Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-19
What the Democrats are Doing TO
Circulate the <sHeIper Book,


We copy the suhjoined article from the n.
Y. Tribune The democratic members of
Congress have done, and arc still doing, more
than all the Republican orators and journals
to give Importance to the twattle of HELPER,
and to increase its circulation. It is thus
that, undrr pretense of sustaining The rights
of the South, democracy strengthens the
enemies of them:
THE HELPER BooK.-"The stars in their
courses fought against Sisera." The slavery
. question cannot be discussed. even in The
most condemnatory manner, without inurlng
to the advancement OF fbe cause OF truth and
righteousness. The Congressional denuncia-
tions of Helpers book are producing the
most astonishing effect in promoting its cir
culafiOn. The orders flow in for it from all
quarters. in all quantities, from single copy
up to three hundred in bunch. We do not
know how many copies have been ordered,
but we have reason to believe the number
already exceeds one hundred thousand. The
price is now reduced to about eighteen dol
lars hundred. in consequence of the exien-
slye sale. The work goes everywhere, through
all sorts of channels. to tie North, East.
South and West. Old fogy Union-saving
merchants in the Southern trade stand aghast
at the sly requests slipprd in all over the
Sontb. in the shape of notes and postScrpts
to orders for goods, for 'that Helper book
that is making such fuss in Congress
Innocent bales, bags, boxes and barrels,
bound South, looking for all the world as
though they contained nothing more lnfiam-
atory than coffee. calico. hardware, and other
similar commodities have each a copy o
F Helper tucked furtively away in the hidden
center OF their contents. In this way The
work is penetrating the whole South in q
manner that no hunter for incendiary pam
phlets would suppose, or can possibly arrest
If we 60 about the streets of this most con-
seryative city. ten to one we are delayed a
the first crossing by hand cart or a wheel
barrow load OF Helper. 1t is Helper on the
counter, Helper at the stand. Helper in the
shop, and ont of the shop, Helper here. Hell
per there. Helper everywhere. 1t looks now
as though every man, woman and child IL
the United States, was bound to have Hei
per before the year is out. There never Wa;
| a political pumphlet flat had such rushing
| demand and sale before, with the exception
| perhaps of the Life of Scott, issued in The
] Presidential Campaign of 1852. For tho
| extraordinary impetus thus given to the sale
| of this highly valuable and interesting work
| we renewedIy tender our heartfelt acknowl
/ tdgmcnts to the Gulf Squadron OF mem
| hers of the Federal House of Representa-
| tives at Washington. We certainly never
/ expected them TO do so much for the canst
OF their country, and we dare say they are
| equally astounded and sorry to have aided
it 20 essentially. Let them be thankful thai
they have been the means ofpublic eniighten
| menl on an impoi tant topic, and that they
have widely contributed TO the spread o
| Amti-Slavery sentiment 1t shall be CRATE
fully RENT inferred by the children of Oppres
sion, and he chisel,d on their tOmbstOnes.
Tue meanest reed that trembles in the wind
| { Heaven select IL Tor its instI ument,
| MaN shed ceies tai music on the breeze,
| AS clearly the pipe wht Sc notes
| Belt the lls Of PLubus