The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-06-18

king place in France. 1t appears, as every
one supposed, that the murderous duel be.
tween NJ. de Pene of the Figaro, and NJ.
Hyene of the army has led to an outburst of
violent feeling among the civilians of France.
1t would seem that so soon rs the cOnspra-
cy of the officers to murder De Pene at all
hazards became generally known, book was
opened at the office of the journal to which
the unhappy editor belonged, and every
civilian who desired to vndicate his caste
by fighting duel with military man in
scribed his name therein. In few hours, il
is said, the book was so full that supplement
tary volumes seemed likely to be wanted
but the government, wisely foreseeng the
Of such scandal, sent police
men TO close it.
This tells very plain tale Of the revival
of the old strife between soldier and civilian
in France. In no country have the two elias
SEES been totally devoid Of jealousy Of each
other; in France that jealousy has often ri
peEed into boodthirsty and implicable ha-
tired. There has been time, within the
present century, when, in the provincial
towns of France, an officer could not let his
sabre clank on :he pavement without having
his face slapped by some hot bIooded civilian,
and when whole regiments have been con.
fined to their barracks for weeks together
through fear of the consequences of their
hatred Of the civilians, if they were let loose.
Such time was the last months of the first
NapOleon's empire. Then, the weight of the
military despotism under which France
groaEed had become so gtevous that men of
all parties forgot their mutual animostics to
join together in one great anti soldier party.
Now, the same causes are producing the
same result. The De Pene duel is IN indi.
cation of the tyranny which the French en-.
dure at the hands of the army; the book at
the Figaro Office teaches that men are uniting
to repel that tyranny.
AFRICAN EMIGRArloN.-The Charleston
Courier, publishes reply of Secretary Cobb
TO an application to clear vessel from
Charleston for the coast of Africa, "for the
purpose of taking on board African emgrants,
in accordance with the cmigrant passenger
laws, and returning with the same to the
United States" Mr. Cobb directs the col
ector of the port of Charleston not to grant
n clearance to the vessel, as the conviction is
irresistible that the object of the proposed
enterprise is to bring these "Afrcan en-
igrants" into the country with the view either
Of making slaves Of them, or of holding
them to service or labor. If so, it is m ut.
tempt to evade the laws of the country on
the subject of African importation.
CONTINUED DECLINE IN TRADE.-The i'm
portation Of foreign goods continues to de-
cline. During the month of May Just ended,
the total importations at this port were only
eleven millions and half, against eighteen
and three-quarlers during MAY, 1857, and
eighteen and II half in May, SO The i'm
ports for the year thus far, compare as fol-
lows with the two last years.
lmportations Of foreign goods, including
snocie. far Jonnorv in NAV 1876 con an an
Do. do. 1877 I05 900 s0I
Do do 1919 ~ ee 0'T %,
In other words. iva hnvo t.,LoO 49, Ill., 90
half much foreign merchandise this year
as last. Our exports compare as follows
Exportsfor Januaryto May, 1856 S42, 366,9l9
Do do, 1857 46,4GO,64l
Do. do, 1858 36,5l6,4G5S
month of Apunst ~ Son,erbor n ,t.T
hive n prpttv IiveIv tr,da snrinn;rr "'a''
pponln mnst IVA ,jntLod .,rG s vi 20
trades md No tho cnmn,ry ,nus, L '"s'.
bare of goods. The redIction If Gs,v "as
cent in our Imports is grand sign. If we
S Sou'u Keep up 'he reduction 10 inns rate for
con,re oS H. worlJ " V'o " ~ ine 0"uA'hg
r,. $50. - u,
,bo Mia 3D., H rn aI "A Hi. lew OF
odions and Infamous traffic cort;mm, ~ n '"o
their offensive and foolish views before the
American people. There is no excuse for
n tbinr NJ ,ho nroson, ,i,,a N 49, ~ ou.,
humanity ;nsi;na ~ r,.l ,eIs,o",
;nsiiCr ~ 'ne "'.i'S VI t''o "se W'
4 ni,tos.,,, ., 49, O. VI ""'lc VINO"
n nino,n.nin " a"o .s1sS anI convictions
Uaomi" Ea., ' W V"' TI, oi 'He nneFIra ,
ptopaa;,in,, e. ,'Ti;" .','u S""'n' nc
IN h"d tosto ~, anS ,S"o,''nng t"'s .fa1e Is
NV """ "oiSo P',hc'PIr' anu we
of this agitation affect to believe are to be
DeheUted by TINS tratlic-but who were
nG tbe trodo "iro.r " ,il "U,er1 I'll "oc'"r,
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