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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Fifteenth Amendment.

"Avery," who corresponds for the
Cincinnati Commercial, insists that the
incoming Legislature of Tennessee will
not ratify the famous Fifteenth Amend
ment 1t is possible that for one time
the Bohemian is right in his conjec-
lures. He, however, says:
While the Legislature elect will not
ratify the amendment, YET they are not
of that material which will tab from
the coored man any right he now en-
joys. Judging from those who have
expressed opinions on the subject. they
are opposed to the amendment, first, be-
cause they consider it useless. and Sec
ondly, because it would give Congress
more power than consistent with the
harmonious working of our Republican
system Of government. No disposition
is manifested among the members elect
to deal unfairly with the negro, and
they seem to think that no future Legis-
lature will curtail their rights. Conse-
quentlv, no amendment is needed so far
as Tennessee is concerned, and Tennes-
see has no right to dictate to other
States, through the constitution or 9TH
erwise, what they shall do or what they
shall not do.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Growing Hens.

Roundabout" Of the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal, thus discourseth of the
Woman's Rights people who have been
holding Convention at Cincinnati:
One Of our suburban villages, glori-
GUS in the annals Of pork, is just now I'M
dergoing the horrors of PetticoSt gov
eminent. Cincinnati is in the hands Of
the strong-mindcd. They sit in Con-
vention on that unhatchable egg, fe-
male suffrage, and cackfe from morning
until night. These harmless old hens
have even gone so far as to try to en-
trap several old BOOSTERS of Republic
CAT proclivities into expressions of
sympathy with their movement and
cause. To the surprise of the whole
barnyard. however, the cock Of the
walk tapped his wings and crowed de-
risively and negatively. No amount Of
clucking and circling around or scratch
ing for worms on the part of the elder
ly hens or young pullets would seducc
even the young Bantams. to say MOTH
ing of the others, into taking any part
in the business. Several old turkey
hens, in the bloomer costume, have
promenaded the fashionable streets 10
the infinite amusement of the mankind
present. The probability that they may
take notion to invade us is too appall-
ing to be thought OF. Heaven forbid
they should,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Room for the Chinaman,

A writer in the New York Star is
combating the popular prejudice tina,
now exists against the Chinese, of whose
qualifications as American citizens in
prospective, he has no manner of doubt
He says:
"Let old Asia pour her peaceful hordes
into America let them be made well
come; they have right to come here
There is one great body upon this con-
tinent that is not afraid-the Catholic
Church. 1t encountered the Chinese
spiritually, in old China, where thou
sands of her sons were martyred, doing
homage to the faith of Christ, and now
when the Chinese have broken the shell
Of exclusion in their own country, why
should we become exclusionists? We
need more population to quiet our hate
scorn. and the miseries of the late war
The Chinese may have had intercourse
with America and possibly have given
to it large amount of its original in.
habitants before any European set foot
upon its shores. 1t would be now a
narrow policy that would prohibit them
from abiding in the land of their ances.
tors"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Financial Policy.

Mr.. Pendleton in his late speech brief
ly, but forcibly, states what he regards
the true financial policy of the Govern
ment. He says: "The whole policy of
the Administration should be reversed.
Pay the debt, and pay it honestly, &C
cording to the contract, pay it in money
as valuable as that which was received
for it; pay it in legal tender notes abol-
ish the national bank system; pay off
the bonds on which they are founded g.;
save the yearly interest; use every ap.
piance of economy and management
in advancing this policy. Then, when
the debt is paid, when taxes are reduc-
ed, when seventy-five millions suffice
for the Government, when all property
is subjected to just rule of taxation,
if it be advisable to contract the cur.
rency and resume specie payments, it
can be effected without great disaster,
and the inevitable suffering can be
borne"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
SPANISH Warfare.

DR.. Simmons, lately returned TO New
York from Cuba, says:
The Cuban army has on three differ
cnt occasions drawn its lines close
around Puerto Principe. When about
to make an attack. which must have
been successful, the Spanish commander
has, at the bayonet's point, sent all the
Cuban ladies and children in dense
crowds to the van Of the Spanish gar
rison. These innocents each time have
been pushed by hundreds to places OF
danger, to stand as shields before the
hirelings of Spain and Cuban volun-
teers. Quesada, for humanity's sake,
has withdrawn from the attack. DR..
Simmons says that the utter wretched-
ness caused the wives. children and sis
tiers of the the Cubans by the hellish
conduct of unprincipled Spanish officers
and soldiers, is beyond all description.
They mean to fill the trenches with
murdered women and children before
the city shall be surrendered to the rev.
olutionists.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
East Tennessee University.

The following extract from a letter
addressed to Col. McElwee, Represen-
tative elect from McMinn county, cx-
plains itself:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. Is. 1869.
DEAR SIR-As Representative elect
from your county to the State Legisla-
ture, you are entitled. by the State law
passed January 16, 1869, to nominate
three students to this Institution free of
Tuition. The requisites for admission,
are knowledge of Spelling, Reading,
Writing, English Grammar, Geography
and Arithmetic, and if possible, the be-
ginning of Algebra. If the student in
tends to follow a Classical Course, he
should also know something of the
Latin and Greek Languages.
We now offer, we think. superior adj
vantages to youth. Board can be had
at Three Dollars per week. Some stu
dents board themselves for less than
that sum.
Please to examine the State Law
above mentioned. Hoping that you
will send us three students at once who.
are qualified to enter College. l am,
Yours respectfully.
THos. w. HUMEs, President, &c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Door-Keeper of the Senate,

Mr.. VIM. c. Davis. OF this place, is q
candidate for Door-Keeper of the State
Senate. We have known Mr.. Davis for
many years, and know that he is good
and true man. After the close of the
war, he commenced. under very dis
couraging circumstances, the publica-
ton of the Athens Press, paper that
rendered good service to the cause of
conservatism in the darkest period of
its history in this portion of the State.
Since the revival of the Posi-, two years
ago, he has been employed in this Of
fee. Satisfied that he is deserving, we
would be pleased to see him elected,
and will esteem it little less than per-
sonal favor, not readily to be forgotten,
if our friends in the Senate can give
him an efficient support.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Radical Press,

We notice that the Radical papers of
Tennessee, and in the North and Vast,
are a unit in opposition to Andy John
son for United States Senator, and as
sault him almost as ferociously as do the
two or three conservative journals of
this State that oppose his election
Some of them have even been kind and
considerate enough to suggest who
should be chosen in preference to the
ex-President. Without the least per-
sonal or sectional bias or partially in
the matter, we think the chances at pres
ent are decidedly in favor of Mr.. John
son. The election, we believe, is to &C.
cur on the second Tuesday of the ses-
sion,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Business Prospects,

The New York Sun takes cheerful
view of the business situation, and does
not believe that the blush aspect of
things in Wall street or the stock mar
ket reflects the general condition of the
country:
"Our merchants in every branch of
trade are selling plenty of goods. The
South. especially, is paying up its debts
and buying largely. The West,
too, is buying well. Western men are
selling off their accumulations of wheat,
and they, too, are in good spirits, and
pay up their bills in way that is per-
teetly satisfactory. Everybody is pros
porous and things are moving.
Every great thinker says there is a
period of financial disaster to come up
on us at some future time. But it
doesn't seem to be at hand just at pre-
sent, and he would be a bold prophet
who should fix the exact hour Of its
outburst."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Virginia.

A Richmond special says, a plot has
been set on foot, it is charged, by Rad.
ical office-holders in Virginia. to have
the question of admitting that State 60
over without the action of Congress un.
til the session commencing in 1870. 1t
is proposed to get up evidence of out
RACES and frauds by the Walker party,
and by the aid of tillibustering in Con-
gress, and references to the RecOnstruc-
ton Committee, have the whole ques-
ton adjourned. BY these means the
present office-holders will be permitted
to serve at least twelve months longer.
The originators of the scheme, it is
said, receive the strong support of both
Butler and Boutwell,.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Napoleon III.

The New York Herald is specializing
about the death of Louis Napoleon and
the possibilities to follow. 1t says:
To Europe generally Napoleon's dealt,
might be blessing; but it might be a
great calamity. 1t is undeniable that
the Third Napoleon has been prop
and pillar to the dynasties of Europe
But for him 1S4S night have made Eu.
rope grand federation, in which roy
atty would have found no place. His
name has been terror to the people
Take him away and the popular cause
will revive, will put on new strength,
will become imperious. The standing
army is the tyrant Of Europe. Napo.
leon out of the way, and the standing ar
my is found a portion of the people. The
republicans of Europe wait and pray
for the death of this man to give the
signal for grand and general outburst
viii the outburst be gain, or will! il
not? Prince Napoleon is a great per-
sonage because his cousin is Emperor
because his second cousin is heir appa-
rent; but if the Emperor were gone
the Prince. in France, which is virtual
ly a republic. would find himself very
small man. If the Emperor were dead
the new constitution would not be found
worth the paper on which it is written.
The Emperor, however. does not
seem to be in any hurry to put off this
mortal coil, Notwithstanding the innu-
merable bulletins and cablegrams in re-
gard to his health. He may possibly
have dozen years good hard work in
him yct-a period during which great
many important things may happen and
changes occur both in Europe and
America
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
PENNSYLVANIA,

The election in the Old Keystone &C.
ours early in the ensuing month. Let
tiers received at Washington from DEM
ocrats of prominence, express the great
est confidence in the election of Packer
for Governor, on October 18th. The
change in the local ticket in Philadel-
phia has added very materially to the
strength of the Democratic ticket
Forney says that unless the Republi-
cans poll full vote the State is lost. 1t
is estimated that there are 5000 disaf-
fected Republicans who won't vote for
Geary. $500
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Knoxville and Charleston Road.

We learn from an article in the Press
and Herald, that the Knoxville and
Charleston Railroad has been mortgage
ed to the Blue Ridge Railroad, subject
to the prior lien of the State-the en-
tire line to be completed by the 1st Of
August, 1871. Our Knoxville cotempo-
rary thinks it is the best arrangement
that could have been made under the
circumstances, and congratulates the
citizens of the metropolis Of East Ten.
nessee upon the certainty to which the
early completion of the enterprise is
now reduced. We presume the assured
success of the Charleston Road will in
fuse new energy into the Knoxville and
Kentucky enterprise, as tits part Of the
original line contemplated by the Con-
vention to which we referred last week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Steadman a Defaulter.

The following occurs among the tele.
graphic dispatches from New Orleans
of the Goth:
A suit has been entered in the United
States Circuit Court. against Gen. Jas
B. Steadman. ex-Internal Revenue Col
lector for this district. and his sureties,
by the United States District Attorney
for over six hundred thousand dollars
which amount, after adjustment Of &C.
counts by the proper officer, is found to
be due by Steadman. as tax collector,
to the Government.
Ex-Collector of Customs, Fuller, has
been brought here from st. Louis, charg-
ed with completely in a three million
ring swindle on the Government; was
released on bail of twenty thousand
dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Knoxville Whig.

Brownlow has gone from the Wig
Pearne has retired from the editorial
charge, and there is new hand at the
bellows. But as to who he is, where he
halls from, and what particular road he
proposes to travel, are matters about
which we are not advised at this time.
His salutatory reads like he might be
one of the second adventists, whose Pc
cular mission is to wipe out old fogy-
ism, abjure the past, ignore the light OF
other days, and set up new party and
erect new altar in the bowling waste
ofpolitics, around which Young Ameri-
ca may gather and worship. Ifthe bro
ther will send us his Daily we shall be
pleased to place the Wing on our ex-
change list, and take further notice of
the paper after better acquaintance.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Southern Pacific Railroad.

The New York Herald, of the 10TH
had the following about the South
ern Pacific Road-an enterprise in the
success of which the railroad lines OF
this section have deep interest:
Generals Rosecrans and Sedgwick
were advertised in San Francisco to
leave that city on the 18th instant for
san Diego, the seaport at the southern
extremity of the State of California,
there to inaugurate the work on the San
Diego and ella Railroad, and Mr.. Sew
ard was also to be present to assist in
the ceremonies of breaking ground
Funds sufficient to build the road to
ella have been subscribed. This is the
beginning of the Southern continental
railway line. A company, headed by
General Fremont. has been organized
East. to begin at Memphis. Tenn. and
thence to build road soutwestwardly.
through Arkansas and Texas, TO FL Paso
on the Rio Grande, thence across the
tablelands to the ella river, and down
its valley. or near it, to a junction with
this San Diego branch.
From the Mississippi river, this is a
much shorter route to the Pacific Ocean
than that of the Union Pacific road !;
and as it TANKS the Rocky Mountains
aud the Sierra Nevada chain. it may be
built all the way over the Plains. 1t is
also below the region Of interrupting
SHOWS. and the work of building it and
of running it when completed. Iaay he
continued without the stoppage of a
day from wintry storms. With any
thing like the enterprise which built
the Union Pacific. this Southern road
ought to be finished within two years.
for there will be comparatively little to
do in building it beyond marking out
the line and LAYING the ties and rails.
When finished it will be the main line
for through travel; but there will be
work enough, not only for the two con-
tinental roads. which. which will then
be in operation. but for one or two
more. In the building up of half doz-
en- new States, the Union Pacific will
soon be an immensely profitable line.
and so with the Southern Pacific, in tap
ping the undeveloped resources of Wes-
tern Texas and of New Mexico, and
Arizona. and of the Northern States of
the Mexican republic, and the vine and
olive lands of Southern California, the
most productive in the world.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Tar Heels,

A Raleigh editor, addicted to smok.
ing, complains that "our pipe has been
seized and bound over to appear at the
next term of the United States Court
because the man who owned the tobac.
CO didn't have revenue stamp on his
plantation fence. Revenue fellow said
stills bad worms which were subject to
taxation, and the fence was a worm
fence, and had to pay $500 license fee
for running (around a lo).' Evidently
the tar heels don't take to taxes,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Bloody Tragedy.

A bloody tragedy was enacted at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on Saturday. Chas.
Hall and Major Brannan, between whom
a grudge had existed for some time, met
in saloon and quarreled, when Hall
drew ten-inch knife and stabbed Bran
nan five times in the back, once in the
neck, and once on the arm. Brannan
fought desperately, and finally succeed
ed in knocking Hall down, and taking
the knife from him, cutting him in tho
breast, arm, back and leg. Both men
are probably fatally wounded. but as
they are both desperate characters, little
sympathy is manifested for them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Vacancy i'm the Cabinet.

There is perhaps a chance for the Bald
Eagle yet-some mischievous cuss hav-
ing suggested him as the successor of
the late General Rawlins in the War
Department. Col. Stokes is said to be
nightly tickled with the idea, and will
make a straight shirt-tail for the nation
al capital as soon as President Grant re-
turns to that now deserted city. We
presume he would have no difficulty in
procuring the hearty endorsement of
the late Radical party of Tennessee.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
The Rayiug of n Radical.

The Chicago Journal does not enter
tain a very exalted opinion of Tennes-
see or the people of the State. That
paper has an article on tennessee
treachery" in its issue of the 18th inst,
in which it says:
Hon. Henry Wilson writes to the In
dependent his views on the Tennessee
situation. What he dwells upon the
most is the treachery of the Tennessee
politicians. He makes out very strong
case against them, showing that the
State is pre-eminent for bad faith in po-
litical matters. He might have added
that the soil and productions of the
State are also unusually deceptive
What looks like rich soil. is often hard
ly better than decent earth and what
promises to yield good yield often
runs to straw or is struck with decay
Nature has set man very bad example
Whereabouts. In business transactions.
as in political, the people are notorious
ly untrustworthy.
"When the fifteenth amendment was
submitted by Congress the Tennessee
Legislature was in session. 1t adjourn
ed. however. without acting upon it,
although protesting to be in favor of
its ratification. The newly elected Leg
islature is opposed to it. There was
some talk of calling the old Legislature
together and ratifying the amendment.
Scnter promises to do it; but no one
VIII, knows his character expects him
to keep his word in the matter. We
shall be happily disappointed if he
does
This denunciation of the people of
Tennessee and of Governor Senter, is
as unjust as it is impudent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
France and Cuba.

A rumor is current that Louis Napo.
leon has telegraphed the government
authorities at Washington signifying a
desire on the part of France that Spain
should retain Cuba. The report cannot
be well-founded, as it is not at all proba-
Bile the French Emperor has at this early
day forgotten his little experiment in
Mexico. 1t is said Senator Sumner will
strongly favor Cuban recognition. and
that the Cabinet will be compelled by
outside pressure to take some definite
action on the subject before many DAYS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Kentucky.

The Nashville Union and american
says:
The recent reckless and foolish at
tempt to create sympathy in Kentucky
for third party has met with unani
nous and crushing opposition from the
Democratic press of that State, as 9
similar movement did in Tennessee
The people are not prepared now fol
getting up new parties, which could
only weaken the opposition to the Radi
icals, and they have not been slow t.
express their condemnation of the move.
ment in very emphatic terms.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Grants Father on Negro Suffrage.

The Presidents father, now in his
seventy. sixth year, has lately expressed
bitter hostility against negro suffrage
in the following forcible terms:
"And," added he, after brief pause,
81 don't blame 'em much if they are
Rebels. am opposed to having mig
gers vote. / always was and always
will be. 1 wouldn't now, and never
will, vote for niggers. If 1 was an able
bodied young man, and was elected to
the Legislature, and niger was elect
ed to sit alongside of me, l would say
Niger, take both seats.'"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
McMinn County.

The following paragraph occurs in an
article in the Knoxville Press and Her.
aid of last week:
In the following counties, Andrew
johnson did not address the people and
they all uoted for Stokes, viz johnson,
Cooke, Sewer, Anderson, Campbell,
Claiborne, Hancock, Roane, Union, Nc
MINI.
1t is not, perhaps, matter of much
Importance, but we must correct our
Knoxville friend in regard to McMinn
county. 1t did not vote for Stokes, but
gave majority of SO for Gov. Senter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
A Wisconsin Tragedy.

PORTAGE CRY, WIS, Sept. 16.-W.
H. Spain, of this city. this afternoon
shot Barney Britt another well-known
citizen, who expired almost instantly
Spain was arrested, and while on his
way to Jail was taken from the officers
by mob of Infatuated citizens, rope
put around his neck and dragged to the
nearest tree, where he was hung. Both
men were members of the Nineteenth
Wisconsin regiment, where the enmity
first commenced that SO tragically end
ed to-day
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Supreme Court,

The following cases have had the &C.
ton of the Supreme Court:
A. j. Trewhitt VS., Caswell Phillips
ct a!-Death of Phillips suggested and
admitted; by consent revived in the
name of d. NJ. Melton, as administra.
tor, sc.
John Benton and Samuel Firestone
VS.. James Turner-Death of Firestone
suggested and admitted by consent re-
vived in the name of James A Smith
as administrator, sc.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
Murder in Knox County,

A man named John Morrow, who
lived three miles from Knoxville, on
the Clinton Pike, was brutally murder
ed by some unknown parties on the
night of the Goth. The body was found
about three hundred yards from the
house where the murdered man lived
with his two brothers-one of whom it
is said possesses but little intellect, and
at times is crazy and desperate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
An Old Church.

The old Church at bingham, Massa-
chusetts, built in 1851, and the oldest in
New England, if not in the country,
having been thoroughly repaired and
refitted, was rededicated last Wednes-
day. The Church has had only seven
pastors in the two hundred and thirty
four years of its existence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-09-24
National Intelligencer.

A Washington date of the Goth says
The National hteligencer appeared
again to-day in new series, thorough
ly Democratic in tone. 1t is very un.
like the old paper, being, in fact an ell
larged copy of the dsfunct Express. II
is published on the cooperative plan by
printers, pressmen, editors, and report
ers