The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-08-22

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infinite deal more OF harm than good, 10
say nothing Of the general injustice Of
their inconsiderate and ill-grounded re-
marks. Ten chances TO one, had some
of them been living in East Tennessee
when the war commenced, instead o,
being the pen and ink champions pa-
sreellmee Of Southern Rights. they would
now be reposing gracefully on Abrsham'l
bosom, or hiding among the caves and
holes Of the mountains.
To return. The news from all parts o.
tie Confederscy is encouraging. In eve
ry direction the enemy is being annoyed
and cut up, and daily receiving over
whelming evidencsof the madness Of at
tempting to hold what little Southern
territory he has penetrated.
From Richmond we learn that McClel
Ian is running away from his "base" OF
the Jim river-to reinforce Pope or Burn
side. The Northern papers admit thai
jackson outeeneruled Pope on the 9th
and confess to loss of three thousand
killed, wounded, and missing As usual
they say their defeat was effected by supe
rior numbers. The Federals seem to have
fought desperately, and to have inflicted
a severe loss on our troops. Pope is re
ported not to be moving on Richmond
but defending Washington-that is, act
ing on the defensive. We shall probably
have another blast from Stonevall in 9
few days. He is emphatically live man
with hair on his breast and brains in bis
head, and the enemy firmly believe be
bears a charmed life. If properly sustain.
ed he'll never lose battle.
The general news kom Abe's domin.
ions is not very encouraging for such as
desire the success Of tho Federal arms
Newspapers and public men, some Of
them at least, are beginning to talk right
out and condemn farther prosecution OF
the war. According to the New York
Tribune opposition to it in New Jersey is
quite general, and so of the heavier agri-
cultural counties Of Pennsylvania. Hun
drsds and thonsands are leaving Mary
land and coming South, and throughout
the North the most stringent measures
are adopted to enforce the draft. The
people seem to be as much opposed TO
the draft as they were of late TO volun-
teering, and curses loud and deep against
the authors Of the war are not unfre.
quently heard, Riots between the white
laborers and the niggers are Of almost
daily occurrence. and the signs in the
Northern sky of an impending revolu.
ton are as palpable as daylight. The tone
of the Northern journals is less ferocious
and less hopeful than formerly, while Sc.
veral of. them openly attack the policy OF
the Federal administration. a step they
would not venture upon without they
felt the presence of sentiment some
where among the masses to sustain them.
Lincoln, too. has backed down FROM the
to raise negro regiments
another evidence that there is something
wrong and threatening among his white
subjects.
From Nashville, we learn that goods of
almost every description are exhorbiant.
~ high in that city. King Andrew still
keeps his state, breathing threats of direst
vengeance against the id rebels in,
East Tennessee" When he gets here
he'll no doubt give 'em fits. Bailie Pey-
ton denies that he has any sympathy
with the Federal government, and insists
that his name was used without his au-
thority. Glad TO hear it. Neill Brown
says he has been misrepresented and
misunderstood, and is anxious to place
himself right on the record. We hope
that is true, too.
Brownlow 10 still humbugging the fa-
natics up North with his dying speech"
and other nunchausens. and making mo-
ney at the rate of sixty minute. Go it,
Parsonl--
A man Is lucky what's got gas,
A man 10 lucky what's got brass;
With gas. and brass, and backers too,
A smar; man oushf to wiggle through.
The foreign advices since our last are
The humbug of Foreign
is completely exploded
Victoria Regina gave it the finishing
touch in her speech proroguing Parlia-
ment.
Rumors Of great events in the neigh
borhood of Cumberland Gap have been
rife for several days, but as they are. most
" Of dubious authenticity, we have con-
cluded to await the arrival Of the "reli-
able gentleman" who is looked for on
the next train.
We have nothing in the local depart
nent of stirring interest this week. Our
town il dry as soap gourd and dull as
an afternoon prayer meeting There is
about the usual amount of mutton-heads
md chaw. bacons sweltering away the pre-
cious moments at the street-oorners, list
easily discussing "the war" and wonder
ng whether the conscript will be enforo-
I'd in East Tennessee. No change to note
n the markets.
Death Of Col. ChurchweIl.
Col. WV. NJ. CHURcHwELJ, Provost Mar.
hal for East Tennessee, died at Knox
lille, on Monday evening last, Of typhoid
ever.
Extortioners.
The scriptures are not silent vita re-