The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-05-24
The Abolitionists.
From the n. Y. News.l


1T HAS DONE ITS WORK.
1t seems that the Abolitionists, whose
pestlent meetings have been here an
nually for 30 years, do not purpose to
hold an anniversary now There is no
use for any such meeting. They may rest
from their labors; the bitter harvest so
long coming to maturity has at length
ripened. 1t is said that the Abolition
party is extinct, and, in truth, it may be
considered rs virtually ended, when it
has accomplished its mission and per-
formed its work.
What more would Abolitionists do,
when North and South now stand in
battle array, and a desperate struggle is
impending between the respective Sec
tions? No triumph in the history of the
world has been so prodigious as that of
Aboitionism in the Northern States of
this Confedcracy. 1t has been, consider
ing the slender means and comparative
handful of its disciples, miraculous in its
results.
A civil is rending the bonds of "the
covenant with He'll" of the Abolitionist;
while servile instruction, with its tragic
scenes only remains to complete his sue
cess. The dome is fired, and the torch
of the incendiary may be thrown to
smolder on the ground"
Reign of Terror in Philadelphia.
The following letter, written by Robert
Tyler, Esq, son of Elk. President Tyler, to
the Mayor of Philadelphia, will be read
with much interest. 1t shows the extent
of the terrorism and violence which exist,
or did lately exist, in Pennsylvania, and
which made it unsafe for Mr. Tyler to
remain in the State. We learn, moreover.
that not single newspaper in Philadel-
phia There is now no Democratic paper
in existence there) dared to publish this
letter of Mr.. Tyler;
New York, May s, 1861.
10 1leranaer Henry Esq.
Mayor of Philadelphia:
SIR; have been compelled to abandon
my home and my business in the State of
Pennsylvania, and to seek tho protection
Of the laws in another jurisdiction. Ny
peace has been invaded, my liberty OBJ.
structed, and my life threatened, and |
am forced to separate myself from my
family, and in proper sense of self-re-
spect to resign the Office of Prothonotary
of the Supreme Court for the Eastern
Distict. | cannot visit Philadelphia or
Harrishurgh on business. connected with
my Office, without encounterng insult
and menace, which l should be certain
personally to resent, and which in that
contingency would in all probability
prove fatal to me.
Under these circumstances | desire TO
enter my protest in this letter addressed
to you in your official character against
the fact of my absence from the State be-
ing construed into a voluntary relinquish-
ment OF the rights of citizenship have
acquired under the Constitution and laws
by many years residence.
sincerely hope that the people of
Pennsylvania will soon recover from the
mania for blood and war with which they
are now so singularly afflicted, and that
peace, reason and the laws may speedily
re'establish themselves over the military
terrorism and mob anarchy now existing.
Madmen have rendered the Union an
imipossibility., Will our people of Penn.
sylvania yield their Liberties without re.
sistance? is the only question.
Respectfully, your ob't serv't.
(Signedl ROBERT TYLER.