Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-02
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1860.
THE CRY PREss-The Nscs throws int

THE CITY PREss-The Nars throws into
its leading editorial column the resolutions
adopted by The late Opposition Convention Of
Virginia. These Resolutions were born on
the same day that WASHINGTON was-the 22d
of February. They consist of ten resolutions
without a preamble, from which we infer thai
preambles in the Old Dominion, like hoop;
in Paris, are going out of fashion. They are
first rate resolutions, and would look we'll In
The CTR Press; but as we had nothing te
do with the getting of them up, We shall have
nothing to do with publishing them. The
junior of the Meas, who is possessed of much
felicity as paragraphist, says, '1t is stated
upon reliable authority, that there is not a
single lawyer in the county of Scott, in East
Tennessee. There seems to be good open
ing for some of the starving young lawyers
of our city, 1t is almost Incredible that our
neighbOr can for a moment think of sending
the starving young lawyers" of Nashville
into a county which can't take care of one Of
her own. We have poOr-hOuse here for the
relief and entertainment of those who hunger
and thirst, not after righteousness, but after
toast and tea; and if any of our young law
yers are threatened with the pangs of starva-
ton, they can go to that benevolent institu-
ii on for the relief of the INDECENT, and there
spend their days in maiden meditation hun.
ger free, until prospects brigbten-until they
expiate by Imprisonment the crime of being
Ruf m \ md than IN Spntt
county. Don't send the serpent of litigation
to tempt the Eve of that unsullied Paradise
to fall. Remember the olden story of the
fruit of that forbidden tree, whose mortal
taste brought death and Democracy in the
world, with loss of Eden, and all our woe. In
the uncuItured wilds of Scott, every cabin is
now a courthouse, where the palpitating
heart and unlettered tongue of verdant man.
hood plead the cause of love at the bar Of
rustic beauty, and the people are happy
Send lawyers among them-and above all
starving lawyers-and you'll run them 10 the
expense OF starting a newspaper to keep
things straight.
i'where ignorance Of lawyers is bliss,
1t is folly TO be wise''-
to say nothing about the cost OF the thing
The local of the Neacs asks What is Rail-
road?, We refer him to the taxpayers of the
city for an answer Will he be kind enough
to tell us the difference between the new
route from here to Louisville, and Old JOHN
BRowx's list of his men at Harper's Ferry!
Why one is a railroad, and the other is rad
role
The Gazette lays before its readers the Gov
ernor's message to the Legislature on the
subject of the South Carolina Resolutions
In glancing over the message, we are much
iattered to find that his Excellency has
adopted our views touching the Resolutions,
and according to our tacit recommendation,
declines TO permit Tennessee to meet South
Carolina and other fire-eating States 10 the
proposed convention. The Memphis Aua-
Idnche, which does MT mind eating a small
quantity of carefully cooked fire now and
then, may come down upon the Governor
and us for the action we have taken in this
matter !; but it is hoped that the Governor
will be able to withstand the force of the
sDuCh. anu We cdticl-u we COuIt vel
near it.
The Banner also publishes the message in
question, accompanying it with comments
which run through three-quarters of a col
umn. The Banner wants to know if oul
Governor received the South Carolina Reso
lutions at the same time they were received
by the Governors of the other Slave-holding
States, and IF he did," what did be wait Sc
long for before he transmitted them TO thu
Legislature? Cannot the Governor or tn,
Union and American" asks the Banner, "givt
| Us some information on this point? w,
should like to know when the resolution
were received, and whether or not -timiC
counsels prevailed to prevent their imme
diale transmission to the Legislature" w
think it hardly probable the Union will troub
and fatigue itself to furnish our inquisitiv
contemporary the information be desires, bu
| it is very likely the Governor will. SucI
Information may be lett at this office W
will take pleasure in sending our neighbo
word to come and get it,.
The UniOH has an article on "Facts"-fact
conn, cIed, we believe, Qor the paper is no
| in reach of us at this moment, and We ar
too INDECENT to rise and get it), with Speake
! PENNISGroS's Standing Committees. Demo
| cratic newspapers gam nothing by dealing
in facts. IL their party would believe hal
the facts that have been told them by th,
Opposition press, in reference to the meI
they have placed at the head of affairs Al
Washington, they would rush into the rank,
OF the Opposition party by squadrons, regi
ments aud brigades, the government would
speedily BE- restored to its pristine purity, ,
and the present style OF Democracy would
exit only as hateful legend Of the past
and the recital OF It's deeds would serve but
to brighten erratic and ambitious youth into
the path of political integrity.
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