Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-17
The CITY Press.

ticle that is compelled to lead, as there is no
other to do it) is in reply to what the Union
had to say the other day commendatory of
the Democracy of Chieago-for whom, says
the Banner, the Union maniiests great admi-
ration. The Democratic party of Illinois
ought TO be the especial aversion of every
meek and lowIy follower OF the Administra-
ton. They it was who first plotted treason
against the crown at Washington, and began
that dire rebellion against Executive rule
which carries DorGLAs to the skies and
threatens the overthrow and destruction OF
the Great National Democratic party.
"They the bold +out of party first began,
And in the march of factions led the Tan''
But then, the Illinois Democracy and the
Chicago Democracy are two distinct institu-
tons. The COMPROMISING of 2l5 Office
holders--are true steal to the Administers
tion-for to lessen their loyalty is to lose
heavily upon the Uaion's stock of admira-
ton. The Banner has correspondent who
writes over the nom de gueTTe of Y, aud who
does Mt like the last book from the pen OF
Col. JKRE. CLEMENS The Rivals "-and
writes in this number Of the Rdnaer q second
communication about it. The second article
is called out by what Col. CLEMENS said
about the first. What Col. CLEMENS said
about the first was not great deal 10 point
of words, but it was considerable in point of
meaning. He as good as said that X has Mt
got sense enough to go in out of the rain
To some exteut we think differently. Should
the Great Destroyer of Fools Chat mysteri-
Gus monster so often talked about, but SO sell
dOm-tOo seldom-seen) let fly his invisible
shaft at the Banners correspondent, he will
unquestionably victimize an innocent man.
II X is fool, it is pity the count y do, sn't
produce great many of them. But We can't
agree with all-no, not by half-tbat he says
of "Tbe Rivals In The opinion of Col.
CLEMENS, AARoN BURR was a gentleman,
scholar, and a Revolutionary SOLDIER, while
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, though scholar and
a soldier, was much more of a rascal than
gentleman. The Banner's correspondent
thinks precisely the reverse-that HAMILTON
was the gentleman and BURR the rascal. 1t
| is possible that the author of THE Rivals
and Y are both too strongly swayed by
| prejudice "a fault from which the best
of us are not always exempt) to estimate
| correctly the character of either HAMIL-
TON or BURR. They were both brave,
brilliant men. The morality and religion
devotion of neither were su fficient TO entitle
him to apotheosis after death HAMILTON
may have been a corrupt, dishonest man;
there are grounds to fear he was; but his
gallaary as a soldier, his genius as a states
man, and the peculiar and tragic manner of
his death, have caused him to hold a place
in the hearts of the American people of to-
day, which-the chances are-he would not
have attained had he died of the cholera or
the small pOx twenty years later. There Is
no telling how the accidents of ambition,
time and politics might have changed the
| hue of his character and the color of his
memory. He was not more honorable man
| he was not a less ambitious mah-than
| BURR; but in many respects he was more
lucky. His melancholy death cast veil
about his faults which it vas long deemed
sacrilege to touch, aud none dared lift it
| until the author of Tine Rivals swept il
AWAY Win d s(IOht VI pSH. Dty
medium through which Col. CLEMENS calls
upon us 10 look at the character of HAAIL-
ton, there may be faults that are born only
OF the Imagination of the nOvelist-faults
which HAMILTON did not possess; but to say
that be was pure, upright and honorable in
all things, is to say a great deal more than
can be established. HAaILToN's connection
with WASHINGTON made him immaculate aud
| infallible BuRR's little misundersI anding
| with WASHINGTON, and his after msfortuneS,
| made him infamous. He began to descend
the hill of popular favor at the death Of
| HAMILTON. and following the unworthy ex-
ample of JEFFERSON. ( who, actual by petty
spleen, sought TO damn the worth he could
! not initiate, y everybody be met on his down.
! ward course gave him kick; aud great
many people now. animated by the same un-
manly spirit which actuated their virtuous
fathers to kick the the man. lose no chance to
kick his memory. Had BURR succeeded in his
administering expedition in the Southwest. he
would have been q hero, applauded by all,
save the meaner spirits who hated because
they could not surpass him ;but failing in that
scheme. he was traitor. 1t was tue failure
aud not the deed by which he was confounded.
The ''Gray-Eyed man of ID stiny" has done
all that AARON BURR proposed to do, but Envy
and Hate are not among his foes ut home;
and he goes through all the land unchallenged
10y that power whose strength was prostilu-
ted and whose majesty was sullied when
AARON BURR. more sinned against Than sim
ming, was dragged to Richmond in chains.
Public opinion is unjust to BURR, and more
than just to HAMILTON. The former was not
devil; the latter was not god They both
had their faults; but not until time shall have
dispelled the mist of prejudice through which
we now see their characters, can it be told
whose faults were the greater or more nu-
merous.
The first editorial article in the Union is an
attempt to set before tbs people of the Soulh
the political principles Of Mr.. BATES. Into
the character of those principles it is not ne
cessary that we should stop here to enquire.
The next article in the Usioa advocates the
removal of the Charleston Convention to some
other point, where,t hotels don { charge five
dollars day. exclusive of liquors. The UI,i0n
in virtaogs indignation, says:
We are r,joiced to hear that the Democrat
ic Executive Committee have il Ia coniem-
platioa to change the place OF holding the
National Democratic Convention. The at
tempt OF the Charleston Hotel md Boarding
House propriefors TO extort i've dollars "A day
Tor board from the delegates, aud require
taem tn pay al that rate for more than week
previous To the sitting of the Convention,
neither they are in The city or not, i reeeiv-