The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-01-28
GOOD DOCTRINE.

upon tho evils Of uflice.hunting:

J0hn w. rOrney tnus concludes nm article
upon tho evils Of oflice.hunting
There Is one more view of the evils of
flire hunting, which is the most saddeniny
aud painful Of all, and that il the rniscrabl,
degradations and self.stutiiications TO which
men submit in their efforts 10 nppcasc power.
We read IL old histories Of Kings upon their
thrones, with base, subse.viea,, and crinpine
rourtiers around them. md turn disgus,pd
from such exhibitions of the mennness of hui
mnnity. But have we nothing like this in
our country? DO We see no men lying pros
trate nj the infibvir own
honest convictions, ana Mduy9l Ffat(D
their hearts they know to be miscrab
calities or wrong; surrendering up their 49,
ment, conscience, and manhood ostthe shrine
Of executive dctation, and furnishing in re-
publican America parallels to the most de.
grading acts of scrviliiy that have ever been
witnessed ut the most exaciing courts Of The
Old World! Have we seen no subtle Bam-
let saying to those Poloniuses, that n cloud
was shaped like camel, weasel whale,
and finding them answering In quick success.
sion agninst the clear evidences of their own
senses ayes, my lord ~ Have we not seen
myrmidons of power "a eager to execute
ucopDt'C tulCtS VI OuT ONH lNnu US W tney
were remorseless and corrupt favorites of n
iyrannical monarch Have we no hired
braves ready to commit political nssassina-
ton? Have we no trembling towards who
disgrace their manhood, and quake and trcm-
BILE like nspen-lenves, ut the very echoes
which ring through the White ilouse2
Good doctrine is not unworthy Of nccep-
lance If the Devil himself is the preacher; aud
utterly corrupt as John w. Forney is, he is
yet man of strong sense, and paints in
truthful colors great and crying evil.
Tbs WAR RE.OPENED.-The New York
Herald's Washington correspondent, of the
22d, says that at nm executive session of the
Senate an angry and exciting discussion took
place between Douglns and Fitch, which is
thought will originate duel. The debate
occurred on the confirmation Of Potter MS
Collector at Taledo, Ohio. Pugh opposed
Potter's nomination because i. displensed his
friend, and said il the President desired nm
issue with him he was ready. He demanded
the appointment, and asked his Senatorial
friends to vote it down. Douglas said he
would vote with Pugh, and then denounced
the Illinois appointments as dishonest, cor
rnpt and incompetent. Fitch denied this
Douglas reiterated il: when Fitch again said
il was untrue. Cries of order. Dougas con.
tinued, and Fitch replied in great bitterness:
saying that Senators knew how to prize any
thing from that quarter. Cries of ORDER
Douglas replied, and was called to order.-
Motions were made that Douglas be allowed
to go on. Davis opposed, and turning to
Douglas, said his language was that of a
and bravo.
The debate was interrupted by an adjourn.
ment.
1t is said the lie was given and the most
severe personal remarks made.
OREGos.-We copy the subjoined para-
graph from the Washington Star, of the
l4th instant:
The public are aware that, by n formal
among many of the Republic
can party members, it has been determined
nn the part of those o: them parties to that
to make opposition to the
Oregon State bill n party matter. 1t now,
however, tnrns out that considerable wing
of the Republicans refuse to be trnmmeled
after any such fashion in their action upon il;
refusing point blank to combine to effect
any amendment TO the bill, likely TO leopard
it's enactment, ere the close of the session.
a CURIOUS CASE IN TEssEssEE.-The
Memphis Avalanche of the 18th, says: "a
new law Of this State Furnishes the crime of
obtaining money as goods by false preiense,
ms penitentiary offense. Some time since
poor, degraded female was arrested on the
charge of grogseller, of whom in better
days she Ind been n liberal customer, that
she had defrauded him out of twenty-five
cents worth of liquor by false representa-
tons. The jury before whom she was tried,
found her guilty, but recommended her to
The mercy of the court. The court, disre-
garding this recommendation, sent her to the
penitentiary for three years. To. remedy
such an net Of injustice, the aid of the Su.
preme Court Of the State was invoked, and
the judges of that court expressing the
opinion that the law in question was never
intended to include cases of such petty char
meter, reversed the judgment, and passed nm
order that the womaR be set Mt liberty"
t4S- Tho Chattanooga Gazette snys of
John w. White: "As to the various rumors
Of his death-his arrest, &C., we believe none
of them. We believe that he is nive-be-
yond the reach of an arrest, even if n reward
were offered for him which would tempt some
nvaricious wretch to hunt him up-that lie is
suffering punishment now fully commen-