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The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-02

! on of Europe under the Napoconc dynasty,
and the suhjngation OF the rest of mankind.
To this end NJ. de Girardin is in favor of n war
which will avcngc Waterloo, which will give
to France her lost frontiers, which will put an
Ell | toihe burdcnsomc charges OF nn armed
ehcc.-a war which will cause reciprocity To sue
cced TO rivalry.-n war undertaken not IN view OF
natiomliics, hut unity--a logical war which
may have conquurors and conquered, but not
oppresSors aud oppressed This is, the reader
will src, II purely French theory. We trans
cribe It in order 10 show how frail are the ten
urcs of peace, where such mr,, aud such ideas
control public affairs "a logical war; there
may be--but it would have the people on one
side, struggling for that freedom which they
have the wisdom aud courage to appreciate
and maintain, aud dcspoS on the other. There
can he no logical war between rival aud amb.
tions dyuastcs between cmpcrorS aud kings,
struggling 10 magnify their power and extend
their dominionS The present aspect of Europe
certainly promises little for peace The great
governments Of France aud Austria have NJ.
ready assumed the burdens of war; the former,
1t is said has proposed loan OF one hundred
millions of dollars. Already more thau q mil
lion and half Of men have been turned from
productive pursuits to he consumers of the
camp England aud Russia stand aside to wit.
ness the progress Of events.
il has occurred 10 Us that the United States,
although not indifferent to the mainiainanrr
of peace, cannot he injured ly war We may
he required to feed their armies The grain.
growing regions Of our country are certain to
be benefited; and. rs our cotton prodnci il Il
vital element IN the industry and clothing Of
ALL we have the ampleSi assurance HAT the de.
mnnd for il will not be essentially diminished.
II war, then, should iinamr Europe its burdens
will not fall upon us. 1t will add cmbarraSS.
ment TO the governments involved in II, aud
dc,rccinte the value OF their securities II will
lessen confidence in the inainiananrr Of peace,
and turn capitalists 10 those sonrccs ormdonb.
ed ability, which are abundamtIy evident IN
this country. II is not to be denied that po.
liiicnl considerations enter into nearly al lian
cial negotiations hctwceu individuals aud goy
rrnmcn'S Nearly all the States of The cont
ncut are involved ia inextricnole bankruptcy
II is, then, the interest of capitalists to keep
them up No such views influence Transactions
in federal and State securities The time i
coming when the latter will command unlmit.
ed confidence 1t is incXplcablc how these Sc.
cnriticS have been kept below the bankrupt
bonds Of European governments
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-02
From Porter's Spirit of the Timc-
WALKING ACROSS THE NIAGAR \
FALLS UPON STIITS

SINCE the fatal leap the famous Sam Patch
no feet Of daring has eqlmlcd the one recently
accomplish at Niagara, by Andrew Grccnlcaf
of Connecticut. A correspondent gycsthc fol.
lowing graphic account Of il:
:" One evening, about week ago, while sit.
ting in the saloon Of the international Hotel.
| became interested in an animated CONVERSE.
ton which was in progress between two per.
sons, Of whom one seemed to be a SolIthcrncr,
and the other an Italian. The latter had reg.
istered his name as Signor Gaspar MorcIli. but
| have since learned that he is really Yam.
kec boy; that he was born and raised near
StOnington, Connecticut, and dubbed hv his
aiicctionate parents, Andrew Grccnlcaf As
he grew Older, he was afflicted with an intense
desire to become a circus performer, and final.
Ily ran away from home to connect himself with
some stroling company He was, fora while,
n member Of BarnumS immense show and
lis astonishing performances upon stills will be
remembered by thousands lie had, before
this time. assumed L." name lie now bears, as
well to escape re, GH.~nition us to avoI the fate
of prophet in his own country. lic Is n
handsome, frank.Iooking man, of about wen,
ty five has fair complexion, and wears a
small black mouStaclc. Atprcscnt he is stay
ing here without an engagement. The conver-
sation referred to was II discussion upon the
possible feats which might be accomplished by
a man upon stills. Sgnor Morclli Gas | will
call him), asserted his ability to do many things
IA belief in which required considerable faith
The Southerner, who is welIknown sporting
gentleman Of New Orleans evidently thought
the signor was lying pretty hard, and at his
last announcement, he laughed long and loud
Morelli had. IN fact, expressed his conviction
that he could Grass Niagnrn Rrer, mal1ing up
on stills, amid Mt fo0ning 0nd uusouaded rup-
ids Mat whini bclmccn Goats IslauM 0uM The
FnHs.
"'Ill bet you a thousand dollars to fifty it
can't be done! exclaimed the Southcrnor.
~ accept the challenge,' answered Morelli
quietly.
The astonShmcnt of his hearers at this re.
ply, may be imagined.
"'When do you propose to attempt it?' III
quircd the challenger
On Saturday morning, the f2ttUf Feb
ruary,' TRANQUILITY replied GaSpa.
The assurance with which he spoke filled
every one with surprise, which was not lessen
ed when he produced the money for deposit
The stakes were handed over to Mr. Augustus
Train, of Buffalo; and the company separated,
to await the result Of this singular wager The
interval was spent by MorelIi 10 constant cy,
erclSe, for the pnrpuse Of strengthening his
limbs, somewhat relaxed by season of rest.
Ills friends expostulated in vain against the
apparently insane hazard and even proposed
to return to him the amount he would he com.
PEELED to forfeit. He seemed sure of winning,
and would listen to no one oayoid crowd,
it was announced that the attempt would be
made upon the 18th (Monday), instead Of to-
day; so that, at seven this morning, there were
only about thirty persons by the river bank.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-02
Tbs fslitiana ltmotrat.
OLD lie T T G Il S

Com" tbnv from sinner or from saint,
Cast tlm IN for III" fire Il faint.
The fir Is faint aud the frost Is strong.
And these old letters have lived TOO long
How welcome opcp II matters not
Their worth away with tine has sped.
The low" y over. III" hope II sdcnd
And the old friend has fot got.
Cast them In. why should they last.
Wh"n the light We read them hv IL past
And never again will rild our lays?--
Up like banner goes the hlnze-
II is waste paper and nothing more
some have beet tr"asur up for years.
Some are hlotted with heavy 'ars.
And some one dreams read DER.
These are sprinklcd with many vow.
The love was never as warm as now
Those bv a trnSty hand were penned-
Woe is me for that friendships end
There goes page Of hovish Rhyme
Tha, was sheet Of good advice.
We took our own way Oh the ice
And learned the worth Of I, all In time.
One CLASSY curl Of wnvv gold
Was hid In this burning letters fold
-Tis lnnr since ihni golden heal grew gray,
A 4 the crav" wherr IL POSTS i far away
Upin is M sh, the troad flame flashes
4 d ther" they lie. in what all our aims
Seeking and strivings. hopes and schemes,
Must come to-dnst and ashes!
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-02

A EUROPEAN WARAND AMERICAN INTERESTS
If the industry of Europe, excluding Eng.
land, is to be paralyzed by war, we cannot
see how American interests are likely to suffer.
1t is by no means certain that the world is to
witness any such dsgracefnl "breach of the
peace;' but under the conflicting and ambitious
systems which govern the European continent
we have no assurance Of continued friendly re-
lations. The Napoleons are ambitious, and
they govern visionary and trucnlent people
They are, too, in pursuit Of the idols of the
founder OF their homes They never will get
over the idea that France is to be the centre
Of universal empire. Europe" says M de
Girardin, "must be parttioned into two en-
pres that of the East and West" This, we
presume is only the first part of the Napoleon
ic progr" nme. The second will be announced
io good me, and will point to the consolida
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-02
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06
opnosition Meetius st1Clevsland.

4.
The following arc Inc proceedings Of meeting
composed Of Representatives n the Opposition
party from scvrrd of the counties Of dc Third
Congressional District of Tennessee, held q Glove
land on the Sd inst: z ~ fA
Atvnrp CALDWELL, Eco, Of Atheps,was called
TO the Chair, and TJ. WILSON, Of Bledsoc, aud
wufrAa nuxr, Of Bradley, were appointed Sec
retarcs Of the meeting.
On calling the meeting 10 order tho Chairman
briefly cx planned the object Of IL to DO in response
to call for Convention 10 select suitable per-
son AS m Opposition candidate for Congress in
this district hut there being no necessity at the
present time for holding Convention for that pur-
pose the meeting was organized for any other
business that might como before il. Thereupon,
on motion of d. G. Kcnner. committee OF three
was appointed to draft resolutions expressive OF
the sentiments Of the Meeting, and James Worth
ington, of Bcdsoc, James Roddie, of Hamilton,
and d. C. Kenncr, Of Bradley, were appointed n
committee for this purpose. On motion, Thos. y.
Campbell, Esq, was added.
The committee, upon their return, reported the
following Resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolred, That this meeting have with pride
seen the announcement of the name of Col. X. ID.
BnAnsoS as the Opposition Candidate for Con-
ercss from the Sd Congressional district Of Ten
nessec. and his acceptance Of that position, and
VIC hereby pledge ourselves TO give him cordial
support in the coming canvass.
Resoired, That this meeting hereby ratfcs the
nomination of JoHS NErnERLASD as the Candi-
date of the Opposition for Governor Of Tennessee
and pledgcing ousclvcs warmly TO support him
will hail his election as the harbnger Of a
purcr aud more glorious in the political histo-
ry of the Republic.
Resoired. That we accept the platform adopted
at the Opposition Convention at Nashville on the
Goth of March, and adopt the same as the platform
of this meeting. regarding the principles therein
onunciatcd as tho only conservative principles OF
political action upon which the union of thcs,
| States be preserved and the perpetuity Of ou
| free institutions wisely and safely maintained.
| Mr.. Thos. J. Campbell then addressed III,
meeting in powerful and telling speech, show
| ing the extravaganza corruption and dcmoraliza
tion of the party Mt present controlling the Govern
mcnt-proving his position by the confessions o
| their own organs and leaders Mr.. C. waslistenet
to with marked attention by Il large and respecta
bic audience, for more than an hour aud his re
marks were calculated to exert telling inauenc,
on the minds of all who are nor totally blinded b.
| party prejudices, and snackcled by party names
| On notion ii was ordered that copy of tn
proceedings he furnished to the Editors of tn,
Athens Post, Cleveland Banner and Chattanoog,
Gazette, with request to publish the same
| The meeting then adjourned sine die.
A. CALDWELL, Precedent
W u j. l Mns0s' sses'a
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06

BsiS" The Imposition organ at Nashville
wades through column or two of figures
to prove that Mr.. Buchanan only spent
SD, 100000 during the last fiscal year.
The amount that has been spent and
squandered by Mr.. Buchanan can be ar
rived at i'll very simple manner, and will
do it in this way: How much money did
the Tariff bring into the Treasury during
the last fiscal year? Forty-tive million
of dollars. Well, that's all gone, isn't it!
Yes. You borrowed forty-fve millions
more, didn't you! Yes. Well, that's all
gone isn't it? Most assuredly, for the
Treasury is bankrupt and there's not u
dollar in it. This makes 100000, 000.--
Now add to it about S4,000000 which has
been received from the sales of the pub
lie lands, and the amount foots up S94,-
600, 900 which was received at the Treasury
during the last fiscal year. Now, if YOU
have only spent S54, 100000 in the name
of common sense what has become of the
remaining S40,000,000? Did you spend
the 54,0O0,000 in defraying the honest
expenses of the Government, and squan-
der the $40, 100000 on partizan tavorites.
or have you the $40 100000 laid aside for
the benefit OF The party? The people want
to know what has become of that $40, 000,-
600. Will the central organ enlighten
them on the subject, or will it shout
'nigger! niger. black republicans! black
republicans" in the hope of attracting
the attention OF an indignant people from
the misdeeds of corrupt and Treasury
swindling party? We will see.-LeJmon
Herald
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06
From the Chattanooga GaEette.1
Col. Brabson's Acceptance

wa 40 06oOA . 62SCOPthAC0s
Mr.. Editor:-In compliance with the
urgent solicitations of many of my per-
sonal and political friends, have conclu-
ded to take the race for Congress in this
District. My political sentiments are so
well known throughout the entire Dis
trio, that l deem it unnecessary to make
any formal exposition of them at present
shall equip myself and 60 into the con.
test with Differentiation to leave nothing
undone that man may do, to achieve a
signal triumph. The corruptions and ex-
trayagance of the times, admonish the
patriotic masses of all parties, of the alb
solute necessity of thrusting the impotent
and treacheous Buchanan dynasty from
power.
My appeal, then, is to the honest vo-
tiers of the third District. Let them come
from the mountains, the hill-sides, the
valleys and the coves, trusting in the ius-
tice OF their cause, and the honesty of
their intentions; determined TO hazard
all on the issue Of the impending strug-
gle; and We shall plant our colors on the
enemy's ramparts, and force him to sue
for peace in his very capital.
In short time, l will have so arranged
my affairs, as to be able to meet my com.
petitor on the stump; when / shall, to
the extent of whatever energy and ability
may possess, take pleasure in showing
up the misdeeds of the so-called Madonna
Democracy, from the White House at
Washington through every Department
Of the Federal and State Governments.
Respectfully your ob't. sery,t.
r. D. BRABsos.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06

Gov. HARRIs.--Gov. Harris has the ap-
pearance of not having first rate health.
We have but little doubt, however, that
theexcitement and labor of the canvass
williimprove him, and that the. fears Of
his4riends of his physical inability to 60
through with it will prove groundless.-
To an excitable temperament, labor and
excitement are sometimes the best nour.
ishment and medicine, and we are certain
Col. Netherland will give him plenty OF
both. From the manner in which the de-
bate went off on Monday, we have no
doubrtiiatIrwilI be charact efized through
out by those amenities and courtesies
which should always prevail in discus
sions between gentlemen contending for
the high position Of Chief Executive of
the State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06

SUICIDE OF AN EDIToR.--The Russellville,
KY. Herald, in noticing the death IA. d.
Gibbons, Esq, editor of the Harrodsburg,
Ky, Transcript, by shooting himself
through the head, says:
Alas! poor Gibbons. He was said to be
a clever and a kind hearted man. But he
had the misfortune to be a Democratic
country editor-a class that is usually
worked hard and poorly paid. He la
bored faithfully and zealously for the De-
mocracy in his county, but did not earn
enough to support his current expenses;
consequently for relief in his troubles, he
iIrstresorted to liquor and finally tosuicide.
Truly melancholy fate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06
An Old Line Whig.

IHc montgomery lAld.,I hdll I'uoiisilcS
u letter from an Old Line Wing, from
which the following is an extract:
How many of us. Wings. when our great
leaders had gone to their graves and left
our party distracted and poweIless-when
the great bug-bear, Fremont and Repub-
licanism, was held up to our view and we
were asked to choose between Buchanan,
Union and slavery" and Republicanism
and traitors grave-how many of us. |
say, We're caioled into the support of the
Democratic leader, and indirectly into the
acknowledgment of Democratic honesty?
We were then the GLORIOUS Old Line
Whigs" meAbers of the Democratic
party"-'men who regarded honesty Of
principle above party success or aggran-
dizement." With our aid. and Jy that aid
alone, were the Democratic leaders success
full. Kentucky, North Carolina. Tennes-
see, Georgia. Florida. and Louisiana, we
gave to the Democracy. and Fremont and
Republicanism were vanquished. How
we have been duped--how the Admins
tration elected by us, has met the antici-
patton of its friends, we refer you 10 Dem
ocrotic mou,h-pieces.
We have satisfied the wishes of the
Democratic cormorants, however. We
have, as their tools, carried out their
plans, and now they have no further use
for us. Aye! more than that, we are de-
nounced as heretics-our principles are
"heresies. noXious and fatal to Southern
progress and we are as Enthusiastically
as Republicans" themselves. This is no
more than could have been expected from
a party that has been held together thus
long. by ''the cohesive power of public
la,,f I
archial acts, and extravagant eXpendi-
lures, have brought the country to the
verge of dishonor and reputation.
Bas~ 1t is evidently the intention of the
sham democracy of Tennessee, says the
Nashville Patriot to divert attention, as
much as possible, from the real issues of
the canvass by attempting to practice
fraud upon the people. They know they
cannot stand before the storm of indig-
nation which will be aroused by thorough
investigation of their misdecds and COR
ruptions, as party, and hence thcy have
already begun to hide their wiclSedness
behind the specious veil of love for the
South and Southern institutions, and to
charge that the Opposition are in affilia.
ton with, or are seeking to affiliate with,
p"o'oi' anu "oo'i'n uis's' Du'
.ney ia'is'aNe "he temper anu oe.eri''lna-
y. oppo''''on' "neA 'ney eApeo'
~ WI. means ~ e'eupe 'iie reSpohs'oi''.y
u 'nei p"i.y SHE hc feai ISSUES VIII
oe oiscusseo III sPi.e oi the Niger III
'he "ooopiie' anu 'hey VIII De heia 10 "a
rig'u acco''h'apllty' Inc eyes oil the
or ,s 81 '' ""'en
s.an, boh;nd - 49,, - Dn'e' ''
It'll, 49,. Tee, w ',9"' ''
m =; : Ss-l =,
hh ToNrkSr'--ihe DfowhsVi'ie home
W.
Gov. Harris has the opeping speecb, inst
the way it will DO when the votes are
counted out hairis VIII be head.
10 whieh the nashville Daily News re-
spohas
tha - o aoes NOT follow. because Harris has
abead W. r. ~ ' ne'o, nc ",i Ioiie oul
reversed as otherwise, and it would not
surprise us in the least, to see that result
in the present contest
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-06

MEXICAN ArrAIas.--The papers contain
long details of the truly horrible atrocities
committed on the unofending foreigners
and native Mexicans by one of the con-
tending parties of Mexico. The details
are too long for our columns, but they are
mere repetitions of accounts of oiitrages,
which have occurred, and will continue
to occur as long as civilized nations refuse
to interfere to protect their citizens lives
and properties. We are no filibuster, nor
in favor of acquiring territory by violence
and fraud, but if there ever was people
that required to be subjected to police
regulations, as outlaws from the commu-
nifty of nations that people are the Mexi-
cans.