Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-03
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1860


THE CfTY PREss.-On the "finality of the
Bank Question" the Banner hath wee dhrap
Of an article, which shows what the General
Assembly that now generally assemblies
twice e day in our mids, has done toward
securing for the people of Tennessee sound.
conservatire-no, not conservative, but a
sound, reliable and well regulated currency
"a currency that will neither dangerously
expand when dampened by the sweet dew OF
commercial prosperity, nor ruinously con-
tract in the tropical summer solstice OF fnan-
cial adversely. Who would have believed
in fact,
"who uil beievef-lot I, for in deceiving
Lies the dear charm Of Ife's delightful dream ;
Icannot spare the luxury of believing,
That ali things beautiful are what they seem. f"
who would have believed fifteen months
ago. that on the third day of March, Ammo
Domini Eighteen Hundred and Sixty, there
would be of all the banks in Tennessee q
solitary vestige left to shame us with the re-
collection of bills that would not go, and
cashiers that did? The September Resolu-
tions, and the platform of the February fol-
lowing-that pure, sweet child of Democratic
compromise and expediency, conceived in
fear and agony, and like the Thane of Fife,
"from its mothers womb untimely ripped''-
where are they leone glimmering through
The dream of things that were, a school
boys tale, the wonder OF an houri" Where
is that cry of ''down with the banks give
US gold, OF give US death-with decided
preference for the gold!' 1t is bushed for
ever, and not even among the rocks and val
leys of the mountains. where a cart-load of
bank bills would MT purchase a coon-skin, is
beard the faintest muir -ner of its echoi Aud
to-day we not only have the Union and
Planters Banks endowed with new lease
Of life, and the privilege OF establishing six
branches each, but We have, mirabtle dictu &!
four bran new ''swindiiDg machines, F" in the
philosophy of whose charters the idea OF
"Repealibilily" and Individual Liability ,
is not even dreampt OF? o. Democracy, De-
mocracy! hadst thou thought to spread thy
self in the days of Imperial BARNUM too easily
couldst thou have read thy title clear to the
crown which HUNBUG placed upon his brow !
But let us touch lightly upon this tender
newborn faith in the usefulness and neces-
sity Of paper currency; or rather, let us
touch it not at all, lest we mar the yigor of
its infancy and imperil the strength and
beauty of its manhood, for we'll hath it been
said,
"The dew-drop the baby plant,
May warp the giant oak forever"
The Union learns from telegraphic dis
patch from Washington, under date of the
29th ult.. that no charges are made against
Mr. NEWMAN, the late Speaker of the Senate,
by the Department. This we heartily rejoice
to hear. AS the presiding officer of the Sem
ate, Mr.. NEWMAN won the confidence aud
esteem OF every member OF the Legislature !;
and in the private walks of life, be enjoy ed
the respect OF all and all, without distiuc-
ton of creed or code, will share the pleasure
this announcement has diffused among hi,
personal friends. The CITY Press is not the
exponent of the PdtriOt's political sentiments;
1t Processes TO have nothing 10 do with the
legitimate political business of the concern :;
it mas any quantity of politics of it's own to
keep it busy; and hence, it does MT NEEDLE
with the regular business :" but when the
Union asks Twill the Patriot in any event
support the Chicago nominee?" We feel that
the question ought to be answered several
times; aud at least once by US. According
ly, in the words of the Buncum Flagstaff, ..w.
answer in the affirmative. now We wonlu
support that nominee in some events, but W.
could MT think of it in any event; for the
Chicago Convention, Tor ought we know, NAV
nominate FRED DOUGLASS, or the admnistra-
tor OF old JOHN BRowN; in either Of which
events We should feel little reluctant t.
support the nominee. The Union states that
at a meeting of the American members of
both houses OF the Louisiana Legislature,
held at Baton Rouge on the 10th ult., il
was
'.Resolred, That the Secretary of this meet
ing be instructed 10 inform the Democratic
members of the Legislature, now in caucus
IN The capitol, that we pledge ourselves to
unite with them in sustaining the nominee Of
the Charleston Convention"
This resolution, which passed by a vote of
IL to Z, was offered by Senator SOLOMON.
Senator SOLOMON is probably a descendant of
the distinguished scholar AID architect OF
that name who formerly resided ut Jerusa-
lem-since deceased. II so, be is the most
melancholy and striking example OF The de.
generacy and decay of great families that We
have ever seen. The Union copies an extract
from the Washington correspondence of the
New York Tribune, which says of Mr.. BELL: :
''He has weakness as a candidate-his wifi
owns niggers-" Some of the Democratic
wOuld-be candidates have a still greater
weakness Us men-their wives have no bus
bands
The GGseste has an article on Water Gas.
which is being manufactured in Philadelphia.
This gas, no" Illuminating the City OF Broth
erly Love, is called water gas, we presume.
in contradistinction to the brandy gas which
sometimes serves to make the darkness OF
stupidity visible at Washington.
The Neses devotes the greater part of its
editorial space to the speech OF the Hon. JOIN
BELL before the late Opposition State Con-
vention, and to an article on the Itasfan
Question. with the Pope's letter 20 our for
mer fellow citizen, then Col. L. N BoSAPARrE,
now Emperor MADISON.
SAVE YouR CASA few days since we
called the attention OF the public to q new
gas-burner which is now being put up in this
city by Mr.. GREEN. and called the Imperial