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


Keep it before the people that Mr..
Breeklnlidgc has not answered the ques-
tons that the whole public ask. Mr..
Lamb, an elcctor for Mr.. Breckinridge,
propounded the questions to Douglass
Douglas recognized him as tho represent
tatlve ot his candidate, and promptly an
sWercd the questions. lie requested that
the same questions should be propound-
Ell to Mr.. Breckinridge and Mr.. Lamb
pledged himself that 1t should be done.
Inc whole circumstances were before Mr..
Brccklnrdge. The questions were before
him. Ills own friend and representative
Is pledged to demand an answer; the
Whole public demand it. But GIr. Brcck-
lnrIdgc is silent. He discusses at length
immaterial matters thata speaker could
have discussed as well; but what he
ought to have said he omitted.
If Lincoln is elected, will that be suiti-
clent cause to justify secession in the
South?
Ii secession is attempted, will Mr..
Brcckinridge use force to prevent it?
1t Is well known that his prominent
supporters hold and have published the
affirmative to the first question; and, of
course, the negative to the second. 1t is
well known that the States represented
by those Ut the head oistfie Breckenridge
movement have taken steps towards Sc
ccsslon III the contingency OF Lincoln's
election.
Does Mr.. breckenridge condemn or APP
prove this conduct of the pioneers Of his
party! VIII he be for them or against
them! VA! they not demand to know
where He stsass:
TAisis the material question now. All
theories about Territorial policy sink into
lnsignIiicancc before this question. And
Mr.. Breckinridge has not answered.
lie must aas~er.-R.cAmo,a Wig.
YET MORE SrRoNG.-The New York
Herald Of Tuesday employs this very
strong Language, in reference to the Union
ticket:
"As we draw closer and closer 10 tho
important day when the issues of the
Presidential contest are to be decided:
and with them the destiny, perhaps, of
the nation, the Positions Of the contend
ing forces are being more and more clear
ly defined. The fight, which up to this
time appeared TO be quadrangular one
between the forces Of Lincoln, Bell, Doug
tilNt Alii Oltt llOllo-
ton performing his little guerilla work on
his own account, is now becoming mar
rowed down to 4 hand to hand conflict
between the logions of black republican
ism, headed by Lincoln, and the patriotic,
practical, conservative masses of the peo-
pie headed by, Bell. Thc insignificant
and disorganized hordes ofplunderers and
frcebootcrs that trained under Douglas
and Breckinridge, respectively, have eth
er dwindled away through insubordina-
ton and desertion, or else are seen filing
over, in disregard of their leaders, and
swelling the ranks of the main army un-
der Bell and Everett. And We suspect,
before the eventful day of conflict comes,
that the true and loyal masses of the peo-
pie, who are averse TO all sectional agita-
ton, will combine together, North, South,
East and West, and present an impene-
trablo front to the abolition enemy"
I53" The Libraries in New York are
closed in summer, during the same time
the church doors are locked. No reading
or preaching during dog-days.
New YoRK Sept. l5.--Gov. Wise's let
ter in response to the invitation to attend
the late barbecue at Raleigh, is published.
He says;-"For my own part | will not
comedies | will not secede; | will not
acquiesce; | will not submit | will not
compromise any more but | will fight in
the Union as long as | can get respect
able or hopeful plurality, or minority
even, of firm, true men to stand by me
and with me for the Constitution and the
country. In my negroes | have property
rights; in the Union | have political
rights, and will not be the coward or
the slave to give up the one in order to
preserve the other, and | will give up
neither, but fight to the last rather than
either shall be assailed or DESTROYED. In
any event, we are on the eve Of a dissou-
ton, and the question is, simply, shall it
be peaceful, only by our base submission
to insult ard outrage! If you will fight,
the Union will be saved"
gGy" 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 chalked on his back;
and when the cashier has paid him, he
takes his receipt himself by brushing of
his chalk marks.
Gsy" The "Old Gentlemen" of the Bell
and Everett stamp, whose heart is in the
right place, have formed a "Fossul Club
at New Orleans. Mr.. Barnett, SO gears 0,
age, who done noble service in the war o
1912, was elected one of the Vice Pgesi