The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-21
Our Tennessee Correspondence.

SoNERvILLE Fayetts Co., Tenn, May Z, 1853.
ne Democrats and Know Nothigs-Cdssic language O.
Political Aeet'ng-The Crcps-Ral,cay Trareltia9-
Shooting Affair, DC.
There has been convention here day, OF the demo-
Gratis of the Eleventh Congressional district The nom
nations inside Mr.. Lamb for the Senate; Mr..
Cufran, House Of Representatives, Resolutions
adopted laying down platform, which does not to
have anything peculiar, except description oil the dem
ocratic party-that party being described that
bas preserved obstructive odor " which may alude
to its having been called the ''old' party.
Several speeches were made, which wers principally
denurciati of the Know Nothings One gentleman
said that thing which would eventually sink that or
ganzauon that there not enough Offices to
divide; adding that the presidential issus would be
something new the vote Of the party would be given
to whoever would pledge himself to create four thousand
more Offices Another said that ''thsy not alarm
ed which sounded something like the citizen who stood
in the middle Of the street and announced that che
not drunk AL these strong diatribes belle themselves
Men don't build breakwaters where there Is no food.
One speaker perpetrated th.s-"rhe democratic party
fighting the Know N0thpgs Is like a knight in full
sInor against tumble bug and his ball Strong able
bodied electives suit the enthusiastically anti S;ot
scoundrep, was very WE'LL but "hideously spotted,
by dra headed incubusn brought down the house.
The town Is alive with excitement, great many peo
pie being in from the country.
Som erv,e Is the county ef Fayete and Is stu
atd about eis miles north of the Mississippi ue and
City miles east Of Memphis. Wolf river, an apocryphai
stIssm is said to run 20 the "south" OF It, Probably
1t toes.
The country between here and Memphis-which in
clusts all Of Shelby county, and the wesera section OF
Fayeteis very 6Le and in high state OF cultivation
The small grain looks very we'll The Is from six to
ten inches high. They have had considerable hiu east
of this AND had hoped that should be able to tell OF
b.re in this letter But promises and representation
lave tailed haven't been able to find who knows
what the population Of this place 49, which may likely
enough be attributed to the popular peculiarly There
Is one pewspa per published here.
The branch road leaves the Mississippi and Charles
ton road and through Somervlle and La Grange,
&C.. Is between Moscow and somervlle the smootnest
roao that i1dep over and the trains
with rim The mile stones to stand along the
road like the Stats of picket palng fence The
aDgements, however, very defective Your trunk
s ss se, to go safely to be lost likely to be
lost 60 ely The chances, far the arrange
mt of the road 10 concerned, aoout equal; bu,
you've the general principle Of contrares against
There Ia OF checking and passepgers seem to
be required to get out at every station aud that their
baggage Ia not lefs. II, the with me, your
trunk goes astray and speak OF It, the answer ID
IertiEe ent query" Why didn't you watch itt'
There was shooting aray here few days sincc Mr..
Brown used MIR Burton's lady rather roughly at ball
and the next day Burton shot him In two places aud
him IN Burton fined ten dollars " and costs.
"Nobcdy to blsmeo G. H.