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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-10-05

VOL. lXIlI---NO.g 62S.
Dreadful storm and Tornado.


An exchange gives the annexed descrip-
ton of one Of the most violent storms on
record, and which recently occurred at
Caudleville:
Been out all night again. I'd like to
know where you keep yourself till this
time III the morning; it's not ten minutes
since heard the clock strike four. You
didn't hear it. No, of course you didn't.
You wouldn't hear the last trump-the
noise would have to travel through All
acre of beer before it would get to heaf-
ing. Had to 80 among your friends! Had
to go: IA like to know how you had to
go. Some folks are very willing TO "had0
to go. Yes, know its coming on election
times; that's good excuse to get away
from your family and home. wish there
was no election in the whole country-it
would be much better off if we hadn't
any. Who did you elect? Who did YOU
see? Theatre and dance. Now, turn over
here. Oh, Lord am / in hop yard, or
distillery, or where am /? What have YOU
got outside of you? Didn't drink much?
\ ou must have got into beer barrel,
then, for its coming out all over you, and
how it smells! You danced 'eh? You
must have cut q pretty figure-guess it
was large reel. Do you think I'll stand
this going off to dance all night? Who
did you dance with? I'll bet she was as
homely as pumpkin with two holes in it.
Look here! you needn't pretend TO sleep.
want to have little domestic CONVEX
sation with you. | am your better half,
and your better half proposes to discuss
matters little. Late? How do YOU know
it's late? It's early enough to give you O
piece Of woman's tongue. Tonguey Yes
l am tonsuey-that's part of woman's
prerogative, and am going to use some
of it on you. Let you alone2 Did you
say that to the girl you danced with? Oh,
no! nothing OF the sort; it was Miss, shall
| have the pleasure of your beautiful per-
son for the next cotillion? | wish could
see her. I'd take the beautiful out of her
at jerk. Can get no peace? Yes you
can get plenty of it-go to the theatre; go
electioneering; dance with the girls till
morning, and come home, and I'll give
you peace by the long measure-Tll give
you piece Of my mind. Come back here;
where are you going? Get into another
bed? Not exactly; this bed has been
large enough heretofore, and has not
grown any smaller lately. You danced,
did you? I'd like to see you dance with
me, Pm too old, suppose. amt too old
TO give you fits, you can bet your life on
that, old fellow, if you don't conduct your
self properly hereafter,
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tive capitols of those States participating

tive capitols of those States participating
i'll this organization.
The county conventions shall be COM
posed Of delegates from the several county
clubs, which shall have chairman. sec
retaries, and one treasurer, and shall as
semble at their respective Court Houses.
unless otherwise determined by such CON
ventions.
The County Clubs shall be formed bv
five or more members of this party; who
have previously pledged themselves TO
support the foregoing preamble and reso
lutions and signed the Constitutions, who
shall elect one Leader, Secretaries, and
one Treasurer.
Art. !. The officers of the General AS
sembly shall be elected for and serve four
years, or until others are elected to their
respective offices.
The officers OF tbs State Convention
shall be elected and . we three wears.
The officers OF the County Conventions
shall be elected and serve two years.
And the officers of the County Clubs
shall be elected and serve one year or un-
til others are elected to fill their respec-
tive offices.
Art. .. No member of this Great South
ern Party shall recognize any previous
party lines, but shall use his elective fran
chise 50 as to accomplish, most ollcctually,
the objects set forth in the foregoing pre-
amblc, resolutions and constitution.
Art u. Any white Southern citizen or
resident, over the aye of eighteen years
may become Il member of this orguniza.
ton, by pIedging himself to support the
foregoing Preamble, Resolutions and Con-
stitutlon, and signing the same; and his
signature to this Constitution shall be a
sufficient indication that he approves the
said Preamble, Resolutions and Constitu-
ton"
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Letter from the Hon. B. S. Bibb.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 18th, 1860.
CoL. \. II. II. DAwsoN--Dear SIR
Your letter Of the 18th inst, asking ME,
'ls it trucs that you have resolved to sup
port Bell and Everett, and if it is, why
did you do it," has been received.-
In reply, would remark that we have Il
candidate for tie Presidency OF the Uni
ted States, nominated by u section, with
sectional issues, in opposition to the con-
stitutional rights Of the South, whose
defeat is with me the paramount object.
have, therefore, declined to commit
myself to the support of any one until !
could be better informed as to the indi-
viIual who might be most successful in
cilectng such result.
In my recent visit to several Watering
places in the mountains of Virginia,
had an opportunity Of seeing and CONVEX
sing with number Of gentlemen of in
tcllisence, from most of the Southern
States, and among them were the friends
Of Brcckinridgc, Douglas and Bell; and
taking the aggregate of information thus
obtained, and other sources of intelli-
gcnce, am satisfied that Bell and Ever
EFT stands the best chance to defeat the
black republican Lincoln, and have de-
termined to give them my support.
Respectfully, b. 5. BlBB.
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Senator Toombs on the Election of
Lincoln.

| Hon. Robert Toornbs reccptlv NADIA n,
obio sraani, ~ CoI,,y,I,,,. G.;. 1919 4' ~
which snnal.ino If thn nonnro%ooi,raa"', % "' ~ ~
the Norfh nnoH the richtl oS thn So"tb ,T "
he said. "Tbot he nnenI,, ,,,i,h, IL stonh 4,
if tlIev choose. he Ind borno IL '' ,n,;j "a
another hair would breols the oounTs
back, and when y said the snnaLer VIM
mn to Ills fnIl LnicLt onJ nitl' ~, lie niae
nIence that ebooT; tba bousn u;th ~
plause ..wbnn The last discroco o,;I do,,pp
dation shall be consumm9teJ Inv the ola".
tion NJ clior ,,o1,;s,r,tn 49,, 'Ho oieI,
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aO-The National Intelligencer' quotes,
as suggestive at this time, the Pledge
signed by Henry Clay, and prominent
members of both parties, Wings and
Democrats, in 1850, agreeing not to sup
port any one who would thereafter disturb
the compromise measures-and also the
resolutions of the Democratic and Wing
Convention in 1852; alike opposed to the
renewal of the slavery agitation, or inter-
fering in any way with the aforesaid Com
promise measures. 1t was in 1850 that
Henry Clay predicted that if the slavery
agitation continued, it would lead to
"the formation of two new parties-one
for the Union and the other against the
Union-and the platform of the Union
party would be-the Union, the Consti-
tuition, and the Enforcement of the
Laws"
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SICK OF HIS PosITIoN.-"Occasiona.," the
Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Press says:-
Whatever may be said by the friends
Of Mr. Brccsinridge as to his sympathy
with the infatuated and proclaimed Sc
cessionists Of the South, | unhcsitatIngly
assert that the young Vice President is
heartily sick Of his present position. lie
is sick Of seeing his supporters in Ken
tucl<y discordant and divided-sicli Of
the new associates that his attitude has
attracted to him-sick, too, of the ire
sistible strength Of the argument Of his
opponents.
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.ss- One Of the Virginia census takers
must be Il remarkable man. Hear him !:
II have opened 1900 to $500 gates, let
down 1900 to l,S00 pairs Of bars, and
any number of fences; have got off my
horse from so to so times a day, done any
amount of talking in the way of expla-
nation, made countless calculations, etc,
etc. Thus far ! have not had an un-
pleasant word with human being, but
my patience and temper have been Sc
yerelY tried"
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INDICATIONS OF THE RESULT IN NOVEMBER
A vote taken in the work shops of NJ
& w. p. r. r. yesterday resulted as fol
lows:
Bell and Everett 80
Breck and Lane 8
Douglas and johnson 8
A vote on the NJ. & w. p. train yesterday
stood:
Bell and Everett %
Breckenridge and Lane is
Douglas and johnson 4
Montgomery Post, 20M.
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Kingston, Roano county, Friday, October IL
Clinton, Anderson county, Saturday " Is
Jacksboro', Campbell county, Monday, " 1j
Tazewell, Claiborne county, Wednesday," II
Beans Station, Granger co., Thursday, " IS
Rogersvillc, Hawkins county, Friday, " 10
Kingsport, Sullivan county, Saturday, 4" 20
Blountville, do do, Monday, " %
Joncsboro', Washington co., Tuesday, " 23
Grccneville, Greene county, Wednesday," "a
Newport, Cock county, Thursday, I" 25
cambridge, Jefferson county, Friday, 20
Knoxville, Knox county, Saturday, :" 81
Maryvillc Blount county, Monday, d" 90
Madisonvc, Monroe county, Tuesday, " 80
Athens. McMnn county, Wednesday," 81
Cleveland, Bradley county, Thursday, Nov. |
Chattanooga, Hamilton CO., Friday, "
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pa5- One great truth the people ought

BSya One great truth the people ought
now to commit to memory, wear it in
their heart, and never once forget it:
This introduction of Slavery into poll
ties, North and South, has heretofore
had and has now, but one purpose, and
that is to promote party, and party rant
ers, by exciting sectional preiudices. Its
only end, if not now indignantly and
promptly rebulSed, will be the permanent
alienation of the sections-.he complete
victimizing Of the people to party dema-
gogues, and the destruction Of the Gov
ernment. The great remedy is to vote
for Bell and Everett. .'-B. H. Ill.,
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New ORLEANS, Sept. 26.-The schooner
Taylor reports that Gen. Walker is safe,
and will return by tho next arrival.
Walker and Col. Rudler would have
been released if they had claimed Ameri-
canship or British protection. 1t is GER
tain they will not be shot, as the British
have declared they would not permit it.
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pTn From Bangor to New Orleans
there is now continuous chain of rail-
roads, composed of eighteen independ-
ent roads, costing in the aggregate, for
2,344 miles of road, $50, 1864, 1854, or near
ly one-tenth of the whold railway sys-
tenn in the United States.
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BAILIE PEYToN, LAyDoy c. HAYNES and WV.
ii. Polk, Electors for the State at Large. have
published list of appointments, commencing at
Winchester on the 3Oth August, and ending at
Chattanooga the ID of November. We suhjoin
tlo ,npa;ntn,,ntS Gov E,s
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The gost
Athens, Friday, October 3, 1860.
NATIONAL UNION
M a . 8 M T. a TT N G

At Memphis, Tenn.
The friends of BELL and EVERETT will hold
n grand National Union Mass Meeting in the city
of Memphis, Tenn, commencing on Monday, the
Sth Of October, and continuing during the week.
The ablest Orators of the country will be in at
tendance, and no expense will be spared to make
demonstration worthy of the great interests in
volred in the present contest.
All friends of
The Union,
The Constitution, and
The Enforcement Of the Lars,
cordially invited to be present, ample ar
rangcments will be made for their accommodation.
Arrang geinents will also be effected with all the
Railroads leading to Memphis, by which persons
will he conveyed to and from the city at great
reduction OF fare.
BY order, COMMITTEE OF ISvITATION
Memphis, September I, 1860.
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Public Speaking.


THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The undersigned will address the people of the
Third Congressional District at the following
times and places, beginning exactly ut eleven
o'clock, A. NJ, each day, viz
Eusebia, Bount, Tuesday, O,t. 0
Maryvillc, Wednesday, " 10
Morganton, Thursday, IL
Mouse Greek, McMinn, Wednesday, II
Philadelphia, Monroe, Thursday, " IS
Loudon, Roanc, Friday, " 10
Kingston, Saturday, " 20
ID. NJ. KEY,
G. w. BRIDGES,
A. CALDWELL.
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Ba" Four Breckenridge Electors in
North Carolina have declined. Three OF
them Haywood, Keen and Bouldin,
have declared for Douglas, and one H.
w. Miller for Bell.
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New York, Sept. 26.-A dispatch to the
"World" says the eGovernment has ordered
II 900 stand of arms to Fort Moultrie.
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Gey" The "Old Gentlemen" of the Bell
and Everett stamp, whose heart is in the
right place, have formed "Fossul Club"
at New Orleans. Mr.. Barnett, SO years of
age, who done noble service in the war of
1912, was elected one of the Vice. Presi-
dents Of the Club.
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SENSIBLE TALK.-The Nashville Patriot
has the following:
whats the use," said life long Dem
ocrat to one of our citizens Saturday, 'for
me to vote for either Breckenridge or
Douglas? Neither of them can be elected,
and in such crisis as the present, wish
my vote, when cast it, to have some
wei ght in the scale of the Union. / have,
therefore determined to support Bell and
Everett. If my party were united and
harm onious, they might effect something,
and would stand by them. But how,
split into two sections, each bitter and un-
relen ting in its hatred of the other, moth
ing is left to encourage me-nothing to
give me reasonable hope of success-and
must for, the campaign, ally myself with
those who may succeed"
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Bay" The Savannah Republican reports
that Senator Toombs made furious
speech in that city on Friday night last,
which was condemned by men of all
parties. He was particularly severe on
the Irish, and said: "As for Pat, l never
asked you to vote for me; you 60 for
Douglas, 60 on"
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\ LANE WITH VERY SHORT TURN IN IT.
-Gen. Joe Lane, in speech at Concord
n. H., during the Presidential canvass of
1886, said:
"The question of slavery is Il most per-
picking one, and should not be agitated
We should leave it with the States where
it constitutonally exists and the people
of the Territories to prohibit or establish
as to them may seem right and proper"
Gen. Joe Lane in his late speech in the
Senate Of the United States, said:
81 do not believe the people of Ter
ritory have right to exclude, or establish,
or abolish slavery. No such right is con-
ferred on them by the Constitution"
PENALTY FOR SMOKING IN FRENCH RAIL
WAY CARs.-A dashing French Colonel
and an equally dashing Lieutenant got
into Il car to see the Paris and Strasbourg
road, the other day and smoked cigars du-
ring the whole Of their journey to the
great annoyance of one passenger, who
protested and was insulted for protesting
| Tho passenger, instead Of quarrelling
with the two smokers, asccrtained their
names, and sent statement of the oc-
currcnce to Marshall Random, Minister Of
War The Marshal has ordered Colonel
to remain under strict arrest for fifteen
days and the Lieutenant for a week, and
says it was clearly the duty of these Of
ficers to enforce the regulation concerning
smoking, instead of themselves being the
first to infringe it. That's the style in
the French Army.
THEY CANT BEAR lT.-In q recent speech
made by the Hon. A. IL. Stevens, Doug
las elector for the State of Georgia, Mr..
Stevens said; "1His Gorcrnment Dith all lis
dJ5ctS, is the best Government that erer eais-
! tcd."
| Col. Henry h. jackson, a Breckenridge
elector for that State, was present and
| took great oilanse at the remark of Mr..
| Stevens. lie denounced the sentiment
in speech at Atlanta n few days after
wards as a reflection on himself and the
Breckenridge party.
gI1~ Hon. Edward Everett, next Vice
President of the United States, will dc.
liver the opening lecture OF the course
of lectures, which are TO be delivered be-
fore the Mercantile Library Association
of Boston, this winter.
GSy- 1t is now generally supposed that
| Breckenridge does not intend to with
draw from the contest; but it is general
ly supposed, also, that the people inteno
to withdraw from him.
|
Ba3~ One hundred and eighty doubl
sets We're on the floor at one time at
late ball in San Francisco. Two thou
sand eight hundred and eighty peopl
were simultaneously "bobbin" round.
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Ig5" The process of keeping accounts
among the Norway lumbermen is of uni
que style. The bookeeper, after compar-
ing accounts with the workman, sends
him to the cashier for his wages, with the
amount due to him chalhed on his back;
and when the cashier has paid him, he
takes his receipt himself by brushing of
his chalk marks.
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paJ~ One hundred and eighty double
sets We're on the floor at one time at
late ball in San Francisco. Two thou
sand eight hundred and eighty people
were simultaneously "bobbin" round.
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Coon BYg-Our Washington cores
pondent telegraphs that the Neapolitan
Minister has taken leave of our Govern
ment. The fight of the King has left
him nothing to do. His occupation, like
that OF the Moor of Venice, is emphati.
cslly gone.
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6siy- 1t is now generally supposed that
Breckenridge does not intend to with
draw from the contest; but ii is general
ly supposed, also, that the people intend
to withdraw from him.
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MASSACHUSETTS, Tho Boston Joul

MAssACHUsETTS.-Ih Boston journal
(Aboition) says;
"Mr. Beach (the Democratic candidate
for Governor) has, it is understood, writ
ten letter to the Douglas State Commit
tee advising fusion with the Bell Everetts,
and proposing to withdraw from the can
vass if any trade can be made"
The only sensible thing to be done in
Massachusetts, is to run one ticket, and
that one against the Abolitionists there.
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ga don. Edward Everett, next Vice
President Of the United States, will de-
liver the opening lecture OF the course
of lectures, which are to be delivered be-
fore the Mercantile Library Association
of Boston. this winter.
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a DEGRADING SpECTACLE.-The follow
ing dispatch, which, under the present
infamous Administration, is an every day
occurrence. was telegraphed to New York
Il day or two ago:
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WAsnINGroN, Sept. p, lS60.-The organ
Of the Administration openly advocates in
this mornings issue the secession of the
Southern States in the event of Mr. Lin
coins election.-N10 York Itibune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-02
From California.

The Pony Express, with San Francisco dates
to the 18th, arrived at st. Joseph July 25th.
Since the last steamer sailed the market has
been extremely dull, and but small amount of
goods is going into the country. Money easier,
and financial Troublesome about over.
Judge Terry, who killed Senator Broderick,
was acquitted yesterday, under circumstances
leaving no doubt of collision of the prosecu-
ti0n aud defense Judge Hardy opened the
Court at A NJ, and the District Attorney
announced the witnesses that had not made
their appearance. The case went to the jury
without word Of testimony, and under the
charge Of the Judge, the jury acquitted Terry
before 10 clock Witnesses to establish the
quilt Of Terry were on their way, but were de-
I|aved. and did not reach the court room until
IL O'Clock.
Great anxiety is felt at the non-arrival of
the Pony Express, which left St. Louis on the
goth and 9th of June The agent, however,
thinks the anxiety uncalled for, as the riders
between Salt Lake and Carson had to depend
upon chance for horses, the Indians having
driven off the animals formerly used, but the
horses would soon be replaced and the regular
trips made.
The wheat and barley crops, which yielded
immensely, have been harvested.
! AOuSluCIdDlC UIC COlllluhCC w wv bu AJbl
Francisco from Washoe. Fifty-two tons arriv-
ed within ten days, worth from two to three
thousand dollars per ton. 1t is esti mated that
half q million dollars worth of this ore will
arrive within month The public have
abandoned the idea of hunting Tor new mines,
and the Comstock lead is realizing handsome re-
turns to capitalists.
There have been no recent troubles with the
Indians on the eastern slope of the Sierra Ne
yada
Oregon dates are to June 9th. The official
election returns have not yet been published,
but the result undoubtedly is as last reported.
The annual foods in the Columbia river and
tributaries occurred without much damage.
Lieutenant Mulen's expedition was heard
from June 4th. Three hundred troops were to
move westward from Fort Benton over the
road, which was expected to be completed to
the Fort by the last of July.
British Columbia dates are to June GOTH
The miners were active and in good Spirits
Canals had been constructed in many places,
and others were being built. The few miners
employed were doing well. The gold product
was at the rate of one and half to two mil
lions per annum.