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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

LEGAL TESDER.-American gold coin in
any amount-American silver to five dollars
three cent pieces to the amount of thirty
cents, and one cent pieces to the amount Of
ten cents, are legal tender.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

Mr.. BucHASAS.-The reports in the pa
pers about Mr.. Buehanan's continued indispo-
sition, are said to be grossly exaggerated, and
that his illness is comparatively trilng.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

Mission TO CHISA.-The mission to the
Celestial Empire has been rendered to, and
accepted by, WIN. A. Reed, Of philadelphia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

TROUBLE IN KAs&s.-A threatening diff
Guilty has occurred Kansas, at the town Of
Topeka. An ALLEGED bogus sheriff attempted
to arrest freesoieDn political charge, but
was driven off by lumber of citizens. He
went away to some other town, procured q
posse and returnedlo take his prisoner
Again, however, the ,itzens of Topeka inter-
fered and prevented the arrest. Thereupon
the sheriff sent a message to acting Governor
Woodson, at Leconptor. The result had
not transpired at tn, latest dates.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

premium WHEAT FASs.-Attention Of
farmers and others is invited TO the advertise.
ment of Mr.. Cotton, next page. The "Pre-
MUM Wheat Fans" are said by those who
have used them to be superior 10 any before
introduced into the country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

.R- The post Office of London is the
largest post Office in the world. 1t has n
front of 400 feet by $50 feet deep. There
are 1880 persons employed in the building
one thousand of whom are engaged in ma
king up the London evening mail.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
RANKS AND RANKING.

A friend requests us to publish the COM
municaiion below, on the subject of"Banks
and Banking" which originally appeared 10
the Nashville Union and American:
Messrs Editors :-On the currency ques-
ton fully concur with you that every Bank
and Branch Bank should be required to pay
out its notes where they are redeemabie IN
coin; and in order to further protect the com
munity against over ISSUES and Bank failures,
let each Bank commencing business or any
Bank whose charter may expire, be compelled
to conform to the law regulating the business
of Banking passed 18th of February, lo52.--
Within the last few years several stock
Banks have failed, but there is not an instance
of a Free Bank having done so.
The State of New York, having much The
largest Banking capital of any State in the
Union, and presume that her experience Is
equal to any, has adopted the Free Banking
system. The Superintendent says in refer.
ence to IFS success, "There has no Bank failed
in this State having a circulation secured
wholly by public stocks of this State and OF
the United States, the circulation OF which
has not been redeemed at par value thereof,
and in such manner, without interruption,
that the notes lost nothing of their efficiency
and value in circulation until actual redemp-
ton" Let Tennessee adhere TO this system,
(Which does equal justice to alb let 1t be un.
derstood that for every Bank note in clrcula.
ton there is ample security in the hands of
the Comptroller in Tennessee bonds, Cover and
above the individual property of the stock.
hoders,) and we shall hear Of no more panics
and Bank failures.
Very nearly allied to this subject is the
great railroad interest of the State; if the
Bonds are required for Banking purposes,
they will of course command higher prices,
which would benefit the public improvement
companies New York State es have gone up
to llS under their present Banking system.
Why not Tennessee's do the same?
There is yet another important feature in
the above system; the State or Government
stocks are lodged with the Comptroller to
protect the note holders, and cannot be with
drawn without the notes are returned. But
where all the means are in possession of the
Bark it may be lost by injudicious Banking,
and in some cases there is little or nothing to
lose, particularly where the stock is paid
chiefly in stock notes. These matters ought
to be brought prominently before the people
that the next Legislature may understand
their wishes. b.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

DIFFICULTIES AHsAD.-The Richmond
Wing, speaking of Gen. Walkers recent VIC
tories and his probable conquest of Nicara-
gus, says:
The success Of Walker. however, is sugges
tive OF probable difficulties between the
United States and foreign powers. If. rs is
suggested by our neighbor Of The South,
the conquest of Nicaragua is but a stepping
stone 10 the more important reduction Of
the rest Of Central America and Cuba to the
sway of our rowing eountrymen, and we are
to clear the track for free fight, and see
that no outsider Steps into the ring, we may
perhaps have our hands too full for conyen
fence, comfort or safety. Already a large
portion of this Democratic press is using its
political Homage to force the administration
TO join with England in the crusade against
China, and the Celeslials are denounced with
as much vigor and acrimony rs if they were
political opponents in Presidential election.
Along our Pacific border, too, is capital
opening for hight.
II the Dons should come with their elum
sy armadOes and paper blockades to chastse
the revolutionary and pronuncamentory
Mexicans, il is hardly possible for us to keep
our hands clear of the difficulty; and if the
doctrines of the Ostend Manifesto are 10 hold
sway with the present adminstrntion-and
they certainly are the sentiments OF its head
we may look forward with great probable
ity to several years, at least, of n general
war with everybody. 1t may, it is true, have
n tendency to injure our commerce and
straighten us in our finances, without count
ing the bloodshed 1t will inaugurate; but if
backed with the name of Democracy, it
would be moral treason to object to the pol
icy, whatever its consequences.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
o.. Mr.. John Milligan, of Grcepville. Or

d. Mr.. John Milligan, of Greenville, Or
ange county, N. Vain letter to the Com
missioner of Patents, states that he has new
kind of potaioe, which he raised from the
ball. which natures very early, and from
which two crops can be raised in one season.
He has, also, a new kind Of oats, called wheat
oat, which came from Prince Edwards Island,
which weighs ten pounds more than any other
variety, and which stands up well on rich
land, where other oats will lodge.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

.ag- The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
says the City Election terminated at o'clock,
P. NJ, and passed off very quietly. The
American party elected the7Mayor and eleven
of the twelve members of Council.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

,.ApoLIsHRp.-.The Danish Sound Dues
vsr, 10 be abolished from the LIST Of April.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

Terms:-s2a year, payable in advance, or 80 at
he expiration OF the year.
Eg-No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
p aid, except at the option Of the Publisher.
Por annOuneingthe names Of candidates for Office IS,
ash.
Obituary Noticesover i2ines charged atihe regular
advertising rates.
All communicaton sintended to promote the private
ndividuais, will be charged 5 Advertisements.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

Vast Tennessee Argus Is the name Of
paper just started at Jonesborough. Demo
cratic in poltics-Psice, 800 per anunm in
advance. Bean and Peoples editors aud pro.
pFietors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

THs BUCHANAN GRlP.-Wer regret to learn
that Hon b. +. Letter, of Ohio, has returned
from Washington in very feeble health
He boarded at the National Hotel, in Wash
ngton, and was one Of the victims of the rat
p0soning.-Rarenna Democrat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17
AZ A correspondent writes the Chnrl,

eS A correspondent writes the Charles
ton Standard, that he has discovered in Ma.
rion county, Florida, three very large and
easily accessible beds OF yellow marble, which
is susceptible of a most beautiful polish, and
is harder than even the Italian.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

A CHARITABLE HoPE.-The Louisville
Journal quotes the Memphis papers as stat
ing that the Memphis and Charleston Rail
Road "has been constructed so tina, the trains
can 60 ,hrough;" whereupon Prentice, ex-
claims: "That is wei, but we hope that the
bridges along its line have not been so con.
structed that trains can "gO through"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-04-17

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN A PRINTING Or
FIcE.-We learn frm the Indianapolis Jour.
nal, that Steam bdler exploded in the Sen
tinel office at indianapolis, which killed
young man named George Holman, and
wounded five others A fine new press, the
forms Of Wednesdays paper, great quantity
of material, and even the building, were very
much injured. A new boiler had just been
put up in new building, and the occasion
was the first one on which il had been used.
The loss is estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11

as may be provided by law Atleast four month
prior to the general election in 1858. the counties
entitled to more than one member Of either hou9sz
shall be divided into districts for the residue OF
the present decennial period and ct least iour
months prior to the general election IN the nrst
year of each subsequent decennial period, tho
counties entitled to more than one memberfor
all, or any portion of such decenniali Teriod;in
either or both houses. shall be divided into as
tricts for the whole of the decelnial period, A
description of the district of each county shall
be published as may be directed by the county
II. II. A WORRIES
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April Sd, 1857.
SEcRETARY OF STATES OFFICE.
COLUMBUS. April 4, 1857.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
Constitution amendments are correctly copied
from the original rolls on file in this Office:
JAMES II. BAKER.
Secretary of State.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11

Resolred by the General assembly Of the Slate
Of ohio, Thrce-tifth of the members elected to
each House concUrring therein. that it be. and
hereby is, proposed tothe electors of this State
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the approval or rejection of the following
amendment. as a substitute for the fifth and sixth
sections of the fourth article of the Consultation.
viz: Sec. 3. District Courts shall be held III
each county at least once in each year, by one or
more District Judges elected by the electors of
separate districts TO be prescribed by law, who
shall hold their Office for five years: and during
their continuance in Office shall reside in tn
di strict for which they are elected. he prnvi
sions of the fourteenth section of this article
shall apply to District Judges The General
Assembly may by law authorize the Judges of the
District Court, and of the courts of common
pleas. to fix the times or holding their respective
courts. Until District Judges shall have been
elected and qualified, di strict Courts shall b.
held by the Judges Of the Supreme Court and OF
the Courts of Common Pleas as now authorized
SEC. q. The District Court shall have such ju-
risdiction as may be provided by law, and the
Judge thereof shall have and exercise sach
power and jurisdiction at chambers, and may be
rcuuired to sit as judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas as shall be directed by law.
n p. y WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Seu~te.
ADriI I'd 1877.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
500 $40 $40

In scanning these figures showing the
rate of State taxation during the present
and past two years, the people may look
in vain for that material reduction"
which the Republican party said, in a
thousand forms, could and should be
made in the event of their being entrust-
ed with the control of the State govern
ment. But their failure to fulfil their
nor the worst of their offences. They
havc kept the taxes as high as ever, and
yet failed to apply any portion thereof
to the extinguishment of the State Debt
of Ohio. Instead of this, the interest
bearing State indebtedness of Ohio has
been actually increased to the amount
of more than TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND dollars within the brief
period during which Gov. Chase and his
party have had possession of the State
government! In the face of this fact
in the face of the utter failure of the
Republican party to redeem their oft
repeated pledges on this and other i'm
portant points of State policy, is it pos
sible that they can seriously expect to
be again entrusted with political power ?
If such be their expectation, nothing is
more certain than that they are doomed
to a woful disappointment, unless all the
signs of the times prove as delusive and
unreliable as the promises of Republi-
can ofice-seekers.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
RICHMOND BOOK RIMDIRY.
Ocer the Post Office.
G.. j. II H,
BIa Mk Books.
gElV WARD ASSOCIATION,
G2lalgi Ia l3A[DI3 Lal2{SII a,
7E7l p0rtRHt Announcements!

% all persons afflicted wi;hSexualdiseases,
such as Sentinel Weakness, Impotence,
GonnorIoa, elect, &C., &c. The Howard
Association OF Philadelphia, in view Of the
awful destruction of human life and health,
caused by Sexual diseases, AMI the u ecepti0ns
which are practiced upon the unfortunate VIC
Inns OF srch diseases by quacks, have directed
their Consulting Surgeon, as a charitabl Die act
worthy OF their name, to give medical advice
gratis, 10 all persons thus afflicted, (AIale or
Female,) who apply by letter, with a descrip-
lion Of their condition., (age, occupation, hab-
its OF life, &c. and in cases Of extreme pow
erty and suffering to furnish medicine free o
charge.
The Howard Association is a benevolent
institution, established hyspecial endowment,
for the relief Of the sick and distressed, af-
aicted with "Virulent and Epidemic Diseas-
es," and its runfs can be used for no other
purpose. II has now n surplus of means,
which In Directors have voted to advertise
the above notice. 1t is needless 10 add that
the Association commands the highest Medi-
cal skill Of the age, and will furnish the most
approved modern ire atment. Vail able advice
also given to sick and nervous females, af-
nicted with Abdominal Weakness, Womb
Complaint, CoStiveneSS, LeucorrhGa, sc.
Address ipost paid, Dr.. GEORGE R.. CALHOUN,
Consulting Surgeon, Howard Association, No.
. South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL, Pres't.
GEORGE FAIEcnILD, Secretary.
July IL, 1855. 1ymf2.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11

Ba~ This paragraph on appearances,
from the New York Times, has not an
exclusive application in that city, but
may be located at other points with
equal appropriateness:
\ coat that has marks of use upon it,
is a recommendation to people of sense !;
and a hat with too smooth 4 nap and
too light a ~lustrc, is a derogatory cir
cumstance. The best coats in Broad
way are on the backs of penniless, bro
ken-down merchants, clerks with pitiful
salaries, nd-menLhat-d on'tpayLup
The heaviest gold chain dangle from the
fobs of gamblers and gentlemen of very
limited means costly ornaments OF la
dies, indicate to eyes that are well open,
a silly lover or a husband cramped for
funds. And when a pretty woman
goes by in a suit of plain and neat ap-
parel, it is a sign that she has fair ex-
pectations, and a husband that can
show a balance in his favor.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
no. 5.

Resolved by the General A~sScnbly ofthe State
of OHIO, three-fifths of the members elected to
each House cOncurring therein, that it be, and
hereby is proposed to the electors of this State to
vote on the second Tuesday October next, upon
the approval or rejection of the following amend
ment as an additional section to article eleven of
the Constitution. Every county which now is or
may hereafter be entitled TO more than one SEN
ator or Repre- entativc for the residue Ofthe pres
ent decennial period, or for all or any portion of
any subsequent decennial period shallbe divided
into as many Senatorial and Representative dis
tricts as there may be Senatorors or Representa-
tives elective in any year of the present, or any
subsequeutd ecennial period which districtsshall
be of contiguous territory. and each district shall
contain as nearly n ratio for Senator or Repre-
senta is attainable without violating the rule
herein given as to contiguityo of territory, ard
without dividing any township, election precinct
or ward. If any Representative. or Senatorial
district, composed of two or more counties shall
by reaS son of any excess of population over a ra-
ito, be entitled to additional Representatives
or Senators for any portion ofthc present or any
subsequent dccennial period. the district shall
be divided into two districts, for each portion of
such deceunial period. which shalt be %contigu-
Gus territory. aud each shall contain as neara
ratio as is attainable without dividing counties.
Ifbv reason of the annexation of one Senate
rial district to another, there shall be any excess
of population overs Senatorial ratio, which shall
be entitled to additional Senatorial represent
alton for any portion of any dec9nnial period.
each district, as now constituted. shall elect one
Counties shall be divide dinto districts bv the
county commissioners OIL such other board of off
ers elective and resident in tina proper county
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
n is NOT wor,h Snving,

eft is not worth saving" SO says
tho ~improvided housewife a hundred
times a month. The meat that is left
after each meal, the cold potatoes, the
few vegetables, the crums and crusts OF
bread, the pieces of biscuit, the frag-
ments of the butter, the little fruit, and
all the Titles left in cooking and eating
each meal are not worth saving; she
thinks. So the remnants of cloth, yarn,
thread, Irvine, wool, and flax and the
many little things of that character, she
says are not worth saving. She has no
rag-bag, for rags are not worth saving.
Three cents a pound is too small a mat
ter for her to count. The odds and
ends of the beef; of the pork, the NUT
ton, the veal, the poultry are thrown away
for they are not worth saving, she repeats
every time any meat is dressed, though
they would make many luxurious meals
in the family every year. The scraps OF
cloth left in cutting garments are given
to the fire, for to her mind they are not
worth saving. Garments are seldom
patched or darned, for when they come
to holes, they are not worth saving; she
declares, and so they go the way OF all
the earth very fast. Every-where and
at all times she lets all the Titles slip
through her fingers. She burns two
candles when one would do; two sticks
of wood, when one would answer just as
well; puts in two eggs, when one is
amply sufficient; two ounces of lard when
a half of one would be better; twice as
much pepper spice anasaSar as isdesir-
able ; a third more coffee and tea than IS
best for taste and health, and thus while
she wastes the substance, wastes the
health and strength of her family
Put all the Titles which an ~improvident
wife necdlessly uses. wastes and throws
away in the course of a year together
and they would soon amount to a sum
which would put a poor family in good
circumstance.
Improvidencc is the chief cause Of
poverty in this country. The wife
most efficient means of bencfitting the
purse of a family is by saving, seeing to
it, ''that nothing is lost" The rule is
that the wife makes use of the huband's
earning. There is quite as much in
using as earning fast, One need not be
mean to be economical. The spend
thrift is oftcner meaner than the econ
omist.
This should be the houscwif's rule
Everything is worth saving that is worth
anything. This every where put in
practice will make almost every house
thrifty, and soon fill the world with
plenty TalIey Farmer.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
Not Friend Left.

The press of Ohio of al opinions and
politics is unanimous in coEdemning
the doing of the late Legislature, and
everybody concurs in saying that such
a pusillanimous pack of dishonest boob
les as composed the greater part, never
assembled before at the Capitol, in the
capacity of Legislators. a fer good
laws are made; but more of them are
needless, and some are positively DIS
GRACEFUL. The idea of putting Ohio on
a level with Mississippi, in reputation
of her solemn contracts, is more than
the people can we'll endure. The cry
of Democratic fraud and extravaganza
has all ended in smoke, especially as
they expended more in paying the tav-
ern bills and horse hire of "Smelling
Committees" than had been expended
by the 'sloco-focos," taking their own
story of affairs as true. But this was
all humbuggery, it was got up for effect,
but not such a one as they anticipated.
The Democrats were in such a lean mi
nority they could do nothing of course.
We hope the majority will be on the
other side next time, and the repudi-
ators occupying the place which the
Democrats did at the last session.
TSummit Democracy.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
Reduction OF State TaXcs-.Ey-
pose the FalSi6crS

In the swiudling campaign of 1855,
nothing connected with State policy,
aided the Black Republicans half so
largely as their incessant clamoring
about "high taxes" In their appeals
for support, they pledged themselves to
the people that the period of heavy tax
alton should be brought to an immedi-
ate end so soon as the State administra-
ton was confined to the management of
the Republican party. Those promises
were not made in secret, but in the ears
of multitudes of men not likely soon to
forget them, Having themselves a pain
full remonstrance that these pledges were
made, some of the Republican papers
are busying themselves in an effort to
persuade the people that they have been
fulfilled. To this end, the NJ. Vernon
Republican, of the 9Th inst, tells its
readers, that
* y "the Republicans, during the
short time they havc had control of the
financial affairs of the State, have sue
ceeded in making a handsome reduction
in the rate of State taxation"
This wilful and deliberate attempt at
continued deception, is in good keeping
with the barefaced lies by-which the
Democracy We're beaten in the canvass
of 1855. The exposure Of this decep-
ton is a matter of easy accomplishment,
and now that the public mind enjoys
comparative quiet on all political sub
jects there is no fear that intelligent
men viii fail to comprehend the actual
facts. The Republican party have aban-
doned the School Library tax (of one
cent on each one hundred dollars of tax
able property and this miserably insig-
n%iicant change is the only possible cir
cumstance to which they can refer as
aFording the slightest approach towards
n fulfllment of their magnificent pledg-
es! By reference to the laws passed in
the years 1855, 1856 and 1857, VIC find
that the rate of State taxation imposed
by the Legislature on every one ho"s-
and dollars worth of taxable property,
was as follows in each of said years:
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
POPULAR AND LOCAL FALLACIEs.-

POPULAR AND LOCAL FALLACIEs.-
That cream candy is made out ofcream.
That city milk comes from. COWS.
That qualification is necessary to alb
tain office.
That dry goods ear be sold for less
han cost.
That wet dry goods are cheaper than
dry goods.
That money can be made at a faro
bank.
That editors are free mortal. agents.
That nnow-Nothings are Americans,
nd that some Americans are not Know
Nothings.
That lack-Republicans love negroes
as well as lewd women.