Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-23

bfate the approaching ann'' c,-
dependence, by barbecue IN the vicinity u NASH
Vile. and public speaking. Distinguished speak
ers have been invited to address the people. The
oenocracy of the State, and those of other parties
Who are opposed to know nothingism are invited
10 participate with them ip this celebration:
THE pRosPECT-TACTIcs OF THE KNOW MOTH
INGS.
OF the election Of Gov. JOHNSON by a large ma
iority we are entirely satisfied. If his majority
falls below FIVE thousand, we shall be greatly dis
appointed. For Congress, Smith, JONES, WRIGHr,
SAVAGE, and cUeRIN are as good as elected, Col.
ToRBETT-hss good chance in this district and we
have strong hopes of GRAHAM and CUMMINGS. The
only point of danger is the Legislature and that is
in danger The liquor question is used both ways
TO defeat democrats, and it is used by the know
nothings about as successfully one way as the 9TH
er They lave Philip s. White on the stump to
help GENRr get the votes of temperance people;
and yet wherever democrat avows temperance
principles, he is opposed by the lnow-notbings,
and they use that very fact to defeat him. GENTRY
is represented as good enough temperance man
by Philip s. White; and yet when the opponents OF
pTohibtory law attack GEETRY's position, 1t Is
denied that he rs for prohibition. This is one dan
ger which we have to encounter in our effort to
carry the Legislature. We beg our friends in those
counties where the danger exists toremedy It,
In some other counties there are two, three, or
four democrats running for the Legislature without
spparent know nothing opposition. The know
nothings will solemnly assure the democrats that
they will bring out no candidate; and yet at the
very time this assurance is made, they have candi-
dates already selected and the members of their
councils drilled to vote for them the day of the
election without saying word about it. In every
democratic county in the State where there is more
than one democrat running, our friends will wake
up the day after the election to find themselves
beaten by q know-nothing. Mark this, and if it
does not lead to concentration Of the democratic
vote on one candidate, we may as well give up
beaten for the Legislature.
We think proper to print circular which has
lately been issued by the know-nothings here at
Nashville. 1t is sent us from another county We
have all their documents and posted in all their
plans This is the first which we have thought it
expedient to print We publish this to put the
democracy on their guard. The noiseless secret
organization of the know-nothings, are preparing,
by the means developed in this secret circular, to
bring every voter to the polls the day of the
election. They will have candidate for every o.
fee in the State The democracy must prepare to
meet this movement by an open but energetic or
ganzstion
We beg our friends to study this know-nothing
erculsr, and to prepare to meet The danger.
OFFICE OF Cor SIC,
~. -. NASHVILLE, June ID 80.
DEAR SIR: In obedience to instructions from the
State Executive Committee, l address you at the
present time in relation TO subjects of vital and par
amount interest to our Order in the State.
The machinery of our Party system is admire
bly, planned, and almost perfect in its details, but
without well-direced application of the driving
power will be utterly futile and useless for the at
tsinment of the objects at which we aim.
The late untoward result in Virginia-the fruit
of blind and supine reliance upon the supposed
strength of the order-should admonish us Of the
danger Of naction and awaken us to a full sen le of
duty in the present struggle.
The foe we meet is willy, adrot and unscrupu-
lGus, and win leave no stone unurned to compass
cur defeat
Vigilance, activity and uutiring energy should
characterize all our efforts both in the Council
rooms and before the people. Especially does it
tehoOve officers Of councils to bestir themselves in
the great work before US; unremitting zeal should
mark their conduct in the performance of allotted
duties, and besides animaiing the faithful they
should deal ludiciOusly and cautiously with the
fimid and disaffected. By all means foster spirit
Of harmony and concert Of action in your council
In furthe-ance of these objects the Committee
have directed me to advise the formation of county
councils. composed of three delegates from each
al. i i
mold weekly meetings for conference and consulta-
ton as to the best means of advancing the inter-
ests of the order in their respective counties; to
count and compare votes in the nomination of can
didates, to disseminate documents embodying our
platform Of principles; and especially do they urge
upou you the settlement of conflicting claims of as
prsnts in the order so that in every Congressional
Senatorialand Representative District we may pre-
sent affirm and unbroken phalanx in support of our
nominees.
They also press upon you the importance of fre-
quent and thorough discussions of the principles of
the order by the various candidates, and advise
them to enter the canvass and meet the people
toyThacith.
In order 10 ascertain the exact numerical strength
Of the order in the State you are requested to fur
liah a semi monthly exhibit of the number of mem
hers in your council and the state of feeling
CARDS unaninity in the coming contest.
1t will therefore be your duty to address me on
The 18th June on the Isl July, and also the 18th
.Jaly, embodying in each communication the above
information, furnishing er0ct numbers if it be pos
sible.
Be assured, sir, that our opponents, encouraged
by their late triumph in Virginia, are rapidly per-
fccting an organization scarcely inferior in COM
peteness to our own-let this fact arouse the mem
hers of your council to renewed and more strenu-
Gus effort a
You will be furnished with documents from head
quarters from this time to the close of the canvass
and no exertions should be spared to scatter them
widely. ......
Henceforth let the watchword Of the faithful be
i,ork, lrork qoorki
Hoping TO hear from you promptly ct the speci-
led time
an yours, in the bonds of the order,
JHo. H. CALENDER, Act. Cor. Sec.
SIGNS.
The True Ilhig printsa statement from the Phil
Sieipha convention. without ccmmens, THAT
lille the entire South was 8 unit on the majority
platform, scarcely member from thence, in the