Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-10
Who are yous whats your Pedi-

Who are yOua what's your Pedi-
gree2 1-sEe
one aspect tits amusing, in another Dis
gusting, to witness the supcrcilous air with
which certain class of politicians ere ac-
customed to walk around, survey and fern
their judgments and opinions of Others. The
Southern Representative, weekly political
~ journal which has reached its eighth issue,
published at Chattanooga. is engaged in look
ing around for men that it can sustain. and
endorse as of its own sentiments, which are
it says, those of I" The hard-shell. nneornpru-
missing hard-curreney, State Rights Democ-
racy." 1t evidently looks upon the race of
politicians stud Of race-horses. For in
stance. in announcing Messrs. SAM. A. SMITH
and JOIN a. MINIS as candidates for Con-
gress in the third Congressional District. II
walks around, looks at their general confur-
nation, inspects their teeth, &c &c. and
then with an Tnefiable air of wisdom. pro-
nounces them Shetland ponies or course
i the Representative will not risk his moucy on
these. The blood isn't good, the stock Is d.
minutive, and altogether unworthy Of the
Turf. Again that paper casts its eyes abroad
in the Federal stables. and over the organ
meadows of the party, but is brought to an
abrupt standstill by the sight Of numerous
I" beasts Of the mixed aud scrub breeds.
Being an amateur, it is absolutely Mortified
at finding alarming mixture Of "Old
Wings. Know Nothing Democrats and in
ported Yankees" with their heads in the
Democratic crib, or their noses fml.,dd. q IA
the sweet-scentcd clover-felds Of Democracy.
He is wrought into ferrer.sh passion.
ana Indignantly demands " Who are you.
add what is your pedigree ?" For the baoe-
,aa tit of that aoyious element in the democratic
party, we quote:
Now the ranks, the high places and the
(" low, are infested and besci ged as il never was
by deserters from other parties, men who
never were Democrats nor never viii he
only in name. demagogues, trcksters and
traitors Innumerable all seeking to give
counsel and to construct some new plank
upon which they may stand in firm security
and be hailed leaders of the .'glorious
Democracy" Deliver US from such leaders
and apostate captains.
Who are you? From whence do you hail,
and what is your pedigree? Many Of them
Will deny their paternity and ignore their
history but few accents will detect the
3 land of their nativity, and the caste Of their
:. inclinations. he truth is (and IL is never
party of the South, (for there is only a cor
porafS guard in the Nurth.l is almost con-
trolled at present by OLD Wings. Know Moth
ing Democrats. and imported Yankees.
- Ihe~e Old wings are syar ready 10 coupFa-
mise away The rights Of the South. and sing
hoZannas Ia the Union. They are generally
very patriotic set of fellows and would
doubtless III many Instances if they dared
shout God save the Queen They are gle9t
= expoundeFs of tbe Constitution. scotletantiy
giving interpretations to new issue. sectional
INIT 'ndeney, and consolidating in effect; aup
= lmany OF them have such horror ~ disco
luton, and such love for the :. gIorious I'm
ion" that they would prlfr the iustaliation
- as President Of Fremont or Seward to any
= thing like = extremes We might cnuucrate
names, bnt consider it useless as he whole
nc ouLtry Is certainly familiar with the facts.
Next we have Know Nothing Democrats
a those fellows that had got tired Of their de-
mocraey, or watched over it so careessly
8 that III deserted thtm and they in a patriotic
- mood that is really cnmmcndablc. nursu. d il
into the dens and sinks of daTk-lanternis m.
Ihey profess now to have rescued the sceptre
- from the knghtiy grasp of sam. and have
come forth with their robes Whitencd with the
moisture OF the culveFt, readJsto do battle for
the great cause OF human rights. valiant
Sir Knights. indeed And it is Won. in com
- mon with your old comrades Of the <" blue
light" school that seek to lead the ever faith
- iul uShiocfdCy.a W Oe unto such recruits we
Z VIII take you on probation we will take
= you into thesranks, but we are afraid TO
trust you rs officers.
- In tue same company we find the imp0rt "a
Yankee, as you always find them whenever
- there Is dime TO lee made, c0unspIing adyi-
.s.igs eoaxing and warming. He Will t,ll Won
5eos and so IL right aud no mistake and # Won
;. will examine I'll guess you'll find it -o.''
Tue Yankee is always afraid Of cytram.s.
disiikes preeipitaucy. he calls il. aad tells
- You so and so is incXpedicnt,' &c il is not
> time yet, =" wait and see"
rms Is the kind of material that now On
y cuinbers the Democratic party, and until this
= party Tops of these exotic vampires. IL viii
Impotent for good Such influences Win
thwart every movement in the right dir, criou
VIII extract from the party old tried r.iuci-
pies and add thereto new ones irrrcnuslI.hl.
OF spurious foundation and decayiug growth.
~ For our part we have no objection to all
this. Inasmuch as it is q matter Of bust
Ness let those to whom it belongs attend 10
It, If we were permit d suggestion it
would be, if tie Representative Is serious
and sincere in its desire to purify the demo
crazy, let it emascuIate the asses au.l.ex-
terminate the race. Let it then d.uy the
doctrine of mctempychoris, and begin
afresh.
But what do the " old Wings. Know
Nothing. Democrats. and imported Yankees
seriously think of this TRADE against them
from the camps of their friends We sub
nit the question respectfully to them.