Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-15
INC FIFTEENTH of May.


This date marks a very important era in our bust.
ness affairs As has been heretofore announced, we
carry on our business from this date upon the cash
system. We have been compelled to adopt this
course by losses which would have been thought
inous in any other business and which we have been
able to Withstand only because portion Of SUBJ
scribers have always paid in advance, have not
permitted their indebtedness to accumulate beyond
one or two years. st most The punctuslity CT these
men, has in fact enabled us to supply thousands of
papers TO persons who could not, or would not pay
at all. Aud the adoption of the cash system is only
a rule which eompels each man hereafter to pay for
his own paper
Ninety~niue hundredths of our paying ssbscrib-
ers approve the new system. a very few gentle
men Of the class Of puneiusl men, and whom We
have always felt proud to call friends, object to it.
These gentlemen take entirely erroneous view Of
the matter, and seem to regard it as en- impesch-
meRt of their credit On the contrary, the rule is
adopted alike to protect ourselves from the imposi
lions Of those who never mean to pay, and to ena-
BILE to reduce our weekly paper ons-hrd to those
who are willing to pay for it.
We hope to be able, during the year, to reduce
the price Of our ri>weekly, and at one time deter-
mined to do it now. But it should be recolleGted
that the tri-weekly at SIS is quite cheap SIS the
weekly ct 81; while the circulation of the former
is not Ons-sirth great that of the latter In
deed, the triweeky, at the present price, would be
losing business, but for the fact that the reading
matter it contains is used also in the weekly. With
this explanation, and with the additional promise to
reduce the price of the tri-Weekly as seOn as our
Inn ha
isfed.
It is proper to add, that we have lately ordered
for our establishment five thousand dollars worth
of new materials, including one new cylinder print
ing press, of al improved pattern and speed, and
that our paper viii, during the fall, appear in an
tirely new dress. A comparison of our columns
vita those Of any Of our cotemporaries will show an
average Of reading matter over what any of them
contain of from fifty to one hundred per cent Of
the labor bestowed in the preparation of that mat
ter, as we'll of its quality, does not become us
to speak. We have no fears in submitting that
point to the judgment of our readers.
We shall from time to time, keep our subscribers
advised of the results of the adoption of the cash
system upon our business. We may say now, that
since We announced eur determination to adopt it,
ace oUer one thousand near subscribers We
also repeat, that the great Of our subscribers
have expressed their hearty approval of our course
We send this number of our tri-Weekly and week
" to all our subscribers This is the last number
which will be sent to any person not in advance on
our books. We might be disposed TO make some ex-
ceptions to the rule; but were we once to commence
making exceptions there would be no end TO them
We place every man upon an equality, and the rule
will be perfectly inAe1ible.
We know that there have been some errors in our
accounts through the fault of agents. And We repeat
while expressing our regrets at the occurrence Of
such errors sincere pleasure in correcting them
To enable us do this all persons holding receipts
not credited must send them TO US. Duplicates will
in all cases be promptly returned. Those who have
written to us this subject will please not delay
the sending of the receipts of which they write
We cannot otherwise enter the proper credits, and
settle with those who gave the receipts.
We renew the expression of cur sincere thanks to
our friends all the State for their kindness in
aiding US in closing up our accounts and extending
our subscription list We will exert every effort in
the future to deserve this kindness
"Whaps the use Of tho Democratic
PARTY"
In view of the fact that Democratic minority in
the House of Representatives of the S4th Congress
was unable to defeat all the schemes of wild and
reckless extravsgance originated and carried through
by the Opposit on, Know Nothing exchanges
ask, of what use is the Democratic psrty?" We
will tell them.
The French SpOilstiOn Bill which would have
drawn Sis, 900 from the treasury accord
ingt the best estimstes) was passed by an OppOsi
ton House, and vetoed by Democratic President
Set down fifteen millions of dollars to the credit of
the Democratic party Other appropriations were
reduced by the efforts Of the Democracy during the
84th Congress, several millions of dollars In spite
of the resistance of the Democratic members, the
Opposition House swelled the expenditures for the
year ending Both June 1852 to the enormous
amount o. seUsntytlOo millions Of doLlars The next
Democratic Congress its first session reduced the
expenditures for the year ending 30th June 1852 to
ftiy-nins millions. Set down thirteen millions
more 20 the credit of the Democratic psrtyl
At its last session q Democratic Congress, by
the advice of Democratic President and with the
cooperation of the Executive Departments reduced
the appropriations for the year ending Both June,
1860 to ffy-trss millions one hundred and tl0sRty
three thousand eight hundred and four dollars, being
reduction Of over eighteen millions in two years be-
low the expenditures Of an Opposition House.
Thus we find that the Democracy have been worth
thirty-hree millions Of dollars to the government
in three years without estimating numerous re-
auctions they made in the Opposition spPrO-
priations which amount to several millions
more. The vigilance of Democratic members like
GEORGE W. JONES, Of Tennessee, JOIN LEIGH
RR, of Virginia, GEORGE HOUsToN, of Alsbama, and
others have prevented numerous Wasteful and e1-
trsvagsnt expenditures from being incorporated into
appropriation bills by the Opposition, which would
lave increased the annual disbursements from the
treasury to hundred millions of dollars, the
amount that JOHN BRILL and JOHN NETHERLAxD think
might be economically and properly expended in
carrying on the government.
That's the use Of the Democratic party so far IS