Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-21
Correspondence of tue Patriot.
Letter from baltimore.

4Ned1s5 ana consequently, tue pIoIAeuadess
churches and drives, all show by their compare
lively deserted appearance and quiet. the effects of
the movement. Many of the pastors Of churches
have restricted their Sabbath services to onceIa
day, and then they exhibit but slender audiences
whilst some have, for the time, joined other con-
gregaions as Is the case wih the one attend, the
pastor of neighhoring church having agreed to
att nd either church, alternately, for one month,
whilst our pastor leaves for some relaxation mean
while. Returning, be viii relieve his substitute
aud fellow laborer for the succeeding month. This
appears to me to be good arrangement; and with
little more harmony amongst them, E iitors of
daily papers might profit by the hint-might they
not? Think of the PATRIOT looking after the Union,
or, vice versa-particuIarly, matters at present
stand-on the eve of the coming el-ctoul l have
not suffered much from the heat yet this season,
fires having proved comfortable since the month
came in.
The Fourth" went off very pleasantly with US in
the city, mOst of the population having expended
their surplus spirits elsewhere. The haroor, aud
bay lower down, was alive with excursion steam
ers, yachts, aud fishing clubs, and with the ex-
ception of an occasional are up amongst those who
probably thought of the good fighting done in the
olden tins, and wished in a small way to emulate
it, every thing went off very agrreably. Wo
you believe, (rom the hard stories told OF Baltimore
elsewhere,) that all firing, except by the military
appointed for the occasion, SaeeesSfulIy pro-
hoited-that the very boys forbore the use oftheir
Chinese crackers aud squibs, in obedience to the
Mayors ordinance Would such an ordinance be
Obeyed in NashvilIeP
i on font To cot mn O limo n ste m
ers direct from Europe to some point on the waters
of Chesapeake Bay, of which, doubtless you have
seen some notice, Hon VIM. Billiard Preston at
the head of it. hope it may succeed, since roth
ing conceivable would give greater impetus to the
Fliroad traffic of the SOUTH. And it seems to me,
nothing could be more oppOrtune than the move
ment just this time, ia view Of the very impor-
tant fact, that the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad will soon be completed in its connection
Other facts bearing upon this matter, which are be-
coming public, will doubtless be laid before the
convention which is to meet at Knoxville; and their
bearing upon the most vital interests of the South
should be urged upon the attention of the people
by the Press, with a determination and power COM
mensurate with their great importance. Uni IS
the South is willing to be tributary, forever, to the
capital and enterprise of New York, Boston, aud
Philadelphia, she must come forward en- mGsSe, to
sustain this attempt to render her import trade
measurably Independent, and she must do it forth
with. Whether the projected line of steamers will
make Norfolk this city their proposed starting
point, have not heard but the fact that the Gov
ernment-as is understood-has under favor
able consideration the establishment of a Navy
Yard this point augurs well oil the confidence en-
tertained by enlightened of the fitness of this
harbor for ships of any draft of woter required.
As so much interest has been manifested Of late
in regard to the aims and success of the Tennessee
Historical Society, let tell you what l saw here
lately, and which, could they be procured, would
be especial aud fitting jewels to place alongside
Gov. Sewers sword, the Monterey flag, the old
Indian council pitcher &C., &c. There is in the
hands of Auctioneer of this city, with the view Of
sale, the spy-gass of Gen. Washington; testified to
| by Geo. W. Parke GUSTS the identical one car
ried by the Father of his country throughout the
| Revolutionary war! Also, his beautiful bamboo
cane, the gold head engraved with his crest, anC
| finely chased and ornameuted with light colored
gold. The glass bears evidence of its long service
and doubtless has had its field of vision obscureC
|
field. hope that some public institution will bic
| for these nestimable relics. Don't you wish there
was prospect of their finding their way to tn,
archives of the Society in the State Capitol?
| OF matters literary. Has that famous produc
tion of young lawyer of New York, the poem o
! ''NotLing to Wear, found its way to your sane
! tum? If you have not seen it, you may fnd it il
! back number of Harper's Weekly, in which j
| first appeared. l got hold of the illustrated vol
ume a short time since, and keener satire on one
of the follies of the times, has not in my humble
estimation, appeared since the days OF that ole
Roman sharp-shooter, Horacel 1t is said that since
its illustration by Hoppin aud its republication il
book form, one hundred thousand copies have beer
sold It is certainly wonderfully felcitOus in it
diction as well as point and answers spiendidly 81
pendule to that other remarkable production, o
Lang Syne, in Putnam-"0ur best Society" Tn,
follies of the age with all its wisdom so many
that he is public benefactor. who do any thing
towards waging successful fight against them.
There was u great trial of Reapers and Mower
the other day over the Eastern shore, and
steamer chartered to carry from this city thos
interested in the exhibition aud result Nanny
| Reaper with Woods Improvement, carried it,
learn, high over all competition q result not a
all unacceptable presume, to my old friend, Gen
Cheatham, and the numerous other believers il
this particular implement in Tennessee. COnsid
cradle preparations are making here, understand
for the Great Fair to be held IN October; and
on hand, purpose writing some account OF il.
have seen a great deal of superior Stock ia thi
vicinity particularly in the way of harness horses
and to one who has high regard for goo
steed, as myself the sight of them is perpetua
pleasure. l think that the new Stock Importin
Company of Nashville, might find it worth tbei
while to look IN this direction. A few days since
a gentleman 10 this vicinity sold "iour year old,
one of the vermont Stock" of horses, TO 60 t
Montgomery, Alabama, for 81, 600. From what
can understand about it, he was cheap at that
That is profitable stock raising; and there is
good deal more of the same sort hereabouts. Fo
another item relative to the profits Of farmers i
this direction read the following:
/ PRoFIrABLE FARMING.-The Bedford Count
(Va) Democrat publishes an account of sales
SIR. Cofer's crop Of tobacco. amounting in the a.
! gregate 20 over s., 600. The farm which II
crop was raised Was purchased by Mr. Cofer at 50
OOO thus paying tor the laad with this single Gro
aud leaving 81 600 surplus
am never weary of admifing the splendi
scenery around this ethyl Almost every evenin
/ manage to take walk 10 hill, gradual rs
from the long four miles street which makes ii
| Broad Way of thu nIaee and from nv position o