Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-07
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH Z, 1850.
THr Cry PRyss-Tbe Union has an article

The CIrY PREss.-The Union has an article
in reference to "Mr. Wards Trip to Pekin."
An inquisiiive public viii naturally desire to
know who Mr.. WARD is, and what he went to
Pekin for. Fortunately We have the inlorma-
ton, and are not unwilling to impsrt it. Mr..
WARD is the gentleman who owned the ducks,
and he went to Pekin because he wanted to.
A story was trumped up by the newspapers
some time ago, to the effect that when Mr..
WARD started TO Pekin, the Chinese, in order
to ward of any evil that might result to their
country, compelled him to travel in large
box, out of the top of which he had fine
view of the terrestrial sky, but could catch no
glimpses of the imperial landscape. 1t turns
out now that this story was all a hoax-that
Mr.. WAND made the journey in an elegant car
riage-elegant for that country, but about
equal TO a second class drsy in this. A part
of the way he went in "a handsome junk-tbe
finest the Government could command" We
are not surprised to hear this. Our personal
ACQUAINTANCE with the Chinese Emperor was
never at any time what might be called iDtl-
mate. and is now somewhat limited but We
could not believe that he would box up an
American citizen and send him across the
country in that way. The Union in its theat-
rical notice says: JACKSON was pretty good
in the grave-digger. We had, however, two
objections TO him bis shirt was too CLEAN
and he was not sufficiently ready in his part"
As Mr. JACKSON is not addicted to dirty shirts
of his own, we would suggest that the next
time he plays the grave-digger, our contem-
porary of the Union shall lend him one.
The Banner has an article in reply to the
Gallatin EzqmiHer, in which it asks: what
are Democratic Platforms Will any sane
man OF any party deny that the Cincinnati
Platform was an arrant deception-an IN
mitigated cheat ?" The first question we
have been prepared to answer Tor series OF
years. Democratic platforms are sort o
gulI-trap to catch the votes of that style OF
people who are so conscientiously opposed to
intoxicating drinks of all sorts, that they take
the liqucrphobia at the sight OF drop of gin,
but will worry it down by the gallon if you'll
favor it with lrmon-peel and call it Medica-
ted Bitters. or Scheidam Schnapps. Demo-
cratic platforms are pile of pinch -beck prin-
ciples for a candidate to stand on who has Mt
got any principles of bis own, and upon which
he usually does stand until he gets your
vote, when he kicks it from under him. Echo
answers the Banners second question in the
negative.
The Ne1rs has still another article, or more
properly speaking. string of articles, under
the head of Political and Presidential."-
The local Ne,rs is after some of the railroads
on the through-freights question. 1t declares
its belief that 1.-THE through-freight railroad
system is drying up the very marrow of
Nashville's bones" If such is actually the
case, the dry-up ought to be stopped. The
bones of Nashville have no marrow TO spare.
The Gazette pays a handsome compliment to
| Q. G. DEGRovE, Esq, who was last Saturday
elected Revenue Collector for this county.
| Mr. DEGRovE ran like scared mule in that
race.