Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-20
Business and SteaIings.

Business in this city has augmented al
most beyond parallel in the last four months
II ia in new hands too, and will never re-
turn to- the old channels. Northern men
are focking here continually, and new
stores and marts of trade are opened daiIy
Every nook and corner is occupied; rents in
many localities have quadrupled. Such an
enormous expenditure of public moneg
could have no other effect, and | see no
end to it. Half dozen fortunes are made
daily on single article furnished the Gov
eminent. For instance, and to show how
things are done, friend engaged in the
manufacture of an indispensable article,
proposed to furnish the Government weekly
with stipulated quantity and at lis pres
emit marketable value, from time TO time
This was declined and he afterwards dis
posed of it to a contractor at twenty per
cent more than he was willing to accept
from the Government directly. And the
whole business of the army and everything
connected with il here, is managed in the
same way.
a Standing Army.
1t has been intimated to me by influential
persons that the army here would remain,
precisely as now, simply protection to
the Capital, and will become prominent
feature of the government. l know there
powerful effort being made to that effect;
whether il Will be successful remains to be
SEEN Inc lew members .GO0gnfSS mat
s have heard speak Of it, very bitterly de-
nounce it and those in authority who favor
it. The plan is to keep this army where it
is-say 20O, 00o-and employ the balance in
active duty in the different rebel States
wherever it may be necessary to rec stab-
- hsh the authority of the Union. This point
gained the force here will be kept as the
standing army of the government until
every vestige of dissatisfaction shall have
disappeared, and every excuse for its con-
tinuance ceased to exist. l give you this
programme for what it is worth. Events
certainly indicate that such plan has pow
erful hackers, and practically is now In ex-
= istence. One thing is very certain, there
will be no change in the present status of
the army of the Potomac as long as it can
be prevented by those resping such pro-
digious harYests from it daily.
e - z Breakers Ahead.
The s.tendency of power to corpulency"
is an old and wise saying; the expenses of
the last few months proves that our govern
ment is not exempt from its application.
We are fast drifting into a perilous sea
NAV we successfully encounter the dangers
that have wrecked so many liberal govern
ments, is my most fervent prayer.
s-sss ~ Insoient officials.
II xould- be rather amusing, if the matter
at issue was sny less serious than it is, to
s. listen To the cool, nonchalant air those in
autaority. put on when questioned upon
public events: II is something they thiLk
nobody has any possible right to inquire
: aboat unless an officeholder-going upon
: the assumption that no one is interested in
.thes Goyernment but those who have in
- charge its administration and are in receipt
of good fat salaries "A particular friend
a. :. 7.s efficient aud loyal Union man as lives
/; ..eoslled son Cabinet officer the other day,
S = and VAS rudely challenged for having pre-
=, = sumed to question the wisdom Of some OF =
I s sfha movements that had been made. Sir,
-sszzssays Mr.. Secretary, 'syou know nothing o.
those things, and your fauit-nnding u