Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-23

THE CRY PREsz.-For several days passed
tn Union has been enjoying the society Of It's
numerous friend. who came up tor the State
Convention. and has neglected it, editorial
duties. for which. II says. il -kROws the kind
nesz of its readers will excuse it" Or course
q il will: at least we can't see any reason why
d it shouldn't We don't admire the Unions
style of grammar in this case II is such
grammar as the good taste of neither gods
nor men Is said to permit Orr contemporary
L may ask 10 be excused from the commission
of a censar.ssEe act but once having commit
ted IL, correct taste requires that be should
/ ask to b. pardOhel for it. bat not to be ex-
: cuseI- These little grammatical nicities are
! rather difculi to understand. especially by
the pen of inexperience; but by perseverance,
and close attention to the style of the elegant
writer. they will eventually BE- got the hang
of II we could do 50 with any drgree OF
!. Ir0priety, which. it is unnecessary To say, we
can't. we would advise the Union TO adopt
: The CITY PRESS as it, model The Union has
\ an article on Lord MACAULAY. who died on
TIN 2sth uIt. II teils Us Ibis name is more
J that of any foreign statesman or literary
character of the present age" Will not a
IN ,mentis reflection convince the Union that
il Is mistaken. In our opinion which however
is entitled to no consideration in such mat
/ ters, there are at least dozen literary CHI IT
asters in Europe whose names are more IA
miIiar TO the American public than that of
NAcAULAY. CHARLES DICKENS, for instance.
though with infinitely less merit as an anthOr,
Is known 10 ten men in America where Ma
cAULAY is known to one.
The Gazefte has article on the subject of
Government Printing Office an establish
ment which Senator BROwN proposes to get
ND at WASH Igton. The Gazette thinks Sen
ator BrogI will do his country great SER
c, in in ting pm thorough investiga
|, tion f the Iainies which have been prac
tice 1 IA ng the printing plunderers for some
years." his qui likely.
The NsaOs say 18th: contest for Speaker at
! Washington has come to a dead IOck.p Ii |
the Sergcaut-aJ-Arms would bring the stub
born Locofoco members of the House to a |
deadlock In the city Jail for about six we. k,
they would soon consent to unbolt tn: speak
ershp when they came out. Unfortunately |
however. that officer has no authority under
the Constitution" nor on top of it, to take |
such a step, and must all wait with
much patience as we can command. fof the |
voice of an indignant people to force these |
wreckIess men into measures. IL that voice is |
heard by them but TO be unheede;l, why, then. /
: we'll have To ask ex-GOv- WISE tn go up to |
Washington and read the riot act in th, Hall 4
of Congress, and SCATTER the whole crowd. /
The Nelcs has article under the head OF |
democratic State ConventiOn-Artful dodg- /
ing-DoUGIAs triumphant" The hsrs is OF |
the opinion that D"uGL.s was triumphant ia /
that Convention. There is more important |
C invention to come off at Charleston in the |
Spring and If the Administration Democracy |
don't look sharp. lie wil be triumphant in |
that also Hence. tina: type OF ID .mcracy-
the Memphis AraLInehe and the Nashville |
Jaioa. ef al ORsHe geaas-ought TO be careful |
how they go into him. Whcn he is elected, |
and comes to hand around the plumber. they |
will repent in sack-clo and ashes that they |
did nj take up tor him from the start. SOM
body has wisely said that yon should never, |
in stag coach full OF strangers. denounce
as scoundrel man with whom you are /
personally unacquainted a.. for aught you |
know, he may be among the crowd. Demo- |
cratic editors and speakers should ponder
this advice, for there is no telling who will /
turn up the nominee at Charleston as their /
parry neither knows nor carts now who il /
sSominates fifteen minutes before the nomina
II.
an article nearly column long which we
have not had time to read, but which j. OF a
political character rs, in CHANGING over IL we
catch glimp~es If such words a '.th, UniGn.r
democratic State Convention the Con
siitution," "Ihe DRED Sc"Tr Dcci>ion.- -.ihc
Cincinnati platform" Judge DlUGI.As,r
.-Nnrlhe.n Democracy" *. We emit see
how local editor can waste his valuable
time in writing about matters which are only
nj TO be Ia idl,'d by politicians. Who cares
FIR such tliacss Who cares for DRED ScoI-r
and his decision. II DR. Scorr Of the 81.
Cloud. OF SAN Sc ,rr of the City Hotel were
90 decide to invite our contemporary of the
cal Meas 10 cuige up to dinaZr aad driak a
bottle OF wine wiih him. the decision woald
d one worth talking about hu. DRxD Soorr
l. al aud goae long age, and there l. no
us. now in parsdin; him in the neNsptp.rs
Thu b fnasr's leader j. on the subject
of .1Cnngres>ionil Protection" Cougres-
sional Protection just now is humbug.-
Th re is ut any such thing. Congress il MT /
able TO project itself, and au institution that
can't do that ought Mt 10 be expected to
protect anything else.