The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-03-26
INDTANA--Mis. VOORHEES,.

| Inc non. DanlcI Nv VOORHEES, is call
wasting Indiana in opposition to the
adoption of the 10th amendment. His
speech at Bedford last week is said to
have been among his greatest efforts on
the stump. We take two or three en-
tracts from the report in the Louisville
paper: .., ..,,....,...
| INDIANA WILL WASH HER HANDS.
They will not be allowed, as far as
Indiana is concerned to pcrpetratc this
sham upon us without first passing the
popular ordeal.
This unconstitutional amendment en-
forcing negro suffrage may possibly be.
come part Of the Constitution of the
/ United States. Gentlemen. do not be-
| licvc it will, but if it does. let us here il,
/ Indiana have the proud satisfaction OF
saying that we did not help degrade
ourselves. If we wear the chains let Us
be able to say that we did not forge
them; If we have the letters on our
hands that we did not fasten them. II
our constitution has been ovcrthrown
we did not do the murder ourselves
we did all we could to prevent this de.
| 'N''i'ii bil't llliS oulluBc. IL lllt tlUcS-
! ton comes before you, what will you
do? You may say, what can we do
\ OH can make yourselves heard: you
can teach these cphcmcral, vile politi.
clans. that are something to-day and
nothing tomorrow, that they had better
listen to the voice of the people.
NO HOPE FOR GRANT.
| had some hope of the administra-
ton of General Grant. l. had hoped he
would do better, but he has given the
whole weight Of his administration to
! the bonded interest. the whole weight
to the ratification of negro suffrage
/ General Grant is not Il great man in civil
affairs. He is Il man of arbitrary power
he has read but little, and possesses very
| limited information upon civil affairs
consequently there is more danger OH
that account. The reasons which he
gives in favor of the ratification of ne
gro suffrage, will arouse you. He says
unless you ratiiy it the question will
continue to be agitatcd. ! suppose il
a man wanted my house | had better
give it to him for fear he would burn it.
Laughter applausc.] My only hope
is in the people Of this country. 1t is
to you appeal to rise before it is too
/ late, to save your form Of government
save your powers from ruin, destruction
and desolation.
MLECORICAL.
When look back in the glory of the
past. when all was harmony, when the
| laws were respected, when your rights
were respected. when no man would
ln, 10 ta I, 4. -, Al =.
when our career was onward. and con-
trast it with the present, | imagine
something Of the feelings Of Adam and
Eve when God thrust them forth from
the Garden of Eden. | imagine they
looked back to the bright open gate OF
the garden, to the green bowers, the
still. shining waters, the falling shad
owS of groves, the sweet forests they
had lett. while over their heads the ele
ments of the curse were laundering, the
birds were shrieking through the air
the wild beasts were fleeing in rage ant
terror across the plain. While | stant
here and contemplate the glorious past
illuminated by the glories Of the IA
theirs, | feel that we are driven from thi;
scene forever. and that the thunder and
lightning, and the iarring elements arc
grating in harsh conflict with one ano,
Their. feel as if it becomes us to rist
and see what we can save out of the
curse, Just as our first parents turned
the cursing TO blessing. Your labor
has built up the human race; let us see
if we cannot extract out of our contu
sion some element of blessing. AL
now is want Of harmony; all is conflict
it depends upon you, yourselves, whe
ther you will produce any blessings on
Of the wreck. If you arc true to your
selves, we may yet preserve ourselves
But if you are not, YOU will be addCC
to the numberless examples of the host
where people have stood by and hav,
seen their liberties stolen away.
The Affair in HayWOod---O fficial
H'DQ'Rs % BAT. Tenn. STATE GUARDs,)
Humboldt, Tenn, March II, 1869. {
Brig. Gen. H. 4. Cooper, NaShcHle.:.
DEAR GENERAL: Lieut.. p. II. Lowe
with twenty men, in obedience to or
dcrs from your headquarters, proceeded
to Woodvillc, Haywood. county, Tenn.