The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-07-25

cures oh the heau OF Jus vile authCr.-
Hence the effort OF the Beast to explain
it away.
Since their defeat before Richmond,
the enemy seemto have suspended ope-
rations against Mobile, Savannah, and
Charleston. Indeed, their whole opera
tions coastwise for the last three months
have been barren of results, except an
awful amount of mortality in the ranks.
Copious extracts from the Richmond |
sheets will be found in our paper. Every
thing seems TO be quiet enough in that
vicinity. Mcclellan and his army are !
roostirg along the Jim river, some TWEEN
ty miles below the Confederate Capitol, |
and in close proximity TO the gun-boats. !
lie and Lincoln recently had r. moon
light interview on the banks Of tina.
stream. 1t is said TO have commenced
with frigid formality, Abe approaching
the Young Napoleon in almost savage
grandeur and looking about as amiable
as an Iceland bear. But after gazing al
the stars few times through an inverted !
tumbler, Abe gradually thawed, notwith-
standing he had promised Seward TO give
the General fits, and thorough discus
sion of the late strategic movement was
| had. Result, henceforward Grand Army
must never move from under cover of
! the iron-clads. 1t is said Abraham re-
turned to Washington, O wiser and sadder
man, and more deeply. impressed than
ever with the immensely of the job he
had undertaken.
The Federal Congress has passed the
Confscation Bill, employing the niggers
in the army, ard seizingt.ll the Gland and
beeves" of the 'rebels." 1t also provides
death, fines, and imprisonment in certain
cases. We publish copy OF the bill in
another place Cor such as feel an interest
in its features. We also publish copy
of Lincoln's Emancipation Bill for the
border States, which we specially COM
mend to the attention ofsuch "poor white
folks" as believe, with the Black Re-
publican President, in tire Unity and
Equality of the Races and the doctrine of
Practical Amalgamation.
The New York papers continue pretty
heavy on the disasters before Richmond,
and are unanimous in the opinion that
the 100000 additional troops cannot be
raised without draft. They, therefore,
urge resort to that mode at once, as the
"last chance to save the country" The
Herald gives a discouraging account OF
the state of trade in the great CONNER
cial mart of the world" and admits that
the chances of crushing out the rebellion
are as remote as eyer-a fact to which the
whole North seems to be waking up.
From the direction of Chattanooga we
have nothing stirring At Knoxville ev-
erything quiet enough. Peach brandy
quoted at eight dollars per gallon.
The Register of Wednesday says several
Federal regiments entered Tazewell on
the Goth, arrested number of Southern
men, and destroyed and carried off much
property. The subject is beginning to be
pretty thoroughly discussed why it is that
bands of Federal marauders are permit
ted to enter and destroy one Of the most
productive valleys OF East Tennessee,
while there are idle Confederate troops
enough within easy access to chop into
minoe meat, and, if cannibally inclined,
eat up, every Yankee soldier within a
hundred miles Of the. border? We have
never beslo5bered Gen. Smith with full
some eulogy, or attempted to critieise his
policy. We think he has done much
good since he has been at the head oil
this department, as well as made some
mistakes, and believe he is entitled to the
confidence of the country. lie is said tc
be remarkable for keeping his own coun
sci, weakness the good people of East
Tennessee are not much disposed to toll
crate, and hence perhaps the censure tt
some extent. We shall have to wait c
couple of weeks longer before pronounc
ing whether the General is really wise, il
military sense, or otherwise. Mean
while let US "look aloft" and hope for the
best.
Our own classic village, with its -Four
ishing schools and academic groves, is al
present among the best behaved of 10
calities. Lincolnism here is dead insti
tuition, gone under, winked out in a long
drawn and nicely attenuated izzle. True
wo occasionally meet with an isolated
case, wandering about and mourning owe,
faded visions and broken hopes; but the
concern is closed out and the "house tc
let" Volunteering for the Confederate
service brisk.
Thursday mornings train brought adj
dtional, though not later, news from
Kentucky. The widest and most pain
full state Of alarm prevails throughout the
State, and at Cincinnati and all the town;
on the Ohio river. Morgan's force Of 3,00(
men has been mngni6ed by the excited
and horror-strickeu Lincolnpoomps to
10000
A later dispatch from Chattanooga says
Buell's forces are massng at Bridgeport
Perhaps he is preparing for grand stra-
tegic movement" in the direction OF Nash
vile.
Tho reader will find pretty correct
drum of the newsv in OLE cnlnnns