Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-08

M0CCASIN TRACKS.
Here is paragraph which has lately met our
sight in many of the Southern wing papers:
"The hostility between the Abotonists and
Know-nothings wakes fercer from day to day
Greedy and the whole host of Abolitionists con-
stantly coming down upon the poor Know-Doth-
inss ike small avalanche
1t is easy enough to see the design Of this para
graph Il is to throw Southern people of their
guard. The impulse of Southern people is against
secret political societies, and it is evident that no.
where is there as much danger from their existence
as here The shareholders of the South have little
to fear from open political discussions But let the
principle of secret political organizations obtain and
no man can lay down securely TO sleep at night
Whatever the present avowed objects ofthe know
nothngs may be, the fact that its most signal sue
cesses have been among the most violent abolition
communities should at least caution the people of
the South to watch it, If such secret organizations
are to be tolerated. we have no security whatever
against rowing bands ofincendiares
Let US, then, test the truth of the paragraph
above quoted, and see il the claim set up for the
know -nothngs OF hostility to abolitionsm is not
monstrous falsehood
The Boston Mud strong wing paper of the
Webster school n announcing the election of WI
son to the o. S Senate from Massachusetts makes
the following indignant comments:
The ELECTION OF WusON.-The Horse Of Rep
Tesentatives on Tuesday proved itself rec Soil and
Abolition to the bac; bone, by the election of Henry
Wilson 10 the United States Senate, and demon
strated beyond doubt that the famous Know
nothing party in Massachusetts is nothing but a
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disunionists.
Yes gentlemen Know nothings, sguirm as you
please, you cannot get away from the fact of VIII
sons election which pins you TO the earth a set
of miserable dupes who have been cooled and
cheated by the low cunning Of abohtionism Your
faucied power as the supper tiers OF the American
principle has been wrested from you, and pervert-
ed TO the selfish of knot Of political vipers
whose sole aim Is TO stir up dissenson and strife
in the country, and destroy our glorious Union
Your high aspirations of nationality for your new
party are blasted and instead Of being portion Of
great national brotherhood to control the desti-
MES of this Nation, yoa doomed henceforth to
be low groveling local faction, 10 do the dirty
work of the baseless and unprucip!ed traitors.
Henceforth you must bow down to Parker and
Garrison, and Phillips, and engage yourselves in
the dirty " ork Of treason and rebellion, at their
bidding Instead of defending the law and pro-
tectng its courts you must defy the former and
murder its servants, and pull down the temple of
the ls:ter. Your day of triumph and Of prize has
been q brief one but your years of shame and dis
grace viii endure with your lives and close only
with your graves The finger of scorn will be point
ed at you, from one end OF the Union to the other.
as the wretched dupes and tools of fanatics and
traitors: and the foreign born citizens of the
Republic, while they dispose your miseratle career,
will pity your wretched fate, brought on by the
eecti ion of Wilson, the disunionist.
This Henry Nlsoa, lie it remembered by those
VINO are deceived by the miserable fal.ehood of
"hostiity between the aboiitionists and know-no.
things is the leader OF the fee soil party of Mas
sachusetts and was twice their candidate for Gov
ernor. In 1888 he was a member Of the State
Constitutional Convention, and recently gave in
his adhesion to the knownothing movement He
is now the successor to the seat in the United
States Senate lately occupied by the Hon. EDWARD
EVERETT. The New York EiJune thus speaks of
him:
Henry Wilson was. by large moority, nom-
mated as the candidate for L. S Senator to ell the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr.. Everett
and temporarily supplied by Mr.. Rockwell, under
an appointment from GOV. Washburn. The nomi-
nation is equivalent to an election, and we rejoice /
at it accordingly. Itnot only proves that the slave
drivers cannot nave II al tutlI own way ~ Mas
sachusetts but il sends to the Senate man of su-
nerior abilities and character, who comes from the
people and will alter the feelings of the genuine
democracy OF the State It may not suit the may /
Mates at Boston TO have Massachusetts represented
bv two such men as Henry Wilson and Charles |
Sumner but we dare say their career in Congress |
will not be that part of her history which Massa- |
chusetts men OF future generations VIII desire most
to have forgotten.
-, N1rr H.,
the most prominent actors on the know-nothing |
side is q fsgitre Stare. The following notice ap.
pears in the abolition and knownothing organs:
SLAVERY AND PopzRY-Rey Thomas James, a !
fugitive slave will address the citizens of Franklin
on Wednesday evening, January 9, upon Slavery
and POPERY, and show their bearing on the ma.
ton.
MIR. James will be at
Ssnbornton Bridge on Thursday evening,
Lake Village on Saturday evening,
Meredith Bridge on Sunday evening,
New Hampton on Monday evening,
Bristol on Tuesday evening,
Hill on Wednesday evening
Friends in these places will see that necessary
arrangements are made Independent D5mocrot,
Jan. IL.
The New Hampshire Patriot gives the following
ascriptiou OF the candidates nominated by the re-
cent Know Nothing Convention in New Hamp.
shire:
Vvo,v NoTH1NG NoNIx ATIcNs-The following is
believed to be correct list OF the candidate nomi-
',otod hv the Know Nothing Convention held at
Msncbester on. Tuesday and Wednesday Of last
GovrRNoR-Rev. John Moore, Of Concord, a
ITniyersaist minister, and freesoil Name Law
temperance man. II Tr,s,r, g
RAILROAD Co,nussIoNER-Frank ID. Lyiord, OF
Manchester, a Democrat
MEMBERS OF CoNGREss.-First Dstrlct! rev james
Pike of South New Market, Methodlst minister
"a freesoer. cp,c--,
Second District, Mason W. Tappsn Of Bradford,
, LAWYER. and an old-lsshioned Garrison abolition
s.