The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-09-16
Hon. Edward Bates.

on yesterday is one from the Hon. Edward
Bates, of Missouri. We cannot resist the
inclination we feel to give our readers an
opportunity of reading it, and according
ly insert it in our issue this morning:
A..t ...t. ID. ST. Louis, Aug, 90, 1859,
Hon. Jerc Clemens and Oilers Committee Of
Luritation, Mcnphis, Tenn:
SIRs-1 feel myself especially honored
in, receiving your Kind invitation to at
tend Grand Jubilee of the Opposition
party, to be held at Memphis, on the 2jth
Instant, in celebration of your recent
victory in Tennessee .s
| 1t is with sorrow that / am constrained
to deny myself the pleasure of joining
you in the celebration of an event so
honorable to the gallant men of Ten
ness e,sand 40 promising of good to tin
country. Sickness and recent death in
my family have so disarranged my plans
for the summer vacation, as to force me
to this self denial
1t pleases me very much, gentlemen, to
find that you designate the band of pa
triots who have lately done the good work
in Tennessee, as TIE Opposition Pnty.-
The name implies that the party is made
of the good men of other parties--Demo-
Gratis, Wings, Americans. Republicans
all who can no longer brook the wild
extravaganza and wanton disregard of
principle in an Administration and a
party, which, emboldened by former I'M
merited success. vainly imagine that they
'can afford to disregard the censures of
the world" and to despise the judgment
of history.
| The party in office II will not say. in
| power is, of ITSELF u weak and HELPLESS
minority. 1t has no chance of renewed
success but the hope Il trust vain and
fallacious hope) that wc will be so unwise
and unpatriotic as to waste our strength
| in petty chickering's about old party names
and subordinate questions of policy and
convenience, and to split up our forces
into platoons and sections, as if for the
very purpose of enabling our inferior
enemy to beat us all, in detail. If we be so
unwise as that-if we allow the adversary
to form the plan of our campaign, to
marshal our troops, to tell us when to
march, and where to camp, and how to
fight, of course we will get what we earn
and dcserve-deieat. And by mere folly,
we will add to the humiliation of defeat.
the sting of shame, in the consciousness
that we had in our hand means of victory
and the assurance of the peace and pros
perity OF the nation, but wantonly threw
them away. However it may be else
where, am sure it will not be so in Ten
nessee. Her gallant sons are. always
ready, when brave and generous deeds
are needlul. Her younger patriots, high
| spirited and bold against the enemy, but
mild and forbearing TO each other. will
march, in cordial union, on to victory,
their warm zeal guided, and, if need be,
restrained and tempered, by the cool
wisdom and prudence of the veteran
Bell.
| Your recent victory and similar sue
ccsscs in other Southern and Western
States, embolden me to hope for the like
good result all over the Union. The
spirit of conservative patriotism is arous-
ed. throughout the Nation, by the danger
ous misyovernment and bold innovations
OF the last few years and in view of the
great national interests now in peril, a
better feeling of harmony and mutual
| confidence, OF kind iorbearance on minor
points OF generous concession in favor of
peace and unity-is visibly increasing in
all the elements Of Hc Opposition. Those
who foster and advance that good feeling.
and ripen it into Il cordial union, will be
great public beneiactors. Such union
alone will constitute the victory, without
the necessity fol- another blow for the
Democracy, as now enervated and de-
moralized, will be no match for the united
Opposition.
And such victory! a victory in which
all-even the evanquished-willh have cause
to rejoice, because it will restore peace
and harmony to the excited sections,
law and order to the disturbed territories,
moderation and justice to the Govern
ment. and prosperity and honor to the
Nation. Such at least, is the earnest
hope of ......
Your obliged friend and fellow citizen,
| ... .. Ed. w. BATES.
Bes" The New York Herald announces
the death in that city OF DIR. Julien Xavier
Chabert, the once famous "Fire King
He was 81 years of age. His disease was
pulmonary consumption. lie was first
introduced to the public in 1882, at the
lecture room of the old Clinton Hall, in
Nassua street. where he gave exhibitions
by entering hot oven of his own erect
ion, and while there gave evidence of his
salamander qualities by cooking beef
steaks to the surprise and astonishment
of his audiences. During the last years
of his life he kept drug store in Grand
street. He died poor.
To Com PLANTERs.-W find the fol-
lowing paragraph going the rounds of the
papers. We are not farmer enough to
say whether there is anything in it or not
but as it would cost nothing but little
trouble to try it, we commend it to the
attention of those engaged in the pro
duction of that great staplccereal:
William l.. Morgan, of Pottsville, War
ren county, Indiana, says that seed from
the but end OF an ear of corn will ripen
its product ut the same time, and some
three weeks earlier than seed from the
little end of the same ear. He recon-
mends farmers always to break their seed
corn ears in two in the middle, and use
the butt ends only forseed. ..
GENEROUS GIFTs.--A few years before
4 the death of the late Rev. Jas. W. Alex
ander, of New York, his congregation
raised his salary from 1000 to 5000. He
however, refused to accept the increase
and his charge We're forced to make q
fund of it, which they did. At his death
this fund amounted to $4,000, and last
week the congregation made it S25,OOC
and gave it to his family. .t.-E.
A FASHION WORTH IMITATION. The la
test fashion announced from Europe il
that of dressing very plainly when going
to church. Some of the ladies' of the
first. circles go up to worship in plain
calico. 1t is sought to encourage the at
tendance of the very moor who have