The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-23
rhe New york Herald-aen. Scott.


Of the 18th, and send them forth for what
they are worth:
The GREAT CONSERVATIVE UrRIsrNG.-
The sudden arrival of General Scott in
New York in the midst of TIE terrible
political excitement of the country,
coupled with the success of his mission
to the Pacific. has created quite n huoro
in the city; and what we have already
said about him in connection with the
Presidency has awakened feeling of en-
thusiasm among all classes of men who
are not under the tramnels of the miser-
cradle factions of the day. which are ut
terly reckless of the interests of the
country and Indifferent to the dangers
which threaten the integrity of the
Union.
1t seems as if the Pacificator is to de-
serve the name in higher sense than
any in which he has yet earned it, and as
if he had just come at the right moment
to loose the Gordian knot, which so
many, both at the North and South, are
impatient to sever with the sword. Ter
rible to domestic traitors, as he is to the
foreign foe, he is just the man to make
! peace among us.
Every man who has a stake in the com
munity feels that if General Scott were
at the helm in the coming tempest, the
republic would be in safe hands and to
nominate him, therefore, for the Presi-
dency, is the spontaneous sentiment of
thousands in this commercial metropolis,
and of millions throughout the land
To elect him it is only necessary to put
that sentiment into a practical form, and
to afford an opportunity to the nation TO
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| that is wanted is beginning. The nomi-
nation of General Scott as n conservative
! Union candidate for the Presidency, with
out regard to party names or organiza-
| tons, would have more effect in sitting
| the troubled waters which menace the
security of the country than thousand
Union meetings like that which is about
to be held in the Academy of Music
Such Buncombc gatherings are of no
practical value. and without any beneii-
cial results. The only way in which the
forthcoming demonstration can be turn
cd to good account is to take the oppor-
tunity which it affords of proposing the
right man for the Presidency, in disre.
gard alike of the democratic and repub-
lean factions. And perhaps this may be
done. and good be brought out of evil
for there is divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hcw them how we will"
4
What is wanted, then, is a new and
vigorous party. springing from the times
and equal to the emergency-homogene.
Gus, and with a single principle and a
single purpose. Its ranks would soon be
filed with the best men from all existing
parties--even the moderate republicans
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who are only republicans in name, be.
cause they do not know any better party
to unite with, and who loathe the demo-
cratic PARTY for its corruptions, and VIC
lence, and degradation. The new conser.
vative party, with General Scott at its
head, would sweep the country like O
tornado, and drive back the revolution.
airy myrmidcns of Seward at the North
and the dsunion lcgions of Hotspurs at
the South. Let the old historic hero
therefore, be nominated by some honest
man at the meeting ON Monday evening;
and as sequel to that, let Scott meetings
be held all over the State and over the
whole country, and let them send dele
gates to Convention in this city, to
meet on the 22d of February--th birth.
day of Washington-in order to tender
the nomination TO the man who, in oui
day, most resembles 1.-THE Father of his
country"-a man who, like Bayard. is
without fear and without reproach."-
This is the political chief for the nation
demanded by the pressure. Of the times
and well will it be for the country if il
places him in that position.
Mr.. Nelson's SrEECH.-Thc Memphis
Argus, an independent journal, has the
following notice of Ii" able speech OF
Colonel Nelson on the floor of Congress:
This is n brave and manly Tennessean
who dares to stand up for union, peace
intelligence and liberty of conscience
declaring at the same time that he does
not belong to that class who resort to
duels for settling disputes, or who indulge
in useless bravado; nor does he speak
with iorked tongue. These are rare
qualities for a member of Congress, and
make Mr.. Nelson more than Il match fol
Mr.. Pryor, OF Virginia. We admire the
independence, manliness, and good com.
mon sense of Mr. Nelson, and wish we
could claim him as citizen of Memphis
BsI5@ Hon. Green Adams, Opposition
member of Congress from Kentucky
who has been detained at home by All
accident, reached Washington on Thurs
day. and took his seat in the House Of
Representatives From his prompt ap
pearance there we infer that the report
Of his injuries was fortunately exagger
ated.
The FREE NEGROE BILL.-The bill now
before the Legislature of this State, toi
the expulsion of all free negroes from
the State, after certain date, has been