Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-30


aud the Slavery Question, takes leading
position in the editorial columns of the Neuds.
Following it is a series of short articles from
the newspapers, interspersed with editorial
comments. under the head of Political and
Presidential" The local Neses writes an ar
ticle on Democracy in the Free Siates.''-
Our local neighbor seems to be laboring un-
der the conviction that the institution known
in this country as the Free State Democracy
is merely sort of chateau d, Espogae Of the
Great National Democratic Party-a thing
that may be dreamed of and talked about,
but is confouDdedly hard to find. In a word,
he is disposed to believe that Democracy in
the Free States is scarce-too scarce. by at
least half, to carry one of those States for the
nominee of the Charleston Convention. We
dom q know much about such things, having
sometime since retired from the business OF
politics; but we think it possible that the To-
cal of the Neacs is mistaken. Many people at
the North, like many people at the South, are
very fond of the spoils of Office, and in No
vember next will vote, as they have always
done, with the party that is most likely TO
win-or that which, in their opinion, is most
likely TO do so,-and as the Democratic par
ty has the inside track, the Charleston nomi-
nee can hardly fail TO rake in several of the
Northern Staies.- The Democracy of the
North may be strongly predisposed to the
doctrines OF the Republicans aud Abolition
lists, but they are not all going TO throw away
the public plumber for the sake Of private
principles.
In an article of three-quarters of a column,
th sGazette earnestly and tearfully beseeches
its readers to "Cultivate Home Affections
The Gazette is right; quite SO. Home affec-
tions ought to be cultivated, even to the neg
lect of all garden vegetables. The latter can
be bought in market in quantities to suit pur-
chasers; but the former must be raised at
home. They are eninently domestic plant,
aud in the long run are more useful in fam
lily than California beer. Let them be cult
waited. They always produce a profitable
crop.
The Bonner has a leading article on "The
Position of the Southern Opposition" To
find what that position IL, if you don't al
ready know, though of course you do. if you
know anything at all. turn to the Banner
The subj CT is one to which we cannot do
justice here. Space and time are both want
ing. correspondent of the Banner thus
mildly reproves us for what we said the other
day touching the name given the site of the
University of the South:
The PATRIOT's local in to-day's issue takes
serious % exceptions TO calling the site OF
the Southern University Beu!ah. He is GER
iainly not acquainted with the meaning of the
term as used in the Bible, nor with the con-
dition and general appearance of the region
| IN which the University is to be built, else he
would lind no fIult with the name. but on
the other hand would admire il as peculiar
| ly appropriate. The location is now rather
| desot1te. if not foTsaken but when the Univer-
| sity has been built, and it, halls have been
| filled with tutors and pupils, ii will bud and
| blossom a. the rose, aud will in very deed b.
married TO the great Republic OF Letters
| '.ThOu shalt no more be termed Forsaken
I neither shalt thy land any more be termed
/ Desolate; but thon shall be called Hsphzi-6ah
| (my delight is in herr and thy land Benlah
| (married) for the Lord deiigbteth in thee
aud thy land shall be married. See Isaiah
| 62:4. G. L. E.
|
acquainted with the meaning of the term
Bculab, as used In the Bible, nor with the
condition and appearance of the region il
| question bat we can't imagine any condi
ton or appearance of the country that would
justify the appellaiion. Beulah alone might
do for want of better name, but The City
of Beulah" won't do under any circnmstan-
ces. However, If the word rally means
married, y it is Mt so bad after all. In fact.
taking that view of the case. il is MT bad at
all. Ii is very probable that the students OF
the University would BE- so absorbed in their
studies as to forget to marry, If there was u
something there to remind them constantly
of that happy state Of existence. We would
recommend that our large female schools be
called Beulab too. We are sorry We did MT
know what the word meant when we came
down upon it yesterday; for If we had, we
would Mt have done it,. We never heard of
the word until Miss EVANS wrote her novel,
and not having read the book, we took up
the notion that Beulah was the name Of a
young Presby terian clergyman down in South
our travels through Isaiah, but il has been
so long ago that we don't remember il. II
married's what you are talking about, it's all
right. When you translate it that way, we
are tickled to death with it. But as the City
of Married would Mt sound we'll TO foreign
err unacqnainted with the frxibliiy of the
English and Hebrew languages, II would per-
haps be better to call the place the City OF
Matrimony. Call it that, and the young peo-
pie from all parts OF the world. accompanied
by their widowed parents, would flock to II
by thousands.
Ia long headless article. the Uaioa says
at has been the labor % the Opposition press
in the South for years past to make the inn
preston on the public mind, that the evils
threatening the country in connection with
the slavery question are as much attributable
IL no, more. 20 the Democratic party than 10
the anli-slavery fanatics Of the North" Ger
taInly il has, and so eficlently have the oP-
position been aided ia that york by the Dem
oeralic party, that they have nd labored in
vain.
FIHE A FIRE broke out about 10 o'clock
last night. 10 the stable Of w. +. BASo. Esq..
situated between North College and Cherry
Streets, which was totally destroyed, together
ufth sfahf- adiaiuioe We were AN shia n