Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-25

This proposition did not pass openly, but there is
no doubt that it was acted on secretly. Itappears
that they hold underground sessions and aylight
sessions, meet in the Lodges and then in the Legs
latiFe Halls These frequent demonstrations OF
votes are significant On the l9ih, the Special
Committee on the charges against Che notorious
James Hiss the champion OF ProteslantisIn and OF /
the Maine Law, reported, stating that mo spee.'e
act of5tminality iyos pregen against nan wa''
washing phrase that easily said and omittag 70
mention whether Mrs. Pattersons bill (Mrs r was
a co,r,ezsn and the companion of Mr.. Hiss was
maid by the State There is not particle Oh aoopt
bt II was charged to the State and psia too hence
the committee lodged it. The report ~es adopted. /
Lodi, ont for a reconsideration. The know nothing
naners throughout the onion are endeavorng 10 re-
pudate the ereeuhoTns hypocrites and scoundreis /
OF the "Peeping Tom and Mrs PatteIsens Legs /
lature- Ci1cin Commercial
MRs. PATTERsoE-The Lowell Courier, after Civ |
inc the evidence brought ont before the Invesga-
ting Committee at its last session, says:
sfIf q thorough investigation could be carried on
here liz Lowell, the affair merely limited az in the
above evidence, would be rather likely to prove
one Of the rsrest bits of scandal that has recently
leaked out; the gentleman from Lowell, alluded
to, and the Mrs Patterson, whom he seems 10
have forwarded to a member of the committee at
Inc GlhSc
here before making the visit Of perhaps half an
hour st the school, are detached links in curious
chain, but their connection With the Nunnery Com
mittee may yet transpire. The great questions OF
the dav are-"Has Mormcnism been introduced
among our legislative con,uiteesf DO our Maine
Law Legislators always drink when the State toots
the bills? Who is the gentleman rom Lowell,
and who IS Mrs. Patterson? Is not the Speaker
sight in calling this The hgo'1 LEGISLATURE
~ The ''Nunnery Committee of the Massa
chusetts Legislature are in line way to earn
most unenviabe notoriety. The wits OF Boston
have made them the subject of Jokes and "hits in
Vulnerable Of which the following, from the Bos-
ton Post, will serve as sample:
1.-THE following fragment was found soon after
the visit of the famous Reform Committee, and i;
brought out at 'great expense
FRAGMENT OF An DISCOVERED ~ THE cArAcoSss
ROCKS BIRHIcH.
Goosey, 'osey gander,
Where shall | wander?
Up stairs, down stars,
In ladys ctsmbtr;
There slept a lady,
Under the clotl es;
In ropled Senator,
With long nose
Out popped the Senator;
Sole n pT he swore
Such sleeping beauty
He never saw before:
When pretty little nun
Is lying fast asleep
Anative-horn Americans
Entitled 10 peep.
- The Know Nothing Legislature of Massachu-
sets has determined that foreigners may vote or
hold Office after a residence Of 81 years in this
country. Well euou2h for Massachusetts. lie
must be fond of voting that wants to vote in that
State Judging from the way they yoted last year
they had better quit the practice altogether. And
as TO hofirg Office 10 the State. especially that Of
legislative committee man, we don't think white
, men ought TO aspire to it.
- The Know-nothipg Legislature OF Eassachu-
sets has enacted that negroes shall he admitted in
to the public schools, along with white children.
| That is very we'll A few dsrkies ought to he ed
ucated for legislators and committe, sin that State
Our opinion il that they would deport themselves
| much better than white Legislators have dome
| Let the darkies have a tTial-LOuiSviHe Demo.
| crat
/ "No MoRE VINO VIoroRFs We hear of no
more wing victories. There are know-nothjng III
! UNI h and democratic triumphs but no more wing
victories The wings often lost sight ofin other
| combinations the democrats nece. It is this
marked contrast between the two parties that
renders the democracy unconquerable, and that
! impels Thousands to its standard who grow weary
of the shifting and changing policy Of the wings.
! - Washington Union
! "AMERIcAss EUsr RULE AMERICA" The Chi
| cago Times, ID abiding to the practical disregard
! by the know nothing party of the above extTaor
! binary motto, as evinced by the fact that they
| nominated HndCo" for Governor of New
| York last fall ard an Irishnan for tbs Office Of
| Mayor of Cincinnati, and elected an Engiisbnan
Mayor of St. Louis gives another instance Of the
kind in Chicago Il; says:
The same party in this city raised the bu2bear Of
fact Il at few Of the police were foreigners, and
yet they have appointed an Eug!ishmau Captain Of
tie Police.
eW The Massachusetts House OF Representa-
tives on Saturday, adopted an address to the Gov
ernor, recommending the removal Of Judge Loring
from the Office Of Judge ofProbate, in consequence
Of his action in the Of the fugitive slave Bnrns
The vote stool 207 Yeas TO Ill Nays. The Sem
ATE have yet to act upon the addressNer York
Il ibune.
Know NOTHING SPoTs-The K. n. Legsis-
ture Of Massachusetts, 10 enjoy the largest kind
of liberty in the way Of perquistes Senator
Joseph Hiss (of smelling committee rotoriery)
lately Wis ted Lowell Mass, in company Of q Mrs
Patterson-s Boston nymph De pars-aud upon his
return, very coolly charged the bill to the State.
Great