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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE.


= The present is an Auspicious time to return to
correct principle and policy. The Supreme Court
has sUspt algay the congressional ramparts from Be
hind lOhieh anti e ,vey assailsd The Constitution
and the South. Let the conservative ssntimen
Of the whole country usite 10 cosrciDg Congress
70 TeTsn from the erection Of others, AID TO adopt
no policy in future, which shah be ViolstiVe Of any
Of The great political principles upon which our re-
publican institutions were founded. - Patriot.
We place two o. thee linesin the foregoing in
italics, as being suggestive Of reflections on the
conduct Of Southern know-noihngs in the late
Presidential contest The Patriot doubtless means
70 ssy, that, in deciding the Missouri compromise
TO- have BEEN uEconsdtuiOUsl, the Supreme Court
has swept awsy the chief anti-slavery IampGr.
So We Think too Yet the Patriot must know per
fecty well that, IN the late Presidential eontes
the great body Of Southern know.notbiDgs de.
nourc that repeal as bitterly as it was denounced
By the sbOlitiOnistp Mr.. FuLWJ Re, the candidate
of the society for President, compared that repesl
to the opening Of PsndoTss box Forthwith, those
Southern knoE nothngs who bad advocated th,
repes, we're sien; while the larger portion of the
society, who had followed BILL, CULLoM and ETH
ERlDGE. joined the abolition csmor. We do no.
GAoEEClebp "AGA NC 7ayt UNI Vic tlAll Auo AHGW'
nothing speeches during the late canvass consiste
of direct CT indirect attacks on the Ksusss-Ne-
brsskB legislation; and Gen Z5Luc FrER and RIA
DT and others who Lsd been original friends Of The,
measure, either made halfway apologies for their
course, or earthly refrAined from defending IT,.
Without at present taking the trouble Of referring
to the Patriots 6'es for specific cases, we think
that paper came finally to gard the act as unwi e,
and held the democratic party responsible for Gag
tatDg the slavery question in its passage. This
was Ger aiuly the posli9n Of Gov. N. S. Brown,
who headed the electoral ticket In accepting the
nomination for that post he took care to wri:e 3
letter, BY way of supplementary platform for him
self, IL which be referred to the repeal IS an in
tsrmeddling with the question Of slavery, uncall
ed for by any ezieency Of the times, and char
eed that It was deliberrte re-openiug Of the
sources Of agitation. The points made in his
letter Of 5cceptsuOe were pressed ty Gov. Bows
during the whole CANVASS They were taken up
and reiterated By TIE lesser lights, and formed the
stspls of ell the serious arguments Of our opPo-
nenta
And row, ore Of these opponents copgrstulates
its readers that the Supreme Court 10 pronouncing
the Missouri compromise unconstitutional has
swept swsy the barriers from behind which anti
slavery men attacked the cons tuition and the
South For our own part, We think the dscis-
ion leaves the SSuthern opponents of the Kansas
Nsbrask act IN q far worse situation than tkat q
The Northern snt-sISveFy men.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
TIE NATIONAL HOTEL EPIDEMIC.

The telegraph yesterday announced the death
Of Mr.. LANE nephew Of the President, from the
disease contra eted st the National Hotel, Washing
ton. Tee New York tribune learns that the true
cause Of the peculiar malsdy which hes sfa cted
the boarders al that hotel, is to be found in the
fact that all the sewers leading from the house have
been stopped up during the wirtr. Thus the
9Th they should have carried of has been sccu
mulsted under the house filing it with miasmA-
The place in which meat was hung previous to be
ing cooked was, we are told, especially exposed to
those putrid and poisonous exhalsdous; aud thus,
it is sur posed, some of the bOarders were mad
sick who might otherwise have escaped.
We shall sOon, however, know the precise truth
on the subject, as the honse has been closed and 3
scientific INVESTIGATION ordered.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29

HtsN4FIyANIs
e last runhar of the Lehannn- Herqll sass

Tts iast numssr Of the Lebanon HerGll sase;
The Um.k AND AWERic2E i still attempting
20 erests the inprfssou that great host liy exists
been Gel RsadyHad NJ Hsttor n g are sll very
well aware OF the OF ject tast pspef has il view 50
fer rom there being any feeling Of ennIity between
them, they are OF the very best Of terms aao
we are Authorized 10 say that should Co. Ready Dc
the nom nee for Corgress Mr.. Hstton'h necessary
to defeat bic democratic Opponent, WI eanEsss
pipe and smoke il -. -.rs
In another part Of the same paper We mad tas
following important anocune-msnt;
Hon. Cbsrlts Rsa y arrived in cur town on
Meadsy ard remained two or three days. He
lol Ks 70 Be IL hne health --...
TIE last paragraph sc,ouats for The 65st Hat
Ton and RElDr have been elosettd. The young
asp rant has been satisfied that his cake is all dough
this time and IS setting about mske fair weather
for the future. he desires now to eoneilisse Col.
READY and his friends, by promising to canvass
the district for him. ard thereby, secure bis election
Ithss previously been announced, by authority,
that 10 che could be elected but Wilson county
man Col READY's friends are expected therefore,
to feel under many Obligations to Mr.. HATToN 'fol
the announcement that be is willing to canvass
the district for him. Col. READY may rest satisfied
80 Tar as Mr.. HATroN is concerned. This, however
,gs regard IS small comfort. The Democracy ex'
pect to have say in the matter tbat will eftetual
y settle all future squAbbrg about the respective
claims Of these gentlemen. They viii fad on
that it is the people, at last, who own the offices
/ and not the politicians. e.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
AN FRIsHNAN's RksOURCEs.

Mr.. MesgheF, in bis speech at the St. Patr.ek's
Day dinner in .B-ston, toll the following:
Paddy Shannon was q hug'er in the 9Th regi
mept the FaUgh a BaHaghg-snd with that
regiment under the command OF Sir Hugh Cough,
served ST th. oagh the Peuiusular campaign.
When the campaign was ever Paddy had nothing
LIFT hin but the recollee.ious OF is Hs only
lace was the notice tax. Ct bin in th7 cant go.
Il is no wonder, then, be became c7nviv al SOUL
From the bottle be soon found bis way to the
hslbsrts. .-...-.-
The regiment was parsded, the proceedings read,
and Paddy tied up. The signal was gwen for tbs
drummers to begin, when Paddy Shsnnon *
clausi:
{" Listen now, Sir Hugh. Do you mesh 10 say
you are going to & g M? Just recollect who i,
was sounded the charge st BOressa, when you
took his only F.ench Ia lie ever taken. Wash It
Paddy ShsunOL2 Luis I thought that day it
would come 10 this and the Tegiment 50 proud OF
that same eagIe on the cOlOrs."
" Take him doWn.' said Sir Hugh, and Paddy
escaped unpunjshed.
Paddy agsn touni hImsel plsCel in similar cir
cumsiAUc, g.
d" Go 90" sad the CoIrnel.
"DJnt o. in buT7," eiacalased Paddy, 'I've
Wo-d tosiy, Sir Hngh'
The eagle won't ssveyOu this time, sir"
Is Itsthe esgel indeed then wasn't going q
say IN, tang ABOUT that SAM, Cd ugh you are.
aud ought TO Re pr a. Gilt Bat was Jus; goIGG
t. SAX Il It wasn't Padiy Shannon who Whe1 the
oreach OF Tarlfa was s,OrTei By p QUO Fe CT,
80 only the STU to dsie' il, if ir wasn't PADDY
Sdsnnon who struck up 'GIrryown 10 glory Dos :,
and you Sir Hugh, have go, the same Two to Fer-
aud tie breach between Ihan up ID your coat Of
arms IN testimony thereof"
Take hin down" 50 d the Colonel, an addy
YES sgam u1scathed.
Paddy, however, had = long list Of services to
get II ougb, AID good d5alof whisky, ald ere
another two mcn,bs hs was again ei %, toe
sentence read, and IN ss.uisoce from Sir H7gb
tough thst o:hing again would make MIN releut
Paddy tiled the esgI7-J was Of no use He
appealed to Sr Hughs pride and tho breach VI
PaTba wIthCs s0y A7s go -. -
And Is II me, st last lie broke out, chat you
| are goIrg to u,s2 | ask yoI Sr Hugh Cough
before TIE hJ'e regimen, who K .oW /. well ],
"-sni Paddy S1snro0 VINO picked mp the eg CD
Field d .rshhis ST. # al tbs battle Cf Yltoria tia
the DIX OF Wellington sent 70 the Prue. R gent
and ioF which he got that Letter To- W. % long
| RENE INBRED, and that msde in Field Marsns
into the bargai The Prince Regent sal 'You'v-
sstt re tire staff Ofs Fed u = sua Of France; re-
turn you hat OF Field Marshal - = Isud Vast =
1t Paddy Shannon that took il Paddy Shsnno.
"to HeVer got rep, or r comp pse or rboou or star
or coat Of arms, or marx # stiuCt o. except tie
h1gging you are going to give N"
Take Elm down, F." cried Sir Hugh, and again
Paddy Wss forgiven.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
GOOD UOCTKINE

AtaDemoCrA'io meeting held in St. Clair county,
UiUoi' the other day, to sPpont delegates to
Safe tnT District conventions, the resolutions be
l1w were adopted They contain palTab'e hit
ct those politicians who serve their country for
g considerstion-who are ever Fsunting their
c'siDs to Office:
RESOLVED, That it's Ire duty, ofevery patriot, to
serve country to the best ofhs abity in any cspa
city or 10 any position which his rVi es may be
r,q Tired, and be who does 50, does only bis duty
fr which be can have no claims to Cfice Office
IS the gift of the people, and Cfieers are but the
sEAvAErs OF the people. It's the doctrine OF Non
arches only that any man can have claims to
Office
Resolved, Therefore, that any man who feels
that be has any claims " OF the people for Office
because of any service be may have rendered,
however eminent they may have been, thereby
proves bic unftness Tor offos in a Republican Coz
ern7nent
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29


1EssFs. EditOTsi Ca re earfsEey q7estIan To-.
Iy aeur with ysa chat every Bank and B.snea
Bank should ts Isqsrsa to pay ont its notes
whsre they ere redesmable in coiD; aud in order
20 fnrtheF protect the community sgai1ss over is
sues and Bauk failures, let eaeh Bank CONNER c n
Ia mess or any Bank whose chatter may sxpirs.
BE- compelled to conform 70 the law regulating the
business Of Banking, passed T2tE February, 1882.
Within the last few years several stock Bsnks have
failed, bat there Is rot an Instance Of Fee Bank
having done 60. r.
The Safe Of New York, hsviog mush the lar
gelt Banking cspitsl Of any State in the Union,
Rnd1 presume that her experiences is equal to any,
has adopted the Fee Banking system. The So.
perintendent says in reference to its success,
I" There has 60 Bank failed 10 this State having q
circulation secured wholly By public stocks Of this
State and Of the United ststes, the circustion Of
which has 10. been redeemed At par value Thereof
and in such manner without interruption, that the
notes lost nothing Of their efficiency and value in
Circulation until actual redemption. Let Tsone
see adhere to this system, (Which does equal JUS
tice to s) let it be understood that Cor every Bank
note 70 circulation there is amp'e security in tie
hands of the Comptroller in Tennessee bonds, (ovtl
and above tbs individual property Of the Stock
hOlders,) and we would hear Of no more panicl
| and Bank failures.
Very nearly slied to this inject is the grea
railroad interest Of the State; if the Bonds are re
quirsd for Banking purposes, they will Of cOurs
command higher prices, which would bel est TIT
! public improvement companies. New York Stat
6s have gone up to lls.uuder their present Bank
ing system. Why may not Tsnnessee's do tb
| same9
There is Jet another important feature in tn
above system: the State or government stocks ar
lodged with the Comptroller to protect the not
holders, and cannot be withdrawn without III
notes are returned. But where all the means ar
10 possession OF the Bank it may be lost BY ipju
dlciOus Banking, ard in some cases there is fttl
or n5thing to lose, particularly where the stock
paid chiefly in stock notes. These masters ough
to be brought prominently before the peopls-th S
the next legislature may understand their wisy g
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29

THE SoLEMN FEAsT OF LExT-The term Lent
IL derived from the Saxon word sig uifyirg Spring,
fast or the time Of humiliation observed by Chris.
tisus before the Festival of Easier The fast cor.
responds with the preparation OF the Jews for the
yearly expatior, and is ike other observsrcss,
of Jewish origin. Their humiliation was for,v
days before the eIpistory sacrifice, that of the
Church being forty days before the expiatory sac
rice Cf the Son Of God upon the Cross for the sir
Of the world It will be found by consulting Eu
ss5itg that it was customary for the Christians
from the earliest ages to set spsrts portion of time
for humiliation, prayer, fasting and other devout
exercises
TIE nunbeF Iorty has been rendered in ,vsriou,
WAYS quite significant and was appropriated to
those special SEASONS Of repentance For forty
days the deluge covered the earth Ofty years the
Israsies wandered in toe desert, until the whole
generation except one was cut oG-M5se tasted
forty days on the mount-El jan rorty days in the
widerness-the Ninevites were allowed flrgy days
for repentance, and our blessed Lord fIsfed forty
days iuethe wilderness at the commencement of
the ministry on earth. Hencs it is that this prsc.
tice has been followed for than eighteen hun
dred years The early Christians observed the
season with great sirictness. No marriages. were
celebrated no festivals were held, except on Sat-
urday, and Sunday-snd except on these two days
the Eucharist was not coIs7crated during Lent -
Other ssts ended at three o'clock in the sfternoon,
but this was kept up until evening. TIE propriety
and duty Of observing this season We leave to
those whose proper Office is to enforce them from
the sacred desk.
The observance Of this season. in another view
is highly beneficial. During the holidays the re-.
jocings Lsvs been connected with tbs Choie
Visnds, and consequently as Sprr approaches, toe
system is more pred sposed than at other time to
sea2s, and unless these bumors be eradicted In
time, will produce much sickness By proper
abstinence, then the body resumes It's natural tone,
and good health continues. Fasting, then, is gooj;
indeed, much better than physc.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29

LEDAEoE, March q, 1897.
DB ", A NuLERF - Sir: We hsd tie PlsR-
sue Of attending today, the examination Of class
ottke PaPils il tie Abbe Institute, Elioh you hgd
been lnstructing for four days ia your fs,hess
y stem Of Orthoepy. We express cur own opinion,
Ct the intelligent audience which were in attend
eUe9, when We say that you have impaired to the
class more correct sud thorough knoWedgs Of
the sounds Of our letters, Of Acesnluluon and cf
dividing words into syliables, than would have
bsen acquired 10 the Common way Of imparting
sch knowledge in the same number Of years
While We do 4. profess to be s5fReiently inior1.
edo enter eFiticsi txsniT sion Of IL taaptation
OF your fathers system to remedy the evils ard
wants OF our hnguags yet We Go not hedtate
70 say, that we, 30 iar as We have examined the
8 stem, and in it much to CON mend snd no hi 2
10 condemn. We were pleased with the SQUIRT, Gus
manner 10 which yoU demeaued yourself a. lectur-
er and teacher, and with the maFkef e'elrness OF
Jour explanation Of the System to lie clssl.
Respectfully yours,
J RDAN ST Kiss,
Rosr. L. CARCTHERs
w. 3. CANPBELL.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29

THE LAW OF TIE FIEeER Rns.-If gentleman
wants wife, he wears ring on the first flger Of
the left hand; if be is engaged be wears il on the
second Iger if married on the third; and On Il g
fourth, if fe meter intends o get married. When
lady is no. eugsged, sac wears diamond ring
on her frst finger; If engaged, on toe secord; If
married on the third; and on the fourth If she in.
tends to be q maid. -Whsn gentleman presents
q fan, Cover or trinksts to lsdy With the left
hand, this, on his part, is an overture of gard;
shoald she receive it with the left hand il IS ON
dersd ss 81 acceptance Of his esteem; but if with
her right hand, il is q refusal Of the Offer. Thus
By lev simple tokens explained BY rule, the PISS.
sion q love Is expressed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
TIE PATRIOT ON THE SUPREME COURT.

The recent decision Of the Supreme Court
determining the unconsGtutoDality of the Missouri
Compromise, or any legislation Of Congress which
arises 70 prohibit slavery in the territories, and
thus sustaining the democratic party in its consist
ent course relative to that question, hss awakened
a prodigous amount Of indignation among the
fanatics of the north. This was to be expected.
We did not suppose, however, that in the south
there would be q murmur agairs. that decision,
however heavily it might press upon the cOrns Of
know nottingham. But We we're mistaken. The
Supreme Court is likely to 6nd itself conroverted
In the South as we'll as in the NOrh. Chief Jus
tice IANEY, ia the course Of his decision, found it
necessary 80 reiterste, what bad been often before
dec ded that the States themselves, independently
Of Congressional legislation, had the sole power Of
fixing the Qualification Of their voters, and OF de
tsrminiDg who sbould aud whOsheuldnot exercise
the right Of sUff sge. No doctrine is more esseG.
tisl to the sovereignty of the States. But the
editors Of the Nashville Pat, lot differ With the Su-
prsme Court, as will be seen from the following
paragraph:
80 far as Chief Justice TAEEE iutimates the
power Of State TO make citizens Of aliens, irds
DeDQeDLF OF OOuRIbh5ULhi HttfAh nc
Travelled 5Cyond The record and that such itjRation
sCas, as a question Of latg, ERRONEOUS"
Tee never was party, until know nothiugism
came about, thst hsd the temerity to QUESTION the
sovereignty Of the ates in this particular. Ten
nesses once PERMITTED free negrces to vote, and
while 10 one DOW approves the policy, who ever
6isput d her right to do 81? A State can do many
things that State ought not to do; because a
State is q free and Independent sovereignty, eE-
cept 50 far IS it has delegated its powers to the
general government. To question their sole right
10 dele mine this question for themselves, is to
Question their sovereignty. To say that Congress
has the right 70 determine wEo shall not vote, ar
oues also that Congress can de'ermins who shall
vote IF Congress can ssy that Tennessee shall
mt hermit certain class of its Ighiie population to
vote Congress can say that Tennessee shall permit
a csrtsin class Of its tlaek popu lon to vote and
=, abolition Congress would uDquestionsbly do so.
Such q position is TOO absurd fer serious sreu.
nsut and We are 10Th to bslieve that the Patriot
means to sssume the Inevitable exclusions that
esut from its premises.
We regret that there should be any disposition
70 question or co ltrovert the decision Of the hnal
urbitrament Of al disputes tou9ning constitutional
law We congratulate ourselves, however, that |
e. q people, North and South, have q little bett=r
opinion Of the Judgment Of the Supreme Court
4 matters Of this character than they have OF the
crude crOtcbets ot part;Ean editors
say- Tae Louisville Courier says that JANIS B.
Clay is spoken Of as the Democratic candidate
FIR O. warrior n that State
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
RAILRoAp As al IrrrsrnErr .-The rsiIro,d eHs

RAILRoAD As An INVESTMENT The rsilro'd sys
rem has been, in tnis c0uutry, says tn United
Safes E Oaonisi pushed to su enormous extent.
More 100000 600 have been invested in them -
10 the States OF New York and Massashusetts
alone the cum of the cost is S2l5 zoo, O0O--nssr
S2l6,000,OOO; yet the work, as inan isl invest
ment is an experimet which every year assumes 8
more doubtful aspect Up to this time the rates at
which the railroads can carry freights and passen-
gers at profit hSVenot been determined. The Fate
of annual depreci-ton Of roads and equipments is
yet spFc benz; and that err, ne US views have been
placed upon it, is apparent in the fact that every
year the average earnings OF even the best roads
besr smaller proportion to the cost. In 1850
the average net earnings of the Massachu ts
roads was Al per cent; in 1856, 81; and they
are the model roads, running through the most
populCus sections Of the county. In thgSts'e Of
New York the Investments in railroad bCa3s pay
less than parent. average, and $40, 100000 OF
capital pay nothing. While thessare the facts, the
increased vslus gVan to land by railroads IS enor-
nous.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-29
PanTnanshin.
Ii persons who desire 70 Join
MA. DDLREAR8I

a d DoT3On1 WHO df8fo % JON
n ma. DDLBEARsB
Classes, should do 80 imn-dias.y -
n. B-NO new Pupils will be receive afleF ~
April2n,h.
ions, should inquire Of those Ladies and Gentlemen
attended his Glasses, Of those families whose
ildTen have attended his Instructions
ar D. IL particularly dszirOuat0 judged only oy TIE re-
suits Of his s5oFs and bF the 10 success that may
have been witnessed IN y RTlIHd SCHOnLs where she
trschilg corr Bed 20 the mtTs iml-u'u oi copy
who the ledge Of such sc5n &c principles a. qsI
Tingy the sic OF hOss Who be-
eve the railroad boat and tsegraph % n0t SUR
pass speed, the cart, barges, and pos. boys
M D. bell every person eaa learn that ibree
tines Ia nine nd that when Tsnuahshp 10 taught
on A. rsd aoa aifor, that Of arithmetic,
ests " b. equally esr.ain al via guided BY thsm,
Nnetaer they are Fix % sItY years Of age.
Ladies' and eulsnen req uesteo local and o1aHne
for them selves tia improvement &c Olhafa.
HoaFB % Il A. NJ, and 40 8, A., aadT io9 Hghi.
maraksR-LG
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HnPR - ~ snRsnhIBERs.

We are glad to announces to our subscribers that
"a better day is coming, when they may hope
co get their papers regularly. Gen, ANDERSON
Postmaster ct this place. Substituting BqliFissinsO
existing defects Of cOnnszou 10 the routes in this
State into defects Of distribution BY Postmassers
and into neglect Of duty BY contractors. We don't
zee how be can well fail 20 discover The evils which
have 50 long PerPlezed newspaper subscribers
and annoyed and injured the publishers He viii
no doubt receive the aid Of ell the POstmasters of
this State; and if 80, we shall soon De relieved Of
,ur oreatest trouhlp