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One witness should be the Postmaster
where the assignment is drawn.
THE RIGHT NAME.--A Virginia cotem,
porary, 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 prin-
ciples we advocate, is the Opposition "
in contradistinction to the fag end OF
what was once called the Democracy, but
more recently very properly dubbed the
Imposition party. The Opposition is COM
posed Of the honest and intelligent mas
ses, who see the ruin towhich the country
is drifting under the direction of the I'M
position. The frauds and peculations OF
those calling themselves Democrats, to-
gether with their unheardof extravaganza
and miserable political quackery, have
reused the people to reflection, and re-
formation has been deteiminedupon in the
public mind. Itisright, therefore, against
might-the plundered against the plum
derers-and hence the name ,"Opposi-
tion.o f'.er 7-ii Z, 20
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IIorE FOR THE VIIEsr.-Never call a
man lost man until he Is buried in o
hopeless grave. No man is lost upon
whom any influence can be exerted; no
man is lost to whom the offers Of the gos-
pei may be brought. 1t is but few weeks
since sat by the side of one of the poor
est and loveliest of females, who once was
degraded, but who is now at the head of
a family, highly respected and beloyed.-
We are never to be discouraged, There
Is no man or woman so vile but God may
bring them washed and saved to His
kingdom.--.Dr. qyv. dsi's ~ -, Heia
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nso- 1t is reported from Utah that Mrs
Kimball, eldest son of Heber G., and Jos,
Young son Of Brigham, have apostacised
and are aboutleaving for the States with
their first wives, leaving their ''spirituals'
behind. isEtf Ni =. ~ ~ s
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Our Prize Poem.
4 NODE TO 'sPRING
ny A ESDIoxANr FARMER.


Well, spring, youv come at last, hey you,
The pot scz youv bcen sittin in Old Winters
Lap---now aint you ashamcd of yonrselfl
lsuppose the old feller's bin bussin ron.
1 should think he had from your breath
A. bcin SO cold--but that's the way thom D.
Z Old fcllers hev a doin. as tds'
Well, ns was ssyin, g ~
fouv come at last with yoar "bamy
Breth," u BLOWN from the northwes--
Westconstant or Nebrnsky spose, -
Crate Kun,ries for BAN rekin, s.
Now youv cum won
Evcrybodi's feed, and Korn, an things, Z
llev all been fed outl Now LUX at
Our krittcrs, will yo? SEQ our Katell
On the lift, bcyin 10 be siediicJ by - =
Thur tales when they gifts up q morliingsi tisi
LUX at our hosss watts all rejuiccd /.
To skeletons weepin over troft; r .-
A hull troft full of kobsl
A bull troft full Of bitter rekclockshuns!
LUX at them shepe a lien in
The fens korners waiting for grass!
Yis. an thev bin waitin sum NV
Them for weexl-4An if they wasn't ~.
Puld they'd n bin ''shakin their lox
AT you, and sed L dun IT," (That thur
IL from Hamlet, wun of Shalspur's plays.)
As another poit sez--"Gras diiiured maks
The stumak AXE" So these shepe will
Never open thur IL onto grss agin--No,
Now LUX at then. hogs, as has bin
A folering them kaiel wat hxv bin
Stuff with hal Sc EN- will ye q errpi1 =
Round as if theys fetched with K0rrss,
LUX at thur eres will ye-bigur sasr
Eny cabbitch lcfo.
See the shotcs
A lenin onter the fens to squele,
LUX ut them nifty ercs "bangin pe1densT
Onto sch little hogsl See hundried
Gnd shoats reiuiced down to a even
Korn bnshet ful!
Yes, that thurs o yer doins, Y =
Tardi loiterin Spring. hangin bsk
Az youv bin doin. -
But now you've cum
We fcle yer cheerin presenz wen we
Git round unto the south side ovsthebarn.
We hear the hens kaklm when they've
Laid an egg! We sec the horseradish
A startin up long side the garding
Fensl The wimmin is n lookin into
The old tcpot arter garding sedcs!
All these things make me think youv cum.
Ef so be " ried
Te, Spring. a SHOWN up NV yer short cummins
Jes set it down to hayn potts lisens.
[Tho hain't taken wun out yet, low to-
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ANOTHER Sign OF RETURNING COMMERCIAL
IAcrIvIrY.-The New York Herald of
Wednesday says; 77if ,.w 7fh
-gN"On Monday last the exchanges at the
o Bank clearinghouse in this city were
larger than they had been on any day
since August II, 1857, just before the
crisis. This little fact shows the tenden-
cey ofafiairs. II is one Of the many indica-
4 turning commercial prosperity. Accord
ing to, present. appearances the United
States are destined this year to see pc
Iriod OF commercial activitynand general
speculation such as they never knew be-
TforefH ~ Nrif7bgogr sfsb uol, s,it ~ ~.
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DsS- A New York paper speaks of an
individual with an acquiline nose found
in the possession Of a pocket-book suppos-
ed not to belongsto him. His nose and
pocket-book were both hooked set
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ST. LOUIS, April 20.-We have received
California dates to the 2Sth ult
A bill has passed the House of Repre-
sentatives, in California, to divide the
State. Business dull.
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NEW ORLEANssA April 19.--Capt. Bossier
and John Vernon, proprietors of the Cou-
ricr, had rencounter with pistols this
morning; Bossier is dangerously wound
n1 FN'E N .-1.t
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Postmaster General.

To tie Postmaster General, -, 1856.
| hereby assign and transfer to-
the sum of ----, being the amount due
to me for transporting the Mails of the
United States on route No., in the
State of -, for the quarter ending
-, 1859, according to the foregoing
letter of the Postmaster General.
Witness,
Witness,
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aeS- II is a good sign to'see u man wi
ping the pefspiration from his face; II is a
bad sign TO see fellow,@ipang Ms no oat Ii
as hesco4es' 'out Of eellsr,r'''flsan g0i
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rSy- A minister of the Gospel with not
much of pulpit gift, came into the church
ldrenched with rain, and said to a brother
who stood by. as he shook and brushed
and wiped bis clothes; 81 shall certainly
take cold if go into tho pulpit so wet.
"oh. no." was tho reply ''you are always
~ raoegA ksrs.'i''4 'fs'ti@ ~ W .irel
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Rlys The Indianapolis journal soys:--
"The Southern Bank of Illinois has been
put into liquidation, and the Auditor of
State has given notice that all circulating
notes on this bank will be redeemed in
specie at his office in Springfield"
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The gost.
Athens, Friday. April go, 1880.

WAsnrNoroN, April 10 Witnesses are
under examination to prove the habitual
adultry of Key and Mrs. Sickles. {"
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s.s4g- The Savannah Republican receiv-
ed call on yesterday, Goth, from an old
subscriber, who came in to pay his ffy
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~ The Evansville Ind Journal re-
ports the peaches and apples along the
river in that neighborhood still safe; not
withstanding the late severe frosts ~
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A writer Ia the New York Heraldfn an
orticle on.sP Palm Snndav - yb;ch occ,rred
j.. az. i-.t..l,,,, .1i,,s.s,, b ~. es-.,,..
:" = ~ ''-'--i i ~ '~'s sF~----'
tree; 4 ~,
The palm Is one Of the most celebrated
trees mentioned in the Bible, and one of
the most beautiful in the vegetable king
dom. The trunk Is not solid, like other
trees, butts filled with pitl, around which
10 tough bark. To this. bark the leaves
are closely Joined, but rise erect in the
centre, and after they areadvanced above
the sheath. OF old Leaf, that surrouuds
them, they expand very wide on every
side OF the,stem, and as Che older leaf de-
Gays, the stalk advances in height The
leaves grow six or eight feet long, are
yesy SOD when spread srt, and are used
IN the East Tor covering the tops Of hou-
ses and similar purposes. The fruit il
called the date" and grows below the
leaves, in clusters. One tree bears from
800 to 4OO pounds OF dates. considera-
bic part OF the inhabitants OF Egypt,
Arabia and Persia subsists on the fruit OF
the palm, ana numerous are the uses to
which tins important tree Is applied
from the sap spirltuous liquor Is made;
rom the fibres OF the leaves thread, ropes,
baskets couches, bags, mats, &c. 1t IS
propalgated. chiefly from its roots, which
greatly spread, and when the old tree
dies, new suckers spring forth, so that it
Is eternal m ITS youth, and is thus said to
be mt emblem OF the resurrection. Tho
same wori In the 0reek, 2hoin'T, means
both palm and the tabled bird, the php-
NIX wincn Is said TO rise again from its
own ashes. The palm was used both by
Jews ana OentileS as the emblem oil veto
~, ana was carried IN reiiglous ceremo-
MES. Plutarch ana Aulns Gelllus tells US
inc reason why 1t was borne as an emblem
ol victory Is rom the nature oil the Tree
WHICH 50 stroiiSiy fesists pressure. Jonn'
the writer Of the Apocalypse, or heveia-
tioli' oescrloes tne ihuiutuoe OF the re-
deemed IN heaven as arrasea IN white
ropes, ana bearing pains IN their hands
Iden9tng 'heir victory over death ana
the grave. ,, e.. ..,.
oli ram SUNDAY, the Cathohc priest
Diesses tme ''peim' or rather, lts suost-
@ lute.piirlng isumg ~ pam, a,, anu Sprinkies u
wltii hohy water. 1he people bring
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roy A law recently passed in Maine
establishes the annual salary of the mem
bers Of the Legislature at $3.50. They can
sit twelve months If they please for this
prinoely sum- &ssg
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pGy" The New Albany (Ind.) Tribune
says that the farmers in that vicinity re-
port the growing wheat, generally, in an
eXcellant condition.
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Owing, however, to the failure of Con-
gress to make the necessary appropriation
of money for the mail service during the
present fiscal year, payment of the above
amount must be deferred until Congress
shall provide the means for that purpose.
If you should find in necessary to nego-
tiate for the amount Of your Mail pay,
the annexed form of assignment should
be used land without disconnecting it
from this letter. adding thereto the resi-
dence of the Assignee.
Respectfully,
L < Y 4 4
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Foreign News.

ADDITIONAL by THE AUsTRIA.-It was an
nounced that the English Ministry had
decided and that Parliament would be
dissolved, but no date had been fixed fol
the dissolution.
The country was flooded with addresses
in view of the approaching political cri
sis.
The seven million India loan bill had
finally passed.
Continental advices continue very war
Like and threatening; and the latest in.
telligence from the continent says the
crisis is at hand, as great bodies of Austrian
troops are on the move for italy,
Great activity, in warlike matters, was
also apparent in France.
The French Bourse was much depress-
ed, and the funds had declined nearly
one per cent. within the last two days.
LIvERpooL.- cotton market was
quiet to-day, with sales of 1000 bales.-
Buyers demand reduction in prices, and
dull. -H 0'a
Lord Malmesbury's speech in Parlia-
me mt is construed into an admission OF
the hopelessness of peace.
France is concentrating her navy in the
Mediterranean ports. The mercantile
fleet in the Adriatic is fastening home.
The feeling that war is inevitable, per-
vades the French Foreign Office in Paris
The English Ambassador at Turin has
suddenly gone to London. ID ..r
"a 1t is, reported that Austria will. insist
on the disarmament of Piedmont before
the Peace Congress, ~ = ~ e'.@
nkS- The President feels a proper CON
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NORTH CAROLINA BETTER THAN Texas
A correspondent of the Petersburg Ex-
press writing to that paper from Oxford
recently, says:
Ex-Governor Bell of Texas, has recent
lypurchased the very valuable and ex-
tensive plantation belonging to the late
Thomas Miller lying some seven miles
west of Oxford. Ii is understood that he
will remove to this county. He has sent
some negroes already. 1t is rather un-
usual for a Western or Southern planter
to purchase land in the old States. The
plantation Gov. Bell has just bought is
one of the best in this portion of North
Carolina.
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BB"'The Paoli, Organ county, Indiana,
Eagle says: We learn from eur farmers
that the growing wheat crop is looking
well, and promises to be good.
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psSr. A fellow seven feet high passed
through Charleston on his way to- Califot-
mia. On being asked why he venturea
Ispense hazaFdpus a journey, be replied
that they ddn'tawant hun any lqYfr
down in MaiRA-gs-l 80 y. ~ .,,,,., ~,
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pas~ In his salutatory the editor of the
VConstitution says.i at shall be thor
ooughly Democratic newspaper. The prin-
ciples which it win advocate are the prnci-
oples which the Democratic party all over
the country claim as common property"
lah Copying which the Southern Citizen
says: "There is some mistake here: the
only thing mo'o that the Democratic party
all over the country claim as common
property, Is Dur poor Eighty Millions.- =
And they will claim that as long as they
can" And the Irish Patriot might have
added. III Is for that alone the party is
struggling. 'asi-i srlii ma ~ iihd aiols
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The WAR SPIRIr.--Ihe Washington cor
respondent OF u New York paper says:
"The Cabinet grows more and more
war-liSe. Mr.. Buchanan, finding that he
can safely play the rois of war, as illustra-
ted in the Paraguay affair, has had sud-
den accession OF courage and war fever.
and poor Nicaragua may as well come
down from the tree without q shot. One
reason why tho whole Cabinet feels so
crusty is the complexion of the late cleo
ton news. Mr.. Toucey, especially, is SO
beligerent that he is ready to volunteer
as private in any honorable war, where
little glory can be obtained, or past dis
honors can be wiped out" !"
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Iag- Ten Dollar counterfeit notes on the
Southwestern Bank of Virginia at Wythc-
VILE are in circulation. We have seen
no description OF the counterfeit. The
genuine notes of that Bank are well exc
cuted, it must therefore be well execu-
ted counterfeit that can deceive. Look
out for counterleits, though.-Abingdon
P6yn,an, 9i'
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To Parents.

Read what follows, parents-ponder it
well, and do not be caught in the same
snare:
You have a little boy--he may be four
years old--you think there is no time to
be lost. and you send him to school,
There he is confined for hours and COM
pelled to sit on hard bench and look
upon book. He hears the voices of
children playing without, he half rises to
look from the window. n rap upon the
teachers desk recalls him to his seat upon
the bench. A glance shows him the kite,
sailing in the air to the delight of the lit
tie proprietor, the poor child is almost in
voluntarily upon his feet again; another
rap and he again drops into his seat upon
the bench. Day after day, week after
low returns to his prison, and sits upon
his bench.
AT length he becomes pale and languid,
loses his appetite, grows restless at night,
has a cough, and loses flesh and SPIRITS
Ought he not to be taken from the bench? ?
The consequence of this would be terri
ble--he would lose his rank in that
school, SO he continues to SIT upon the
bench. After few weeks more he is
brought home. He had tainted as he sat
upon the bench! Matters begin to wear
a serious aspect. The doctor is called
pronounces him very i'll. A great pity he
| had been compelled to sit upon the bench.
1t is all over with the poor child, Ere
long he dies. A sad calamity But, thank
God, there is one consolation he
died he learned his A B C's.
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Sl BsD- Edmund Burke had -disoernment
enough TO say, y,eTaxes for education are
like 'vapors, which rise only to, descend
sgaina To- ,rbeautify and to iertihze the
earth .Vr.,,s,.eo am AK, go 1880
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BGsg" Late foreign journals report the
death Of the Marquis of Waterford, one of
the most distinguished noblemen of Eng
land. When a young man, he came to
this country, got into frolic in New
York city, was nabbed by the police and
had to spend the night in the watch
house. The present Emperor OF the
French, it is reported once through
the same experience, when in .this coun-
fry
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-04-29

Day- Both religion and philosophy de-
rnand energy of will and calmness Of judg-
ment, and. without these two conditions
united, there can be neither justice nor
digpity, nor any fixed principles.
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THE RECENT ELEcTIoNs.-The New York
a"Herald, in giving the result of the re-
cent elections in Connecticut, Michigan,
st. Louis and Louisville, asks, "What
does all this mean?" and answering its
own question, says, "it means that the
great Democratic party has gone to wreck
and ruin, and that the Opposition, as sure
as fate, hold the next Presidential cleo
ton in their hands. Had the leaders,
managers and Presidential cliques and
factions of the Democratic party possess
ed anything of the saving article of COM
mon sense, they would have profted from
the Presidential election of 1856, in which
they escaped destruction as by mira
cle." Hyt re'~
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II- 4 witness in. Hoosier court ~
ing asked how he knew that two certain
parties were man and wife. replied why
dog on it, I've heard fem scolding each
other more'n fifty times raI.,s ~ :: ?.
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= Z !
The Under Dog,

Some chap down East gets up tho following
doggercl ~ - - :
know that the world, that tho great, big world,
From the peasant up to the king, y
Has different tale fraIn the tale tell,
And different song TO sing.
But for me-ana care not n single fig
If they say am wrong or am right
| shall always go for the 'reaker dog,
For the under dog in the fight.
know that the world, the. great, big world,
VIII never u moment stop Ns
To sec which dog may be in the fault
But will shout for the dog on top.
But for me never shall pause to ask
Which dog may be in the right,
For my heart ,ciit beat, while ii beats at all,
For the 'o,der dog in the fight.
Perchance what I've said / had better not said
Or 'twere better had said it incog,
But with heart and with glass filed chock to the brim,
Here's health to the bottom dog.
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BT A Connecticut newspaper, in speelk-
ing Of the death of an editor, says: "H6
was a high-nainded gentledna ~ ss y1ngers
writer, and valuad his psineiplass,Sisrs
than be. did ,his sisssI y.!sgaas s.a.fot
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ca A call has been issued for con-
vention of Wings, to be held at New Or
leans ON the second Wednesday in June.
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MIKE Walsh AND HIS BRorHERs.-The
Memphis Avalanche has the following in
teresting "reminiscences concerning the
brothers of the late Mike Walsh: b
''The children consisted of four brothers
and sister. of whom Mike was the
youngest, that had been scattered in all
directions upon the death of their father
Mike alone remained with his mother
A most singular fatality belell them all.
One of the brothers was shot in a. duel
across table in Southern city, another
fell by the side of the brave Crockett, at
tho massacre of the Alamo; the third
brother was burned In the Ben Sherrord,
and the sister persisted in the ill-fated
Lexington. The mother soon followed
her children, leaving poor Mike to meet
a death, under the circumstances, more
terrible than any of the rest
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Your account for transporting the
Mails of the United States on route No.
- in, for the quarter ending.
1859, has been audited. and the Auditor
for this Department has certified that
there is due you the sum of--dollars
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A democratic candidate for the Legisla-
ture in Caroline county, Virginia, refuses
to support Letcher, and intends to sup
port Goggin This may illustrateethc an
ti-Letcher feeling among the Virginia
Democracy. sst M .-t,
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nA. The Shelbyville lind. Bannersays
'tthat o farmer Of that place, who had q
horse Of very homely color, recently sold
him to o gang Of gipsies for mere song.
A few days after, he was offered a fine
dark brown steed, for which he willingly
Spaid o round priee, hut was shocked ito
find efter short time that be had bought
back his old sorrel, with the addition Of
go thick coat ofFpaint.e an IT, .sssd X
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BAD ACCOUNT FROM THE WHEAT.-We
take the following extract from a private
letter dated Fenn's Bridge, Jefferson
county, Ga, April 18th:
~ think we will make no wheat this
year. 1t has rust now very badly. II
is on the blades as it was last year, though
commenced much earlier. l have heard
of two other crops having the rust, and
guess twill be general thing
Similar, if not worse accounts have been
received in the city from Scriven county
Some of the planters there are seriously
thinking of turning in their entire crops
and planting something else.-Sar. Rep.
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Col. JonN NETHERLAND.-The Memphis
Avalanche Of the 18th pays the following
compliment to Col. Ncthcrland. Coming
as it does, from one who occupies so ul-
ira a position in politics, the subject of it
may well be proud of the personal tribute
thus paid: s,s. a. .rs.-
Among the distin guished strangers now
in our city is Col. John Netherland, the
Know Nothing candidate for Governor
We did ourselves the honor of calling up
on him on yesterday, and must say that
we have seldom met with more social,
pleasant and agreeable gentleman, or one
whom, upon more intimate acquaintance,
we would probably like better as friend
and companion. Helis man Of genial
,and, popular manners, possessing fine
person and an intelligent, though some
what melancholy face.
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Post Office Scrip,

Contractors for carrying the mails are
to receive in lieu of money, acknowledge
nients of indebtedness, as follows. This
post-oflice scrip, when properly assigned,
will be negotiable
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
WaShington,- 1859.
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REpELLIors.-Tho Memphis Bulletin