The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-11-22

] NJ UNN'I'' " lNIH 'IilI'Nl w llI' NONlN-
| cru people may be attributed, perhaps,
the lcnnclly with which they rung 10
the political fortunes Of Greeley and
Brown 10 the last. More honorable IN
defeat than IN any victory wen at the
,ncrirc of conscience or prinriplc. they
occupy IN the nation to-day the exalted
position NJ men who, IN the face Of an
nmo,liUcYlnblc overthrow, and in def.
0ncc Of the ccntrnl2ing policy Of n pow
crIul and rcvcngcluI party, stood by
those who had, for the sake Of reform
and good government, committed their
political fortunes 10 the uncertain tide
of the Liberal movement. As far ~
they were permitted 10 do 50 nninlimi-
dated by Federal solhicry, and uncmas-
.culntcd by the prescription and d.slrnn.
chi-cmcut Of Radical registration. the
southern people never looked back nf-
tor their hand had been once laid upou
the plough, Forthc Bourbon movement
they had only mockcry and contempt 49,
1 For OtOnOr and Adam. only the piiy
the un-horn sampson has for the iimid
cunuch, Grant was great and power
tu and fun Of promises, but hrrnu,r
othcl men hnd broken with the domi-
nnni organization for their sake, they
fought the issue out, stnrding or fan
ing,
Perhaps they have fallen lil.Ic WAYS
further. but only Il little Tor Goa knows
they have bat n -rnut few inches more
TO go before they are in the bottOmc-s
pit altogether How strange the bed
fellows politics Introduces the one 10
the other. How unlocked for that All.
ancc which made Horace Greeley the
champion Of the Conrcdcra'ca, and
SiandHrd-bcarcr OF the Democratic par
~. But had only those who sat at hi,
feet in the ancient days, lis'rnin" 20 hi,
voice "a to the voice of prophet, rc-
mNincd ~ true TO him "a those for whose
overthrow he had spcut all The vigorou,
manhood, III" sorroWlul spectacle Of n
. nation PROSTATE II Tie feet of 4 hrspot-
ism mi"ht hrv" been spared 10 the M
triotic vision otthn country. Liberalism
had no more perfect i,iu-'raiiun than
that furnished hy an almost united
South standing up in the midst of her
dr.olHtion and holding ont her hands
in friendship To those who, grcnt in all
the elements OF warfare, yet halted when
the battle was done. plunhrrin@ no bca.
ten irarlicihal hcld, True. always.
whether in prosperity or alvcr,ity. in
victory or in Gcieat, the honor of the
south remains untarui-hcd amidst the
furious storm of 30 many political
wrecks. di-@raccs and 1c.crtion-. No
matter what the future MY bring forth.
I At its very worst I can -"a"crlv be dlr-
kcr. No matter how much further and
timer the machinery of the Admin;stra-
ton may find il agreeable 10 Grind the
lntclv rcrou-tr.rtrd States. the South
stands acquitted before the country Of
every sentiment Of trrarhcrv or ingrlti-
.tul". Governments are not fUr Il dnv.
nor are Governments such a ours the
patrimOnV or the possession Of any man.
'oligqrchv. or ps-uriation, Beneath the
tremendous exhibitions If strength up-
on this orca-ion. il !, u consolation to
. know that. however hi%h the cditice may
be huil il i wprlh,c-, aud Valur,c-. I'M
less wrought upon a solid foundation Of
truth aud Justice. And sooner or later
the crisis will cone a@rin in thc life Of
/ This very milton, row 50 noisy with
cheers for Grant. ard row % iubUIamt
with victorion, rrioiring>, when the I'M
|rouqucrah'r manhood Of the Southern
Ipc0r'c will he worth It premium in HE
political market and when to have been
~tradrl,t and true to IN" area rrinri-
pies Of Liberalism will bring with them
| the honors and the RECOGNITION OF the
Roruh'ir. Let those other Democrat,
/ " no surrendered without Gring Gun
receive such Il rrwarAas Austria gave to
/ Gorgry. AMI rs Eugi1ul gave to Hrnc.
|d,ct Arnold. The time has not vet
come for honesty ana reform. and hcncc
| the di.gracr'ul rOut and panic which
| ha, extended from Maine to Minnesota.
/ II pays 10 desert, and in the scramble
the Democratic party la, sold itself.
Effects of the Boston Fire.
The View York journal Of Commerce
Of the lj'h inst. says:
The effect Of the Boston fire on the
1 dry goods market in this city i, not vet
fully developed. The amount Of stock
destroyed has not We, been n>ccrtaincd
definitely: blt careful estimates recciv-
ed up to last evening place the dcStruc-
| tiOu OF wool at rom ten to twelve mil
lions Of pounds. and it is said that be-
tween cighi thousand and ten thousand
bales OF tunnels were burned. The los
srs are about equally divided among
the manufacturing companies and the
iohbCrs. The cioihicrS have suffered
heavy losses in stock. and the main re-
lance of all will bc upon the insurance
companies.
Manufacturers generally considered
tie stores in the now bur ed district II.
iirc-proot, and therefore hurried their
productions from the mI'- to their Dos
ton agents for more satisfactory prOt2c-
ton.
Yesterday several of the New York
commission merchants received tcIc.
grams from the manufacturers whom
tNcN represent to advance the prices OF
w0OIcnS from =, per cent. 10 10 per-
cent. Wamsutta blcached cottouS have
advanced one cent per yard. and the ten
dcucy is 20 have an appreciation Of val
he tor other leading makes. In some
cases agents have advanced the average
prices OF tlaunriS about two cents per
yard. aud of blankets fifty cents per
pair. There seems TO be feeling that
u General advance will be made in the
prices Of oil cotton and WOODEN fabrics.
but it il too early vet for any uniform
action in this direction.
Lost His Umbrella.
just rs passenger train on the De-
troit and Milwaukee Road was clear of
Detroit. and running at the rate of ten
or twelve miles an hour, an old man
suddenly leaped from his seat, rushed
to the plat orm, aud bounded off. turn
ing about forty somersauis before he
brought up against the fence. In short