Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-28
The CITY Press.

The Gazette Is TignteOusly indignant al tue
condition Of things on The Mexican frontier.
aud writes an article on the subject. 1t says,
with much feeling There is no more pro-
lection to our people in Mexican territories
than If treaty had never been formed. Any
petty usurper can aTise and Danish. imprison
or rub our citizens who reside there, or are
temporarily drawn thither for any purpose"
We agree with cur contemporary that to
Danish or imprison our citizens who find
themselves on the Rio Grande, is to go
good way tow ards furnishing materials tor
declation of war upon the flag under whose
shadow such outrages are perpetrated; but
we don't think the mere rubbing of our citi-
zens out there would be regarded by the
world as sufficient grounds for a war with
Mexico. No doubt some of them need lit
the so p they rub them with, it's a very
small matter to make a fuss about 1t is like
ly though that the Gazette intended TO say rob,
and that the printer aud the prooi-reader
combined to defeat the intrntion. If SO,
then, there's the rub. Mr.. BUCHANAN must
light, Lei Mexico Danish us if she will, and
imprison US if she wants to; and we will en-
dcavur to put up with it as a parcel OF for
barring Christians should; but when she un
deriakes 10 invade the sacred precints OF our
pockets and feloniously withdraw the small
change therefrom, the virtue of forbearance
is at once transmogrified into the crime OF
murder in the first degree, and row is just
as sure to follow as can be.
The New Tariff Bill is the subject of the
leading article in tue Netcs. The thrift ques-
ton vas strong enough in its earlier years
to lit several men To the Presidency; but
here lately it has fallen into disrepute as
hobby among politicians, lis Importance TO
the country having been overshadowed by
the slavery question, which has grown under
the fostering cere OF the Democratic party
from mole-hiIl 10 mountain. We leave the
Tariff in the hands of the Ners. than whore
senior editor there is no one more competent
to tell you all about it.
The Baaner has an article on the Universe
~ of the South. The prospects Of this grand
institution that is to be are iattering in the
u
ting the oath from motives of piety), the
work goes brayely on. Ne like everything
about the enterprise except the name chosen
tor the town which is expected to spring up
near the University. The City Of Be4lah!
a-Phebus what a name,
To Gal the trump Of future fame ~
Miss EVANS is not to be blamed for calling
her novel "Beulah.' She did Mt really
mean any harm by it; besides, it does very
well for a romance; but for a city that is ex-
from one end OF the country TO the other
that is expected, in short, to be in every
bOdy's mouth we question whether it
will do at all. SHAKsPEARE was never
mistaken but once in his life. He ipds
mistaken when he declared there is nothing
in nane;-though it is highly probably-at
least il is possible-that there wasn't great
deal in thing OF that sort al the time he
wrote But there is now. You can't for the
lie of you realize the fact that our cores
poem will Le found below,) can ever become
the President OF the United States. Nor can
he. We don't wish to discourage the young
man, nor blight any hopes OF political dis
tincrion he may have permitted TO take root
and blossom in his breast; and we are sure
his generouslature will prompt him to par
don us for saving, that il he were a candidate
for the Presidency to-day, and the people
knew him 10 be wiser statesman than forty
DANIEL. WEBsTERs all in one, his name alone
would more eff,ctually damn him in the es-
timation of the country than the foulest re-
cord with which politician was ever cursed.
II Nashville had been called the City of Mug
gins, you might have taken pile of brick
bats at this good hour and knocked the whole
town into the Cumberland in fifteen minutes.
Sztcanee is a name large sized CRY needn't
be- ashamed OF, and as that name is already
lying aronnd loose in the neighborhoOd of the
University, il might have been pick
ID up aud appropriated without any difficult
", but with good deal of taste. The City OF
Suwanee, or Sswanee dry Sc, which is better
leafs hear what our geographically
unfortunate correspondent has TO say for him
self.
To JANE SSEwKEs.