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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Raefi Reefll "Beefll!"


Our best and bravest have gone forth to
do battle--they hove given up everything
cast their all in the balance, and what
are they doing who stay at honor Many,
we rejoice to say, are doing oil that in
their power lies to aid and comfort those
brave and generous souls. To these be
all praise. Many again, are listless and in
activo--asleep to the real nature Of the war
seemingly ignorant Of the true position
in which the South stands. TO these our
prayers for light and knowledge are
oheerfully given. Still again, there arc
many others who are all alive to the war,
but alas for the honor of the South; alas!
for humanity, they only know that the
war creates great demand for all the
necessities of life-that these necessities
the people are obliged to have, let them
cost what they will. Acting upon this,
they have been securing the country buy
ing up all the sugar, coffee, and salt, and
as soon as it WIS purchased they began
putting up the price, day by day, as they
supposed the people become moro need
full. Upon these DO all shame in life and
strict justice after death.
Now, o word upon such conduct. These
men have legal right to do as they are
doing. There is no law which forbids
them buying up all the salt that they
may extort high price from the neces-
stiles of the people. Tho law allows it,
but every principle of honor, generosity,
patriotism forbid it. Those engaged in it
may be true patriots and loyal to the
South, but to our apprehension there may
DO difference in degree, but is none in
kind, between those who assail the South
by shooting down her soldiers, and those
who, like vampires, suck the life blood
from her people. Nashville seems to be
the headquarters of these people from
which they sally out to ravage the neigh
boring country.
We respectfully call the attention Of
our confreres at Nashville to this matter.
If you love justice, if you are friends to
the South, if you have the welfare Of
Nashville at heart, look to this thing and
have it righted. If stop is not put to
these extortionists very soon, we hope to
see "FoR RENT" written upon the door Of
every house that egages in the nefarious
transaction.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Killing of u. s. Marines.

Two gentlemen from Walton county,
Fla, report that on Wednesday last, a
boats crew of twenty men, with one of.
ficer, came ashore at the head of the mar
rows in Choctawhatchie bay, for the pur-
pose of procuring beef for the feet. The
Montgomery cavalry were waiting for
them. The captain of the cavalry order.
ed them to halt five times, which being
disregarded, the cavalry fred upon them,
killing the entire party. They then do,
stroyed the boat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Reachad Home.

Lieut.. JosErn Dixon, late of the U. S.
Army, reached his home in this county
Thursday morning. He was on duty at
Fort Vancouver when Tennessee seeded.
and on learning the fact, promptly resign
ed his place in the Federal army. He has
offered his service to the Confederate gov
ernment, and will leave for Richmond in
q short time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Arizona.

The papers contain full accounts of the
capture of Fort Fillmore by Confederate
troops under command of Lieut.. Col. Bay
lor, and the subsequent surrender of all
the Federal forces in that region. A mill
tary government has been established for
the present. and Arizona, with all its
length and breadth of rich and fertile
territory, will take its place with the Con-
federate States
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

w- We cannot possibly find room ft

tag- We cannot possibly find room for
all the communications sent us, though
we would like to do so. Letters fresh from
the seat of war are always welcome, hut
where they reach us after several weeks
delay and the facts and incidents of which
they treat are familiar to every reader,
they lose their original interest, and their
introduction to the exclusion of later in.
telligence would be wrong. We know our
friends will appreciate this.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

We learn by letter from Virginia, that
A. J. Vaughn has received a Commission,
with the rank OF Major, in the Commits
sary Department; and that Ii. McD. Nc.
Elrath has been appointed Quartermaster,
with the rank of Captain. They are both
with Elzy's Brigade.
The same letter adds, that B. F. Mar.
tin, Representative elect from McMinn
county, is at Fairfax G. H., doing duty as
q soldier
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
The War Tax.

On the FIRST page of this paper will be
found copy of the law passed by the
Confederate Congress, lcvying tax of
Efty cents on tho one hundred dollars for
the support of the war. This tax is me-
cessary Cor successful prosecution of the
struggle in which the South is now en-.
gaged for its existence and the preserva
tion of its institutions, and we presume
but few, il any, will gruttil,le at paving it
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Cumberland Gap.

We had the pleasure of meeting upon
the cars yesterday, Lieut.. G. G. Boyce, Of
the Paxton Greys, an efficient officer and
agreeable gentleman. He was RETURNING
from Cumberland Gap, whittier he had
been sent as bearer of dispatches. He
reports all quiet at that Gap and the feel
ing on the route as being decidedly South.
ern-Confederate flags flying from almost
every house. The health Of the camp he
reports to be good, the men in fine spirits,
and only one thing to complain OF, viz:
the want Of more active service. From
the present aspect of affairs in Kentucky
this cause of complaint will soon be re-
moyed.-RaoxriHe Register, 2SM.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Concord, Knox County.

We acknowledge list of twenty new
subscribers from Concord and vicinity
In thanking our friends for such solid
manifestations of their appreciation, we
will venture the suggestion that there
are other points up the country where an
increased circulation of the Post might
prove mutually beneficial. Every posi-
BILE effort will be made to make it at least
worth the subscription price.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Knit, Knit. Knit,

The vicksburg Wig says that nearly
every lady, old and young, in Warren
county is busily engaged knitting socks
for the soldiers-and that the result Of
their labor will soon be collected together
and sent on to tho army. The worthy ex-
ample should be followed in every ooun.
ty, city and town throughout the South.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Surrender of Fort Fillmore.

The Leavenworth Ne,os, of the 2lst inst.
says;
Accounts received here through the
Santa Fe mail CONFIRM the report of the sur
render of Fort Fillmore, Texas, by Major
Lynde. Lynde abandoned Fillmore on
the 2Sth ult., and marched toward Fort
Stanton. When about eighteen miles
from Fort Fillmore, he surrendered his
whole command, numbering some five
hundred men, to three hundred Texans
The Texans afterwards took possession of
Fort Stanton.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

The New York Herald, of the lth inst,
says that the blockade is no blockade at
all; that the Southern privateers have al
ready captured more than $2O,000,000
worth Of Northern property, and that
Every soon more than 500, 000, 900 will
be lost to the North by the Same cause"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
The Kingston Convention,

fho h"oNNnc VHy UI iast Weeh con-
tains the following paragraph:
"1he Kingston Coavcntion.-We are de-
sired to say, in answer to the numerous
enquiries made, that there will be no me-
oessity of holding elections on the Both of
this instant, for Delegates to the Conven-
ton at Kingston, as said Convention will
not be held"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
The Coast of the South Open to
Foreign Commerce.

We End the following dispatch in the
papers of Wednesday,
RICHMOND, Aug. PC, 1861.
In view Of the blockade, Congress has
passed an act throwing open the whole Of
the Southern coast for the entry of ves-
sells, which may enter at any inlet and
pay duties at the nearest Custom House,
and repeating the act establishing ports
of entry.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Later from New Madrid-Another
Skirmish.

During the past few days many ru.
mors have been in circulation in the city
in regard to reported skirmishes having
taken place between some Of the Mem
phis boys and the Hessians near New
Madrid, IN which the enemy had taken
several prisoners. These rumors proba-
bly, originated from the fact that on Tues
day, near Charleston, near one hundred
and fifty of JEFF. Thompson's command,
1.-TWO companies) portion Of which was
q Mississippi company. hearing Of about
three hundred Federals being out on
scouting expedition, determined to give
them fight. With this intention tho
commanding officer dispatched the Mis-
sissippians to execute flank movement,
while he should attack in front. Tho
Mississippians had not reached the point
designated, when the enemy rushed past.
and had nearly got by before, they could
fire, but when they did they killed forty
three of them. The Federals made Ma
nassas time, and leaving their dead and
wounded, outstripped their pursuers. 1t
seems that detachment Of Capt. ODOn-
nell's cavalry company, from Point Pleas
ant, Mo-, consisting OF thirty-one men,
had been out prospecting" and had
camped within few miles Of Birds Point,
it is said, without putting out any pickets.
The retreating enemy came upon them
suddenly in the night, and the result Was
every man of them were taken prisoners,
and conveyed to Birds Point-Captain
ODonnell being among the NUMBER
Hem AvQ(Qnche du0. 27,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

Ig- The Paris Tenn Sentinel under
stands that the ladies of Caledonia, and
vicinity, according to previous engage
ment, met in the Presbyterian Church on
last Saturday evening, and organized
themselves into KNITTING Society,"" for
the benefit of the soldiers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

eral was killed. The report that the Con-
federates have retreated from the mouth
of the Potomac is incorrect.
Col. Kerrigan's New York regiments,
which hud position at Balls Cross
Roads, was shelled by a battery Of new
guns of large calibre. lie was obliged to
retro and take u new position. IL Is re-
ported that the Confcderates at Lees
burg took the engines of the Loudon md
New Hampshire Railroad to be used on
that line.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The pickets OF
the Confederate army are nearer to A.
lngton Heights than ever before, but 10
not regarded rs indicating IN attack.
II " reported that the English and
| French fleets are intended for interven-
ton in Mexican affairs.
Capt. Reyes has been arrested and
lodged In jail.
seward has gone to New York to A.
range the new passport system.
| Ncp York. Aug. -RusseIl's last let
ter to the London Times is very discour-
aging TO the North. Agents of the Cot
ton Association had reached Egypt, and
were to have an interview with the Vice
roy on the subject of Cotton cultivation.
San Francisco advices by Pony Express
say the Steamer Carribee blew up on the
Frazer River, and many passengers are
missing. 1880 Federals, to serve on the
Plains, were rapidly organizing.
The report Of General Johnson's ssri-
val in Virginia is incorrect. a
Mcw York, Aug. 27.-Saml. J. Andsr.
son has been arrested, charged with cor.
responding with Vice President Ste
phens.
| =, a. Machnse, a slave dealer, has been
arrested and ,s:eld to bail.
Kansas Ciw, Aug. 27.-.fhe fedet.l
troops seized sl43, 0Oou, geld. belonging
to the Mechanics Bank.
fras6~y, a., Aug. 27.-An internal
machine in the Adams Express car ex.
ploded on the arrival Of the train, killing
two of the employees.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Athens, Friday, Ausu.t 80, tsei.

N ee- We are authorized to announce BR0N-
FIELD RIDLEY candidate for Judge Of the
ssprctse Court, to ill tho vncancy occasioned by
tho resignation OF the Hon. II. l.. Caruthcrs.
asy- We arc authorised and requested to an
ponnce VIM. y. COOPER, Esq, as = candidate
Tor Judge Of the Supreme Court, at the election
ON the stu day of October next.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Accessions from U. 8. Army.

Joseph Dixon, from Oregon, J. J. Ar
cher, from Washington Territory, and II.
b. Davidson and 4. Dillon, from Califor.
mia, all lately officers in the U. S. Army,
passed through this city yesterday en- route
for Richmond, for the purpose of offering
their services to the Confederate Govern
ment.-Nash. Banner, Monday.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Loss of the jeff. Davis,

A letter from Fernandiana, Fla, dated
August 81, received at Savannah, says:
THE crew of the privateer jeff. Davis
arrived here this afternoon. They state
that on Sunday morning, while trying to
get into st. Augustine, the vessel struck
on the bar and was lost. All her guns
were saved, with the exception Of two
small ones"
The JEFF. Davis was brigantine, armed
with five guns and manned by sixty men.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Important Arrest.

The Knoxville Register Of Saturday,
says:
Col. Pleas McClune. Capt. II. L. Nc
Chung, and Chas. B. Wallace, ESQ.,, acting
under the authority of Gen. F. X. Zolli-
Golfer, arrested on the down train yester-
day, Commander E. B. Boutwell,, u. S.
Navy.
He was arrested upon the order of the
Secretary Of the Navy of the Confederate
States, and will DO sent to Richmond
The cause of the arrest Is not known.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Wheat Wanted.

Wheat Of fair quality will be received in pay
mont of debts due this Office at 90 per bushcl.
Those who wish 70 avail themselves Of this no
ticc, can deliver tho Wheat at Mr. Cleage's Mill,
Athens [AuE. 0.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
ulIi' IVsPoOtIuIIy'
Your obedient servant,

I. b. TRAIT, Chlef clerk.
1t will be seen from our dispatches this
morning that the proprietors of the N,,cs
have been compelled to apply to the po-
lice for protection against mob. How
proud Lincoln's supporters in the border
States ought to feel of the manner in which
he is administering the Government and
preserving the Union"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Thos. A, r, Nelson.

To the exclusion of other matter, we
publish the address of Mr. Nelson $40
the people of East Tennessee" From a
studied reading, we can say. it is candid,
firm, and conclusive as to his future
course in the premises. What Mr.. Nelson
says we know he means; and his Address
will therefore prove satisfactory to all who
give it sensible reading. Of the men
engaged in the late East Tennessee move
ment, he alone gave it respect and impor-
tanoe, and his position now consequently
puts the question to rest We commend
the Address to the readers attention.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

DoN'T WANT TO EsLIsr.-We copy the
following paragraph from the Pittsbnrg
Dspateh, of the 10th inst: 40
3 Both the Wheeling papers speak Of ill
atoriness among the Union men in West
ern Virginia in enlisting, and suggests, -
o stimuiant to volunteers, that Gov. Pier.
pont is determined to call for draft, un-
less the regiments are more rapidly flied
of volunteers. We have oil along thought.
that the Union men in portions Of West
ern Virginia were too willing to let US do
the fighting for them. while they do the
talking. ll ~ .--.- = .lllla. Nl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
The missourians.

The statement that portion of the
Missouri State troops fed at the battle
near Springfield is false. The official re-
port o! the battle says all fought bravely.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Acts Of the Confederate States.

The President has approved an Act OF
Congress allowing one additional Ser
geant to each Company; also the follow
ing bills:
A bill authorizing the President to ap-
point Commander of the Forces during
the war.
The Commander of the Forces is emit
tied to two Aids on his personal staff,
with the rank and pay of Colonel of CAV
airy.
A bill providing for the election OF Sem
ators for the First Congress- at any spec
ial session of State Legislature.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
PROCLAMATION.

To The patriotic Mothers, Wives, and Daugh-
ters Of said Slate:
WHEREAS, the approach of winter ad-
monishes us of the necessity and import
ance of providing warm and comfortable
clothing, blankets, &C., for or our large
and gallant army of patriotic volunteers,
who are nobly battling for the maintain
ance Of our rights and independence, and
the defence of our affairs and homes; and
q state of war renders it difficult, If not
impossible, to draw our usual supply Of
winter clothing from other markets,
we must therefore rely upon our own
resources, which, it is confidently believ-
ed, you have both the will and the power
to develope. ...... ,i-
l. therefore, appeal to our patriotic
women of Tennessee 10 set about the
work at once, of manufacturing all the
jeans, linseys, socks, blankets, comforts,
and all other articles which will contrib
ute to the relief, health and comfort Of
the soldier in the field.
In connection herewith, beg leave
also to call your attention to the commu-
nication addressed to me by the Assistant
Surgeon General Of the Confederate
States; hereto appended.
l cannot too earnestly urge upon you
the Importance of an early and generous
response TO the call thus made upon you.
Let an agent be appointedin each county
to receive and forward all articles 10 such
points, as the necessities Of our troops
may require. .j.% -. =.
In witness whereof, I have
LIS. hereunto set my hand and ca,is-
49, ed the great seal Of the State to
be affixed, at the Department in Nashville,
on this 23d day of August, A. D., 1861.
BY the Gvernor, IsHAN g. HARRIs. r.
j. Z. II. RAY, Secretary Of State.
- SURGEON GENERALS OrrIcE, /
Richmond, W., Aug. 10, 1861.
SIR: respectfully solicit your co-opera-
ton in the good work which propose,
for the comfort and relief of our sick and
wounded soldiers in Virginia, and wher-
ever afterwards they may be employed
I wish to appeal to the women of your
otate 70 diu me III tuiS uuutTthkiuB. !
feel that no stimulus is necessary for the
exercise of their patriotism. The South
ern Congress has allowed to this Office a
clerk, whose duty will be to take charge
of all articles; those articles will be regu-
larly issued and medical officers held re-
sponsible for the same. IN %"
The following articles will be accept
able, viz: Hospital shirts. bed linen,
blankets, pocket handkerchief bandAges,
rags, corn-starch, gelatine, rice -four,
tapioca, brandy, whiskey, port wine. dis
injecting agents. 'lA
Should box be sent, list Of the arti.
cles should be furnished. IA w le
Please mark the name Of each article
on the package. . I. .i.it ~
Mark the box-Army Medical Prveyor,
Richmond, Virgisia. s. p. MoORE,
Assistant Surgeon General. G. $. A.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Freedom of the Press North

The following order has been issued by
the Federal Government. The papers in
cluded are the journal Of Commerce, Ne,cS,
Day Book, and Freemdn's journal, and their
offenso was opposition to the policy of the
Black Republican administration:
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Aug. %, '6l.
To The Post Muster at Ncto York:-The
Postmaster General directs that from and
after your receipt of this letter. none of
the newspapers published in New York
city, which were lately presented by the
Grand Jury as dangerous from their dis
loyalty, shall be forwarded in the mails.
| am resDectfully
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

pW- Among the four Abolition soldiers
from Fort Pickens, lately killed by the
Montgomery Mounted Rifles, near Fort
Barancas. was Lieut.. Quac)Senbush, U. s.
Army.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

bH- They have free msrket in New
Orleans for the families OF soldiers who
are left without the means Of support
The wives of 453 soldiers are supplied
thereby with the necessaries Of life.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune says:
1.-TWO of the released Surgeons agree
that our wounded at Richmond are we'll
cared for. Good air and good food, but
somewhat crowded. They deny that our
wounded were bayonetted, or our hospit-
ais shelled; that there were masked bat
teries or intrenchments upon the field of
battle"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Kentucky.

The crisis in Kentucky is at last reach
cu. enc must either take her natural po-
sition, in the Confcdederacy, or submit to
the Lincoln despotism, with the certain
fate OF poor Maryland, The issue cannot
be longer avoided.
Had Tennessee adopted the policy Of
those who advocated Neutrality, what a
fate would have been hers today! Her
soil the theatre of contending armies, and
ruin and desolation from the Eastern bor-
der to the Mississippi. Luckily she has
escaped that, snd the dshonor which
would have followed such O position.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-30
Affairs North.

AccorIino 10 tbe Northern noncrs. m
..a1;.a,, ;n,oros,;,c .nd honrv s,o,a
% g.. .;.,, ,,o.. 9, ri. ,;,,a C,v,,
- =. ,s..a.s., - -. .ud ,;,,.wc,,
,,o,,o,s,ra,;ons ora 81 every dov occur.
ronao son,o Gov ~ . dovon rowsnonsrs
80 - ....;,.,, -, w.oL ponuh,;c.n
n;o,or. and Ma;r CONTEND. ,hrown into
A.. $50. Iii. ~. ;o,.,,I. rh,,,,
uo,,,,,o, :, ,,i. ,to h,,oJ,, ,.,,;,,
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-22

coNGREssMEN.-Tbe State Committees of
Ike three parties have each nominated
a third candidate for Congress, and it is the
iaost short sighted act we ever knew politi.
csl leaders to be guilty Of The State is
'atitled to but two members under the law
Of Congress the Governors proclamation
states that but two are to be elecGed, and of
coNrse certificates will be issued for only
no. In case the extra candidate on the
successful ticket should receive more votes
lhaa one of the regular candidates, the lat
tee would be defeated by his own friends.
iIat there is another consideration likely to
produce trouble. There being but two Con-
sIeCamen to elect, voters have no right to
vote for more and wherever three candi-
dates are found on ballot, it will be the
daty Of the election board to throw ont the
vote for oil. In printing the tickets for the
different cOuntiep, only two names should
II" placed upon them.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-22

OREGON NEws.-A dispatch to the Marys-
Vile Appeal, dated at Salem, Oregon, Aug.
18th. has the annexed items:
The Indians have committed several murders
for the purpose of robbery, at the foot of the
mountains, 25 miles south of the Dalles. Two
Of the bodies found are pretty clearly identified
as those of Jarvis Briggs, formerly resident
of Albany, and his son.
On the 9th Of August an Irish sailor named
Geo. Sullivan, who had been mining near the
mouth of Rogue River for four or five years,
violated the person of girl IA years of age,
named Elizabeth Graham, murdered her and
concealed the body in thicket. He was sum-
marily hanged by the citizens Of the neighbor-
hood without trial except the finding Of the
Coroner's Jury.
Joseph Baily, killed by the Indians at Goose
Lake, was Member of the Oregon Legisla-
ture.
VIM. Crawley was sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary for life for the murder of Hughey, at Eu-
gene City.
]. E. Strong is at Eugene City obtaining sub
scriptions of stock in the Telegraph line, and is
said to be succeeding admirably.