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WRIGHT Il BROTHER
{eto-e9f11t
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
Proposals for a Loan Of $500, ,OO0-
Seven per cent. Bonds.

LAHBI56, JuEo 1&th, 1s6l.
Een1ed Proposals. E1n he received III the Michigan
Insurance Bar K. in the City OF Des-oit ua ocloct
Hun. RED THOUSAND Db1LAES Of the Stock Of
the State Michigan. to ba ssned Ia accordance with
IN act CT the Lex stature, t-nt}cd "iE ACT ATTuoR
rz1H9 / W4H LoAS." approved May 10th, 1851, The
Stock ttus Issued BE- t tue pleasure Of
thr State at any lie within OF 1t tho expiration Of
txenty Ave years the rss t.sy OF January. 1881
to fear interest .: rate Of serea Pe1 Cent per
usJ and July eaea year to eonass of aonds paya-
iaehfd II amounts Is follows: OF mfr dollars. one
hundred dollars nye hundred dnllars and ons thou
taro dollars, The principal and Interest Of all honds
less than fvH hundred dollars payable In tbs CITY OF
Dl trolt a others payable IN the Clty Of New Togk.
The proposals est state the sum offered for each
hui drtd dol]ars Of stock and the den9mina1ons Of
sto 4 bid Tor, std must be unconditional.
The rer3eLs whose bids an accepted. Will he re-
qptfed to deposit The amount thereof vita the Trea
tCreT of the State ut the Michigan Insurance Bank
IN tho City Of Detroit within one %eek At. the &C.
septAree ot their pids q which time the bon:s vi
be n Ad! for delivery The bonds viii ha dated tho
fat of July. 1861 lid lntercts vii ba deduct ID to
the tne Of paJ1rn. Of the bids The place where
te5i1Es ar accepted 10 b tbs psce OF depoalt sad
dtEyery Of the bonds unless otaerEtse specified IN
Of bids co1ttdsred necessary to protect or pro-
The proposals nust be sealed aad addressed John
Oven, State Treasurer, eare Aeh'ZaA lnsHfahee
AUSTE BLAIR.
Goreruor Of The 6tsta Of Mlch19a1.
J. OWEN .
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j. NEw; Yoax, Juno 1.-THE Bavasi., from
Hamburg the end, and Southampton tae 5th,
arus on board for the q. 8. Go1ercment-50,-- :
COO stand Of rif1es at least :. -'i''o =
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Tie following table Shows the total re-
ce'pts Of -four, grain, lire stock, &c, since
The 1st Of January last compared with the
receipts during the corresponding period
in -GEQ 1n1 1864.
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e VEN FIRST-CLASS
ROSEWOOD PLANO FoRTES
AT AUCTION,
By Gilbert, Sampson & Warner,


Wa WIN sell on THURSDAY, ,June zth, 1t 10 O'Clock
4. u, at our SAeHfOplEA
One New Octave rcuud corner rf1no Forte po&r1
feyA Lc11s 14tA style, elegantly carved case,
tull iron La-1e aad warranted. Made By T. GIL.
bert Co. Boston. Retail. for 500
One NV Rosewood sOct 1ve nnnt round corner Ptano
rsn.sS fsi;, e. Msde BY T. GnhsEs Co. Dossoa. Ka-
OEe Sew Rosea God : Octave rrons rc1na PtAa,, fun
Iron frame. With Louis lath legs. 2IaAa by Cove
. hteen Hale Neg TcFE Rrt21la for SOD.
One New Rosewood thctave.' four round casuered
f!eEo with scrPentine aud pine Eaouldlnzs tull
i5on frame ne :. =! Msde By r. Gilbert q Co., Bostoa-
Ono New Rosewood ccsaye four round coraered,
sqaare grand e. g. 3 strings In the traosl Piano,
iull Iron nane. Made By T. Gilbert 4 Co., Boz
ton. Iesaiis for $50 -
oae New Rosewood 0ctaza SINK tablet Piano, war-
snsea EN- q, ~ M4de BY T. Gilbert Co.. Boston, R
One secocd Hand Rosewood r1aao. NadsDJFraaets
One Old ecsoad. Hand Piano. -.
One Mahogany Secondhand Ptsno. MAda by Gore
one NeF Rosewood Octave, four, round cornesed.
and md MI l5on f1a1o P1aaos. Made by LenauelsGll-
Ono Sew Rosewood Octave, fur round eosaered
and full Iron frame Piano. AadebY Amasa Dex-
Tbs a6oye SsT Pianos nro superior Instruments.
and many Of them ase Of c1csedlnsly Iseh aad full
exhibition the afternoon before tho sale, valca Il -
G1LBERT. sAAPsoE d WARNER
e1T-EAntnt AucHantef@
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Reducing the -four to wheat, the total
amount of grain Of all kinds received from
the first Of January to the 18th Of June,
for three years, compare as follows.
Bushels.
leN1- lo,515.11o
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CREp11.-The lively Letter from Cairo cor
respondent, to be found on the second page
.hould be credited to the New York Tribune,
and not to tour special correspondent"
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This Is exclusive Of the forces likely to be
raised at home in the way Of Home Guards,
ald U. s reserves at all he prominent points
in the State, such Is Warsaw, Lexington,
Mexico, Savannah, Independence, Bolivar,
Cassrille, md other places. The promptness
oil Cur nelghboring States Of Illinois aud Iowa
In coming to the rescue Of our loyal citizens,
wi1l long be remembered In St Louis by the
Union men.
This afternoon q detachment of Home
Guards searched Main street for the firm Of
Combs & Kearney, for whom some contra.
band goods we're recently shipped from o
Southern port The secession merchants
trembled In their shoes as they saw the men
coming up the street. The recent arrests for
pathtzers shake for fear their turn my CONS
next It is said that many Of them fled to the
back yards Of their stores, and slid out through
alleys Into side strcets at terrific gait
The country secessionlsts find that the cut
ting Of the telegraph wires works both ways,
what they are doing they cut themselves of
from news Of what We are doing. On Sat-
urday, after the line vas repaired to Jefferson,
the secession operator at Boonyille asked the
operator at Jeflereon In the most innocent
style, "Wbat ig the news In Jetfarsons" The
eonly anuye1 5 i he received was t. 60 to:what
Of fellows copgregated around the telegraph
Office in Syracuse, On the line OF the Pacific
Railroad, and eudeayored to force the opera.
tlr to Tell them the news. The operator, who
Is or1y boy less than FIVE feet high, but as
plucky as gamecock, asked the President Of
tae Company what he should do. H replied,
t'Tell them the wires are down" The little
fellow told SO accordingly, but that wouldn't
Co. They insisted that he Vas lying, aud he
ihsisted he wasn't. Finally, he locked tho
door, and closed the inside shutters and re-
1nscd to have anything to do with them. Then
be hauled out big navy reFoiyer and laid 1t
down beside him, and kept at the instrument.
The crowd left This shows what the pluck
Of one boy can do?
The general impression here Is that Gov.
Jackscn's rebellion Is about played ont-our
boys would like to catch him though, for ma
king them 60 much trouble. The employees
Of the Pacific Railroad, who bare not received
any pay for several months, are now working,
some Of them only for love and partly to catch
Claib. Jackson, and partly to save the State
from treason The Directors Of the Road have
TUNED right around now for the government:
against all interference In this respert. The
Governor has made ntraight-out UuIon!sts of
slms E<cesaic=tsts. -
Luckily, the officers Of the North Missouri
road, On Friday, In anticipation Of trouble,
distributed several locomotives along the
to be caught without means Of rapid trans
portati6n on auy portion of the road, as
the Pacific Company was when the Gasconade
and Usage bridges were burned. The result
shows the wisdom Of the policy. On the 18th
they repaired one bridge so FAR as to run
trains over 1t safely, and made connection
at the other BY transferring the passengers,
erd to tho Other, today, without difficulty:
The President Of the road, Mr. Isaac H. stur-
gcon, Was formerly q. s. Sub Treasurer, md
Is Union man. C.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE TRADE.
The following table shows the total re-
ceipts and shipments Of -four, grain, live
stock, provisions, &c, during the past
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r ARGE OR SHALL ORDERS
fcrT~ee, Heal cr Flour hIsed IN short order aad
u he g1t MITES u1At 1xKVkHA EaRAS& :
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ruin Not only did he ruin his own CAUSE but
dragged down with him the men who have
been his most earnest supporters. The cut.
ting Of the telegraph Is a1 that saved bis neck
from halter. His retreat toward Springfield
Won1d certainly have been cut of If word
could hare been communicated to Col John
I Phelps In time to throw out scouts. #
the Governor attempts to keep Capt. Kelly's
company with him be Is doomed man. They
cannot march any faster than tbs Federal
tirst, In the rear direct, aud the second from
Rolla, tie terminus Of the Southwest Brunch
Of the Pacific railroad toward Springfield. Tue
latter body Of men are under Capt. sigel.
They will make forced marches of one hun
dEed and thirty -four miles, and started On their
journey On Saturday. Capt. Kelly's company
will have to march about the same distance.
So you ste It is nip and tuck between the Gov
e1nor ond his pursue1s, provided his late Ex'
ct llency attempts to keep his body guard.
The location Of Q. s troops IN this Vicinity,
available tor crushing out rebellion In this
State, must astonish even tie Union men who
have rallied on their Own strength to put down
this insurrection. The troops are pasted as
fn11nws.
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SPECIAL DISPATCHES

0FELlAL UlSfAiGnES
PROCESS OF THE WAR.
Troops Advancing.
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
Claib. Jaokson's Army Routed. =
500 KILLED AND 600 TAKEN
PRISONERS.
GEN. PRICE M0RTALLY WOUNDED.
GOV. JACKSON RUNS AWAY.
sk1RhIIsH NEAR MDEPEiDEyCE, no.
UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR In VIRGINIA,
Large Movements Of Federal Troops
Across the Potomac.
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NRtn advertisements.

BOARD WANTED-By r. young
- man, in prtrate family. where there ara -
4nth-ss
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auttin11 5aleS.

Ry Gilbert, Sampson h Warner,
IL GxHxzAl Arcr1o11RAs q Lake ss.esk
The Stock Of = Furniture Dealer
AT AUCTION.
nn WEDNESDAY, June 18th, u * O'Clock, va vii
eel At tie 6tore, No. 3 South Cla1k tur1ey OF Quincy
as5es tht trtre stocK OF custor Made FuEnltuzo of
1inesAes eloAng brsiness. all OF WITCH Will b sold
Hl@o4E rese1Sc co7ststtne in part OF Mahogany 3nd
Hutea,s w.shssands Freak Tables staada
the wood. Sale positive -
Jel4 eee5 st. s~'4S So1 q tarttor%
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3&1-.-. .e7a SIS
1e0- sos 93l
1s32. 4a64fi9
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here, augmented BY several regiments now IN
Tpsax, Cannot be less than. z, GOD, md may be,
II Gen. Mcclellan be directed to push forward
bis column, not far hnm 100. 900:
The story told byME Russe1l, 1As London
Tina correspondent, to the effect that Now.
England ship builders vera @ pFcp,rln& to en:
msrque, Is pronounced false.
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:" Rates sre liable to dcetuat.. Wepay IN GOLD
or EXCHANGE on NEW YORK. Tor the above LIST
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ROARDIN G.-Two or three
- youne gentlemen can ohtln Board with single
rooms CT otherwise. at st9 Ontario 8 recs Also
No Or threc sy-bcsFders accommodated.
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PROCESS 0F THE WAR.
DECISIVE ACTION EXPECTED,

Large Movements Of Federal Troops
Across the Potomac.
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Z TATIONARY STEAM ENGINES
ALL SIZES, FROM to 10 DIAMETER OF cyrIs
DER.

DIR
PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES. from " 10 "a
morse power. ' n " oV
ameier 'e' :" % leet u
ter. ''''ioS III u'aihe-
Lea Leayitts Patent CIRCULAR SAW Mills
YIN both ron and wooden frames. with Norarnss,
h a Boxes and stearns patent Eccentric Head
Pages and Page & Child's CIRCULAR SAW Mills
poune Creulsr Saw Mills with Ton Saws
Slfauhs Iron Frame CORN and FIOlfP Mills
from y 70 50 inches diameter ''''
NEN ELLIS COTTON SCREWS. Of {. IL and II
iheies ln diameter by u feet long, ana 1eaTed far
htner horse or steam power ~
- sitAf IlN6, COUPLINGS. PULIJES. sTANne
uAAJEhs ami Boxes Of an sizes
DolBLE FIuE BOILERS, A. inches in 4Iian,sta-
and from l6 10 80 feet lone " ''i'''eI'
tlitlllaAR SAWS, up 20 - inches diameter
ltJ1lDk ENtfINtS, 81 various sizes
INDIA RUBBER BANDS. Of all sizes
Az assortment Of all sizes Of the above artielas gor
orally N store, ready for delivery At ne shortas ~
we; ana ior sale on the most favorable terins and II
he lowest prices i'''' anu AZ
Every article fully guaranteed
address by mail. "''' Oe EN- any
~. a.. 70 traYier Street, NeW-Orlaans.
fs''H1' 09 ~ ISoV' 42-ly
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s.. Q. TTIIEIGAARD,
IEWELRY STORE.
wATonEs, oLooKs ANp JEwELRY.
ISNEY ACADEMY,
I5NEY, ALABAMA.

FNHE present Session Of this Inadmhon common.
/ cling September 3rj, will continue ten months
under the charge Of Mr.. IT. J. CARTER IN tao Male
aud Miss A. A. CABRINGTON in the Female bapsrt.
ment. Large AND connections buildings have 6aen
erected, and are now furnished IN a styeto meet the
demands ot alarga aud hourishng school The IA.
cation + pleasant and heatly.Nlth excellent social
and religious privileges.
The ordinary studies pursued will be clas4ed iu
three distinct grades: The primary Department
will be limited By Reading, Writing, Primary Gooara
ply, and Primary Arithmetic. The "luermediate
Department will add 20 primary studies, Geography
Grammar, Eocution Written Arithmetic and En-.
fish Composition. The "HIghcr Department viii
embrace Latin and Greek The Natural Sciences.
The Higher Mathematics Sc
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Tuition will be charged from time Of entrance tiI
close otferm, unless absence occurs from sickness
Or m accordance with private arrangements The
school now numbering sixty, is rapidly Increasing
The Teachers have been emnently successful dafine
The last Session b0hia Gfe discipline and i'm rlptioG
ofthe School. They have hsd much experience else.
where but are now permanently located III charge 81
tins School They will exercise careful superyisioY
over tie health ana morals OF boarding pupils
So Board can be obtained TT from eight TO ten
dollars per month. For further particulars address.
the Principal, or President Of the Board
4. a. sfALl4W0RfH President
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-08
Political Intelligence.

Mr.. Robert L. Scottis announced as a
candidate for the Convention in Virginia.
In his letter on the questions Of the day
he writes as follows:
at may be expedient for this State to
follow the example of her more Southern
sisters and secede at once, or it may be
wiser to defer its final action until con-
cert between the remaining Slaveholding
States may give to that action more i'm
pressive force. The secession of some of
the States has impaired the position of
the remaining Slaveholding States under
the present Cover nment to such an ex-
tent,'in my judgment, as TO make it M
compatible with their safety to remain
permanently subject to its power, and,
unless the Union be reconstructed, they,
too, must Withdraw from ~
Mr.. Scott greatly prete1sq reconstruc-
ton OF the Union, and se thinks it is
still possible, on guarantees that will
yield to honor its last eXaction, and set
tie the slavery dispute forever by making
the South forever secure. Failing in this,
he goes for a peaceable separation. Upon
coercion he says:
II repudiate utterly the idea of a ,torci-
Jie coercion of any State. The most cardi-
nal principle on which our system re-
poses is opposed toit."
The Charleston correspondent of the
Columbia South Carolinian" writes as
follows in letter under date of the 2lst
instant:
"The people have come to the conclu-
sion that peace is inevitable. and are
consequently quietly going about their
business. The ladies no longer think of
war; but are daily to be seen doing duty
in all the dry-goods stores. The bill for
the dredging of Mathis Island channel
will be laid aside for awhile. The authori-
ties Just now are engaged in filing it up.
Five vessels have been already sunk in
the channel, and woe to the big-man-of-
war that dares come into our harbor. 1t
is rumored that the object of Haynes
mission is to gain time. 1t is also asserted
that there are but seventy-six men gar
risoning Fort Sumter."
The New York Commercial, Advertiser,
Republican journal, expresses the fol-
lowing hope for pacific termination OF
the pending sectional troubles:
I'VE yet confidently hope that the
peaceful close Of our present disturbances
will furnish another proof of the benefit
arising from popular Government. When
the violence OF the mob has in some
measure spent itself and the action ta-
ken by the Southern Conventions has
been submitted calmly to popular vote,
the feeling of loyalty to the Union as q
universal blessing will return like tidal
current, sweeping away or overwhelming
every barrier in its course. We look for.
ward to no cities bombarded, no wives
made widows or children orphans; but
we do anticipate u day when reason and
love of country will assertsho:r ri slt q
be heard aud WtN be hsard; to day when
secossionism will be unpopular even il
South Carolina Can Austria or Turkey
or Nar!es, or Popedom, or even Great
Britain settle qua,rels with as little blood
shed as the United States! Even in the
midst of our difficulties our faith is strong
enough to dare Europe TO Il trial in thi.
rpSDect' ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-08
Hon. Jere. Clemens.

In the Alabama Convention, on the
l1th instant-the Ordinance of Secession
being up for adoption-when the name Of
Hon. Jere. Clemens was called, he arose
and said
Mr.. President: Each member of this
Convention, however unpretending NAV
have been the obscurity of his past life,
this day writes name in history which
will endure long after we ourselves have
passed from the stage of action. In hon
or or reproach, in glory or in shame
there it is stamped, and stamped forever
Under such circumstances, | feel that a
word of explanation as to my course will
not be out of place.
| shall vote for this Ordinance; but
frankness and fairness requires me to say
that l would not vote for it if its passage
depended upon that vote. If it was left
to me to decide whether this plan of re-
sstance, or another, should be adopted,
| have already indicated strong prefer
ence for that other which you have voted
down.
As matters now stand, my vote will
not affect the decision of the question
here in one way or the other. am look
ii"S IVY W, ~" 'ni9 ii"ii' anu oeyolo tnis
nour. Inc act you are about to commit,
49, 10 my apprehension, treason, ana sub
Jecis you' II unsuccessful, TO all the pans
a;iu peh"i.ieS Pro.iouhceu against tnat
niSnes. Poli'icai clin,e' OF hoo'esc Poiiti-
e"i ''rtue' aecoro.he 70 the inotiVes Whicn
govern Us ooiiiiii'ssioh. /" h"teVer may
oc my opilioii Oh .ne wisu1m ana justice
VI the COURSE pursued oy .ne hialori,y' L
!, uo my onooso .ha1 ''y nan shaii pun
nrinseii IN uahsel Oh haiter IN oeiense
y. tho n2hor ana rights Oh my native
1.a'e "i'io"V shafi'S tnat uahSer WIN
mn" a..
give .iiis vote' therefore paftiy as an
as'uidnoe .ia' ! ni'enu, III eoou iai'ii'
W ie'eeli 'ie PieoSe WHICH nave inaoe
asaih ana again; IN puoiic ana IN private,
~ speeches' ana through the press tilat
whenever the summons came 10 me 10
ueieho tho SOL OF Aiaoaliia' whether ~
mus uI niioiiisnt OF hldoay--whelher IL
oeiieVe her rlSht OF wfoh g IL shouid Dc
iresiy' promptly answered.
:. pr never llu u aoeo' us 10 inc course
~ pccaiiie me 70 taKe III sucii an emer-
scncy US tiiis' l ocheYe your oraihance
~ o. "rohs-' couiu oeleat IL "oulu'
Wv c"uno.. 10 WIN pass anu whei,
p"sseu II 'ccoiiieS INC arI ol the ?ta'e o,
dasand A,soaiiia !. AS such VIII maintain anu
ueionu !. gums. an anu e'ery enemy
l
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-08
"An Irrepressibie Conflict

The Mobile (Alabama) Register recent
ly published an article on the formotion
or vo,,,,oo. oo,,,o,,;os cs.,.. =
'P'"NinS vi
several Already formed, IT says;
':The ranks of these companies are re-
cruited from the flower Of the youth of
the CITY, They fill posts of duty and re-
sponsibility in almost every department
OF business, and there is scarcely mer-
camille house in the city whose routine
of business has not been deranged by the
loss OF clerk. Four have been taken
from our own Office. We feel, doubtless,
as every merchant feels, that we cannot
afford to pay salaries to clerks and give
their services to the State, to the detri-
ment of our own business. We mention
this, not to bearudge the State the pres
ent service, but to illustrate. An ac-
CON .,. pllsliea s,li. oook-keepeI, for example
dollars a year Is certainly too valuable
and costly man to carry musset at
eight dollars per month and rations.-
He can serve the State better in q civil
capacity than as a private in the ranks;
or, if duty calls him to the field, his po-
sition and his training have fitted him TO
render the most efficient service to the
public as an officer.
I'm the event of war, which now seems
most probable, an army must be organ-
zed by enlistment for regular service, or
the State INST call for volunteers for the
war. Either plan will speedily secure
the force needed. But it will never do
to expose the flower of our youth, the
cream of our military talent and spirit,
en- masse. as food for powder They
would fight galantly, but the lourel
chaplets which they would hang upon
the arms of the Commonwealth would
be wreathed with cypress. and carry
mourning to every family in the city,
Bad economy to make private soldiers
out of our schools for officers. 1t is to
destroy the source of fruitful spring in
stead OF taking water from the waste of
the stream supplied by it."
To which an article in the Mobile
.fn.h.N Aa,or,;sor .h,s rosonl..
Nia'
"lhe ABOVE extract strikes US rs max
ing an unnecessary social distinction.
Oook-Keeper OF clerk, VINO gers @l'Voo
year, may oe very nice young man,
with MS kid gloves ms elegant shiri'
handsome neck-te' ana peEiumed hana-
kerchiei' put reaiiy we cannot see any
reason why ne woulu not make as gooa
and proper 1000 Tor powder as anybody
else. DEAN ieVeis all ois'inctiohs' ana AT
ms ieet all should DO equally welcomed.
why shouiu hot nice young men aie III
defence Oh lhs olale as Wei US others =
we pause ior reply, 100 much mus
tlce Is ever aone 10 tne most deserving
VINO, IN quiet ana ooscurity, Dear the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-08

our people, point TO them as our nation
al allies. And doubtless q government
reconstructed to meet the wants and
wishes of the States you indicate, would
apply with equal fitness TO the wants and
wishes of the people of Tennessee. But
in the event secession comes, 1T is my ar
dent desire that Tennessee shall form
such government with the surrounding
States, as will produce the greatest good
to the greatest number of her Citizens
This, believe, can only be finally deter
mined when the occasion arrives. oAF
Hoping. gentlemen, that | have been
sufficiently explicit in my answers to yous
interrogatories, am respectfully, sf
Your obedient servant, 5S5 I'm
ry w. L. EAKIN.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-08
The Alabama Convention.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 20.--rhe Montgomery
Convention was in secret session last
night, and adopted resolutions instruct
ing their deputies in the Southern Con-
federation, TO insist upon an enactment
by such means as will forever prevent the
re-opening of the African Slave Trade
TO day they passed u supplementary Or
dinance authorizing the Governor to car
ry into effect the previous ordinance for
the protection of the delences on the
Gulf. Also an ordinance adopting as the
law of Alabama, the laws of the United
States relative to patents, securing the
right of invention to the citizens of all
the slave States. The Convention adj
journed until the 4th of March.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-08
commentary:

Mr.. EVERETT ON COERCION. oN.-IIon. Ed
ward Everett, the scholar and disciple of
the Father of our Republic, says in mis-
letter. accepting the nomination for the
Vice Presidency: stt
The suggestion that the Union can be
maintained by the numerical predomin-
ance and military prowess OF one sec
ton, exerted to eoerce the other into sub
mission, Is, IN my opinion, as seif-contra-
dictory as 1t is.dangerous. 1t comes load
ed with the death-smell from fields wet
with brothers blood. If the vital prin-
ciple of all republican government, is
the consent of the governed, much more
does a Union of co.equal sovereign States
require, as its basis. the harmony of its
members, and their voluntary eo-opera-
ton in its organic functions"