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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Policy of the Democratic Party.


GoviSeymour addressed the Jackson
Central Association New York, on the
evening of the 25th. In the course of
his remarks he said:
In every part of our land are proofs
of widespread changes in political feel
ing, while the ablest Republicans refuse
to go on with party which tramples
upon the judiciary powers, and is rep
resenting all ideas of political morality
and Infringing all the business machin-
cry Of the land. We are laboring un-
der some embarrassment from the great
volume Of the change i'm our favor
Those who are rallying around the
standard of constitutional rights have
heretofore held conflicting views with
regard to events for the past few years,
and thu Gyestion Is how we can put this
great tr'rh5aty in the field so arranged
Mataffx ,s{r ! li iNofcuro piaoc s},cvii~-
ciplintT and desperate hordes OF office
holderss' IN now misgovern the coun-
try. TEi,,is the only problem to be
settled. for the American people are
disguised with the Congressional party.
Can we mark policy which will unite
viz haJoiitN viz Ills
can only be done by thoughtful, I'M
selfish course. At the same time we
must be outspoken and confront all the
questions which perplex us. Men look
forward with hope aud fear to the ac-
ton of the National Committee on the
4th of July. l shall not speak of can.
didates. Let the claims OF each be con.
sidered in a courteous and manly spirit,
and let us take care no personal parti-
sanship shall draw us aside from our
duty to our country. We should sup
port with hearty zeal every upholder OF
constitutional rights. 1t will be in the
present state of our country an unholy
thing to go into the July Convention
with any purpose which shall not have
in view the rescue of our government
| from the men who now have it in hand
He then proceeded to reiterate his
views. formally expressed On the finan.
cial question, disappearing contraction
and unwise issues, and urging the resto
ration of the national credit, tainted BY
the wastefulness and profigacy of the
party in power. He commended that five
hundred millions of the thousand mil
lions of money spent by the Govern
ment since the surrender of Gen. Lee
could have been devoted to the pay
ment of the national debt, carrying b,
the proof of good faith, the nationa
credit to the highest point while new
bonds at low rates OF interest would
have reduced our taxes and brought on
currency to the value of specie.
Governor Seymour also spoke in ia
vor of general amnesty and restoration
of suffrage to all whites in the South
which would obviate the keeping u
ofsmilAary .despotisms,to feed idle me-
groes, to break down the Judiciary, an
to shackle the Executive, and to destro
all Constitutional rights.
He closed with an appeal to the Who'll
country, to rise with one united cflor
and to drive from power the commo
enemies of liberty, honor, rights an
Constitutional laws
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Past NatiQpal Democratic Con
AM YentiOMS.

Past NAXInnAI IDemOcruIlC SOn-
N'H yentions.
MI, e,,t1&,f.,,, which wo find in the
ho - ~, -. A.
New orr ArpreSS' VIII ih'ercs' Vic
reader: W
Into 1899 the Presidential candidates
of the neople were not selected by Ma
tional Conventions of the respective
norties lint were nominated by a Con-
rressional caucus at Washington. The
first five Presidents were, with their
Vice Presidents. chosen in this manner.
This custom was killed in 1924. Then
there were four candidates before the
people for President, namely: Andrew
jackson, j ohm O. Adams, w. ii. Cuw-
ford and Henry CLAY. Adams, Jack
sons and Claws friends i'm Congress de-
clined to have ANYTHING to do with the
caucus. Only 81 members met and
nominated Mr.. Craw ford in accordance
with the old plan.5 lie came in THIRD
| best In tfp.fHUe.s rfIUscfs :s.o.j}wensT y
the House and Adams was chosen.-
jackson was taken up at the next elec-
ton, in different State Conventions,
and was elected over Mr.. Adams, who
had the same Endorsement.
The first National Conventions were
called in 1882, the ending Of Jackson's
first term. The Democratic met at Bal
timore, renominated Andrew Jackson
by reclamation, and Martin Van Buren,
for Vice President. Gov. Robert Lu-
cas- of Ohio, was the President of this
Convention. Jackson and Van Buren,
were elected. In 1895 the Democrats
held their second National Convention
at Baltimore, and nominated Martin
| Van Buren, for President, and, after a
sharp contest, selected Col. X. M. John
son of Kentucky, for Vice President,
over VIM. C. Rives, of Virginia. Vir-
GINA, in the election, voted for Van
Buren,, but rejected johnson. This
caused tie. johnson had just half OF
the electoral votes. There being no
choice, johnson was elected by the
Senate-the only instance in our history
of Tice President being so elected
Van Buren, was elected. +,
In 1889 the Democratic National Con-
vention met at Baltimore, and renomi-
mated Mr.. Van Buren, for President
No Vice President was nominated. and
the States were left to vote for whom
they pleased for Vice President. The
friends of Van Buren,, however, gene.
rally voted for Colonel johnson. liar.
rison and Tyler were elected.
In 1874, both parties held their Ma
tional Conventions at Baltimore. The
Democrats selected James X. Polk, O
Tennessee, and Silas Wright. of New
York. The latter declined, and Georg,
NJ. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, was select
ed. Polk and Dallas were elected.
In lS4S, the Democratic Nationa
Convention met at Baltimore. and nom
mated Generals Cass and Butler TO
President and Vice President. The
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
A Radical Panic in Tennessee.


The radical Messiah sent out by the
Cincinnati Gazette to conduct the polit-
ical affairs of this State writes as follows
to that paper of Tuesday:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June Is.
/ have limited heretofore that there
were dangerous feuds among the Repub-
licans of Tcnnesse-smouldering embers
of contention, which occasionly flash
titfully forth, and which, unless rcpress-
cd by the opposition Of the rebel De.
mocracy, might burst into general and
lnrid flame. This is TO the Union men
of the nation, a matter of deep regret
for unless we shall have succeeded in es
tablishing throughout the South strong
enthusiastic and united party-a party
whose leaders are more devoted to prin
ciple than to the party spoils of office
party that shall care much for mea
sures and but little for men-the mis-
sion of the National Republican party
will have been, after all, failure. d
course, l take an extended view Of
what that mission is. believe it viii
have failed unless, as the result of it,
efforts, the abominablc doctrine of Sc
cession shall be utterly eXtirpated from
the Potomac to the Rio Grande, from
the Ohio to the Gulf, and all the mil
lions that dwell within the boundaries
of the Republic, shall bow before thu
shrine of Liberty, and with the hol!
creed of Impartial Freedom on thei
lips, shall murmur, ~ believe"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Protest Against the Admission of
. the Arkansas Delegation.

When the resolution for the admis-
sion of the Arkansas delegation was
before the House of Representatives,
Mr.. Brooks presented protest signed
by all the Democratic members. 1t
was read, and concludes as follows:
We, Representatives of the people for
the free States, in behalf of our consti-
tuents, earnestly and solcmnly protest
against this violence upon our constitu-
ton, and upon our people and do here
by counsel and advise all friends of
popular government to submit to this
force and fraud only until at the ballot
box, operating through the elections,
this great wrong can be put Alright
There is no law in tho land over the
constitutional government; and hence
all bayonet made, and all Congress i'm
posed constitutions are of no weight,
authority or sanction, save that enforce
ed by arms, an element of power un-
known to Americans in peace, and new
er required but as it acts in and under
the supreme civil law-the constitution
and statutes enacted in pursuance there
of.
We protest, then, in behalf of the
free people of the North and West,
against the right of this military oil
garchy established in Arkansas or else
where in the now re-cnslaved States of
the South to impose upon us, through
Congress, taxes or customs, or other laws
to maintain this oligarchy, or its Freed
mems Bureau.
We protest against going into the
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Reputation Coming.

Thurlow Weed is beginning to be un-
easy. He says, over his initials:
In adjourning, as Congress is likely
to do, without easing the peoples bur-
den, an impulse will be given to repu-
diation, from which the worst is to be
feared. Indeed, l now desire to ex-
press, with painful emphasis, the opin-
ion that if the present Congress fails to
reduce interest on the public debt, it
will be succeeded by a Congress which
will paw the debt in greenbacks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
The gust.
Athens, Friday, July 3, 1865.
The Oath at Philadelphia.

A dispatch says: The Masons made
nm imposing ceremony today for laying
the corner stone of the new temple ON
Broad street. The procession formed
in twenty divisions, and occupied near
ly an hour and half in passing given
points. Among the articles placed in the
cavity, is case containing complete
set of silver Masonic jewels used by
George Washington in laying the cor
ner stone of the Capitol at Washington.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Grants Rocky Mountain Trip.

n ashlnSton dlspatch 10 the LOUIS
vile Journal says:
Grants runaway trip to the Rocky
Mountains excites general comment in
every circle. 1t has even been limited
that his "habits" had something to do
with the move, and that it was in ODE.
dience to the orders of his Medical Di-
rector. Others consider it prudential
step to get out of reach of speech-mak-
ing and visitors. Others again thought
it cowardly retreat before the invec-
tive of Wendell Phillips. 1t turns out
however that different motive lay at
the bottom of it. The President has
ordered the Secretary of War to refer
the Georgia military arrests to Grant
for adjudication, in accordance with the
laws of Congress. In doing this Mr..
johnson reserved to himself the right
to set aside Grants ruling, if it should
be unjust. Grant has therefore got out
of the way to shirk the responsibility.
We are apprehensive Ulysses will be
badly dwarfed by the time the election
is over
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
SDOtS on the Sun.

Herschel and Arago found that the
greater the number of spots on the sun
during any year, the higher was the
cost of breadstuffs. For the reason
that the existence of these blots on
the solar disk reduces the heat of tho
sun very materially. The experiments
which led to this assertion were con-
tinucd during period of twenty-five
wears ''tH
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
The South Not Entirely Ignored.

We notice that Senator Pomeroy OF
Kansas, has lately introduced into the
Senate q bill to provide for continuous
line of railway, from Washington City
to Mobile, Alabama.
The Washington Chronicle in noticing
the prospect of early action on this bill
gives it q hearty commentator, and
says it is an important measure, and
looks to the establishment of great cen
trail direct and continuous rail line OF
postal and military communication
from the capitol of the nation Vta Rich
mond, through the healthful and beauti'
ful Piedmont ranges Of Virginia, the
Carolinas, and Georgia, to the great Gull
eities OF tho West. .-'r-.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Mans Cruelty to Man,

The. Southern Recorder says: Eight
negro men have been convicted, in the
Superior Court of Themas county, Ga,
of kidnapping man of their own color
in Florida, severely beating him, and
then forcibly bringing him to Georgia.
They will probably be sentenced to the
penitentiary. ... ID ...r
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03

A boy in Providence caught trout n
foot long with his hands "a water-snakc
grabbed the fish and made off with it !;
the boy killed the snake and recovered
the fish, but not before the latter was
dead. That will do for Providence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Hard on Him.

The Revolution is very hard on Grant.
1t has writer who says: ..... ,.-
He is man without enemies, be-
cause he is man without ideas. Hav-
ing no principles in private life, no po-
litical opinions in public life, there is
nothing to afford vitality to an enemy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03

b. GOAT in Bridgeport, Conn, got at
some liquor and drank enough to give
it the tremens during which he made
most hideous noises, and finally died.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03

The Chicago Times takes strong
grounds against the enforcement of the
thirds rule in the Democratic Con-
vention. 1t says it has ever been pro-
ductive of mischief and the defeat OF
the purest and most popular men of the
Democratic party, and calls for its re-
peal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Dismissed Without Cost.

The Knoxville Press and Herald of
Friday says: . ..'
In the United States Court on Thurs
day, the indictment against Rev. Mr..
Bates, of the Southern Methodist
Church, for treason, was dismissed
without cost. The day has passed by
for treason trials, and the whole docket
will soon be cleared of such cases.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03

ASouthern exchange alludes to Grant
Qualification meetings" to
mean Grant Ratification ditto. arr ssre
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03

Seventy-sevcn millions in gold will
be paid out on the LIST of July, for inter-
est on the public debt,
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07
The senate Yesterday.

There was a "masterly inactivity" In the
business OF the Senate yesterday, and marked
contrast with the proceedings OF the pas,
week. A few petitions were presented and
the appropriation bills of the Army and Navy
being reported from the committee, a debate
ensued upon the latter, monotonous In detail
and wearisome In length. The galleries were
almost deserted and the knights Of the pencil
were few and they evidently disposed to ennui
The Senators themselves appeared worn ant
weary, and 1t was relief to them when the
legislative business was finished for the day
and an executive session held. They aroused
from the lethargy which was upon them and q
more lively time was experienced, II not with
in at least to the half dozen anx ious expectanti
who were waiting confirmation, and dancing
attendance upon the outside.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07
The Navy Department.

Commander James Alden has been detached
from duty as member Of the examining board
Of which Commodore Winslow Is president
and placed on waiting orders.
Paymaster q. W. Abbott, detached from the
Contocook and from duty as fleet pnymastcr
OF the North Atlantic squadron, and ordered
to settle his accounts.
Mate +. W. Rimbull, detached from the San,
tee, and placed on leave prior 20 his discharge
Paymaster J. d. Murray ordered to duty on
board the Contoeook, and as feet paymasteI
Of the North Atlantic squadron.
Commodore William Rogers Taylor ordered
to duty as member of the board OF which Com.
modore Winslow Is president.
Acting Ensign Jos. Richardson has been
honorAbly discharged.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07

The Worlds Columbia, S. O., special says the
Democratic State Convention adjourned on
Saturday. A full State ticket was nominated
including W. ID. Porter for Governor Repre-
resentatIves to Congress and delegates to the
National Democratic Convention were also
chosen. The whites are advised to vote, but
under a formal protest, against the recon-
struction act.
The registry lists in Louisiana have bee n re
opened for revision and additional registry
live days preparatory ia the coming election.
The Rhode Island House of Representatives
has adopted q resolution submitting to the
people two propositions OF amendment to the
constitution OF the State, the hrst extending
the right of suffrage to naturalized citizens
who have served in the war and been honora-
bly, discharged, and the second extending the
same right to all naturAlized citizens upon the
same conditions rs native citizens.
IT Is suggested that General Forests late
tour through northern Georgia and Missis.
sippi has something TO do with the organiza-
tion OF the Ku-KluN-klan.
gPennsylvania House OF Representatives
passed the new registry law on thursday. The
Senate adopted the bill on the 10th Of March,
and II therefore now only awaits the Govern
or's signature to become n law.
SENATOR WILSON, OF Massachusetts, visited
the Virginia convention Saturday. He Ad-
dressed the colored people on temperance Sat-
urdAy night.
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EXCEPTIONS.


1t Is now understood that the Com mittee Of
the House on Banking and Currency will soon
enter upon the discussion Of the propo sition
now before 1t of substituting grcenbacks for
the National Bank currency now In circula.
ton. The friends OF this measure are an xious
to bring the matter before the House to get At
once the sense OF that body upon the question.
We trust that the nature OF the vote OF the
House of Representatives upon the bill, should
It be reported, will be such as to dispose OF the
scheme without much further delay. The
National Banking capital, as Is well known, Is
based upon United States bonds, and amounts
to $40 ooO,ooO, and the proposition Is to with
draw the currency predicated upon these Sc
curities and TO supply Its place with green
backs, thus redeeming the bonds held by the
banks, and In this w,y TO save ,ome s,s ooo ooo
In coin which the Government now p,ys to
the banks as interest, The ide, ia , plausible
one, but much more pl,u.ible than hone.t
It may be, possibly ia. eompetent for the GOV.
eminent to enact A law of thi, kind. and thus
compel the banks to surrender these bonJ.,
but the righteousness of such n proeeeJins
may woii be doubted. 1t is simpIy-stripped Of
its prctext that the greenback currency ia lust
as good as the note. now in ci,cui.,ion,h.
nrst step towards repudiatlon. and a cIoyo,-
sized entering wedge I'm that di,oc,,on n,,
let M Inouirc will tn. hin -. a. -
A law, should IL ever become such s.ys ths
Government AIS 900 OOo In coin in,.r,.,,
Mr. Law Cooke has co,eInsI,a,,, .,o,. a.
the loyernment ia no, r..II,, 80 H. s.', ''
inc 70 tho h,nr. .,s ooo ooo - ,s.N :" '"S' pay
than 40 600 ooo and m. rono,,. ~ ", ou' ies'
,arv of The T,s..r,v .,s ror,,,..r"' y,
CURRENCY arc In ooIn.tIaa. ~. Vi 'he
view TbIs fat IL ola.,,,. ..,.,,,-,
ono who will t.Lo ,ho ,,,,.,. . q. any
,o.,uv 80 rh.h.' w ,e"eet e'n
49,. .',,S', apo. ""ie" '"e haiohai
I..,a,..t- ~ '"u upon whieh they
-. n. s, 'houBh not 'aN'paying'
80. Va, e"p,,N VI a'AN-payihg business
a, 'hs' 'hese bonus give rise to
sonn,.r 49, ol h All parts OF the
The S,s,.. -, =, -, " ,ae NATION
n.,,. ~ ~, -, au'hofnies In All
tho ho,,ha,ss. .se anu cry against
a.. ,on..rn., n''ionai ohnk'
hut II,,,a % .n, ,y uhuefS'oou
Th. go =, puoi'o approval
Tho Go,o.nwas, ~ a. - 20 =. "ie ioooine
say. vo,, 4, a., -. 0 ,' '"H' u eouio
aovn 30 -. -, h"iio"eu
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-, nue" uouo' "he'her
h.,,a, .s..,,. a.. mat WIN WORK 10
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an.nsno,,,s '''u '"" win some
w. No, mvoh ,n
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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07
DIED.,

WARD Sunday. 5th inst. NANCY WARD,
Her friends and the friend. Of her .miiy are In
at clock. from her late residence, on New fori
avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth sts
BBATTiR. April the 9Th, 1858, at twenty Ave
minutes AFTER eight, after short illness, WALrER
LEWIS BEATTIR, son Of James A. and Mary d.
Beattie, aged 10 months and 10 days,
tWashington papers please eopv.l
COLUMBUS. Suddenly. on the sth inst, Al the
residence OF hor son in law, J. W. Gibson, Mrs
ELIZA CoLuNBrs, aged 81 years, consort Of Charlie,
Columbus. Nay she rest In peace.
The funeral will take place at the Church Of The
Immaculate Conception. N street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets, on "Wednesday, sth instant. a
10 clock, when high mass will DO said tor the re-
pose Of her soul Friends and relatives Of the fam
lily are respectfully invited to attend.
WAGNER On the morning OF the 9th instant
CArHARISE yIRaiSiA, only daughter Of Jacob and
Cathsrinc Wagner, aged Years and months.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday after
noon, the nh instant, at o'clock. from tbs resi-
sSsss street and a.ssaehSsei,s svssSs. ~
brain, RicEXnp srrIos. son Of Richard g.. ant
Elizabeth smith,, aged years, months, q days
The friends Of The family are rerue.ted to attent
his funeral. "wednesday. April Q, at u o'clock \
M 4, from the residence Of his father. - = street.
without further notice.
sNOwDEN.-Aftcr q long and painful illness
which she bore with Christian patience and forti
tude. CArHAHiSE sSowDEs, In the l7th year Of he
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-07
Connecticut Election,

NRw YoRK, April o.-Connecticut reflects
Governor English, Democrat, by about 1000
majority.
NEW HAVEN, April 0.-Engiish, 5,7TT; Jewell,
asa.
Hartford gives English GA majority,
Greenwich gives Jewell Il2j English, OTI.
Stanford gives Jewell 900; English, 073.
Danbury gives Jewell $50; English, 1856.
wallingford gives Jewell 3ol; English, soJ.
Norwich gives Jewell $40 majority.
Waterbury gives Jewell Ole majority. Mid
dleton gives English lG9 majority. The total
vote Of 81 cities and towns give Jewell 1854,
English ls,o25. One hundred and twcnty-six
towns give l,T3o majority for English.
New HAVEN, April 6.-rhe returns received
from Hartford county, show gain for Jewell
OF lo7. New London county shows a gain OF
$50 for Jewell. A few returns from Litchaeld
county show Republican gains.
Hartford gives English ESQ majority, and
New Haven gives 1880 for English. 1t Is
probable that English is reelected by a de.
reAsed majority.
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ARRIVALS Ar'THr HOTELS

METRoPoLITAN-PoT 4 sHnLLsr.
A Doane, New York; q II Gale, KslAma-
100, Mich; j J Wheeler and Francis Ayery,
N Y, Ed Furlong, Joseph Springer and y
Koons, philadelphia; Mrs Johns, n ~ Gen
+ Simeriy, Tcnni W II Forbus, Bunalo, n ~
A A Claucke and wife, ID u John Weder.
shum, PHILADELPHIA, PENN WIN IA Scott and
wife, PENN Capt @ II Scott, u N; Phil W
Crawford, Philadelphia, a Thomson, Val
Gen James Steedman and NJ II Blair, New
Orleans.
SEATON HOUSE-yoHN II. SENNxs.
Samuel Morgan, W P Magan, PENN Edwin
Adams, Albert Carpenter. I A Gibbons, Md;
l. Turner, Baltimore, Hon A Glossbrenner,
Pa, Arthur q Tibbets, Fredericksburg, Va
John Padduek PhiladelphiajA Pearson,
" Daniel Goodloe, Q; Asa Grower,
Maeferens, Philadelphia A Spemsr, Md.
OWEN HOUSES. W. OWENS.
b + Thorn, Va; W Huntley, III; NJ Ross,
Y ga, Hensn; Y, A sullivan, sityi Z
New Orleans.