Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-24
N a SEVILLE:
TUESDAY, NOvEMBER q, Is57.
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Whom does the Cap FItq
About two months ago, and on the eve
of the meeting of the General Assembly,
the Union and American issued a sort of
lSkase, oil 'the duties and responsibilities of
the democratic party" We do not know
whether that document fell into the hands
of, or was read by all the sham democrats,
who constitute a large majority of the Leg
islature, or whether it was particularly ap-
plicabIe to any of them We subioin a
brief extract with the suggestion that, al
though the cap was manufactured in adj
vance of any pressing demand, it may yet
find a suitable wearer:
"Fhe idea has been growing that it is the busi-
nineEs of government to make money. Hence tie
establishment of hanks and other mon yed corpo-
ratoT 8, in which the States have become parties
Some have thought that it was the business of gov
eminent to build railroads for the people and carry
the products Of the country TO market. Some have
thought that it the duty of the government
to fashion the morals of its people and as conse-
quence have fol owed the Maine-liuuor lavish
and I'll other ismR growing out of the question of
temperance reform. It is this class of thinkers who
have swarmad the country with petty coFpo rBtions
in derogaIon Of the rights of the mass s; and who
would, If rmitted TO have their wav, converted
our institutions into mere corporations, central
sd, Unlimited in power, and enoing in revolution
a king.
Against ese combined evils ofthe times-fanat-
icism, error ard corruptiOn-the Democracy have
20 contend; much OF which may have crept into
their own party. Every party has its household
nulSancHs, and we may reasonably suppose that
the Democratic p rtv has its share of them. That
the best and ab,st should be chosen to Office
is no necessary result of elective system, and
those who think that the soundness of the Demo-
cratic doctrine will always guarantee the party
from elevating the IN worthy TO honor and power,
Will be sometimes disappointed It will happen
again, it has often before that the station due to
talent, learning and virtue will be assumed by
demagogue and hypOcrite. These things are in
eVitable Parties are no less exempt from imposi
ton than the church. Many Federali-t haz worn
the visor of Democrat Some honestly profess
the name who never knew the meaning of the
word"
a pleasant school-book story is told of
pedIer of red caps in one of the coun-
tries between the tropics, who, being ia
tigued by the heat and dust of his travel,
stopped at nOon-tide for refreshment and
repOse under the cool shade of a wide
spreading tree by the wayside He drew
forth his luncheon, and seating himself
upon the green grassy earth, swallowed
his repast and considered of the viciSsi-
tudes of life, the duties and responsibilities
of pedlers in general, and those of red
caps in particular. Becoming drowSy, he
Enclosed his package of merchandise, and
placing one of the caps on his head, stretch
ed himself on the turf and fell asleep. Du-
ring his repose quite number of monkeys,
wholly disregarding the rights Of property,
appropriated the entire stock of the ped
ler's caps, except the one he wore on his |
own head. They put them on their heads,
and began scampering over the trees of the
forest, leaping from branch to branch, chat
tering with great glee, and raising an OBJ
streperous cutlery generally. The unusual |
noise aroused the sleeper, who discovering |
his misfortune, was in great agony over
his loss. He made every effort to recover
his caps-he shouted. clapped his hands,
threw sticks; but all to no avail. The !
monkeys were all the more gleeful Com
pletely foiled, exhausted, and chagrined,
the story proceeds, the mortified and des |
pairing pedler, growing reckless, took off
his cap and threw it upon the ground, say
ing that if he could not get all his caps he
would have none The whole monkey
tribe, initiating the actions of the peder,
Immediately did likewise, took off their
caps, and THEW them down. And the
surprised and joyful pedler gathered up
his caps at his leisure, and pursued his way
in peace.
We shall see whether the democratic
members Of the Legislature will pull off
their caps and throw them down whenever
the Union and american does so with it's.