Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-12
MONDAY MORNING. MARCH IL, 1860

MONDAY MORNING. MARCH ;. IL, 1860
THE CITY PREss-During q recent voyage
to the higher latitudes of Democratic incon-
sist. ncy. the Banner discovered ''a curious pas
sage" which. as it has direct bearing upon
the Territory of Kansas, may not inappro-
priaieIy be called the Northwest Passage,
that aqua Daocgnita so long sought by adven-
furious navigatOrs, but never found until
now. The passage referred TO is one which
occurs in a speech OF ROGER A. PRYOR, "the
vainest man in America" delivered recently
on the floor Of Congress. 81 protest." says
Mr.. Pryor, against the assumption that an
opinion on Territorial power shall be made
q test of political fidelity. = The policy
Of the Democratic party has been to tolerate
a difference of opinion in this matter OF Terri
tOrial power" This the Banner regards as
"a convenient doctrine ia curious pas
sags." Il certainly is a convenient doctrine;
but We can discover nothing particularly
curious about it. In getting up their doc
trines, the Democratic party always haze an
eye siUgle TO the convenience of the thing;
aud when they fiud that doctrine is becOm-
ing little incOnvenient, they get clear OF il
a. soon as possible. You will remember that
the Tennessee Democracy, not thousand
years ago, thought they lad a beautifully
Convenient thing in the doctrine of a metallic
currency, and they chung TO it like a wet
bean-leaf TO pealed pole until they woke
up one fine morning and found it far less
convenient than il had been cracked up to
be. when they dropped it as the boy at the
blacksmii bishop dropped the hot horseshoe
without waiting to be told. If it were not
for this convenient doc Urine enunciated by
Mr.. Pryor. the Democratic party would find
this question of Territorial power about as
awkward piece of doctrinai property a.
they could possibly possess. Without it
Senator DOUGLAS In the Charleston Conven-
ton would be but as small dog in high
hemp. Such also would be the case with
numbers OF other prominent members OF the
party, to whom hope whispers of chance at
Charleston. No; this passage ia Mr.. PKVoRs
speech is not curious. That gentleman knows
that if an opinion Territorial power is
made test OF political fidelity, every candi-
date before the Charleston Convention will
find there the representatives of section to
rise up and question his political fidelity,
and thus seriously disturb the harmony" OF
the conclave. He desires therefore to see
this apple of discOrd left at home. During
the rayages of the Maine Liquor-Law among
the topers, PATRICK O'RAFFERTY was ar
raigned for indulging in the contraband
beverage. His mother was Witness
''PATHRIcK will icknowlij, yer honor, that be
dhrank few dhrops the crather, but as
yerriverence don't agree wild us about the
harrum of av the dhrink, we'd BOTHER be
af;her having that pint out av the Testimony
enlarily, aud let PATHRIcK's characther for
a sober. Woodworking lad help his ould
mother to plade his cause for him "
The Union, without intending anything of
the sort, is lending its aid to the defeat of
the Democratic party. 1t couldn't possibly
be engaged in better cause. unless it were
TO turn out to preaching; but as it is uncon-
sciOns of the direction of its efforts, it will
deserve no credit for the good it may chance
TO accomplish. 1t declares, in substance.
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mocratic nominee is to secure the entire
Black Republican vote; and then it proceeds
to help Mr.. BATES to get that vote by pro-
ducing evidence to show his thorough idenli-
fication with the Republican party. Can il
be that the Union secretly desires the down
fall Of the Democratic partyi We fear we
can never give il credit for that sort of polit-
ical virtue-the greatest OF all political vir-
tues, as the Democratic party is the embodi-
ment of the greatest of all political iniqui-
lies.
Free homes for free men" is the subject
OF the principal article in the Netcs, which
has reference to the homestead bill that Mr.
GROW has introduced in the House of Repre-
sentalives. A speech was made by Mr.. GROW
ON the occasion, in which he falls to Growl-
ling at The frequent defeats such bills have
met with in Congress within the last seven
years. The local of the Neurs. who openly
prUfcsses to he neither CHEsTERFIELD nor a
COUNT D'oRsAY, (hut declines to deny that
he is either British BEAU BRUMMEL or an
American ATbhcr EeLegaHtidruua writes n Sc
we're article on Public Manners for the bene-
fit of the youth Of Nashville. He takes that
youth TO task for their conduct on the streets,
aud, more particularly. ut the Theatre. Our
local contemporary has doubtless heard of
the folly of singing psalms to a dead bsrse,
but if he is disposed to question the efficacy
of that sort of musical entertainment to re-
call the deceased animal to life, it is strange
that he should think to accomplish any good
by lecturing untrammeled Young America
on Public Manners" Parental authority,
exercised with christian constancy and sever
ity, is the surest antidote TO youthful rowdy-
ism at the theatre, and the newspapers may
as well take the lockjaw and be dumb.
Und..r the caption of "An Innocent Woman
feariully Abused the Gssate tells touch
ing story of q lNis TIER, at Keekuk, who was
taken from her bed by band of Regulators,
carried through the snow half q mile, and
beaten severely in order to make her con-
Tess that she knew who set fire to q neighbours
house, and then left to crawl home 10 her
children, (the precious little Tier-drops) as
best she could. IL afterward transpired that
Miss TIER was innocent-of all knowledge OF
the house burning. the Gasetie means. About
the Gazeftes article on "Wind and Cater
Boots" and ladies' ankles. &c, we have moth
ing TO say. Glance at the ladies' feet II you
will. and you know you will, but don't talk
about them.
SCIENTIFIC ExHIBrrfoS.-This evening DR..