Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-21
Facts for the People.
I. Keep 1t Before tie People,

2 I. Keep 1t Before tie People,
That Meredith P. Gentry, while il
, Congress, offered a Resolution to in
crease the pay of the Clerks in th,
Government, twenty per cent, bu
C0ted andspoke against Gov. John
sons amendment to increase the pay
of the Mechaaics in the employment
of the Government. twenty per cent
also.
2. Keep 1t Before the People,
i That Meredith ?. Gentry, voted
to abolish THE SLAVE TRADE IN The DIS
TRrcr OF COLUMBIA.
8. Keep3t Before the People,
That Meredith P. Gentry voted,
in Congress, @jM al The GBoJti0nsts
to recognize the eriste,ses Of tie Neri-
can lar in California, which abel
ished the Institution of Slavery, and
prevented Slave holders from carry
ing their negroes into the Territory.
4. KeSp IL Before the Peapzs,
That John P. Hale, the great ex-
poudder of Know Nothingism in the
North, declares the design of the Or
der to be TOABOLITIONIZE THE
SOUTH!
5. Keep Il Before the Psop7s,
That Washington, the Father of
his Country, warned his fellow citi-
zens repeatedly against the.eyils of
Secret Politica! Societies.
6. KeepH Before the People,
That the late Know Nothing Con-
ventions in this country, are the on.
ly organized political bodies that ev-
er sat with closed doors in this gov
ernment since its foundation. except
tie infamous Hartford Conycnti0n.
Z. Keep 1t Before the Pe09gs,
That there is no excuse in free
for Secret Political So.
cieties, and the only effect of them
must be to destroy utterly the force
Of free discussion aud public opinion.
s. Keep ID Before tie People,
That the test oath Of the, Know
party is simply another eyi-
lence of its want of confidence in
he intelligence and integrity Of the
people; and, that this oath is simply
% carry out, by vigorous machinery,
hat favo1ite idea of the old Federal
Party, that the people cannot be
rusted. - , Il
;, 9. Keep At Bgors.hs People,
That the Know Nothing moye-
nent originated at the North. the
and of isms, and was started by the |
Political Preachers of that. section. i
10, Keep 1t Before the People. '
That Col. Gentry says the t-naen- :
y of the Catholic Religion is dam j
,erous to republican institutions, and I
hould be eountenanced by the
american people, while he has for
eyeral years beena patron ofa Jesuit
,al School in the District of Column a
ia. In
II. Keep IL Before TIE Peoplc, o
That these ncpe citizens, made such a
y the liberal spirit of she democrat Z
party, are now invited TO join o
lidnight conclaye, the .avowed OBJ Il
cts of which, is to break down this "
arty, and the effect Of tie success of Il
hich, will be TO elevate to power &,
len who bitterly opposed this en- al
rgement of the popular franchise. it
II. Keep 1t Before tie People, :
That the Know Nothing move 7
entat the Southis merely ahuatBHg, al
otten up by defunct WING politicians in
IMPLY to breakdown the ascenden pl
: of democratic principles. Al
13. Keep it, Before the People, yt
That Notwithstanding the attempt a
IS been made 70 provo that the be
orthern Know Nothings are not ab- th
itionists, that this office will pay
e sum of 500 for the name of be
le single man that the order has IRE
ECTED or had hand in dsct;ng in Of
g whole North, either as Governor al
State or as a. member of the VI
xt Congress, who is not a thorough lC
'ccd and uaeob,prOnisin9 rREEsoIL- N
IA. Keep 1t Before the Pe@pzs, a.
That the Southern order Of Know OF
othings are cooperating with this ~
nd of anti-slavery agitators at theI
,rth, under the same name and In In
e same organization, in order to Ia,
n the Presidential election of $50. ftw
Is. Keep it B9os.e Me Pe6bzs, ha
Tha. the Democratic party is the da
nc now as in The days Of Jefferson, sit