Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-02
Some of the Peculiar Beauties of the
New Governments


clared impossible for single State TO esta6-
fish postal arrangements adequate to present
wants. The Central Government at Washington
is recognized for present business
There now! isn't that cool and comfortable?
WoGder if the Central Government don't
feel overwhelmed by this acknowledgment,
so far beyond its merits! Aud won't the
Federal authorities unanimously unite IN
sending to the State of Louisiana in general,
and the honorable members of the Conven-
| ton in particular, vote of thanks for their
| Unreasonable condescensiOn, in allowing
them the glorious privilege of paying for her
letters and papsrsP
Suppose certain body of men in Conven-
| ton assembled, on the 18th July, 1776, should
| have addressed the throne of England ON
| this wise-"Once loved and revered Monarch,
but now accursed and despised despot! We,
| the representatives of the Republic of Amer
lea, in Congress assembled, and on behalf of
| the people of these United States, do declare
ourselves now and forever, independent of
your power. We hurl back upon you in de-
| fance, your jeers, your insults, and your
| taunts; we spurn your despotism, despise
your government, and spit upon your author
| ity. Nevertheless, as we have seen fit to
take these measures, while in somewhat uU
settled and unprepared condition, we shall,
| for the present, continue to recognize the
British Power IN such matters as shall sui our
olyn con0enieace. For instance, most of US
| have friends and relatives in your country,
| and it is especially desirable to hear occa-
sionally from the same. Moreover. it would
be agreeable to US to obtain items of foreign
news, &c, through your press-therefore we
deem it ezpedient to make use of your vessels,
and your money, for the transportation of our
mails; until such time as we shall be able to
make suitable arrangements for ourselves"
Would Mt King George, Lord North, IL Co.,
have looked upon this as, to say the least OF
it, a most remarkable proceedings2
Or, suppose that a wayward and reckless
specimen of Young America" having been
spoiled and ruined intirely," by the fond
indulgence of doting parent, because one of
his brothers took it into his head to appropriate
TO his own use, few articles If his apparel;
and a sister who had married and gone away
off wonder. had written home that she thought,
be was sad young rascal, and deserved
thrashing; should imagine himself terribly
wronged, oppressed. and maltreated by the old
gentleman, and forthwith determine to declare
his independence; and after heaping all man
ner of abuse upon the head of the unofending
ever free. from his control, and no longer
recognizing his guidance and guardian
ship, proceed to set up separate estab-
lishment of his own. But when certain lit
tie bills were presented, which he found him
self unable to liquidate, suppose be should
say to the merchant, tailor, or grocer, as the
case might be-''well my dear fellow, l can't
exactly meet this Just now-however, its
matter of small Importance just charge TO the
GoreTaor -; Now / may be very old5ogyish
in my notions; may be years. or in fact,
cages" behind these telegraphic times; but
it does seem to ne that the old gentleman in
question would be justifiable in entertaining
the opinion that under eristing circumstances it
was little unreasonable in Young Ameri-
ca" to expect him to foo. the bills!
There is another feature of this new Gov
eminent. that strikes me as being somewhat
peculiar. Sometime ago, gentlemen were
elected from the different counties of the Sc
ceding States, as members of the several
State Conventions. These gentlemen lac
cording to my understanding of the matter)
were expected TO vote the cooperation, or
the secession ticket, in accordance With
the will of the people who elected them.
The secession candidates having obtained
majority. it was expected that they would
meet in convention, pass the ordinance of
secession, declare each State an independent
Republic, subject only to such laws as should
be enacted by her own people, and finally.
submit these proceedings to the sovereign
people. for their ratification or rejection.
This done, the people, in the innocence and
simplicity of their hearts imagine that these
honorable bodies would consider their mis-
sion fulfilled, and adjourn. But these gentle
men had no idea of satisfying themselves
with doing their country so little service.
They forthwith take upon themselves all the
powers of the new Goyernment-declare
themselves the highest existing authority un-
der it-introduce resolutions to abolish the
Legislature-virtually say to its members
We'll attend to the country now, we have
no further use for you; go home aud stay
there, levy taxes. elect officers, provide for
standing army, and fill The highest posts in
it with members from their own body, appoint
other members as delegates to the Southern
Convention at MOntgomery-andt these men,
beers cap the climax of the whole, by ''unani-
mously electing" Jefferson Davis and Alex.
III. Stephens, President and Vice President of
the new Southern Confederacy. Now this
style of procedure might, think, in homely
phrase be termed, "riding over the commune
ty rough shod." Will any body tell me what
newly revised and vastly improved edition of
republicanism this is, under which the chief
executive officers of the Government are
unanimously elected" WITHOUT eUen giving the
''dear people" the trouble of casting sngle vote
upon it ?
Now, if l were a man, and a member of
this Southern Confederacy-and thank God
I'm neither the one, nor the other,-irst, be-
cause our brethrenofth the masculine persuasion
seem to be experiencing, in the exercise of
''their appropriate sphere" (viz.that of"keep-
ing the nation in order," which their knights
of the quill, contend so valiantly that zoe
should leave to their superior judgment, con-
tenting ourselves with our proper rreroga-
tives, the babies and batter-cakes,) an in
finite deal of botheration; and secondly, be-
cause I vastly prefer living and dying under
the shadow of the old ''stars and stripes"
But as / said before, if an inscrutable Provi-
dence had seen fit in his wisdom to visit me
with the double affection of being both