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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 70.
Lane, of Kansas, told Gen. Mcclellan
if Missouri, Arkansas, and the Indian
country resist, Le will slay oil the whites
and give their lands to the loyal blacks.
Lincoln heard the conversation.
The operatives in the Philadelphia Ma
Wy Yard are reported mutinous, because
their hours of labor have been increased
and their pay diminished. A concerted
strike is expected.
Forney saysthere are public men in
Washington who favor peaceful and
prompt separation from the Confederate
States, and that there is cooperating
party in the Free States.
The Prusian Minister has received an
official dispatch from Berlin, announcing
the opinion of the Prusian Government
that the seizure OF Mason and Slidell is
unjustifable.
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A Sad hnt Stern nntv.

If there is necessity for ths inquiries
spoken of by the Richmond Enquirer, in
the following extract, it might, and, we
doubt not, wiz be made. let tho axe fall
upon whom it may;
One of the duties which will devolve
upon Government, during the winter sus-
pension Of hostilities, and which may best
be attended to at that time, will be an in
quiry into the habits of the officers of tho
army, as to sobriety, with stern dismis-
sal of those whose vicious indulgences
disqualify them for their posts. We arc
sorry to say there is too much necessity
for instituting this inquiry. II is bitter
mockery to arrest q drunken private,
whose fault is confined to himself, and
leave unreproved the maudiin officer,
whose fault involves the usefulness and
the comfort, and even the lives of his
command. The Rawlings of the besotted
soldier in the guard-house are far less dis
creditable to the service, ard far less om-
inous Of evil, than the revelries of the
general i'm his comfortable quarters.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
"I,ll Tell PA.n

A friend of ours who had taken prido
for several years in cultiyating n full
crop Of hair on his face, was called away
from home on business, some Zine since
While absent, an inexperience barber
spoiled his whiskers in triming them,
which so ohagrined him that he directed
the barber to make clean sweep Of it,
by shaving whiskers and mus!aches both
off. The barber obeyed, and our friends
face was as smooth and delicate as when
in his teens. lie returned home in the
night. Next morning his little girl did
not recognize him on waking up. Look
ing over her mother, and seeing, as she
supposed, stranger in the bed, sho re-
marked, in her childish simplicity:
mister, get out OF here; III tell my
pa on you when he comes homew
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
Che gust.
Athens. Friday, January 81. 1899.
The Southern Banks.


There is an idea beginning to prevail
that when the war closes and things
begin to settle down, the Southern Banks
must all break. We think this is falla-
cious notion-one for which there is no
foundation or reason. Amy one can see,
that protracted war, such as some peo-
pie predict, uldimpoverish and destroy
both sections; but we assume that the
war cannot last much longer-that few
months more must open negotiations for
peace. With the close Of the war, If not
before, our ports viii be thrown open,
and the immense quantities of cotton
which have been accommodating through
the last year, will speedily find their way to
market. Cotton will command gold in the
marts of Europe, and there will be such
flow of the precious metal into the South
as will at once relieve The Banks and pre-
vent the financial crisis which so many
believe inevitable. The Northern Banks
may be in danger, but we believe the
close of the war and the opening Of
a direct trade with the world, will find
the Southern Banks generally in a sound
and healthy condition. As to the South
ern Government being able TO meet all
its liabilities growing out of the war, inn
mense as they may be, no one acquainted
with the infinite resources of the South,
con doubt. Upon the moral condition Of
the country, the war will leave traces
which will not soon be obliterated. The
cause of education, and of religion, have
been checked and impeded; but if the
South continues true to its own great
heart, and to the spirit of self-reliance
and independence which led it to en-
brace the conflict, it will soon begin to re-
cover from the effects, and start forward
on a career of prosperity unparalleled in
the history of this continent. Let the in
dustrial class take courage, and plant and
grow all they can. The midnight of the
struggle will soon be passed, and the gray
streals of the morning appear. peo-
pie so united, devoted and brave, will not
only succeed in securing their indepen-
dence, but at once rank among the great
nations of the earth. We have but one
fear--the inordInate thirst for Office and
place, already manifesting itself in every
direction. On this fatal rock the old ship
dashed TO pieces. But with that catustro-
phe wildly before us---for it must he re-
enrded as catastrophe--aud the exam
pl5 of other days'to wari and guido is,
it woall seem that we ought TO reach the
desired haven with hardly spar sprung
or plank started.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
High Prices.

[From the Nashville Union and Americana
Many persons feel degree of uneasi'
ness concerning the exhorbitaht prices
demanded at the present time for nearly
all the necessaries Of life. That the cause
of these high prices lies not in the actual
scarcity OF the raw material, we will en-
deayor to convince our readers, in order
that they may divest themselves of all
fears OF famine or other calamity of simi.
lar nature.
Indian corn commands from So to s.
per barrel in certain localities, while in
Others farmers would gladly dispose of
their entire stock for 81, % toSl, so. Why
is thisl Because large numbers OF horses
and cattle are Withdrawn from some To-
calities and corresponding proportional
increase collected in others. Hence the
supply in the vicinity of camps Is presum-
cd 10 be unequal to the demand, and
therefore arises an increase of prce.-
These remarks willapply equally to wheat,
oats, hay, and all manner Of table vegeta-
bles, as well as TO beef, pork, and NUT
ton.
manufactured articles, the increased
prices arises from scarcity of manufac-
turers rather than want of the raw ma
terial. Hides we have in abundance, and
to spare, yet leather commands two hun
dred per cent more than it did one year
ago. These high prices will induce capi-
talists and mechanics to commence the
manufacture OF leather on a more extern
sive scale, and the competition will pro-
duce better article at ten cents.
Arkansas has an abundance Of tin, but
her mines have never been worked sufii-
GENTLY to meet more than local demand.
Present prices will infuse new energy into
the owners, and by means of machinery
and systematic working, the public de-
mand will be met, the proprietors become
wealthy, and prices viii. materially come
down.
Iron, copper, and in fact all other val
liable metals, are found abundantly with
in the Confederate States, and need only
peaceful industry TO furnish manufactur-
ed articles of every description at a reas-
enable price.
AS an illustration of the truth of our
remarks, we quote the following table
from the Norfolk Day Book. 1t gives the
staple products of the North and South,
as compiled from the Census Reports of
1850, and may be relied upon as correct:
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Thurlow Weed.

The tone Of the London Times, in re-
plying to Thurlow Weeds letter to that
paper, was intensely severe. 1t says;
We do not ask from America courtesy
or affection, respect for our Queen or re-
gard for our Prince. These things are
hers, to give or withhold. We do not
even ask that amount Of fair treatment
which we are in the habit of receiving
from other nations. We have long ago
made up our minds to dispense with that
bat we do demand that she shall abstain
from actual outrage, or that, if il is com
mitted, she shall make reasonable repara-
ton. If she will do this, it is well; ], not,
the alternative will not come in the de-
sired form of ''protracted negotiation"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
NEW POSTAGE ACT.

The fol owing law has been enacted by the Con-
gross of the Confederate States of America
LETTER POSTAGE.
An Act to prescribe the rates Of Postage IN the
Confederate States of America, and for other
purposes.
The Congress of The Confederate States Of Amert-
ca 70 enact, That from and after such period as
t'.,e Postmaster General may by proclamation an
nounce. there shall be charged the following rates
of postage, to witt For every single sealed letter,
and for every letter in manuscript paper OF any
kind upon which information shall be asked Tor
or communicated in writing or by marks or signs,
conveyed in the mail for any distance between
places within the Confederate States of America,
not exceeding five hundred miles, five cents; ana
for any distance exceeding live hundred miles,
double that ratio; and every letter or parcel not ex-
cocding half an ounce in weight shall be deemed
a single letter. and every additional weight OF hall
an ounce. or additional weight of less than bali
nm ounce, shall be charged with additional single
postage; and all Dackagcs containing other Mdh
printed or e,iHea Rtuter-~a8d money pac&ges arc
;pelude4 IN his ciass -stqNbe gcied IN ,reigh ds
leflars ofs rated anil shan be charged tns fates ui
postage on ettors: and AL drop letters, Or letters
placed in any post-oiea nat lor trans mission ou'
for delivery only, shall be charged with postage
nj the rate of two cents each and in all the fore
going cases the postage must be prepaid by
stamps; aud in all the letters which shall hereafter
be advertised as remaining over or uncaled for IN
any post office shall be charged with two cents
each in addition to the regular postage, both to
bc accounted fonas other postGges Of this Con-
federacy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
Rumors Of Other Changes in the
Cabinet.

1t was intimated yesterday, by tele-
graph from Norfolk, that Secretary Chase
would also shortly retire from Mr.. Lin
coins Cabinet, but this seems to be with
out any foundation in fact, as shown by
the following extract from the Herald's
Washington correspondence
Among the rumors in circulation con.
sequent upon the changes made and TO
be made in the Cabinet, il has been
whispered that the Secretary of the
Treasury intends to withdraw, to resume
a seat in the United States Senate. This
is all simply conjecture. Mr.. Chase has
been greatly harrassed by the enormous
burden Of cares Of his office, but has no
thought OF abandoning his position until,
at least, he has completed the grand en-
terprise in which he is engaged, in estab.
Listing n financial system for the coun-
try,
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RATHER Sudden and Frigid.

We find the following paragraphs in the
Oxford Mississippi Inteligmcer
REALLY CoLD.--0n Tuesday morning
last, milk was frozen in the dning.room
where we fll our bread-basket, although
a good fire was kept burning in the room.
We had ice-cream for breakfast. We
heard merchant on that day, complain
ing of the extreme cold weather, tell
another that he fond his lehiskey frozen
it wouldn't run. The supposiion is it
was watcred in Cncianai before the block
ade.
A GaEAr CnANoE.-0n Sunday morn
ing last, The Thermometer marked 6S de-
grees Fahrenheit at 10 o'clock. In Jess
than twenty hours the mercury fell be-
lew the freezing point--to 20 degrees.
That will do pretty well for Mississip.
We have had no such weather as that up
this way. Liquor runs as freely rs ever.
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Total head of Stock, 4Os237ls l9le7l70 l6lalo5s

Iotal neau Oh Stoch,l4uo Aoi4s lv4ofli lOlalv0o
The population, products, ETC., have
been greatly increased during the past ten
years, but the average will remain nearly
the same--if anything, the Confederacy
will have the advantage in the nccessaries
of life, as the grain crop was largely in
creased last year, and will be still more
increased the present, if Almighty God
blesses us with good harvest.
In conclusion, we advise our friends to
wait patiently. A few will grow rich by
speculating upon our present necessities,
but the time will soon come when tho me-
chanic and the iaborer will bo literally
rewarded for their work, and be able to
purchase all the necessaries at moderate
prices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
Fort Donelson

II is not apprehended that the enemy
will mako any attack upon this fort at
present. The late rains and the rise in
the Cumberland, render such thing ab.
surd. A land attack is the only thing
that promised any success, and that can
not now be attemptedi all the streams
that empty into the river are swollen,
snd present insurmountabls obstacles to
the progress Of movements on land
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
BY SAM. P. WINS.
TERMS:
THE Posr is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY,
two Dollars a Year, payablein Advance.

Sa- No attention paid to orders for the pape.
thiess accompanied by ihs Cash,
Advertisements will be charged 81 per square
of 10 lines, less for the first insertiOn ana oO
Cent, for each continuance. A liberal deduction
fsde to those who advertise by the year
sey-P Persons sending advertisements must mark
The number Of times they desire them inserted or
they will be continued until forbid and charged
accordingly. Hfz
For announcing the names ofeandidates Tor
Office, IS, Cash.
Obituary notices over IL lines, charged ut regu-
Ear advertising rates.
All COMMUNICATIONS Intended to promote the
briyate unds or Interests Of Corporations, lies
ssLcols or Individuals, will be charged as adver-
tissf.ents.
5oB wonK, such as Pamphlets, Minutes, Circu-
lars. Cards, Blanks Handhills, &C., will be execu-
led ia good style and on reasonable terms.
AL letters addressed to the Proprietor, VIII be
promptly attended TO-. ~
No comriunicntion inherited unless accompanies
by tho name Of the author.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

PETERSBURG, Jan. 2l.--Two members
of the Wise Legion, named Campbell
and George, were shot at the Railroad
depot to-day for insubordination. One
was shot by the captain Of his company,
and the other by sentinel.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
Narro Labor in Taxns.

The Gonzales Inquirer says at negro
hiring there last week negro boys and
men hired at from SIS TO 1921. and wo-
men from $3.50 TO sos. Negro labor
don't appear TO bo cheapcned much by
the war.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
We'll Done for Charleston.

The city Of Charleston has now in the
active service of the Confederate States
tbirty-six companies of infantry and rifle
men, seven batteries Of light artillery with
fifty pieces, and five mounted corps This
is exclusive OF the Home Guard
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

Dey- Great dissatisfaction is said TO be
NANTES ing itself along the valley OF tho
Ohio river among the farmers and trad
ing people, who have been used to reap.
ing such abundant incomes from the
down stream" traffic, now cut OF by the
war The prospect, which looms up be.
fore them, does not las occurs 10 the mind
Of the parties most Interested offer very
hopeful signs Of the future, when peace
is declared. Probably thcy will bo as
bad off then, as. they arc now Renec-
tions Of this kind are rapidly spreading
discomfort in every direction.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

p6- A Northern paper says that Hor-
AGO Greeley svll receive tbeappointment
Of Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy
Extraordinary 70 the Court o. Iiberis -
Bully for Horace.
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arrest efa LedyJor Tfcasoa. We copy
the following from q late Yankee paper:

the following from late Yankee paper:
Mrs. Mayer, the wife Of Mr.. Mayer, one
ofthelawyersin the priyateer Sumtercase,
representing the German prisoners, arriy-
ed in New York on Saturday, in charge Of
the United States Marshal Of Franklin
county, Vermont. She was arrested at
Rouse's Point while on her way TO Cana
da from New York. She is charged with
having in her possession reasonable cor
respondence. She is said to have q large
property in Charleston. On arriving at
New York she was taken to the Prescott
House, and Marshal Murray telcgraphed
to Secretary Seward for instructions
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

RnurrroS oY MorST VesuviUs.- last
accounts. the eruptionofMt Yesuyius con.
tinusd. Houses wore falling iu Terre Del
Greco. and the village was in immediate
danger Of destruction by lava. All com.
munication between places IN the vicini-
ty Of the mountain was interrupted
Earthquakes we're frequent. In the bay
Of Naples tie sea mad reoeeiea hfty me
tres,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

AUGsrA, Ga, Jan. GA private letter
from Charleston says five stone vessels
were sunk in the channel yesterday by
the Federals.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

Day- The Savannah News learns from
q gentleman from Florida, that Cedar
Keys was captured by the federals on
Thursday, the 10th inst. Heavy firing
was heard in that direction the samo
Ia.
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Virginia Confederate States Sena-

RICHMOND, Jan. Or. NJ. T. Hunter
was to-day elected Confederate States
Senator by the Virginia Legislature on
the first ballot, by a very large majority,
and VIM. Ballard Preston was elected on
tho second ballot.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

psI- A late enactment Of the Legisla-
ture Of this State is published, which
provides that IL any county court in this
State shall allow themselves any more
compensation for holding said courts,
tbon that allowed by law, each member
Of tho court voting for the namo shall BIO
guilty of a misdemeanof, and be subject
to bo indicted or presented by tho grand
Jury.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

The FOuR QUARrEes on ruE CoNfED'
EHAcY.--An exchange says; "The four cor
ncrs Of the earth have never been locat.
cd, but tho four quarters Of the Southern
Conroderacy arc, head quartero, Official
quarters, winter quarters, and no quar-
fers
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

The following table, compiled from the
same source, will throw additional light
upon the subject:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
J. A. ANSLEY,
Genl Commission & Produce Merchant,
oe;ce No 2OO proad streef

Office No. 300 Broad street,
Augusta, Ga,
WILL GIVE PROMPT AND PERSONAL
wv attention to the sale Of Bacon, Lard, Grain,
Flour, Cotton, and all articles of Merchandise
consigned to him. Liberal advances either in
cash or by acceptance, made on articles in Store,
or when Bills of Lading accompany Drafts.
REFERENCES Either Bank in Augusta, Ga;
Paddloford, Fay & Co., Savannah, Ca; Geo. w.
Williams & Co., Charleston, S. c.; Yeatman, Rob
erson & Co., st. Louis, Mo-; W. A. Richardson,
Louisville, KY; ". D. shapard & Co., Nashville,
Tenn.
N. B. "A rigid adherence to tho principles of Q
legitimate Commission Business will be observed.
July u, 1S6l--tf
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31

pey- All the Yankee prisoners at
Charleston, including Col corcoran, have
bean sent to Columbia, s. c.
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The Cotton Crop.

The cotton planters Of Natchitoches
parish, La, have, in public meeting, re-
solved that no planter, no matter what
may be his force, should plant or raise
more than Ave bales OF cotton Of 500
pounds each, III 1862, unless the blockade
is raised BY The first Of March next.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
A Moral Defeat.

Tho Louisville Courier aptly says the
Yankees have suffered their second grand
defeat since they commenced tho war;
The first was the defeat of their arms at
Manassas, and the second tho defeat OF
their plans against Mason and Slidell.-
The former was a physical defeat while
the latter. was a moral defeat. Each was
sianal and complete, and both were over
whelming.
The moral defeat is not at all less i'm
portant or significant than the other,
while the damage may be greater and
more difficult to be repaired. A defeat Of
arms may be retrieved, but a moral de-
feat, with its disgrace and infamy, can
only be wiped out by long years Of tria,,
probation and good behavior.
Poor Sauibo Among hc Kankees.-A ne
gro belonging to Mr.. Chapman had the
good luck TO escape from the Hesians at
Port Royal and reach his master in Savan-
nah last Friday. He descrsbes the treat
,nent of the unfortunate servants in the
hands Of the Northern troops, at Port
Royal. as hard in the extreme. They are
forced TO labor on tho entertainments
from gray dawn until dark, unremittingly
and are then confined under guard at
night. Mr. Chapman's servant managed
10 escape at night--slipped by The pick
els in tho darkness, and put off FROM tie
Island in q batteau. He says the negroes
he left behind are in a'neiancholy conai
tion-sick enough Of Northern bosses.
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FOREST HILL ACADEMY.
COUNTY LINE ACADEMY,


rINHE SECOND SESSION OF THIS INSTI-
Il tuition will open on Monday, the Ith January,
1861, under the instruction of Mr.. J.P CHuMLEA,
and other assistance.
Terms, per session Of 2l weeks, one hall IN adj
vaace and the other half at the close oil the ses-
sion, per scholar, $500
The entire English course will be taught.
Boarding, in good families, convenient to the
School washing aud lights extra)per week 81 90
No student admitted for less than hall session.
No deduction, only ncase Of protracted sickness
This Academy is situated in the sweetwaef
Valley, on the old stage road and in sight OF the
Y. Tom. a Ga. Rail Road, x miles Southwest
of Swcetwater Depot
TRUSTEES:
~. Browder. II. NJ. Simpson,
w. d. Browdor ]. w. Goddard,
J.W. Orr, A. G. Small,
l.. J. Glaze, W. ". Hciskell,
IL. b. YEARwooD, Sec'y aud Treas
Dec II, ls60--63S
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The True Question.

A influential party in England, says
the Charleston Courier, writing TO prom
inent commercial house III this city,
asked, "tell US frankly how long do you
think you, at the South, can stand Lin
coins blockadel" 1--WE will answer your
question with all candor," was tho reply,
Just one hundred years. Now tell US h ow
long you in Great Britain can stand il!
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Steam Refined svrup.

D BBIs. PHILADELPHIA STEAM REIN
- cd Golden syfup, ior ialo low hy
March ~ S. X. REEpER
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(4) Lgon 10 Saeak.

Pish for your palaver; didn't ask for
that. Think I'd read lti I've sent it
over to the old man, who'll see about it..
Meanwhile | take the chickens, and adj
wise you to look out for squalls. LYON.