The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-31
The Illinois Rail.splittsr and The
Mississippi Cavalier.

The superior breeding and ".gth.
tie blood" of the rebel cavaliers,
in comparison with the homespun
manners and coarseness Of the
sturdy and Woodworking yeoman-
nv of the Northwest, has long
constituted the favorite topic of
DeBo,0'8 Recica0, and the Rich
mond, Charleston and New Or
leans rebel journals. The Southern
chivalry, according to these ora
cles, are the master race !" they
| possess the breeding and polish Of
/ gentlemen naturally, and have
therefore, far better right to rule
the country than the vulgar Doors
ofthe on-slaveholding States, who
earn their victuals before they eat
them. 1t is fair to suppose that
the chivalry selected a man with
pure blood in his veins, and with
undoubted claims to high breed
ing and aristocratic tastes for their
first President, and JEFFERSON DA.
Wis may justly be taken as the
best embodiment of Southern
gentleman, according to the stand
ard of the Cotton Oligarchy. In
addition to his extraordinary per
sonal claims to gentility, he claims
also to be the chief Executive OF
q great nation, and therefore has q
dignity of position to observe, a,
well as of person. There is an
official decorum and propriety
.. which no one in his pretended pc
o sition can disregard without bring
ing reproach both on himself and
the people whom he claims to rep
resent. But what is Mr.. DAVIS
record on this point2 He ha.
lately made a tour through the
South, during which he made long
speeches at different places
Astounding in the coarscst kind o
vituperation and blackguardism
At one place he called Presiden
g LINCOLN "a mere baboon." a
y another he called the Northern
u people, hardly a family o
which is not allied by blood o
marriage to some Southern family
ga tradilionless and homeless
II race :" ga den of thieves" "
Il den of hyenas," "diIty Federal
II lists" people gathered from tn
70 boys and fens of Ireland and Eng
+ land" and other phrases equal
II choice and polished. We can sa
l. truthfully that the notorious Nett
S, odiat Christian Adoocate, or III
lie Tennessee Baptist, or the Unj0
y, and american, Of this city, neve
e, played the BLACKBOARD more skill
y fully than the President of the 81
called Confederacy has done in h
late official tour through his en-
pire. He actually Disguised an
q shocked that sewer ofrebel journa
,e ism, the Richmond Enqatjrer,whic
in said the Presidents speeches wer
,e without dignity,and illy-calculate
w to add to his own reputation, {
x. that of the Confederacy. No
n remember that in addition TO d.
70 vIs's Lood-he being the repute
Y. natural son of a Kentucky hors
Of iocky-he was educated at the c:
1e pense Of the United States,
ne West Point Academy, and hi
ur held many high official position
10 He has had the best opportuniti,
d. of learning, by observation, no
le gentlemen behave, and especial
he how Presidents and Senators e
ell press themselves. After all the
DIS advantages he starts off on
nd spoech.making expedition, ar
n. unloosing his tongue, "falls
an cursing like a very drab
N. The secret of this is tn
in he is a natural rufian, who aft
al. all his polish, fashionable soc;et
education, broadcloth, Spanish {
gars, wine and poetry, cannot hi,
RI the scoundrelian and blackguar
sh ism which underlie it all.
er Now compare with this ma
nd homcspun and country-bred " A
on LrNcoLN," who steercd hatboa
nm and split rails long after he roac
of ed the years of manhood. He
he without any pretension in t