The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06
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the platform adopted by the Opposition
in their Convention at Nashville. He
seemed unwilling to receive the senti-
ment therein enunciated, that the agita-
ton of the question of slavery could be :.
productive Of no good, but he thought thsE
salvation of the South depended mi lily
on its continued agitation, The Ava
ton OF the South depending mainly Spon
the agitation of the slavery qusstionl--
Now, our opinion is that the ,south ought
to regardthe slavery question as no ques-
ton at ALL. 1t is benenfh, or ought to be
beneath, the dignity of the South to all
low question to be made of its title to
its property. There is no tribunal on
earth that can take jurisdiction of the
matter of the right of the South to hold
slaves. Why, the fact is, that, in several
of the Southern States, the stakeholder
himself has not the uncontrolled right to
manumit his own slave--to destroy his
own property. The State Legislatures
have not the right of manumitting slave
any more than they have the right to
destroy the right of property in lands or
cattle. The right of property in slaves is
as perfect and undisputable as is the right
of property in anything else. Such is
the usage, the custom and the law of the
South. Let those who deny it make the
attempt. We shall know how to meet
them. We WILL to man, in such a con-
test die in the trenches and behind the
bulwarks made by our slaves themselves.
We will choke up the streams with south
ern corpses, and, if overthrow, the South
shall be in contest with a world in arms,
then slavery will be destroyed, and not
/ till then-not till then.
Does Imam in the democratic party Of
the South bciere that slavery is in the
slightest danger? If so, we call upon such
a democrat, wherever he may be, to speak
out, and say, if he dare, between his white
lips, that he thinks the existence of slavery
in the South in the slightest danger from
the crazy abolition bedlamites in the
North. In Gods name let the miserable
cant about abolition be hushed. Let the
cry-let the contemplate southern shrek
of northern aggression be silenced. There
is no excuse for it. 1t is criminal, and
he is an enemy to the South who discards
southern prowess and. denies that SOUTH
ern valoris the impregnable fortress of
slavery. We say no md Pin the democrat
ic party really fears for the existence of
the institution of slavery. The office
seekers of the democratic party have
more sense than to entertain such ground
less fears; and when such men as Mr..
Thomas appeal to the democratic people
to agitate the question of slavery, they
attempt 10 Brighten the country with
fears they themselves do not entertain
they attempt TO practice upon an assumed
! ignorance of the people whose votes they
are seeking. They criminally attempt to
profit by the dcceptioas they practice upon
the country. Their purpose is to deceive
the STAKEHOLDER into the belief that his
property is in danger, and when that end
is accomplished to step forth themselves
as the Only champions of their imperiled
!
in trade, and without it their title to oly
security is inevitable. Why does not the
! thunderbolt of the public wrath fell them
to the earth? Why will the people toler-
ate these travelling peddlers of agitation,
at the imminent risk of rebellions and
instructions among the slaves? We say
4 again that in the South slavery ought not
to be made question. All questions
must, or ought to be, susceptible of solu-
ton. If not, why make question:
There can be no solution of negro slavery
III the South withoutrevolution or special
act of God. If slavery is to be assailed
by revolution, and that revolution is to
solve the problem of its existence, the
South is now ready for it, and always has
been. Let him, with keener vision than
other men possess, tell us if, through the
unified curtains of the future, he dis
covers the banners and hears the drums
and trumpets and heavy tread of the le-
gions of the North coming down to iber.
ate the southern slaves? Let him-or
let the southern agitators be met every
where with groans and Kisses.
| SnooTING.-A difficulty occurred at
Huntingdon, Carroll county, on Monday,
18th of April, between r. II. Beloat and
Rev. j. N. Linsey. Beloat charged Lin
sey with offering an insult to his wife, and
struck him with stick, and was struck
| again by Linsey. Whereupon Beloat
drew pistol and shot at his antagonist.
After some scuffiing, Beloat fired second
shot Which seriously wounded his antag-
onist. Beloat was arrested, and admitted
| to bail.
Bas" He who tells lie is not sensible
how great task he undertakes; for he
must be forced to invent twenty more to
maintain it.
SINGULAR EFFEcT.-The Bristol News,
in announcing the nomination OF Landon