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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Revolution,

A writer in the Augusta ConsttutionaHst
expresses apprehensions that we are on
the eve of revolution, and urges care and
moderation in the expression ofopinons.
and the discussion of conflicting views
among ourselves. He is addressing him.
self to the people of Georgia, and says:
1.-THE battle is in the North, and we can
but look to the dusty fields of Pennsylva-
mia and New York, and hope.
With us, however, much remains to be
done, and our first great duty Is to hush
our own dssensions. ..
Thirty days may bring us face to face
with revolution. Already the CONNER
cial world is quaking under the footsteps
of the storm. Meteors traverse our skies
like firebrands in the hands of evil an
gels. The land which should be provis-
Toned for possible war, is suffering for
bread. Mississippi is openly arming, and
other States are doing so quietly. Thou
sands of Wide-Awakes are drilling every
night in the great cities and villages of
the North, and openly boast of the ease
with which they expect to crush us with
their swarming masses. The Govern
ment is sending arms and troops to the
South to protect Government property
and enforce the laws; great statesmen
openly disclose their plans of action, and
yet the supporters of the Administration
are abusing Mr.. Douglas for talking of
the thing which Buchanan is doing or
will do, and all parties at the South are
engaged in wild quarrel, and in hurting
abuse at everything that fails to please
them; apparently oblivious that there is
| to oil <,ft that 10
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

The Committees of the Breckenridge
and Douglas wings of tine Democracy of
Virginia, met at Richmond, on the 5th
instant, to try to arrange Fusion. AZ
ter laborious correspondence they adj
journed without etiecting the purpose for
which they had been assembled. The
proposition of the Breckenridge men was
such as the others could not accede to
without an abandonment of principle and
honor; and which, probably, was not ex-
pected to be acceded to, but designed to
throw the burden of refusal upon the
friends of Douglas. 1t is believed by
parties pretending to be posted in the
condition of things in Virginia, that the
Breckenridge faction, through the influ-
ence of Wise, Hunter. and other influen-
tial men of the ultra school, will carry one
half the democratic vote of the State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
PennsYlYania.

If Foster was elected in Pennsyl-
vania last Tuesday the Secession papers
will claim it as a triumph for Breckin-
ridge. If he was defeated, they will say
there was no Breckenridge candidate in
the field. Foster was nominated last
Spring by the democrats before the Presi-
dental nominations were made, on the
Cincinnati platform, and is supporter
of Douglas. All parties opposed to
Black Republicanism united in his sup
port last Tuesday, to defeat the Black
Republican nominee. We have not learn
ed the result, but have strong hopes of
Fosters election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Presidential Election

Three weeks from next Tuesday the
election for President occurs, and it is
about time our friends in the surround
ing counties were supplying themselves
with tickets. 1t is hardly necessary in a
contest wherein such mighty issues are
involved, to admonish our brethren of the
Importance of every voter being at the
polls. Supply yourselves early with tick
cts, and sec that the remote districts are
supplied.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

ANOTHER SAD WARNING-Daily the news
papers OF the country contain warnings to
persons not to get upon train while the
cars are in motion, but to little purpose.
The Atlanta Geo. American, of Tuesday
last, says: ...
Gas the inward train on the Atlanta
and West Point Railroad was leaving
Granville this morning, Mr.. George w,
Lively attempted to get on while the cars
were in motion. Falling between two
cars he was crushed so badly that he new
er spoke afterwards, and expired in about
fifteen minutes. He was about fifty wears
OF age, and leaves large family. He was
extensively engaged at Granville, in the
tanning and shoe-making businessn
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

.gss- There seems to be some doubt among per-
sons who heard the recent speeches of Hon. An
drew johnson whether the distinguished Senator
Is really for Mr.. Breckenridge or Judge Douglas.
Andy is a sort of Cincinnati platform boy. If he
was in the North he would vote for Douglas, but
being in the South he will vote for Breek. He
regards Douglas as being the strong man of the
man of the two at the South. In other words,
principles should be made subservient to erpedi-
sDeU.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Grand Lodge of Tennessee.

At meeting Of the Grand Lodge at Nashville
last week, the following officers were elected 70,
the year:
Jas. McCallum, Of Pulaski, Grand Master.
John F. Slower, of Athens, d. G. Master.
John II. Devereux, of Nashville, S. @. Warden
7. b. Mcdowell, Of Bolivar, j. G. Warden.
W. II. Horn, of Nashville, Grand Treasurer.
@. A. Fuller, Of Nashville, Grand Secretary.
8. ID. Baldwin, Of Nashville, Grand Orator.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Mr.. BREcKINRIDGE.-Ala late letter from

Mr.. BREcKINRIDGE.-A late letter from
Washington says
Senator Brown has given mortal Of
Tense to Mr.. Breckinridge's friends here,
by a late speech he made in Mississippi
in which he said: "Mr. Breckenridge is
a young man of great ability, but very
modest; that he would allow other men
of inferior ability to take the lead of him,
and that his caution often leads him into
error" Mr.. Breckenridge was not cut
out for leader. His inclination is to
follow, not to lead. Was he otherwise
constituted, he would not have allowed
Yancey and other Fire-eaters to get him
in his present position. He has great
ambition, very great; it is indeed one of
his weaknesses which designing men
play upon, and make him their tool
Were he President he would be complete
ly under the control of the positive, de-
termined disunionists of the South. 1t
would not be in his nature to resist their
demands. While Mr.. Breckenridge s
friends here know that, yet they are in
censed that Senator Brown should say
as much.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

"SrILL HARPING ON MY DAUGHTER."-
Hon. L. M. Keitt, OF s. c., publishes a
letter declining to be candidate for re-
election to Congress, and again strongly
urging the absolute necessity of disunion
in event of Lincoln's election.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

BkT- A friend ofours, who has been Sc
duced from the Democratic faith, like all
new proselytes, being very jealous in the
cause, recently sent a lady pamphlet
copy OF Breckinridge's Lexington speech,
with the request that she would peruse it.
She very complacently returned it with
her thanks, stating that she had "guit
reading light literature. "-Memphis Appeal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

CoUNTERFEITERs.-The Cookeville Times
learns that man by the name of Pitts
has been arrested, and is now confined in
the Jail at Livingston, on suspicion OF
being engaged in the counterfeiting bust
ness. He is son-in law of old man Fu-
gate, who was killed by Jerry Baker in
White county some years since, and re-
sides in Missouri. On being pursued he
fed; but was shot in one leg and taken.
A quantity of spurious money was found
in his possession. A comrade of his
made his escape.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

FLORIDA OPPOSED TO DIsuNIoN.-It is
said that all the Presidential electors in
Florida have declared themselves opposed
to dsunion in case of Lincoln's election.
Mr. George Call. the Breckenridge elector,
(says the Floridian and Journal, Breck-
inrdge paper, has taken gound against
disanion on the mere happening Of such
q contingency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

WILMINGTON, N. G. October 6.-At six
o'clock yesterday morning, an up freight
train ran into an up passenger train on the
Weldon road at Everittsville. The bag
gage master was killed, and the Conduo-
tor, Mr.. Laspeyne, had a leg broken and
is not expected to recover. There was
no other damage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Florida.

The result of the election in Florida is
not yet ascertained definitely, although
the partial returns received indicate the
election of Gen. Milton, democrat, to the
office Of Governor. There are 81 counties
in Florida, and not more than half of
them have been heard from.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Nashville, Oct. LIST.

The RIGHT CouRsE.-The New York
Tribune, the Evening Post, and other black
wool gathering journals of New York, are
constantly complaining of the violation
and evasion of the laws against the slave
trade, and sometimes speak confidently
OF information that duplicates many citi-
Gems of New York, which is the great me-
tropolis of this trade. Ifearnest and hon.
est, these editors should aid in enforcing
the laws, as suggested by the National In
teligencr:
Practical persons would suppose that if
New York be, as Mr.. Jay atfirms, on the
authority Of the London Times, Whose
means Conformation are apparently bet
ter than his own, "the greatest slave trad
ing mart in the world" he might better
subserve his duties, as good citizen, by
seeking vigorously to enforce the laws Of
the land against that traffic, than by pro-
curing, at the hands of the Episcopal Con-
vention, declaration, affirmatory of the
great wickedness of the said trade"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
McNelley, of the Cleveland Banner

McNelley, of the Cleveland Banner, says
he heard IAN opposition man say the 9TH
er day, that there was no such thing as
getting pleasant word out of the Editor
of the Athens Post since the meeting at
Knoxville. He is cursing Bell and every
body else-gives up the ghost, and says
he'll be id If he cares, because he told
the id fool opposition that Bell couldn't
run for shucks."-,Southern Reflector.
Our respectable and really clever old
friend of the Reflector must be hard up
for something to go upon when he can OBJ
tain his consent to defile his columns
with such miserable stuff as the above.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

AN ELECTED PASSENGER RECEIVERS DAM
AGES FROM RAILwAY.-A man named
Folsom was put off the cars of the Port
land and Portsmouth Railroad some time
since, although offering to pay his fare,
on the ground that he attempted to fin
ish out the distance of ticket which he
had partly used on the preceding train.
He has now covered from the company,
in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,,
the sum of S226G as exemplary damages
for the arbitrary act of the conductor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

sA- The Alexandria (La.) Democrat of
the 22d ult., says: There are at present
strong reasons to suppose that the sugar
crop will prove almost an entire failure
in this parish. We were informed a few
days since that it will fall short of five
thousand hogsheads. The cotton crop
will probably have an average yield.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Senator Wigfall.

The notorious Texan advocate of Dis
union, was at Knoxville last week by spe.
cial invitation, and made one of his cha.
racteristic speeches; during which he is
said to have been rapturously applauded
by the friends of Breckenridge present.
That member who introduced PROPOSE.
ton at the session of the last Legislature
to establish a branch of the Lunatic Asy.
lum at Knoxville, knew what he was
about
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

" COUNTY SEAT RENovED.-The County
seat of Jackson county, Ala, has been
removed from Bellefonte to Stevenson, on
the N. & G. Railroad. The vote on the
selection stood, Stevenson 1856, Larkins-
Vile ]. 204
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Annual Reports.

Proceedings of Annual Convention Of
Stockholders East Tennessee and Georgia
Railroad be ready for delivery early
next week
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aS- A portion of the citizens of Ander

BSr A portion of the citizens of Ander-
son county, Texas, have petitioned Gov.
Sam Houston to convene the Legislature
of Texas in extra session, for the purpose
OF passing such laws as will prevent, if
possible, an absolute famine, and relieve
them from the pecuniary distress occa-
stoned by the unprecedented drought of
this season.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

CouRr-HousE BURNr.-The Courthouse
at Lake City (Fla.) was destroyed by fire
few nights since. Not a scrap of print
ed matter or manuscript in either the
Sheriff's or Clerks Office was saved. 1t is
supposed to be the act of an incendiary.
1t is generally thought that it was the act
of some one who wished to destroy evil
dence filed away in one of the offices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
NJ The New York Times, saws :

Walker really owes his death to his own
obstinaoy. He persisted in calling him
self a Nicaraguan. If he had claimed
American protection, as an American cit
izen, he would have been saved with the
rest but the ruling passion of his life was
strong in death, and the mercy which he
so often refused to others was at the last
denied to him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Indiana.

The election occurred in Indiana on
Tuesday. Hendricks was the candidate of
the Douglas Democrats, and was receiv-
ing the support of the Bell-Everett men.
Gen. Jim Lane was the Black Republican
nominee for Governor, and it is charged
in the papers received aid and comfort
OF the administration force in the State.
Hendricks is probably elected
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

n@- The New York correspondent Of
the Charleston Courier says Mr.. Fowler.
the defaulting postmaster of New York,
will leave Cuba on the 18th of October for
Mexico. where he will have the general
superintendent of a gold mine.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
SEWER County.

A friend writing to us on business, from
Sewer county, adds: "Politics are all
right here. Set down old Sewer at 1000
majority for Bell. ! should not be sur
prised if Douglas beats Breckenridge in this
county,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

JEWS COMING TO AMERIcA.-Several thou
sand Polish Jews have recently passed
through Posen on their way to the United
States, via Berlin and Hamburg. The
German papers say that such an exodus of
the children of Israel has not been wit
messed since that of Egypt.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

B9H The seedwhich the tire-eating jour-
nails South of US have been scattering for
some time, is beginning to bring forth
fruit. The Banks refuse to discount, the
money-changers grow distrustful of secu-
rites and decline to loan, and substantial
and observing men, alarmed at the 'signs
of the times" and the daily recurring
threats of Dissolution, are advertising
their lands and negroes for sale. Their
course is quite natural. When clouds up.
pear wise men put on their cloaks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

NATuRALIzATIoN.-T naturalization
business, says the N. Y. Journal of Com
merce, is impoving. The number of APP
plicants for final papers are now about
sixty daily. OF these, two-thrds are Ger.
mans. The Republicans are now the only
political organization paying the usual
fees. In former years, the Democrats
have generally raised a large fund to ma.
turalize persons entitled to citizenship, Of
Democratic proclivities. 1t is cheap and
easy way to get votes, and the Republic
cans are quietly profting by it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

HEAVY GRAIN ExPoRrs.--The exports of
wheat and flour to Great Britain week be-
fore last footed up the enormous sum of
81, 265, OOO-being the heaviest of the
season, in the face of decline.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

The BRECKINRIDGE-DoUGL Fusion IN
TENNEssEE.-The Lincoln Journal, Doug
las paper, and generally understood to re-
fleet the views of Hon. GEO. w. JONES, as
well as those of its editor, speaks as fol-
lows of the proposition to fuse the Doug
las and Breckenridge elements in this
State:
"For ourself we have no doubt but we
stand by the doctrines of the old Demo
cratic party--main!aipiks the doctrine of
non-intervention by Congress and the
right of organized territories as we'll as
States to govern themselves subject to the
same Constitutional restrictions.
The supporters of Mr.. Breckenridge OPP
posed these doctrines, went out, seeded
from the National Convention, establish
ed new party upon new principles. The
division of the Democratic party being
upon principle, we have never been able
to see how a union could be effected
without an abandonment of principle by
one party or the other, which we never be-
lieved either would be willing to make,
and hence have looked upon all propo-
stions to unite in this State as fruitless."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
Bell-Everett Club,

J. r. Neal, and j. s. Matthews, Esqrs.,
addressed a large meeting at the Court
house, on last Friday night. They both
made good speeches, and were listened
to with much attention,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12
The Cause cine Depression in the
M0nov MARI


We take the following truthful picture,
from the Montgomery (Ala.) Confedera-
hon:
THE PHYSIC BEGINNING TO WORK.
We have been waiting to hear howl
from some Disunion crowd about the
''hard times" Weknew they would hold
out rs long as possible, but felt sure they
would "sing out" at last. Sure enough
the Mail opens most dolefully yesterday.
It "sloshes about" terribly for cause
First it would assign it to the non-pay-
ment OF the Illegally issued Plank Road
bonds by the city of Montgomery o.
But, as If conscious of the utter ridiculous.
ness of such reason for the universal pres
sure and panic throughout the entire South, it
closes thus:
"Return we, to the general topic. New
or have such "hard times" been known
here, since 1s37-hard times, too, that
some how arise out of financial misman-
agement. 1t is the Banks and one set of
brokers VS.. another set of brokers-in the
face of the fact that cotton advances, by
every steamer. Next Monday is tie first
and, alas we fear several good, substan.
tial men will go down in the commercial
melee, between that and the fourth =
And this ought not to be--and it would
not be. but for the cause already mention
ed, aggravated by the antagonisms of the
several financial machines" of the city.
We can, however, only wait and hope
the gloom ahead is impenenetrable."
just go ahead with your shouts and huz-
zas for disunion and revolution one month
longer, and then you will have something
in reality to complain of. You haven't
seen anything yet. Just let the impress
sion "get OUT and pretty generally be-
lieved, that the Union is going to be dis.
solved and we will see whether you can
sell cotton or anything else, at any price
at all. There is no use railing at the bank
ers and brokers. They are like every body
else will take care of themselves, and are
right. Ifpeople threaten to break up the
government, and there is any probability
of it, of course the banks and all monied
men will "haul in their HORNS" and pre-
pare for the storm. A highly respectable
cotton buyer told us day or two since,
that he could not get bill discounted, to
buy bale of cotton, payable beyond the
day of the Presidential election. Indeed
are the "times hard" but the worst is
ahead. 1t is so all through the SOUTH
Here is what is said of Memphis. Tenues-
see. What glorious time the disunion-
lists are likely to have:
The money market at Memphis is unu-
sually tight. Money is worth u to per
cent. per month. The banks are doing
nothing. Cotton goes in fast, but the
sales do not relieve the money market
Protests are common. Secession at Charles.
ton and Baltimore, to elect Lincoln, is the
first cause of the general pressure in the
South. Capital is timid and hides itself
during IA threatened) revolution.
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The Predictions and Warnings Of
waabip gton and CLAW.


Washington and Clay.
If there are two names which adorn our
history as a nation, and whose words of
wisdom, Of advice and Of warning should
command the respect and confidence of
the American people, they are those of
WASHINGTON and Clay. In his Farewell
Address, the former used the following
profoundly significant words to the peo-
ple
"The unity of government, which con-
stitutes you ore people, is also now dear
to YOU. 1t is Justly so for it is a main
pillar in the edifice of your real indepen-
dence-the support of your tranquility at
home. your peace abroad, of your safety, of
your prosperity of that very liberty which
YOU so highly prize. But as it is easy to
foresee that, from different causes and
from different quarters, much pains will
be taken, many articles employed, to
weaken in your minds the conviction Of
this truth: as this is the point in your po-
litical fortress against which the batteries
of internal and external enemies will be
most constantly and actively Though Of
ten covertly and insidiously) directed, it
is ofinfinite moment that you should prop
erly estimate the immense value Of your
National Union to your collective ana IN
:.t naPl'ns VA. ypu snou Ine g.
tochment 70 II occustomino Yourselves to
think and speak OF it as of the palladium
of your political safety and prosperity (;
watching for its preservation with jealous
anxiety discountenancing whatever may
any event. be abandoned; and indignant
ly frowning upon the first dawnlng ofeve-
~ a..e.hPe 10 nl,enate any portion OF our
sacred ties which now link together the
various parts. For this you have every
lnducement OF sympathy and interest,"
QUEENS by oirth or choice, OF a common
country that country mas right 10 con-
centrate your affections. The name OF
american whlcn belongs 10 you IN your
nationai capacity must always exait the
JusI Prloe OF PATRIOTISM more thah any APP
peliatloh oeriVeo from local oiscrlihina'
tlons.
How well his president mind deserted
in the future the very evils which now en-
v;ron the countrv, How claa,lv be fore.
,,.,. ,,l A.
saw 'he pains 'ia' "ou'o DC 'aNei'' tae
artihces employed to weaken" our attach
ment to the Union How truly he divin-
ed tbe noint of attack and how "insidi.
ously and covertly" the batteries of its
enemies would be directed against the
Union!
The ;llustrious C,.v too who had stood
in the National Councils in ;ts greatest
ner;ls near the close IF his o,reer in 1870
foresaw the result Of the slavery agitat;on
which is now upon rs and exclaimed
with all his great heart and with notr;ot-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

FATAL PUoILIsrIc ENCOUNTER. Tues
day, the Oath ult., VIM. Fenvey and Jas.
Mack had fist fight in the street at Rox-
bury, Mass, in the course of which Fem
vey's neck was broken, either by blow
or fall, and he died in few minutes
Mack was arrested.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

OMAHA CRY, Oct. Capt. Reynolds,
from Wind River County, reports having
discovered on parallel 46 pass on the
Rocky Mountains $500 feet lower than
heretofore found,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

s@- Thirty-eight thousand dollars have
been placed in the State Treasury, from
the earnings of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, during the month of Septem-
har
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-12

nas- Major Breckenridge, we see by the
Kentucky papers, is attending Barbecues
in that State, and making speeches in
his own behalf. He is still mum on the
Norfolk interrogatories.