Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-07
The City Press,

The Democrat. Somewhere about the year
Eighteen Hundred and Thirty odd, South
Carolina took her first c0nniption-ft-lhe
first of a eongestive and serious character
and was advised by her family physician, DR..
CALHOUN, since deceased. to take perma
nent trip out of the Union for her health;
and she had packed up her wardrobe and
was on the eve of starting, when the leading
member of the United States College of Sur
geons at Washington volunteered the opin-
= ion that such step on her part just at that
time would Inevitably lead to the amputa
ton of several of her limbs, and probably to
the dislOeatiOn of the upper section Of her
spinal column. This opinion was of too
much importance to be disregarded, aud &C
cordingly South Carolina stayed at home
and commenced mending acknowledgement,
however, under the treatment OF Dr. CAL
HoUS. who went into the Senate Chamber at
Washington one day soon after, and publicly
withdrew his prescription. Pending the
contemplated emigration of South Carolina,
there was dinner party assembled in Wash
ington one fine evening, at which the learned
gentleman alluded to above as the leading
member of the U. S. C. s., happened to be pre-
sent, and was called upon for a sentiment,
and being inspired by the popular axiom
that the bigger the sentiment the bigger the
drink which must follow il, be gGve--
"THE FEDERAL UNION-IT MUST BE PRE-
SERVED, =
q hat -.
wards until it suddenly appeared the other
day at the head of the editorial columns of
the Democrat. We are glad to see it there,
and would like to see it written By the hand
of Patriotism, in characters inefaceable, up
on every American heart. Blu. that, we
shall never see. In the eyes of too mary
the Union has lost its value, if value it ever
had in their eyes, and they would rejoice to
see il broken up, and the star of its glory
and greatness quenched forever Shades of
WASHINGTON, of MARION, and of all The be
roes who died that our country might livrl
lift up your sainted hands beseechiugly be-
fore the Great White Throne. and pray that
we may not wanto1ly sacrifice the glorious
land you gave us, and show ours, Ives basely
of so grand a beritag'i The Derno-
Graf has an article suggesting the formation
of Union Association in every Ward in the
city. It's next article is beaded South Ca
rolina trying to CJerce the United Stste-." |
If our contemporary will infcse one-half his |
spirit and patriotism ilto he hearts of the PEG
pie of Tennessee. there will b. one State, to |
coerce which will require all the Sunday
work South Carolina can do in quite a Lum-
Der of weeks. Tennessee does n. man 20 |
,oerce her, and We trust Tennessee will not
suffer herself 10 be coerced by her. South
Carolina must not be coerced into the Union;
tennessee must not be coerced out of it. We
want no separate secession. If the worst
zones to the worst /; if the North rejects all
,vertures of compromise, and denies us
,ouality in the Union, and we must sever our
with the North, let US, the South.
m States, declare all together that the
american Confederacy is dissolved, that the
soyernment OF the United States is at an
nd, and proceed to the formation of sepa-
ate aud distinct government among our
elves, cl inning our share # the real an pr
onal estate of Uncle Sam. Separate seces-
ion is disinheritance.
The Banner.-The Banner calls our atten-
ion to THE Future of South Carolina.r
bur neighbor must pardon u if We decline
o look upon the picture. We have just been
ound to the BARRIERS and bad our hair de-
emily subjugated and sailed down in bears
rease, and we don't want it to stand on end
Ike the goose-quills on porcupine uEtil we
o and take the ribbon (the "red, white and
lue,p as the pset says) up to the charming
oung lady who is going 10 make us a beau
ful Union badge to wear on the sanctum
rall Just In front Of u.s. That badge is TO
e nothing in the world but miniature
of that flag which led the gall
mt heroes of the Revolution 10 victory on
anv bloody field, and was never desecrat-
by an American hand since the close of
at struggle until the Secessionist blotted a
ar from its folds. No frantic uprising of
IL capillary tubes, most noble BanHT,
It'll our mission il fulfilled. Besides, when
E desire our fancy to ''sup full of horrors," !,
E can easily close our eyes and go With i
emory through the glowing pages of
kxr.'s Lgfr7io, which Is a easy q. read :