The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-15

Bank of the Union, Traders Bank,
Duck,s Bank, Kentucky Banks,
Exchange Bank. New Orleans Banks.
EY- Our clever friend of the Augusta De
spntch, in New Year article, discourseth
most consolingly. He says, among other
things in cultivatng New Years graces,
there is none TINT will more adorn the wear
CT, or be more generally needed, than patience
under slow collections. It will be a trying
time for all, and all should do their "leve
best to pay; but creditors should also use a
reasonable forbearance, and be slow to resort
10 the courts. Most men find il to their m
terea to pay without suit, and those who
most burden the courts with their regular
accounts, will find in the end that they have
collected least, while they retain diminish
ed share of popular regard.
The GovERNMENT CuRREHcY.-The Ma.
tional lntelligenccr says of the receipts for
customs and the issuance of Treasury notes:
"The amount received at the custom-house
TODAY was only $5l ,94S; at the sub-treasury,
from all sources $i57,969. Balance in all
funds, $3,9l5,SO6. The Treasury notes can
not be issued moment too soon. Here a
contrast irresstibly forces itself on the mind.
This is now hard.money Government, ruled
BY metallic party. II finds its Golfers low,
and II issues twenty millions promises to pay
upon specie basis of less than four. When
the much derded National Bank was in full
blast Il never was allowed to put out paper
except upon metallic basis of more than
twenty millions. There was no necessity
then for the expectation of specie. A Uni
ted States Bank note would go even in Chi
nm. The State Banks would be wound up
owithout benefit of clergy" if they were 10
issue twenty millions of paper upon less than
four of coin, even with good stocks as COL
iaterals. Still, it is probably the best that
could be donS under the circumstances"
CHATTASooGA.-Frend Parham, Of the
Gazette, complains a good deal of the wick
edness prevailing at that miniature city Of
the plain. Here is n part of the picture he
draws
sAt no former period since we have been
q citizen of this place, have we ever witness
cd greater amount Of drunkenness, harlot-
ism, profanity and wickedness generally than
now prevails in this city. 1t seems as If the
devil has broke his chain and established here
his head quarters. Loafering and drinking
LIQUOR all day, keeping up the steam and
frolicking and fighting all night mt negro and
disreputable dance houses, characterize the
movements of no inconsiderable division Of
the population, and many who make tran
sient visits. We cannot see that the munich
pal officers nre to blame. They appear 10 be
vipilant, and enforce the laws. Public SEN
timent must be wrong. Perhaps TOO many
who ought TO frown upon such iniquty, take
n private part in it, or at least wink at il.
As Il il, we consider man about M safe
on the cars Of the N. g. c. r. Road, just
after weeks rain, as he would be in some
localities in Chattanooga after night. II is
even dangerous TO walk Market street, least
astray ball .intended for another, or mischiev-
ously discharged from revolver, should
make victim Of the innocent.
The Sabbath is openly desecrated. It is
likely that four.iifths Of the population never
attend Church, but what is much worse, too
many Of them drink and gamble and do other
work of the devil on that holy day."
No wonder tho Convention of Bishops de-
clined TO locate the Southern University in
the vicinity of Chattanooga. According to
friend parham, the "mlk-sick" region is a
paradise compared with that point. But the
picture may be too highly drawn.