The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-25
FROM KNOXVILLE.

KNOXVILLE, Sept. %, 1857.

10 me Editor ofhe POST
From the cry which you put up week or
two since. one would suppose that your
Knoxville Correspondence had something
TO do with the task Of keeping up the inter.
est Of your columns. For my own part, I
must di'clnim any such preientions, however
justly and properly the "soft impeachment"
may appertain to sundry others "of That
ilk.' Not "but what" there are divers things
happening here which would in their "telling"
rejoice the "very cookies OF your art" (ns my
friend BIT, who Is a cockney, would saw
but he who, At this present, essays to
post you, must. perforce, confess his inca
pacity, and II your readers are, unfortunately,
bored with his efforts to ed;iy and nmuse
them, they can have no one to saddle the
blame upon except yourself. For, "as Nathan
said unto David" thou art the man, who
by various artfu and cunning measures,
didst, "then and there" induce and influence
the inditing of this episte.
So then, we will, at once, plunge in me.
dids res, by announcing the fact that we are
having ne'o jail built. This will be inter
esting news to any culpri,s under the laws
of the United States whom you may chance
TO have in your "section;" for really the old
prison is not at all comfortable. | observe
that the new edifce is elevating its fair pro.
portions immediately in the rear of its anti
quated predecessor. Whether il is contempla-
ted to demolish the old structure, am not
advsed;-but it it is suffered to remain, it
will form an admirable front to its Youthful
addition. In regard to the style OF archtec-
ture Of this new monument of the munif
icence of our Worshipiul County Court,
am not sufficiently familiar with the different
ORDERS and the technicalties thereuntn ap-
pertaining, to give you any correct idea of
what il is to be. 1t has, at present, certain
features which would go far towards pro.
claiming it Gothic siructure-but am ad.
viscd that in the progress of the work, the
critical eye will be able to discern points that
would decidedly establish its claim to u
Tuscan origin. Again, we have II rumor
that after all, the new prison, when complete,
will present IN admirable illustration of the
"Composite' order of architecture. One
thing is certain, its walls will be impregna.
b'e,-its towers and pilasiers and nbutments
remind one of the times we read of, when
buildings were erected with view to resist
the assaults of the batterng ram aud certain
powerful and destructive projectiles which
the ancents were wont to make use of in
their wars and sieges.
The Supreme Court is now in session
here, Judges Mckinney and Crozier presii.
ing (the latter specially appointed in place OF
Judge Curuthers, who is sick, and unable to
be presently Harris had not arrived, at my
last advices. ] am not in the habit Of hang
ing about the Court House, and will have Ia
; transfer the task of posting you on such sub
jects to sundry brief IS young lawyers
who, having nothing else TO occupy their
,, time, might devote it very proiilabIy, To a
report OF the sayings and dongs Of the "big
wigs" One day, however, happened tn
step into the Court room, and was highly
edited by the grave and solemn demeanor OF
certain of these legal ardglngs who would
come in, and with an air Of melancholy de
liberation, hang their hats upon the rack
then look, sternly, all round the room,-,hen,
with hands crossed behind, walk slowly
; and with an expression Of great seriousness
upon the face, to the clerks labe-put some
question, and, after getting his reply, agaiu
sweep the room with the unrcienling eye
You see, the notion is that unsophisticutrd
spectators will imbibe the idea that tn.
: learned gentleman has client to whom h,
e had the day previous impaired the advice to
attend in Court ut certain hour to.day-and
, he wishes TO show that if any damage ucrrues
e to said (imnginary) clients Cause by lens
+. on of his wilful absence, no blame can bt
s laid at his, Qhe Iawyer's) door!
n So much for the Supreme Court. ] may
' have occasion though, to nllude to it again
believe the Federal Court meets in ou
city next month. 1t is to be hoped you hav,
been summoned to attend us juror, 10
then may We hope to behold the lght o
, your countennnce. My friend, Maj. J. C
: Ramsey, the able aud interchangeable U. S
. District Attorney for the Eastern ID strict o
, Tennessee, is ready, us he always is wher
a duty calls. Offenders against Uncle Sam
e laws must not STAY the hat,pring junction t,
n their souls" that their peccadlloes will b.
4 lightly passed over while Maj r. is in ollic,
e Every case will receive, at his hands tn
= most patient and thorough Investigation
= and it will be well nigh impossible for tn
: guilty to escape. ! nm free to say that
i know ofno Government officer more yigilan
u and faithful than Maj. Ramsey. Mr.. Buch
anan did well to secures his services for anoih
err term.
y "The Southern Citizen" l understand
: bids fair to commence operations with quit
a respectable list of subscribers. The edit
e ors should, certainly be successful in mnkin
it a very able paper. My only fear is tina
they will overshoot the mark in their in
9 tensely Southern proclivitrs; they must no
y take it for granted, either, that all of love TO
Q the South and Southern institutions is wra,