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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
HARD MONEY IN MISSISSIPPI.

If there Is any State IN which democrac,
] might be considered sincere In their profes
sion of desire to abolish paper money ono
banks, that Stnte is Mississippi. II seem,
that they actually have abolished banks ID
that State, and now they nre compelled tc
take the notes of banks ont of the State.
We direct the attention of Tennessee demo
Gratis to the following from the vicksbure
Wing: 95s
THE Democracy Nor IN Favor OF HARr
MoSEY.--After all the bluster and demago
query of the Democracy about "hard money
aud the blessings Of purely metallic cur
rency, it appears that the deIectable party
even here in Mississippi, are in favor Of the
rags. We always knew that when the thing
was brought to the test they would take wa.
ter. The recent bill Of Senator Oliver. OF
DeSoto, to exclude all paper money of less
denomination than $40 from the State. has
stirred up some of the faithful. The Oxford
Mercury, one OF the ablest and mast inf men,
.'~t-- jo~rnsin o. North- Miseissippi, comes
down on Mr.. divers bill in the following
style:
"Ihe measure looks 10 the total abolition OF
currency in this State, and as such zoe must
enter our protest against IL. The restrictions
which the adoption of such n measure would
throw upon the commerce of North Mssis-
sippi would be SO great as 10 render il utter
~ impracticable. The great scarcity Of coin
would leave our people without the necessa-
ry amount OF money they require to meet
the transactions of every day life. We are
as much opposed to the circulation Of worth
less rag ccrrehcy as any one; but the conre.
nience Of sound currency--a currency easilp
conuerted into. specie-renders il preferable,
because not so cumbersome as coin. The great
bulk of bank issues now circulating among
tho people Of North Mississippi is upon
banks Mt Memphis, and is made redeemable
there; the people impose implicit confidence
in II, and that confidence is based upon the
honorable policy pursued by the banks.
1t will occur TO all men engaged in pursuits
which require thcm to make remittances near
ly every day by mail, that the abolition of
currency would put an effectual clog upon
their business. Specie cannot be sent by
mail, and whenever il becomes necessary to
remit small amounts, should Mr.. divers pro.
position become law, they would hive to
seek some other channel through which to
make such remittances. There is no other
way which would suit their convenience like
that of the United States mail. There IL
scarcely n mail Leaves Oxford, for instance,
which does aG. contain more or less small
amounts of money for Memphis and else
where. Until Mr.. Oliver provides means to
meet this contingency, we must protest
against his foolish proposition"
We have no further comment to make.-
Compare Democratic professions with demo.
cratic practice.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

MR.. HARRIS DIsTRIor.-A new election
will soon be ordered in the Sixth Distric.
Of Illinois, to fill the vacancy occassloned by
by the death of Hon. Il. l.. Harris. A sue
cessor will of course, be elected for the un-
expired term in the Thirty-Six,h. Mr.. Har-
ris was reelected by about 4,5OO majority
Hon. Abraham Lincoln lives in this district,
and is proposed as the Republican candidate.
Mr.. LamPhenr, of the Springfield Register,
is talked of as the Douglas nominee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

SOUND DocTR1NE.-Hon. A. G. Brown, one
of the Senators from Mississippi, thus spoke
in u recent address to his constituents:
"Mr. Brown said he did not like the origi.
nal Kansas and Nebraska bill of MIR. Douglas
and never could understand why the bill was
so popular in the SOuth-there was that in it
which ought to have been left out, and there
was that ought to have been put in it. He
disnpproved OF the "popular sovereignty" doc.
trine incorporated in that bill, and he wanted
it plainly stated who were the people who
were "to regulate domestic institutions in
their own way" He never could subscribe
to the policy Of placing uunaturalsed paupers
and criminals, thrown upon our shores like
filthy weeds, upon an equality with native
born American citizens"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
THE STATES AND TERRITORIES.

We have stated our conviction that more
territory without more laborers adapted to
our institutions was not, desirable acquis-
tion for the South. The following table
shows that The area Of our present territories
already exceeds that of the States by s45sso
square miles. or by domain almost equal TO
six such States as Georgia. For the conven-
lent reference Of our readers we present the
area of the territories and States, from which
we gather the above statement:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

CoUsTRRFEIr MoSEy.-The ST. Louis Re.
publican notices The arrest of n man. named
James Mayfeld, for passing a counterfeit $50
bill on the Georgia Railroad and Banking
Co. He had fofty-three bills of the same
denomination about him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

BLOWING Our CANDLE.-Thsre is one
small fact in domestic economy which is not
generally known, but which is useful ms
saving time, trouble md temper. Ii the
candle be blown out holding it above you,
the wick will not shoulder down, and may,
therefore, be ensily lighted again, but il
blown upon downward, the contrary is the
case.- Scientific Arfizan. =
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
THE POST.
ATHENS. FRIDAY, DEC. "a, 1858
DoucLAs in The FlsLp.-A.a Democrats

DOUGLAS IN THE FIsLD.-Ata Democratic
meeting in Trenton, N. j., on Saturday, the
foliowin resolutions were adopted:
Resolred, That James Buchanan has for
feited the respect Of the people and the alle-
glance of his party, and can no longer be
considered as Democrat.
Resolped, That Stephen A. Douglas, by
the promp,itude with which he resisted ag-
gressive usurpation, and the energy and
ability with which he has advocated aud sus.
tained the principles of the true Democracy
is worthy of the peoples confidence, and en-.
titled to the highest reward in their power
to bestow.
Resolped, That we nominate him rs the
candidate for the Presidency in 1860, sub.
ject only to the popular will as expressed
through the ballot box.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
MArRIMoSIAL.-The New Orleans Delta

MATRIMoHIAL.-The New Orleans Delta
says:
A matrimonial epidemic Is raging through.
out the South. Scarcely an exchange comes
to our table the columns of which does not
bear testimony of the fact. The list of mar
riages make quite feature in the faces of
our eotemporaries, and one puts aside the
paper with the enquiry, ,"Who next?"
There is something in the atmosphere
this season that makes the white wings of
EIos-the pleasantest and sweetest Of the
minor gods ofOlympus-swift to reach the
fair votaries of Hymen. Such bachelors as
peep out from cheerless blanket on cold,
frosty morning, deserve the retribution
which visits the contemners of the boy-pod.
and IT they freeze in their very loneliness,
who cares? Not the ladies, surely. The
reProbates ought 10 hide their diminished
heads!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

eR President BUCHANAN is evidently be-
coming very pous In bis old nge. He seems
to be earnestly following the divine injunc-
ton, "bless those that prosecute you, do good
unto those that hate you, and pray for those
that despItefully use you" According to his
own account he has been most drendfully
prosecuted, and most cordially hated and most
desptefully used by Bennett, OF the Herald,
whose ears he wanted somebody to cut of in
the open street, and now he shows to this
terrible prosecutor the greatest favors. While
only one copy Of the message was given out
to the other papers in the principal cities IN
hour after the reading Of it before Congress-
had been begun, the New York Herald was
furnished with copy in advance, SO a. to
have the whole message In type the day be-.
fore it was delivered 10 Congress. Baltimore
Clipper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

Hume BY A MoB.-A man named Myres
was wan,orly stabbed and killed at Hanni.
bal, Illinois. a few days ago, by desparado
named Adams. The citizens Immediately
assembled, seized Adams, and strung him up
to the first convenient tree, where he hung
until life was extinct.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

WAsHISGTos, Dec. l4.-Commodore Nc
Intosb's dispatches to the government here
confirm the boarding of the steamer Wash.
ington; also, that British officers asserted
that Great Britain had, at the request OF
Nicaragua, assumed u protectoratc over ths
San Juan river, and were determined to search
all suspicious vessels ut all hazards.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

S Rob't Cooche, of Wakulla county,
planted one acre of pine land on Sopchoppy
river, in Sugar Cane, nnd it yielded l,2o0
pounds of sugar, i60 gallons of syrup, and
5000 Canes for seed. Such lands, says our.
informant, have been selling for l5c. per acre.
Sugar planters of Louisiana look al this!.-
Florida Sentinel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

CAPACious HIDING PLAoE.-Julia Smith, a
professional thief, was arrested 10 Cincinnati,
Ohio, recently, and under her hoops were
found carefully slowed three towels, two ta-
bic clothes, one looking-gluss, three tuu-
biers, one pair Of pants, and q quart bottle Of
MADEIRA.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

FREAK OF NArURE.-The Marion Ameri-
can notices the birth, on plantation near
uniontown, last week ofa negro child with
perfectly white head Of hair (wooD -luxu.
RANT at that. The parents of the child are
described as being of simon pure ebony hue
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
w- How folks differ! We chew tot

eN- How folks diffet We chew tobac-
co. The Hindoo takes to lime. The chill.
dren of this country delight in candy, those
of Africa in rock salt. A Frenchman "goes
his length" on fried frogs, while an Esqui-
maux Indian thinks talow the climax OF
dainties.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

05- Never be so rude as 70 say 10, man
"Thsrs's the door" but say, ELEVATE your
golgoi.a to the summit of your pericranium,
and allow me to present to your ocular dsm-
onstration. that scientific piece Of mschan-
ism which constitutes ths.sgress portion Of
this apartment" 'i ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

az The Fayetteville Observer Of the 9th,
announces Judge James R. Chilcoat, of Lin
coin, n candidate to represent the counties Of
Franklin and Lincoln in the Senatorial branch
of the next Legislature. The Observer un.
derstands that Judge Chilcoat advocates the
continuance Of the Bank of Tennessee, with
On increase of its branches. and the winding
up of all solvent Banks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

A CHARACTERISTIC MEXICAN BATTLE
There is IN announcement in New Orleans
papers that Tobacco had fallen into the
hands of the Liberals, "after fighting 70,
seventeen days, with seuen killed on both sides. y
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

tY- A new emission Of counterfeit five
dollar bills upon the State Bank Of Ohio has
lately made its appearance. The bill is we'll
executed and calculated to deceive,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

AsTosIsHISG FRAr.-A WARNING TO To-
BAcco CHrwHRs,-Tbe Memphis Eago and
Enquirer tells Of a farmer who sold a yoke
of oxen for fifty dollar bill. He put the
bill in his tobacco box, and the ensuing night
he walked up and wanting chew Of tobacco.
he opened his box, and by mistake, took
out the bill and "chewed" il up and spit il
away to nothing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

ST. LOUIS, Dec. l5.-The New Mexico
mail of ~ Nov, has arrived. The Navajo
war threatens 10 last for years. IN
1t was reported that the mail party from
Albuquerque to Neosho were massacrsd by
the Cnmanches. .-i u., io ,snuI
y Nothing has been heard Of the mail party
that left Nsosho for Albuquerque on the 18th
of October.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

H A shipment Of "mess beef" lately
received in California, from Australia proved
upon investigation, to be pickeled Kangaroo.
The English Australians are up to Yankee
trick, Il seems.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

Look OUT FOR BASE COMA number of
bogus "gold" dollars have made their appear
ance recently, which are easily "shoyed off,
on the unwary. Look out for them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

@ The Nebraska City News calls atten.
tion to the fact that slavery has never yet
been prohibited by the Legislature Of that
Territory, aud tho "institutiOn" stlll sxisis
there. efr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

eR- Gen. John NJ. Davis, an old and re-
spected citizen of Allegheny county, Pa, died
on Monday last, aged 81. He served as an
officer of the army fourteen years, was with
Gen. Jackson in the Florida war, distinguish.
ed himself at the battle of the Horse Shoe,
and was one of General Jackson's Aids at the
battle of New Orleans.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

when the shades of evening deepened, have
seen upon a tfdndlebedtwo little forms Will
long dark lashes dropping over deep earnest
eyes, soft brown locks falling over brows as
Tree from dreams of care as sin; rosy cheeks
nestled in tiny dimp'ed hands, and lips that
angels love TO kiss. With This rision in nv
heart, little pet, | snswer--there are pictures
eren here of "Hnppy Land;" and there are
times when II doesen't seem so rery "Far,
far a,oay" :.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

H- WIN. Garnett, Esq, has been sslse-
ted as Cashier Of the Southern Bsnk Of Ken
tucky, vice J. B. Alexander, resigned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

H It is rumored that Douglas will soon
publish a declaration of his intention not TO
be candidate for President in 1860.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

MoRMoSIsM IN New JERsEY.-The Mon
mouth IN. J.) Democrat says, that man
calling himself Brigham Young, jr., has es-
tablshed himself in Ocean county, and called
ais place "New Utah." or "Little Salt Lake"
He has also induced three silly women to join
him, as q stnrting point in his stock Of wives.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

BRIEF HONEY MooS.-On Saturday plight
last n man, who booked himself MS John G.
Berry, arrived with his wife at Piedmont, Va.
On Sunday morning he took the express train
for Wheeling, leaving his wife behind, but
carrying off her watch and money. twas a
runaway match and she had only been mar
xied to him week previous.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

NEwsPAPERs.-Some compiler Of statistics
estimates that there are 1000 newspapers
published in the United States, $50 in Great
Britain and Ireland, Sc in Russia and Poland,
80 10 Asia, 26 in Portugal, 90 in Spain, 10 in
Anstrnlia
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

tB- A knitting machine that will knit a
perfect pair OF stockings in five minutes, has
been invented by New Yorker.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

sR- ltis Understood that bill for the
suppression Of polygamy in Utah and all the
other territories wall be introduced ct on
early day in Congress and vigorously pressed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

H- 1t has been decided, lately in the
Rolls Court, London, that the word 'ehil-
dren' in will, includes grandchildren
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The TARIFF.-A letter from Washington,
of late date says-Rather than incur the
responsibility ofa new loan, which without
relief is inevitable, the Southern Democracy
are willing to submit to a modification of the
present tariff, preserving the ad palorem prin-
ciple strictly. They have no Federation
whatever for the Residents Suggestion" of
specific duties, and in fact openly denounce
it as quite as fragrant a departure from the
platform of the party as that of Judge Doug
las, which the President deprecates SO un-
sparingly. They say if one deserves pro.
scription SO does the other, since both are
equally obnoxious to the charge of poIltica
dereliction; except that in the case of Doug
las there is difference of Interpretation as
to the offence, while in that Of the Presidents
opinion is united that he has outraged a
party principle. There will be conference
of Leading Democrats in the two Houses,
as to the course to be pursued on the tariff.
If there be any reasonable hope of improve.
ment in the revenue, it will not be touched.
Otherwise, only with alterations of the
schedules and transfers from one to an other,
with tho intention of increasing the revenues
upon the basis of last years imports. Al
least such appears to be the prospect now,
and is certainly the opinion in the best in
formed circles.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

TIE "DIvoRoE STArR."-The Mississippi
Legislature has passed law granting d.
vorces to all parties who have lived separate
three years. A A"lde OF emigration" may be
expected to set towards Missssippi. Indiana
is about going ont Of the ."business."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
WEALTH OF MIDDLE TENNEssEE.-A cor
respondent of the Baltimore American, writ
lng from Nashville ON the IOth nlt snus.

WEALTH OF MIDDLE TENNEssEE.-A cor
respondent of the Baltimore American, writ
ing from Nashville on the 10th ult., says:
"This Middle Tennessee is a magnificent
farming region, and it is quite cheering to
behold the promise neld out to this, the heart
of the interior, by the contemplated comple-
tion of the various railroads aiming ut this
point Cotton, corn, tobacco, wheat, horses,
mules, cattle and hogs, the products of this
region, abound at such rate that nothing
but railroads are wanting to make it one Of
the richest and most desirable regions in the
world. From Baltimore almost to the Ten.
nessee line, ones nostrils are constantly at
the sneezing point from the pungent smell
OF guano, whilst here, the chief difficulty in
making crop is to keep out of the weeds
single county south of this-it is consid-
cred by the best informed-will have for
market this year cotton crop of twenty
thousand bales, worth nearly million of
dollars, besides mules, horses, cattle, &c.,
whilst the indebtedness of the people to the
Bank located at the county seat will not ex
ceed forty thousand dolars-the foreign
debts probably not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars. You thus perceive that a
million of dollars, or thereabOuts, will be di.
vided amongst voting population of little
over two thousand persons. have given this
as an index of the solid prosperity existing
in this region"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

The BURDELL HERoIsE.--A gossiping cor
respondent who may be great story teller
but was never yetcaught ia lie, writes from
New York Tint "Mrs. Cunningham, of Bur-
dell-murder notoriety, and her two daughters,
arejiying In an elegant mansion In Twenty
Third street, and, apparently, In easy circum-
stances. They give parties occasionally, aud
"ths head Of the family" il is said, was visi-
BILE even at the opera, the other evening"
augusta was married recently to young
Southern planter, and Helen, II IL understood.
is in fair way to follow the example. The
neighbors wonder, though, where the money
comes from that maintains SO elegant an es-
tablishment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

H- The deaths Of unknown persons in
New York have averaged 500 annually for
three years. I...-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

- A Dutchman 10 one Of The middle
counties Of Pennsylvania wanted ministe,
to preach a. his chid's funeral, and wusn'.
unressonably particular ns to who came,-
"Shon," said he, 60 and tell the circus preach.
or to come, and II he can't come, den get the
; locust preacher, and ifthe locust preacher
can't come, WY den get the sxtoftionsr,"
(exhorter) n
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24
PICTURES OF aHAppY LANp.n

There isn't any picture oftHappy land
here, is there, Aunt Mngi" I
Ah! little Pet, Ills a vain search; .picture,
Of Happy Lnnd.' in your little bookl no, no
you may look carefully over the ILLUSTRATED
leaves from cover to cover, and slowly turn
them back again, studying the pretty print.
till your bright eyes grow heavy, and your
tiny fingers weary, but you'll find 0piclures
Of Happy Land" a.
You see an exact likeness of the little
black kitten that you love TO dress in cap and
shawl, and play visit with; you see horse
and COW, like grandpnpa's, and even an old
horse behind the trees so much like his that
you call the old man feeding those great
greedy'looking pigs "grandpapan at once
while you fancy you can hear the chick
round the kitchen floor cackle for crumbs
from your friendly little hands. And there's
the good natured old house dog looking
quite ready to growl as you turn, too quickly,
may be, the page his shaggy head is resting
on.
O! how many pictures, beautiful ifs-like
pictures, you find in your little book-pic-
lures of earth and sky, trees, flowers, birds,
bees, everything almost that you Gun think
of, even long robed figures, with imnens
wings to suggest angels and bony skeleton
with hour-glass and scythe, to make death
hideous-but of the bright "Happy Land"
beyond! No, no, fairy Pet-your little book
contains no pictured vision of the country so
.Jar, far apay"
There isn't room, the leaves are too small,
and so nra The pages Of mamma's great book
of pictures which you can hardly lift. That
"Happy Lnnd"isso SO glorious SO dazzling in
its delight and beauty, no artist dare attempt
to portray it. But precious. one, there is a
book, an open book, whose covers meet
around thr world. A mighty Hand has
traced upon its pages glowing pictures which
the eye never tires of gazing on. They
mtghtbe pictures of that aHappy Land,'
frightened IS they are BY the glad sunlight
of heaven, or softened by the quick moon
beams nnd twinklng stnrs-but morning
and evening-mid day and night-shadows
full upon the leaves, and sometimes clouds
shut out the light, and Happy Land" knows
no shade. j.:
But-"Are there no pictures of Happy
Land here?"
l have seen in the gathering twilight two
little kneeling figures, with softly clasped
hands, have heard two little bird like voices
repeating,
/, Snow lay me down to sleen--u
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-24

q, DisTRrer -ApPRoPRIATIoss.-t appears
from public documents furnished TO the SEN
ate to-day, in compliance with q resolution
of that body, that the entire amount of money
appropriated for public and private purposes
in the District Of Columbia, from the time
the seat Of the General Government wns ss-
tablished to the 18th Of last June, was &24,.
1852, exclusive Of the salaries Of public
officers. The Capitol cost over $4,000, 900.
The cost of all the public buildings, includ-
ing furniture, stntuary and paintings, is s,4,.
7O9,3as. The. assessed value of the Govern.
.ment reservations exclusive Of the reserva-
tions formed BY the intersection. of fsstreets
and avenues, $la,4i2,293 The private pro.
perty in Washington recently assessed, is put
down at S34,l20,424.