The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-05-24
The Abolitionists.
lFrom the N. Y. News.
1T HAS DONE ErswoRK.

1t seems that the Abolitionists, whose
pestilcnt meetings have been here an
nualy for 30 years. do not purpose to
hold an anniversary now There is no
use for any such meeting. They may rest
from their lahors the bitter harvest so
long coming to maturity has at length
ripened 1t is said that the Abolition
party is extinct and, in truth, 1t may be
considered as virtually ended, when it
has accomplished its mission and per
formed its work.
What more would Aboltionists do,
when North and South now stand in
battle array, and desperate struggle is
impending between the respective sec
tions9 No triumph in the history of the
world has beer so prodigious as that Of
Abolitionism in the Northern States Of
this Confederacy. 1t has been, consider
ing the slender means and comparative
handful Of its disciples, miraculous in its
results.
A civil war is rending the bonds of "the
covenant with He'll" of the Aboltionist;
while servile instruction, with its tragic
scenes, only remains to complete his sue
cess. The dome is fired, and the torch
of the incendiary may be thrown to
smolder on the ground"
Reign of Terror in Philadelphia.
The following letter, written by Robert
Tyler Esq, son of Ex-Prcsident Tyler, to
the Mayor of Philadelphia, will be read
with much interest. 1t shows the extent
of the terrorism and violence which exist,
or did lately exist, in Pennsylvania, and
which made it unsafe for Mr.. Tyler to
remain in the State. We learn, moreover,
that not single newspaper in Phladel-
phia (there is now no Democratic paper
in existence tlere) dared to publish this
letter Of Mr. Tyler:
New York, May 5, 1861.
10 Hereunder Henry, Esq.
Mayor of Philadelphia:
SIR. have been compelled TO abandon
my home and my business in the State Of
Pennsylvania, and TO seek the protection
OF the laws in another jurisdiction. My
peace has been invaded, my liberty oh.
structed, and my life threatened, and
am forced TO separate myself from my
family, and IL proper sense OF sell-re-
spect to resign the Office of Prothonotary
OF the Supreme Court for the Eastern
Distict. cannot visit Philadelphia or
Harrishurgh on business connected with
my office, without encountering insult
and menace, which | should be certain
personally to resent, and which in that
contingency would in all probability
prove fatal 10 me.
Under these circumstances desire TO
enter my protest in this letter addressed
90 you in your official character against
the fact Of my ABSENCE from the state be-
ing construed into voluntary rclinquish-
mont OF tho rights of citizenship have
acquired under the Constitution and laws
by many years residence.
sincerely hope that the people Of
Pennsylvania will soon recover from tho
mania for blood and war with which they
are now so singularly afflicted, and that
peace, reason and tho laws may speedily
re.cstablsh themselves over tho military
terrorism and mob anarchy now existing
Madmen have rendered the Union an
impossbilty. viii our people Of Penn.
sylvania yield their liberties without ro-
sistanceY is the only question.
Respectfully, your ob't scry't,
lSigned) ROBERT TYLER.
GES Scorr's NEPnEws.-ln one Of the
Mississippi companies, encnmpcd ncar