Nashville Patriot (Nashville, Tenn.)
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
724 issues from 1858 to 1860, published in Nashville, Tennessee, digitised for Chronicling America.
In 1845, Benjamin R. McKennie established the Daily Nashville True Whig in the offices of the paper’s predecessor, the Nashville Whig (established 1838). Ewing P. McGinty, formerly of the Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, and Alexander M. Rosborough, formerly of the Columbia Observer, were its editors. McGinty also served as printer. In January 1851, McGinty sold his share of the paper to George B. Brown, but continued as editor. Rosborough also left the paper at this time. Upon McGinty’s death in 1855, Hiram K. Walker assumed editorial control (having been with the paper for five years). Two months later, the Daily Nashville True Whig was sold to Smith, Morgan & Co., a group consisting of William H. Smith, John P. Morgan, Jonathan H. Callender, and Anthony S. Camp, and the name was changed to the Nashville Daily Patriot (1855-57). Smith and Callender became the editors.
Between 1855 and 1862 (when publication ceased), the paper underwent several name changes: Daily Nashville Patriot (1857-58), Nashville Patriot (1858-60), and Daily Nashville Patriot (1860-62). Owners and editors included W.H. Smith, John Callender, Thomas H. Glenn, Ira P. Jones, and A.S. Camp.
Despite the name changes, the Patriot remained true to its Whig roots. In 1859, the paper joined forces with the Republican Banner to publish the Opposition, a weekly campaign paper opposed to the Democrats. The paper promoted Colonel John Netherland in his bid for governorship against Isham Harris. The paper was…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress