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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
More Volunteers,

Our friends, ]. B. Cooke and d. E.
Gillespie, are now raising Company Of
Volunteers Qnfantry,) for the service Of
their country. These gentlemen were both
firm and consistent Union men as long as
there was hope Of adjustment or recon
citation; but, like thousands of good and
true men who have chung with unswerv-
ing devotion to the old government, they
now see that the Independence and Equal
ity ofthe South must be won at the bayo-
nets point and the lannon's mouth, and
are preparing to march to the scene of
conflict. Everybody knows Burche Cooke
and everybody knows Dave Gillespie, and
everybody knows they'll both do to tie
to. Any Of the boys who may feel like
volunteering and want to travel with a
number one crowd, should apply early as
the Company will soon be full. See no
tice next page.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
The First Great Battle.


The first great battle was fought last
Sunday, near Manassas, and resulted in
the repulse and defeat of the enemy
While we have no positive details as to
the numbers killed ON either side, all the
accounts received, through Northern as
we'll us Southern channels, and by rail
road passengers direct from the seat of
war, show that the rout of the Federal.
lists was disastrous and overwhelming, and
while their loss was much greater than
the Southern army, the slaughter was i'm
mense on both sides. The victory is a
great and glorious one, though won at
great price. Blood has run like water, and
Death has reapcd rich harvest; but the
grateful news goes forth to the world that
in the first grand conflict and shock, the
invaders were hurled back on their base
of operations, while the invaded maintain
the field, baptised in fire and blood and
covered all over with glory. Thank God!
All the accounts of reliable character
that have reached us, will be found in our
columns. And now one word to our
Union friends in East Tennessee, in kind
ness and sincerity. More battles remain
to be fought, and more victories to be
won. The question for you to determine
and you ought to determine it quickly
is, whether the brave and gallant men,
some of them your relatives and neigh
bors, who have gone forth to fight for
their institutions, homes and fresides,
and yours as well as theirs, shall have
your aid and sympathy in this terrible
conflict or whether, by false and fatal
position, that aid and encouragement
shall be given to the enemy. No one can
longer misapprehend the policy Of the
Black Republican government. It's the
conquest, subjugation, or humiliation of
the South. The future Of East Tennessee
is as much involved in the contest as the
future of Virginia, North Carolina, Geor-
gia, or Alabama. We are identified in
location, interest, and everything else
Our destiny is common, and we cannot
avoid it. If the South fails, we fail with
il. A common success, or common grave
awaits us-victory or annihilation-while
pandering to Lincolnism promises moth
ing but present shame and an ignominous
leafin that grand and terrible history now
being made.
But why multiply words. We know
that way down in the heart Of every true
East Tennesseean is aspark that will kin
die into flame at the news of the glo-
rious deeds at Manassas, and will spread
and glow until it lights up every hilltop,
and valley, and cove, calling forth their
stalwart sons by thousands to assist in
sweeping the invaders beyond the Poto-
mac. The field of Manassas is red with
the blood of your friends and brethren.
Their glorious spirits are watching you
from the clouds. In such an hour what
bastard would hold out his hands to the
common enemy, or who will longer follow
the miserable men whose pathway leads
to his embrace!
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Gullibility of Union men.

The so-called Union men are afflicted
with a strange and peculiar phantasy.-
They can't be induced to believe anything
favorable to the Southern arms, received
either by telegraph Or through the South
ern journals-while the most improbable
lies about Federal victories, published by
Lincoln papers, are gulped with as much
ease as loafer would swallow a half pint
of bust-skull. These men are so in love
with the policy of Coercion and Subjuga-
ton, against which they stand pledged
on the record, that anything favorable to
Abraham Is rolled under their tongues
as sweet morsel. Ifthey could see them
selves as others see them, how they
would dwindle to their natural proper
tions
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
The Permanent Constitution.

We cannot too earnestly warn the peo-
pie to be on their guard against secret
system of voting against the Permanent
Constitution, the object of which is to
cast off the connection of Tennessee with
the Southern Confederacy. Ifby this sys-
tenn of stimulating votes, the great ma
jority of the people, who we know are in
favor of this permanent connection with
the South, should be defeated, by over
confidence in the result, Tennessee will
at once be thrown upon her own resources
to sustain the war, and will finally be
thrown back into the Government of Lin
coin. This is the true object of those who
are opposed to the ratification of the Per-
manent Constitution. The Constitution
is the same in substance as the old one,
construed by States Rights men, and eve
ny consideration of duty, patriotism and
.---~- ---~- ~.--.-''e We suouiu vote Tor 1T.
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Affairs in the Northwest.

'SauntOn, Va, July lothian Abide
camp OF Gen. Garnetts arrived here this
morning and reports that all the troops of
his command, except thirty, have sue
ceeded in reaching Monterey and are now
there. A strong force of Confederate
troops is being concentrated there.
A number of Col. Pegram's command,
who were patroled by Gen. Mcclellan af,
ter their surrender, have arrived here to-
day.
The militia are turning out en- masse.
and such a militia as any nation might
fear.
A volunteer from Arkansas, named
Baldwin, was killed here "Wednesday. by
falling from the top of car. His Legs
were cut off by the wheels, and his body
otherwise mangled.
Twenty-one prisoners were brought in
last night from Beverly by our men
They were all Union" men with the ex.
soeption OF one, who was a regularly en-.
listed Yankee soldier, The traitors are
now IN jail hero. tl4'j.! ~ NJ ..a,t.'-
volunteers companies are rapidly form
ing here and there is determined dis,
position never to let the invaders touch q
soil which, they swear shall be free.
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Candidates for Congress,

lfrom the Chattanooga Gazette, GOTH
'Messrs. Welcker and Bridges are as
yet the only candidates for Congress-
Mr.. Welcker it is understood is the
Union Southern Rights candidate for del
egate to the Southern Congress at Rich
mond, while Mr.. Bridges is the Union
candidate to represent our interest in the
Northern Congress at Washington. Mr..
Welcker, although Union man, and
although he voted the Union ticket, as
Mr.. Bridges did, as late as the s..,n of
June last, is for represeeG..t.iinc Cur interest
IN the S3Ga,nern Gonfederacy, under
which Government the State of Tennes.
see was placed by the popular vote on
that day. Although radically opposed to
the Secession movement, he is for abiding
by the decision of the people as made by
them at the ballot-box, and is opposed to
the revolution of East Tennessee against
the constituted State authorities. Mr..
Bridges, on the other hand, if we under
stand his position properly, is not for ao-
quiescing in the late election, not for rep
resenting our interest, even temporariiy,
in the Southern Congress; but for revolu.
ton, Tor representation in the Lincoln
Congress. As respects these two gentle
men personally, they are both high
'oheu anu cleVer, ana Doth are men OF
no mean ability. 1t will be seen, howey-
err there is an issue of vast import be-
tween them. Mr.. Bridges in fact cannot
be considered as ar eligible candidate,
the reason merely that he prefers repre-
senting us in Foreign Government, and
one at war with our own. lie would
probably not be allowed his seat in the
Northern Congress if elected But sup
pose Mr.. Welcker were to withdraw and
give Mr.. Bridges the field entirely, and
he be elected to the Lincoln Congress,
and permitted by that body to take his
seat among them, is it not plain that any
measure he might advocate, or even any
bill that he might have passed, in that
body, could be OF no practical benefit to
East Tennessee inasmuch as the State be-
longs to different Government. And
If refused his seat by the Northern Con-
gress, which would be the more probable,
our District would be wholly unrepresent.
ed, isolated from both Governments, and
even from the State Government ITSELF
We would then have little territory of
eleven counties, situated in the noun
tains of East Tennessee, without even
the form of a territorial Governments
Are the people of this District prepared
for such state of affairs2
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
Treason-Its Punishment.

According to the Code of Tennessee"
p's $50 and '5l, treason is thus defined. i
LIST: Taking commission from, or un-
der the authority of the enemies of the
State or Confederate States.
I'd. Lcvying war against the State or
the government thereof
ID. knowingly and willingly aiding
and assisting any enemies at open war
against the State or the Confederate
states; or by joining their armies; or by
enlisting, or procuring, or persuading
others to enlist for that purpose; or by
furnishing such enemies with arms, am
munitions, provisions or any other article
for their aid and comfort.
4th. Forming, or being in any wise con-
cerned in forming, any combination,
plot, or conspiracy for betraying the
State or the Confederate States into the
hands or power of any foreign enemy.
9th. Giving or sending any intelligence
to the enemies of the State for that pur-
| pose.
Now, any citizen of the State of Ten
nessee, guilty of any of these acts of
treason, and found guilty thereof is pun
ishable wiM Imprisonment in The penitcntiay
of the State, not less than ten years, nor
exceeding trenty. Misprison Of treason con-
sists in q knowledge of the commission
of acts of treason, and refusal to COM
municate such intelligence to the Gov
ernor, Attorney General, or some one of
the Judges Of the State. The punish
mcnt of this crime is fine of not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, and i'm
prisonment in the pcnitcntiary for not
more than five years.
Who are therefore guilty of treason to
the State of Tennessee, as defined by its
laws? All persons who take commits
sion of any office, whether civil or mill.
! tory, from or under the authority of the
United States. Because this Govern.
ment at present, is the open and public
| ly proclaimed enemy of the State Of
Tennessee, and the Confederate States.-
This applies to Senators and members Of
the United States Congress, and all other
Federal officers; or to those who are cit
liens of the States, and still retain such
commissions. All persons who levy wal
against the State or the government
thereof, or who are organizing and pre-
pairing to do so. All persons who aid
and assist the Lincoln Government al
Washington, who are the public enemy
of the State and the Confederate States
by enlishng in or joining the armies o
the said Lincoln Government, or by pro
curing or persuading others to do so; OIL
by furnishing arms TO such enemies, Oh
by receiving arms from such enemies, tc
be employed in their aid and SERVICE
All persons of this State, in anywise con
, cerned in forming any plot, combination
or conspiracy, to betray the State of Ten
nessee or the Confederate States into the
hands or power of the Lincoln Govern
ment. All persons of this State who
, give or sendintelligence, whether through
the postoilice or by individuals, to any
member of the Lincoln Government, o.
, to any other person who sympathize
, with or aids said Government in its pres
ent war against the South.
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athens, Friday, July go, 1891.
Mail Regulations.

The Southern and Western Mails will be closed
punctualIy at 81 o'clock, r. NJ. The Eastern Mail
nj 9 o'clock, Pm.
On Sundays, the Post 0fhco will be kept open
tpo hours after tho arrival of the Mail in the
morning, and one hour in the evening.
C. A. JORDAN, y. ".
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
Cavalry COMPANY.

Gouldy's Cavalry Company, McMinn,
we learn is now full and will be mustered
into service in few days. They are a fine
body Of men, and II favored with an op.
portunity will DO the right sort Of work.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26

nsS" Some of the Lincoln sympathisers
have been busily engaged in reporting
that the Federal troops won the field at
Manassas. All the accounts, from the
North and the South, go to confirm the
first flash of the wires, that the rout of
the Federalists was DISASTROUS and over
whelming. We don't care who inaugu-
rated the revolution, the South is today
engaged in desperate and deadly strug-
gle for its independence and existence,
and such parties as cannot afford to give
the cause their sympathy, should have
tact enough to conceal their malignity,
and grace enough either to tell the truth
or keep their mouths shut.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
Public Speaking.

We are requested to give notice that A.
s. CoLYER, Esq, Of Winchester, will speak
at Athens, Friday; Knoxville, Saturdays
and Jonosborough, Monday.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26

We must caution the public against
the many reports Of Federal success in
Missouri. They all come from Black Re-
publican sources, and ore to be received
with much allowance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
The majority of Sixty Thousand

The Union papers are continually al
luding to the "Union majority of GO, 000,"
polled last February But there is one
fact their editors seem to lose sight of, or
studiously keep out of view. Before 60
ing into the canvass last February, the
Union party of Tennessee pledged itself,
in the most solemn manner, to resist Co
ercion, to resist Invasion, to resist every
attempt to whip the Seeded States back
into the Union. The Union delegates
took that position on the stump, and in
their circulars. The Union papers all over
the State took that position. Had they
taken any other, the boosted majority of
10000 would have been just that amount
the other way. Since that time Lincoln
has been inaugurated, Lincoln declared
war, declared his intention TO whip the
Seeded States back, and the Union par
ty of Tennessee had either to resist his
policy, or abandon the position they as
sumed when they achieved the victory of
10000. This is palpable, and patent to
every man, woman and child in the State.
Now who has changed? Who have gath
cred up their traps and left? Who have
abandoned the ground on which thnir
iasS victory wss WONT Surely, not such as
are redeeming the pledge to resist Coer-
cion, Invasion, and Subjugation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
Speaking at sweetwater.

We are requested to give notice that
Col. NJ. F. JOHNSON, candidate for Repre-.
sentative in Monroe, will address the peo-
pie at Sweetwater, on Wednesday, the
3lst instant
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
General Garnett,s Command

Rchmond, July l0.-An intelligent and
reliable gentlemen who left Stauntou,
Monday, says that all the missing compa-
MES of the Georgia regiment under Col.
Ramsey had reached Monterey in safety.
The prisoners We're all parolled.
SECOND DESPATCH.
Col. Starke, Aid to Gen. Garnett, saws
that it was no battle, but a mere skirm-
ish the day that Gen. Garnett was killed.
The enemy occupied hill and Col. RAM
seys Georgia Regiment was ordered to
dislodge them. The Georgians moved
up gallantly, four companies on the right
Of the stream in the mountain gorge and
six companies on the left of the stream.
The enemy appearing in such overwhel-
ming force, Col. Ramsey gave the order
to retreat. 1t is believed that the four
companies did not hear the order but
marched on and were Immediately sur
rounded. 1t is hoped, however, that all
of those companies may yet reach the
camp.
Garnetts command lost only 90 killed,
unless some of the four companies were
killed. All the balance of Garnett's
command are safe.
No official details OF the affair have
yet been received.
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&theus gust.
TERMS 81

Two DoLLARs A YnAR, payable in advance.
Announcing names Of candidates for office 5000,
CASH.
Obituary Notices over twelve lines, charged at
the regular advertising rates.
All decentralization Intended to promote the pri-
vate ends or interests of Corporations, Societies,
Schools or Individuals, will be charged as adver-
isements.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26

A just retribution is already upon Vir-
gnia. In few days more hundred
thousand fighting men will be on her
soil, which will be devastated by the ter
rible storm of war, her people driven
from their homes, their fields blasted,
their property destroyed, and their great
institution at the mercy of their foes.
From the New York Tribune.
We intend not merely to defeat but to
conquer, to suhjugate them. And when
these rebellious traitors are overwhelmed
in The field, and scattered like leaves be-
fore an angry wind, it must not be to re-
turn to peaceful and contented homes
They must find poverty at their firesides,
and see privation IN the anxious eyes of
mothers and in the rags of children.
There's the programme for Virginia;
and there's the programme for the South.
The appropriate place for all who wish to
see it carried out is with I.incoln's army.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26

I~ We are again compelled to omit
communications and other matter intend
ed for this weeks paper. Correspondents
must exercise the commendable virtue OF
patience-well get them before the pub
lie after awhile.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26

The ridiculous story about the capture
of Sewall's Point. There was not the
slightest foundation for the report.
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Virginia.

Should there be any Virginians round
here, their intention is invited to the fol-
lowing programme, drawn up by the
Black Republican power for their native
State:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26
Presidents Message.

We are compelled to omit the publica.
ton OF President Davis message until.
next week. ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-26

1y- Send in Election returns as early,
as possible.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-10-12
CHE Cecil lubis,
ELKTON. OCTOB EsR I2, 1861.
THE NATIONAL PLATFORM,

Congress, by vote nearly unanimous,
passed the following resolution declaring
the Origin and Object of the war. 1t
was introduced in the House, by Hon.
J. j. Crittenden, of Ky, and in the
Senate, by Hon. Andy johnson, of Tenn :
"7hat the present deplmabie c.vil war
has been forced upon tie country by the
Disnnionists Of the Southern States, now
in arms against tile Constitutional
Government, and IN arms around the
Capital; TINT IN this national emer-
gency Congress, bnnishing all feeling of
mere passion or resentment, wiH recollcct
only its duty to the achole country; TINT
this ,rar IS not uagcd on Their part in
nny spirit Of oppression, or for any
purpose Of conquest or subiugation, or
purpose Of orerfhrowing or Interfering
with the rights or established inst,tu-
tions Of those States, but to defend ind
maintain the supremacy ofth CONSTITUTE
tion, md TO preserve the Un,on, p,th
nH the dignity, equnlify and rights of
the several Stntes un,mpaued md TINT
rs sooa as these objects are accomplished
the rar ought to CEASE"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-10-12
The Whig in New Type

We present The Wing to our readers this
week with its inside columns printed on new
type. We are determined to spare no efforts
to make The Wing not only the best, but the
neatest paper on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland and with this object in view,
notwithstanding the "hard times" and
tightness in money matters, we have pur-
chased new type for the principal news
columns of the paper, and from time to time
purpose adding other improvements. We
hope our patrons will assist us in the enter
prise, by renting the amounts due on sub
scription. Having purchased the subscrip-
ton list of Mr.. Crawford, the former Editor,
the amounts due for the past year will be
paid to us. AS many of our friends will be
in Elkton during Court, they will have a
convenient opportunity of settling for sub
scriptions. We don't wish this notice to be
construed into dun, but merely notice to
remind our readers of the printer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-10-12
The SheriCaity.

We intimated last week that the Seces-
sonists would endeavor to concentrate all
their strength on their Consolidate for Sheriff,
and we learn from various persons that they
have already commenced an energetic and
systematic course of lying in regard to Mr.
Co+yroyc. This is an old game with the
fellows who are engaged 1t it, end we judge
it is SO rear playcd-out in this county, that
nobody but the vericst mutton-head will be
deceived by it. 1t is unnecessary to enum-
crate the various lies that have already been
set aHoat as they are the stereotyped ones
that have been made to do service against
every candidate, the same crowd that are
have opposed for the last twenty years, and
are so threadbare as to be easily recognized.
There is one new one, however, which per-
haps deserves rpaesing notice, and that is
that Mr.. Cosgrove is a Pennsylvania, who
has lived but short time in this Statc.-
This we will simply say is manufactured out
of the whole cloth. Mr.. cosgrove is now in
the 18th year of his age, and was born in
Cecil county, where he has lived SO years Of
his lifc-the ether ten years he spent in
Pennsylvania and Delaware, earning his
bread in the sweat of his face, Wy working at
his occupation as miller.
AS it is highly important that our next
Sheriff should be sound Cnionist as well
as prompt, honest and reliable business
man, it behoovcs every one to vote for our
candidate, and under no circumstances to
be bamboozlcd into throwing away his ballot
through friendship or on account of some
tramred-up story altogether foreign to the
issue involved.
TO those who know our candidate it is
unnecessary to say word, as they will, as
a general thing, vote for him; but to those
who are not personally acquainted with him,
we say, if you want a thorough going Union
man, who will attend to the duties Of the
office faithfully, and make as efficient Il
Sheriff as Cecil county has ever had, vote
for Eh Cosrroyc,