The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-17


vigilance On .ne par. OF ,eoerS, ons,a's, Goota y.
either prevent or oe'eee' ms c"n on,y ~
cone " tne keen eye; and aG''ve a"a 'srs .na
supervision, OF .nu's'uu"' Snu PrN"e ,n
esq Tue cohs'rue.Ion o, .h's ro"u ooens
tnere,ore 20 pe co'm..so W oqnp"mss ~
corpora'eu py the states, OF I.ner "Ke"c .t''
WHOSE Peour,aY ,n ,;sI, " .I 80. ~,
r. s
IN ,ne work ~ gran's ., i ;., VI u uao,.;ys'
OF oo.'' unue SUI eo ~, ,'one anu
.ons US w'".u '., sp 49, ." ~
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on".Se, az ."". =, ."e ' ~
, m, anu .easoa ~ 49,: a. .
ine p'os..s' W e'en.s '."Io ."e .t ~,
meno o, you, 'as' SESSION" mas envm" NV
soon diihcn't'es disappear before nr'n ano
determined resolution. ht t1ae .ne, suen
ROAD was oeemeu oy wise anu Pasri",!c 'nen,
TO DC visionary PROJECT. Inc great distance
to be overcome, ana the intervening noun
tMns ana deserts 70 the way were 9ostac,es
wh'cn' in the opinton OF many, couio NOT oe
snrmounted' NOW, auer the lapse OF out
single year, These Obstacles u mas oeen dis
covered, are lar Tess formldaoie than tney
were supposed 10 oe' ana mail stages WIN
passengers, now pass and repass regularly.
twice IN each week. oy common wagon
road between san francisco and st Louis
and Memphis, IN less than twenty-five days
The service has been as regularly performed
asst was IN former years between New York
and inns city.
Whilst disciaiming all authority to appro.
pirate money Tor The construction OF this
road except that derived from the warmak'
ing power OF the constitution, there are i'm
partant collateral considerations urging us to
undertake the work as speedily as possible.
Inc hrst ana most momentous OF these is,
that such a road would be a powerful bond
Of union between the States east and west
OF the Rocky mountains. This is so selfevi-
uent as TO require no illustration:
But again, IN commercial point OF view,
consider TINS the great question OF the day
with the eastern front OF our republic stretch.
,ns eioas mo nt'sntic, ana IT'S western 'front.'
mug tne "clsc u al tne parts shoulu oe
un'.eu oy sa'e, easy, ana rap'u Ihtercom
'un'Soooh' We "iuse necessarily co"','a,u
arge proportion OF the trAoe oo,h OF
Europe anu asia Uur recent .rea.ies WIN
,,,I. an' oaPan WI open .nese ,'on III" .u'
;I,on ~ 49, u' oo .ie ~. "no :"o
ln,h;oh " W: 1870; r. .hS go III
Eo.tar " Ts;a Pon u e .T.h''
and nowerfnl "" The nsou,;sr 'V osoorsnh;cc,
anu r;.e lhe PeSu'ar seogr"pnlea'
po.n =. oa'nor.I" anu our Iasne Posses'
;n, ~, r..,,.ei sSs oTP'.ai "nu en:elPrise
va.t bn,a,,a. 4. IL IL sn
s;,a ,bo, nc ~ III e.. h1,'n
! oonnau I'D o;.n,,i.,a ~ nas.,.s, .tr.uat,,
ouor,, 80" 49," " ~ ifs ~.
ra;iroad thra,'a,' 49, ..s, ,..;...i
sh;ob would ~. h o' ;,nasp p' NV .h s.a.,
ona sro " 49,, peusu y '"e e ?ss1
bea,s If summer you'd o,,ra:, ~ - ,pmah
| s", wo.'u "''tac' " 'Isei' u,ueh
Vi 'ne Siasei hhu t"c traue Oh Ill NATIONS
passing oes~een Europe ana ASA;
=, On 'he Is' " august iast, Lieut.. .; NJ
Na.'' y, ,he Gnl.eu S.a1es orig DoiPnin'
captured tne s'aver Echo' formerly the
rntnam OF New orleans? near Kay verde
African negroes on hoard The nrizs mrJer
the command of Lieut.. Bradford of The II s.
navy. arrived at Charleston on The o7tb of
August; when the negroes, SOC in number,
were delivered into the custody of the Unit ed
States Marshal for the district of South Caro-
lima. They were first placed in Castle Pinck.
ney, and afterwards in Fort Sumter, for safe.
keeping, and were detained there until the
18TH September, when the survivors 27l in
nnmser, were deiiVered on board the United
states steamer niagara, 10 Ge transported TO
."e 'o"S' ~, ~ liza. "u.er 'ne eharge OF .he
ns e,,;, " W." o.".ss Pu'suAnt 70 ,ne
,,.;n Addition y, ,ba o,,s rroh;I;,;m H. .f.
troden Under Tho Cd sao,;nr Of H. a.. III, g
President is "authorized TO make sncb rs sm
lations and arrangements as he NAV deem ex.
pedient for the safe keeping, support, and re.
moval beyond the limits of the United States,
Of all such negroes. mulattoes, or persons of
color" captured by vessels of the United
states, as may be delivered to the marshal of
" n ,o ann,; nv WHEN n .ney are Drought;
residing upon the coast of africa 40 .rsn, o.
agents for receiving the negroes. mulattoes or
| persons Of color, delivered from on hoard YES
sells seized in the prosecution of the slave
trade by commanders of the, United States
armed vessels"
A doubt immedi tely arose ma to the true
construction of this act. II is quite clear
from its terms that the President was authori-
zed to provide "for the safe.keepin support
and removal" of these negroes up til the
time of their delivery TO the agent oI the
coast of Africa; but no express provision
was made for their protection and support
nfter they had reached the place of their
destination. Still, an agent was to be an.
pointed to receive them in Africa; and it
could not have been supposed that Congress
intended he should desert them at the mo-
mrnl they were received, and turn them loose
on that inhospitabe coast to perish for want
of fond, or to become again the victims of the
slave trade. Had this been the intention of
Congress, the employment of an agent to re.
ceive them, who is required to reside on the
coast, wns unnecessary, and thew might have
been landed by our vessels anywhere in Afri.
ca, and left exposed to the suffrrnQs and the