Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-25
The Doctors DLsnrrae.

Our Asighbors of the Banner have, as usual two
sets of independent and inconsistent opinions on
the currency plank in the Democratic platform.
On Friday they thought the soft element had pre-
vailed On Saturday they considered it ga tissue
Of gliiterng generalities.' Ga Sunday they stat
ed that the metallic currency men didn't take it Z"
very "philOsophcally," but ''muttered and look
ed unuttersble thirgs" In the course of their
Sabbath reflections the subject, however, they
concluded, with gone reservations aud qualifcs-
tions, the Bank resolution twill meet With I'M
Universal approval" except among the hard money
missionaries" But we fud Ihat their secular
thoughts do not correspond with their Sunday med
itstions. The conflicts of the week day world have
dispeled the soft traaquiity and placid aequies
cenee inlO which their spirits had subsidized. They
have become dissatisfied with the whole thing.
They don't like bone in its body, and incon,inent-
~ let ooss ierocioIs correspondent upon it, who
after column Of COMPLAINTS in very questionable
English leaves the reader in doubt, exactly what
he does think after all. Tie BatRer however,
agrees with him in WhAtever opinion he may hold
aud introduces him BY endoraiag Ibis views" as
''undoubtedly correct AID corresponding exact
ly with those we The BanHer have held" What those
views are may possibly be surmisei from the follows
ing extracts Speaking of the currency res ,lulion
the correspondents says:
Gas We have said, we agree with the Patriot in
saying that their platform this subject is t10T9s3
asif they were in fsyor, extent, of banking
Institutions yet. when come 10 look at the
Democratic resIicti0Is which it would iup pose upon
banks, ST the opinions Of their leaders AID Of The
party generally, and at the spirit Of their PLATFORM
We are obliged 10 come 10 the conclusion that the
Democratic party OF Tennessee is a hard money par
", and that their present platform, if in cords
is most undoubtedly in eject, hard money plat
form"
The correspondent is evidently man Of expert
snce and man of penetration He tells us So in
effect for he goes to enumcrate quite consider
able number Of things which experience has taught
him, and good many other things which he has
found cut himself. Among the latter is the follow
ing startling discovery which shows that The writer
is not only positively sharp but comparatively q
good deal sharper, than the Patriot.
The Nashville Pdtriot in speaking Of the action
Of the late Democratic Sale ConseetiOn says ''tho
resolution respecting the currency amounts to
clear eauncisgion in IAvor Of well regulated bank
ing system" Now, We agree with the Parrot as TO
its being trorded as II they were somewhat favor
of g well regulated banking system, aud w,re We
dealing with Them if they were honest in The
expression Of their PrIaeiples, we WOuli SO con-
Btrue il.
Wo,ds may deceive the inexperienced and guile
lsss editors of the Patriot bat experience has taught
the Banners cores ondsnt not TO trust to words.
ION subject of such vital Importance currency"
Eve cannot serutinize too closely" says the Bun.
aer's correspondent, so the BInnsrs correspondent
proceeds TO scrutiRise.
Il is easy to be seen [cazy to the Ba1ners CORES
pondent but not 50 easy to the Pdtriotl how the
Hsrds intend to humbug the Softs Of their own
party, and it is another Democratic trick, another
Democratic sacrifice Of principle to eIpedieDcy, of
public good 70 party power and thirst for sp0ils
and adds another instance TO that long list of dam
nable Duplicates, of which tie Democratic party
stand convicted 10 the world That party proposes
TO accomplish this cheat by means of the Legis-
lafHrs
OF course no ore less acute than the Banners
correspondent could have iouOd that out The idea
Of sfeoiing any change in the currency by means
Of the legislature is such objectionable and uaex
peeled strOcity that The BaAHers correspondent
thinks it worthy Of being pill1rled in italics No
ether characters black enough TO be associated |
with such nfsmy.
g But he proceeds:
In the next oanva they will try to ignore the
terms Hard aud Sott--tbey will eectioneer and vote
for men of their party as Democrats, and not IS
Hsrds or SOfts, &c.
We pause in the midst Of this awful disclosure
for fear that our readers will be psraysed at such
enormity Of guilt. But the worst is yet to come.
'They win elect them in this Way," says the in
censed and justly indignant correspondent Of the
Banner, "by ignoring the terms Hard and SOfi,'
s.and when these elected members goro the Legis
Isiure, then and there will they proceed to theii
double work Of destroying at onee the psPer cur
ency and the prosperity Of the State"
whatsver else they might feel willing to forgive,
the KnOW>Nothing party in general, EOr the Ban