Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-13
FRIDAY MORNING.. JANUARY Is. 1860

TBE CRY PREss.-The Banner give as a
flaming account of the meeting of the OPpo-
s.tion members of The Legislature at the
CAPITOL nigh, before last. We need not say
that we heartily endorse the action of that
meeting. We are glad to see that our recent
temporary withdrawal from The contest for
the Presidency has thus precipitated The
iudicious action of the Opposition. We said
the ether day that we have forgiven the Ban
ner for the course It saw at to pursue towards
Us: we still say so: but We have not forgotten
IT, IL was cur intention TO select at least
three members Of our cabinet from the editO-
rial corps Of that paper. and bestow one half
the public printing upon the establishment;
but in debarriHg Us from the White House for
four years longer, they have wilfully thrown
away thir last chance of receiving executive
D Itroaag. uBder our administration. Tie
Banner publishes another long letter from its
Washington correspondent, which is devoted
fresh subject
The UIslon is the cunningest newspaper
sever brought TO this market" Ii puts no
heads to its articles. just to make the people
read them to see what they are about. This
is what might be called getting articles read
under false prctenses- The Onion laughs at
the Fremont Convention of 1856 for appoint
ling National Committee" II was absurd,
snre enOugh-almOst as absurd. in fact. as
styling the NattohaI Democracy 1.-The only
true and reliable Union party in the coun-
TRY" The UHiOR pays high compliment to
the speech OF Mr.. CAN'T, OF Maury, on the
Free Negro Bill. II you will take GEoRGE's
age into consideration. you won't find an
ADLER man in the Democratic party of this
Estate than he. He was cut out for a perfect
whale. but block, d up his road 10 greatness
a q eat deal by going into the wrong party
when quite young. He bad the same chance
Eo become a useful public man that We had.
and with the same correct and upright pOliti-
cal principles. be might have succeeded quite
ms we'll But he turned his back upon stIch
principles. and the result Is before the public
! Let il be- warning to the present crop Oi
young mea. If they would spare their friends
|the modification of seeing them in The Legis-
Elsture. and would climb to the dizzy pima
bic upon which the editor sits and controls
she destiny OF the world let them shun the
Democratic party as they would 1.-THE Valley
BIT Death" wherein Furnishes the fatal BOh"n
|Upas The local Union has gone to complain
ling of the mails. Against this We have nothing
10 say. When our contemporary complains
tof the females il will be time enough for
TO pour out our Indignation upon him The
local Union Acknowledges its Indebtedness
DO the New York Tribune for copy of the
Tribune Almanac for 1860 It's great Won
her il didn't sind the book back 10 HORACE
E,KEELsY and tell him TO '-go there himself"
The Gazette contains the usual amount of
miscellaneous matter. but gives merely n
lew paragraphs of editorial.
Il The Ns,rs iIas article on the meeting OF
[he Opposition members OF the Legislature.
DE other night and fiIIs the rest of its space
Zsith matter from other journals touching
the Mississippi Opposition" and Democrat
L DisseIisiOns and Divisions The To-
al Ne1rs has one column of matter on ciIy
4 fairs. Its account of the arrest Of certain
olored individuals for stealing whole lot
& things from yarioas people, is ingcniu,
4 nd interesting.
In justice TO ourselves We cannot attempt
@ Disguise the tact that the city papers Of
/ yesterday were not sprightly they uSu-
HiIy are. Nevertheless, the fault is not al
Leirs- Our pen. WhiIe We have been scrib-
ling these hasty aud sOdden paragraphs.
ms felt more like a Icu-pOuHd CROW bar
lAn the light and elegant diamond pointed
l~trumcnt, for selling Whieh ehysp. we
ere immortaIiz- the firm OF F. HAGAN 4 Co.
r. S. Other inns similarly immoFtaiiz d
a The same terms at this ofice.l This wealth
r. makes work bOre, especially tn ihuse
1 no have n eaFeIully cultivated repusBance
b all physical and Grntal exeriion. IL not
MS makes work bare. bIt il tingeS the
lind WiIh pale cast o; blue and forces
Melancholy tn assume tie form Of an eri-
.emic- We feel this morning a. if We would
Ike to lie down in a well-euEcrcd shuck pen
I'D sleep until summnnesl 10 the polls next
III to cast onr vote Tor the Opposition can
sdap: for The Presidency.