The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-07-23
VOL. X.-NO. 5l3.

noticed, for the first time, that our boat
did labor prodigiously.
stepped out of that engine-room ('rim
said afterwards that sprang out at one
bound; but he lied0 in hurry. The solder
upon the connection pipe had melted and run
down over the seams in dozen places, from
the excessive heat; a crowbar was braced
athwart the safety valve, with affty-six upon
the end-and we were shooting down the
Ohio under a head of steam chock up to
54:40.
My sleeping apartment was. well aft. |
entered the state-room got over upon the
back side of my berth--and stutiing the cor
ner of the pillow into my ears, and endeav.
Ored to compress myself into sleep. 1t was
out Of the question. In attempting to right
myself discovered that my hair stuck out
so straight that it was impossible for me
to get my head within six inches of the pill
low.
tossed about till daylight, in momentary
expectation of being landed in Kentucky, or
somewhere else, but we got on finely. We
led our rival half an hour in Louisville, and l
Immediately swore upon my nightcap, that
never would accept an invitation for pleas
ure trip from steamboat captain who was
ayerse TO racing.
GEN. WIN. WALKER--GRAvE CHARGES
AGAINST Mr.. BucHANAN,-Gen. Walker, Of
Nicaragua, recently made speech at Colum-
bus, Mississippi, brief report of which is
furnished by correspondent of tho "Mobile
Mercury" In reference to one part Of tho
Generals speech, this correspondent says
Walker stated, and assured his audience
positive evidence was at hand, within his
control and reach, that Mr.. Buchanan, while,
for political purposes of his own, charged
him with high political crimes, with piarcy
and outawry, was himself the culprit and
through his Secretary of War, sent an Am-
bassador to him, saying that if he would fore
go the Nicaraguan enterprise and engage in
the service of Mexico, and while in that ser
vice do some act, such as tearing down the
flag of Spain rendering war between Spain
and Mexico inevitable, he (Walker) would
receive the countenaace and support Of the
Administration. General Walker said this
proposition was rejected with contempt ard
he assured his hearers that Il ne has been ac
tuated by the bases motives of public men,
the Administration, in It's saxiety to crush
slavery 10 Central America, had disgraced it.
self, the country and mankind, by endeavo-
ring to make him an instrument in foment-
ing n war between two Powers now ut pence.
With the fervor and fire of the truest and
most elevated patriotism, he declared that,
as all his misfortunes had commenced in Mic
aragua from the establishment of Slavery in
that region, he would continue faithful to
his native South, and he called on the brave
and the true in the land 10 give him their
sympathy and support.
Gen. VIM. Walker addressed m immense
concourse of people at Aberdeen, Mississippi,
on Saturday week. A resolution was offered
at the conclusion of the speech by DIR. Whit
field, respectable and wealthy planter, pro-
posing to raise for the cause of Nicaragua
the sum often thousand dollars, and the
proposition was carried unanmously y-only
one voice dissenting in the vast assemblnge.