Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-30
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The "Amerioan LADIES' of Giles County
have presented AB. WATKINS, Esq, late
editor of the Pulaski True American CHI
zen, with massive, beautifully carved
silver goblet" The following is the cor
respondence which took place on the occa-
sion. We commend the spirit of our fair
countrywomen of Giles as an example wor-
thy of the imitation of every American
voter:
PULASKI, Dec. p, 1856.
Nh. Alb. WATKISs: the accompa-
nyiBg silver goblet as an evidence OF o0r es-
TEEN for you as gentleman, and apprecia-
ton Of your gifted mind and genial heart as
a Journalist.
You leave US soon. Bear with you this
token of our regard. Its sight in after days
will revive in your mind some sweet and sun
shiny memories of saudi lang syne."
1t bears the inscription, :" To Alb. WATKINS
from the AMERICAN LADIES of Giles County,
Tenn. 1856" Yes, we still worship at the
shrine of Americanism with all the untiag-
ing ardor of an Eastern devotion, and we
still cherish a reverential regard for our de-
feated ehieftain. We would rather have Won
follow sternly on the fortunes OF MIllard FIll'
more defeated, than ride in the triumphai car
of victorious Buchanan! To say you bat
tied well for our cause would be but 20 re-
neat the sullen admission of your enemies.
We shall not soon forget the Citizen. 1t was
always a welcome visitor at our ire-ldes. We
looked forward with anxiety to its appearance
and the perusal of each paper repaid the prom
Use of its predecessor. We saw nothing In Its
columns that could wound the feelings or Of
fend the taste of the most notwithstanding
but an able and manly advocacy OF noble Prin-
ciples-principles which, though now trampled
by the insoent foot of the foreign foe and
misguided native in the dust of defeat, are
destined to truml ID yet, and become the pride
and the Palladium of the Republic.
Don't give up the ship" Washington dld
not win our liberties in day. Reforms OF
deep seated political evils are necessarily slow.
The grand object in view should be a sufficient
Incentive TO inspire you to the noblest exer-
tions and forever dispel the idea of defeat as a
finale. Then be up and doing,
"With heart for any fate,
Still achieving and still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait"
John Paul Jones stood on the bloody deck
! of his sinking ship-her planks were shattered
| her deck CuLuDSIbu WIN NSdhi iISi OOloiS 9'iS
| away, and her hull on fre.-There was calH
in the conflict AS dresry and ominous as the
awful stiffness that precedes the widest burs
| of the battle of the elements. The British
commander demanded surrender of the ship
! Then it was that Jones, with manner anC
voice that thrilled the hearts of his hearers
gave his heroic reply, which will live in letter
of burning fire on the pages of history as lonI
as freedom lives: "NO, 1 hare not get began L
fqhL" A moment after he stood victor OIL
the enemy's deck. Let bis reply be your mot
to-the motto of every American. Let tn
watch-fires be rekndled, the battle begun
again, and justice will, must, shall triumph.
"Our fight
Is waged in Heavens approving sight,
The smile of God is victory"
Yod carry away with you, sir, our hes
wishes for your future success. May the skie
of prosperity always shine brightly above yo
and the flowers of pleasure spring sweet
around you. May you be happy in your hom
and prosperous in your Office and may new
and better friends than those You are leavn
cluster around and aid you in your arduou
profession. We are done, and it only remain
for US now,
''Like some low and mournful spell,
To whisper but one word-fareweill"
THE AMERICAN LADIES
Of Giles County.