The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-12-19
The DeSpot.

The editor of the Chicago Post recently
visited Washington. He thus writes to
his journal of the protection of Lincoln
from the danger Of assassination:
eve spent few days recently in Wash
ington city. and while there, saw many
things and heard many things which TO us
seemed very suggestive evidence of the
extraordinary progress with which the
nation is rushing onward in its history
The presence of an armed guard at the
gates of the Executive mansion every
morning, and the care taken to keep
strangers outside of the approaches to the
building, was to US something new. The
Presidents arrival and departure from
the Executive mansion are notwithstand
ing the melancholy suggestions they rem
der, peculiarly remarkable. We saw him
leave the building once, and though the
sight may be Witnessed every day, it
was 4 character too Wretched to invite q
second visit. We saw him leave on Sun
day afternoon, and the manner was as
follows: About haft past 5 in the after
noon, a mounted guard, numbering some
thirty or more troops, all armed WEb
and rafting scahbards, fierce beafdss+ss IA
revolvers stuck i'll their holsters, DASHED
iuriously through the streets, and enter
ed the ground north of the Presidents
house. At the steps in front of the door.
and under the archway, was carriage
The officer. or one of the officers of the
mounted guard, alighted and entered the
house. In about ten minutes he appear
ed at the door, and giving The signal, the
carriage door was opened, the guards put
themselves in martial attitude, commands
were given, and then the President APP
peared with a portfolio under his arm.
and with one or more soldiers at each
side walked rapidly to the carriage and
entered it. Two officers jumped in also,
the door was slammed, the guard gallop-
ed into position, and the carriage contain
ing the President of the United States,
was driven off. preceded by troopers. fol-
lowed by troopers. At very rapid pace
the party left the ground, and upon
reaching the avenue proceeded at hard
gallop out Fourteenth street."
Confederate Bonds in England.
The subjoined statement has an air oil
truth about it. There are no more shrewd
set of capitalists than the operators or
the English stock Exchange. If de
mand for Confederate bonds has arisen
in England, it is a sure premonition OF
Southern independence. The money in
stincts of the English dealer in stocks arc
scarcely ever at fault. The Mobile Reg
| lister says:
We have seen letter from a GONZALES
cent Mobile soldier. who Is soiourning II
the family of a hospitable citizen of Rich
mond, wealthy capitalist, which give.
the particulars of a conversation he re
Gently had with his most.
| The gentleman, in the course of his in
| quiries as to the means of RENTING a con
siderable sum to England, was introduced
to an English gentleman now in thi
country on collecting tour for one o
the largest English hardware establish
collected Sp S51h BE of + I Rantss lie Ia
Confederate eight per cent. bonds at pa
, which he says will now sell readily in FL
gland at IS to 80 cents in the dollar, an
the day the Confederacy is recognized {
a nation they will go up,to l25 or 15O.-
Many large houses, he says, have hui
dreds of thousands of dollars of thes
:. bonds. and consider them splendid il
vestment. AS TO recognition, 1t Is sure
take place in a few months.
Inquiries being made respecting tt
Confederate navy reported to be buildiI1
III England, the gentleman said that noti
ing certain was known. 1t is tact' nov
ever, that good many large steamers al
building but for what purpose 20 Doc
can tell. The ship yards are kept locke
and no one is allowed to visit them.
One Of Thousand.
We are informed that Mr.. Nolan Chan
Ter, of Cutoff district, in Walton count
is furnishing shoes at his tannery to Il
} families of absent soldiers at $3.50 p
} pair. This is refreshing in these days
} extortion: All honor to Nolan Chan
ler!-Southern Ga. Waterman.
North Carolina.
, Richmond, Dec. l3.-The following ot
! cial dispatch was received to-day fro
Kinston, N. c..
ITO General Cooper:
: Gen Foster (Yankee) attacked XII,
n ton yesterday with $4,000 men and nj
: gunboats. fought him ten hours a.
# have driven him back to his guhboats
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