The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-05-30
The Cause.


The Richmond Dispatch of the Goth, has
an article on the prospects, from which
we take the following extract.
The summer is at band. The waters
must fall SO as to curtail the power of the
too much dreaded gunboats. The dis
eases of the climate must tell upon the
invader. lie has more country to guard
in the far South, and must be severely
harrassed and weakened by pestilence.--
His large armies in various directions, as
they have penetrated farther than ever
from their homes, must be victualled with
immensely increasing difficulty, Indeed
we know here how they have already suf
fered in the Peninsula.) Our suferings
in our own land cannot be so great as his
but we ought to endure and bear more
than he can, as we struggle for all that is
dear on earth, and he only for power and
plumber. AT such time, and amidst
such dscomforts of the enemy, if we only
be sufficiently active and sagacious, We
shall strike blows upon him from which
he cannot recover. He is expanding all
his power and means to subugate u.s.
We have but to be constant, perseverng
and watchful-never relaxing, never de-
sponding-and he will inevitably break
down in his mighty crusade. 1t cannot
be long maintained in such vast proper
tons. 1t Is thing impossible.
The first great event will likely be the
attempt to take this city. The fight in
soldiers are confident, and our people rely
Beauregard's great battle, if it does not
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If they are both in our favor they may
possibly end the war; at all events, the
enemy could not recover from two such
defeats this year. Should either or both
be against US, we must only gather up the
remains of battle and prepare for that
prolonged struggle which, with brave
people and undegenerate descendants OF
the brave men of the Revolution of '76,
must terminate in favor of liberty and in.
dependence.
But we repeat, the battles thus far in
the field prove that our true and brave
Southern men can defeat the enemy with
the odds of numbers on his side. The
continuation Of the war will only continue
this illustration in our favor. There is no
reason for dependency. We may re-
greet blunders and time lost; but we have
the greatest cause for consolation, nay
rejoicing, that we have accomplished sc
much upon such short notice, and should
never fail to remember that in every
contest where there was the least sem
blance of fairness and with the odds al
ways against us, we have proved our pow
or to whip the enemy, and his utter ina
bility to conquer the country.
Let us, therefore, take courage-chee
up--sustain the Goycrnment-strengt
and feed the army-stand by the Cause t.
the bitter end, and we shall conquer Clio
riously, and ere long enjoy the peace ant
Independence which it is to be hoped W.
shall have merited.
SSy" The New York Erpress, alludinl
to the report Of contemplated move
ment among the Border States Congress
men, published in the New York Times
says:
There is some, much truth in this
we are inclined to believe, judging by
what we hear from Washington. The
Border States men in Congress and The
| Conservatives of the North are In ute
grief, and almost in despair-because no
only of the shameless prostration Of thu
accidental powers of this Government
now in the hands of the Radicals and Job
bers in Congress, but because measure
are in contemplation by these Radicals
which, in their judgment, are as utterl,
subversive to the Constitution as Seces
sion itself. The Wilson's, the Summers
the Wades seem to have absolute contro
in Congress, despite the Republica,
Brownngs, the Cowans, and the Doolit
ties, while the President himself as if ur
der some fatal palsy, since he has takeI
the Democratic Mr.. Stanton into his Cat
met, fails to exert the conservative influ
ence we had from him for some week
before Stanton became his counsellor,
not his controller.
The step contemplated, or talked Of,
in no revolutionary, violent spirit-but
the spirit of profound grief, and deep so
row-the spirit of mourning over event
which cannot now be checked or contro
led, as the people cannot be reached
time, through the slowly-moving forms
constitutional Government. Millions
taxation, millions of appropriations al
asked for, and demanded, for seemingl
utterly for unconstitutional purposes. I'll
idea is, that they who ask for them ougl
to vote all alone for the means to carr
them ont. We think, as is limited in ii
letter to the Times, that the Border Stat
men are willing to confide in the Pres
dent; but of the Wilson's, Sumner
Wades, all conservatives have = horror
The President means right, or seems
mean right which cannot be said OF Il
many ambitious men about him, desire
of stepping into his shoes; while, it mu
be confessed the President lacks abili
or courage to execute his own good ]
tents or will. If he only had The spi
: and self-relianco Of the Democratic 4
drew jackson, or the Wing Henry Ola
: he would govern, and not be governe
as he now is too often.
: Mrs. President Davis at Raleig
The lady of President Davis, with h
family of four children, is at present
siding in our city. We understand it