Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-07
SATURDAY MORNING. JAN 7. 1860

-ored person in This community just now Is the
Free Negro BILL whom Mr.. BARKsDALE. the
Floating Representative from Sumner, Smith
and Macon. recently introduced TO the Legis-
lature BILL has suddenly walked up to find
himself famous, and is not only figuring ex-
tensiveIy here, but is doing something for
himself in that line in several other Southern
States The leader in the Banner Is devoted
to brief discussion of some of the Trading
traits in Bills character. We are person
ally unacguainted with him, and Will not
join issue with the Banner in anything 1t says
Of him. The Banner has an article on Negro
Militia in Massachusetts" We cannot of
course permit any discussion of this subject
in these columns until the return OF our Mill
tary Editor. In the meantime, we trust the
State of Massachusetts will do nothing to
discourage The Reck City Guards. every one
of whom will cheerfully admit that cOmpeti-
ton is the life of trade, but is inf -xible in
his determination tO maintain his unalena-
BILE right TO decide for himself the color of
that competition.
The Nesrs gives us but little editorial mat
tar. 1t is probably boarding W its thunder
to brl ak in ruin upon the head of Democra-
cy during the coming Presidential contest
The local Macs throws the weight of its
influence against gratis Advertising 1t
pours immense quantities OF NORWOOD down
the threats of that class of men who want
their advertising done for nothing, and stop
their papers because they are not gratifed.
II says with characterize pointedness, I'VE
have known rich men to claim the privilege
OF advertising simply becans. they took the
paper. To such we have bluntly intimated,
that they might, if they chose, g" where the
rich man lifted up his eyes, being in tor
meat'" That tcGs rather blunt intimaton,
sure enough, and if our local contemporary
were to intimate anything of the sort to Us.
it would make US SO very indignant that we
should feel called upon to demonstrate with
him. We should say to him as 1.-THE fellow"
said 10 1.-The other fellow :" Sir! you have
pulled my nose, called me liar, and spit
in my fac. twice; these liberties, sir, have
Patiently borne, not knowing whether You
intended them as insults or not /; but let me
warn you, Fir, not 10 rouse the slumbering
lion in my bosom, for if you do, you alone
must he responsible for the consequences"
So far as we are concerned, we think a pub
fisher has no right to charge for advertising.
He is helplessly dependent upon the public
for the bread be eats, the clothes he wears,
and the whisky he drinks and if he has MT
the magnanimity to do that public's advertis-
ing for nothing, he ought TO sell out to some
body who has. There you have the SUN and
substance of the matter in a nutshell. As
benevolent institution, the newspaper has no
right TO make people pay for the profits and
privileges it guarantees To them What does
such an institutions benevolence amount TO
fit is made subservient to that Institutions
own personal aggrandiz IN ant? Let the
public bring their advertisements (accompa-
MED 10y their job-wOrk) to the PATRIOT Office
and We viii continue to print them, as We
have always done, upon that grand principle
of Universal Bcneyolence which makes no
charges for labor, beyond the demands of its
current expenses auI comfortable per cent.
on the amount of capital Invested. This
method of doing business is not calculated to
make US rich, but that does not trouble Us !;
We have no inclination to lift up our eyes in
any country whose climate is less genial than
this.
Under the head of ''the reason why" the
Gaze,fe thus apOlogetcaIly addresses itself to
its readers:
''Indispo~iiion and pressing engagements
of an outside character have for the past few
days taken from US almost entirely any OF b,
portuniiy of attending our editorial duti =
This tact will account Tor the non-app sars ,cs
OF our usual variety of reading matter and
other apparent defects"
The last Of the above sentences > not as
clear as it might have been, but uo t,odv will
understand the Glzeae as writb ~ down a
variety Of reading matter" one Of tho
apparent drtects' Of newSp pr. We re-
greet to hear of orr eOtemppr ..ry,s indf.nosi.
ton, and trust his cheek will .oon ao,in h..
''-tannedb by tas wing q .ife's best ang l.
Heaith-1
the Union unbend- il sell aud grows quite
Numerous over the b .ar,r,, r,n,di,tino 81
Us and it, nomination of Col. BELL for the
Presidency Wear glad Ia see this NANTES
iation OF spirits (nnt ardent, but amin |
spirits we m-aa' on the part of ths Ua.oa
We never tndr lge in anything Ike levity
ourselves, ba' we like to see it IN other
nevertheless For The lie OF u.s. says the
onion, wi all due difference to Mr.. Belle
judgment we cannot see why he wishes the
nominal ,on, unless he is aciuated by the
sam; sotiyer that Influenced certain man
shat sc once knew. who was exceedingly
aux GUS to enter the coanubial state:
There lived mn in FAllisscrazy,
whowaHte a VIE Zoe - keep him uaaisy''
We are authorized by neighbpr TO an ac-
quaintance Of gentleman who once knew
personal friend OF Mr.. BEII, to say that the
Union is right Mr.. BEIL's only oijeci is 10
be kept comfortably "uneisy''; and il to make
thedsmncfaey "unaisy" i, to accomplish that
obj CT. it Is unnecessary for him TO exert him
self any further. For quarter OF a century
Mr.. BEII. has played MoRDicL To the HAIxAS
of Democracy, and the game is Mt ap yet;
and knowing this fact, the Democracy haze
long been seeking his overthrow. and will
continue to SEEK it until they themselves are
oyerIhrown. The Uaioa has found sway to
save the Uaion'-not a way 10 rave itself.
for that can't be done. bat way to save the
Confederaey. As ii may intead 10 secure to
itself by letters patent the beaefss of the
method, We do not feel at liberty 10 reveal il
until We are assured thai IL Is sale 10 do So
Tue Rock CRY GuiRDs.-The members OF
this fiGe military company will 20 to the