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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-02-06
Letter from Vicksburg.

The following letter, though not writ
ten with view TO publication, will be
found interesting:
yIcKsBURo. MISS, Jan. 80, 1863.
Dear Pcsf;-At present, we arc calm as a May
morning. Nothing go fat as appearance, would
indicate anything like city invested by large
force Of the enemy, il except the feet Of trans
ports above US on the river, and the world Of tents
on the Louisiana side. The Yankees are working
away like beavers on the canal, through which
water has been running for several days. 1t
seems now to be their last and only hope Of a
successful winter campaign on the Mississippi
river, as Port Hudson bids fair to hold Banks in
and about New Orleans
We can see the Yanks basking in the sun on
opposite side of the river and occasionally anus
ing themselves by shooting hogs and skinning
them. We have deserters coming into camp con-
stantly, principally from Missouri anG Illinois
regiments. They represent serious dissatisfae-
ton amongst the Western trOOps-so much so
that if they could come over under the proper as
surance that they might 20 into the interior and
be exempted from CONSUMPTION, they would come
IN large numbers. Three nights ago Lieut.
Colonel and one hundred and forty-three men of
a Missouri regiment arrived here safe. Some Of
them swan the river on old boat gunnels, &c.-
They represent that there is shout 10000 men on
their side, and that they are now waiting for Gen.
Grant to arrive before making an attack. In the
meantime, we ARE not idle. Vicksburg is being
fortified after such fashion that when they do
attack US, If were in the habit of praying for
such ilk, / would say "LOrd have mercy on thcm
We won't"
The health of the East Tennessee (Naughn's)
Brigade is good and the boys generally in good
fighting trim, having gone through the camp dis
eases incident to new troops, and having faced
the music here once they have longing to re-
peat.
I see Capt. Dick Van Dyke here with his Com
pany of McMinn inyincibles. The Captain is
looking well. 5.
P.S.-Since writing the above the Yankees
have run a boat through the canal to the mouth
and back. >.
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Genesis Point.

A dispatch from Savannah, dated the
LIST says;
An abolition feet consisting Of one
iron-clad with turret, four gunboats and
one mortar boat again attacked Fort Nc
Allister at Genesis Point this morning at
twenty minutes of eight o'clock, AMI con
tinued unit! q in the afternoon, when
retired. whipped again. The lombard
ment was more furious than the last
The only person killed was Maj. John B.
Gatti. commander of the Fort. A she'll
struck him-on the head. The following
were slightly wounded: Privates John
Gray. John Mahon. and Wan. Barbour, OF
the Republican Blues; John Dillon and
Peter Brady of the Emmett Rifles. The
flagstaff of the iron-clad was shot away.
She was anchored in a thousand yards OF
the fort. She retired evidently injured.
as she did not reply 10 shots from the fort
when retiring. Though parapet front
OF one of the guns was entirely demol'
ished. the men remained firm. There
was no excitement, but the best spirits
prevailed.
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Yankee Finances.

The high price Of gold in the North is an in
fallbe sign that there Ia a growing sense of the
utter hopelessneSs of subiugating the South. The
Yankee merchants must lose the difference in all
their foreign transactions, while It will come up
on the people in the exhorbitant prices for all the
necossares of life. There Is great difference on
this score between them and us. They are our
assailants-we are the assaed. A people strug-
Cling for liberty will chceriuly submit to any
sacrifice rather than yield to conquerors, while
those who are fighting for dominion will be more
apt to calculate the cost of the war waged upon
so gigantic scale as that which now afilictS this
continent, especially when facts demonstrate that
every effort made by the assailants only drifts
them further from their cherished object. We
conclude, therefore, that the Lincoln dynasty will
continue to encounter more serious difficulties In
the arrangement OF It's finances. On the COM
mercial relations Of the North, the effects are too
plain to require comment But the Yankee ma
ton is an anomaly, and there Is no such thing Us
telling what they will probably do under any set
of given circumstances. Reporter.
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Substitutes, &c,

The Atlanta Cogfederaey in its market
article introduces few extras, as follows;
Substitutes rather dull. A few very old
men could find places at from $4,000 to
5000. A few very stout men over 50,
could get $1,000.
Negroes have greatly advanced, and are
beginning to be appreciated, since old
Abe sticks up to his proclamation.
Gen. Joe L. Johnston passed quietly
through here few days ago in the bag
gage car and looked after his own bag.
gage. The Lamp-cleaner on the State
Road says he is "heagy on all the Ealc
ginnerals that comes along in whole car
with so many waiting boys and cltsSeS SO
much"
Volunteering is looking up again
Small Pox is moving round. Don't SLAP
us on the left arm, friends, if you please
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Atlanta, Ga.

The Atlanta C6qtederacy Of the Sd
sounds the following warning note:
Sickness. Scarlet fever is assuming al
most an epidemic form in this city, and
quite number Of persons have died
of it.
There are now about one hundred cases
of small pox i'll the city, besides those at
the small pox hospital. Quarantine is
abandoned, being an impossibility. Ev-
cry body in town and country, who is not
well vaccinated, will have the small poX.
1t is broke loose and will now spread it
self. Nothing but vaccination will save
you. You had better not depend on
.dodging it, for You can't.
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General BANKS.

General Banks is one of the most sue
cessful men OF the age. He had an OBJ
scure commencement; but he has been
governor OF his native State; he has been
speaker of the house Of representatives;
he is now a major-general in the army,
and it is said beyond doubt, that he will
be the Republican candidate for the next
Presidency. What more does Nathan
want! All, but his success are things to
be Jeplored! The nation is now rent in
two by the principle that has given him
his triumphs. 1t was Abolitionism that
made him the chief magistrate Of Massa-
chusetts; it was Abolitionism that elected
him TO Congress; il was Abolitionism. at
the end OF a contest that lasted for weeks
that made him chairman of that assem-
bly,; it was Abolitionism that made him a
military commander; and it is Abolition
ism that has given him authority over
Louisiana, the Gulf, Texas. and the Mis-
sissippi river; but. Abolitionism is the
principal cause of the rebellion. All, the
country has no reason to rejoice in the
good fortune of Nathaniel p. Banks!-
He has been successful at the expense Of
nothing less than the integrity of the
United States. A temperate, moderate
man he is certainly, in comparison with
other Abolitionists. But the accused
malady 'of niger on the brain" is firm
ly seated in the heart of his moral consti-
tuition, and as it has made him a major
general, he will preserve it uncured in
the hope that it will elevate him to the
White house. May Nathaniel never see
that day!- Boston Pilot
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Second Round Of Quarterly Meet
ings for Athens District.
DIED.,

At the residence of hi. son, near Charleston,
Bradley county, Mr.. JAMES CuLroS, in the s5th
year of his age
Departed this life, Tuesday, the 18th ult, at s
o'clock at night, NANCY SMITH. aged Ga years and
8 months, wife of Silas Smith. The subject of
this notice was afflicted with disease for many
years. She was confined to her bed six weeks
previous to he death, and gave satisfaction to all
that she was going 10 better world. She was II
member of the Baptist Church for twenty years.
She was a citizen Of McMinn county for twenty
two years, and for the last seven a resident of
Hamilton county, where she died.
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Difficulty Expected.

A correspondent of the New York Her
aid, writing from Albany, says that diff
fculty between the State and General
Government is inevitable; that the Ma
tional Government has not consulted Sey-
mour in anythingit has done; never hav-
ing written to him since his election, and
points to the militia being called out by
Wool as confrmatory of what it says. 1t
remarks that the people are ripe forrevo-
luton and are not to be kept down by
Jacobins, and asks imploringly, where are
we drifting.
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Middle Tennessee,

The Winchester Bulletin OF Sunday last
says that there was heavy skirmish on
the previous Friday
"The enemy came out twelve miles on
the Shelbyville Pike from Murfreesboro',
with foraging party in large force, COM
posed of Brigade Of Infantry and six
pieces OF artillery, and mace a vigorous
attack upon our cavalry, driving them
back a short distance with their shells,
when our cavalry masked themselves in
the timber, near old Fosterville on the
turnpike, and with the assistance of Gen.
Anderson's Brigade, which happily aniv-
ed in time, repulsed them with loss on
their part Of three hundred killed and
wounded, and SIN all loss on our side.
, ave may look for heavy skirmishing
daily from this date, and with Gen. 10.
johnson to direct, we may also look for
a general engagement within week or
ten days-and feel confident OF success"
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Federal Senate,

The news below from the North is Gre
dited in the paper we copy it from to the
New York TriJme-
Salisbury, of Delaware, denounced
Lincoln as an imbecile in the Yankee
Senate, and was several times called to
order and finally arrested but subsequent
" released. Next day Clarke offered "a
resolution expelling Salisbury. The Tri-
bune says the secesh Senator's conduct
was disgraceful, he not apologizing, but
was observed tlourishing a challenge to
Clarke. lie threatened to kill the latter
for remarks in the Chronicle. 1t is the
opinion of the gravest and most cautious
Senators that he should be expelled
The Baltimore American OF the Goth
says the pirate Florida, Capt. Matfit, cap
tured and destroyed seven Yankee YES
sells off the West Indies. ..
The London Times comments favora-
bly, on the speech of the French Emperor,
and considers him thoroughly in earnest.
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Butler-SeWard,

A Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald alleges that Butler is
the popular choice for Secretary of War.
The same correspondent asserts that
Wendell Phillips and other strong mind
ed men of his stamp, went in body on
Monday night, to the Presidents house,
and demanded the removal of Seward.
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The Finances of the Northern Gov
eminent.

The Noythcrn papers publish very long and
elaborate letter from Hon. Robert J. Walker
Secretary of the Treasury, we believe, under Pre-
sident Polk--on the national finances. The fol-
lowing extracts from his letter show the dcple-
ton of Mr. Chase's exchequer, and the financial
straits of the Yankee nation:
Our national finances are involved in extreme
peril. Our public debt exceeds $72O, 900, OOO and
is estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury, on
the first of July next at 81, 1872 297 ,4O3, aud on
the first of Jaly, 1864, at 81 04,6s5,5S6. When
we reflect that this is nearly one half the debt of
England, and bearing almost double the rate Of
interest," it is clear we are approaching fatal
tastrophe Nor is this the most alarming symp-
tom. Gold now commands n premium Of thirty
two per cent. as compared with legal tender Treas
ury notes, and with largely augmented issues,
must rise much higher, with n corresponding in
crease of our debt and expenditures.
Indeed, should the war continue, and there be
no other alternative then additional Treasury
notes they will, before the close of the next fiscal
year. fail to command forty cents on the dollar in
gold and our debt exceed several billions of dol
lars.
That the danger is imminent is truth which
must not be disguised. Here lies the great peril
of the government It is not the rebel armies
that can ever overthrow the Union. 1t is the
alarming increase of the public debt and expen-
dtures, and the still more appalling depreciation
of the national currency, that most impcril the
great republic.
In another place he says:
We are upon the verge of ruin. We are hang
ing over the gulf of an irredccmable paper sys-
TEN, and its spectral shade, reputation, is seen
dimly in the dark abyss The present Congress
may save u.s. but what of the next1 Would they
il they couldy Can they, if they woudl No!
no! 1t will then be too late. Never did any rep
resentative assembly encounter so fearful re-
sponsbility as the present Congress
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

ON TUESDAY, THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY
" next, will offer for sale, ON the premises,
the FARM on which now live, lying in Easta-
malice Valley, FIVE miles South of Athens, one
mile East of the Rail Road McMinn co., Tenn,
containing about i65 Acrcs-somc 900 cleared,
and about so Acres in grass and clover. fur
thcr description is considered unnecessary, as any
one wishing to purchase will examine FOR them
selves.
At the same time and place, will be sold large
and valuable Jack; m extra hne Jcnnet and Jack
Colt; yearlng Jennct; Horses; Cattle. and
Hogs-togcther with Farming Tools, among
which is One Horse Thresher; Combined
Reaper and Mowcr( Mccormack patent;j House
hold and Kitchen Furniture; set Of Blacksmith
Tools. Terms Cash. CHI. METCdLFE.
Jan 30, 1868, 40
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Ground ArmSl

We were informed last evening by re-
liable authority that four whole regiments
of Federal troops had laid down their
arms at Baton Rouge, their officers hav-
ing all resigned without exception. We
commend them for the act. Knowing
themselves engaged in a dishonorable ca
reer, they have voluntarily abandoned it,
and should now be recognized as white
men" wheresoever dispersed. The Fed
eral authorities are seeing the beginning
of the end-the handwriting upon the
wall already speaks in trumpet-tones,
weighed in the balance and found want
ing ."-Port Hudson Courier, 22d m.
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NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

A LII THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PAID
N. their Taxes for the year 1862, are earnestly
requested to come forward and pay up and save
cost. as um compelled to close DIP. All who fail
to come up md settle their Taxes Immediately
will find them in the hands of Collecting Off
cer This is the last call, certain.
All those having claims issued 'or the benefit
of INDECENT Soldiers Families, for the year 1862,
are requested to present them for payment i'm
mediately. n. j. PETERS, Tax Collector.
Feb 6, 1S63-tf-750
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Chancery Court at Athens,
William l.. Rice,


Thomas d. McElwee, Charles L, King and Jno.
J. Dixon.
Attachment BiH1
TT APPEARING TO THE MASTER. FROM
| the bill filed In this Court at Athens, Tennes-
See that the respondent Thomas b. McElwee,
has left the State of Tennessee and Is beyond the
jurisdiction Of the Court, 1t is therefore ordered
that publication be made in the Athens Post for
four successive weeks, requiring the respondent
McElwec to be and appear before the Chancellor
of the Chancery Court to be held for the county
Of McMinn, at the Courthouse IN Athens, on tho
Sd Monday Of February next, then and there to
plead, answer or demur to the attachment bill
sled against him by the sOd complainant, or the
tbs same will DO taken for confessed as TO him
and set for hearing er paris,
JOHN l.. BRIDGES, G. d w.
Jan 80, 1s63-4t-prs fee 5j-7i9 Al.
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Knoxville, January ~, ls6S.

Edifor Posf IL beg leave to say to the public
through the medium Of your paper that Am a
candidate for the Office Of Attorney General, TO
I'll the vacancy oceasioned by the death Of Maj.
Chas. NJ. Alexander. My connection with the
army of the South is such that I may be unable
to see the voters In the Circuit before the election.
To them can only say, that II, by your votes,
the duties of the Office shall be entrusted to me
hope to merit the confidence you thus bestow. by
faithful discharge Of the trust.
Respectfully, III. WRIGHT.
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Treatment for Diseases of the Eye.
DIR. j. b. GENTRY, Ocuiis.


Has temporarily located at Athens. He Was
engaged in the treatment Of Diseases Of the Eye
exclusively, for ten years prior to the commence
ment Of the war, at Frankfort, Ky where his
success is well known. lie has all the necessary
instruments for Surgical Operations, and is pre-
pared to treat all Diseases of the Eye; and feels
confident of his ability to give satisfaction. Per-
sons afflicted are invited to call. All letters will
be answered Immediately.
Reterences:-Gen. d. H. Helm, Commanding
at Chattanooga; Officers and Soldiers from Ken
lucky, at Tullahoma; and citizens Of Kentucky,
Middle and West Tennessee.
re- Rooms at Bridges Hotel.
Jan 90, lS63-tf-74s
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Something New.

A practical photographer suggests a
new way of transmitting army dispatch
es. He proposes to photograph a des-
patch on piece of paper an inch square,
put it in bullet, and fire it from a rife
or cannon, wherever it is desired TO CO.
What a happy time the recipients would
have catching it when it got there. 1t
would take two men and boy to see it
coming.
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Confederate Congress.

TIE following occurs in the printed
proceedings of the Goth, under the head
of Supplementary
Mr.. Foote-l am requested to ask the
members to remain for an hour in order
to hold public meeting from which pat
riotic citizens generally are not excluded,
to rejoice over the glorious news from
Kentucky. Great confusion and laugh
ter; cries of What is it," Order! or
derry
Mr.. Foote-The news has arrived from
Kentucky that the Governor Of that State
has called out Sirg thousand men to fight
against the Lincoln Government,
"(Cries of Where your authority?")
Mr. FooIe-The news has arrived, and
Illinois and Indiana are going to join us.
("Good! good!' Great laughter and
confusion
E.ra members.
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Sinking Of the Hatteras.


The New Orleans Picoyu"e OF the l7th inst''
contains the following;
Orr GALVESTON, TEXAS, Jan. -, 1868.
OF the first Galveston disaster you know ALL
The rebels occupy the city with n strong force of
five thousand or seven thousand men. The city
is well fortified with batteries all around.
On Sunday evening strange sail appeared off
the harbor The gunboat Hattcras went in chase
about o'clock. A heavy fire was soon after
heard and the sloop-of-war Brooklyn and the
gunboat Sciota started in pursuit. The firing
ceased before these vessels reached the spot
some twenty miles from Galveston. AT daylight
next day, Captain Lowry, of the Sciota, picked
up boat containing an officer and five men, be-
longing to the Hattaras They reported that at
o'clock, on Sunday evening, the llatteras rang
ed up alongside of steamer, which looked like
the Alabama; she was hailed by Captain Blake,
and replied that II AIN her Britannia Majesty
steamer Spitfre." Captain Blake said: "Heave
to- will send II boat aboard of you" A boat
was lowered-the one spoken Of as having been
picked up.
Just as this boat showed off, the strange steam
or opened furious fire on the Hatteras. Both
vessels then engaged in fierce combat-running
ahead of the boat; but soon aftcr-say about
twenty minutes the officers in the boat saw the
Hattcras stop, evidently crippled; then there was
loud cheering on board the rebel steamer. The
Brooklyn and Sciota cruised all night, and next
morning foRnd the wrnck of the Hatteras, sunk
in nine fathom water. Some of her boats were
picked up, which contained arms and bloody
clothes. Bat the victor had disappeared. The
Hatteras was purchased iron vessel sister to
the steamer st. Mary. She was unfit for man
of-war-having no powers of endurance. Her
l.. cd IF thraa M pd nd
four short 32-pounders. The rebels had heavy
uns-6S-pounders, by the sound, Opinions diff
fer as to who she was. Some think she was from
Mobile and not the 29O
The rams and Notifications at Galveston are
iluhl
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$50 REWARD.
ESTRAY HORSE.

TTNAKEN UP by WILLIAM W. BLANklN-
ship, in the I'd District Of Meiss county,
Tennessee, on the Gath day Of january, 1885, one
BROWN HORSE, with blanc face from his
lip to a little above his eyes, pasterns crooked
about s or 10 years old, Is hands high. APP
praised to $3.50.
FETHIAs wo0LsEY, Ranger.
, Feb Q, ls63-3ts-T50
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HEApoUARrrns sOrn TENN. REGIMENT.

Vicksburg, Miss, Jan 81 1853,
All absentees belonging to the above Regiment
will report without delay to these Headquarters,
at vicksburg, Miss, or wherever the Regiment
may then be, or they will be treated as deserters
and reward Of thirty dollars offered for each
member Of the Regiment who continues TO absent
himself without proper authority,
By order Of JOHN A. ROWAN,
Colonel Commanding.
JONI TRIPIErr, JR., AdJt
Feb 8, 1S63--3t
gtsS- Athens Post and Cleveland Banner copy
three times and spnd bills 10 Col. Rowan.
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Attention, Sd Tennessaa [

All members Of 3D. Tennessee Regiment now
absent from their commands aro ordered to report
to Capt. j. X. p. Gddons, calhonn, Tenn, who
will furnish transportation ard rations TO this
point Ho Is also authorized to arrest, confne
add prefer charges agaiDst all who do not report
70 bin. Nj. LILLARD, Col.
Copuanding 81 Tsnn vol.
Viesrbgyy, Jan. 10, I4s7
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a IRAN AWAY FROM THE SUDsCRI-
Xh Der, ut Riceville, Tenn, on or about the
~ 10th instant, n BRIGHT MULATT0,
a. named TOBY. Said boy is about 20 years
-A-~ old, supposed to weigh about 1855 or l4O
lbs. sand to be about feet 10 inches high, black
EYED aud hair nearly straight, active and we'll
proportioncd, and at II distance would pass for
white man. will give the above reward for his
apprehension and safe delivery, or safe condne-
ment 50 that can get him.
JOHN STEWART.
Decatur, Tenn. Jan "a, 1s63-lm-749
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B9~ An exchange gives specific for
high prices. Let everybody 60 to work
and produce, or manufacture all we can
make, and dispense with oil that is not
necessary.
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s6y The leading members of the New
York Chamber OF Commerce are out in o
card protesting against the use of their
rooms for the public reception Of Beast
Butler
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.ESy' 1t appears by the Atlanta papers
that 1863 men were enrolled under the
Conscript law in that City, and of that
number but 81 were actually sent into the
field,
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YANKEES DRowNEp.--The bridge which
crosses the canal in Richmond, on the
street leading TO the Petersburg depot, on
Tuesday, while about one hundred YAM
kee prisoners were passing overit, precip-
itating tho whole number into the water
beneath. A number were severely injur-
cd, and two were drowned,
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nay Friend Allen, Cotton Port, Meigs
county, will please accept our thanks for
his attention to the interests of the Post
in his beat.