Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-09
MONDAY MORNING. !. JAN. 9, 1860.

of ALL hasn't got any head. This. however,
is no great calamity 20 the article. Without
that immortal principle which we call the
soul, there is no practical utility 10 mere
head. Knowing this fact, the Union did not
care tn cxpend its time and means in creating
for a Iifeless trunk puls.lcss head, calcula-
ted 10 be m0re ornamental than useful, and
not much of either. The object OF this head
les article when examined with the naked
eve. seems to be thai Of getting Mr. BELL and
the Opposition party, and the firm of IL.
GREELEY i Co., dealers in underground rail
road stock, and the Black Republican party,
mixed up. ard to show that when thus mixed
up. there will not be single conflicting ele-
ment in the coaglomeration. What further
aim and object the article would be found to
contain, If examin' d with a powerful mag
niiying glass, we do not know. We are
wholly uuprepared for such an examination,
: as the articles to b. found in Democratic
newspapers are generally SO very transpa-
rent in their Inconsistent absurdiiy that they
are easily seen through without the aid OF
2 glasses In this remark we di~claim all ref
erence whatever TO the efforts OF our eoien-
porary of the Ul.iOa, for, without intending
the merest ghost of a JOKE. we really think
that considering the miserable cause it Is his
misguided duty to advocate. his articles are
not to be winked at by the best of Us. They
are clothed with much OF the witchery of mel
low words set to music unfettered Ia It's flow,
and like a bOarse jaekdaw trieked out in The
gay plumage OF tie peacock. would seem to
be worthy of (a) better ea'rs. In the article
TO which we have specifically referred above,
the Union says. '.there is but one true and re-
liable Union party in the country-the Ma
tional Democracy" If there il party in
this country which should cherish the idea OF
an undivided Union as the pine apple and
other tropical fruits of its eye. il Is that par
ty which. although il has become, in the esti-
nation Of all candid minds whose partizan
prejndiees do not ride rOugh-shcd over their
honest convictions, but another name for
sectionalism. yet arrogaies To- itself the high
sonnding title Of the National Democracy
To that party the Union il stands is worth
to-day the sum of eighty-five millions of dol
lars per annum. about one half of which is
Clear pTtut- tht Hltrb VI
tunities of carrying out their seven great car
dinal principles. the five loaves and two fish
e., it would be singuiarly I'M Democratic in
that fparty to dissolve the Union a. a sacri
flee Of principles which yield it so comioria-
BILE an income. We do not mean to say that
the National DemOcr acy'' is the trucst aud
most reliable U MON party in the country. for
-. & =.
party. We simply mean to say that The De-
mocratic party without the NatiOnal-in
short. the Democratic party dry so-ought to
be true steel to the Union But it can
not be as true as it, own steal TO anything;
that Is TOO true to make joke of Eighty mil
lions year are enough to make that party
Union-lOving, whether its love be true or
false.
'-HIst thou ever yet loved, Henrsttas'' cried;
81 should rather mag ne had - she replied,
cob, diI not my glanoes my feelings bstray,
yhen Jon helped pudding the third time to
day. ~
Under its editorial head the Gazetfe has an
article from the CFayoa on Naked Art" Un-
til the Gazette brings its Art to Us in that
condition in which the cInEentionalities of
civilized society esquire "a all to appear in
pubic. we shall be compelled, from a sense
of modesty. to shut oar eyes against it,. IL
seems the local of the Gazafte was not Of the
storm party which came n ar swapping
the steamer BLIHeAe L<,ris the other night
Well, II does q { make any difference. II he
was Mt there, he's sorry for il, which l. salts
factory to us. He says:-"The Pdtrl0f's City
Press was devoted almost exclusively tn the
dance on the steamer Blanche Lewis on
wednesday last. and owing to a slight mis- |
take as regards Oarself, favored his readers !
with something more interesting than he /
usually gets off, We regret that his b-auti- 4
fui imaginative effort comes in cOatiict with 4
our Owa statement OF the sffIir. II we bad /
not been hastily called to Lebanon. We would /
certainly have been one of the number on the
reporting u present. we expected our clever
friend and neighbOr T. make an excu 8. for our
absence-r We confess that the local OF the
GGzsfte i a more than usually Interesting sub
j-ct. and We would dryOte tSO or three col
umns to him every day for year or 81. II we
had any assurance that the pablic would not
become fanafical about the matter. and in-
sist on an ini'fnite continuance of the pleas
ing task As neither our "imaginative ef-
forts" nor his stateme nts amount TO anything.
our Reighbor should not regret that they
come in conflict Let them meet and q .hs
il out, and well meet and-whatll yosi
take?
ssThs Aesfn If fba uo--.f. A.. /
Of the leading article in the Meas. Up to
this time the aciion Of the House has not been
s1ch a. % commend itself to the country, and
We are not The person u waste our valuable
lime in talking about a thing that does not
meet the appreciation of our beloved coan.
ny. We are too Patr1Otie for anything of
hat sort
The Bzaaar has an article Of q column In ,
ength on ..Disanionisn in Tennessee In
hat article the BIaHer takes the Union To
ask for It's attacks upon the Hon. TAR.
NELSON. Tais, We think. is work Of super. !
.rogati0n on the part OF the Baaser. All n.
Democratic papers in Tennsssee. aud one here
md there beyond It's borders, have been clam
nering At the heels OF Col. Nelson ever since
is lifted Mr.. PRroR out Of bis boots the first ,
reek Of the session, but he Is subiimely an
aware oi IL, and il he does n't mind the row,
ne can't see why nybody else should.
Ike Sums tAli or % some majestic breed.
Rssmias ia pastures where The cattle fssa,
or browse a shade when Summer . sas are warm
Thoagh round his sainf the gaais IN nyfiaa. s.ar
Cain ani unrsfasi Oh hiA eoerss i.s goss,
Nor bears Tie barking u his psay soes-
The local BaaAer Is struck with the remarks q
IF the local Ssss On "gratia advertising . aud