The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-06-14
VOL. XIII---NO. G64.
Tho Future Of the Northern Gov


Tho most conservative portion Of tho
Northern Government, of which Lincoln
is the head, are beginning to appreciate
the terrible future that awaits Them. "a
valued friend and sound thinker so des
ignated in The Albany IN. " Alas and
Argrs writes to that paper, in renewing
his subscription, as follows:
! know the Republic is at an end. and
the military power rroclaimed by General
Butler in Baltimore but the expression of
the despotism under which the country
VIII hereafter be governed. ! was born
in a free Republic, and though deprived
OF living and dying in one, yot | shall
hold TO the opinion that it was the
happiest form Of government ever insti-
tuted, and well merited longer life.
The Northern people have "sown tho
wind and are about TO reap the wl.irl.
wind" The way is as surely prepp- -'-''-
for form Of government approaching
more nearly than that under which they
have grown up, 10 the most despotic mo-
narches OF the Old World, as that time
moves space. Every thing betokens
centraiaation Of power in tho Lincoln or
Northern Government, to be supported
by prodigous armaments, and entailing
upon the Treasury an expenditure of cor
responding magnitude. Take as indices
Of what is before them, the following ex-
tracts ON two leading Republican ,journ-
ais New York. The New York Times, in
arguing The Need ola Permanent Stand
ing Army" says:
"Our first task Is to sujdue; next to
preserve order. This for time must be
an enforced one. The great element Of
discOrd still remains, and must be watch
ed by powerful force"
Nothing can be more obvious than that
government which cannot be maintain
ed by the cheerful acquiescenoe and CO.
operation Of the people, must be maintain
ed by brute force, represented oy bayo-
nets; and to this deplorable necessity the
people of the North are fast drifting
Therefore, as contended in another place
by the same writer, " 10 meet such ne
cessi,y, we (the North must immediately
commence the organization OF Staading
army." In like manner and for similar
reasons, the New York World, which
sometime processes to speak officially,
contends that the Lincoln Government
must eventually have a large permanent
nara! establishment. That paper says:
Mr. Seward forcsees that the oxieencies
pc tia tfp-arprnapt i'll rr,,ir. 81 To, ,,.,l--
large additions TO our permanent ngcq, cs-
and as the reasons for not
uniting with the powers represented at
Paris have, in great part ceased to exist,
he thinks the gcYerunont ct lhnrtv 10
obey the moral convictions which ii hes
always held on tie subject OF priyateoring.
30 matter how this war may terminate,
we must maintain large increase Of our
naval establishment.
Provision was made by the last Congress
Of the United States for building six war
steamers, and proposels are now invited
by the Lincoln Government for an indeti-
mite number Of steam screw gun-boats, TO
be launched and completed AZ short nc
ticc. This is only the bcginning--tho
end, none can see. 1t is thus clear that
the way is being marked out for despo-
tism as absolute as that of Austria. These
preparations, together with the expenses
Of the war, VIII result in an enormous debt,
which viii have TO be met by taxation,
and then, if not sooner, will the mad ia
natics Of the North see their folly. We
rejoice that we shall have no part or lot
in the terribly dark future that oyerhangs
them. .--Nash. Union.