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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Right Kind of Reconstruction

1t is good always for the souls of a
long prospecting people sometimes to be
afflicted, and it is also sometimes good
for their bodies. The Southern people,
morally discarded by the Government,
afflicted by carpet-baggers, suffering
from Military rule, are endeavoring to
improve their material condition.
Hence the cotton crop this year will be
about 100000 bales, worth $500 ,00O,-
000 of corn there will be about 1885,
100000 bushels, worth S200,O00,00O; su-
gar, wheat, tobacco and other produce
tons will yield Sl50,0O0,000, making a
total Of S650OOO,OOO, which among a
population of 100000 is nearly $50
per head all around. Next year will be
an improvement upon the present, as
this year will be an improvement upon
mast
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
BOutWell'S Foley,

Secretary Boutwell's policy appears
to find little favor with the leading COM
mercial papers. Thus. the United States
Economist insists that he has not de-
creased the national debt for the past
fiscal year, as his statements made it ap-
pear, but has increased it some twenty
odd millions Of dollars. And the New
York Mercantile journal says: "If the
Administration can purchase the SER
vices of man who is able to make out
a satisfactory explanation of Secretary
Boutwell's action in purchasing FIVE
twenty bonds-which do not fully ma
ture for fifteen years to come,-at pre-
MUM of twenty per cent. and over,
paying therefor in past due promises of
the government, the redemption of
which, at the present time, is entirely
ignored, such services would be cheap
at one hundred thousand dollars"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Senter and stokes.

On Monday evening, Governor Sem
ter and Col. Stokes both passed down
the road in the direction of Middle
Tennessee-the former to Nashville
the latter to his home in DeKalb, to re-
cuporate from the fatigucs Of his cam.
paign in the field during the summer,
and from the effects Of his more eXhaus-
tive trip to Washington. a gentleman
who conversed with him says that Col.
Stokes expressed himself as accepting
the situation, and that he commends
his supporters. defeated candidates for
the Legislature and others, to follow his
example. He is quite severe on the
parties who have been representing that
he went to Washington to induce the
Government to interfere and set aside
the election. He insists that he went
there for no such purpose, and that the
idea is too silly and absurd to be enter
tanned for moment. Our informant
states that the Bald Eagle is just now
the tamcst looking bird he has seen for
Il long time. Governor Senter is in fine
health, and much pleased with his trip
TO Washington and other cities East.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
The Fifteenth Amendments,

The following summary shows the
action had upon the 18th amendment to
this time, the dates denoting the time
when each States action was complete,
through the concurrent vote of both
Houses of the Legislature:
Alabama-No action yet taken.
Arkansas--Ratitied March 10. 1869.
California-No action yet taken.
Observation-Disclosures May ID, 1869.
Delaware-Reiected March Is, 1862
Florida-Ratifed June ID, 1869.
Georgia-Reiccted March II, 1869.
lllinOis-Ratitied March 5. 1869.
lndiana-Rattied May II, 1863.
lowa-No action yet taken.
Kansas--Ratified February y, 1869.
kcntucky-No action yet taken.
louisiana Ratified March |, 1869.
Maine-Ratitied March IL. 1869.
Maryland-No action yet taken.
achusetts-llatified March II, 1869.
Michigan-Ratifed March 5, 1869.
Minnesota-No action yet taken.
Mississippi-No action yet taken.
Missouri--Ratitied March =. 1869.
Nebraska-No action yet taken.
Nevada-Ratilied March |, 1869.
W." ouI L. lCOUs
New Jersey-No action yet taken.
New ork-Ratitied April II, 1869.
North Carolina-I3atified March ., 1869.
Ohio-Rejected by Senate April 30, 1869.
Oregon-No action yet taken.
sylvania-Ratified March %, 1869.
Rhode Island-Senate Rat. May 81. 1869.
South Ratified March Is, 1869.
Tennessee-No action yet taken.
TcXas--No action yet taken.
Nermont-No action yet taken.
Nirginia-No action yet taken.
West Virginia--Ratitied March 3. 1869.
Wisconsil-Ratitied March ). 1869.
The federal constitution provides that
any proposed amendment must be rati-
fled by the Legislatures of threc-tourths
of the States (unless Congress shall
provide that the ratification shall be
done by conventions in the several
States called for the purpose) before il
can become n part of the constitution
In the above list there are thirty-seven
States, and the ratification of twenty
! eight is thus necessary TO constitute the
amendment part OF the constitutions
BY the list it appears that nineteen
States have already ratified it. Nine
more are therefore necessary to render
the ratification complete.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Good Sense.

1t strikes us that the annexed para
graph from the Trenton Gozette, con-
tans about as much good sense as any
thing we have met with on the subject
OF which il treats:
The press of Tennessee is unnccessa-
rily exercised about the election of a
United States Senator to succeed FOw-
Ter. whose term expires on the Sd day of
March, 1871. Many seem to regard the
State government as a grand gift enter
prise for the bestowal of favors upon
selfish and ambitious politicians, and
claim that West Tennessee is entitled to
the Senator in Congress. No division
of the State is entitled to special favors.
The State of Tennessee has claims up
on all her sons without regard to loca-
ton. and her true interest is to select
men to represent her who are capable
and honest, without regard to tavorit-
ism. But what we intended to say has
no connection with the ScnatOrship.-
What we wish to say is that the true in
terest Of Tennessee is to perfect and Sc
cure a good local government. The
Federal Government is more remote,
and its burthens are not so oppressive
as a corrupt and eXtravagant home gov
eminent would be. What concerns us
then, most. is to look to the reorganiza-
ton Of our fundamental laws, and Sc
cure the fruits of our recent victory.
Let not the public mind be diverted
from the main question at stake, but
keep jealous eye upon home matters.
No matter who represents us in the Sem
ate at Washington. he would be power.
less for good -, far as we arr concerned
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
East Tennessee.

The West Tennsseeans seem to think
East Tennessee is afflicted with lack
of modesty and liberaity-for example,
the following from the Jackson wig:
East Tennessee is modest section of
this State. She never asks for anything
she don't want and rarely ever fails
to get what she does want. They now
have all the prominent State officers,
and one Z. S. Senator, and her modesty
prompts her to ask for a slight addi-
ton, by giving her the other Senator.
AT the same time, some of the modest
politicians up there are talking Of cut
ting loose from Middle and West Ten
nessee. and setting up Il new kingdom
of their own, where there will be no
greedy Middle or West Tennessee to
ask for any of the crumbs that fall from
its bountiful table. We like modesty
1t is quality which the grammarans
tell us, "highly adorns woman" but
which our observation and experience
lead us 10 observe, has ruined many a
man-not East Tcnnesseeans
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Loss of Life in IL Coal Mine.

PLYMOUTH, PA, Sept. Ga fire broke
out this morning in the ilue and bottom
shaft owned by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Company, in this
place, and in short time the whole
breaker and outbuildings were in flames.
and the hosting APPARATUS, the only
avenue for escape for the miners, de-
stroyed. All efforts to stay the flames
were unavailable, and the whole struc-
ture fell, filling up the shaft. Over two
hundred men are in the shaft and have
no communication out, with no chance
for air, as the only way for getting air
into the shaft was through the main
opening, and that was filled with burn
ing timbers and the debris of flames
1t is feared the whole number have
been suffocated by the smoke or per-
ished for the want of air.
LATER.-Thc only hope of the safety
of the two hundred and two men, i'm
Avondale Mine, lies in the probability
that they may have shut themselves UP
in remote part of the mine, away from
the shaft. The death of those who de-
scended the shaft to rescue them was
caused from foul air coming from the
mine.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Bad for Logan.

John y. Logan recently made a
speech at Carbonate, Illinois, in which
he said the election of Lincoln "caused
the Democracy to reel AMI stagger.
Logan opposed the election of Lincoln
bitterly. The Quincy Herald, in this
connection. says:
The only Democrat that we saw that
''reeled aud staggered" was John A.
Logan, who was beastly drunk around
the streets of Springfield. threatening
to shoot Stephen A. Douglass because
he had taken ground in support of the
war
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10

In commenting upon the inordinate
croaking in the papers about "govern-
ment interference the Louisville COu-
rier-JourRdl pointedly remarks "that,
let Congress do what it may, the course
and the final issue of political events in
Tennessee may be considered as settled.
And so in regard to all the rest of the
Southern States. At most, military
rule and Congressional intervention
cannot last forever. They must come
to an end after time, and whenever
they shall come to an end, be it sooner
or be it later, the Democrats or Conser-
vative white men will grasp and WELD
the political power to which their re-
spectability, their intellectual superiori-
ty, their wealth and their influence en-
title them. The jacobins everywhere
may as we'll make up their minds at
once to this result. They will find tenn
porary cxpcdients thousand times
worse than useless in the end"
Such is the view, briefly, of the we'll
advised Kentucky journalist. We have
on several occasions urged our friends
to give no heed to the silly and sense.
less talk about government interfer-
ence," "setting aside elections Gin
augurating Governors at the point Of
the bayonet," and all that sort of thing.
That they were nothing but the wall
ngs Of the lost spirits Of party, the lu-
gubrious plants of political dcad-beats,
the senscless muttcrings of disappoint-
ed politicians whom the people had re-
rudiated-merc words, signifying moth
ing. Col Stokes, whatever may have
been his intention Immediately subse-
quent to the late election, has abandon
ed it, and, after making trip to Wash
ington and pouring his grievances into
the ear Of Secretary Boutwell,, return.
to his home Il saddcr and perhaps
wiser man, and thoroughly satisfied of
the one great fact that the Radical par
ty of Tennessee no longer has an ex-
istence, and that the efforts of Maynard
e. Co. to galvanizc the defunct organi-
cation into being again by protests
and inccndiary and scditious appeals.
will prove worse than futile.
In short time the control and legis-
lation Of the State is to pass into the
hands of those who represent its intel
ligencc, industry, enterprise and capt.
tai, the substantial and tax-paying class
es, when we may confidently look for
wiser and less proscriptive laws and a
more wholesome and prosperous con-
dition of affairs generally.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
ChattanOOTa.

r. S. Kindrick, Esq, has sold the Re
publican to Messrs. Sharp Il Johns.
The paper under the new auspices will
support the administration of Governor
Senter. We quote from the salutatory
of the incoming editors:
We are opposed to reputation, either
National or State. We shall favor the
ratification Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment by the Legislature, both from
principle and as matter of policy
And although the RepHbiicon is one of
the official newspapers Of the Third
Congressional District and we are re-
ceiving the benefits of the legal adver-
Using law, yet we are bitterly opposed
to it, believing it to be unconstitutional
and grossly unjust, and we advocate its
early repeal.
The editors promise to improve the
paper in every respect, and to devote no
inconsiderable portion of its space to
matters affecting the material progress
and prosperity Of Chattanooga. In all
which we most certainly wish them sue
cess.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Atlanta Market.

ATLANTA, September !, 1869.
Corn, l.35. Wheat, white l.I5al 80; red 40
a1.45. Rye nominal 1.25. Oats I0a75. Flour,
fancy 4.75a5.00; extra family 4.25ai.50; extra
or family 3.75a4 90; supcrtne 300a3.25. Bacon,
shoulders 17a1I8; hams, l0a2O; clear sides,
barrels 2Oa21; in tirkins 2la22. Butter, 3Oa35.
Eggs 20a25. BeeswaX 35a3S. Onions .26a
1.50. Field Peas. red lilo; white lis. Irish
Potatoes, 1925. Feathers. new, I0aT5. Vir-
ginia Salt, per sack, $50. Dry Hides, lsa2O.--
IA SheetingS, l5H. is Shirtings, II. Cot.
ton Yarns, per bunch 2.00a2.l0.
Corn scarce, stock light and demand limited.
Wheat scarce and in demand. Oats and Rye
dull. Flour moves regularly. Butter in good
demand. Onions wanted. Business good.
Respectfully, II. II. cox & BRO.
Commission Merchants, Forsyth ST.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
The Nirrinin Problem Settled.


Attorney-G General lloar's recent opin-
ion in regard to the test oath, in declar-
ing that it is not necessary to be taken
by members of the Legislature, seems
to be giving much satisfaction, though
we confess to degree of obtusity
which prevents us seeing wherein it is
clear and definite. "A letter from Wash
ington of the 4th says:
The settlement of the status of the
Virginia question gives great satisfac-
ton throughout that State. The Rich
mond, Petersburg and other papers re.
ccived here to-day are filled with re-
joicing' and are full of bright promises
for the future. Non-eXaction of the
test oath. it is declared, is worth several
millions OF dollars to the State. The
Radicals Yield with great reluctance,
but yet seem to be pleased that the vex-
ed matter is mt last settled. The Rich
mond Stote JouyRdi, which is the organ
of the opponents of Gov. Walker, says
Gov. Wells will resign as soon as the
proclamation of Gen. Candy is issued.
and Mr.. Walker will be installed, and
SO ends the veXcd question of the recon-
struction of Virginia. Everybody seems
to breathe free. AS if relieved from an
unpleasant state of suspense. The Re-
pubicans are calm and quite well salts
fed. They had long since become wea.
ry Of the discussion and tired of the un-
ccrtainties which surrounded the final
solution of the prpblem, while the Con-
scrvativcs are elatcd and jubilant.-
e Let us have pcace."
"A later date states that Gen. Candy
will issue his proclamation in short
time
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10

"Avcry' who writes from East Ten
ncssce to the Cincinnati Commercial
and writes well TOBIAS long article
under date of the 3lst. 1t starts out
with very handsome tribute of re-
spcct to the Nashville Banner, but is
principally devoted to the important OBJ
jcct of demonstrating that there is no
real. well defined, distinctly-drawn, SOL
id party organization in Tennessee at
this time: that the Radical party has
disappeared, and that the masses who
consolidated for its overthrow on the
9TH of August, having performed their
work, are now sloshing round loose,
with no political af1inties or associa-
ton whatever. just SO; yet to admit
the fact doesn't argue that they couldn't
be rallied again, on very short notice,
almost to man to secure the fruits of
the work already achieved. But our OBJ
jcct now is to give the reader taste of
"Avery's" style, and not to question
the soundness Of his speculations nor
the accuracy of his party "reminiscences.
Having brushed out all others, he dis
poses of the Republican party of Ten
ncssee thusly:
We come next to the Republican par
ty, and in speaking of it shall be cour-
teous. for that is a good maxim which
forbids us to speak evil of the dead
l1 n..fx If NJ, j.,
thing of the past. It's principles may
triumph in the future, if not its name.
but the interval will be long, and the
time of advent uncertain. "A few pieces
from the wreck are floating about; a
corporal's guard still cling TO the coat
tail of Stokes; but they are as power
less as a bottomless canoe in the middle
Of the Atlantic. A newspaper or two
still live to harp upon the virtues of
their mighty leader, but the cud of
bright memories from the past will not
always do 10 chew upon. The human
stomach requires something more sub
stantial. The Legislature elect will
sweep the legal advertising law from
the statutc-boOk in twink ling, and out
will go the last prop from under the
puny forms of the Stokes organs, and
their music will die away forever. The
stronger ones may flash little while in
the twilight, but the night will come,
and deprived Of Sheriff sales and Cub
ernatorial proclamations. at dollar and
Il half square, there will be no morning.
The Senter wing Of the party get
along better, but their time OF dissou-
ton is not far in the distant. They are
IA little crowd by themselves, with no
enemies but the Suckers, and no friends
at all. The seventy thousand that help
ed them into power. is the seventy thou
sand that, in the future, will help them
out. Scnters apparent strength was
brought about by combination of cir
cumstances-the combination Of cir
cumstances will disappear, and so will
the strength. He found himself possess
ed Of the power to entranchise fifty
thousand men. He did so. If the fif-
ty thousand had gratitude, they would
send him to the Senate. but their graft
tude ended where their ballots began.
and some one else will get the prize that
he fairly earned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
The New Bonds.

The following is a list Of the bonds
-new-issued by Brownlow's Legisla-
ture, and now talked OF being repu-
dated:
This new issue amounts to Slo,535,OOO and
is made up of the following items
/. Bonds issued for the interest and
debt matured during the late war, S4,012, 900
2. Bonds issued in funding old debt
matured since the war, 100000
8. Bonds issued in exchange for reg
istcred and defaced bonds, 3TS, 900
4. Bonds issued since the war to
paying railroad companies, who
do not ask to be relieved Of the
debt, 4,i70000
5. Bonds issued to non-paying rail-
roads, 5000
Total, Sl9,5S5,OOO
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
A Suggestion.

The Franklin Reciew suggests Us fol-
lows in regard to the Senatorial cleo
ton:
If our friends don't want to annoy
Grant or disturb Sumner and others of
like ilk, just send Fowler back. lie will
be quiet enough for you. If you don't
want fight, don't send johnson or Eth
eridge. If you want Radicalism ground
to powder and glorious leader furnish
ed our friends, North and South, by all
means send Andrew Johnson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Cabinet Complications.

Here is another Washington item
which ought to make the RAIDS feel jol-
ly:
1t appears that there are other diff
culties than those of Southern recon-
struction causing Cabinet complica.
tons. Butler is candidate for the U.
S. Senate in Massachusetts against Hen
ry Wilson. Boutwell,, Hoar, and Sum-
ner favor Wilson. Wilson and Sumner
have written letters demanding the re-
tention of Boutwell, and Hoar in the
Cabinet, and that the President should
yield to their demands and carry out
the most Radical policy in Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
California;.

The Democrats cleaned up California
OH the LIST pretty thoroughly. In 1868
the State voted for Grant by about five
hundred majority. California will vote
against the 18th amendment, as it al
ready has a large Chinese population,
which the State has no intention of adj
hitting to the ballOt-boy,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
G 0 LII NJ E R CT A L.
Athens Market.
ATHENS, Sept. 0, 1876

ATHENS, Sept. 2, 1863.
There is but very little doing in produce at
this time. Only the fewest number of our
farmers have disposition to sell their W heat,
holding on for better price. 1t will be seen
from our quotations that there is an advance
in Wheat of the better qualities, and that Corn
is in demand at the figures:
Wheat, red, i.l5al. 20; white, 1.25al.35.-
Corn 100. Irish Potatoes, -. Bacon nj l5a
10. Oats so. Butter %. Eggs 10. Lard 20.
Chickens Is. Feathers j0a6O.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
His Successor.

OF course the Washington politicians
are already at work talking about Gen.
Rawlins' successor. Nothing has been
decided, but they mention the names of
Gen. Dodge, of Iowa, and Logan, of
Illinois, while some persist in declaring
that Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, is to be
selected
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
state Directors.

Governor Senter has appointed the
following named gentlemen as Dircc-
tors of the East Tennessee and Georgia
Railroad, OH the part of the State:
II. NJ. Aiken, Thos. II. Pearnc, Tom.
O'Conncr, 5. ID. Reynolds, Geo. Brown,
Alexander Rhca, John King, ID. NJ. Nell
son. j. Galloway.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
The Schools.

The schools throughout the State are
being organized as fast as possible. In
the counties heard from there are 1885,
600 scholars enrolled, with twenty-one
counties to hear from, which it is esti-
mated will swell the number to 100000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Augusta Market.

AUGUSTA. GA, Sept. G, 1860.
Editor PoSt:-Below please find quotations
of our Produce market for to-day:
Corn, small stock, weaker Mt 1.40al .45.--
Wheat continues in active demand, and free.
ly taken at my figures, red 100; amber, 1.05s
white, 80. Oats, white, SOaS5; black, GOAL 90.
Rye 1.b0. Bacon, shoulders l711als; sides 81
IA hams 2oa2a. Lard %, Butter SOaa5, Eggs
Cotton goods, Montour 7-S Shifting 12M;
Al Sheeting Az; Hopewell 7-S Shifting Il.
Osnaburgs lSa22. Yarns 200.
Yours very truly, j. o. MATHEWSON.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Cotton.

News from along the Arkansas and
White Rivers says that the cotton crops
are splendid and the bolls are opening
finely. From along the Mississippi,
for two hundred miles below Memphis,
the drouth has cut off the crop one
third. The young bolls are shedding
off and only the lower or bottom bolls
will mature,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Mouse Creek Produce Market.

MOUSE CREEK. Tenn, Sept. o, 1859.
Bacon. shoulders 10; hams 10; clear sides
10. Corn, 100. Wheat. white 1.30; red leo.
Oats, so. Feathers, so. BeeswaX, 30. Tallow,
12h. Lard, in cans, 90. Butter, %. Eggs,
12H. Chickens, 10.
Respectfully, A. FORREST T. BRO.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Bav We cannot publish the commu

BV We cannot publish the commu-
pication from Calhoun in relation to
Free Schools unless the writer's are will
ing that their proper names should &C
company it. 1t is an inflexible rule of
the office to publish no communication
over an anonymous signature which
contains reflections Of personal char
AGter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10

Rss~J j. T. Alexander, the great cattle
raiser and corn-grower, of Champaign
county, Illinois, has cut 5000 tons of
hay this season, and will make 100000
bushels of corn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10

Gag NJ. II. McQuithy, Claim Com
missioner of Nashville, was arrested
and sent to Jail in default of bail on
Monday on the charge of collecting the
bounty claim of Albert G.. Woodland
and pocketing the money.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-10
Atheus gust.
Athens, Friday. sept. 10, 1859.
Death of Secretary Rawlins.

Gen. John A. Rawins, Secretary Of
War, died at 10 minutes past 4, on the
evening of the 9Th. BY this decease
Gen. Sherman becomes Secretary OF
War al Interim