Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-26


all the better, we hope, for a couple of days
rest
THE CRY PREss.-This thing of scribblinG
for the columns of a daily paper with frozen
fingers. is decidedly uphill work, and the
editors Of the Banner must have smiled with
satisfaction when they received from Wash
ington a well written letter exactly suited in
subject matter to their editorial columns.
When that letter came to hand. they wrote
for it one dozen lines OF preface and laid
down their pens. The labors of The CITY
Press cannot. from the nature of things, find
an interruption in letter from any source.
The local OF the Banner has just returned
from a visit to GAINESVILLE, where he was
much struck with the evidences of i'm
provement in various quarters of the town."
That's the way newspaper editors always talk
when they come back from place where
they are made much of, and get their board.
groceries and other necessaries OF lie. Tree.
Nevertheless, we've no doubt GAINESVILLE Is
improving rapidly but she Oughtn't to be
told of ii too often. or she will get to putting
on airs, aud will want to take the State House
and the Penitentisry from us. Young cities,
like young girls, are very susceptible to the
siren voice of the fatterer, and always find
greater charms in fiction than in fact. The
sprighIly young fiedglng down the Cunb r.
land If she will continue to persevere, will
be handsome little city one of these days !;
but we wouldn't tell her sn. The local Ban
ner says Mr.. BURDELL CUNNINGHAM is going
to marry again. We pity her. We pity her
because she is going to marry so tremendous
a fool as the fellow must be who would think
OF marrying her.
The Union has biicf summary of events
in the life of the late Linn BOYD. Also
ditto ditto of The proceedings of the LeSisla-
ture. In the way of editorial is has
"oniy this aud nothing more "
The Gazette is not crowded with editorials.
1t tells us of "a Good Thing'-Councima
RHEA's bill TO encourage the bidding of
small dwelling houses in the city, and ex-
empting from taxation such hereafter may
be erected, and do not rent for more than
$500 which has passed its third reading in
the City Council. We agree with the Ga
zete that the bill is "a good thing" for small
dwelling houses are greatly needed in Nash
willie. aud the building of such should be en-
couragcd.
The Mus publishes an account, two col
umns in length, of The Great New York
Union Meeting" Ia the third column il has
an article on the "Spcaker-hip.' -. The local
~. G., ~ ..th,ra c,n IA, No har,n ~, Ehr;.t
mas Eve in cautioning gentlemen about the
careless use of firearms" Certainly not
nor on any other eve. Such caution is never
out of place. The local Ne,cs denies that he
meant to charge IA with a grammatical blum
der, ami asks: why then should he drive
a drove of mules At ms, to demonstrate his
acquaintance with the gray mare lgrammar,'D
Well venture to say that this is the most
villainous attempt the criminal records of the
country can show. Its parallel is not to be
found in either ancient or modern history, |
and il IL would Mt bear an action for assault |
and battery, then the law making that species |
OF outrage punishable had IA we'll he repeal |
cd at once. We invite the attention of the |
Legislature to the subject. Hear the local |
of the Neues on the VrcroEu question
1T Is strange the Patriot could not state
the historical fact OF our Irritation with the |
Princess Gloria (now Min. Prince Alberto |
without writing ms n traitor to our native |
land. Til. third verse Of poem he says we |
wrote and which, with equal truth. he says |
contains several hundred verses, makes US
exclaIm:
Yield yield ~ heart md hrnd 10 NC
thus enRuif my soul
And soon that realm y ond the sea,
shall be, sweet VIC, annexed to thisi
If we have any distinct rccollections of |
the matter at all we insisted that the British /
empire should be annexed TO the United |
States. As we are about Ia leave again for |
The country, IN" SANDER suit shall he deferred /
till our retIrn."
s II we have written our contemporary
traitor, il was because. when We took him up
in this matter, he had been spoken n traitor;
fjr We told the story rs twas told TO u.s."
In word, we know nothing about his fiirt-
alton with the Queen. except such facts a. we
had from her Majesty's own lips. together
with a few other facts which have been hand
ell down to US by tradition. Our cotempo-
rary's version of the affair may the correct
one, but gallantry forhi,ls thai we should
credit his story, and thereby imp, Zach the We
racity Of our distinguished female friend, The
present incumbent OF the British throae.
"when tsdys ia the case,
All other thIass sivs piAee."
We intend to summon her as witness In
this SANDER suit; and as our contemporary Is
about 20 revisit London, the scene of his
Irritation and E'Iiy, we hope he will do US
the kindness TO carry over a subpoena for Us
and serve IL upon his old sweetheart, and
take her reeognizance to appear before one
Of our magistrates. or some other acting JUS
tice Of the peace in and for said county, aud
testify in the cause soon to be pending. where
In the Local Meas Is plaintiff and Tar cur
Press is defendant, 10 the best OF her kaowt
edge and belief, go help her Moses. 1t win
pc pleasing duty TO him, and IL will greatly
'bligc, very respectfully. his.
G63-John Mitchell In a letter from, p.ris |