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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

MAKING THEIR MARIA Democratic pa
per down in North Carolina says that the
Senators and Representatives of that State in
Congress are men who will snake their mark"
there, before the close of the session. To
which the Fayetteville Observer is cruel
enough to reply, that in so doing, they will
be only following the example of most of
their constituents whenever they sign their
names
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

KANSAS The Legislature of Kansas,
which recently assembled under call from
acting Governor Stanton, adjourned on the
18th ult. The following is q synopsis of its
action during the session.
l. Passage of the Militia Bill, and election
under it of Territorial Military Board. Q.
Joint Resolutions protesting against admis-
sion into the Union under the Lecompton
Constitution. 8. Concurrent Resolutions, re-
affirming the Topeka Constitution, and pray
ing for admission under it. a. Act for the
punishment of all election frauds. 5. Act
repeating the Law, under which the Lecomp-
ton Constitution was framed. 6. Act for
submitting the whole Lecompton Constitu.
ton to vote of the people. T. Act repeal
ing the Rebellion Law.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

MIsER BURNT OUT.-The Portland Ad-
vcrtiser says that during the recent burning
of the house Of Mr.. Brookings of Gardiner.
great excitement was created by the circum.
stance Of large sum of money being hoard.
ed in the house. Mr.. Bookings was an old
man of misery habits, and had 5000 in bills
and $4,000 in silver and gold slowed away
under the chamber floor. After the fire the
melted gold and silver was sifted from the
ashes, and filled large milk pan holding ten
quarts. The poor old miser called fran.ically
upon the bystanders to shoot him. lie ha,
been in the habit of hiding his money in stone
heaps and walls on the farm where no lives,
and long stocking full OF silver coin was
found in stone heap, by his brother, short
time ago.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

DOUGLAS ON THE SENATE FLooR.-The
Washington correspondent of the Indepen.
dent gives the following vivid description of
the Little Giant" when under full Roadway
He is very short in stature, but of such
physical proportions, aside from this lack, as
instantly to attract the attention of the stran
ger. A very large head, connected with broad
and powerfully built shoulders by short,
iul neck; chest sufficiently roomy to con-
tain the lungs of giant, and pair of short,
dumpy legs, complete the physical picture Of
the Little Giant,"if we except the broad,
lofty Websterian brow, and the deep set,
cavernous eyes that sparkle and glow, when
excited, like miners lamps, beneath it. 1t is
the tremendous brain power, lodged in that
perpendicular precipice Of forehead, and
shooting out its fires from its Swallowed eyes,
that hasgiyen him the soubriquet which he
will carryto his grave. When excited and
in full flow of debate, that massive head rolls
and shakes with the emphasis of his thought,
and his huge hand doubles until the nails in
dent the palm, or else the broad open hand
receives the blow Of its mate, and italicises
the sentence with a stunning report. The
sweat ponrs from him profusely, and falls
from his head or is thrown clear of his shout.
ders by those nimical shakes of the head, as
the rain drops are shaken from the tree by
storm. Add to this thick bushy head of
hair, and a restless, uneasy feeling, which
prevents his being at rest for five consecutive
minutes, and keeps him moving from one
point to another in the Senate Chamber, and
my picture Of the "Little Giant" is complete.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

GEN. WALKER RELEAsED.-The imm.a,
ate discharge of General Walker from .n.,'
dy by General Cass-or rather the rsfo.,I
that iunctonary to recognize him as n ~
orer-is Primd tacie evidence of the illso.l,,.
of the arrest. If the arrest was ileg,j ~
duty Of the administration to re.ipststs O."
Walker is clear. The following is an aseo0,,
of what took place after Walkers ares, :,
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Shortly after Captain Isaiah Rvnder, nil,
General Walker repaired to the STATE n.
partment, when the former stated to Src,.,.
ry Cass that he had received a eommunicn,io"
from Commodore Paulding, saving he bSS
arrested Gen. Walker for carrying on an nm
lawful military expedition against Nicarasn,
and that General Walker had promised biu'
(PauldEg) upon his honor to surrender him
self to Captain Rynders, as Marshal 70, a..
Southern District of New York, on arriy,i;e
that city. Capt. RyLders stated that General
Walker had done so, aud that he (Rynd.rO
had accompanied him TO Washington 10 a.,
certain the views of The Government.
General Cass replied that the Exeep,iv.
Department of the Government did not %
cognize Gen. Walker as a prisoner; tb,, h.
had no directions to give concerning him ,rS
that It was only through the action of thu
judiciary that he (Walker) could be lawfully
held IN custody to answer any charges wbich
may be brought against him.
Captain Rynders then informed General
Walker he had no further authority to det.in
him. Both then withdrew.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

MARRIAGE VALID BY MERE AGREEMENT
A case has just been decided in indianapolis
by which it is declared that Marriage in lnd-
ana requires no formalities to make it legal,
except the mere agreement of the parties; that
it is civil contract only, and differs from
other civil contracts merely in this-that it
cannot be dissolved, even by mutual consent.
Section of Revised Statutes of Indiana,
says:
"No marriage shall be void, or voidnhle, for
the want of license or other formaties re-
quired by law, if either Of the parties thereto
believe it to be legal marriage at the time. "
The agreement must afterwards be record
ed. but the failure or neglect to do this is
punishable simply by fine.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

FaNATTCIsM.-The Admixture of religion
and politics produces queer results. The
Mormons oppose the United States troops
on religious as well MS political grounds, and
consider every Saint who falls in the encoun-
ter not only patriot but martyr, who will
forever revel in delight blessed with thou
sands of wives and beyond the reach Of in
fidels and grasshoppers. The Indian war
has ELECTED similar sentiments among the
Brahmins. An old chief of one of the Gond
clans, RajAh Shunker Shah, is discovered in
plot for the murder of all the Europeans at
Jubblpore. He is seized, convicted, and
blown from a gun; but among his papers is
found fervent psalm addressed to the god
dess Devee, full Of the deepest Hindoo de-
votion: "Trample down the sinners; kill the
British; exterminate them. Listen to the
cry Of religion; let not the enemy escape, nor
their wives and children; eat up the unclean;
now devour them, and that quickly, Choir
matkela." Here is pious old murderer who
will pass into the calendar of the Hindoo
Saints. A Legendary halo begins already
probably to form around him. he enjoys the
sublimest distinctions that the goddess De-
wee can give him; he has already ten thou
sand arms and legs, each as big rs Jugger-
nauts image, he drives through flaming
worlds in a chariot drawn by ten millions Of
dragons, each with ten million tails, he
whisks whip pointed with the stings Of ten
billion scorpions, and with this he is ever
pursuing all the English that have ever lived,
driving them furiousy and with tremendous
cuts and slashes, perpetuaIly through all the
signs of the zodia, from Aries TO Taurus,
from Taurus to Gemini, from Gemini to Can
Ger, and so on to Pisces, when he begins
afresh, and drives them over the whole fiery
round again for infinite ages-thus enjoying
never ending ecstacy Of vengeance, the
most bssful of immortaities. Such is fa-
naticism.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

The Administration on the Arrest of Gen.
Walker.-Tf the articles of the Washington
Union are to be accepted as indications of the
opinions Of the President, there is reason to
apprehend that the Administration intend to
sustain Commodore Pauding's operations in
Nicaragua. The general tenor of an elabo-
rate editorial in the Union betrays an en-
phalic opposition to Walkers enterprise and
disposition to justify his arrest. Here is an
extract: ..t......
The country will still recognise and appre.
ciate the grievous injury which lawless expe-
ditions, like that Of Walker must tend to in
fl;ct upon all our national interests, CONNER
cial and political, in Central America, and the
popular judgment will, doubtless, also deter
mine for itself what substantial advantage
may inure to our national character and law
full objects in that quarter from Capt. Pauld-
ing's recent act. That officer acknowledges
that he assumed grave responsibility in
taking the stephe did; and throws himself
upon the Administration, Congress and the
country for his jurisdiction. 1t is bold and
frank appeal, and will be met, we have no
doubt, in n proper spirit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

The CALCULATIONS OF THE "LITTLE GI-
ANT."-The Cincinnati Commercial makes
the following statement, and answers for its
authenticity. We suppose that the hackers
of the fierce little giant of Illinois may safely
hurrah and throw up their hats for him.
The little giant is calculating on six
months fight on the Kansas question in Con.
gress. He said, less than week since, to
well known gentleman, n citizen of Kansas,
now locker on in Washington, that if it
were possible for The Administration event
ually to carry the Lecompton Constitution
through Congress, which possibility he did
not concede, it could not be done in the face
of the determined opposition that would be
brought to bear against it, in less than six
months. He knew whit it was to press n
measure through Congress with formidable
opposition to confront; and the people of
Kansas might rest perfectly easy in his I'm.
qualified assurance that they could not be
dragged into the Union under the Lecompton
Constitution previous to the middle of July.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

IIourcIDR AT WIScHEsTER.--The Home
Journal states that Colonel II. I. Robertson
was shot and killed, in the street ut Winches.
tor, on the Gath December, by Sam Meredith
Meredith has fed, and reward of $4,000 is
offered for his apprehension.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

TFxAs.-The Texas Legislature has pass
ed an act to provide for an agricultural and
geological survey of the State, and sno,hs,
to provide for the boring of artesian wells be-
tween the Neuces and Rio Grande.
The Christian Advocate, referring to he
Texas Almanac for 1858, says, that Texas, i,
proportion to .population, il undoubtedly IN,
wealthiest State in the Union. The tO,.,
population is about 100000, and the assessed
value of property is Sls3,594,2O5, which !.
an average of 1857 to every man, woman
and child, and over $4,000 to every voter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JAN. s, 1858.
az Read The New Advertisements.

acalIss CoUsTY.-Our readers in this
county will find, on the first page of this pa
Fer, Report from the County Court Judge,
which will interest them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

FRALTY OF FRIENDsHIP.-The New York
Times Washington correspondent, writing
from that city, under date Of the 10th,
states that John w. Forney had called upon
the President, and was refused admission to
his presence! lfthis be so, what a picture
il presents of the fruilty Of friendship. There
was time, when these gentlemen were so
closely intimate that they reflected but one
shadow, and when the Presidents ear was
as near to Forney's lips as dogs tail is to
his rnmp.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

W We have no dates from Nashville
this side of Tuesday morning.
Now that the holidays are over the people
expect the Legislature to go to work and do
something We trust the expectation will
be realized. So far, the restoration of the
tipPling act is the prominent measure 10 link
the session or BIB with history.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

t5g- The Auguste Dispatch learns that
Enlistment OF men to serve under Walker
in Nicaragua is going on rapidly in New Or
eans-upwurds Of fourteen hundred men be-
ing in readiness in that city and Mobile, to
depart for the seat of war. Eight hundred
men sailed from Texas for Nicaragua on the
9gth MI.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

Gov. WALKgR.-The Washington CORES.
pendent Of the New York Tribune, who IS
very likely in the confidence of hin ex.esee.
lency, says that Gov. Walker intends to take
the stump against the Administration in tho
South, and that he has letters approving his
course from leading Democrats of Maryland
and Texas.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

The TREASURY NoTE BILL.-Mr. Buch-
anan's paper currency bill has become law
having passed both branches of Congress-
The amount of notes authorized by the bill
is $20,O0O,OOO. The following is the vote
upon il in the Senate. 1t will be seen that
tour Andy" couldn't swallow the bill, but
absolutely voted in company of John Bell
against it. Won't this bring down on his
head the denunciations Of those who are so
anxious to ostrncise Mr.. Bell:
Yeas-Messrs, Allen, Bayard, BENJAMIN,
Biggs, Biger, Brown, Clay, Crittenden,
Douglas, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Foot,
Green, Hale, Hunter, Iverson. Johnson of
Arkansas, Jones. Kennedy, Mallory, Mason,
Pearce, Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Seward, Stu
art, Thompson of New Jersey, Wilson and
Wright.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Chandler,
Clark, Coliamer, Davis, Dixon, Doolit:le,
Dnrkee, Fessenden, Hamlin, Harlan, John
son of Tennessee, King, Pugh, Simmons,
Trumbull and Wade.
In the House, the vote on the final pas
sage of the bill was-yeas llS; nays &c.
The Tennessee delegation divided as follows:
Yeas-Atkins, Avery, Maynard, Ready, Smith,
Watkins and Wright. Nays Geo. w. Jones
and Zollicoffer. Absem-Savage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

CoNGREssIosAL.-I Washington, Jan. A.
In the Senate to-day, on motion of the Hon.
Benz. Fitzpatrick, OF Alabama, all orders, cor
respondence and instructions issued by any
department of the Government, relative to
the seizure of General William Walker, were
called for.
The Hon. George E. Pugh, of Ohio, intro
duced q Kansas compromise bill, proposing
to admit Kansas under the Lecompton Con.
misunderstanding the slavery clause to
the people; and authorising the right of the
people to amend the Constitution in a con-
vention to be held on the 18th of April next.
In the House, the Hon. ThOs. l.. Cling
man, of North Carolina, introduced n resoIu,
ton which was amended and passed, calling
for all information, instructions, and cores
pondence in regard to General Walkers mr.
rest at Greytown.
The discussion which resulted was calm.
The Hon. John A. Quitman, of Mississippi,
asked the consent (Which was refused) to
introduce bill TO repeal the neutrality laws.
An amendment was passed, asking the
President to communicate whether our Gov.
eminent, by treaty, or other arrangement
with Nicaragua, previous to the arrest of
Walker, had undertaken to guarantee the
peaceabe enjoyment of the Nicaragua route,
or assume the p-otectorate of the route by
United States arms if necessary.
Mr.. Kelsey offered a resolution, which was
adopted, asking the President to inform the
House whether the Government o: Nicaragua
complained Of the seizure of Walker and his
followers.
On Motion Of Mr.. Smith, of Illinois, n com.
mittee of five was ordered to be appointed to
investigate all the facts in connection with
the late sale of Fort Smelling, with The power
to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Morrill,, introduced bill to punish the
practice of poIygamy in Territories. Refer
red to committee on Territories, and the
House adjourned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

Tax CoLLEcroR.-Th County Court, on
Monday last, elected A. II. Crow, Esq, Tax
Collector for McSIinn county, for the present
year.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Prvate advices ron
Richmond and Petersburg, announces 'na'
the Walker and Nicaragua excitement W.
tense in those localities -,
Al Richmond, resolutions were introduces
in the legislature to-day, considering 'hs ~
rest Of Gen. Walker, and censuIlng C0p'
Paulding for his unwnr.anted interference
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08
A Very GRAVE MAs.-,Thomas Bateman,

Il VERY URAVE MAN.--Th0mas batemhhi
Of Fairhold, N. j., sexton, died lately aged
sOyears. He had dug during his life four
teen hundred and twenty FIVE graves. He
had at one time six measures for graves in
his possession before he had begun to dig
the first Of the six; and at another time, he
made three graves for three members OF the
same family, in one and the same day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08
THE Two wALKrRs.-Tbe Walker fami.

THE Two WALKERs.-The Walker fami.
ly, says the Nashville Banner, are making
themselves very troublesome to President
Buchanan at this time. Gov. Walker, and
Gen. Wnlker,-the former in the North, the
latter in the South-seem to threaten the
disruption ofthe democratic party, and its
entire humiliation in both sections. The
administration seemed allengrossed with the
difficult task of managing the Kansas WAL
ker, and 10 just as they imagined they had
him "done for" up pops the little Walker
of Nicaragua, and kicks up another "muss"
all over the country. In steering their YES.
sci clear OF the Scylla of the North, they
have run right afoul of the Charybdis of the
South, which seems about to prove equally
fatal to their safety.
The management Of both Of these subjects
has been from the first to the last act, a series
of unmihgated blunders. Ifiheir consequen.
ces shall only prove fatal to the administra
tion and the democratic party, then they may
be hailed as providential blessings. But
their blighiing influence seems likely to af-
feet the safety and the very existence of the
Union. No one can see now in the future
any promise Of peaceful settlement of at
least one of these questions Affairs have,
by long course of laundering management,
become so entangled in Kansas tina: no hap
py unravelling ofthem can now be seen or
hoped for.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

FOREIGN.-llALIFAx,J Jan. 2.-The British
and North American Royal Mail steamship
Niagara, Captain ]. G. Wickman, has arrived
with Liverpool dates to Saturday, December
10th. ..a
Liverpool Dec. 19.-The cotton market
closed with a declining tendency. All quail
ties had considerably declined, and new crop
cottons were fully lad. lower.
Manchester Trade.-Trade in the manu-
featuring districts is unfavorable, and manu-
featured goods had considerably declined.
General Neaos.-It is generally believed
that the Bank of England will reduce its rates
for discount during the ensuing week or be-
fore January.
The London Times estimated the liabilities
of all the failures since the LIST of October
last, at f5O,OOO, 900.
Spnin has granted an amnesty for all politi.
cal offences committed in her Trans Atlantic
possessions.
The meeting of the Spanish Cortes has
been postponed until the 10th Of January.
No later news had been received from
India. IS ,a
The Bank of France has reduced its rates
of discount 10 six per cent.
The commercial crisis in the North of Eu-
rope, still continues very severe.
In Hamburg, monetary matters are i'm
proving.
The house of Powell g. Son, in London,
has failed for large amount.
Financial difficulties are occurring among
the wooden manufacturers.
Cheesbrough g. Sons, of Warwick, Eng
land, have failed; and other failures are re-
ported.
There had been further but Intellectual cf-
forts made to launch the great Leviathan.
The American companies had abandoned
the attempt to raise the Russian ships at
Sebastopol.
In London, the discount houses were
easier.
Applications for discounts at the Bank of
England were light.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

icy The funeral of Gen. Worth, Prov''
ded for by the New York city authorities
cost over $4,000; yet Mrs. Worth has been
permitted 10 offer to mortgage her husbana'
sword to get bread.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

H The Washington Union presents n
tabular statement OF British leading exports
to the United States during tho first nine
months Of 1897, which amount to S59,S7s,-
o20. This shows an excess so far in 1857
over 1856 of S2,447,575. The proportonate
falling off in the three following months
must be greatly increased.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--The committee On
Foreign Affairs reported n resolution asking
the President TO communicate all informaIlsh
relative to the seizure of Walker
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

eW A communication reached the office
during our absence on the subject of "Free
Banks" We have not had time to examine
II, but will attend TO il next week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

KASsAs.-A ramor prevails in Washing
ton, that Mr.. james Gordon Bennett, pro-
pretor Of the New York Herald, will be ap-
pointed to succeed Governor Walker in
Kansas,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

HARD MONEY CURREEcY.-The Augusta
Constitu,ionalist, by far the best democratic
paper published in Georgia, in noticing Gov.
Browns veto of the Bank Bill, uses the fol-
lowing language IN reference to "purely
Metallic currency"
AS to a strictly hard money currency, we
put that down MS the impracticable dream of
enthusiasts, and rs unfriendly, even if practi.
cable, to true progress, enterprise and civili-
cation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

The LEGIsLArURE.-The Legislature re-
assembled on Monday. We notice moth
ing of special Importance among the pro.
eesdings of that day. The death of A. NJ.
Savage, member from DeKalb, was announc-
cd in both Houses and appropriate resolu-
tons adopted
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

HoMEsTEAD.-Andy Johnson has intro
duced Bill into the United States Senate to
grant l6O acres Of land to every family head,
on condition Of occupancy and cultivation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

~. Circuit Court for Monroe county,
meets at jacksonville on Monday next, 18th.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

tB- The wife Of Senior Beniies, of San
An'onia, Texas, has recently given birth to
her nineteenth child. she is but 3S years
old
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

~ Having been absent until Wednes-
day night, We are unable to give the usual
attention to the "make up" Of matter for
this weeks paper. As large number of
our friends are remiss in forwarding their
dues, II is necessary we should get out and
hunt them up. The cash expenses of the
Office are over $50 per week, and we must
collect or quit business, and we can't help
thinking that il is little shabby in men who
are abundantly able to pay at any time, to
put rs to the trouble and expense of chas.
ing them all round the country. 1t would
be much more pleasant to us if they would
remit their subscriptions promptly, instead of
waiting TO be called on two or three times
We could then stay at home aud attend to
our editorial duties
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-01-08

SAVANNAH, Jan. 5.-Sales of cotton to-day
TOO bales, at prices ranging from 7 / to 9
cents. The market is somewhat irregular,
but holders are irmer.