The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-05-31
The Shoe Pinching--Money Press


The New York Tribune, of the 9th ha,
a long article in which it developes the
real danger of the material interests OF the
North, and its weakness as military pow
er 1t is not men that are wanted-they
are superabundant, and can well afford tc
fight TO avoid starvation-but money, the
snews of war, food and clothing. deficient
now, and likely TO be soon much more so,
Notwithstanding all the loud blowing Of
the press. The North talks loudly of put.
ting half million men in the field; but
the Tribune coolly calls attention to the
fact that to arm, equip, and provision for
two months, a hundred thousand men
will cost twenty-five millions-fve hun
dred thousand will cost one hundred
and twenty-five millions foE swo months,
two hundred and fifty millions for six
months. Where is the money to come
from, how is it to be got, when the monied
men in New York are already grumbling,
when they see, and all see, that their po,o-
er 10 make money is gone while the war lasts,
if not forever, and when it is apparent
that their army, Of hundred thousand,
or of half q million, must be drawn main
ly from the producing classes, from those
who work with theirhands and earn mon
ey, and produce toOdP
On the other hand, ace can send an ar
my of half million to the field, and still
the laborers, the mud si2s, are tilling the
fel Is, and producing food, and producing
cotton, producing money justas If no war were
waging. The war must, to the extent Of
the enlistment Of soldiers, cripple the
power of the North TO produce actual
wealth--that is surplus-or even to pro-
duce food and clothing, while we can pro-
duce food in abundance, and cotton, too,
to the extent of at least hundred and
fifty millions OF dollars annually. The
North has absolutely no resource for max
ing money, her commerce, her shipping,
her manufacturing industry yielding al
most nothing while her food producing pow
er.is reduced in the ratio Of men in arms.
How long can she carry on the war? No
wonder her whole press clamors that the
work shall be quick and sharp. But she
acknowledges too that her only chance
for victory is in overwhelming numbers.
when such an overwhelming forceas would
be necessary for even partial success
in six months campaign would bank
rupt her present financial resources, and
leave nothing to fall back upon but ruin,
and perhaps famine Have these people
really no sane idea of their actual condi-
ton? AS sure as death, we have got
them in our grasp, and we-eh4il conquer
beyond any possibility Of doubt. The
question is whether, after our own blood
is up, our people will stop at simply con-
quering our independence, orwill proceed
to prove their claim to the first military
power Of the world, and their right to rule
this continent, by subjugating the North.
The Four Candidates for President.
No. |. abraham Lincoia.-A notorious
Abolitionist; an irrepressible conflict ty-
rant; an endorser of the Helper Book, and
a lawless usurper of Constitutional au-
thorities; received the largest popular as
well as electoral votes, and was consequent
ly placed at the head Of the United States
Government.
No 2. Stephen ArnoW Douglas. OF squat
ter sovereignty notoriety; political dema-
gogue whose personal ambition has always
been paramount to his duty to his country,
and though courtins Southern favor by
intrigue and deception, expressed a will
ingness to take up arms for the enforce
ment of United States jurisdiction over
the Southern people, and who is now
prominently spoken Of as beirg suhstitu.
ted, in place Of Gen. Scott, 20 the highest
military command under the Government
of the United States, received the second
highest popular vote in the late contest
for the Presidency.
No. 3. John C. Brcckimidgc.-A second
rate politicians a pliunt reed ready to be
swOyed by every breeze that blows; young
and ambitious, but badly spoiled on ac-
count Of accidental success; the white
washed candidate of par ercciicncc South
ern men, who has endeavored since the
election to find space sufficient TO squeeze
through, without touching either side of
the discovered Union, and who, according
to our dispatches, is to oonsumate the
disgrace Of his native State, by taking
command of United States troops, in con-
nceton with Maj. Anderson who is now
the pet monkey of Northern Aboltionists.
was third in the race for the Presidency,
second in the electoral vote, and first
with the Southern people.
No. 4 JouN BrLL.-And what shall we
say OF him2 As he was our man, and as
our Southernism was almost discreditod
on that account, modesty would suggest
that we say but little. We appealed to
his record in The past, and now, with
proud satisfaction, wo would only point
TO his position at present.
Tow ConwiN's Successor NOMINATED
A Republican Convention met in the Sew.