Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-17

There is less excuse for the democrats Of fennes-
see to be fooled and humbugged by the know-noih-
ing trick of iederal-wbiggery than there would be
for the democrats Of any other State in the Union
TO be thus deceived. 1t is only twenty years since
ope-haf the democrats OF Tennessee were led blind
fold into the ranks of federal whiggery, by some oil
the very men who are now know-nothlng ieadeis'
Twenty years ago Gen. Jackson was noi' IN uie
opinion of these federalwhig leaders COCO eh0uSn
jackson man, and 80 they went over 70 "higgefy
to find better. Having used up whiggery and
rendered the very name odious, they now, IN seek
inc a new home for themselves, are endesvoring to
take along with them democrats whom their former
tricks failed to deceive. They tell us that the old
narties are corrupt, and that there must be new
one fornedi OF the coruptions of their own par
ty they have tight te speak. II is not for us to
defend deceased whiggery. We shall simply en-
deavor to tread as lightly as possible on the ashes
of the dead But the great democratic party of the
country which has established every valuable prn-
cple in existence in our government and defended
its rights and honor as often against domestic trea-
son ss against foreign enemies, is not to be accused
of corruption by men who turn States evidence
against themselves. 1t is neither corrupt nor de-
csying. 1t has been surprised its arms, in few
places, and for the moment defeated by a fusion Of
fact that it refuses TO compromise with the isns OF
the day to purchase victory prelerring defeat
to the abandonment of great principle, is demon
stration that it is not corrupt.
There will be no excuse for the democrats Of
Tennessee if they are deceived by the new shape
which federal whiggery has lately assumed. We
have been fooled once, which was our misfortune,
If deceived again, it will be cur own fault.
There is one fact that should open the eyes of
every democrat not wilfuly blind. We are told
that democrats and wings are both in the know
nothing order The True Wig, in an article yes
terday, labors to prove that it is made up of fair
proportion each of democrats and wings And yet
mark it. every know-nothing victory is reioced
over by the wings. Such victories are always put
down as democratic defeats and are never greved
over as lehig defeats Is not this fact enough to
prove the deceptionl Ifknow nothingsm is not .yhg
gerry in Disguise why does the True Wig rejoice at
its triumphs? VIII that paper admit that il has
abandoned whiggery? Or that there is DO longer
any wing party? It's course, and that of the whig
press of the State, is, repeat demonstration that
whiggery and know -nothingism are regarded as
identical and that the trick of calling il new or
ganizaton is only designed TO deceive democrats
When new know nothing lodge is est ablished, the
sghigs who are taken in are not counted as of any
consequence at all The know nothings only whis.
per among themselves about the number Of demo.
erdf' they swear H. They say, 1--WE took in eleven
members last night, and tteo of them were demo
Gratis T. The nine wings are matter Of course 1t
is the t,Uo democrats over whose initiation there is
great JOY
Like Macbeth. these wings twill not play fairly, +"
yet "would falsely win" 1t is Office alone that
they after They professed to be shocked, in
1852, that Catholic. were not allowed to hold Office
in New Hampshire, and urged the exclusion as
reason why Gen. PIERCE should not he elected
Yet now, in less than three years, they are busily
engaged in recognizing the wing party upon the
single idea of excluding Catholics and foreigners
from Office.
And 80, we repeat, if the democrats of Tonnes
see, with the recolections of 1885 and 1852 still
fresh, permit themselves now to be deceived, they
win sell themselves at cheaper price than New
York sausage makers pay for dead dogs.