Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-02
For the Patriot.
Who shaIl be our Candidate for Con.


paper, and also intbe Chronicle, of GAINESVILLE,
a call has been made on Gen. Jas. NJ. Qaarles to
become g candidate for Congress in this dis
trict. Without impeaching the motives ofthe
writer's Of these calls, let ns inquire into the
soundness Of the policy which prompted them.
Il has been the practice in this State, aud in
deed in all the Southern States, when gen.
tleman has been once elected to representa-
district 10 which his party have majority
which Gao be regarded As certain and reliable,
to retain him until he has served q sufficient
number Of terms 50 make him en- experienced
pariiamentaran and most efficient member,
or at le4st, until he signifies his intention to
retire. 1t is this habit of continuing the same
representative 10 office, term after term, whi3h
has given the Southern minority in Congress
so much more influence aud weight in that
body than is possessed by the Northern major
ity, made up, as it always il, ofnew men. Its
this habit which has rendered Geo. W. Jones
of this State, gentleman OF only medium
ability, one of the most skillful and effective
parliamentarians and useful members of the
House. It was this habit which gave Cave
johnson and H. P. Gentry the great strength
they welded on the floor of Congress. Other
examples of the advantages ofthis habit might
be given, bat these are sufficient. They rem.
der doubtful the policy of removing q repre-
sentative who has served but two terms, and
just obtained degree of experience which
viii give him increased strength and influence,
to confer bis place upon another, no matter
how able he may be, fresh from the walks of
private life.
Bot let US take another view of this matter.
| The constituents of Gen. Zlicoffer have as
| yet seen no announcement from him that he
does not desire reelection. Until such an an
nouncement is made, win not efforts to bring
out others give room for the apprehension of
the existence of desire to thrust him aside
noIens rolsnl And is not this impoiticl
There are other considerations which should
he taken into account. The ensuing cam
paign is to decide the fate of the American
party in Tennessee. Ii we are beaten our race
is run. We shall never recover. Tennessee,
| like North Carolina, will be fixed immovably
against u.s. II is absolutely necessary, there
fore, that we should, in every instance, have
our strongest man 10 the field. II is no dispar-
agement of Gen. Quarles and others, to say
that our present Representative can bring out
a large American vote than they. His canvass.
es show that he is man whom the people
esteem and venerate, and support with cordi>
atty and zeal. IL both he largely increased the
majority on his side. Is it not the part of wis
dom and sound policy, therefore, to demand
his services again at this important crisis. lie
has the success of American principles too
| much at heart to refuse to carry our standard
again, even though there may have been
causes operating to make him think of retr-
! ing from politics. Bntif Gen. T. should decline
to take the field again; then let the friends of
Gen. Quarles and other aspirants push their
claims. An honorable and generous contention
for the prize will do no harm; aud should our
gallant Eleclor or that thrice worthy and IN
faltering champion, John A. McEwen, win il,
neither he will suffer for want of stout hearts
and strong arms to support him, and carry
| him on to success. ROBERTSON.
THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATkIoAL DEBUTANTE
i. seems that Mrs. Mcmahon, of Madison
Avenue, New York, the fair arstocratio aspi-
rant for historic h"nors, is not discouraged by
the ungallant criticisms OF the Buffalo editions
and her unappreciative reception by Buffalo
audiences, bat is determined to try again. Ac-
cnrdng 10 the Now York Herald she has
taken Burton's old bijou theatre, 10 Chambers
street, for the month, paving five hundred dol.
lars rent for the first week, and three hundred
for each week succeeding, which we consider
pretty good-for Burton. She has engaged a
number of the first artists now in the market,
and is "a, idly filling up her company with tho
best talent that can be had. She has engaged
a prompter who has very superior talent for
his post, aud treasurer who has two invalua-
bic aud very scarce articles--honesiy and int.
gritty. he fair de6atante will appear first in
Juliet or Bianca-t isnot yet definitely settled
which:
10 her farewell speech, at Buffalo, Mrs Nc
Mahon paid her Western and Eastern friends
the following compliments:
II am well aware, ladies and gentlemen
that the style of acting liked in the Western
cities is quite different from that which the
Eastern and Southern audiences admire; you
like mounting and eonyentionalities; in o word
the more noise your actor makes, the better
you are pleased; hence yon are incapable 81
approaching artistic performances, aud wa,
aware of this previous to my coming among
you; consequently, came, not 10 be sppre
ciated, as, il bad desired that, should have
remained at home in New York, where hat
friends not deficient in quantity or quality"
wr. S,enhcns nm IS.,s,s