Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-16
PartV Aliases,

"When Bill Stubs steals coat" says the Knox
willie Register sand has to for it, he tnrns up at
the next safe place Joe Bowers and SO on through
perhaps q doz aliases, until brought up standing
under string, his death warrant may read John
Smith. Nevertheless it is The veritsble stealing,
lodging rasoaly Bill Stu lbs, from the coat steal
ing to the gallows.
1.-The political Bill Subbs, in our eye, was le-
Ultimately born and honestly bapiised Federal par
ty but the proclivide' f The gentleman soon Grove
him to the choice of an alias or the pillory. Ma.
tional Republican he dubbed himself, but the
''forcs Of circumstances" and his appetite for wrong
doing generally, after divers foggings and incarA
oers,iOns, induced the adoption of another alias,
WIG Under this name he run quite a successful
career, aided as he was in his predatory expedi,
tions against the henroosts by that most rascally
''varmint," the Coon. But his fate overlook him,
and while the hide of his nocturnal riDgtailed ally
garnished the sunny end of the barn, be was driv.
en- to "scatter himself" for time. Vague rumor5
Aoated on the air of divers wrong doings charged
to NATINE AMERICAN, while from another quarter
would come news of newly perpetrated rascali.y,
the work of A. Know NOTHING, Esq. For a time
man met his fellow with distrust and fear, but
vigilsnt search proved them both to be no
other than the ubiquitous, uurgenerae coat sealer,
Bill Stubbs again. This time the punishment fol-
lowed the crime with fesrful rapidity and force.
He was thrashed within an inch Of his life, and in
fact left for dead, without burial Lately, cons
plants are being made against depredator who
calls himself OPPOSITION. But from his tracks it is
rendered certain that it is Bill Stubs, and the
L.
Should he escape with bis life we suggest to him to
adopt as his next alias, TIE Ours, and we viii war
rant it to last at least eight years, longer han any
name yet worn and disgraeed by him."
Change in the Washington UniOn---The
Constitution.
Mr. C. Wendell announces in the Washington
Union of the 10Th that he has disposed Of that pa
per to Mr.. George W. Bowman. In his card he
states " that his relationship to the paper has been
purely of business characer-that the editorial
management has been under the exclusive control
of the gentleman who retired from the concern,
about two weeks ago"
The name of the Union is to be changed to the
CoHStitution, which locks if the new proprietor
also DESTROYS of getting rid of of the past
antecedents connected with the Union. The name
of the latter was given to it in 1845, when it was
purchased by Thomas Richie. then of the Rich
mOnd Enquirer. 1t had been previously known as
the Globe. 1t had been established by Blair &
Rives in the early part of JacksOns administration,
and for nearly quarter of century it rendered
powerful and efficient service to the Democratic
party. Mr.. Bowman, the new proprietor, is an ex-
perierced editor, who has high reputation as an
able Writer'and ssgscOus politician in Pennsylva.
MIA, with whose press lie was formally connected.
We wish him abundant prosperity.