Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-09
Ieverett saItonstaII.

Our contemporary of the GRton and ABeTt-
eau has of late been making researches into
the mysteries of the HeTculaueum of Con-
gressioaaI records. He has been rewarded
for his pains by the discovery that there was,
good many years ago, When he was III ms
swaddling clothes, i gentleman in Congress
from Massachusetts, who bore the remarkably
euphOnOus name of LEvERETT SALT"NsrALL
He found. foo, that the said SALTONsTAII. had
been guilty Of sundry naughty acts when
his (our contemporary indignant Hontherh
blood could not brook. Where lhls hf-
SALToNsTAIJ was whether in this OF some
other world, he did not know but he would
like to make some use of the record oil the
gentleman lest his researches might pToht
him nothing. There is LEEERETr SAL
ToNsTALL," quoth he, solilOquzing, ION the
Constitutional Union Committee OF Massa-
chusetts. Can he be the SALTONsTALL of
Congressional memory | don't know but
I'll quote some Of the SALToNsTALL record,
and inquire. | won't make the charge, but
hint it, and others can take it up and repeat
it boldly enough Well. our sly contem-
porary, with a roguish Ieer, lays some OF his
richest pickings before his readers, and the
rural press. hungry for second hand chops
sieze and devour them with avidlty. THIS
thing has been going ON long enough ana
it is about time to stop IL If our contempo-
rary has bagged Que poor bird by putting
this sutton its-taH let him be content. He
81. faFlsatS
ToNsTAII. is :; man Of the past. Mr.. Com
mitteemaB SALTuNsTAIL is man OF the
present; an entirely different man young
one, in the flush OF early manhood, and has
yet his mark to make. In the support OF the
Cons titu.ionaI Union ticket, he bids fair to
make such commencement in political life
as shall render his name worthy of pleasant
remembrance. He and his courageous CO.
adjutors, CURTIS, HILLARD, LUNT, and others.
arc about TO snatch the Oh Bay State from
the arms % republican fanaticism, and redeem
the cradle of liberty for the nation. God
speed them in the good work If they sue
coed. We shall be willing 10 forget there was
ever a SAIToNsTALL whose acts in Congress
covered with frCwnS the face of CnT delving
contemporary, and record his maine amongst
those deserving free peoples blessing
In this little matter orr contemporary has
been barking up the wrong tree" He will.
We suspect, d" bark up many wrong trees,
befor,. be succeeds in convincing the people
Of Tennessee that they ought to support the
BEECKTxKIDGE-YANCET ticket Indeed. in
another matter he has already commenced
=. barking up the wrong tree The dog
Noble started up a squirrel which took 10 IA |
tree. raB into 4 hole on one side. out Of an- |
other hole on the opposite side, and got |
away. Noble barked at the hOle,-Noble |
thought he had his game freed and sure
and Noble lay by the hole Noble was bound |
to have that squirrel but Noble grew lean
a barking: Noble become faint, and gave up |
the hole and the squirrel, aud retired the
,addest dog that ever freed game aud kept
barking up the wrong tree Our contempt
airy thinks be has freed game i'll the old
.harge of bargain, &c, against Mr.. CLAY.
He eau bark up that tree, till 8 the crack o
loom, and at last viii be compelled to retire,
ike the dog Noble, lean, hungry and sad.
wis,,r If not a better " buutsman.