Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-21
Davidson County Opposition
Meeting.

Davidson County Opposition
Meeting.
There will be meeting OF the consefVa-
);iye, Union-loving citizens Of Davidson couu-
ty, who are opposed to the present Admins
tratiou. at the Court House in this city on
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4th. to appoint dele
gates to the Opposition State Convention
which is called to be assembled in Nashville
on the 22nd Of February.
All who sympathize in the sentiments the
meeting is designed to promote, are earnestly
invited and requested to attend. 1t Is de-
sired that the PEOPLE from every civil dis
trict in the county shall participate in this
primary movement in the great struggle ior
the Union of the present year 1860. Ia.
THE CITY PREss.-A public dinner was re-
Gently given to the Hoa- BArLIE PEYToN in
the CITY of BrotberIy Love. sometimes called
PbiIadeIphia- Al that dinner, the ta5l"s be-
ing supplied with the best the market affords,
Mr.. McNIcHAEL made speech, winding up
bv proposing the health of Col. PEYroS, with
three times three cheers, or what We would
economically call out here, nine cheers. for
that distinguished citizen of Tennessee, late
| of California. This brought Col PEYToS to
| his feet, which created no surprise, as it was
INTENDED for that very purpose, who immedi-
'ateIy proceeded to speak as follows-bow-
ever, as what Col. PEYToS said on the occa-
sion, if put in here. would crowd all the adj
vertisemenis out of this psge, and thereby in
iict an injury upon the business men Of the
city. perhaps we'd better leave ii out and
b int it in handbiII-form for graiuitOus dir
|fribution among our readers With an &C
count Of this dinner and these speeches, the
Neus is literally filed, containing bat two
other lines, which are rs follows: The Six
Iteen f hiopian Performers aud Brass Band
Il coming. See advertisement" AS Col.
|PEYTOS is friend and (. llOw-citiZen of ours.
Mailing as be now does from the neighbOring
|town of GalIstin, we ought to pay him the
compliment OF publishing his speech in the
PATKIOT; besides it is speech which no in
|teIligent man would be sorry for having read;
but the fact il, we have to please such an i'm
mense variety of tastes, that it is only now
and then that we can single out one particu-
BAR taste and CRAFTY that with four columns
of speech to the die appointment of all the
rest. The local Nsrs writes a sensible
commentary on a paragraph from the letter
of Dr. BRECKENRIDGE to his nephew, ]. c. In
that commentary the local says. lit Is time
that politicians should adopt the language of
truth" lie has reference, of course, to Dem
sDcratic politicians exclusively The time of
,hat Adoption is one of the good times COM
Eng about which the pOeticaI friend of BELL. |
'BKfTAN tells u.s. bgt which will never come. |
Speaking of a Democratic editor. the local |
Ters says, 1--WE bid the man Cop speed. but |
wish his measures at the deuce" This is one |
pf our cOtemporay's wishes which he may live |
30 see graiified. The two lines in the Mars
deferred to above-''Sixtecn Ethiopian Per
Formers and Brass Band IS coming. Sc adj
ferti>ement'- appear four times in the local
department.. The editor thereof was not on
band when the proof was read. for If he had
y en, be would have knocked out that ''is''
sand put are in its place. as" is not ''vile |
phrase by any means, when it occupies |
legitimate position IN a sentence; but there |
are positions in sentences where il may be |
bald to be rather out of place.
The B1nHer iavOrs US with pointed aud |
'forcible article on the platform adopted by |
/, the late Democratic State Convention. APP
,endrd to it is the following "codicil.' in
ne form of "P S. Since writing the above |
We notice that the platform, as adopted, dit
ers from the original report of the commit
e in one other particular. 1t omits the re-
ognitiOn of the military prOwess OF the Pres
lent in sHppreSsing those sixteen 'irrepres-
lies at HaTper's Ferry. We did not hear |
ny explanation Of the omission. We pre-
al endorsement of the President would Xiv |
the case The idea that the g,HeraI en-
liorsement of the President would -kiver the
ase' i good If the venerable maiden lady
Known rs the President has as much sense as
e ought to have, considering the position he
: raj endorsement" as the highest compliment
ne Democracy Of Tennessee could have paid
i'm. But this is not the first time be has
al this thing crammed down his reluctant
hroat by these same hands; and hence, al
hough he may vita prOpriety feel within his F!
reast n throe or two Of wounded pride, il |
5ould be more than ridiculous To manifest /
ny surprise. The Tennessee Democracy |
ught to have mole respect for the head aud /
ont of their offending who sits enthroned in /
Ne White HOuse; and If they endorse him at
II. they ought to endorse the whole hog; for
Ius TO damn with faint praise the leader
pm whom they have bestowed their highest
OntideDce. Is much worse than TO throw the
iInIle OF silrnce over his imperleciions and
lOrt-comiHgs-O OF which h. has more than is
Ilowcd him by the law which is intended
, equalize the distribution Of such things
a a word, this general endors, m mt" can
qIy be less offensive to the President than
rwn-right, fai-fDrtcd repudi ,liOn. With
Ich IN endorsement. the case; Of Mr. BU
IAxAS Is bu, very indih,reutly "kivervd,"
nd lie will b. apt 10 see it ut a glance.
The Gazetts lays before lis read RS the pro-
.elings oil the Democratic State Convention.
b SC. with a few MISCELLANEOUS paragraphs
I'd the usual show of telegraphic news, make
} itt index
1.-The action OF the Democratic State Con-
ention" is the subject OF the Tisson's leader
one respect it is remarkable article.
it'll the aid of a search-warrant, and the
st detective in the city, we have been una
e to find in il the words harmony" and
ACRIMONIOUS" This is the first article of the
nd thai ever appeared in Democratic pa
T withou. these words In the most abun-
mt profusioH. "Itwas such Convention"
vs. the Union, .'as We have never had The
easure of attending before Aud we'll
,n,ure TO say for him, that ii was such
avention as be hopes never To have the