Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-27
THE NEW YORK MEETING

The True Wig makes brief extract from the
N. 7. Know Nothing Meeting by the Commercial
Advertiser of that city. The advertiser is old
line whig paper, much less tinctured with sboli-
tionism thsnthe mass of the northern wing papers.
We therefore copy, from the very article in which
the extract in the True Wig occurs, the following
notice of the meeting, which we commend TO the
study of those here who are green enough to be-
lieve know nothngism to be any thing but Sec
tiopal scramble fer spoils.
The extract is from the Advertiser of the 10th
June:
The Know Noticing MEETING LAST NIGHT The
meeting in the Park last evening was respectable
in numbers though we are constrained to say, lack
ing in enthusiasm which was probably to be attrib-
ated to the fact that it representation not by
truly American national party, but ofa geograph-
icai section Of party holding proscriptive opin-
IONS on some points, uncoDgenial with the genius
of the Uuited States constitution, and making it.
self sectional upon subject in favor Of which no
sympathy be felt in the free States though they
may be disposed, as indeed they ought to be, to
let it entirely alone SO far as legislative interer-
snce goes Be that as it may, there was lack
OF enthusiasm aud though Southern speakers
and with but two or three unimportaut exceptions,
they were all Southern gentlemen-are proverbial
for the fire and warmth of their stump orations, in
this instance they singulary failed to awaken ar
dor. We were early upon the ground, and observ
ed the proceedings with some interest Of the
whole affair we are bound in truth to say that it
was far more an appeal TO New York for help than
an expression of the popular sentiment Of New
York; and we could not help thinking that the
meeting was the consequence of q chiValrous pro-
possl on the psat of the South to throw the egis
of their protection around the New York delegates
in recompense for their having remained on the
Southern side of the geographical line which, we
must all regret the convention set the example of
establishing in political body.
There will necessarily be difference Of opin-
ion as to the numbers present We do rot think
that at o'clock they exceeded five or six thou
sand, if they reached that, and yet we must admit
that the Tribune estimates them at ten or twelve
thousand and otherjourn range from fifteen thou
sand upward. We may therefore, be in error,
and perhaps are. OF one fact, however, we are
certain, that except at the grand stand there wss
no difficulty in approaching the stage in any d.
Tectiop, and that between the crowd gathered at
the principal stand and the City Hall steps there
was plenty of room 10 walk about withou. the
slightest inconvenience. This, however, is an IN
important matter comparatively. more reliable
Indication of the political strength displayed is the
fact, that upon neither of the stages was to be
seen single New Yorker of high public standing
or of recognized political influence. We incline to
think that the strangers present noted this fact and
felt its disheartening influence"
The True Wing didn't think it prudent to copy
the above here in TENNESSEE And yet, if dis
posed to let the people here know precisely how
know nothingism now stands, it could have found
no more certain data upon which to base opin-
ion than the above extract from the Advertiser.
We copy still another extract from the Adver-
user below:
A GEOGRAPHICAL PLATFoRM.-We publish to-day
the platform of the know Nothings, as officially
promulgated, with the vote by which it was adopt
ed. 1t will be at glance that it it is strictly
geographical platform. The slsveholdng States
voted for it The nor-slsveholding States voted
against it, and, New York excepted, have since Sc
oeded from the convention and declared their ina
bility conscientiously TO coalesce with those who
endorsed it. Its practically only the platform of
the Southern section Of the party. That of the
Northern section we published yesterday. 1t will
be seen that both the Northern and Southern d.
visions of the party have largely receded from the
principles by which the organization professed to
be governed when il was first formed as we'll as
.sken up theme that at their initiation pro-
fessedy excluded. We propose to devote what
space we can spare to-day TO few remarks on
the former Of these changes"