Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-06
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rHy Cry PREss.--The Ners has an article
1 what it terms "a Democratic Shuttle"
presune IL has reference to a shuffi= OF
il cards by the political gambler" of whom
ii Union made mention the other day. W.
Fan Senator DOUGLAS Senator DOUGLAS
DIS and phys. aud has held and played for
aars, the trump card Of Democracy-tle
of spades. or the segro question. which
quite as black. But, although the Democ-
y holds the ace of spades. it nearly Away
vs. the deue... We referred the other day
an article in the cal Nesrs. and charac-
led il as classical aud so forth; to which
erencs the local thus replies We are ut
ly astonished the Patriot should have omit
to mention the principal classic allusion in
aforesaid article-tbe phrase. 'tail hold
Itch is gem from the beautiful legend Of
boy who held the bear by The tail. Yet
can pardon him for overlooking one jewel
en- so many glittered in his path" We
are our contemporary that the gem in ques-
a did not escape the notice of our Argus
!. We saw it, and admired it as something
re than classical but knowing it to be-
z to style of classics peculi irly his own
did no; feel at liberty to pluck it from its
b setting without his permission.
ssFuiI many gem of purest ray serene
The local column Of the Macs doth bear.
Full m any a a'wer OF rhetoric is seen
To bui and bloom in radiant beauty there"
che Union has quite a number of beadless
IicIes, (what ridiculous mistake it would
IL the printer should make us say needless
icies y which are all about the Black Re-
blicans aud what the Opposition papers
= absut them, and so forth, and so forth.
poor Republicans will never see any
ace as long as the UIlOn lives, which will
until Mr.. DoUGLAs is elected TO the Presi-
sncy, when il Will of course be crushed be-
aih the weight Of Executive displeasure-
have time and again advised the Union t.
the Little Giant alone. We have time
i again told 1t shat CESAR is not dead,
l that it is therefore much safer to praise
IN attempt to bury him. When the
arleston Convention shall have met and |
,omplished its mission. and the voice OF
DOHgIssites shall go up through ali the |
I'd -behOId the stone which the builders |
ected has become the maidstone of the |
rner p'-behOldI the sheep which the shep- |
ID Cast out has became the beIl-weather of |
Democracy I''-whrn this dread voice |
MI ring through all the land, the Union |
III repent in bTeadclOth and [brandy |
] ashes that it did Mt lake our wise and |
e tell the Union once more that there's no |
4 Ting what will turn up, and that discretion |
The surest bond of fat-- We are al, the |
ere Great ures of circumstance, which may |
rs. LOTS NAPOLEON was once vagabond;
/, editors of the UEioa were once members |
\ the Legislature. Behold how circum- |
Isnce has Lifted them up!-the one elevated |
throne. and the others to a tripod |
ese are extreme cases, it is true; but they |
bw the great uncertainty of things none
3 less on that account.
The who lends you pewter now,
Ere long may come 10 borrow;
The boy who blacks your boots to-day,
Nay black your eye tomorrow.
course DOUGLAS is a lOw-fung fcllow-a
olitical gambler" who would MT hesitate
stake the last quill in the wing of the
nerican eagle upon a single throw of the
| DIS; nobody is going 20 deny this with i'm
nifty In our presence; but what we wish 10
press upon the mind of the Union is, that
Charleston Convention may think differ
sly, and may set him up for the Pre~iden-
in spite OF his gambling pr pensit.es. How
Il the Union feel them, when il comes Ia
allow its words, or tn stand off With its
nmb in its mouth while the fight is going
around il. But we do not wish IT, fri1hten
contemporary too much, and we forbear.
/ A Full Answer wanted SAYS The BaaMer
Il Banner wants to know of the Ricirmand
Iyuirer If Gov. WISE % wruie letter to the
vernon of Florida in 1856 in which Le
Il he had an army in readiness to IN lrch
Ibis call to Washington in the event ~
|ENoxr's election. to prevent his taking
seat rs President" If the Enquirer au-
ers in the affirmative, We undr rstAnd II Is
intention of the BgaRsr Ia have CIV
Sc sent dawn 10 ChIrIestown and thrre
I'd wish the remaining harp.r's Ferry
soners for high trraSpn. This Is very
,pcr AMI judicious course to pursn bat
& at this time it l. In rather bad tat
e Enquirer is aboat to die of brukrn heart.
1 around its pages and all down its col :
ms it has solemn black lines as a sign aud
cal set before men that it mourns. PIX
TGToS l. elected Speaker. and the Eh9mTer
ouds itself in black. aud will not b. COM
ted. Does not the Basn>r now see the
oropriety of intruding upou the sacred
ef Of a broken hearted newspaper! Leave
griefstricken thing undisturbed in its
at affection for the present. and when
he shall have brought "surcease OF SORROW"
will be lime enough to demand and exact
full answer
rhe Gazette has an article on the -
'eakgship! Good graciousI
BANK ROBBERY.-On Friday night last the
anch Of the State Bank at GAINESVILLE was |.