Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-07
MONDAY MORNING. NOV. 7, 1855

The CITY Press SATURDAY = Hetos
ENs.-When will the harpers of the press
quit harping upon the HarPer's Ferry affair
That insnrrection. as the papers persist in
styling old BRowN's adventure. has been a
harm Of a thousand strings to editors and re-
port.rs throughout the Union. and we have
MT heard any other music since the thing
happened But there il one string yet I'M
touched 1t is not likely. however. to remain
40. Old Ossowotamie is announced TO take
a pull at it on the End of December standing
on nothing. The papers have now carried
BRowx back into the shade, and are bringing
ont Col HUGH FORBES" quite strong. The
editorial columns of the Netrs is full Of him.
The local Ne10s has two long articles-one
"Our Business men and the Legislature :"
the other, THE Union va. Vox Populi." The
former is a bank and currency article; the
latter is about Tom Taylor's great comedy"
and The Hidden Hand, and what the Union and
Americans theatrical reporter thinks Of the
two plavs The Neps agrees with the Patrol
that An Unequal Match lacks some little Of be-
ing the best comedy known TO the drama.
and that The Hidden Hand IL not fine pro-
duction, has the merit of pleasing the people.
and is therefore not so great dramatic hum
bug as some people are capable of writing.
The term po1 popul used by the Ne,c,. is one
which we Latin scholars sometime employ
when we wish to tell a man he lies without
running the risk of being knocked down for
it. It is properly written Vorpop. you lie. the
first word being the representative of the fell
lows name you are talking to. The other two
are generally understood without an explain
alton. The local .hetos tells that with him
a pen il not a matter of much consequence.
He probably means that the efforts Of his pen
are not consequences of much matter which
is not to be questioned. To two new made
editors the N..os "extends cordial welcome
t. the pleasures of the press, II there are any"
That's ridiculous. No longer ago than the
other night this same local Netcs saw a Cher
ry-street editorial member of the free-list
pressed between two pretty girls in a COM
fortahI.. box at the theatre, with his hair plas-
tered quarter of an inch thick with bears
grease, and wearing a bran-new broadcloth
coat II the Ne,cs saw no pleasure III that
press (and he was near enough TO see), he
ought To telegraph the proprietor of the
Pittshurg Glass Works for pair of SemmOn's,
or somebody else's, genuine Brazilian peb-
bies.
The UIaiOn land Americican)-h must be pre-
served-And hence. the publishers will please
instruct their carriers not to wear out the
copy intended for this Office before it gets
here But we don't blame the carriers. Wet
paper will tear-especially Democratic paper,
which ALWAYS has to bear the destructive in
fueuces Of more or less he; though very sol
dom lees. The Union and 4nscric1n's leader is
on the subject Of the Missouri Compromise
and j. ia reply to the Banner. As hat State
has compromised herself quite number of
times las all states have that have voted the
Democratic tickrt) it may not he unnecessary
to say that the Compromise of 1920 is the one
referred 10. The Union 1--WE can't write the
name in fnll at our own expense any more
until the price of stationery materially dppre-
catcs) protests that the paszage of the Kan
sa.-S Taska act and the repeal Of the Mis-
-0uri Compromise was not a 'reOprning Of the
slavery agitation" The passage of the
wooden horse Of the Creeks through the gates
OF Troy was not the destruction of the city
but that event followed as a natural and in
evitahle consequence
HANG out your BANNER on the outer ,oGH, that
the whole State may read the very able
speech of the Hon. S. 8. STANTON in the Sem
ate on the Contested Election Case. to which
that journal devotes the greater part Of it's
space The local columns Of the Banner are
full and interesting usual.
The local department of the Gazette has its
accustomed heavy run Of items touching
matters and things about town.