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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14
Hon. A, II. Stephens Letter.

This powerful document may be
found in to-day's paper. It's length
had determined US not to publish it,
bat its rare merit, on moro mature
reflection, induced a reconsideration
of that conclusion. 1t is the best
expose Of know nothingism that we
have seen, and will not fail to con-
vince every careful reader. Mr. S.
has represented the whig party OF
the 9Th district in Georgia for some
fifteen years lis acknowledged to be
one Of the ablest Representatives
from the whole South in Congress,
and it is only to consider the high
position he has ever occupied in the
estimation of both parties, to realize
the immense influence Which will be
! felt as this letter finds its way among
the voters Of every southern State
Tee secret feature in the order,
which is opposed by SO many we'll dis
posed persons among US, is pointed
out by Mr.. Stephens as peculiarly
Objectionable. The alliance Of Know
Nothingism south, with Know Moth
ingism north, is regarded as an ohec-
ton insuperable to Southern men.-
The Sworthy brethren north, have
arrayed themselves in deadly HOSTILE
ty to the Constitution and tho South.
And the late Legislatures of Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire and Con-
necticut are cited as worthy examples
of northern othingism-while
every member whom that order has
elected to the next Congress, is de-
clared to be our deadly foe.
Read the letter.! Q
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

within herrealm; Notwithstanding they
have become citizens Of this Republic
by our Constitution and laws. She
not only claimed their allegiance, but
she claimed the right to search our
ships upon the high seas, and take
from them all such who might be found
In them. 1t was in pursuit of this
doctrine Of hers-the' right search to
for our naturalized citizens-sshat the
Chesapeake was fired into, which was
was the immediated cause Of the war
Of 1872. Let no man then, barely
because he was born in Am3rica pre-
sumo to be imbued with real and true
Americanism who either ignores the
direct aid, positive obligations Of the
Constitution, or ignores this, one Of
It's most striking characteristics. As
well might an unhslieving sinner claim
to be one Of the faithful-one of the
eleet-even barely because he was
born somewhere within the limits of
Christendom. And just as well might
the Jacobins who decreed God out
Of His Universe, have dubbed thei1
club a Christian Association becaus
they were born on Christian SOIL
The genuine disciples of true Amer
icanism, like the genuine followers Of
the Cross, are those whose hearts are
warmed and fired-purilied, elevated
and ennobled-by those principles
doctrines, and pre- cepts, which char
acterized their respective systems. /
is for this reason tina, a Kamschatkan
Briton, jew, or a Hindoo, can be a
good a. Christian as any one bora OF
ECalvary's brow, OF where the Sermon
on the Mount was preached. ANT
, for the same reason al Irishman,
: Frenchman,a German, OF Russian, Cal
be as thoroughly American as if h
: had been born within the walls of oil
: Independence Hall itself Which wa
: the truest American, Arnold or Hamil
: ton? The one was a native the othe
was an adopted son.Tf
r Yours most respectfully,
3 ALEXANDER Ii. STEPHENS.
+ Col. Thomas W. Thomas, Elberto1
liza
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14
Where is Sam!

"IIaye you seen Sam?" is now
asked only in a faint and responding
tone. Since Andrew johnson took
the stump, and especially since the
news Of the election in Virginia
reached our town, many of orr
our citizens no doubt wish they had
never seen that invisible individual.
Sam may creep about with dark
lantern, and plot treason in the North
ern cities, be may devise schemes IN
secret, for the construction Of under
ground railroads to convey slaves into
Canada, he may favor abolitionisln, call
for a repeal of the Kansas and Nebras-
ka bill, oppose the fugitive slave law,
and resolve to oppose the admission
of any more slave States into the
Union, things he has not failed to do
in every State where he has succeed
ed in gaining the ascendeney, but the
Southern latitude is ruinOus to bis
constitution. To use the language Of
Sambo, Sans twin brother-"Ne
come from nothing, and am g'7i"e to
less" 1e9
Forgiveness is high virtue, Its
origin is above the fallen nature of
man, it is heavenly. We feel even
now like exercising it towards every
one that will come out from this mid
night band. But there are sins which
even the Author of QUE being will not
forgive, and had we been wheedled
and deceived into a know-nothing
council, by man pretending to be
friend, we believe we never would for
give him.-NnJreesboro Aems.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

Japanese only are allowed to rule ia
|pan-where stray foreignersare Gagged
as curiosities-and where, under ma
tive rale, one Of the most delightful
and orderly systems Of despotism the
world ever saw hss long been success
fully established.
The whole secret Of or future
prosperity hingAs Oh one point. Ii
we sand firmly by Our nltiye born
citizen, and war gainst the foreigners,
all will be well; if not, we shall all be
chained to the car Of Popery, and be
completely under the dominion Of
foreign influence. A native born fool
and tyrant-would make better OIL
Ger th IN an intelligent and liberal for
eigner, no matter how long he has
been living in the country, CHEERS
A Lafayette OF Kosekiusko would
not bear comparison for moment
with the bright light of wisdom, of
virtue, and patriotism who received
the senatorial caucus nomination OF
our worthy Legislators! Cheers.
Keep the great ball of American prln-
ciples rolling on, and let your WATCH
word be-every foreigner is a foe, and
Ievery Catholic is a deadly enemy
[Ch3ers,1 Forget that all your an
cestors came from foreign country.
I(many of them as criminals and pau
,pers;) such reminiscencasare disagree
able; but rather initiate the example
of the aspiring youth, who, when for
tune smiled upon him, cat the ac
, .quaintance Of his mother, who dis
: graced herself by being washer-wo
imam. [Cheers. Forget thas for
Ieigners and Catholics have shared
: with us all the dangers and trials o
: our national existence, I'll is folly tt
think Of paying old debts when yol
| can evade them. [Ch9ers.l But rol
: yourself up in the glorious folds o
J. the Star-spangled Banner, proudly
: mount upon the pinions of the Amerl
t can Eagle,and with the Goddess of Lib
4 erty to act as pioneer, soar proudly u
to that pinnacle Of national prospect
, ty where every member of the know
: nothing order will be a freeman, an'
: every foreigner or Catholic a slave!-
, Cheers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14
No WoNDER.-The ow-Nothing

No WoNDER.-The Nothing
press are making much ado over 4
letter from the Rev. DR.. Robt. Breek'
euridge of Kentucky, in favor o.
their party. OF course, DR.. Brock:
enridge 'hates slavery and approves
any movement that promises to ex.
tirpate the evil" He is an old and
inyeterate Wing; was a candidate foI
the last Reform convention in Ken
lucky; took ground in the canvass in
favor Of emaneipating the slaves, and
was badly beaten on that issue. Now
he is a Kuow-Notbing. There is no
inconsistency in his conduct. He
has only changed the mode of his
warfare against slavery. He is
fighting now with a more effective
weapon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14
Why do They Oppose Foreigners al
The North,

Because the Foreign uOte is Demo
cratic or National! 1t has been ev-
er true to the SOUTH! This is the
sin of our naturalized citizenship
To crush this inGuence-never exert
ed adversely to the interests of the
Republicans new party has arisen.
Singularly true to their adopted coun-
try, these naturalized citizens appeal
in vain to the evidences of their pa
triotism-to the army roll and the
battle-felds of the nation. In vain
they point to the bones Of their breth-
rem fallen On the bloody-fields Of lib
erty, from the heights of New Eng
land to the plains of Mexico. De
MOCRACY is their SIN!-fdelity
to the Constitutional rights of the
South their distinguishing enormity
Il never saw" aaid John Randolph.
'the man who ever saw man, who
sud he ever saw a man that euer
heard Of an Irish tory No, no!
DEMOCRACY is the only sin of oul
foreign-born citizenship-true, consti-
tutional, unseetiond, unsclfish democ-
racY. -. -,
Let the whole truth be told; the
probe must go to the bottom of the
wound. Our wing friends did not OBJ
ject to the foreign vote during the
late. Presidential campaign. Very
far from it! Their candidate purified
himself from the faint of the so-called
Native American party. He went
penitently through the purgatorial
fires of recantation, and frank
~ and generously gave the foreign
citizenship certificate of patriotism
and valor equal to the native soldiery,
who, with their gallant aid, bore his
conquering banner to the halls Of
Montezuma. Gen. Scott is not a
Know Nothing-not a bit of it, The
erich Irish brogue" was music when
it mingled the accents Of Erin with
the partizan greeting which welcomed
a Wing Presidential candidate to the
hospitalities of a populous city, and
inspired hopes of success to the wing
cause. But alas! for the Emerald
Isle! Alas! for the fame of Emmett,
of Currin, Of Grattan, Of Shields, Of
the ancestry of Jackson and Calhoun
Alas! for the memory of Irish blood
that had flowed like water on every
abolition field-in the war of 1872
that fell like rain from the mountain
tops of Mexico! The election came
the wings were defeated-the
erich Irish brogue" was heard cele-
brating the triumph of Democracy
It's music mingled with the tempest
voice of the people, rejoicing over the
defeat of the wing chieftain. What a
pestilent set of ragged rascals" these
Glow Irish ditchers," of a sudden, be-
came! How wicked a thing the "for-
eign vote!!' out upon the jabbedng
3Catholic Caidifffsil" They curse the
country!-they cucumber the earth!
with them! From the temple
of liberty they mustbe scourged! Pro
cuH O! procul, este profanil We, as
Native Americans, will hereafter know
them only as caste!--despised. SIAN
.dred, perse;uted, dsfranaa'sed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

The Know NotbiBgs are arraigniBe
the Methodist denomination as hos
tile to American institutions aud
principles. A pamphlet recently Isl
sued under the sanction Of one of
the councils, says: "The very or
ganization Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church is dangerous TO the Iiber-
ties Of free people. Surprising a.
crisis to arise in political action, in.
which the hierarchy Of the Methodist
church is interested. From the de-
pendence of allthe parts on one great
central pover,si it is easy to perceive
how the suifrages of most of the
members may be controlled by the
bishop. Let the bishop suggest to
the presiding elders, that the inter-
est Of their ecclesiastical despotism
viii be subserved by the election Of a
certain set of men TO ollice-the pre-
siding elders use their influence over
the preachers, the preachers over the
class-leaders, and the class-leaders
over the class members, and thus the
balance of power may rest in the
hands of seven Methodist Episcopal
bishops There is as much danger Of
this as there is OF Romanism accom-
plishins a similar result, provided
the occasion reQsires it,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14
RESULT OF Mr.. STEPHENS LETTER

RESULT OF Mr.. STEPHENS LETTER
"A correspondent Of the August
Chronicle, the leading whig paper o
Georgia, says that although Mr.. Ste
phens' letter to Col. Thomas on The
"Know-N othings has been published
buta few days, | discover already quite
a huttering in the ranks Of Know.
Notbings,par with some judg
ing from their present position, wht
always follow men and not measures
say 'ihey must come out of the or
der now" and ] have every reason t.
believe lots of them wiIl.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

~ The Washington Star has the
following, which shows how much one
Of our Tennessee Congressman is
appreciated abroad, and by one who
knows full we'll What he is saying:
GEORGE w. JoNEs,oF TENNESSEE
tt affords us moro pleasure than we
can express to learn that George w.
Jones, Of Tennessee, has accepted
nomination for re election 10 Con-
gress. We look upon him as the
most useful man to his country now
in American legislative public life,and
therefore rejoice at the prospect Of
his return to Washington, which must
give pleasure to all honest and really
patriotic public men who know the ms
and outs Of Congressional legisla-
ton. 20
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

The. Boston Traveller states that
at Brighton, Mass, week or so ago,
extra iheef cattle sold as high as Sill
q hundred on the hoof-the highest
price known Of late years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

Texan POLITENEss.-In the town of
Liberty, Texas, a fine of $50 is i'm
posed on any individual using profane
language in the hearing Of females.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14

Peru owes s49,se5,OOo; New
Grenada $S7 100000; Ecuador $780,
0S6,000; Venezuela .$19,946, 009;
Chill ;S8, 100000. Total $13S, 22o,-
mn 49, 800
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

FRIDAY, Nov. 80.
Resoiation-By Mr. Welcker: For the relief OF
a portion of the citizens OF the Hiwassee District.
Li-s over.
Bals Ea'rod,soed-By Mr.. BuIen To amend the
act of 1911, chap. 76.
Mr. Carlock To incorporate Eureka College, 20
be located in the OcOee District ia East Ten
addition of Military Dqtg. The House cook up
the unfinished business OF yesterday, being the bin
90 abolish military duty aud motion Of Mr.
4. Rullen, the bin, with The amendments proposed,
was re committed 70 the Committee Ola Muitar,
Affairs.
p. E,-,spiion Of Masonic OBJ Fsiiocs' and zraper
a,,.s Nails f,,a 1ara,ioit House bin 20 exempt
M.s,u,c. % 81 Fellows aud Temperance Hall, wh,r
owned and used exclusively BY these ordeIs, from
taxation. was taken up on its third reading
NJ. Nixon moved the Indefinite postponement OF
the bill.
Mr.. GIeaves hoped the House would not indeh
ni,ely postpone tie bill As the author OF the
hin he felt Il his duty 10 state brrhy, the reasons
,hch Induced him 20 offer Il for the considcrauor
Of the House He was a member Of Oneof the orders
20 be benefited by the passage OF the bill but ~
Offering the bill he wa acuatci 10y motives Of The
nurest philanthropy and the suictest Justice The
object OF the bill simply 90 exempt iron taxa
lion the lodge buildings and lots OF ground upon
which they are located, nov owned aud occupied
ss lolg. rooms by Free MasouH Odd Fellows and
Soos N TenprraDce IT, desired 20 call the atten
ton Of gentlemen opposing thf OIL 70 TIE o3ec''
aud purposes Of these oiasrs. lhe' ale o""po-ea
,f men of enlirgei philanthropy, oi warn ggner
oa. asd .vmpatai.ne 'e.r'- ''''o e." irri i'r in'
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03

FIRE-0n Saturday morning about half past 3
o'clock fire was discovered ia the Livery and
quickly consumed t, destroying four horses and
some cattle which were in the Of the stable.
IL required all the energy of fremen to protect
the business houses of Seymour Tanning q Co, 10.
Edwards r. w Shafer w. q K. Freeman, Robert
sou d CO., and 3 +. Brown. The building occupied
by Mckay Carr and A. Heinrich were PARTIAL,
destroyed by fire, as also a small Ale house be
tween il and the stable. The property destroyed
was insured in the Mutual and Firemen's offices Of
this city, aud the 4Etna.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
NASHVILLE PATRIOT.
MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 1855.

cE- The Patriot made its first appearance yes.
terday. IL is very well got up, and off with
great spirit. II teaches that il don't do joke
with It: lesson really sorry to learn, but
which, having now learnt, we will endeavor to profit
by Union and american.
For the above complimentary notice we
tender our hearty thanks. We can take joke
neighbor, and are sorry our article of Saturday
seems to have wrought different impression
on you. We are not churliSh, and assure you
a seasouabe joke, well-put and we-meant,
will never ruffie our temper
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
Arkansas Cotton Plantation
FOR SALE.
I.7i1 Acres OF superior ( OtiOn Land.

LIN acres OF superior OttOn L"hu'
IMPROVEMENTS 225 acres cleared aud in cultivation:
about amount Old deadenng and bum, which can
be put into Cotton the first yeaI; comfortable Dwelling,
good Gin Mil and all necessary Gus houses; Cslern and
Well Of superior water; Orchards, SC.
The Tract be enlarged to extent, a. own The
back Lands.
It's locality Is very favorabstuated in Arkansas
ty on the South side Of the Arkansas river In healthy
and pleasant neip hbood adjoining the plantations Of Dr.
John A. Jordan the MeSrs Douglass and within three
miles Of the Little Rock and Napoleon Railroad which IS IN
progress and will completed in less than two years
bargain had by early application TO the UNDER
on the premises by addressed South Bend
Office Arkansas county, Arkansas. Also refer to
THOMAS II. ALLYN, Memphis. b. W. LEE
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
A BARGAIN IN REAL EsTATE.

TNE undersigned wishing to move, proposes to sell "a
i his tract Of land continuing Two HUNDRED AND L
ACRss lying the waters Of Fa Creek IN
Wilson County Said land he's hundred and seventy
five cleared mostly rich bottom isn aud in high
state Of cultivation. The is under good cedar fence;
GOOD springs Of lasting water for Soc and plenty OF
fruit Of both apples and PEACHES; good house with
five or six rooms together with other necessary out
houses, all Of which Of Cedar.
TErMS-Twenty drlars PER acre; payments easy. One
wishing to settle in IN section will 10 we'll call early,
presumption is there will be another such OPP
pnrjunt, on Fail Creek.
..rTe RENIANfIN A KICKER
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
p r. 0 F. WOODS
HAIR RESTORATIVE.

1T HAS WORKED MIRACLES IN THIS PLACE -
THAT all the bald and the grey restored perfectly
to original growth, far their locks concerned
does not admit Of doubt besides will every possible
disease Of the scalp whether developed dandruh itching
in the shape OF cutaneOus eTuptoneVen scad head
and In possible will II fail OF curing by magic
per odica headache and IL used twice week by
the young regularly It will preserve the color keep the
hair from falling, to any imaginable age READ JUpdE
LOGASSPoRT, Ia, June 2sth, 1855.
Messrs o. J. Wood CO.
GENTS Yours OF the 18th duly hand. Enclosed
please ind $3S il being the Hair Restorative
have sold il all. II you choose YOU may send six
dozen bottles Hair Restorative think sell it. Il has
worked Miracles in this plsre sold six ~ bottles
that bald and fetched out all over his head
Yours respectfully
NJ. H. GRIDLEY
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03

THEArRE.-0ur play goers will be glad to learn
that Manager Green has secured the services Of
those charming artstes Chanfrau and Albrrtine, for
four nights longer. They present an attractive bin
for to night: The French Spy, STATE Secrets and
tht nrhnianfe-
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
A CARD.

rHE undersigned late u Georgia, having remoyedto the
CITY Of Nashville offers his services 20 the citizens OF
eorra Tennessee and North AahamA for the purchase
Of Dry Goods Groceries, Corn, Wheat, Rye Bacon, Lard
fine Horses Mules Cattle, and IN Short every article Of
Trade offered in the Nashville market.
The Merchants Of Nashville Of high character
and peeunary standing and have large and Well seleced
stocks that they OGer liberal terms which should induce
The merchants OF Upper Georgia. Fast Tennessee and North
Alabama 70 give the Nashville market lair trial As 70
the Grocery Market the proprey vii suggest Itself 70 he
mind Of every merchant the sections Of country named
a. the most proper Cor their trade.
The long connection Of the undersigned with the Railroads
Of Georgia. General Agent Treasurer and saPefntend-
nt Of Transportation well Agent At chattanooga sew
er years for s Banking interest Of savannah, viii enable
him rlore readily sgAte claims against Railroad
Companies cor lost goods Cor damage While In Eansn,
for he renewnl or discount Of bills 10 bark, &C
An letters nosing orders and money viii receive prompt
attention. and All orders Without the money, ~hen sAssac-
tory evidence soVency and prOmptuess accompanies me
same or the parties 10 be SUCH sha receive nae
attention ordering articles that under The rne
or custom Of the market 70 sell time. VII also give
are not stored that be directed 70 my care The
charges the parchAss Of goOs Ae vh be ave per cent
COMMISSIONS and tSenty cents Dor each boz cI or
Post once Building, No 5,
Nashville, Tina.
REFFRENCES-R. r. CunlKs. Esq- Pref Central hsl-
road and hank MAJ PoRrKK Prest Bank state o. Geor
GA sAsanbAi; Isaac scoTT kq, PFest hneon and West
srn Railroad Macon Hon 1OaN p ksSG, prcst and So
YoxeE Pupt Georgia Railroad. and :. T. CuAks, ks, Aa'
rusts: 81 J. = cOoPNE Tea snpf Western and Atlantic
Railroad Atlanta; Gen. A. }. HkxSnI, Attorney a. Law,
Marietta: Gnass g. ttAex, Esq, Rose De-; Capt jAls.s
WuaaaNs and Col J. A. NairEftEs Chata, ooEa, J. L.
ssEs ana Jo PaHsosa Esqs, Knoxvis, Tina; wiIL1As
NAuLss, Esl, Decatur, and Judge LASs, Huntsville Ala
maFy3-f
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03

UAIR REsTORATIvE-In columns to- day will be found
Prof Woods ave semen Of the article to which
call attention What has have witnessed up
several acquaintance in ST. Louis. Hair once
grey view, black or brown the might be-
b-ng the color early manhood and fine and glossy
silk and that without application than the RcsOr
alive II has done this others will do the
same for any rraderS whose "frOsv brows were
like the locks Of LOckiel's chief they
will try IL? We think so-,IGcksOsCiNe C0istituORGiiSf
oct. 3, 1855
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-03
IN SMITH COUNTY COURT.

John D. Owens vs.. James Pstey and others
TT appearing Court that James Patey IS
ient of the OF Tennessee IL IS ordered that publ
cation made True Wing, paper published at Nash
ve ordering said defendant to appear fore the County
Court Of Smith County at the Court House in Carthage on
the Monday in December next, and pea answer or
demur said petition the sa9e will be takrn TOR con-
rel W. v. z. HALLUM,
Clerk Of smith County Court.