Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-26
The city Press.

The Union has discovered The One Thing
C.rtain," and writes an article about it.
There is great deal oil uncertainty about
nearly all sobIunary thing-except the cor
rupt practices of the Democratic party; there
is no uncertainty about them. Bat these
practices do not constitute the one thing GER
tain to which the Union refers- That one
thing certain l., so far as we have been able
TO ascertain, -.ihe bOldness of the Repub-
Hcans ia avOwing the distinct issues which
they intend TO pre-ent before the country in
the ensuing canv ass. and their determination
10 adopt DO man a. their candidate who does
not fully square himself up to those issues"
This is unquestionably a certain thing, but
We see nothing remarkable in il. Every par
ty ought to he bold in declaring its issues,
aud ought to require its candidate to square
him-eli up 20 them. But as the Democracy
never do a thing of that sort when an advau-
tage can be gained by leaving it undone, it is
not Singular that such straighilorwardness on
tie part of another should attract It's at
tention. The Union says the New York Post
is one of the most moderate and resp, cIable
journals in the support Of the Republican
party The Post is certainly respectable
Journal of it's sort; but il it is now one of the
most moderate in the advocacy of Republic
can principles, it must have toned down not
a little within a short time past.
The Homestead Bill in the Senate is the
subject of the leading article in the Netrs. 1t
says: This bill. having passed the House of
Representatives by purely sectional vote
only one representative from the save-hOld-
ing States (Mr. Craig. OF Missouri,) voting
for IL. is now before the Senate. Next to the
uo-,.xtensiOn -of-slavery issue. this homestead
policy j. the strongest card in the hands of
the X, publican leaders The entire Northern
Democracy of the House, with hut a single
exception, having 'tumbl, d in with the Re-
pubIicans-the Black Republicans - and
carl the measure tIiumphantly through
that BODY, il becomes matter OF great par
~ as we'll as national, interest TO note its pro-
gresS through the Senate, under the lead of
the Hon. Andrew johnson, of Tennessee"
Being an independent paper, the Gazeitc
takes a wide range in the selection OF sub
jects upon which TO expcnd its intellectual
strength. 1t l. confined TO no creed OF code,
aud il narrow ed down to neither party nor
set This Is cOnvehient.
"Thy spirit Iudep .ndeHcel let share,
Lori Of Ine li1L heart and eagle eye.
We f1iiDw thee With --'
But we've forgotten The rest of tiequOtation.
Hunt it up, and when found, make note of
II Under it, EDITORIAL head. the Gdzette has
an article, credited TO the New York ZiHaes,
on ..Th, Presidential Issues"
The Baaner has an article on EDWARD
Bates" EDWARD BATES is a citizen of Mis-
souri,, with seventeen children and fattering
prospects ahead, and is distinguished for
being one OF the lawyers in the celebrated
SIOO 900 divorce C - OF CARsTANG Us. SHAW,
now going on la ST. Louis EDWARD BATES
wants TO be President of the United States,
and fortunately has several friends through
out the country who are inclined to help him
into the place But like Gov. WISE, EDWARD
BATES will write letters, thing candidate
Tor tie Presidency can never safely do He
has written a letter to the Republicans of
Missouri. The BBHer says OF the conse-
uiltuC-F Oh iudl pl@l'lAiE ANS
letter to the Republicans of Missouri has an
initiated. az one fell swoOp, all the hopes
which the conservative men of the country
may have cherished in connection with the
name aud character OF EDWARD BATES. Leav-
iug out of view the question As to the cor
rectn, - ur iucOrrectness of the views upon
t., subj ct OF slavery which he has put forward
"a qu sliun upon which conservative, Union
loving men must and will differ-he has
mpletcly and entirely forfeited their sup
nurt ~ a candidate in the approaching Presi-
d initial canvass. 10y permitting himself under
Influences and from motives which We shall
not attempt to define, to become wholly sec
tionaliz-d. aud by conserving to be consider
ed "A sectional candidate for the first Office in
The government
As the trout fisherman said of his badly
constructed Aies-poor BATES.