Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-01-20
!, sTApE CONVENTION.

We copy below an article from the Chattanooga
Adlsji'ser IN .ayor OF Convention, and will to-
morrow copy one from tie Lincoln Journal in OF
position:
SHuL TIE DeuocRAcY HAVE a STATE CoSvES-
qIcN?-Nlany staun5h democratic papers and promi-
urnl men in the ranks, seem to think that con,
y,.ut.op is unnecessary and might be dispensed
with in lie pr5sent canvass. They regard the NOM
ina.iou for Governor az settled IN favor OF Andrew
Johnson and hence, that there Is no occasion or
business for = State Convention. We nave Oeen
WEIGHING the matter fer some time, ana nave con-
4AsTcd what has been said by f.IendS in oppo-
sition 10 conyention, but, from what we can noge
u the nolltical atmosphere, although we may not
REQUIRE conventions 10 dispose Of the claims OF jar
,E.r a=rrf,,ie vet there are other and equally mn
,,1rtant clements AZ wOr:, which must receive
PROMPT attention at the hands OF the democratic
,rarty. or the results Of the August elections, VIII
relieve many of our friends Of dscharglng Stale du-
lies. and give temporary supremacy to the oppo-
sition If the democratic party are needless o. the
position hey occupy, and uncertain or ergetini OF
he great nrinciples they advocate they may eX-
pecf 10 be defeated bat If they viii arouse IN an
emergency % OF old not forget their interests and
not be induced INTO adopting measures they know
little or rohug about by ajudicions discussion OF
he t.Ge merits Of or government aud he primer
pes of their party, icy mi trump" ana ii'E' sio-
TiOusly ia t..e coming election.
We have seen Of late the sympsthi7iGs noises
.-an BIZ The Ougosition press to The progress Of
4he Know EoiLines as developed az the mahielpal
elections I'D some portions Of this state, hni not
.-i.b-nf very Great Establishment. We were IN the
,crth CURING tGa State elections IN pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and New OK those States where
-. that combination known a. Know Nothln9s, has
teen temporarily successful travelling from section
!,s -.-.s5r .-7 had every opportunity oil seeing and
,-5r.rg g. REGARDS tle members 81 thus secret Ins-
r5t.,, and "a. we're compelled Ia consider II rad
,I -l:7p--usEa tlu principally of the fSaR Of the
.,a-ili-a mouerel sci which conld have no oha7ae-
Ter N tb, "srt@t EG! WOgdhc endured but on our
rs--rn Il vas a TcstteToi much surprise "a ns to
-a-n Il al ike drgEiseS were being adopted
-sa tf...Gia threatened with those who, for
yasT- have been the rause of 20 much wFang NJ IN
,..,s-es- ,-....-rn.ng Southern lights and prnci-
So tt i=!aogra6r parry ) IL equilibrium IN
isacessee TOW blt with thc Governor. The wing
75+- are Iss-e titau ~ EaUs to recover what they
have l-~t and ir3aaa iF0m what we have learned,
al make desperate efforts t. OBTAIN lie as@ahden'
.Tr. EsfrasLs i-Sa--ihe hobby 81 JJiDl Hsl
D.. vel ssof Nsesr4 aud Ga.EasGa has not been
.7rO5,tan ybi'S ilHgiug igDm the position OF the
..,ro.,i-+t IN Virginia aua The sympath@ing tones
=! Ifsir pres II? gs State we have every probable
,z-.- - !...-,r HAT h-se,a N5H.HqjSE IS 70 BE @
,..z. IN TIE 9-rs0l 17a. 10 enable them 10 SWEEP
.Le board.
do nos THINK We are lil-ldhtii- every t''hi
-ctv election in which his mystic order could be
IN the fis, ,..rree detected, has been heralded II
Ills ara nelg&ho.iug States ly The opposition pa.
..aT7. with unusual poap and prominence, and
,z,vY among q certain class We discover good
r.s,rrea .aelG.i ii aPari 10 this combination, AMI
W lave known. too, that that cass have never
worked am gcol 10 the democratic ranks. Il :
letter 20 z15al, lla.uy 'ban Otherwise and such L
..rr r-ezslt oriuiau.-Neii then, regards 1he
,5gVent.au ~ Hcliaycit to be fundamental to ON
..o.esz as it vii enable Us 10 understand these
things more generally ard to labor more unite'ily
and successfully in sustaining our rights and yinGi
,..j,c the noble principles ottbe American govern
rnt as aata-oLis c 10 al secret political societies
such concealed action will not do, and we believe
1aatus ,ala.y should be p operiy exposed and con
Gamned 10 tbs great end Go We favor State
convention Cd the Democratic party, 10 assemble
a. least hv the inst O. April "a Nashville, that i
NAV dolly consider all the elements bearing upon
the coming canvas, give opportunity Ior a common
Interchange OF thoughts. and 10 adopt general and
well directed system OF action TO d-teat the threat
gned wilas Of the opposition. On this account we
none that those papers which have taken stand
against the Couy5n 5u will entertain sober second
thought and reconsider their position before IT'S Toe
la.e 20 IeIEc3v the impending evil.