Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-16
MONDAY MORNING. JAN. 1s, 1860
The CITY PeEss-The Banner, with all the

The CrrY PREss-The Bann<r, with all the
ingenuity of a Partisan detective police Off
Ger. has caught the Union in the act of
"searching after knowledge." We don't know
OF any law TO punish such conduct with death
or Imprisonment for life; and if there is such
law in existence, We trust the Legislature,
having nothing else of importance to do, will
repeal II at once, the repeating act take ef-
feet from period anterior to that a.
which this crime was eomm;t tied By the Union.
IS we cannot well spare that sheet. We
could better spare better paper The Ban
ne agrees with the English poet, that
aghere ignor tncl is bliss,
IT'S folly 70 be WISE
which we are sorry t0see. The bliss of ig-
nDranceis the agis Of Democracy. Wherever
that style of attitude prevails to the great
ct extent. here Democracy is the chief pro-
duct of the country. BanishIgnorance from
the land, and its handmade, Democracy
ceases to have local habtation among the
sons of men, We don't mean to say that ev-
cry DEMOCRAT is .natural-born fool" for
such is not the case. But the Intelligent
among that party cling to their air-drawn
principles from motives of expediency aud
profit. They know the right. aud yet the
wrong pursue. Let but the potent waad of
Knowledg dispel the mist from the minds OF
the masses of their party. and they are left
at once without party. And thus deserted
by the power which alone can throw the
spoils into their hands. they will not be long
In discovering that the party to which they
have so teHaeiously CLING is a swiDdle aud
humbug The local Banner has CORES
pondent, JONI HAPPY. who, if be will writ,
often, aud with little more care. will be
come. popular. The editor of daily paper
is allowed 10 write hastily, and with hut lit
tie care; but an occasional scribber for the
press has time to take palms." and is not per-
United to do things up loosely. JONI was
invited to surprise party" He went to
'surprise party" He went with yaung la
dy. He stayed nearly all night, aud W. Mt
home with the young lady. But he couldn't
see the ''surpri Sc" There was nothing about
the whole thing he could see that ~as at all
calculated to surprise" anybody. This per-
picked if il didn't surprise J him very
tanning a bill for three dollars, his part of the
expenses of the party. He cOnfesses that the
'.surpriser Of the thing then "a clear as
mud. We like JOHN. and we are sure he likes
US; and when he is told that his silence i
painful to us, we confident that he will
! break it through the Banner COR the PArRIoTl
frequently.
~ in
Memphis Appeal favoring the election of a
Second or Assistant Vice President, "whose
duty it shonid be TO preside over the House
af Representatives,. thus Obviating the ne
cessify of that body choosing Speaker"
The GdzoLfe thinks the suggestion of the DIP
peai 'eminently worthy of attention" We
don't see why our cotenIporari' should be 80
anxious about this thing. Such an arrange
ment would Mt better their chances for office
much; and besides, We think an editor ought
TO scorn to play second f'dle to Vice Pres-
dent. As to tn Speaker OF the House, where
is the use of one? The members seem to be
doing very we'll without him. The clerk
permits them TO cuss, quarrel and kick up
much as they please, and it is not likely
they would do Il great deal else il they had
Speaker.
The Union has dropped Mr.. FILLMORE for
the present, and has again taken up ''the Hon.
. EN- ErHRIDGE." If this gentleman were
guilty OF half the treachery to the South. and
other rascality, that the Union aud other
papers OF the same way OF pretending TO
think, have charged him with, he ought TO
have been banged several years ago. Indeed,
1t would have been better for the country il
he had died when he was baby. But of all
the work that fails to tn. editor of Il political
paper, that of abusing oppon.nt is the
easiest; and so, when Locofnco editor is
lizard up for sOap''-wben he can fiud no
subject with which he is familiar to write
abeut, he naturally falls TO abusing some
body. Owing to this circumstance, EaMgR-
son ErHERInGE, who is really good clever
sort of a fellow, and would Mt hurt u hair OF
Your head for your weight ia gold, has come
in for enough Lecofoco abuse 10 make or
mar the fortunes of fifty politicians. lie
hoes MT mind it though. aud is getting along
under il as well could be expected. The
net of the business Is, when you see the De-
nocratic press abuse IA MN. you may set il
Town that be is a gentleman, sehoior aud
a patriot; and when you them praise one,
'ou may 90 before any acting justice VI The
,eace and make affidavit that thai man is one
whom you could Mt safely send around the
;orner with Of y dollar bill to get il chang
d.
4 The Ners has an article on ''Ths Princi-
lies of the Democratic Party" There is a
nan in Texas some where who owes Us
wenty dollars; when we get that twenty
esiollars, we intend to invest il in Royal
Havana Lottery ticket. That ticket Is going
draw prize Of one hundred thousand dol
airs ia Spanish gold. We are going to get
check for the amount from boa RoDzRIDGo,
be agent at Charleston, aud step down 10
adavana and have 1t cashed. One halt The
mount, with interest IRON last Christmas
vas year ago, we will cheerfully ply to the
,rder uf the individual Who will have the
blindness to tell US What 1.-THE Principles of
The Democratic Party are" The Meas has
aaorher article, cut mp into paragraphs, with
8 fist at :he beginning of each. on Demo
Lrstic Discussions" Great national partiss'i
ought MT 10 have anythi " OF that sort. But
they sometimes will.
: PPRgSoLOer.--Trof. T. PafLtIrs the Phrc-
biologist, is now in this city, aad is prepar ed
N s.examiue your headsr according q The