Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-25
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AUkFEEEsBoEo, sSATUsDAY Evenly G,
September %, 1885,
Hesrs Edaore-ThIe was to har been a
at day with the Breckinridgers in this city.
L there Il no telling What day may bring
18th. "The pole raising" had h zen all the
in Democratic circles during; the entire
tx. The Breckenridge Old Gus rds, a Militia
y Company, had waited for this auspicious
Day TO don their new uniforms Early in the
II .rning the Breckiuridgers be gan to assem-
biz on Depot Hill. the place at which the
peie aforesaid was 20 be u.ared up. The
faithful stood around the huge hickory log
" lich had been prepared tf, make pole OF,
ard discussed the virtues Of hickory wood
aud Democracy, relieving the monotony of
tie tedious houFs by occasionally adiourning
to a drinkery bard by and ;ndulging ID lib
eral rotations of "5ust head" Two O'Clock
was the hour set apart fo,. the important work.
The pole was composed Of two pieces Of tim
Der. The above MENTIONED hickory log form
ing the base, to which s9as attached a slim
white poplar, both together making pole
one hundred feet and ten inches 4 very
ingenious Irish mechanic bad been employed
to engineer The pole from horizontal TO q
perpendicular position. The eventful -Four
at length arrived and Patrick with that cner.
81 and enthusiasm so peculiar to his race
commenced the work the pole started up
il went higheT-some of the faithful began 10
shout, but alas! they had shouted too soon.
| Some of the ''r1ershcer,ry' gave way and down
came the logs. An awful silence perYaded
| deiatigable Patrick was not to be ont done.
| He mustered his forces and started for the for
/ est 10 prepare new "nseTsheaary," but he had
not been gone long until the faithful became
| impatient and some Of them suggested that
the pole eouid be raised By 8 plain home
made American, much qvicker than It could
be done by an imported Irishmsu, and car
penter of onr city was put to work at 1t, and
the logs we're again seen rising, but they had
not gone far before some other mishap befei
the ''raersheenyy'' and down came the logs
again. The faithful mnttered curses both
loud and deep against what appeared mex
orable fate. The pole had received two falls.
l omitted to mention that the first fall broke
| it in twain about ten feet from the top.
AT this juncture Patrick returned from the
forest prepared for another trial, but learn
ing what had been done during his absence.
he abandoned the logs to the fate OF lying
Fat upon the earth for season longer, very
fatty informing some of them that he would
see them consigned 20 region not remarks
ole for frigidity of climate, before he would
assist them any further. 1t was q pitisble
sight TO b bold. The Breckinridgers were
fully imp essed with the belief that these falls
were oninous OF future d.feat. One WAS
heard 10 say that he never expected Democ-
rscy TO comr TO any good after quarrelljng
and fighting as they did at Charleston and
Baltimore. They all started for their homes
just before sunset, marching slowly and hang
ing down their heads, like they were return-
ing from a funeral. The Democracy in this
region never appeared SO dispirited as they
do now. Many of them believe that the des-
tiny of the party is sealed. To-day's proceed
ings, though trivial In their nature, appeared
to oyerwhelm them with superstitious awe.
Be assured the Breckinridgers are down in
the mouth in this region. OBSERVER,