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The Washington union., 1857-04-18
THE pREp SCOTT PATTY.

The title Of the black republicans TO this epithe
dates before their birth. 1t characterized says tho
Albany Atlas) the Mexicans, when Corwin & Co
wished them TO welcome the American troops with
bloody hands to hospitable graves" They learned
to dread Scott. The Seward clique have learned Ia
dread Scott and glad TO see him defeated. The
name is not an nfeliciious one and if the abolition
lists must change their appellaion more, ii is
fitting one.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL Is, 1857.

sMr LEsIs Montgomery, alabama general
eng agent Alabama and Tennessee assisted by
f. LKwR JAsSs o. LAWS and SAMUEL d Ixwrs
sN JANIS 1872 South Tenth street. Philadelphia
our general travelling agent assisted by WIZ wED Jo
uss jams DEsKIso, HAhx s. JAMS, rHos NoE R W.
msos T. W. WHY VIZ L. wArKNAS, H. CaSs0s D X Mrs-
ny Bas. ,. SWAIN T. AsDaAs and T. Davu
aM c. w. JANIS, No Harrison street. Cincinnati Ohio
general collecting the Texas assisted by
II j. THoAAs THos4s Tuns JIxss Dr. A. l. CmIDs
GEORGE MoRus and hHAsp IEA Receps either win good
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SIGNIFICANT.

The election in the village of Rome Oneida coun-
ty New York, (the home of o. b. Matteson, J
plete democratic triumph throughout by majorities
ranging from 300 to 500. George Barnard, democrat
was elected president of the village by the large ma
jority of 525l
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From the NASHVILLE Unio
POOR KNOW -NOTHINGISM.

POOR KNOW W-NOTHINGISM.
The present position of this eee order is of de-
served humiliation and contempt. Its advent was an
nounccd the forerunner of of good feeling when
should initiate the purer days OF the republic The
old whig and democratic parties said to be dying Of
their corruptions their funeral obseques preached
and It announced to the world that element of
power and beauty had sprung up on their rns-a pure
party Of disintsrested patriots who would eschcw the
Wild hunt after Office and emulate the example of the
father of the republic who believed that the office
should seek the man, not the the Office " 1t Is not
our purpose depict tho history of this stupenous
tional humbug This tho world has too carefully OBJ
served to need comment.
Our present purpose is simply Yeall attention to its
sefabasement-s own inward eSklefices Of shame and
guilt and present preparation to conceal its defomites
from public recognition beneath the much and abused
old garb of the proud and powerful whig party
Everywhere their meetings have been called in the
smd name Of whig and AMERICAN thereby cndeayoring
to give respectablity to the latter by making it
appendage of the former. Everywhere effort Is being
made to nominate candidates wings, who have never
been contaminated with the eprous touch of the unelean
thing This has progressed far that it is evident
that they will put forward their candidate for governor
man who would repel ii imputaon on his honor
to be charged with having entered Of their Sc
cret councils become bound by their sacregiou oahs
They will present him 10 the country with the most earn
est assurance that he is odae ulg and not know
nothing
Ono Of our exchanges contains the proceedings of their
meeting in the county Of Monroe, in which the so-caed
American, alias know nothing party is entirely ig
nored, and the OF whg substituted in its place
Nowhere Is ..intensc Americanism, mentioned or re-
motey alluded to. One would not know from the entire
proceedings that such organization had exist
cnce was recognised as having now. Their reso
lutions read:
Resolcei That the chair appoint suitable number Of
delegates to the Nashville convention that meets the
first Monday Of May next for the purpose Of nominating
suitable person as the whig candidate for governor
Reord That, in the event Of the delegates here
by appointed should attend, the Hon. John Bell and
Hon. f. X. Zocoher be requested express the wishes
of the wings OF Monroe
Will anybody tell us when the knownothing conven-
ton meets in this city and who are to attend It'll
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TIM VICTIMS on THE SAX JrAS.--we have previously
mentioned the explosion OF the steamer j. " scott on,
the San Juan river Which caused Il is alleged by
some one on board recklcssly throwing flask OF powder
into the furnace. There were two and half tons al
powder board but fortunately II did not EXPLODE
Several persons blown overheard. some OF whom
were drowned, and others rescued The following is a
list of killed and wounded, far as known:
Killed Major W. Morris Lieutenant volger John
Buffngton private; j. l.. Fcwell, do. NJ NJ priedle-
nance, do Captain Schlcht, Germany Lieutenant
Coghlin, Philadelphia James Murray, private w Ell.
mondson, do. Z. c. Raymond, New York Thomas j
Lansing, Texas James Nelson engineer d. Burke
Chas J. Harris, Peter c. Bar Jos c. Turner Charles
McCrea, Mr.. Robinson Of Mississippi; Robert j Caw
ford
Fatally wounded.--J Roam private Ohio
Slightly wounded. Col f. Anderson New York. Mai
w c. Capers; Adjutant H. c. Hill; Captain W H. Scott
Lieutenant Jackson; Lieutenant Thomas smith and 10
or IL Others missing
Since died from wounds and scalds ds-priyates James
Wilson 1hos. Alexander Pane Calvin s. Thomas -----
Higgins n. Y, Chas, York
Badly wounded.--Iieut Col. Doubleday y Y; Cant
w w Darlington, Ky. Capt NJ French Texas; Cant
Kennedy, Ireland; Lieut. Aulhoand St. Louis Lieut. J.
A. Cisdear, n o. Priyates--Rs L. Crnwford A. Bailey;
Black Emanuel; d sappi Lansing Holmes; +. Baker
Clerk Mott; Wm Lempoys Miss. ID. Bust, Chas NIcCroa
Arkansas.
Another account says Lieut. Tevis: John C. KIopton
OF Miss James Cox; and H. NJ. TunstaIi the latter OF
Arkansas, we're among the killed.
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We are requested to state that tho Postmaster
General viii make known his decisions the propo-
sails received for conveying the United States mails in
the New England States and New York for four years.
under the advertisement Of January |, 1867 and In
other States for shorter periods under the advertise
ment of February 2, at the department on Saturday
the 25th inst. at 10, a. m.
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We cordially endorse The following complimentary
notice of Andrews Digest Of the Opinions OF The
Attorneys General of the United States. which ap-
pears in late number Of the Boston Post:
Andrews Digest OF the Opinions OF the Attorneys Gen.
eral of the United States very useful volume valuable
to every citizen, and almost Indispensable to LAWYERS
politicians and all writers upon government questions
Mr. Andrews admirably quallicd for his task by pro
fcssonal education and ability and experience in conncx
ion with the Office of the Attorney General The man
ner in which he has performed il reflects great credit
upon him. and entities him TO the hearty thanks OF the
public. The volume is for sale by Little Brown
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IrSSErrrsG BRoapwar-A project h,s been introduced
IN the New York board OF councilmen 10 tunnel tho
lower part Of broadway, for the purpose Of aforins
croszngs.
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at Nashville on Wednesday last A candidate for
governor 10 to be nominated.
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MArSE,--In the Maine house Monday Mr. Cyr the
representative from Madawaska made long speech in
French in opposition to bill providing for the incopo.
ration of towns in settlements His eloquence how
ever failed TO convince the hardheadcd AngloSaxons
and the bill passed--79 to 25,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

Murder in Pontotoc County, Miss-Te
Murderer HING by Mob.-From private
letter, received in This city on YESTERDAY, ir, IN
Pontoioc county, Miss. Sept, mb,r Bud, we
l. arm that n man by the name of X. Abprna.
thy, living near Redand in thai comfy, was
shot aud killed one day last week, whilst
pulling fodder in his field. A, first no nre
was suspected, and considerable mystery
hung aronnd the foul net. The conduct ofa
man living in the neiehborhood, by the nne
of Gray, ut length aroused suspicion, ardM
Saturday last he WIS arrested and carried to
?nntotoc md lodged in the j,i. The people
of the npighbnrhood wher, the killing occur.
red became v,ry much aroused, and on Sun.
day number of them assembled and pro.
cpedrd in body Ia Pontotoc, took Cray out
Of prison, carried him to Redand, tired, con-
demned and executed him by hanging, near
the spot where the murder was c"mmttcd-
Gray confessed the murder after the rope was
placed around his Memphis Appeal,
Sept. 4h.
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How THE ASHLAND DISTRICT WAS CARRIED
The LEXINGTON Observer thus alludes to the
fraud wrought victory of the Democrats in
the Ashland District. and the dissertation Of
the shades of Ashland by the life long enc
mics and slanderers of Henry Clay:
A victory thus achieved by a party that
sandered and traduced Henry CLAY all his
life-a party that pursued him with fiendish
ferociiy y, and denounced him as q gambler, a
drunkard. ana murderer-the same party
now, after he is dead, under the leadership OF
his son, have by some means achieved this
victory that has been the cause of such ex-
ultation as was never known in the country
hefore-an exultation that has made Ashland.
the sacred home of Henry Clay. a scene of
revelry, by day and night, in which have par
ticipated almost exclusively the ancient enc
mics of Henry Clay.
Turnpikes have been abandoned by the
Irish laborers-the rock quarries also have
been deserted-the beer cellars and low dog
geri"s have been emptied, all to swell the
motley crowd that have been exulting at
Ashland. The rich Irish brogue, the sweet
German accent. whiskey, music and dema.
gogue speeches. beef and mutton, have all
combined to make Ashland what it never was
beiore-a scene Of Democratic Locoisco.anti
American revelry. And the orators, too,
how appropriate the occasion. Col. Preston,
the same distinguished gentleman who would
not vote. even while Wing, for Henry Clay
against James X. Polk. has been laundering
at Ashland; Gov. Wickliffe also INDUCES in
a speech at Ashland.
This needs no comment. The cannon that
doomed upon the occasion was the same that
Ga NJ. nf
house as to shake its very walls, and fred,
too. by the same hands that fired it then
The came voices that exulted then at the fall
Of the illustrious father now exult at the rise
OF the son-the same true hearts that then
followed with such devotion the father are
now exuted over by his enemies; and that
spot where lived the great Wing leader is
made the rendezvous Of party that always
opposed him.
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CATTLE DYING FROM DRoUGHT.-The cat
tie in Texas are dying by hundreds FIR want
of water. On Galveston Island the fatality
has been very great. The Galveston News
SAYS.
There cannot b. less than 1000 head Of
cattle that have persisted on this Island du.
ring the late severe drought, :"r the want Of
water. and partly also, for the wan, OF grass
of which there has been n great SC rc'ly.-
Many Of these cattle, within week past has
come within the city limits in search OF wa
ter, and numbers have died here, ard Their
bodies have been removed by the city au'
thorities. We understand the Island has
been ovrrstocked, and that even in favorable
spasons there il hardly sufficient grass '"'
1000 or 5000 head that are -aid To be on 'nS
Island. We hear the loss of one indlv'dual
estimated ut four or five thousand dollars,
Those which have survived this drought arc
said to be 81 much reduced that they eau
scarcely recover sufficiently even sh"no "o
have good grass to pass through the "'"'r''
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SLAVE OR FREE KANsAsi


The Charleston Mercury Of the 3lst ult,
contained an article an the eternal Kansas
topic, in which the same strain IS preserved
which has ch racIrrzrd that paper, On the
particular topic, for mnnIh or two. IL deals
plainly with the Administration, aud winds
up its column somewhat exnltingly thus:
But we are sorry to say that, from letters
received by the last mail from Kansas, the
Administration, by its agents, Walker and
Stanton, are perseveringy using every effort
To make Kansas free State. Having failed
in his first project Of making Kansas free
State, by getting the Black Republicans to
register themselves on the voting list, h- now
still holds on to his two other expedients-
the mastery Of the Pro-slnverv party BY the
National Democracy, and the submission Of
the Constitution to "bOnG .fde citizens" for
ratification. Now, we too will venture few
predictions for the benefit of our contemporary.
Walker and the Administration will be utter
ly defeated in Kansas. A pro SLAVERY Com
stitutinn will be- adopted bv the Convention
abOni To meet tn frame n Constitution. IL will
moi be referred TO "bond fde citizens" Ii will
go to Congress M the instrument Of intro.
ducing Kansas us Slave State into the Union.
The Administration will support the applica
ton hecause the whole South will support il;
and Kansas, in spite Of Representatives,, will
be admitted into the Union Slave State
" our predictions shall prove 10 b. CORRECT,
then We hope for two comfortable conelnsions
I" flow therefr0m TO ourselves: first, the
Edgefield Advertiser, the South CaroIininn,
and the Fairfield Register, will ngree with the
Mercury in its policy; and, second, they will
have the magnanimiiy TO declare thar its
course "has been the correct and the really
independent one"
We trust the Mrrcury's confidence is not
misplaced, but we sincerely apprrhcnd that
the Constitutional Convention will be com.
PEELED to yield to the Dictator Walker and
the Vaccinations of the Southern Land
Spectators of Kansas. Here is an extr ct
from letter of" Border Ru6an To the Co.
lumbus Enquirer, under date of 10th uIt.,
which favors that idea:
In politics we have nothing exciting Just
now. Governor Walkers late expedition
against Lawrence was but "iempest in Il
Teapot affair, designed rs a tub Ia the South
ern whale. The people of Lawrence and
other Frresoil localities " i'll never fnrsake the
Topeka Code aud abide BY the genuine laws
Of the Territory. while "grass" only is used to
compel them. Rebellion sits enthroned in
our midst, aud Walker instead Of crushing it
out, has assured il of ultimate triumph by his
dIctntion to the Constitutional Convention
shortly to assemble. have now hardly
hope tina: that body (though elected so to do
will spnrn the interference of the Federal
Gov rnment and make its action on the Con
siitution final; md unless it does so, Kansas
is irretrievably lost to the South; the Topeka
Constitution will quickly be the law of the
land; and strong crusade against the insti
tutions of Missouri, Texas, &c, will at once
be carried on by the Abolition powers Of the
North.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

CLOSE OF THE VoLUMg.-The present
number closes the ninth volume of the Post.
Our list at this time shows the names Of
eleven hundred and Fifty MISUNDERSTANDING
n little below the average of the four preced-
ing years. We shall have to reduce it still
'no.s, unless those in arrears pay up. II is
certainly not to be expected that we should
furnish papers year after year to men who
never pay for them. Nine years ago we
pitched our tent in the heart OF the strong
est and best organized democratic territory
in the State-McMinn, Monroe, Polk and
Meigs-and have, on all occasions, given
our opponents the best fight We could start.
II is true, it is still democratic territory; but
il is some satisfaction to know that, while
in every other direction our friends have
given way and gone down before the fleece
charges Of the enemy, here ct least we have
maintained our ground, and are as strong as
ut any time within the last sixteen years.
OF course, we claim no credit for this, and
only allude to the subject, in passing, to re-
mind some Of our brethren that, while It is
not very hard matter to publish and sus-
tain paper in section where ones political
friends are largely in the ascendant, it ie-
quires very different sort Of work and man
agement TO engineer il through successful
ly where the power and patronage Is in the
grasp of the opposition. Don't understand
us as begging for aid, or complaining of OPP
position. What we wantis is, that when peo-
pie are kind enough to take our sheet they
will be honest enough to pay for it; and that
If II is desirable the publication of the paper
should be continued at this point, the office
must do more of Cash and less of Credit
business. IF our subscribers would pay
us promptly, all the opposition that could be
brought to bear would not disturb our slum-
bers much. If our friends will do their duty,
we will be better able to provide for the enter.
tainment Of our foes.
II has been our practice to 60 over the
subscription list once year, and strike ont
the names of hard cases--we shall commence
that work MS soon ms the present number Of
tho paper is issued. Those who fail to re-
ceive the Post hereafter will know the rea-
son why. In future, no order for papers will
be attended to, unless accompanied by the
money, or where we are personally acquaint-
ed with the parties. Job work and transient
advertising must be paid for when the work
is done.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

GEN. w. T.. HAsKsLL.-Ths distinguish
ed gentleman has written letter Ia the
Memphis Bulletin upon the state of politics,
in which, after reviewing the history of par
ties Tor the last few years, he counscls the
reorganization of the " hig party.
We give the conc ,ision Of his letter:
"The democracy ha. betrayed the South.
The principles OF the Kansas. Nebraska Bill
have been violated. Buchanan In,- showed
his hand. The North will not bite at the
bait. Democracy is do"mrd. All honor To
kriu, Yanry, Toomhs nd Siepheu>-t" South
arolina, Mississippi and Georgia. Calhoun
commenced hastily, but reasoned wisely.
blame the democratic party Tor NIL this
1t is useless 10 say why, What has been
written before explains all this.
There is but one hope--the re-organizn-
tim of the old whig party. ] threw away
my youth To- advance il; will give the last
years of my lite to reOrg,nize it.
II nobody worthier than me will under
take it, will vet seize that standard, and
lending il at the head of the column in Ten.
nessee, bear it into one m"re--if the last
fight. "Delendd est Carthdgo"
Respectfully, Wan. T.. HASKELL.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

s1Y- One OF the very disastrous results Of
the late ell ctions in Tennessee is the loss Of
the Hon. john Bell to ill.,. United States Sen.
ate. The race of American statesmen is well
nigh extinct, but Mr. Bell is n Statesman in
the most comprehensive sense Of the TERM
lie is truly one of the great men of nnr roun.
try and Of our age, and his extraordinary
pon ers have been directed, throughout his
public life, to the advancement OF the highest
interests Of the ration.
1t is sad thing to think that politics in
Tennessee have fallen into such a condition
that n man like John Bell must 90 ont Of The
United States Senate TO m kr room for sumo
such parsonage ms Andrew Johnson, Gideon
J. Pillow, or Ex-Governor Jones.-LouisuilIs
,Tyurnal
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

AWARDS BY U. s. AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The
awards for Reapers exhibited at the Syracuse
trial in July last were given at Louisville,
KY, on the 4th inst. as follows: g IT. Me-
Cormick, Of Chicago, gold medal. Walter A.
Warden, Brokan d Child, Of Springfield, Ohio,
bronze medal. Jonathan Harris, OF Pekin,
H., diploma. For Roarers and Mowers COM
bined-walter A. Wood. Of Hoosac Falls,
gold medal. D. NJ Osborne, of Buffalo, sill
yer medal. Warden, Brokan d Child, bronze
medal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

SUIcrprs AyD THE CAUSE OF THEm.-The
Westminster Review has has an article on
this subject, from which il appears that in
France, during the yenr 1851, there were
1859 cases of splf-destrnction, Of which 963
or more than onr-fourth, were asc-ibrd TO
insanity of some kind; but Of the remaining
2.635, grief for the Fuss Of children caused
only 46, grief at their ingraiitude Is, disap.
poiniment in love, only 49, jealousy, %; tn"
gaming-table, only 6; shame and rrmorsr.
only 7; and sudden anger but /; while conjn-
gal qunrreis caused 1856; the desire to avoid
physical pain, 3l3; pecuniary embarrassment,
2o3. and want, l79. Disgust with life, or
fixed melancholy. caused l66, but there is n
question whether this cause my not be
rlassed as n species of insanity.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-09-11

The REASON WHY.-Our scientific cotem
poruries are busy declaring the reasons of the
breaking of the sub oceanic cable, and among
other solutions, we find the following, which
rs "ciear as mnd" or metaphysics:
"'rhe accident to the Atlantic telegraph
cable was, no doubt, n consequence of its too
rapid running out, while the speed -. TIL.
vessel was not exactly commensurate. There
is no possibility Of aserriaining the relation
between the rate at which wire il paid out
and that If the ship in motion; md the danger
of breaking was probably in this case greatly
increased, il not caused altogether, by the
two high specific gravity Of the cable ~ sea-
water. II is well know n that AT great drpths
such solid matter Ms composed the chile is
more compressed bv III. superintendent mass
IN n the winter surrounding il. The strain
npon the portion out of water must he very
great. The fracture of the wire srems due
to the ineriia OF motion or the momentum OF
n cable in consequence Of its having much
greater density than that of the water around
it, If report be correct more than two miles
Of wire were suspended in the sea, in rapid
motion. Now, His cable had hut very little
more gravity than tho water, the momentum
SO fraught with danger would have been de.
stroypd. Wonld it not be- worth wilhelm
the event Of the present expedition proving
nnsuccPssfnl-thnt in future efforts cable
should be employed whose specific gravity
should be such as just to enable it to sink in
sea.water."
We sugges. that ali the editors who know
show to do it," b. invited to accompany the
next wire laying expedition.
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SourBERs WpEAr.-We are pra,ified 10

SouTHERN WHEAT.-We are gra,ifed 10
learn, says the American Farmer, the ad-
vance that il taking place in the culture Of
WHEAT in the far South. The crops raised in
Georgia, Tennessee, and North and S"uih
Carolina, will be- greater by far this year than
has ever been produced, and Of the frest
quality. A large portion OF this " heat finds
mn outlet in the ports of Savannah and
Charleston, and although some o. il il sent
North there il good market for il in Spain,
there having been exported from Charleston
alone during the past ypnr, upwards Of 60,
900 barrels Of -four, which is said To equal
that raised in that country. We rejoice to
see this evidence Of prosperity IN the South
il is movement in the right direction, and
.if our brethren would follow it up, they
would soon show TO the world their indie
pendenre for all the nrcessnries and BIZ ~
ings of life which nre piacpd within th' ir
reach, only requiring them TO stretch forth
their hands to secure them to themselves and
pOstpriiy.