The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-08-26
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Virginia Opposition Party Pro-
"a posed State Convention.
We perceive that the opposition jour
mails of Virginia are unanimously second
ing the motion Of the Richmond Wing
for State Convention Of their party on
the 18th Of October. at Richmond, for the
purposes of an organization for the Presi-
dental campaign. Doubtless the Con-
yention, as proposed will be held, and it
maybe turned to a Tremendous account
in the work Of bringing out new and
powerful national conservative party for
the succession. 20
North and South The materials for such
aparty--old line wings old line demo-
Gratis, Americans, and neutrality-suspicious.
of the moderate school--are abundant.
and could be readily fused together upon
a good national Union platform. To this
end we would advise the approaching
Virginia State Convention to abandon the
foolish experiment of out-Heroding Her.
cd as pro-slavery party. That mistake
ofpreaching up Goggin as more ultra
pro-slavery than fletcher, elected Letcher
and defeated Goggin last May. Upon the
more sensible platform, on the slavery is
sue, of the Tennessee opposition party,
Goggin could have been elected. There
would not have been. for example, de
ficiency in the opposition vote of a thou
sand in those two strong old line wing
counties Of Loudon and Augusta, had
Goggin's case been conducted like that
of Netherland, in Tennessee, or Houston
of Texas.
In Kentucky the attempt of the oppo-
sition to cut under the democracy as the
genuine pro-slavery party has also result
ed in a most signal defeat, which confirms
the lesson inculcated by the Virginia
election, to wit: that the moderation of
the old wing party on slavery is the true
policy of the new Southern opposition
party. In the way of a name, the Union
party will do; but whatever the name
they may adopt for the Presidential bat
tie, let this Virginia Convention remem-
Der the Importance of platform that
will cover the Union, and they may go
ahead,
The late Texas conservative revolution
has brought forward the right man to
stand upon this Union platform-Gen.
Sam Houston, Southern man, and yeta
national Unionman, popular in the South
and popular in the North, host in him
SELF and slower of strength" to any
party adopting him. But let this Vir-
ginia Opposition Convention first provide
for their party in the State and next is
sue recommendation for National Con-
vention of the same political elements,
in New York or Washington, in Deem
Der next, and they will rivet the balance
of power which they have secured from
the late Southern elections.-N. y. Head
NEWSPAPER DEcIsIoN.-The Supreme
Court of Indiana has made o decision
which has an important bearing upon
the interests of the newspaper press. A
controversy existed relative to charge
for advertising between the Commission
ers of Hamilton county and the Patriot
newspaper. 1t was held by the Judge
that 1.-THE published terms of newspapers
constitute contract. If work is given
to newspaper publishers, without a special
contract contravening the published
terms, the publisher can charge and re-
ceive, according to the terms so publish
ed. 1t is not necessary to prove what the
work cost, or was worth the publishers
have right to fix The value Of their
columns, and, if so fixed, no other quea-
ton need be asked, but the price thus
charged can be recovered" 49,
A Coop SAYING.-The quotation "give
them little more grape, Captain Bragg"
seems to have been investigated, and
turns out TO be a sentiment not SO QUOTA
BILE, though quite as strong. a letter in a
contemporary says
Years ago, not very long after the bat
tie, the writer mentioned to a near rela-
tive of Col. Bragg the rreposterousness of
the anecdote, and expressed curiosity
to know what Gen. Taylor really did say.
:. Col, Bragg relative replied, 81 can tell
Won exactly what he said. The fact is
Braxton capt. Bragg was critically stu
ated. Part of his battery had been dis
mounted, and so many of his men shot
down that there were not enough left to
, work the remainder. TheIanemy. bate
ries had been pushed up very close. and
the fire was very severe and deadly. An
aid-de-camp riding along. Bra1tofi asked
him to 90 and tell the old man lin ano-
ther part of the fieldl how he was sitAr
ated, and whatwas to be done about it,
Gen. Taylor received this message in the
crisis of the battle, when the flower Of his
little army, including many sons Of his
!. lifelong friends, had fallen before his
eyes. The entire force was engaged; there
were no reserves; reinforcement was out
of the qurstipn... When the aid delivered
the nesaacc. Gen. Taylors only reply was
Tell him 10 give 'em hell, God dam EN-.
Thiswas exactly what the old man said
and was Immediately reported as such by
the aid-de-camp to Braxton, and Braxton
told me-
LOCALS locals of the Nashville
papers are cutting itpretty fat" since
the election. The following is from the
Banner of the Goth:
DueL-Oae Gcntlemen Shot in tie Neck.--
1t is said. or rather it was rumored, thai
an affair of honor" was settled late YES
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