Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-27
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The Richmond Eermiasr, speaking Of the
election in Virginia, DAVIS one of the most
striking and faithful ILLNESSES. we have ever
seen The author shows himself thoroughly versed
10 high art The reader viii receguizs the subject
at 3 single glance: IA s.ls} S
: Less than two weeks remain Of this remark
able and mornentous canvass The Democratic
party have a formidable enemy TO meet in few
days 1t Is not OILY the ancient foe marching I'M
der the tattered Gamers Of Federalism that are
now 70 dispute the cd battle fields of Virginia with
her Democracy; Int an enemy who Turks behind
bushes, logs and trees. Ike the aborignees OF the
country, painted disguised uttering noises and
using signs Unfamiliar TO civz ID ears, and practic
ing stealth, deception, and cunning, that may
Surround US Of sudden with an army Of sssassins
where We see only quiet and dream onl7 OF Sc
curty.
Like the soldiers and armies of our country in
the times that tried men souls, We have not only
the civilized foe to meet, in open held, as
Christian meets Christian, and Greek met Greek,
but we have also to watch and overcome wary
and bsrbarous bond Of naive sava9es, skulking in
ambush and hanging upon our tanks whose acts
Of proves are to take their enemy unawares, and
plant stealthy in his back while his face is
turned towards the open foe. 1t has been the habit
Of these sku,king natives from the landing of j ohm
Smith down to the massacre Of Wyoming, and
from that bloody and cowardy slaughter OF help
less age, women and children, down to the present
heyday of duplicty and deception. to approach
their intended victims on the eve of the night of
massacre in the name of friendship, bearing gifts
and proffering good Offices The aboriginal wages
and the american party are the only warriors
that have been known in all the annals of ages
and among all the nations and tribes of earth,
so cowardy and unmanly as to make it the char
acterstic feature of their policy 10 dsarm by con-
fidence in order to massacre with impunty.
No. it is not the old Wing army of glorious Henry
Clay, marshslled and arrayed in the pride, pomp
and circumstances Of glorious war, with colors fly
ing. drums beating and trumpets sounding to the
charge, that we now meet; bat il Is secret foe,
with the whisper of friendship upon his lips, and
the smile of treachery in his face, that we are to
encounter, man 10 man. and hand 10 hand, in tur-
bulent melee from who's hand we are to receive
the stieto at the very moment we are counting
upon his support,
4 more truthful description Of the habits, char
acter, conduct, and complexion Of Know Nothing
ism Says the Ohio Statseman) could not be given.
Perhaps the basest preense of this Order is that it
is national organization, Union-pr eserver-
meaning thereby that it is the peculiar foe of anti
saveryism while in the North, it isat this moment
seeking by every possible means to attach to its
membership the whole Freesoifor assuming there
to be the trues abolition organization ever gotten
up.
This species of dupcity lis the very worst concev-
able mode Of sectional tactics that could be en-
ployed. Not satisfied with these insncere and in
consistent professions to North and South, as best
suits the meridian, this Order has only added the
growing act to its studied and elaborate system Of
hypocrisy, by establishing its third degree, the ad-
mittance oath to which binds its members virtually
to recognize no obligation as of equal solemuity
and force TO their duties as citizens of this MON
sif the constitution were poweress for that pur-
pose and as the sectionasm of the Order itself,
ifnot rebuked and arrested by each State, both
North and South, were not inevitably paving the
way to the very catastrophe which the third de-
gree" so idly undertakes to avert. Talk Of fidelity
TO the Union forsooth, in such faction