The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-12
POLITICAL fssIP.

next Presidency aill begi3n saFnest as soon
as the elections Of this are over, Whist
ever may be Their result Ia New York and
Illinois, just pat forth byst,nihelni poIiticai
mauIiesioes. are Mr. Sew "A and Mr.. Lincoln.
The Republican chiefs cd East and West
have concerted aud prod lgu,ed .gss and
extraordinary issues foe { 1 Presided Ma con
test OF 1860. --l'heir pos i,ss are-ht. tina.
all The siaTshoiding State bail becomsnOu-
sfaVesolding States, uPof he pretense that
= -nity in this resPeefe necessary TO ias
!, - e o. sae Usiuu: q that the 1
sstAses Supreme Court shoad be reorgaa
50 as TO represent the news of the al9i
slavery party; and 3rd, ia, all coiors and
races should be admitted 10 social and civil
equality. Such are the lssi,iOns simultane-
ously taken by The Republicans 10 the North
west and the Northeast Ipon the eve of a
remarkable political crisis.
Ii Mr. Seward aud Mr. Lincoln be sustain
ed in the new issues width they have made
for the Republican party by the elections in
their respective States, they will become the
prominent candidates Of their Party for the
Presidency aud Vicr-Prsideney. in 1860
This is generally undenlood among their
political friends, as well ssstheir Opponents.
OF course they do not apeet an electoral
vote from any OF the slaseholding States
Their new issues are PROD by founded upon
their knowledge Of northern sentiment
| They have evidently comet the conclusion
that the Kansas issue is used up. But their
new doctrine cannot be embraced by ma
jorify, and acted upon by them, without pro.
ducing a civil CONFUSION in the country.
Upon the elections Of this day also de-
pends the political character OF the House in
the next Congress, and possibly the choice OF
u President, which may fall upon the House.
There are signs that not only the present
opposition, but considerable portion OF the
Democrats, will demand from Congress such
a change of the tariff as vil protect Ameri-
| can labor. All that has been gained by the
friends of free trade is likely to be abandon
ed in a moment Of industrial depression and
panic.
II is not believed that the President will
recommend an increase OF duties, or change
from adraiorem to specific duties, as has been
rumofed, either upon iron or any other arti-
Tn. Saaf.taru Of ha :,
said, will represent in his report points going
to show that the present tariff will produce
revenue enough for the proper expenditure
OF the government upon the restoration OF
the ordinary condition OF trade.
We shall have FOR export this year Gotten
10 tho amount of one hundred and sixty.fye
millions Of dollars, deducting six hundred
thousand bales for home consumption. Gold,
brcadstuffs, &c, will amount TO some two
hundred millions moru. Ii our exports
amount to three bundled and fifty millions,
the imports viii amount to the same sum.
aud If the dnles averge twenty per cent viii
give us revenue Of seventy millions los.
The BLAcKsMlTh.-IIrrrng's picture OF
the "Nillage BIacksmilh"is the original and
subject of the engraving selected for the an
nual distribution OF 1852, by The Cosmopol.
tan Art Association" Tor which G. ~. Ross.
Athens, is the agent. ",
The Philadelphia Bulletin thus describes
the engraving:
alt is by the English artist, Herring, whose
fine paintings of 4" he Homestead" and "Ihe
Faruiyard" were so much admired here few
years ago. The idea Of the painting is. of
course, taken from Longielow' poem. The
smith is represented at work shooting beau
tltu white horse, in which work he is inter-
rupled by the arrival Of his wife, who brings
u basket with his dinner The muscular d =
relopments Of the horse aud the man are
both tiuely represented, but without par icle
OF cxaggeraiion. The woman's flee aud liz
IRE and dress are happily conceived and exc
cntrd, ard there is II greyhound in the fore.
ground, the attitude of which gives re-
;narkably good specimen OF fureshortening.
The whole picture, while very spirited us
composition, is furnished With even more care
in the details than is usual with Herring. 1t
deserves the attention OF connoisseurs