The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-08-17
For the Cleveland Banner.


brought into the field. You say YOU will
answer at some future time. We fear,
Bob, you will put i! of until after the
election.
You still persist in your course and say
our meeting on the llth was a lame affair.
We think you are more ashamed of the
Breckinridge meeting you were asked
about, or you woulGt aave answered the
questions propounded in regard to it.
You know that there were not more than
fifteen persons present who acquiesced in
the sentiments expressed. And if q re-
quest had not been Ais.s Sc for the friends
of Douglas not 20 interfere, they would
have voted down tho, se, buttons offered,
as they were greatly IN hs,yh.. ,Sndency.
You say that we y, on n credita asc dis
organizers, &c. lot ,cTs QB ID sHr. what
the Banner said q tsts. mTrt 'rqalr- aro.
since tn, adiourn.-..tt.:. -..t:.as u ,hs 1nai.d,t3n
Convention The foll6Ning sentiments
appear in the Banner:
"The secession movement at Charles
ton, when 1T comes to be well understood,
will meet with but dAle sympathy from tic
great mass IF He Soutbvn people,"
So we think, Nc, if ever a truth was
uttered, this is one. Again this same
Banner says; III is mOcentcat diSoryd,,is-
ing in lis nature, and anarclicoi in its ten
dency, and finds favor wiH priacipaly a
few SOre-heddcd politicians who have nothing
to lose, but everything to gain by DIS
ruption Of tie Democratic party" Now, rea-
der, which Of those tales are you to be-
lievc? lie now says the Douglas party
are disorganizers, and lie and his party
are the simon pures. lie has associated
himself with party which he said few
short weeks ago had for its object the
disruption of the Democratic party.
Beautiful consistency, this, Robert. We
are sorry on account ct past associations
that you have Withdrawn from our great
National party, and associated yourself
with S6cGdGiS, dtSOrg,ttizerS, ant SOrc-htd,jcd
politicians. Further on in the same column
of the Banner appears the following noble
sentiments (Which should be engraven
upon every Democratic banner i'll the
South J "We beg to assure our Northern
Democratic friends that the South, as Hcur
has been, is still with them. lngratitule
| is one of those sins that never can be laid
at the door of the Southern people, and
as long as they have the memory that the
Northern Democracy assisted them to an
mex Texas, pass the Fugitive Slave Law,
and repeal the Missouri restriction they
will prove their loyalty whatever may be
the course of the lancGyitGS or SeceSSionistS.'
| Bob, you charge us with trying to give
the State to Bell: that the Opposition are
hugging us to their bosoms, &c. Let us
! examine u little and see how that is.
Now, reader, listen to what the Banner
man said written with his own hand) in
his issue of the 18th June last just be-
| fore the Conv ventio1 rc-aSScllblru ut Balti-
| more:
"WHY is Ir.-Wc sec that many of the
! Democratic papers in the South that are
| opposed to Judy. Hougles copy crcrY uJu-
Ss,G ,'lttctt tney san hrd Va VLa Opposition
papers against him. What las brought
about thisreconciliation between the .Hrc
eaters of the South and the Oppostion.'
Now, Bob, tell us il you please, whose
claims these same rapers are now advo
eating, and if you are not on the same
side with them. Further along in the
same article he explains the why! "rhcre
is something rotten IN D3mark, certainty
We should like to know what has caused
the Lion and the Lamb to lie down
together" Reader, does this look like
the Douglas men are atiiliating with the
Opposition. Douglas and his supporters
are now where they were then, and have
been .or the last twelve years, standing
upon the same platform OF non-interyen
ton, in State or Territory, with the sla
very question. Let us see what platform
our friends stand upon who now support
the seceders ticket. The Cleveland Ban
ner, which has always up to a few short
weeks ago, been taken as good Demo
cratic authority, said on the 18th june
last, under its editorial, 1--WE reckon the
name of the nominee at Richmond vii
be Platform, as he is the only man that hat
been spoken of by the SccccieTS that they
can unite upon" Slight mistake in til,
name, Bob, but nothing in the principle
You call us the Douglas leader in Brad
; ly. That is quite compliment to be the
leader of such large and respectabl,
party as Douglas has in our county. Fo
more than two-thirds Of the Democracy
are travelling that way. But we decline
the honor we are no leader. Our Doug
las mcl have sense enough, and are fully
competent to lead themselves. We be
long to the rank and file, and never have
aspired TO the rank Of Il Corporal. W.
understand the use Of the muskct bette
than the sword. We are contented there
and expect to remain in the ranks.
You say we are most excellent squat
ter. Now, Robin, you are two inche
taller than we are, bat everybody know
about here that few weeks ago yol
could squat as low as We could. In fact
Bob, we thought you could out squat u
a little; and il any one will not take on
word for it, we refer them to the number
of the Banner iran tie lst of April t
10Th OF june last, where abundant ev
dence can be foups to satisfy any onI
IL
even the most iastidious.
You accuse Us OF not voting for tn
nominee, no longer than last summe
We were not aware before that ther
was any regular nominee in the tielc
We understood there was an attempt t
hold a~Convention for that purpose, bu
very few were present-not one-iourth {
the districts were represented, and tina
you and one or two other men wen
through the motions and declared cand
date. We do not think your candidat
was considered the nominee of the part
by any means. We took no active pan
in that election ; neither electioneere
for the one or the other. Both wer
Democrats, and we voted for Mr.. Clinga
because he was for the Ducktown RaiiroaC
and Mr.. Harris came out against it. Thi
was the main issue in the canvass. w
would feel bound to do so again unde
the same circumstances. Besides, sir
number of men who are now loudly advC
eating Breckenridge voted with us, an
for like reasons.
We have always supported the nom
nees of our party, and are doing it nov
We have voted for every Democratic Pres
dent and every nominee of the part
from Van Buren, to the present time
. |
/, among the purest men Of this nation {
any party. Can you say as much ioryou
candidate, Breckenridge? We have bee
informed he was out hunting that day.
have heard he took an active part, wit
| otharS in brnpinp forward Gen Tavlf