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St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-07-23

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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24
THE TUNE SLIGHTLY CHANGED.

A few moons ago, (says the Selma Re-
Porter0 triumphant Democracy were beside
themselves in jubilant joy over the salvation
Of the South, as promised in Buchanan's In
augural. The Southern Democratic papers
We'd with each other in singing Te Deums
over that patriotic production. In that care
fully concocted instrument they believed, or
pretended to believe, they found the "balm in
Gilead" for the suffering South. In Buchan-
an they saw the great physician who was to
cure the sores and fostering ulcer that had
long affected the body poltic-he was to
staunch the wounds of "bleedng Kansas" "
and give health and renewed vitality to
Southern institutions in the Territories
The Southern Democrats shook that doc.
ument in our faces, and told us we were no
better than Aboltionists and traitors. if we
refused to raise our voices in commentator.
We must acknowledge it did read and sound
we'll and full ofpromise for the South. But,
alas! as we mistrusted, it was all sound sig
nifying nothing. The father Of Squatter
Sovereignty could endorse it, Martin Van
Buren, or John G. Fremont, if in the Pres
dential chair, would have promised as much
But what has oil the patriotism in honied
phraseology, which called forth such un-
bounded admiration from Southern Democ-
racy, amounted to! Office seeking would be
Democrats may plant themselves upon
Buchanan's Inaugural, and call for an "Un-
divided South" to stand upon it; but all hon.
est and intelligent men know that it is not
worth the paper on which it was written
For proof of value put upon it, we refer to
the independent journals of the South
Many of the papers that were eldq uent 10
laudaton of the Inaugural and its author are
now the most loud in denunciaton of the
Administration. They do not hesitate to
say that the South has been betrayed, and ex-
haust the language Of invective against the
administration of affairs in Kansas. Even
the most serviIe and unprincpled Of the Or
gans dare not endorse the Buchanan Walker
administration.
We ask the people who were right in the
last contest! Did you not hear it from the
rostrum and the press, that so-called Democ-
racy was all sham-aye, worse than sham
u party which was and is controlled by
Freesoilers? Will the South never repudi-
ate demngogueism! Will she not open her
eyes until she opens them in-poitical per-
dition?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

Funny RAT TRAP.-A correspondent OF
the Genessee Farmer relates the following
funny way OF catching rats: 81 build my corn
crib on posts about eighteen inches high
made rnt-prof by putting brond board or
sheet-iron on the top o: the posts. Make ev
cry thing secure against rats except the gran
ary, and have this rat-proof except at one OF
the back corners. Here where they will
like it best, make nice hole with spout
five inches long on the outside, where they
can 90 in and out and eat at pleasure. Then,
il think the rats are too numerous, | take n
bag, after dark, and slip the mouth over the
spout on the outside Of tho granary. Then
send BEN in at the door with light, and
the rats and mice will all run into the bag
Then slip the bay off the spout and slap it
once or twice against the side of the granary.
Turn out the dead, and in IN hour or two
repeat the process. After all are killed stop
up the hole till new recruits arrive, which
catch in the same way"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

Mr.. BUCHANAN ON PoLYGAMY.-Major
Jack Downing thus relates n conversation he
had with Mr.. Buchanan on Utah:-Old Buck
is good deal riled with Brigham Young
who with his one hundred wives, have cre-
ated rebellon-when the old Buck hasn't
one that he can call his own. Ifone woman
created rebellion in the garden of Eden
when she had n man and ought to bin salts
fled, it isn't wonderful that one hundred
should do the like in Utah, having only one
man among 'em all! Says l, Bucky, did you
ever see union and harmony where there
was hundred wimen and but one man
it's again all mater to expect it--and the only
way to bring matters to a good starting
point, 10 to see each woman has her man.
Yes, but said Old Buck, then every man
would be obeegd to have his woman. Yes,
sar,n sez l. Well, then, sez he, they'd
blame me FOR the hull of this trouble and
say I'd sot 'em bad example. That's SO,
SEE !, and since you druv so many women to
take up with one man behase you refused to
take your sheer, its you. duty to make 'enl
live peaceable as they are, or else break the
hull thing up by reforming and setting every
old bachelor good example by takin one
of these deluded women for your sheer, to
once.
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w-The editor of the Richmond Sout

ley The editor of the Richmond South
who was one of the ablest and most effective
Of all the supporters Of Mr.. Buchanans elec-
ton, has no sort of respect for the Cabinet
and apparently precious little for the Pres
ident himself tie says in his paper of the
4th, that, although there are four men from
the South in the Cabinet, the South has
really but single representative in it, the
other three having been "clearly drawn from
the Democratic party with no other regard
than that necessary in the distribution of the
spols" The editor closes thus:
We can only trust, as we do with great
confidence, knowing Mr.. Thompson's truth,
zeal, and ability, that, as the single represent.
a,ive of Southern rights, in the Administra-
ton, he will appreciate the great importance
of his position ir the Cabinet, and make his
influence felt, as far ms possible, in the pro-
lection of the grave interests, not of a sec
ton, but os an integral part of the Federal
Union.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

THE TRuE ROAD TO HAPPlNEss.-lt is a
rule, we believe, that will be found to have
few exceptions, that the sum total Of our
happiness is very nearly in the ratio of our
usefulness.
The late DR.. Noah Webster, author of the
"American Dictionary" and numerous other
important works, when he came TO die, in the
eighty fifth year OF his age, spoke Of his long
life as one Of uniform enjoy ment because
filled up ut every stage with active labor for
some valuable erd.
II is difficult to conceive how person can
be otherwise than happy who is always en-
gagged in useful ayocatiOn. And il is just as
difficult to imagine how one eau be otherwise
than unhappy whose life 10 spent in useless
idleness or injurious dissipation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

/ platter of fapjacks. "No, no." she family
muttered, pushing the food away, "let then
not seek to prolong my misery by offering
me tempting viands. Twill never eat more
Never"
Just then low, doleful sound was borne
to her ear. She started.
"Was il thou, Rudolphus I" she cried.-
"Ah no, will not flatter myself with vain
hopes; twas but the calf beating to its moth.
er;" and she sank exhausted upon the straw
again, to court death.
Again was the sound repeated. She sprang
to her feet, and peeped out through chink
in the logs. ltwas indeed her lover, looking
up with wistful eyes to her dungeon win
dow, while manly tears streaked down his
cheeks.
"Oh, save me, Rudolphus,"s she screeched.
81 would smash down those massive pine
DOORS" he answered, "with one blow of my
stalwart fist, and snatch thee from thy cruel
captors. But am afraid thy fathers darned
oxen will hook me-" And he sank upon the
ground in the impotence of his rage and de-
spair, and hiding his face in the burdock
leaves, he howed aloud.
sweep not, my Rudolphus," said she, a
will come to thee" So saying, the heroic
girl descended to the stable, and while the
gnats and musketoes thundered about her
fair head, tearing up with her tiny hands an
oaken plank from the floor, she soon emery
ed into the cow-yard. In an instant the low
ers were casped in each others arms. The
donkey of Rudolphus stood near, and folding
his lovely burden 10 his breast, the youth
spraug into the saddle, and murmuring of
love in foreign cline, they gallopped away
like streak Of creased lightning.
THE END.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

AN AGRICULTURAL HoAx.-The following
rural "sell" was originally from the Geauga
CO., Journal:
Horrid Murder !-Timothy Hav, residen,
OF Aurora, Portage county, was found this
morning, on his premises, with his head COM
pletely severed from his body and otherwise
mutilated, having the appearance of being
done with some sharp instrument. An Irish.
man employed on the farm, who is known to
have had some difficulty with Hay, is sus-
pected; he is at large.
Many Of the papers took II for a genuine
occurrence, but some editorial genius has
carried ou: the joke, by adding the paragraph
below:
We learn from a gentleman direct from
Portage county, that Mr. Hay, in spite of his
injuries, has been completely cured. He had
a narrow escape however, and solemnly re-
aizes the truth of the scriptural declaration,
"al flesh is grass" The perpetrator of the
net is not an Irishman, as stated, but Scyth-
ian. He is at present, oat on (straw) bail;
nevertheless from the horrible manner in
which he is said to have mutiIattd Hay, We
shall not be surprised to learn that he is no
more (mower)
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

QUITE MIsTAKE.-The Baltimore Re-
publican tells story of Young man wo fell
in love with young lady residing in one of
the residences Of Upper Tendon. The low
er, fearing repulse fIom the head of .hs
family, conducted his courtship in a clandes-
tine manner. The upshot of the matter was.
that an elopement occurred and the parties
were married. After the marriage the BRIDE.
groom proposed that they should return
home, and procure the fathers pardon
Judge, then, of his dismay, when, with a
trembling voice, she informed him that, al.
though she possessed the name Of the gen.
tleman in question, she was not related to
him in the slightest degree, and was employ
ed in his dwelling IN the capacity Of a seam
stress. Thus oil his visions of secured
fortune were scattered to the winds; and The
scene of recrimination which ensued was
terribly out of character for newly mar.
ried couple.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

The DIFFIcULTY OF WAIrrNG.-In the
course of a political leader, the London
Times enunciates the following truisms,
which, though perhaps trite, are worth pom
dering on:
Of course it is very hard to wait. No
matter whether you have TO wait in certain.
ty or in doubt; whether for the fulflment of
a promise or the arrival of shipload of
money, waiting is tedious, and one feels that
patience is n virtue. Young Hopeful cannot
wait for dinner, and spoiIs his appetite and
digestion with apples and bread and butter.
Older grown, he cannot wait for his majority,
and borrows. Tell people to wnit, and they
answer that life is all waiting, that they have
waited long enough, and waiting makes
fools. Yet waiting is the school Of moral
strength. The grandest achievements have
to be waited for. Small minds are always
fizzng and leaking; so when the time comes
they are found either stale or empty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

tE Sweden must be one of the happiest
countries in the world, according TO the de.
scription Of the Rev. R. E. Hughes, who says
tat it is "a country where, from the clumsi.
ness Of the constitution, and the good sense
Of the inhabitants, the power Of the sove.
reign and the liberty Of the subjects are all
most equally unlimited: country where toll
Grafton Of religion and religious intolerance
are alike unknown. The religion of the State
is accepted by the people, or the religion of
the people is accepted by the State. l know
not which, Anything for quiet life should
be the legend of Sweden; dissent is not per
mitted, chiefly because there are no dissenters
to permit political discussion as free as air.
consequently politics are rarely discussed
The King does not interfere with the people,
the people do not interfere with the King;
the Estates are interfered with by neither,
aud for their part they never succeed in com
ing to any resolution, except to interfere with
nothing and nobody, aud so they jog on very
comfortably This is coming about as near to
Utopia as anything that can be found beneath
the clouds. Yet Sweden has produced great
heroes who have done full part in laying the
dust of the world with blood.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

AN OLD OFFIcE-HoLDER DrsPLAcED.--We
earn that Mrs. Elizabeth Riley, whose hus-
band was an old defender, and to whom
Gen. Jackson gave the appointment of Light
House Keeper at North Point, said position
descending by general consent TO to the wild
ow after her husbands death, which has been
retained ever since under all Administrations,
was suppunted last week, by the appointment
IN her stead of Thomas Hanon, who kept
the Calethumpian Head Quarters, 18th ward.
This act, effected by Mr.. Mason, present COL
lector, is received, we understand, even by his
own party, as uugraieful and contrary to pre-
vious usage. Mrs. Riley was assisted in the
office by her son, and il is said the duties of
the station were always faithfully attended
to.-Bah. Pat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

ROLLING IT Our ON CoBB.--The late
Georgia Sng-Night Convention was mot har-
monious. The Administration,-though no,
directly attacked, was grinned and growled
ut most fsrociously. One indignant member
threatened to troll il out of power on the
Cobb of Grorgia."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24
VOL. K.--N0. 461.

UEpERGRousD EMGRASTs.-The colored
citizens Of Toronto having had meeting to
denounce Col. John Prince, member of the
Canadian parliament, for speaking against
them, he publishes reply, in which he says
"lt has been my misfortune and the mis-
fortune of my family TO live among those
blacks, (and they have lived upon us) for
twenty. four years. | have employed hnn-
dreds' Of them, and with the exception Of
one, named Richard Hunter, not one has ever
done for US a weeks honest labor. l have
taken them into my service, have fed and
clothed them year after year on their arrival
from the States, and in return have general.
ly found them rogues and thieves, and
grace!ess, worthless, thriftless, lying set of
vagabonds. This is my very plain and very
simple description Of the darkies as body,
and it would be endorsed by all the West
ern white men, with very few exceptions"
Even the New York Post Is 80 struck by
Col. Princes statement that II remarks-"lf
what he says be true, the public have never
been correctly informed as to the condition
and progress of the Africans who have
escaped to the Northern provinces, who do
not appear fitted for the development of q
race which Mrs. Stowe, we believe, calls the
luxurant exotic of the tropics"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

EMIGRATION WEsr.-The Herald of Free
dom, OF the 27th ulL, estimates the influx of
population to Kansas tie present season at
So'ooo' and is Of opinion that before winter
sets III 100000 will have been added TO the
permanent population Of the territory
Meantime the human current pours on with
undimlnshed volume. Many stop in West
crn Missouri, and Others con,inue on In
Northern Texas, There is regular stream
Of emigranis flowing through Lawrence and
other places 10 Kansas, says the Herald to
the number Of hundreds a day looking for
warmer climate. ~
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FINDS IT Wos'T Do.-Douglas, in hi
speech at Springfield, said Of Utah:

speech at Springfield, said Of Utah:
"The territorial Government once abolish
ed, the country would revert to its primitive
condition p'ior 10 the act Of 1850, under the
sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States,'un should be placed under the OPP
Grafton of the act Of Congress of the 2Sth of
April, 1890, and the various acts supplement-
al thereto and amendatory thereof, provid-
ing for the punishment Of crime against the
United States within any fort, arsenal, dock
yard, magazine, or any other place or district
of country, under the sole and exclusive ju-
risdiction of the United States"
It thus appears from Mr.. Douglas own
exposition, this vaunted right Of the people
of the territories to govern themselves is not
what he used to cali it, an "inherent right Of
self-government," but merely privilege,
that Congress may give or take away, as ii
pleases.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

SLEEVES AND No SLEEvEs.-The question
has been asked, why il is considered impo..
lite for gentlemen TO 60 into the presence Of
ladies in their shirt sleeves, while u IS con-
sidered in every way correct for the ladies'
themselves to appear before gentlemen with
out any sleeves Of all.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

WESTERN COURT ETIoUETTE.-A Judge
of Western Court recently decided point
adverse to certain lawyer. The lawyer was
stubborn, and insisted that the Court was
wrong.
81 tell you that | am right" yelled the
Court with flashing eyes.
Mtell you, you are not!" retorted the coun-
sci.
81 am right" reiterated the Court.
81 say you amt" persisted the counsel.
"Crier," yelled the Judge, 81 adjourn the
Court for ten minutes" and jumping from
the bench he pitched into the counsel, and
after lively little fight placed him hors du
combat; after which, business was again re-
sumed, but il was not long before another
misunderstanding arose.
"Crier," said the Court, tive will adjourn
this time for twenty minutes" and lie was
about taxing off his coat, when the counsel
said
"Never mind, Judge, keep on your coat
the pint is yielded-my thumbs out o. j'int
and I've sprained my shoulder"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

"THEY WoN'T s."--Accounts from
Washington City, nre that the President is
much embarrassed by the non reception of
Diplomatic designations. Messrs. Seymour,
Belmont and Vroom only have resigned
II old Buck waits for the Locofocos who now
have agripon the public treasury to como
forward voluntarily and give it up, he will
have good time waiting. Better give them
hint TO fork over their designations
pretty broad hint at that, for it is not often
Locofoco lets 60 his hold on the money
bag of public Office VIXEN there Is teat left
for him to suck at. Hurry them up, for
those anxously expecting their places arc
getting very impatient and will not be able
to keep quiet much longer
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

A PRINTER TO THE LAsr.-During the
last moments Of Winn, Rochester printer,
who lately died, he was heard to say, hav-
ing Ielnpsed into semi-deirious state: "lm
on my last slickfull-l'm coming to a par
agraph-and suppose III have to wait for
old death to put in the period"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

WW We have seen many letters from in
fuenta Democrats, who tell US that they
blush for the overpowerng weight of Tor
eignism in this country. In the city of New
York an American citizen, guiltless of any
offense whatever, is seized upon BY foreign
born police officers by the direction Of n
foreign-born Marshal, taken before foreign
born judicial officers for trial, and if convict
ed, conducted by !oreign.born sheriff to be
guarded in prison by foreign-born jailor.-
Louisville Journal.
That is not all. Foreigners are in the/pay
of the Government Of the United States to
shoot DOM American citizens at the COM
mand Of the President. This whole business
of foreignism is rapidly approaching a crisis.
Whoever intends to take the American side
and espouse the American cause, let him
come at once 10 the American party and
range himself under the flag of his country.
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ONCE MORE.

81 will venture once more" said the bold
speculator, afor hunger and want is in the
world, and war rolls its purple tide o'el
Eastern lands, and the value of breadstuffs
will be enhanced" He paid out Of his gold.
en- stores, and his granaries and warehouses
were filled. But the genial summers sun
smiled brightly on the growing grain, and on
a thousand hills. And the golden harvest
came bountifuIly in to cheer and gladden.
the poor mans heart with the prospect of a
"good time coming" The sun of peace
arose over the Eastern world, and the war
clouds were chased away once more. Then
there came crash in the market, falling in
the Market, falling in the price of the staff
of life; and the bold spectator was a poor
| man once more.
% Said the young man, 81 will risk once
more, and fortune will change,"-and the
dice ratified, and the box was turned--and
he had lost once more. Maddened and
frenzied with the losses which he had sustain
ed, he sought the outward world to cool the
fever OF his brain, and ere long the sharp,
quick report of pistol rang out upon the
midnight air. Then all was hushed and still
When the rosy light of morning came CLEAN.
ing over the eastern hills, they found the
victim of his own passion cold and stiff by
the way-side, with "life's Pickering candle
snuffed out" They bore him to his cheer
less and desolate home, and the cods of
the valley fell upon his coffin, and he is
gone where he could risk-no more.
81 will drink Of this cup once more," cried
the youth, and he drained it to its dregs.-
The liquid poison went creeping and leaping
through his veins, like drops Of living fire,
till stung and maddened with the draught
which he had quaffed, he raised his hand and
smote boon companion, and there was
murder committed, once more. Gloomily
the prison gate creaked on its hinges, and the
dungeon door swung backwards, where
three men passed in, but two came out again,
and the gloomy cell was tenanted once
more. In the morning they found the VIC
tim of the last nights revels with "life's fe-
yer Ger" He had finished his midnight rev.
els--his bacchanalian rites were ended, for
he had finished his spree-once more.
The hectic fush-tho dry and hackney
ed cough, told of the ravages of the destroy
er. But, said the maiden, 81 will dance
once more" Where bright tapers were
cleaning, and merry feet flew round to light
and airy music, she whirled round and round,
amid the dizzy mazes of the dance, ill her
hands grew cold, and her eyes grew dim,
and her bosom ceased its thyobbing, and she
had finished hertishce-once more.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

AGREAr MSpIcISE.--A vender Of patent
pills says that u Napoleon had taken a dose
Of his pills before the battle of Waterloo, he
would have whipped Wellington out Of bis
boots without half trying,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24

VALUE OF Horse FLEsH--A pair Of horses
were offered for sale in Cincinnati, last week,
for three hundred and seventy dollars, but the
purchaser thinking the amount too large,
offered sixteen cents pound. The horses
were taken to an adjoining hayscale, and
weighed two thousand three hundred and
fifty pounds, making their value three hun
dred and seveHty.six dollars.