The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-10-25

Tho Third Congregational District.
The appoitionment bill published last
week, has passed both houses OF the Gen.
erai Assembly and is pow law. It takes
Blount and Roane counties from our Dis
trict. and gives US Franklin and Grundy
instead. We have not had time TO ex-
anime the geographical and representa-
tive de tails of the bill, and have no CON-
tnents TO make ut present. More time,
perhaps, would have resulted in differ
'ent arrangement. But the pressing me-
cessity for immediate action, will, of
course, cover any seeming unfitness in the
formation and aggregation Of any Of the
Districts. f-
In addition to the list of candidates al.
ready published, we have this week to an.
nounce the name OF A. $. CoLyAR, ESQ.,,
OF Franklin county. He is an able man,
a gentleman in the fullest sense of the
term, and under ordinary circumstances
IL would afford us much pleasure to sup
port him. But VIC certainly regret to see
his name announced for Congress at this
time. There were already four can lidates
in the field-two too many at least. Judge
CoLYAR had been placed on the Electoral
ticket for the Third District, and his APP
pearance as a candidate for Congress will
render it necessary to substitute the name
OF some other gentleman for that posi-
ton, when there is barely time to get the
ticket before the people. The District is
materially changed-a portion of it is
composed of counties in Middle Tennes-
see. This we may say was altogether un.
expected by our people. and they, of
course, are little sensitive on the SUBJ
ject-too much so, we think, to be willing
to take the Representative at the first
pass>fro that portion which has been
unexpectedly added from beyond the
limits of East Tennessee. We disclaim
all intention to incite jealousics OF divis.
ions between different portions OF the
District. We state the case simply as it
presents itself to our mind. We have
heard it suggested that the "Unionites"
will covertly attempt to run in a man.
They may, or may not. After the protes-
tations of acquiesence and the generous
disposition manifested to ignore the past,
such a course would he highly disreputa-
bic, to say the least: and the individual
who would suffer his name to be used for
that purpose if successful. would not, in
our opinion. feel at ease or comfortable in
q body composed of honorable men.
Mr.. CALDWELL. whose name we have
placed at the head of our paper, we be-
|ieve was the first man in the field
Though aspiring to the position last Au-
gust with favorable prospects, at the sug-
aes'ion of friends and to promote harmo-
nv he promptly withdrew and gave cor.
dial support to the gentleman in whose
favor he retired We know Mr.. Caldwell
to he competent, able, and honest, and
true ms steel to the cause. Without dis.
arrangement to any one else. we have in.
dicated preference for him: and now
urge, respectfully, that he is the man on
whom the people Of the District ought to
rally. We feel confident that he is
the strongest man in the field ut this
time, and an effort on the part Of his
friends in this and other portions of the
District will secure his election beyond a
doubt, even in the improbable contingent
cy to which we have alluded above
that OF the introduction of another cam
didate day or two before the election.
Since the above was in type we have re-
ceived Circular published by Judge Col
var, in which he makes an at captandum
appeal for votes, by proposing to rive his
pay as a member, over and above expen-
ses, to the families of volunteers. We
frankly confess we are sorry to see it.