Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-29
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10 De Editor, or ths NashssIe Pofriot:

Columbia Mirror: 1t is known that / have
trnities of my Influential and distinguished
friends, here and elsewhere, and have consent
ed to become candidate solely for the good
of the party of which have the honor obe an
humble, bnt, | trnst, not unworthy, member.
II is also well known that do not desire the
position-that would not have it If it were
not thrust upon me by my too partial friends,
who IL seems, are sufficiently infatuated to
believe that l am better fitted to represent
them and guard their interests than any other
individual in the district. Fully alive to this
latter fact, and knowing too that l instinct
lively shrink from. and would gladly shun
the distinction that is about to be thrown up
on me, my enemies have already had re-
course to the most despicable means known
TO the political annals OF the country, for the
purpose of driving me from the field-belev-
ing that my repugnance TO its occupancy will
render its desertion on my part thing very
easy to compass. But let me tell them here,
that once in the field, no matter how reluct-
antly may have entered it. am there while
hostile spear is uplitted or an opposing
shield is couched,
Sander-vile and villainous slander-is the
means to which Irefer. The dastardly rumor,
set afloat by my enemies TO crush my charac-
ter among the pious voters of this district,
has doubtless reached you, that on recent
visit to Nashville. l became seriously
INTOXICATED! This is the vile scheme to
which my enemies have resorted, even before
the dawn of my Congressional career, to
defeat my election. Or if that is found to be
impossible. to cripple my influence in the
House, where to "look upon the wine when it
is red" is to incur the deepest disgrace!-
Conscious that held in my hand the destiny
of their party, they thus seek to paralyze that
hand and cause it to drop ncrvcleSs from the
whitening object of its iron grasp! Vain aud
impotent attempt Not the most deep and
damnable trickery of political rascalty can
unnvrve this hand until the monster at whose
throat it clings is consigned to one whose
strength is all-powerful and whose grasp is
eternal!
As the Islander in question (Which excites
my Indignation not more than my disgust)
probably originated in your city, propose
to place in your hands true and succinct
statement of the cause which led to my illness.
which illness was evidently made the ground
work of that Islander.
visited Nashville last week for the pur-
pose of meeting distant relation of mine. a
sort Of uncle-in-law on my great grand moth
er's side, from Tar and Turpentine county,
North Carolina, who will, l have reason to
believe, if the thing is judiciously managed,
leave me at his death, (Which humbly trust
may not be an untmely one.) considerable
amount of property. While passing down
Uninn street on my arrival, | met, not my es-
teemed uncle, but my excellent friend Col.
SYKEsEY, the editor Of a leading newspaper
in this district, whose influence it is greatly
to my interest to OBJ, and retain. | in
vited him, of course, to step into Blank and
Blanks confectionery and sample their ale.
We accordingly stepped in and sampled a
glass each-two glasses each, in fact -proba-
bly, three. | am inclined to think it was three
or four. However, the number of glasses
does not signify; but we will say four. Where
upon, friendly controversy sprang up he
tween Col SYKEsEY and myself, as TO who
sold the best ale-Blank and Blank. or Blank
on the opposite side of the street. |, for the
sake of argument, contending for the one
house, and the Colonel, also for the sake of
argument, contending for the other. The
controversy becoming IA little animated we
agreed to walk over to Blanks and eide
the question by experimental demonstration.
Having tried four glasses of Blank and
Blanks best, we mutually conceded that it |
would be unjust to Blank to pronounce de- |
cision without testing an equal number of his. |
Fiat jnsitia rUdt C,ELum, observed the Colonel; |
and admiring the beautiful sentiment. as |
ing for the fourth pair of glasses While in |
the act of emptying them, we were forcibly |
struck by an observation made by q gentle |
man standing on the sidewalk near the door.
The observation was something in reference |
to champagne and fresh shad Mt RIDDLEBERG-
we adjourn TO the restaurant of the last nam
ed gentleman, and dine. The clock being on
the stroke Of one, cheerfully assented to the
Arrived at RIDDLEBERGER'S, Col. SYKESEY
who constituted himself our commissaire7generdl.
glanced over the bill of fare. and called. first,
for "A couple of glasses Of ale, and then for
six dozen fresh oysters, stewed; three pairs of
birds, broled; the usual show of fresh shad;
\ couple of bottles Of champagne, ETC.. ETC.
In short time began to feel quite ill-not
. very disagreeable species of illness. it is
rue; but powerfully trying upon the cerebral
organs and the nervous system of the knees;
which attributed, (and justly, as physicians
ell me.) to the caloric in the atmosphere Of
he room constituting as a natural and inev-
table sequence, subsidiary influence aux
liary TO, and acting physico-chemically in
with. that Of the mixed brands of
lie had taken. Finding that got no bet
er OF my indiSposition, ! sat down to the
able with the hope that spoonful or so of
yster-soup would have tendency to relieve
NJ, by penetrating TO the stomach and
eutralizing the agencies | have describ-
d. But the desired end was not OBJ
aimed; and with the same object in view,
tried thoroughly every dish on the table,
ogether with several glasses OF Champagne;
ut found, singularly enough, that my illness
lcreased, not painfully but very sensibly.
Notwithstanding this fact, l ate hearty din
er, and. not wishing TO alarm Col. SYKEsEY,
ept mp a flow of spirits, which, under the
circumstances, must have required strong
Hort OF the will, So well did succeed in
vigorous and healthy air Of