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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19
SEWARD.

The following article, which we find il
the Memphis Bulletin, OF the Sd, so fully ex
presses our own opinion Of Mr. Seward, anC
bis foolish and wicked course, that We viii
liDgly adopt it as our own:
SEwARD AND THE SoUTH.-William II
Seward Is not entitled TO The prominence
| given him in the South. The most that can be
said correctly Of him is, that he is The mos,
| talented anti-slavery man in the North. lie
| Is not therefore, the most Influential. lie
heads faction as does Gerrett Smith. The
bulk of the republican party do not follow
his lead, nor recognise him rs the represen.
tative o: their opinions and policy. They
correctly regard him as an unprncipIed in
triguer for the Presidency, without the sub.
stratum OF single national sentiment to
commend him to the support OF the Amer.
can people, and have, therefore, kept him
thus FAR o dss.. san-sss- 1s--.-s-sF~e .. -
background of the presidential held, black
with impotent passion, frothing with harm
less rage and all alone with his woe. lie
struggles, it is true, TO the footlights OF the
stage erected by the ant-slavery architects
Of the North, TO spit his abolition virus at
The audience Of the Union, but is flung back
10 the rear TO resume his appointed place
Seward Is nearly worn out. lie has been
upon the stage too long, and his role is near
ly ended. His last appearance will entitle
him TO be taken of the stage and deposited
in the asylum of decayed actors. His own
audience, the resounding North, are kissing
him on to the grave that gapes TO receive all
who entertain reasonable thoughts Of the
Union.
de has presumed too far upon the free
soil sentiment OF the North by avowing sen-
tlmenis which every sane man north of Ma
son and Dixon's line, knows, il generally
made the basis Of action will drive the South
to dsunion. Every man in the North knows
that his last manifesto is but d, ing strug-
gle to attain the Presidency, and tina, if he
fails nGw, the winding sheet, the hearse and
the grave are all that remain Tor him. Des-
perate rs his plunges are, they are perfectly
harmless, for there IL a wall OF public senli-
ment enclosing him, and over whose flaming
battlements he can never leap. We do not,
and cannot sympathise with those journals
of the South that seem to regard Seward as
nothing less than n chained monster to be |
turned loose to devour the South at single |
meal, when his keepers shall deem the time
come to strike the chains from his limbs
We have nothing to apprehend from him |
but ebulitions Of rnge, and the noise of the |
death rattle in his throat. Nor do we, or |
can we sympatise with those who deem that, |
in order to correct puplic sentiment in the |
North, the obliteration Of all political divis-
ions in the South is necessary: that we must |
become aunit-democrats-t0 brighten the |
North back to their wits. Nor are we of |
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

A LUCKY STATE.-Pennsylvsnia has six
full foreign missions, Mr.. Dallas to England,
Mr.. Reed to China. Mr.. Chandler to Naples,
MIR. Buckplew to Equndor, Mr.. Clay to Linn,
and J. Clancy Jones to Austria.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

lE- The New York Herald puts down
the Republican gain in Congress, thus far,
al so.
Should there be no change in Alabama,
Georgia. Kentucky. Louisiana, Minnesota,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Tex
as, v rginia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
and Connecticut, the next Congress will
stand ia Democrats, Ill Republicans, and
~ Americans, 80 the Republicans are not
likely 20 have a majority.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

W "punch" gives the poor some nuts to
crack, and everybody something to phioso.
phize upon when he says, "it costs great
deal Of money to be rich, and il is question
If so much is worth SO little! After ALL IL
wealth worth the cost, first in acquiring it.,
next in supporting it. aud lastly, in benring
up under il, when you have lost it,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

fSy- At Detroit, young man named Hen
~ Lewes, has commenced suit against a
Young lady named Mary Ann West, to re-
cover some seventy dollars worth of wedding
sRxings" which he bought for her recently
She DON'T want TO marry him aud he is bound
to lose no money by the operation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

Icy The suggestion is being generally
mooted by our Southern exchanges that i,
would be better to advertise the laws OF n
State as they are passed and signed, once In
each paper Of the state, 40 that the whole
body of the laws would be brought into the
possession of the people ut large, annually
before they go into operation, Instead Of re-
naming, ns thew now do, usknown for
months after, ard then only published in n
way TO be Of use TO the lawyers.-Mobile
Tribune.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19
LARss DEroslr OF CousTsRFgir Mosly

LARss DEroslr OF CouSTsRFEir MoSly
The Wheeling (VN,) lntelligencer states
that come boys discovered in hollow tree.
near tina, place, on Sunday, slst ul,., over n
thousand dollars in countev@,-st bank notes,
mostly on Kentucky and Ohio banks II IL
eonieetured that il was deposited by some
discrpet rascal, who rtended to check II out
as he needed il, deemiug SO large an amount
unsafe upoL his person.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

THE SLAVE TRADE-The Dekalb, (Miss.,)
Democrat talks thus sensibly in regard to
the mnd proposition to reopen the African
Slave trade:
To advocate the opening Of the slave trade
Is publicly to court dissolution of the Union.
For no one with an ounce Of wit can suppose
II can be done in tho present state Of the
Confederacy without a rupture.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

ey- Gov. Stewart, Of Missouri, has been
recently found drunk at negro wedding
Upon this the Jefferson City Inquirer says:
.if frolicking with negroes, eating with ne
proes, isn't establishing negro equality, we
shoald like to know what Isl"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

f%- The Washington Union learns from
undoubted Illinois correspondents that there
are a sufficient number of democrats returned
to the Legislature of that State, who will
not vote for Judge Douglas, to prevent his
reelection to the U. S. Senate--and the
Uuion expresses its beef'in the truth of its
correspondents, and tho accuracy Of their in
formation. On the other hand, the Missouri
Republican, The st. Louis Organ Of Judge
Douglas, undertakes to say upon positive
Wedge that there is no, single member
of the Legislature, claiming to be democrat
or elected as such, that will not, as matter
of choice, vote for Dougas, frat, last, and all
the time, not only against Lincoln, the Re
publican candidate, but against any and all
others of any and all parties, whether Re-
publican, Democratic, or sham democratic
boilers from the regular pariy.-Nash. Daily
Neps.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19
THE POST,
ATHENS. FRIDAY. NOV. 10, 1853.

LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD
The Gal'atin Examiner says the gross re-
ceipts Of the road between Gallatin and Nash
vile for the month Of October were S33O93
80.
We are gratified to state that the business
shows q steady increase.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

New YoRK, Nov. l2.---The steamship
Star or the West has arrived with 81 ,6O0,-
900.
The ship John +. Thayer was burned in
the Gulf of California. The crew was saw
Cd.
The ship Gen. Gushing, for Sydney, went
ashore 10 San Francisco harbor, and is to.
tai loss.
The loss by the recent FIRE al jamestown
was only $1,000.
A storm occurred in Southern California
on the night Of the second, doing great dam.
age TO buildings and fields. Al Sandiego
several houses we're blown down. Vessels
were cast ashore. Los Angeles and San Pc
dro also suffered.
The Indian war in Oregon is ended-Col
Wright having granted peace.
Frazer river miners ATE returning.
No business at Victoria. The settlements
are all deserted. San Francisco markets
are dull.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

tY The receipts Of Cotton at New Or
leans for three days last week is stated at
10000 bales.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

WASHINGTON, Nov. l0.-Ths State De-
psrtment has demonstrated with Jerez for
warning the public not 10 buy tickets for
Nicaragua by the steamer Washington,
The Coffector at Mobile refused clear
ance to Walkers emigrant vessel, and refer
red him to Secretary of the Treasury. Wal
ker promises If reinstated in Nicaragua, to
respect all American interests. The differ
ences between Walker and ilenningsen have
been reconciled.
The Treasury revenue for the last quarter
is six millions less than for the correspond
ing period last year.
Tho imports are one hundred millions De-
low Cobb's estimate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

TREMENDOUS PILEs OF GoLD.-The bull
hon in the Bank of France now stands at
about 81 ,0OO OOOO--a far higher sum than
was ever held by that establishment, and
more than $9,OOO,OOO in excess of the lar.
gest total ever collected in the Bank Of Eng
land. At the commencement of the present
year, the Bank of France held less than $50
100000, and the influx in nine months has
therefore been S70,00O,O00. Al the Bank of
England the total, at the beginning of the
year, was $4,000 900, and it is now more
than S95,0OO,O0O. The highest sum it ever
possessed was Sill, 100000, in July, 1852.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

THE SAScTITY OF THE BENcH-WoRps
FIFTY SPoKsH.-Judge Porter, of Pennsyl-
vana, resigned his seat on the bench, few
days ago, and 10 his letter takes occasion to
utter the following sentiments, which should
be posted over the door and inscribed on the
heart o! every patriot in the land. Ilo
says.
~ was and am thoroughly convinced, by
rending and reflection, that oohenerer Judge
can be elected by reason Of his sentiments an
any question Of politics, that moment The real
Poacer Of the Judicial c6ice oH disappear.
Possibly this may be very erroneous doctriEe,
ss.s-s Sf'"If
maintain il, while ] possess moral sense
or retain rational faculty."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

INDIANA PoLiTIcs.-We have from good
authority in indianapolis the following state
ment:
Our Legislature will meet on the goth Of
November. The pretended election OF
Bright and Fitch will be repudiatcd by q
Joint resolution, ahd two gentlemen sent to
Washington to contest their seals.-Ctn.
Com.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

New ORLEANS. Nov. I2.-The steamer
Tennessee has arrived with Vera Cruz dates
Of the 9th.
Guadalajara was captured by the Liberals
on the 2S,h, instead Of the 18th. 1t was
desperately defended. The Liberals were
reinforced by . the1.Aad Eaa.- The people
are rejoicing.
Zuloaga is anxious to return. The Clergy
have offered him another million.
Mazatlan is in possession Of the Liberals.
San Bias is the only Pacific town held by
Zualoaga.
The steamer Guerrero was recnptured in
the Tobasco river by the Liberals.
The Spanish steamer Colon is at Sacrihcao.
Oaca was captured by Alvarez.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

ILLIsois.-The Nashville Union and A.
merican contains the following phiiosophic
paragraph about the result in Illinois:
"There seems to be no doubt that the Leg.
islature Of Illinois will contain majority OF
FIVE in each house In favor Of reelection OF
Judge Douglas TO the Senate Of the United
States over the candidate of the Abolition.
lists, Mr.. Lincoln. This is certainly a very
great personal triumph. We wish we felt
able to call il Democratic triumph. Judge
Douglas has some friends even among the
Democracy in Tennessee, who, while dis
agreeing with him on some points, strongly
syrnpathize with him in his contest with Lin.
coin, and believe that his future political life
will be without reproaeh. While we have
none Of that generous confidence" which
excuses error with the hope of future amend
ment, VIC shall yet be glad to see the hopes
Of our friends rather than our own fears
realized"
Considering that the whole power Of the
administration has been given to defeat Dou.
glas, and, consequently, TO elect his aboli-
,ion competitor, and that the paper quoted
from is an administration journal, giving it
an unqualified support iu all things, the above
paragraph exhibits degree of pleasantly, if
not commendable, at least amusing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

.-s- There ATE now in the United States
sbout $4,000 post Offices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19
n .IESIrS WEPT -

Why fell those tears from Him who stood
Beside that lOve-watehed grave
Whose call should summon back life,
Whose very voice should save
That saddened group from weary pain,
Release each heart from grief
And wake in many faithless soul
That heavenly pulse-belief.
Why wept Hei Not alone for him
Who lay in lifeless rest
Nor loving friends. who mourning knelt
Above that faithful breast;
oh mol these holy drops were shed
For many sn aching heart
Not beating yet-but soon TO learn
Our esrth's great wos--to part.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19
For Js.u. Ioxse The world tina. lay
nuf ffnTtr-ufTyur,- -


And who can tell what scenes unrolled
Before his plying sight;
How Oft within that little pause.
The hidden future gave
That vision back-the dropping head,
The good bye, and--the grave.
Perhaps He saw earth's surfsce strewn
With groups of mourner's pale.
And felt the air grow thin and sharp,
With sorrows lonely wall;
While shrouded forms lay still and cold
Within each circle fond,
And death stood gath'ring up the links
From every severed bond.
And then--He saw that one new grave
Wherein man had not lain,
But where the "sting" aud victory"
TogetheEshould be slain:
Twas thsn-He spake. and bade to life,
As one day He shall call
From out their graves, in earth and sea.
The sleepers. great and small.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

IRREsoLUTIoN. Irres0l ution Is habit
which creeps upon its victim with fatal ia.
cility. II is not vicious bat Il leads TO vice,
and many fine heart has paid the penalty
of it at the scaffold. Trifing rs it appears 10
the waverng steps of the young, as they
glow older its form changes to that Of n
hdeous monster, which leads them to de-
struction with their eyes open. The idlef,
the spendthriGt, the epicurean and the drunk.
nrd, are among its victims. Perhaps in the
latter, its effects appear in the most hisous
form. He knows that the goblet which he is
about to drain is poison, yet he swallows it,
lie knows, for the example Of thousands has
painted it in glarnG colors, that it will deaden
all his faculties, take the strength from his
limbs @ and the tsaAinsss ttQp, ,Ais- 4sariy aasRs
progress 10 dshouored grave, yet ne drains
it under o species Of dreadful spell, like that
by which small creatures are said to approach
nrd leap into the jaws of the loa,hsome ser.
pent, whose iendish eyes have fascinated
them. How beautiful and manly is that pow
er by which the resolu,e man passes unmov-
ed through the dangers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

,-y- The city Of Tampa, Florida has been
Olmos, depopun,cd by the rHvHgs' ot'ho
yellow fever aud by the fight Of alarmed
citizens The PeninsuDr says the town
wear. N. spptspnes ofs ehureh.yard.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19
HOME WITHOUT A MOTHER.

"Mothef, mother, mothefr sobbed a sweet
voice, in Agonizing tones 1t was dark and
cold in the low dismal attic; but close pressed
10 the frosted windows lay the face OF SAM
my HsnI. His soft hair hung over his tear.
ful face, and his thin hands elssPed the rough
window sill, and his whole frame shook aud
the keen blast found iis way through the
ereviees around the stone chimney. II was a
sound you never would fofget-those half
sObbed. half moaned words--"Moihsr, moth.
or, mother!" You would have felt that little
heart was ready TO burst with its unutterAble
weight Of sorrow, and that grief might be the
companion Of childhood, as well as old age.
Below stairs the Ora leap, and sparkled,
and crept gaiIy over the lses TO the fireplace;
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-19

WHAT 1T is TO ~ a COUNTRY EpiroR'--
Some of our interior contemporaries have
certainly had their lots cast i'' pleasant places
Here is one evidence in the ease Of the Eu.
taw Wing:
Our cabin was visited again, last week, by
n hiph land locomotive, loaded down with
provisions for the editor. The load consist
ed Of n quarter of fine beef, half of tat pig,
six or eight bushels OF potatoes, two or three
of peaches, ditto of apples, bag of meal, a
sack Of srts or gratis" peek or 40 81 To-
ma,oes, ditto of onions, n jar of jelly, n bottle
of ca,sup, two fine fat 'possumS, and other
articles too numerous TO mention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-27
F,nanclaI Condition of the West.

\ late number of the New York IHdepen-
loat conrains the following truthful article
on the finaacial condition Of tho West. 1t
doubtless reflects the sentiments Of TIE bust
ness public Of New York:
The WEsT'-No part OF the country has
so much, during the long continued COM
mercial arrangements with with which the
nation has been uiilicted, as the West. Her
movements, Of late Years, have been too ra-
pid Not satisfied with q steady growth,
nor with even extraordinary prosperity, she
has plunged into reckless spscuiatlons in
wild lands, city lots, railroad stocks and
bondS-every thing which promised short
cut to a fortune. No part OF the country
has more real enterprise than the West, and
none which can pLesent so many tempting
indictments to labor. With lands by mil
lions of acres, the richest, perhaps, in the
world, no man who exerts himself need fear
Of not having "enoush and to spare" We
wonder not, therefore, at the rapid rccov
cry of that section from the late troubles
1t will reqlire yet more time to bring things
all right again, but that they will come right
speedily, is now certain. Lish, is already
dawninG. Our merchants report Of late,
better collections from that quarter, and al
50 u UtttcT luOuSauOS VI SSo"
men are embarrassed more or less, but with
courage, cheerfulness and retrenchment OF
expenses, they will find land not far ahead,
We would say to Western merchants at
this critical time, shoe your ptUc@, your
backbone. Your Eastern creditors want 10
hear no more whining or complaints oi BAD
weather, short crops Or scarcity OF money
They want to hnor that you have youL
shoulder to the cheel, and that there you
Intend to keep it, until you ara once again
in comfortable circumstances. A single
word more. Ifyou have paper under pro.
test, get it up if possible, or make the at
tempt to do so. before you sleep another
night. Ifyou can't pay all, pay part; and
if you can't pay dime to day, but have
reasonable prospect that you can pay soon,
renew your notes, keep them alire, and pay
as fast as you can. Wake up and contribute
your share to hasten that A" new era Of pros.
perity' now SO devoutly looked for.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-27

kEEFING THE TEETH CLRAS..-Mcroscoric
examinations have been made of the matter
deposited on the teeth and gums Of more
than forty individuals, selected from all
classes OF society, III every variety OF bodily
condition, and III nearly every case animal
and vegetable parasites have been discover
ed. of the animal parasites there were
three or four species, and Of the vegetable
one or two. Ia fact the only persons whose
mouths were found to be completely free Of
them, c'eansed thci. teeth four times daily,
using soap. Oue or two Of these indiyGu-
as passed. :hTeal betwecd their teeth, %
cleanse them more cttsctua!ly. In all cases
The nstnbcr Of parasites were greater in pro-
portion To TIC neglect Of cleanliness. The
,if-ct o; the Application of various agents
was also noticed. Tobacco juice and smoke
Gil not iniure them the least. The same
was true of the chlorine tooth wash, Of pal
veriz-d bark Of soda ammonia. and various
other popular deter5ents. TIE application
OF soap, however, appears to destroy them
instantly. We may hence infer that this is
the best and most proper specific for the
teeth. la al CASES where Il has been tried
1t received unqualified communication. 1t
may also be proper 10 add that none but the
par, 81 white, or CASTLE soaps should be
used. We have been in the habit of usn.
finely pu.veriz,i charcoal for this purpose,
and have found It a most excellent .ntri-
tUe.-Sr,tnt.6Sc i1tericGa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-27

Why TIE f +. VS." WE'RE so CaLLED.-
Tie term First Families OF Virginia" ori-
ginated at the early settlement of the State
1t was found impossible to colonies it unless
women went there. Accor dingly ship load
was sent out, but no planter was allowed to
marry one of them until lie had first paid
one hundred pounds of tobacco for her pas
sage. When second ship load came, 10
one would pay ever seventy five pounds fer
the matrimonial privilege, except it were
superior article. Consequently, the de
SccudautS of all of those who were sold for
one hundred pounds of tobacco were ranked
as the FIRST Families, while those who
brought l. seventy-five are now ranked as
the Second Families; and the reason why no
one can ever find any of the Second Fani-
lies, is because You can't get Nirginian to
admit that his mother only brought as
pounds o. tobacco.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-27

SANnwICHES FOR EVENING PAhTIEs.-Chop
fine some cold dressed ham, say about
quarter Of pound; put it in basin with q
tablespoonful OF chopped pickles, and tea
spoonful of mustard, little pepp-r or Cay
cnne; put about six ounces of butter in n
basin, and with spoon stir quickly till it
forms kind of cream; add the ham and
seasoning, mix all well, have the sandwich
bread cut in thin slices; have already cut,
thinly intermixcd with fat, either cold roast
beef, veal, lamb, mutton, poultry, fori,
pheasant, grouse, partridge, &c, either Of
which lay evenly, and not too thick. on your
bread; season with little salt and pepper
cover over with another piece of bread
when your sandwich is ready, cut them in
any shape you ike, but rather smasi and
tas,ily, ana serve. You may keep them in a
cod place. if not wanted, as they will keep
good, under cover, for u hours.-L0dtes'
B,0l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-27

PErTr SEvEar Two Ohio editors have
been quarreNins for some time about 'Nig-
gers One Of them has become person
all, ana draws the following sepu!chral pic
ture Of his opponent:
We have seen boys before now take the
seeds out Of 4 pumpkin, and Gu, the rude
resemblance of human face in the hollow
shell; they would then put lighted candle
Inside and replace the co7er After night
this figure would afford sport for the BOYS
The difference between the Express mans
pumpkin and the boys is this: The first
WAS made hollow, Tie second grew So; one
Is illuminated with candle, and the other
hy spirit lamp wherein burns the blue
lights Of alcohol-the signal of weakness
and distress. While we regard the boys
pumpk with sport, it only makes Us me-
!anchUiy TO c ntcmplate the othvr.