Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-22
sp- The Chattanooga advertiser mount

D- The Chattanooga advertiser mounts
the hobby Of economy. The sending of dele
cations to Fairs, ly the Legislature. is the
occasion of it. THE present Legislature"
the advertiser says, have now members of
their body scattered all over the State"
They are delegated to attend Fairs, but they
co. one to see his family, another to visit a
4" relative, and another 10 transact some mat
:. ter OF business be has in that s, ctiUn. They
" are gone week or ten days, get six dol
z" lars day and mileage both ways, and ac-
- complish no good whatever. We venture
:. to say that for so far as the State is benefit
I" ted, the legislature might with as much
80 propriety appoint delegation of five to
=. attend one of our quarter races at Harrison
- as to be sending out these committees to
" fairs. We regard ii waste of time and "a
50 useless tax upon the people"
Again-the AdUert.ser thinks that in the
discussions relative to the Legislature Union
and american, members :" have shown them
selves pennywise and pound foolish" 1t
wants 10 see short session, and hopes the
people will call 10 account those members
who prolong it 10y uncalled for discussion"
- Uncalled for discussion WHO'S to be the
Judge of il? The IN, mher who speaks may
differ essentially with the Advertiser relative
TO the Importance OF what lie says.
The advertiser is not alone. It's brother
democrat of the Cleveland Banner has fling
at The dircnerione "bont the Legislator L''iOn,
end An,trican. The Banner says of them.
"Tbs is What we call saving at the spigOt
while it is running out at the bung." 1t also
darts straw at the Union and AmeTIean. 1t
says:
We like TO see the democratic members
standing up to il. and devoting So much If
the public time 10 its defcnccit is he GREAT cen
trail d,mocTGtie OrgGn--most of the democratic
members owe their election TO its powerful
influence, and it has done much for The purity
its currency notions and the war il has de-
clared against Judge Douglas recommends
il to the favorable consideration Of the demo
cratic party, as being worthy of defence. and
entitled to all the cmoluments they can he
stow upon the concern. Two years ago that
concern got III" public printing, but they
charged very moderately for il, il proved los
ing business, and we hope as they have been
reelected Icy the present Legislature, that
the democratic portion Of it, will see that
they charge enough for il this time. bccausc
they might break themselves up working so
cheap. and IL will never do to let the great
central democratic organ go down, because II
does so much for the party.
The Banner also acquaints its readers with
the fact that there is an attachmcn. TO the
Legislature of bloody sort. Hear it:
The present Legislature has slaughter
house attached, al which a considerable
amount Of business has been done since that
august body met. Yes. King Caucus. has
taken of many head. and his work is not
yet complete. A man who wants Office al
Nashville has TO go into the slaughter house.
and If he has nine lives and understands how
to stick the goat. he stands a chance TO work
bis way, but il he lacks either of these be-
comes out hobb,d at both ends, particularly
If he is six feet four"
The slaughter house" is a democratic
trick exclusively; and. we Judge from the
knowledge he has Of its operations, that the
Banner man, in his own person. or some
friends, has been " bobbed." We hope he
may recover.