Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-06
whisky for the Company.

The wrlI-developcd partially the leaders
of the Democratic party have for the spoil-
OF sffice i only cqualcd lay the ardent love
the masses of that party about in spots (very
large spots and great many OF ;hem) cherish
Tor all grads of whisky. Over in Lincoln
county, where Democracy is established by
special act of the County Court, and whore
Nh.gs,1y or Amrricanism is a crime punish
able with death (or GU CHI to be. ia the Oplii-
len ef h nalivcs,) there isn't solitar,
etF..aR that doesn't IRA the machinery of
least 1--WE distillcries for every ten miles W,
don't Or tend to say that wherever you ind
Democracy you will fad still-houses; but W
do say that wherever you discover still-huu-'
you nay safely swear that Democracy is til
pregailing disadvantage under which the sur
rounding country labors-
During the Presidential campaign of 1852
there Was Grand ID m"cratic Convention
in this city, to which all he Pierce AID King
volunteer companies of the State were invi-
ted Many of them come; among the Fest
the company from the ncighbOrng town OF
- commanded by Capt., now Bur-
der Il fla in Kansas. Whom this company
reached. a. Mrs. PARrINGTON would say, III
LOU Juirt>" of the city, they dis
mounted from their wagons, fell into ranks
and snarchcd down Church and Cherry streets
to &, dar, where they halted in front OF the
Eerandah. aud we're received 10y an orator
chosen Tor the purpose IRON among the Dem
ocraiic editors of the city. When the reccp-
ton was over. three prominent Democratic
cit.Zcus determined to invite the company To-
drink az their eXpeRsn. One of tn IN accor
dinghy mounted tn. t0ot-bi0ck in front OF the
huteL Fellow citizens o." said he
..yCu have bad ii long and dusty march, anu
are no doubt pretty tOlertbly derncd dry
Approaching your ardrr and enthusiasm in
our glorious cause. we propose that you form
yourself in single file, march into The grocery
here at the corner, take drink at our expens
at you pass, aud d file through the b. C
door"
This address was loudly applaudcd by the
company, who immediately threw thcm>elves
into single file with the first lieutenant at
their head, and marched into the grocery to
the tune Of "CInptO wn Races" Five or six
men stood behind the bar to pour out the dog
hair while Mr. T orator Of the foot block, stood
by with paper and pencil 10 score the numbtr
of drinks. AT his side stood the captain rip
ping a little better article of liquor than fell
to the lot of the company. When the lieu
tenant reached the back door on Cherry
street, he felt that single drink was just
Al lif.L- ut AL
around to the front door just as the last o
the company passed in. gain led The head
of the column galiantly up to the bar, sam
pied the whisky a second time. and passed
on TO the street. The company now formed
an irregular circle. extending from the front
door through the grocery aud around III
outside of the building to the front again
and this circle continued TO revolve amid Tia
din Of drum and fife, until Mr.. L. had scored
down from two hundred and hfly TO three
hundred drinks, when he suddenly opened
his eyes to the fact that the bill was likely To
he "a good deal larger than he had bargained
for. Turning to the door, and eng that
the cry was still they cOme," he exclaimed
TO the captain, who was seemingly uncOn-
scious of the duplicating process of the com
pany, Captain, this company of your
doesn't look so devili>h large on the street,
but when you come to score it down frr
driaks on paper, Ill be--it it isn't largr
enough 10 fill alp
The captain turned TO the door and beheid !
the lieutenant in the act of making his fourth
grand cntree. "Lieuteuantp he exclaim-
ed in IA voice of thunder, this is the fourth
time you have passed through here; draw of
your company, and don't make II pack OF
id swill-tubs of yoursclves!'
The lieutenant accordingly backed out
with his company, aud the srlf-appointed
committee on treats reluctantly SHIELDED out
fifteen OF twenty slugs Tor The swindlc.
The story was thus told Us by Democrat.
who paid Tor some OF the whisky. lie furth-
er tells Us that The various companies who |
visited Nashville on the occasion in question !
came very near bankrupting the Democratic
Central Committee by running up heavy |
liquor hill at every whisky shop in town
against the committee; that these bills con-
tinued 10 come in for year or two. when |
believing. aud no doubt honestly, that they
had paid enough, the committee repudiated |
the rest and quit.