The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-10-21

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still others that it has been reserved for
him to be the originator: or, in other
words, those which are good are not new,
and those which ere new are not good.
As we do not intend to slur the Message
on this important branch OF public inter-
est, but propose to give it our best atten-
tion-not only because 1t is not party
question, but because it is uusafe to make
it one--we shall only glance at what
seems TO be the Governors wedge" in
introducing tho subject of Banking; that
IS, the democratic sentiment that, com
mencIng in our Federal Constitution, is
generally the foundation Of all the con-
stitutions OF all the States. What this is
worth in the practical application of
banking system, at this time--what it
was found TO be worth in Gen. Jackson's
time, when applied as State democratic
sentiment as opposed to federative power
and what all the changes are, through
which such radical notions go, when
brought into conflict with the everyday
practical operations of life and govern
ment, might have been unfit questions
for Gov. Harris to have argued on the
stump; but we did hope that, in his writ
ten Message, he would have given this
question a practical turn, and from his
high and influential position. given us q
practical and statesman-like view of
subject about which he knows there is so
little really known, in the masses of the
community, and about whose evils the
vercst demagogue has ceased to plate--
ceased to rail Mt Turnpikes, because they
did not run by every mans door; ceased
to rail at Railroads, because they did not
touch every mans farm; ceased to rail at
Banks, because every man could not en-
Joy the benefit of owning or owing bank,
whether he was able to own or only able
to owe it,
We venture to CLEAN from the Message
that bank is not an unconstitutional
thing ''per se." as Mr.. Tyler has it, and
we think that, though it will bear this
tremendous significance of Interpretation,
and though this opinion has been safely
Message shows that the writer has gone
through "deep waters in order to find
the constitutional terra .Jirma upon which
to place himself.
But the business community, with
whom we have to deal the most-the
planter, who probably cannot count in
terest as fast as The Governor-the farm
er, who may or may not have bill to
sell at 30 days, are interested in some OF
the deductions drawn in the Message,
and we propose to examine them care
fully, in future issues OF our paper.
WHAT GENERAL TAYLOR SAID TO SANTA
ANNA.-A correspondent of Northern
paper has the following statement OF
what Gen. Taylor did say in reply to Santa
Anna's summons at Buena Vista to sur
render:
relate the circumstance as it was told
by person who was present, and the
language which was really used. Before
the battle of Buena Vista when Taylors
gallant little army was surrounded by
force five or six times its number, and its
utter annihilation appeared certain-at
least to those who knew nothing of the
material of which it was made up--Gen.
Santa Anna sent one of his aids TO sum-
mons the old Veteran to surrender and
to represent to him the folly of entering
upon a conflict that must end in the ut
ter defeat of the Americans. The sum
mons to surrender was reported by Col.
Bliss, who when he had translated it to
Old Zack, asked what reply he should
make.
"Tell him." said the General, in his
usual prompt and emphatic manner,
"tell him to 90 to hell"
Colonel Bliss asked him if he should
send that reply.
LET me see. No!' replied the old
man, 'say I'd see him id first"
Col. Bliss, who was throughly posted
up in the etiquette of the camp, there
upon wrote the dispatch which has been
credited to his commander, and which
:. was to the effect that the summons had
nnnDii;..: receiyed and that General