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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Newspapers.

We clip the following from the
Watchman, Athens, Georgia, one of
the best and neatest of our exchanges
Newspapers are like men and women.
We never yet saw man or women
with an honest, open, bright counte-
nance, and dressed in neat, cleanly
and tidy style, who was not entertain
ing in their conversation, and not only
so, but at all times a pleasant cOmpa'i.
ion. 1t is just so with newspapers. a
clean, neat genteelly-printed sheet is
always "a thing of beauty" and wei.
come at every fire-side while the dingy
grizzly-gray, blurred and badly-print.
ed concern, whatever may be its con
tents, is looked upon with certain de
gree of loathing.
In seeking mental food, we are gov
crned pretty much by the same rules
which obtain in reference to bodily sus
tenance. However rich the viands-
! however fau!tless the cooking-a mea
served up in filthy dishes. cracked
plates spread on dirty table-cloth. lait
in nasty dining room-so far from
tempting the appetite, will but serve
and simple food, handsomely served
up with clesnly surroundings, will
please the taste of an epicure.
An EDITORS taste and intelect-hi
mental and moral qualities-may gene
rally be measured by the appearance o
his paper. We have never yet known
a tirst-rate man run a dingy-lookins
paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
From Cuba.

KEY WEST, April 29.-The following
important dispatch was received here
by mail from Havamo, Cuba. Count
Valmaseda. commander of the Spanish
forces in the Eastern Department, has
issued proclamation whereof the fol-
lowing are the chief features:
|. Every native male over fifteen
years, found away from his residence
without sufficient cause, will be exc.
cuted.
2. Every uninhabited dwelling and
every Inhabited dwelling, where q
white flag is undisplayed, will be re.
duced to ashes.
3. All women away from their houses
will come to Bayamo, or they will be
brought by force.
The proclamation is dated Bayamo
April 4.
The revolution in the eastern depart
ment is gaining strength. The Spanish
troops in that portion of the Island are
suffering from sickness. The Cuban'
are beseiging and constantly harrassine
them. Captures of various convoy'
has caused a scarcity of supplies ant
ammunition.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
"The Hour and the Man."

Under this heading the ImperialiSt
of April II has the following para
graph:
We have received many letters du-
ring the past week asking lis to name
our candidate for Imperial honors.--
Many earnest inquirers have said to us
I've would heartily support the move
mcnt if we were sure that the man
chosen to rule would be the proper
man for the high AMI responsible Office"
70 such questions we have only one
answer to make.
Whenever nation is ripe for politi-
cal or social revolution, it has never yet
failed to produce the man competent to
direct the emergency. Let no one sup
pose that the spirit of dead levelism,
which we call equality, has so extern
sively and thoroughly permeated the
manhood Of America that there is not
to be found one American who can sue
cessfully WELD the powers and direct
the destinies of the nation. When the
proper time has come this man will be
known. and when the transition from
the republic to the empire is fully COM
plcted, the moral and intellectual worth
of the country will not hesitate to sup
port and sustain him.
Popular opinion, so far as it has been
developed on the subject, seems to be
divided between Senator Brownlow
and President Grant. We will endea.
vor to keep our readers advised as the
revolution progresses.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Immigration to the South.

The Reporter, published at Lagrange,
Ga, one of the abest and most vigor-
GUS journals in that State, has the fol-
lowing sensible, straightforward talk
about immigration:
There is great desire on the part of
the Southern people for an influx of
population from abroad into the South.
We want capitalists and industrious
men-farIners, mechanics and laborers.
All such are cordially invited and will
receive hearty welcome when they
come. That such will come there can
be no doubt. Every inducemcnt is Of
fered to that end-chcap lands and a
plenty of it, with a climate that excels
all others in point of healthfulness, &c.
We want settlers, and not spectators
and mendicant oflice-seckers with moth
ing but carpct-bags in their hands filled
with Radical tracts to incite political
turmoil and strife. We want good and
peaceful. citizens as free-hoders and Ia
borers, who will come among us to Is
sist in developing the vast resoufce1 o.
this rich and fertile country.
We don't want trading politicians
and rapacious oflice-scckers whose only
object will be to disorganize society
with political broils. We don't want
none but true men and women-those
who will take pride in building up
the prosperity of the country as well as
their own. We offer all such cheap
lands and u cordial welcome and hap
py home and warm friends. ,. IN.
So let all good men abroad come and
live with us if they desire to better
their condition and can do so by com
ing. This is bound to be the greatest
section of country on the face OF the
globe when peace and quiet so much
desired by our citizens. shall be restored.
We repeat we do not want politicians
we have surfeit of them already, un-
| less they were bettcr -. -..-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Our Admirable Congress.

In an article headed as above, the Nd-
tional Mtciligencer of the goth ultimo,
offers the following picture of the For
ty-First Congress:
We echo, therefore, the general voice
when we pronounce the present Con-
gress utterly worthless and eflete. If
we look at the material of which it is
composed, or at the work. the result is
the same. Such a legislature is a cry
ing injustice and reproach to the coun-
try. 1t does not reflect its ability, its
land there is to be found in retirement
ample material fora Congress which, if
not equal to those in the past, shall at
least be wonderful improvement on
that which now is. 1t is easy to pick
out statesmen, thoughtful and good
men, who, if in Congress, could do
much for the country. There are many
such at the North. in the West, and at
the South. Shall we not have these
again to help us? Is the country il that
condition when the machinery of the
| Government can be run without brains !?
| If the South is to form part of the
Republic, or OF the Empire, as the radi-
Gals begin to say it shall be, would it not
be well 90 let intellect take part in its
public counscls? To-day, instead of its
statesmen really able, to whom, how
ever, bigotry has ascribed undue pow
ers as a reason for exclusion. it is rep
resented by the carpct-bagger! 1t would
be better perhaps. instead of these to
have honest corntield negroes in Con-
gress, for then perhaps the cheat would
be plain, the reform more speedy. All
over the land we find its l. est thought,
its noblest, worthiest statesmen, occu-
pying the post of private station, while
corrupt and mediocre men bear sway.
make speeches, and atiiict labor and
capital with their rapacity and blundGrs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Why Go Without AnDIeso

A tree ia as easily cultivated as a hill
OF corn. II yon plant corn four feet
apart each way. in the place Of the
fourth hill. substitute Young apple
tree. This brings your trees nearly one
rod apart each way. When YOU culti-
vate your corn you cultivate your trees:
Husk your corn, and leave the stalk
standing. They protect the trees from
driving winds and the scorching sun.
few ears. left on the stalks. will fur
nish food for the rabbits. and they will
not eat the trees. A. the trees grow
and need room, omit the hills of cor,i
next to the trees. The expense Of grow
ing an orchard in this way will not be
te't. Many trees commence 10 bear the
second. third and fourth wears after
planting, and the time is short before
you have a supply Of fruit for home
use.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
To Mail Contractors.

General Smith, the second assistant
Postmaster-General, has issued an orr
der TO the clerks of the inspection di-
vision of his office directing that in the
future they adhere strictly to the letter
OF the contract, in which it is stipulated
that in all cases where failure oc-
ours, the amount that would have
been paid had the trip been performed
in carrying the mails shall be deducted
from the amount payable to the con-
tractor, no matter what the failure may
have been. This order is intended 10
enforce more thoroughly and strictly
the contracts for carrying the mails.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Mrs. Cady Stanton.

This lady is one of the strongest
minded, and famous advocate II fe-
male suffrage. Here are her expecta-
tons of the next two decades:
"Twenty Years! Why expect TO be
walking the golden streets of the New
Jerusalem by that time, talking with
Noah, Moses and Aaron abont the
flood, the Pharohs, the journey through
the Red Sea and the Wilderness. We
shall be holding conventions by that
time on the banks of the Jordan, with
Eve, Sarah, Rebccca, Huldah, Deborah,
Miriam, Ruth, Naomia, Sheba, Esther,
Vashti, Mary, Elizabeth, Priscilla and
Phebe, Typhena and Typhosa, and all
the strong-minded women honorably
mentioned in sacred history. Do you
not know that have vowed not to &C
DISTINGUISHED into the Kingdom of Hea
ven." ...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Our King.

We clip the subjoined bit of gossip
and prophecy from the correspondence
of an exchange, which may have some
interest for the readers and patrons of
the ImperialiSt:
The hidcous corruption which has
grown up under Congressional sover-
eighty will be an excuse for the assump-
ton of these extra powers by the Exc
cutivc If the emergency arises. The
| Presidents course in one respect seems
to point straight in this direction
Those who have criticised and derided
his habit of appointing to office his per-
sonal friends, will do well to consider
that perhaps the habit is feature of a
far-rcaching policy. An anecdote has
come to light in this connection:
In the early part of last year General
Grant was speaking to somewhat not
ed politician in regard to certain ap-
pointmeI,ts by President johnson at the
liustancsS.of some of the Presidents
! Congressional eaemfes. '' / don't think =
said Grant, "that it is ever wise in n
ruler to appoint other peoples friends
to office. ] remember q conversation
once had with ex-senator Wcscott, of
Florida, which illustrates my view Of
this matter Wcscott, shrewd, Curl
Gus old fellow, stated that when he was
made secretary of Florida. he found
| the condition of the territory very
much disorganized. All the public Off
cials were quarreling, for the reason
| that previous secretaries Cat that time
the Territory was not dignified by a
Provisional GovcrnoD had appointed to
minor offices people who had come to
them imdorsed by politicians. Now,
said Wescott, Il adopted different
rule. When man came to me with
the Endorsement of Smith, Brown or
Jones, promptly told him that the on
" appointments I should make were
appointments of men who were prepar-
ed to swear by me and stick by me
alone. through thick and thin; who
would thus be indebted to me for their
positions-not to anybody else. The
conseo uence was, had homogeneous
eovernlremt. / was afterward chosen
| first Governor of Florida, and first Sem
ator from that State"
Grant is evid entity striving to build
up "homo gen,'ous government" on
this same principle of putting his own
friends into Office. 1t is the deliberate
opinion or men who know him best
that he aims to utilize this government
for his personal in tert st; that he has
no notion of ever sun ren dering his seat
in the White House; that he will re-
tain himself in power, legal ", II he cal
I-forciblv if he oust
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Senator Chandn er.

The Chicago Times referring to Sena-
tor Chandler's recent terrific speech
against Great Britain says:
Considering that Zachariah Chandler
was insultingly snubbed by Wigfall, of
Texas, and did not resent the insult,
and that among the congressional cow
ards at Bull Run he made the best time
in returning to Washington from the
battlefield, and that he had his nose
pulled and milk-pitcher broken over
his head by Iannegan, of Indiana, and
that he has given abundant proofs that
he has no more courage than Bob
Acres, or Ancient Pistol, it is singular
that he will adhere to his habit Of in
diligence in swaggcr.
Another writer says:
When the character of Mr.. Chambers
speech was explained to Mr.. Thornton,
the British Minister, he laughed scorn-
fully and exclaimed, "Pshaw! very
good speech to tickle Yankee Doodles
vanity, bus nothing more in it. Vor et
prUtered nihH. America can't afford
to 90 TO war with US, you know, and
we shant be frightened with threats OF
| that kind"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Alleged Robbery at Chattanooga.

Alleged hODDefy aU U,CnaUtanOOSa.
The Knoxville Press ami Herald of
Friday last contained long and detail
ed account of heavy robbery at Chat
tanooga, said to have occurred on the
previous Wednesday night The sum
stolen is stated at S9,4O0. six thousand
of which belonged TO the "School
Fund"-about all that remained of the
half million turned over by the rebels
at the close of the war to the custody
of The Brownlow party. The name of
the party robbed is NJ. G. Wilcox, OF
Knoxville, Superintendent Of Public
Instruction for Knox county. The gen.
tleman states that when he retired to his
room at the Burns House, Chattanooga
on the night named, he placed the mo-
ney, which was i'll an envelope in an in
side pocket of his vest, under the pill
low, and when he awoke III the morn
ing it was gone. He thinks he was
chloroformcd, and that the robbery was
effected by the use of that subtle agent.
Mr.. Wilcox proposes to make good the
amount belonging to the "Sacred Fund
at his earliest convenience. Comment
ing upon the unfortunate affair, the
Knoxville editor says:
What strange fatality has attached
to school money in Tennessee, ever
since that Captured School Fund was
brought back into the State! 1t does
seem that those wicked rebels who pre-
served the Fund so long, impaired to il
some wierd charm-sOme mystic pow
er of evil-to plague the honest loyal
lists who are, par excellence, the guardi-
ans of the poor children of the State.
1t seems that neither safes nor vaults
can confine it, nor bolts and bars pro-
tect it from the unseen and unsearcha-
BILE rogues who seem to have been spe-
cially commissioned to gobblc it up,
either in small bills or large, as their
necessities may require.
The misfortune of Col. Wilcox is a
sad one. 1t brings not only pecuniary
loss to to himself, but it is no doubt a
source of deepest regret to him that the
expectations of teachers, who have
waited so long and yet so anXiously
for their compensation, should be even
for a day disappointed. A prompt sub.
stitutiOn of the amount of school money
lost by the robbery at Chattanooga, i.
promised, however, and we hope there
will be no necessity for delay in ma
king it good.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Lee and Grant.

The New York Day Book tells the
following, which, if it be story, has
nevertheless deep moral in it:
Lingard, at his theatre on Broadway,
is in the habit of personating the char
actcr of living men of note. The other
night he came out in the character of
Gen. Lee, looking, it is said, perfectly
like that distinguished hero, and the
whole audience responded with loud
and prolonged applause. But his next
character, Immediately following that
of Lee, was Grant. which caused only
the iaintcst response from four or five
individuals. We have no doubt that
this incident reflects very faithfully
the relative popularity Of Lee and
Grant in this city. New York needs re-
constructing more than New Orleans
does, or even than Richmond.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Farmers as Flour Dealers.

We copy the paragraph below from
an exchange. If there is not some mis-
take about it, we would like to know
where the Commissioner obtains his au-
thorty for such ruling:
The Commissioners of Internal Reve-
nue. has decided that farmers have no
right to have their grain manufactured
into flour, and then sell the -four in any
manner without paying license to the
government. And if they do they are
liable to the penalties provided by law.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Col. Stokes.

The Nashville Banner a few morn
angs ago astonished its readers with the
following paragraph, to which attention
is invited: ....
We predict that Stokes will be square
out in favor of universal suffrage and
no taxation without representation be-
fore the canvass is over, and that he
will not abide the decision of the Con-
vention if it should not nominate him.
If we are not grievously mistaken in
the changed sentiments of our Repub,
licap fellow-eitizens, the most liberal
man will get the largest number OF Re
publican votes. ...I
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Can This be True.

The New York Express announced
nearly two weeks ago, the report that a
Federal officer was deeply interested in
the publication known as the IMPERIAL
iSt but did not mention names. The
Newark Daily Journal of the Goth,
makes the astounding statement that
the Imper1alist is edited under the au-
spices and at the cost of the Secretary
of the Navy, Mr.. Adolph Borie, and al
leges that Grant himself has been dis.
tributing copies to his friends.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
The OUakerS.

We agree with cotcmporary print
Hhat the Quakers are excellent people.
In business they are as honest as the
sun, and they are moral in every re-
.spect. They are for peace, too. They
don't mind urging other men to fight ;
but they will not themselves fight. No
doubt they are proper people to take
charge Of the affairs of the Indians. But
they are spoken of in connection with
this matter as if they were the only
aure and honest community in the Uni.
ted States. We beg leave to denounce
tllis as mistake. There be men who
do not wear shad-bellied coats who re-
spect other peoples property with quite
.as much probity as they.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
The South,

The paragraph annexed is from the
New York Commercial, an organ of the
Radical party:
All classes of our people have COM
mon interest in the prosperity of the
South. Another seasons good crops in
that section Of the country will do more
to place the nation iii condition to re-
sumo specie payments than all the theo-
ries of politicians, or the long-drawn
out wisdom of Congress. Through
much distress and misery the South, in
spite of politicians and the blunders OF
legislators, Is now entering upon new
and substantial career of prosperity that
may soon eclipse the glories of the
West and North.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
What Does it Mean ?

A Washington letter says the army
order recently promulgated which au'
thorizcs recruiting again, is wholly un'
explained, in view of the reduction an6
consolidation of regiments which have
just been effected. One of the object.
is said to be to fill up the skeleton regi
ments. rather than consolidate some O
the old men, whose time is nearly out
but Grant means war.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Furious Tornado and Waterspolt
.s ..H.... on the Ohio. .-,,
From the Louisville Courier.Journal.

FROM tne Louisville Courier-J ournaf.
From the officers of the steamer Leo
nora No. 2, which arrived in port Iast
evening. we get information OF a most
destructive hurricane that swept across
the country above Wicklines landing.
thlrtty-hve miles up the river on We'd
nesday afternoon. While the Leopora
was noored at the landing, about 4:3O
O'Clock. the pilot on duty saw two i'm
inense clouds come together q short dis
tance of. In few minutes a terrific
hurricane, rendered still more awful by
deafenng thunder aud binding lirbt.
ming. rushed with indescribable fnry
across the river, just above the landing.
immediately on reaching the stream the
herce tornado lifted great body of
me wafer and hurled il along over the
Dank, deluging the vicinity and exciting
the Utmost terror among the people,
The path of the hurricane was about
ono hundred yards in width. Through
out this track for miles. on both sides of
dh' 'l.er, the deYnsia,ion was -. -.
houses. trees. fences, &c. we!Soeb ebftl(
and scattered like straws in all direc-
tlOns. The air was denselv filed with
huge limbs of trees and other frar-
ments' and the whole region of the
storm was in a state Of chaos. In the
general destruction the dwelling of n
Mr.. Goeslier was blown down. and
that of David Hogan was completely
raz"d. In the latter house were four or
five persons. all Of whom were more or
less injured. Sid Lees barn and a new
dwelling near by were unroored. A
lookout or station at the landing was
blown entirely away. Although the
l.eonora lay some distance below the
Inc OF the main hurricane. all of her
sky-lights We're shattered. and the g,ass
hurled into the cabin, creating a wild
panic among the passengers. If the boat
had been within full range of the souall
she would have gone mp the spout tcto-
tally. The most skillful pilot could not
have saved her. This terrible blast was
followed by rain that fell in torrents
and flooded the whole region around.
1t is difficult to estimate the extent of
the injury suffered by the victims of
this storm, but il is certainly very great.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Mr.. Nelson.

The Nashville Press anil Times saws
of Mr.. Nelson, the East Tennessee can-
didatc for Supreme Judge: " He is a
popular man and leading lawyer, and
will make strong candidate" The
signs are quite favorable that Mr.. Mel.
son will receive a large vote, without
regard to party, on account of his high
qualifications, his irreproachable char.
acter, ard his peculiar fitness for the
office in all respects.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
Gen. Early on His Muscle.

The News, published at Bristol-on-
the-Line, contains the following account
of little affair at Lynchbug town:
Son Saturday last Gen. Jubal a.
Early refused to recognize Mr.. r. IL.
Glass who called upon and spoke to
him. TO the question OF Mr.. Glass as
to whether it was intended as an insult
Gen. Early replied affirmativelv, and
was at once struck by Mr.. Glass, who
was in turn knocked down by General
Early. We have this statement from
more than one gentleman from Lynch
burg, and suppose it is true.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-07
BY SAM. P. WINS.
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