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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-01-11
From Washington.

Washington, Jan. e.-The Committee on tho
part Of the border States, North and South, Crit
icnden Chairman, adopted a proposition to repeal
the Personal Liberty Bills and providing for an
kidnapping, equalixlng tho Commissioner fec,
prohibiting Congress from interfering with slavery
In the States or in Southern dock yards and arse
mails, or in the District Of Columbia without the
consent Of the inhabitants of the District and
Mnryla or without cooperation. Also, pro-
hibiing Congress from interfering with the inter-
slave trade. The African slave trade to be per-
petually abolished. II also provides for the run
ming Of line through the Territories on the line
Of 30 deg. 80 min, dividing into slave and fec
territory.
The border State plan first met considerable
favor but the Republican caucus subsequently
decided adversely to all compromises.
At meeting Of the House Committee yester-
iay, Hamilton. Of Texas, submitted q proposition
in favor of calling a National Convention. fresh
from the people, with view of amending tho
Constitution, to meet the requirements Of all sec
tons.
Charleston accounts say the condition Of affairs
IL intolerablc. The soldiers arc suffering from
sickness and exposure. ha
The merchants are without business, and tho
mechanics without work.
1t Is reported that Lincoln gave Seward and
Thurow Weed q carte Ho1eke to agree on any
plan of settlement acceptable to New York and
Pcnns ylvania.
The Hon. G. c. Clay has arrived, his presence
Is considered MS an omen Of peace.
Washington, Jan 1.-THE Crittenden Compro-
mise seems to be gaining friends, who entertain
the opinion that, If it were fairly presented to tho
people, II would be accepted by them as basis OF
settlement. The main difficulty, however, in tho
way is, that some parties at present indisposed
to tfer 1t without assurance that others will re-
cciye 1t In mutual spirit o. accommodation for
both North and South.
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From New York.

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the Post says
that several hundred Baltimore militia offer to es-
cort Lincoln safely to the White House.
The Mississippi delegation urged Thompson to
withdraw from the Cabinet when Mississippi Sc
ccdes
The leading congressman discussing whcih-
err TO telegraph their State Conventions TO let the
ordinances of secession take effect on the fourth
of March, the object being 10 block the Govern
mcnt appropriations, especially the army bill.
Nem York, Jan. MAYOR Woods message
recommends the secession OF New York City from
the State and the formation of free city. Ho
does not recommend violent measures therefor.
The steamer Star of the West was chartered by
order of Gen. Scott and took full provisions and
$50 men for Maj. Anderson under Lieut.. Bartlett.
She will be Mt Charleston tomorrow.
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Rradlev County.

Ourpatrons in Bradley have our thanks
for the prompt and patriotic manner in
which they responded to the call of suf-
fering humanity made through the col
umns of the Post last week. 1t is fact
as our friend Andrew johnson would say,
great fact" that from the day Bradley
commenced seeding from Democracy it
has been improving in every other re-
spect. 1t is now nearly one of the banner
counties of our Circuit,
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Alabama State Convention.

Montgomery, Jan. THE Convention
met at non today.
The Convention organized by the cleo
ton of W. w. Brooks, Separate State Ac-
zionist, as President over Robert Jamison,
co-operatiOnist by majority offs. This
was strict party vote, and doubtless re-
presents the real strength Of the two
parties in the Convention.
After considerable discussion and con-
sultation, the preamble and resolutions
offered by the secession side were put in
form which commanded the unanimous
vote of the Convention. This preamble
and resolutions, as adopted, are as follows:
Whereas, The only bond of union be-
tween the several States, is the Constitu-
ton of the United States; and whereas
that the Constitution has been violated
by a majority of the Northern States, in
their separate Legislative action, denying
to the people of the Southern States their
Constitutional rights and whereas, o Sec
tional party, known as the Black Bepub-
lican party, has, in the recent election,
elected Abraham Lincoln President, and
Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the
United States, upon the avowed principle
that the Constitution of the U. s. does
not recognize property in slaves, and that
the Government should prevent its ex-
tension into the common Territories of
the United States, and that the power of
the Government should be so exercised
that slavery should, in time, be extermln-
ated; therefore, be it ...t
Resoired,-by the people of Alabama. in
Convention assembled, that the State of
Alabama cannot, and will not, submit to
the Administration of Lincoln and Ham,
lin as President and Vice President of the
United States, upon the principles refer
red to in tho foregoing preamble.
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Another Committee on the Crisis.

3. Washington, Jan. -2.-The following is
the committee of one from each State,
appointed by the members of Congress
from the border States, last week, to pre-
pare report on the crisis. They will
hold their first meeting tomorrow morn
ing; Crittenden, of Kentucky, Chairman;
Harris, of Maryland; Sherman, of Ohio;
Nixon, of New Jersey; salisbury, of Del
aware; Gllmer, of North Carolina; Hatton,
of Tennessee; Pettitt, of Indiana; Harris,
of Virginia; McClernapd, of Illinois; Bar
rett, of Missouri; Sebastian, of Arkansas;
Vanderveer, of Iowa, and Hale. of Penn
sylvania.
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Secretary Thompson Resigned.

Washington, Jan. S.-Hon. Jacob Thomp-.
son to-day resigned his commission as
Secretary of the Interior, on the gronnd(
of an alleged breach of understanding
with the President, that no troops were
to be sent to Anderson without the deter
mination being made known to the Cabi-
the departure of the troops in the steam
ship Star of the West, until the informa-
tion was published in the papers of this
morning,
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Fort Morgan Taken aud Garrisoned

Mobile, Jan. 4.-The United States Arsenal
above here was taken possession of at daylight
this morning, by troops from this place. The
Arsenal contains twenty thousand stand of arms
fifteen hundred barrels Of powder, and three hun
dred thousand rounds nusket cartridges, and 9TH
er munitions of war. There resistance
offered.
Fort Morgan was also taken this morning by
troops from this place, and garrsoned by two
hundred men.
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Richmond News.

Richmond, Jan. Gov. Wise. in let
ter published in the Enquirer. takes lead
ing positions for an immediate Conven-
ton; but to stay in the Union and seize
all the forts in this State and hold them
until the ultimatum of the Convention is
L MUM -
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Movements of Federal Troops.

LearenWorth, Jan. 7.-All the available
force of two companies of Light Artillery,
numbering two hundred and twenty-fiye
men, and one hundred and thirty horses,
are preparing to leave this place for Fort
McHenry.
baltimore, Jan. 7.-Company Eight, In.
iantry, have just arrived here from Car
Isle Barracks. 4,.sf ...-
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Governors Message.

Gov. Harris message will be found in
our paper to-day. Having just reached
home, from Cleveland. on Thursday
morning. we have no time for comment.
The two houses met on Monday, and the
message was sent in same day.
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From New Orleans.

Ne,o Orleo1s, Jan. 1.-THE immediate seces-
sionists have carried the city Of New Orleans.
The British steamer Valarous, from Vera Cruz
bound for Pensacola touched at Southwest Pass.
She reports that Miramon completely routed
Q the 22l, and on Christmas the Liberals occu-
pied the capitol. Puebla capitulatc6. Juarez
was sent for and he would leave on the Sd for the
capital.
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AsAsss, Friday, January ~, ,sei.

~ The Governors Message and the cor
rsspcndence between President Buchanan and the
South Carolina Commissioners, compel us to
omit many other articles Of interest this week.
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WaahinRton Afaira.

Washington, Jan. THE meeting of Southern
ers on Saturday night last was composed only OF
Senators, and not Of Representatives.
The Border States will not go out Of tho Union
If tho North will give her proper guarantees, aud
remove oil causes Of irritation.
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From st. Louis.

81. Louis, Jan. 6.-At Mr.. Coughs lecture last
night large audience attended. Expressions of
strong Union sentiments were received with trc-
mendous and prolonged applause.
Tho friends of VIM. ii. Russell. residing in La
fnyette county, No., signed bonds amounting to
Sl,000,00O, which will be rendered the judicial
authorities of Washington for his release from
prison.
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Detroit, Jan 7-McClelland, ex- Secretary of
the Interior publishes letter advising the with
drawal Of the Slave question from Congress and
local Government until the Territories become
States. lie thinks disunion destructive to the in
terests of both sections, and cntreats the North
ern people to strengthen tho conservative South
erners by Welding to Just demands.
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nemocratic Caucus.

Albany, N. r., Jan. 3.-The Democrat
10 legislative caucus resolved to support
the proposition for the division of the re-
naming territory after the admission of
Kansas, " two States.
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&thsas East.
TERMs

/. Two DoLtAas A Y.AR, payable In advance.
Announcing names Of candidates forofiice $500,
Cash.
Obituary Notices over twelve limos, charged at
The regular advertising rates.
.Alioemmunications Intended to promote the pri-
vate ends or interests Of Corporations, Societies,
Schools or Isdividuals, will be charged as adver-
tisements.
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Monroe County.

Circuit Court at jacksonville next
NHe1nnE Expect to. be there, and hopsin
fnd7R our friends prepared for the oe-
casion-armed and equipped according
to law.
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Georgia Convention.

The Constitutionnlist, of Wednesday, SAYS
DELEGATES ELEGrED-For secession one hun
dred and scvcnty-onc; for cooperation seventy
one.
Fort Pulaski was seized by order Of the Cover
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-01-11

Horrisbn,g, Pa, Jan. s.--Edgar Cowan, a mod
crate Republican, was elected United States Sem
ator from PennsylyAnis to-day, in place Of VIM.
Bigier, resigned.
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Bosfon, Mass., Jan. s.-The steamship Whitney
has been chartered to carry troops and munitions
Of war to the Tortugas. She sails on Thursday.
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hiehmond, Jan. 0.-The Legislators arc arrv-
ing, call for Convention will certainly be is
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-01-11

Resignation of Judge Mcintosh.
Tallahassee. Fla, Jan. ,2.-Judge McIn-
tosh has resigned as Judge of tho United
States Circuit Court.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-01-11

Botimore, Jan. 6.--Gov. Hicks has published
strong Union address to the citizens of Mary
land in support of bis refusal to convene the
Legislature ?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-01-11

~. Lonis, Jan. 0.-The State Senate adopted
resolutions In favor Of Siate Conxeniion
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-01-11

Moeon, Ga, Jan. 6.-There will BIO n large Sc
cossion majority in the Georgia Conyention'
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her brave and gallant sons will never be
drawn for the purpose of coercing subju-
eating, or holding as n conquered pro-
vince any one of her sister States. whose
people may declare their independence OF
the Federal Government, for the purpose
of being relieved from "a long train OF
abuses and usurpation." To admit the
right or policy of coercion, would be I'M
true to the example of our fathers and
the glorious memories of the past, des-
tructive of those great and fundamental
principles of civil liberty, purchased with
their blood; destructive of State sovereign
ty and equality; tending to Capitalization,
and thus subject the rights of the minori-
ty to the despotism Of an unrestrained
majority.
Widely rs we may differ with some Of
our sister Southern States as to the wis
dom OF their policy; DESTROYS as we may
be that whatever action taken in this
emergency, should be taken by the South
as unit, hopeful as we may be of finding
some remedy for our grivances consistent
with the perpetuity of the present Confed-
erncy, the question. at last, is one which
each member Of that Confederacy must
determine for itself, and any attempt up
on the part ofthe others to hold, by means
of military force, an unwilling soyer-
eighty rs a member of common Union.
must inevitably lead TO the worst form of
internecine War, and if successful, result
in the establishment of a new and fatally
different Government from the one estab-
lshed by the Constitution, the Constitu.
tional Union being Union of consent and
not oftorce, OF peace, and not of Jlood-com-
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24
rcou..u~rcITrnl

The Nevada National of May 18th has glo-
rifcation editorial over the speech of Jno. R..
Mcconnell at the Masonic banquet in Sacra-
mento.
That myth of an editor flor who is the edi-
tor7) says Mr.. McConnelps speech has "the ring
of the true metal" 1t would puzzle any
straight forward man to tell what kind of met
sl is meant, whether 0reide, Brass, German
Silver, bogus Union, Pacific Republic, JEFF
Davis Confederate Union or what 1t is said
in some quarters that Mr.. Mcconnell will be a
candidate for the Supreme Judgosaip. He is un-
questionably a man of talents and capable OF
filing the Office with credit. But what do the
voters care whether he is Mason or not. In
these times Downicstic patriotism, left hand
Union feeling will not SO down. The question
is straight one, and will be asked of all those
who aspire to ofRce-"Are you unqualifedly for
the Union, of the United States. Will you
support its government in crushing rebellion
and in upholding the Constitution and laws of
our country will you sustain the Stars and
Stripes. Are You opposed to secession and the
"AoiSSaic piuhuCIiHS nhhu INC scouting states
have pursued. If Mr.. Mcconnell is sound on
these, for one will vote for him if I have an
opportunity, out before casting my vote 1 must
know.
1t is rather singular chat some who hold i'm
portant Offices in our country, and whose oaths
were given in connection with their offices to
support the Constitution of the United States,
are now sympsthisers with secess ion and rebel
lion, and would very likely rejoice to see the
flag they were born and reared under, trampled
in the dust-a JEFF Davis Constitution and rule
so that they could shout, glory to
treason, honor to traitors, and waive their caps
as the Palmetto flag was thrown to the breeze.
Those men are marked. They may hold their
offices for the pay till their terms expire, but
will the Union loving mass of loyal and true
Americans vote for such men again?
DOUGLAS MAN
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24
MARRIED..

At Sweetland, Nevada County, on the 18th inst
by II. III. Farqnhar, J. p, Mr. f. NJ. DARNEAL
and Miss CoRDELIA A DAVIS, both of Sweet
land.
May 10th, at the residence of the BRIDES faith.
ter, at n. San Juan, by VIM. c: Holt, Esq, A
J. FLANDERS TO Miss EVA S. JOHNSON.
In this city, May 10th, at the residence of +
G. Dunn, Esq, by the Rev. Mr. Briefly, Mr.
GEORGE S. tPEIRCE, to Miss RACHAEL h Cur
TING, all of Nevada City.
A half dozen of the most ''nifty'' champagne
for which Newark is famous, accompanied the
above announcement. We always had high
opinion of George, and somehow since he has
gone to cutting up in a most unaccountable way
our estimation of him has increased considerably.
Here, George, isa bumper for you in the last Of
the half dozen!
In Grass Valley on the 14th inst, by the Rev.
John Kimball, Mr.. John Denken to Miss Sarah
A. Griffith.
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24


CALiFoRSIA DDFESps THE UNroy.-By mn
overwhelming vote on Friday last the Legisla-
turo of California resolved to defend the Gov
ernment against domestic foes. There is no
mistaking in her position. The resolutions are
straight to the point. We give them as offered
by Senator Chase:
Rcsoircd, by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That the PEOPLE of California are de-
voted to the Constitution and the Union of the
United States, and will not fail ia fidelity and
fcalty to that Constitution and Union now, the
hour Of trial and peril.
Resolred. That California is ready to main
tain the rights and honor of the National Coy
ernmcnt at home and abroad, and at all times
to respond to any requisition that may be made
upon her to defend the Republic against for
eign and domestic foes.
The roll being called, the vote was announc-
ed as follows, in the Senate.
Aycs-Burbank, Chase, Clark, DcLonr. Der
yer, Dickinson, Edgerton, Gallagher. Harvey.
Haynes, IIeacock, Hill, Irwin, Leet, Logan,
Parks. Phelps, Pico, Rhodes, Ryan, Shafter,
Warmcastle, Watkins Watt-24.
Noes-Eagon, Franklin, Thornton, Watson,
Williamson--5
In the Assembly the result of the vote was
ayes 40, noes u, as follows;
Ayes--Adams, Avery, Banks, Blair, Briggs.
Buell., Campbell, Chandler, Cherry, Childs,
Clark, Coltrin, Conness Dennison. Doueherty,
Eastman, Fargo, Flanders Ford, Foster, Green,
Hagans, Hartman, Harris, Henderson, Hill,
Horrel, Hunter, johnson, Lippincott, Marru-
der, Miller, Morgan, 0'Bricn, Patrick, Piercy.
Porter, Powell, Ross Smith of Placer, Spence
Tlton, Tittel, Wilsey, Wood of Plumas, Wright.
Speaker.
Noes-Amyx, Baechtel, Gordon. Gregory,
Haun Holman, kungle, Laspeyre, Montgom-
cry, Scott, Showalter' Sorrel.
Nevada County voted without dissent for the
Resolutions.
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24

THE Butte Record, the home paper, and
heretofore organ, of j. w. McCorkle, if any
he had, is fierce upon him for his advocacy
of fusion with the Breckinridgers. Nc
Corkle was prominent man in the Doug
las ranks, and had been true in the past
but all at once he became sour, stubborn,
time-serving, and the consequence is, as it
ought to be, that he is in the same box
with Gov. Downey-a waif floating in the
circling eddy, while his party pass by in
the great stream of onward progress, leav-
ing him forgotten and uncared for. The
tide cannot be turned with broom, as
these gentlemen, and others like them, will
soon discover.-Sdc. Bee.
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24
AL Asrn.n srx11R,-one of the apeal

An ASTRAL SMILE.-One Of the speak
ers at the San Francisco Union meeting, D.
Barde, said:
81 see yonder, in the western sky, the
planet Jupiter, $50, 900 miles distant
from the earth, and which could not be
stricken from among its sister planets with
out destroying the harmony of all of them,
and producing chsos-hurling them into
infinite space, where it would be subject to
no fixed laws, and annihilation would be
the final consequence. Neither can one
star be obliterated from among the thirty
four which now decorate the field of that
flag now waving above US, without destroy
ing the harmony of the whole which now
comprise the constellation of the United
States of America
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Communication.
ALPHA, Nav 2Ist, 1861

ALPHA, May 21st, 1861.
EDITOR JOURNAL In your issue of the
18th you mention that the boys of Rock
Creek and Shelby Flat are the truest boys for
the Union that the world can produce" Now
Sir, we Alphaites will admit OF none truer than
we There is another mistake wish You to
rectify. You say you believe their flag (twen-
ty-four feet in length) is the largest in the
county. We have one triumphantly floating
to the breeze, that exceeds this six feet, being
thirty feet in length. On the 18th some of the
boys trimmed tall tree for the flag, ropes were
arranged, and it was announced that it would
be raised on the following morning at sunrise.
AT Al o'clock next morning two guns were fred
to call up the citizens to do honor to the glori-
Gus old flag. The call was nobly responded to,
for in n few moments, men were seen from every
part CT the town, flockinS to the place where
the 1ag was to be raised A salute Of thirty
four guns were fired while the flag was being
raiaed, and the whole ended by three dealning
cheers for the american Flag" when the
crowd dispersed with the assurance that they
had performed n noblo act. Our motto is
Union forever and, death to secessionists."
Respectfully Yours, UNION.
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24
-WAsHoE.-We take the following item

WAsHoE.-We take the following items
from the Enterpuize of the 18th.
GRAssuorPERs.-These pests have made
their appearance in our valleys, and threat
en- to devastate the crops and grass. unless
a heaVy storm comes, which invariably
cleans them out, In Pleasant Valley the
ranchers are digging trenches and using
every means in their power 30 exterminate
them. lhcre Is also species of cricket
that have made their appearance simulta-
neously with the grasshoppers, which are
equally ravenous but do not exist in as
great numbers. If a jolly good fight could
only be stirred up between them, they
might, Kilkenny cat fashion, clean each
other out.
The parties to whom we alluded few
weeks since as the lucky proprietors of a
salt lake near Walkers River have again
returned from that section, with splen-
did quality of crystalzed salt and. and re-
port plenty of it. They will start out a
pack train in few days to bring in a large
quantity. The Mexican Company has con-
tracted for twelvc--thousand pounds.
SoME parties have found splendid bed
of chalk about ten miles from this place,
on the new road to the Truckee Meadows,
Some specimens of it have been tried by
our carpenters, and found to be fully equal
to the imported article.
The well at the Half Way House, on the
road to Carson City. is $50 feet deep, and
they expect soon to get a permanent sup
ply OF water. At this depth they have
struck a we'll defined quartz vein.
! A PARTY are at work on new road
from Chinatown to the Esmeralda district
which will reduce the distance between
Virginia and that section some sixty miles
The Nevada journal., 1861-05-24

NoRToS l., Emperor of America, is in
dignant at Gev. Downey. His last decree
is in the Mirror which appears to be his
official organ. We give it
ONE JOHN G.. DowNEY-Sir:-You are
traitor. | will forget for one week that
am your sovereign, and will hold myself in
readiness to SO far disgrace myself as to
meet you in personal encounter, either
afoot or on horseback, and with any wea-
pom, from a shellaleh to six-pounder-
and may God have mercy on your sinful
soul. NORTON l..