Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-20

THE CITY PREss.-The editorial space in
the Gazette is devoured by a "copious extract
from the Report of the Directors of the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, and
the particulars of the execution of the four
Harper's Ferry traitors at Charlestown on
Friday last. We do not know whether these
particulars have appeared in the columns of
the PATRIOT or not. If they have, we are Of
the opinion that the occasional publication
OF such things exert sautary influence upon
the public mind, and should therefore he Oc
casionally published. If they have not we
are satisfied that such things ought to be ex-
cluded from the newspapers entirely.
The Sprakership is the staple of the first
column and half of the matter in the Neacs.
We dislike exceedingly to entertain suspi-
cions against anybody but we can't help
thinking. and we have exerted ourselves
much not to do SO, that the political papers
here have formed a secret conspiracy for the
purpose of extinguishing THE CRY PRESS by
writing exclusively on the subject of the
Speakership, until the narrow sphere in which
The CRY Press lives and moves and has Its
wherein they believe it must soon and evita-
bly, perish for the want Of something with
which to initiate its lungs. The local OF the
NesOs too, gave aId and comfort to this most
unnatural conspiracy by going into the coun-
try last Notwithstanding no doubt, that on
his return he would find the work OF destruc-
ton finished, and The CITY PRESS magnii-
cent ruin. with .'Fua Hum" written above it.
But let him and them do their worst. The
G. p. is founded upon rock, very ''lmpos-
ing stone.n and neither the gates of what
d'ye-call-it, nor they who enter therein. shall
prevail against it. In short, the G. p. is the
embodiment of Truth, and everybody knows
that Truth is immortal and cannot efiectual-
" be knocked up, or as FINLEY JOHNSON
beautifully expresses it at our request
seTruth crushed to earth will rise again,
In thunder, lightning and in rain
Hide If you will, that light Of her'n-
when least you think. it wi Il return;
But Errors torcl, though high it soar,
And brilliant be its treacherous light,
Extinguished once is lii no more,
But sinks into endless night.
Then know how hopeless your success,
Ye who would crush The CuY PREss!"
five suspect our contemporaries uniustly-
if the fearful charge we have brought against
them is unfounded ii they are guiltless of "a
consolidated design to interfere with the
breathing facilities of The Cry PREsS-then,
on being made aware of the fact, we will
cheerfully give them each lie-bill, few
blank copies of which we always keep by US.
The Banner with artistic ingenuity lends
variety TO the appearance Of its articles ON
the Speakership by writing Affairs at Wash
ington" at the top of the last one. Immedi-
ately underlying this heading is thin lay
er of editorial remarks, and on penetrating
the article "clcan through" TO borrow an
expressive phrase from learned writer on
geology.) we find the entire conformation to
consist of alternate strata of editorial and
extract, the whole belonging to the same
class of organic matter, or TO speak more cor
rectly, the same class of organization mat
ter though it is proper to state that the for
mer is less solid in structure, and is evident
ly of a later formation than the latter.
We find "A similar conformation in the lead
ing column of the Union. The matter of
which it is composed, however, is totally dis
tinct in character the strata Of editorial be-
ing strongly impregnated with anti-Opposi-
ton prejudice, which renders it totally val
ueless for any purpose whatever. 1t is pc
culiarly sensitive to the influence OF chemi-
cal agencies, and may be analysed by any
schoo-boy who is old enough TO find the way
to the nearest apothecary shop. On being
brought in contact with the precipitate of
reason, il becomes u colorless, highly volatile
substance which chemists call the bi- bun
cumate of humbug, and which is used extern
sively by doctors of Democracy AS a specific
remedy for a weakness of faith among the
unterrified. The Union has a full aud care
fully prepared summary of the proceedings
Of The Legislature for last week. Also a
communication from a gentleman in aster-
isks" in reply TO Judge CATRoN's late letter
on the free-negro question.
The PATRIOT Is now the only paper in
Nashville that is issued on Monday. the Ban
ner having gone back to its old habit OF
walking around town Sunday morning.