on the muscles, will imme-
diately raise the valve to its perpendicular
position and breathing is restored-hod it a
few minutes until the valve RECEIVERS its tone
and the patient will be out of danger.'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

RAILROAD DIsAsTER-FEARFUL PLUNGE.
The st. Louis Republican of the 10th
inst. has the following account Of two fright
ful railroad accidents:
On the Chicago and Rock island Road, as
it crosses the Du Page river, five miles from
Joliet, the heavy rains of Friday swollen the
river till !, overhowed its banks, covered the
bottom aud submerged the track on both
sides Of the bridge. A freight train, consist.
ing of the locomotive, tender and seven cars
loaded with horses, approached this river on
Saturday. The engineer, ignorant of any
obstruction, and confident in the firmness and
safety Of the road, though covered with wat.
err, held on his way, ploughing through
stream two feet deep guided by the iron
truck, until he reached the bridge. when the
appalling fact was revealed that the swollen
river had not only submerged the bridge, but
swept il away. Locomotive, tender, seven
cars with their freight of horses, one after
ano her, disappeared beneath the surfacc Of
the stream, deep enough, by reason of tho
fresh, to hide from view every vestge Of the
train. Down with it went all in charge Of it,
and three of them were lost.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27


The VIRGINIA VoLcANo.-There is no
doubt that the statement in reference to n
volcano having recently made its appearance
in Pendleton county, on the great Back bone
mountain, is true. The Cumberland Tele-
graph says: ..r..
at is at point on the mountain directly
between the heads Of the dry fork of Cheat
and the south branch of the Potomac rivers.
at place known by the name of the "Sinks.'
80 called from the depressed condition of the
mountain at that point These "Sinks" are
funnel shaped, and each one embraces as
much as an acre of ground. On the LIST dav
of January the reports caused by the bursting
forth of the subterranean fire were heard for
n distance of twenty or thirty miles. Vast
columns of fame and smoke issued from the
orif:es, and red hot stones were thrown up
in the air several hundred feet above the
mouth of the crater. Our informant adds
that the people IN the vicinity are becoming
at the pertinacity with which the
flames are kept up and the red hot masses Of
rccks thrown out. A heavy, rumbing noise,
like distant thunder, is continually reverber-
ating through the deep caverns of The noun
tain, which at times seems to trembIe from
submit to base"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27
THE CHARGE OF CORRUPTION.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The testimony is
very volnminious, and hence preeluding any.
thing like a fair abstract. 1t appears, how
ever, that the most important witness sum
moned at the commencement OF the proceed
ings by the committee was James r. Sven
ney, an ex.messenger of the House of Rep
resentatves, who, in reply to question by
Mr.. Orr, said he knew of case in which a
member Of Congress agreed to get bill or
project through the House for certain
amount Of money-a book relating to PEN
sion and bounty land laws, by Capt TripIett,
of Washington. He reluctantly answered
that the name of the member is VIM. A. Gil.
bert, of N. Y. He also stated that Hon. w.
w. WEIGH had remarked to him that $50
or so might become necessary to make all
right in connection with favorable report
on a private bill of which the committee had
charge.
Hon. Robert #. Paine testified as to the
differences which he drew from a converse.
ton with the Hon. E. S. Edwards, who, he
said named the consideration of $1,000 for
his vote on the Minnesota Land Bill.
Mt. Edwards under oath explained the
matter, saying, he did not, in his conversation
with Mr.. Paine, offer, or intend to be under.
stood rs offering any sum of money either
for himself or any other person or persons,
for his vote in favor of any bill whatever.
II appears from the testimony of Jno
Stryker, of Rome N Y, (of the Navigation
and railroad company tina. he made draft
of $1,000 in favor of Horace Greedy. 1t
was retainer for counsel and advice, in pro-
curing the passage of the bill for the benefit
of the company. It was to be used entirely
in his discretion. Mr.. Greeley, some weeks
ago, Informed him that he had received the
money, but had no personal interest in it.
There isvery much testimony, but wan.
of time prevents further notice o: it. The
accused in each case, will have the right and
privilege Of defending themselves before the
House, therefore, an opinion from the above
imperfect sketch should not be formed as to
their guilt or innocence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

NEGROES IN AFRICA We are permitted,
says the Boston Post, to make the subjoincd
extract from letter written BY an officer of
the United States navy to friend in this
city. The writer is a son Of late distin.
gulshed Senator from one Of the New Eng
land States. The letter is written from on
board the United States ship ST. Louis, and
dated October15, 1856, at Little Fish Bay,
west coast of Africa"
"Tbere il very little
variety upon this coast. 'Nggers! slaves!
'niggers' is the cry. This town is, like most
other places upon the coast, made up of n
few people called white, and crowd, mass
of miserable, filthy, worthless, indolent (nig
gersl natives. Ii Charles Sumner, Jack
Hale, or any other sensible man wishes or is
willing to be permanently cured of his mock
philanthropy and scky sentimentality in re-
gard to the universal negro race, he has only
to take a six months cruise upon the coast of
Africa. If that will not cure him, and con
vince him that his sympathy for three and a
half millions Of the happiest negroes upon the
face of the earth is misplaced, then ] have
only to say he is past hope and past cure.
"As live, do not believe there is one
negro in one thousand upon the coast of AZ
RIGA, who is rs well off, morally, physically,
or sociallv, as the worst abused slave in the
United States. Slavery here is slavery in
deed, and of the most horrible kind. Cruel.
ty practised here by black slave.owners is
heart-rending to witness. Some chiefs
(black) own thousands-they sell, torture,
or kill them, at pleasure. Ninety.nine of
every hundred negroes, slaves or free, even
IN towns, would gladlv exchange their con.
ditinn with the meanest, most illreated
slaves in the Union. 1t Is impossible to pic.
ture the miserable condition of the native
African upon his own soil. Civilization, or
even partial culture, with the mass of ma
tves, is an idea so perfectly absurd that it
does not admit of thought. With the
combined efforts of million competent, hon.
eat, industrious, persevering phlanthropists;
witt, millions of money yearly expended to
the best possible advantage for a million OF
years, would not develop one hundred ma.
tive Africans who would be of any account
to the world at large. So much for mig
gers. Having seen our negroes at home in
our southern States, and having seen them
here, regard the institution as it exists
there as benign, nay, heavenly institution,
and our southern brethren deserve the
thanks of the whole Christian world, for hnv
ing ameliorated, in such striking contrast
with their brethren here three and half
millions of negroes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27


STRANGE STATEMENT.-"1 meant, then,
Mr.. President, to say what | say now, that
no man in the South has ever taken the
ground that the mere act of our exclusion
from the territories would dissolve the Un-
ion, ifthat could be- the end Of ngitation-
No man Inns ever taken the ground, and no
one takes it now, that the abolition Of slave
ry in this District might not be submitted to,
if that was to be the end"
The foregoing is an extract from the late
speech of Senator Brown, of Mississippi, in
the Senate. We suggest that the worthy
Senator is mistaken. II is n matter of pub.
lie notoriety that the abolition of slavery in
the District Of Columbia BY Congress has
been deemed by Southern Rights orators, all
over the South, sufficient to justify dsunion.
Senator Brown surely does not remember
correctly the history of the past. But we
have observed long ago. that the Democracy
never failed to abate, when in power, the ex.
IRENE opinions that contribute to their sue
cess before the people. Is anything in the
history of this country more notorious than
tina. the position of all parties at the South
has been, that the enactment Of the WilInot
proviso by Congress by which the South
would be excluded from the territories,
would be the signal of the dissolution of the
Union!-C Columbus Enquirer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27
ry-Tbe Democracy of Missouri NJ,

FEY The Democracy of Missouri are in
terrible stew Developments have been re
Gently made to the effect that great mum
Der of the immaculate" in that State are not
only opposed to the farther extension of
Southern institutions, but are absolutely in
favor of the emancipation of the negroes
where slavery now exists II is now assert.
ed that at least thirteen members of the Mis-
souri, Legislature-all Of them Democrats
and violent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the emancipation movement as paramount to
all other issues, and will do their utmost to
consummate their designs. They are gen
orally from counties where the foreign pop.
ulation especially the Germans, predominant,
and their lender halls from st. Louis, of
which city the Germans compose nearly one.
half the inhabitants. The organ of the De.
mocracy of 81. Louis, in its issue of JAN 2Sth,
throws out the following hint to the Ger.
mans:
But by all that is pleasant and laughable,
can anything be more drol than to see men,
who would sell their own niger children Cf
they had any, contending for The emancipa.
ton, by lao, of other peoples negroesl--
Can anything be funnier, unless it be for
Germans, who have found an asylum in our
sovereign States, and political franchises
which they never dreamed of at home, by
our generous and confding laws, underIak-
ing to revolutionze our system, to vote
away our property, and to expel our negro
population from our borders!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

The CALIFORNIA SENAToRs.-The follow
ing in relation to the late election of United
States Senators in California, is interesting
as showing that Democracy in its iniquity is
the same everywhere. tits copied from the
Alta Californian:
"David c. Broderick has been elected Uni.
ted States Senator for the long term. in place
of John B. Weller, and VIM. NJ. Gwin for
the short term. Both were nominated in
caucus-Mr Broderick securing his own
nomination and election first. 1t is generally
supposed that the election of Gwin is the re.
suit ola bargain, disgraceful in its nature,
the terms Of which were dictated by Mr..
Broderick, who had in his own hands suf.
ficent number Of votes to secure the election
of whomsoever he pleased. The bargain is
said to be that Mr.. Gwin yields all claim to
any influence in the federal appointments
Mr.. Gwin has published letter, in which he
states that he shall not interfere in the dis.
pensation Of executive favor"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27
SULPHUR SPRINGS, RHEA COUNTY.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, RHEA COUNTY.
We had occasion several times, last sum-
mer, to speak of the SULPHUR SPRINGS of
Rhea county-their valuable medical proper
ties, and other advantages, which must IN a
short time make il among the most popular
watering places. Since that time, DIR. HoRR,
the former proprietor, has sold part of his in.
!erest in the Springs to the Hon. F. P. STAN
TON, Of Memphis, and We learn that large
Hotel and twenty four cottages are being
built and will be ready for the reception of
guests by the first of June. 1t is needless at
present to dwell upon the advantages of 10.
cation, salubnty of climate, or upon the heal
ing, health giving properties of the waters
they have been sufficiently tested, and are,
for many diseases, superior to any medicinal
springs known to the public.
On the first of June, line Of daily hncks
will be put on the route, and will leave
Athens and the Springs every morning. The
distance between the two points is 20 miles,
There is good fishing and hunting in the
neighborhood, so that the vOta.y of pleasure,
as well as the invalid in search of health,
will find ample remuneration for a sojourn
at these Springs during the warmer months.
An Ice house of ample dimensions has been
filled with pure spring water ice, and the ia.
BILE at the Hotel will be equal to the tables at
the most popular watering places in the
Union.
Believing that too much cannot be said in
favor Of these Springs, we shall do ourself
the pleasure of visiting them at an early day,
when we will be able to speak more at
length o: the improvements that are being
made, and the accommodations preparing for
the crowds that will resort to them us soon
as their valuable properties become generally
known.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

From NIcARAGUA.-NelC Orleans. Feb
1.-THE steamer Texas has arrived at ,bo
Balize, with dates 10 the 10th. The Ten,
nessee had arrived.
Coils. Titus and Lockridge proceeded IN
the river and attacked 800 Costa Ricans a,
Cody's Point, at the mouth of the Seripeoua
river and defeated them with large loss
The American loss was trifiing.
The steamers machinery getting out Of
ordershe came back to Punta Arenas and re.
paired. She has gone back again.
There is but little doubt but that they
will be in full possession of the river in a
week.
Dates from Walker to the Sd have been
received by the Orizaba from Panama.
The enemy under Carnas had appeared
near Rivas and Keen driven back on the 2sth.
Henningsen, with force of 400, attacked
1900 Of the enemy at ST. George, driving
them from their position, and then returning
to Rivas.
Walkers whole force was 1900 men fit
for duty; 100 of whom were in excellent
health and spirits, with provisions and am
muniton for three months.
A private dispatch from the agent of the
associated press, dated Greytown, 10th con.
firms the above.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

REoRG following remarks
are made BY our contemporary of the Alex
andria Gazette:
The Richmond Wing advocates the "reor-
ganization Of the Wing party" in conse-
quence Of the course of large portion of
those at the North, who professed to belong
to the American party--and as likely to be
better effected than any other movement
and "thus again have but two great parties in
the country, a Wing and Democratic party,
with the slavery issue extinct" We are per.
fectly willing. There is already nm entire
concert Of action in the South between the
Wing and American parties, making them, in
opposition to The utraisms of Democracy, one
and the same-and since the abandonment of
secrecy and the disavowal of anything reat.
ing to religious matters by the American
p'rty, md the adoption Of the Native Ameri.
can principle by The Wing party in their
Conventions there can be no clnse of disa-
greement. To have two parties would be ns
foolish as impoitic, and render both power
less and helpless. The triumph of true Wing
and true American principles is what Ameri-
cans and Wings desire and this they will
strive for in the midst of defeat, and hope for
better times, even with all the odds against
them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

Mr.. BELL's PUBLIC LAND BILL.--The OBJ.
ject of the bill recently introduced into the
Senate by Mr.. Bell, is "to secure to all the
States an equal and just participation in the
benefits of the public domain, by the distri-
button of an amount in money, derived from
the sales of the public lands. to each of the
States, according to their respective popula.
tons, which have received no grants of land
to aid in the constructing of railroads, or a
less quantity than their ratable proportion,
equivalent to the lands granted to the States
which have heretofore received the largest
grants, estimating the value Of said granted
lands at one dollar and twenty FIVE cents per
acre."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

See THAT BoY.-Witha cigar in his
mouth-and notice how nicely the smoke is
rolling away from his lips, and how grnce-
fully he holds the cigar with his nice white
'ady like fingers. There is careless swag-
ger in his gait, impudcnce depicted in his
face, and a recklessnss in his manner. To
Judge from his conduct, one would suppose
him to be older than his father, better edu.
Gated thar his preceptor, wiser than our may.
or, and of more importance than the Presi.
dent. That boy should be stopped-he is
living fast-he can't see himself as others
do.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

or The Cleveland Banner Of last week
any. th. s-~-vi Uu tho raliroad has declined
forty per cent. since the increase in the rates
Of fare. The Banners statement is untrue.
The receipts Of the road for passage sales
are heavier than they were before the change
was made. The public is fast learning to
put no confidence in the statements Of that
paper. But we don't think its editor is much
to blanche can't help disappearing,
poor fellow--it seems to be a disease pecu.
liar to democratic editors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

Leave not the interests of those who
have claims upon you-much less the fearful
interests of eterEty-to be settled upon n
death bed The close of life may be, and
usually is, mentally serene but that serenity
is morbid. 1t is the serenity of incapacity-
Let the wise man and the wise youth attend
to his affairs of this world and the next in the
full tide of day, for, in the twilight shadowing
the foot.path TO the grave, though the ignor
an: bystander may say that "he maintained
his senses 10 the last, he cannot. The idea is
falsehood Philosophy detests the cheat!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

GOLD PESs.-Messrs. Dawson, Warren g.
Hyde, No. 4 Maiden Lane, New York, have
complmented US with handsome and excel
lent gold pen and holder, from their extern.
sive mandatory at Haydenville, Massachu.
setts. This Firm enjoys the reputation of
manufacturing the best pens offered to the
public, and from the specimen presented us
they are fairly entitled to it. A large and
superb lot, of their man ufacture, can be seen
at Sehorn g. Hornsbv's.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

SINGULAR FACT; VERY "Warrington"
writes to the Springfield Republican singu.
lar statement. He says that the directors of
u bank in the vicinity If Boston, held NEE
ting within six months, and chose commit.
tee of their number to burn lot of old and
mutiatpd bills to the amount Of 100000
OF course the bills were burned. for that was
the vote Yet il is remarkable that, since
the copflagration, $4,000 of the same bills
have been redeemed at the bank. If the
mystery Of goodness, is great, does not that
of banking pass understanding Worcester
B1u Stale r
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The friends of
Mr.. Cass stated that he to-day received from
MIR. Buchanan his appointment as Secretary
of State.
J. Clancy Jones declines a cabinet appoint
ment.
The tariffbill passed the House to-day by
twenty.six minority.
From Trenton, N. j., we learn that J. r
Tompson has been reelected U. S. Sen
ator from that State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27
W- II is stated thu

iE It is stated that nm expedition is
soon to start from San Francisco, ostensibly
with the purpose of settling the new Ter
ritory of Arizona, but in reality with the in.
tent of merely making Tuscon reudevouz
from which to make hostile descent upon
Sonora. 1t is said that several hundred men
have already linked their fortunes with the
adventures, and that ample capital will not
DO wanting to aid in the enterprise.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

W One of our exchanges says Mr. Brod
erck, who has just been elected to the U. s.
Senate for six years, from California, was
formally foreman of Engine Company No.
"a, in New York. 1t is said that when he
started for California, seven years ago, he
had just enough money to take him there
and twenty-five dollars over. He returns
now, it is said, with fortune of about TWEEN.
tY.fye thousand dollnrs
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

DIVISION SALE OF NEeRogs.--At sale Of
the above kind at Crawford, Ala, on the
18th inst, plantation negroes sold ms follows:
One bov, Is years old, 1895; another, 25
years old, 1893; one boy, ten years old, S9O5;
one boy, IL years old, Every likey) 1927;
one woman, Is Yeas old, with n child 8
months old, 1880; one woman, about IS,
S1,o65; n woman and three small children,
oldest tour years old, two of the three dis
eased, for Sl,598. The terms were notes
with approved security. and due 18th Decem-
Der next Columbus Sun.