The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-12-26
Athens, Friday, December go, lsO2.
"The News

FREDERICKSBURG turns out 10 nave Detn
larger and more decisive affair than first
accounts lea us to conclude. All the de-
tails will be found in our columns. The
last advices leave Burnside's precise
whereabouts somewhat in doubt. 1t is
however positively known that he, with
the remnant of the Grand Army, panic
stricken and demoralized, suddenly dis
appeared from the scene of his late dis
ter; and by this time, perhaps, the fiat has
gone forth from the Federal Capitol, "Of
with his head" Old "Guv it Up" will
soon have exhausted his catalogue of dis
tinguished chieftains unless he abandons
the fatal "On to Richmond" programmed
No. The extracts from the NorthsgnAionfs
nails which reach us through our Riclis'
mond exchanges, indicate that the oppo-
sition to continuing the war is widening
and deepening, so much so that men are
daily speaking. out against it, and de-
nounce the insane and suicidal policy of
the Abolition Administration. We copy
from the source mentioned, a synopsis OF
a speech recently delivered in the city of
New York by john VAN buren,, and let
ter from Hon. VIM B. REED, prominent
and influential citizen of Philadelrnia
which serve to show that charges IN the
popular current North are marked and
strong, and that Peace" will be a nopu.
lar cry in that legion before the rigors of
the present. winter are over. If the for
midG,ole effort now making by the Fede-
rails to overrun and occupy the valley of
the Mississippi should fail, as we believe
under God it will, their game of Subuga-
ton will be played out, and the ensuing
Spring will witness the termination of
hostilities and the opening of negotia-
tons for peace on the basis of Separation.
The news of Burnside's defeat on the
Rappahanpock is said to have created
perfect panic in Wall-street, New York;
and it is believed that the Secretary of the
Federal Treasury will get the cold Shout
der upon his next visit to the money
changers.
There are rumors current from Middle
Tennessee that the Federals are evacuat-
ing Nashville. We presume they are pre-
mature. That considerable portion of
the army of Rosencranz is being moved
to reinforce Grant in his advance into Mis-
sissippi, is no doubt true, but we can
hardly think the enemy will abandon
Nashville yet awhile.
VIM. II. Polk, who was candidate for
Governor at the last election, and has
been cooperating with the Federals ever
since their advent into Middle Tennessee,
is reported to have died at Nashville last
week. He had recently been named to
succeed Andy johnson as military COVER
nor of Tennessee-an office which we
trust will soon be abolished as a nuisance.
Latest dates announce the arrival of
both President Davis and Gen. Jos. E.
Johnston at Vicksburg.
Vaughn's Brigade of East Tennesseans
are reported as near Grenada, and gener-
ally we'll.
The news of Gen. Tom H;ndman's vic
tory over the Federals in Arkansas, is au-
thenticated by late dates.
A portion of Banks mysterious expedi-
ton, Of which so much has been said in
the Northern prints, turned up few
days ago at Ship Standard designed to
cooperate in the effort to overwhelm the
valley of the lower Mississippi. An eff
fort which, from the nature of the coun-
try and the character and spirit of its in
hahitants, we repeat is to result in more
signal disasters to the Federal arms than
have yet overtaken them.
News from North Carolina of an en-
couraging character will be found in our
columns.
We believe East Tennessee is at pres
ent among the quietest and best behav-
ed portions Of the Conlederacy. There
are said to be some bush.whackers prow..-
ing among the mountains, plundering
and stealing. With that exception, we
hear o! but few outrages Of any kind.
WcdHesday.-Advices by this mornings
mail contradict the reported evacuation
of Nashville. On the contrary, the enc;
my is strengthening bis Notifications
around the city.
On the 18th, Gen Forrest attacked the
Federols at Lexington, West Tennessee,
and whipped them, capturing five hun
bred prisoners, and heavy amount of
arms and commissayy stores. Lexington
is twenty-five miles east of Jackson and
about the same distance west Of the Ten.
nessee river.
A private dispatch to the editor from
Richmond says Burnside has resigned.
md that Mcclellan has been ordered to
once more to take command
If the Grand Army" His friends as.
ert that he will assent only upon the sole
of an entire reorganization of
he Federal Cabinet-which, of course,
means complete abandonment of the
lbolition programme. Things is workin'.
Localities in North Carolina.
Kinston, the locality of the late battle