The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-10-11
President and Vice President

President and Vice President.
The article below is from the Nashville
Union and american. 1t breathes q true
and patriotic spirit; and we transfer It 70
our columns with pleasure.
DAVIS ANs srePHESs.
| A suggestion in one of the Richmond
papers, in favor Of supplanting Hon. Al.
exander H. Stephens, for the Vice Presi.
dency, at the election in November, BY
some other gentleman, has elected much
comment and various arguments against
the change. lnasmuch rs there Is not one
man in thousand, who prefers other men
to either President Davis or Vice Presi-
| dent Stephens, for the positions which
they so ably and wofthily GID in this great
| crisis, we have not heretofore thought it
worth the time and space, in our columns,
TO discuss the suggestion, or honor II with
passing notice. We would not exchange
| Davis and Stephens, in their positions, for
any two statesmen in the Coniederacy,
and what is more, the people are not dis
posed even to- entertain controversy on
that point. They are enphatically both
OF them the right men in the right places.
Then let the people rest under convic-
tion, SO profoundly, unchangeably and
periodically entertained, without being
disturbed with the idea that any more
than few dissatisfied and obstroperous
individuals, who wish to fill the public
eye, even if it be in rather ridiculous
manner, as it seems to us, are making all
this noise, with the sole object Of learning
how tho ,,,,hl;o ,,,,lca ,,Ss, hoot
One OF the arguments which has been
adduced for setting aside Georgia's great
statesman, we will notice, in order that
we may Enthusiastically declare Our repro
baton OF it. 1t is that he belonged To q
particular school Of politicians before the
secession OF Georgia from the Union.
This argument is effectually answered
by Hon. Madison McAfee, of Mississippi,
in letter withdrawing his name from the
list OF aspirants for Governor Of that State.
The answer is crushing.
when the morning drums beat on the
plains of Manassas" says Mr.. McAfee.
''the roll call OF Mississippi was answered
alike by Wing and Democrat, Co-opera-
ZIONIST and Secessionist. Side by side and
shoulder to shoulder, they struggled on
that terce-tought field together; while live
ing they struck the foe. and the remains
OF the glorious dead repose beneath the
same monument. opatriot under such
circumstances, for any purpose would wish
10 revive the party differences OF the past,
producing discord and dissensions where
all are now harmonious and united, and
struggling together for common purposs
with fraternal feelings"
Let us at least until we have driven
back the foe, Danish from our political
vocabulary, when offices are to be bestow-
ed, all such words as ''original secession
lists" and "original unionists," and decide
upon the claims of men from their quail.
ties OF head and heart and from the zeal,
enthusiasm and patriotism they display in
advancing our holy cause.
The antecedents OF public men. may, it
is true, throw some Light upon their sa-
gacity as statesmen. But in admitting this
rule 1t IS but just to take into view their
whole antecedert history and acts and not
merely single opinion or act. There is
DOtnlng, however, more 10 De deprecated,