The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-26

II allows every family as much as they need
want, and good many Of them more than
they will ever get.
Arnsss FEMALs CoLLEes.-The work on
the College building is progressing, and We
understand the Trustees expect to have it
ready for the School early in the SUMNER
The enterprise is one in which every member
Of the community ought to feel deep in.
terest, and VIC hope TO see every obstacle to
its success studiously avoided.
THk Nkws.--With the exception Of an
occasional item in reference to Kansas, the
advices from Washington are almost devoid
Of interest The latest accounts give notice
OF several anticipated duels, originating in
matten outside Of the National Legislature.
IL 10 said the advocates of the Lecompton
Constitution ure confident of being able to
carry Il through; While TIE other side are
equally confident that The "swinde," MS thew
term it, will be defeated. Andy Johnson has
made speech in the Senate, in opposition TO
the proposition TO increase the Army, and in
which he animadverted, in strong terms, upon
the tendency of democratic administrations
TO run into extravaganza. He says, substan-
tally, that the party cry is, Retrenchment
md Reform, but its practice is altogether in
an opposite direction; and that at the rate
they have been progressing for the last few
years, by 1860 it will require one hundred
and twenty-five millions per nnnum to carry
on the government. In conclusion, he nd
monishes that henceforth they should prac-
tics what they preach, least the people be-
come indignant and hustle the party out of
power.
From Nashville we have an occasional in
timation that the Legislature "still lives"
and that the session is drawing its slow
length along towards n protracted close.-
The bill to increase the capital of the Bank
OF Tennessee is among the more important
measures being acted on. The proceedings
in reference to it will be found in another
column. Business at Nashville is said to be
improving.
The news from Utah and Salt Lake City
is contradictory. Brigham Young continues
to breath vengeance against the Gentes, but
the opinion begins to prevail that there will
not be much fighting, but that the Mormons
will succumb rather than risk serious en-.
gagement with the United States troops.
The papers from the "Far West" contain
about the usual amount Of conflicting state
ments in regard to affairs in Kansas Terrific
ry. We have not the remotest suspicion
that any one outside the limits of Kansas.
ever has learned, or ever will learn the Truth
about theHondition of things there until the
miserable business is finished up. We give
the "news," such as it's, from that Interesting
region, in another place.
At last advices from New Orleans the Gro.
Gerry market was active, with an advancing
tendency. At the same time Bacon and
were dropping.
From the almost sudden and total disap-
pearance of the subject from the papers, il
would seem that the Nicaruuga excitement
has about died out, run its race, and been
Of its own fierceness. At last No.
counts, Gen. Walker was at his fathers, ut
meditating, perhaps, another bril-.
liant campaign on the territory of his former
hopes and more recent disappointmenls.
Recent advces from the miR-sick region
represent the excitement about the location
OF the Southern University us quietly sub
siding-mnrmuring itself away, gently and
sadly, us the soft breeze that follows in
the wake of the fierce hurricane. There are
reasons for believing that the whole subject
will be re-considered, and the location chang.
ed to some less Questionable point. The
success OF the enterprise certainly demands
such course.
From Knoxville and Chattanooga the pa.
Pers bring us nothing of peculiar interest,"
At the former, the SANDER and libel suits
against Brownlow seem to have been an all
sorbing topic for several days. We learn
verbally that in one case the defendant was
acquitted, and in the other the jury failed to
agree-ten being for acquittal and two for
conviction. Libel suits are but poor specu-
lattons under any circumstances, in our opin-
lon, and we have never known any one TO
make either money or reputation by engag-
ing in them.
Chattanooga has recently been blessed
with great religious revival, and we see, BY
the Gazette, thai il has extended to the town
OF Harrison. There seems TO have been, for
some time, great dearth in that portion of
the moral vineyard. and should the work of
regeneration now going on spread through.
out the county, we may safely count on
heavy fall off from the criminal side of the
docket.
Tho "Celebra.ed Gipsey Case" has been
the principal thing on the tapis at Cleveland
for the last two weeks, and for few days il
was thought that "eoilee and pistols" would
DO The result. But a note from the Banner
Office advises US that the difficulty will be
satisfactorily adjusted on the LIST Saturday OF
March without resort to the ''code."
In regard to local matters, with the excep-