The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-03-25
A Capital Sermon.

A writer in the Sierra (Cal.) Citizen, I'M
der the title of "Young Men and Tree
Frogs" gives better sermon, better
lecture on morality, and better essay on
mental philosophy, all in a few lines,
than are sometimes found in as many
volumes of standard authority: RI
1.-THE tree frog acquires the color of
whatever it adheres to for a short time: if
it be found on the oak, it will bear the
color of that tree; if on the sycamore or
cypress, it will be whitish brown; and
when it is found on the growing corn, it
is sure to be green. just so it is with
young men; their companions tell us what
their characters are: if they associate with
the vulgar, the licentious and the pro-
fame, their hearts are already stained with
their guilt and shame, and they will them
selves become alike vicious. The study
of bad books, or the love of wicked COM
panions, is the broadcast and most certain
road to ruin that young man can travel,
and few well directed lessons in either
will lead them on step by step to the gate
OF destruction. Our moral and physical
laws show how important it is to have
proper associations of every kind, especial
ly in youth. How dangerous it is to gaze
on a pictsre or scene that pollutes the
imagination or blunts the moral percep-
tons, or has tendency to deaden a sense
OF our duty to God and man."
THE RIGHT NAME.-The Abingdon Vir-
ginian, being asked what was the name of
its party, hits the nail directly ON the
head in the following admirable response:
The party whose interests and princi-
pies we advocate, is the Opposition" in
contradistinction to the flag end of what
was once called the Democracy, but more
recently very properly dubbed the en-
position" party. The Opposition" is
composed of the honest and intelligent
masses, who see the ruin to which the
country is drifting under the direction of
the imposition" The frauds and pecu-
lations of those calling themselves Demo-
Gratis, together with their unheard of ex-
travagance and miserable political auack-
cry, have reused the people to reflection,
and n reformation has been determined
upon inthe public mind. 1t is right.
therefore, against might-the plundered
against the plunderers- hence the
name Opposition Z 'sSe
A SAD OccunRRNcR.-The Dyersburg Re-
corder ofthe 18th says that shameful
tragedy was enacted in Fulton, on the
sth, in which a man BY thename of Bates
stabbed his son five times, causing his
death Immediately. The Recorder says:
The father, it appears, had told his son
never to play cards in his house, but he
violated his command when quarrel en-
sued which resulted as above. We learn
that Bates was laboring under fit of de-
lirium tremens when he committed the
horrible deed. What melancholy com
mentary of the baneful habits of gaming
and whisky drinking.
BRIGHAM TAME AS A LAMB.-The War
Department have received advices from
Col. Johnston at Salt Lake. He repre-
sents the army as in a healthy condition,
and that the Mormons are very civil
Letters have also been received from
Gov. Cumming. The report that the
Mormons would not submit to the civil
is untrue.
R1" A Washington letter says that the
late homicide has had a perceptible good
effect in making men more courteous to
each other. About one murder each SEES
sion would possibly keep the members of
Congress in decent manners, if it did not
help their morals.
'TAkISc1r EAsY.'-The Dubuque Qowa)
Herald says that a gentleman from the
interior of that State, passed few days
ago, sixty wagons for Pixies Peak, stuck
fast in the mud. The accompanying emil
grants had quietly encamped to wait. for
irier weather. t
Bay A country editor says there is
much Joy in getting married-and that
nwrled life Is generally jawg,