Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-04-12

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Extracts from the Speech Of HoI
: Henry A. Wise at Alexandra, V;
y But, gentlemen, these Know
Nothings appeal not only-fo the re
I1igious element, but to the politics
element-not only to the politics
) element, but to the agrarian ele
ment. Not only do they appeal T
Protestant, bigotry-not only d
they ask Protestants to out t-Hero'
Herod, to out, Catholic the Catholic
to out-Jesuit the Jesuits, by adopt
ling their Machiavelian creed, bu
they appeal to a forlorn party in th'
State Of -VirgilIia--a minority part,
broken down a. home and disorgan
lied, because their associates have
fabolitionized at the North they ap'
peal to them as af1ording them a
house of refuge. CHEERS. and laugh.
/
ter. There is a paper published in
this town by. one of the most re-
spectacle gentlemen of the State.
who, some time ago.. Published an
article which, ] must confess, did not
expect to see in print from his pen.
The Alexandra Gazette, one Of, the
most respectable Of the whig papers
Of the United States, edited by one
of the most conservative and res
pectable gentlemen knog of among
my acquaintance, who has been advo-
eating the doctrines and practice Of
conservatism ever since l knew him,
is now proposing a. fusion between
the know nothipgs and the ybig par
ty, simply for the. reason that the
"whigs are tired of standing at the
rack without fodder" Voice in the
crowd, "Ob, go-a-long,' and laugh
ter. One who used, as | well re-
member, to denounce corruption, and
the spoils very sweepingly, is now
actually maintaining that the wings
viii not and cannot &c. upon princi,
pie any longer, and adhere to con-
seryatism. because they are tired of
waiting for Office. Laughter and
eheers.) Not only that, but my
friend, the editor. has lately pub
lished this short article:
.We are pleased to see that with
regard TO Mr.. Wise, the democratic
candidate for Governor, the opposi-.
tion is generally conducted with en-
tire respect to his character as a citi.
zen aud a man.. and with a full ac-
acknowledgement on all hands of his;
many excellent personal qualities n
The opposition Go not think he is
the best qualified man for the Office
Of Governor, but they admit his tai
ent. In seeking his defeat, they
mainly desire to defeat the political
organization which be upbolds." J"
Remember then, democrats, who
have joined with Mr.. Snowden I'M
upholding the knew-nothing cause
that the very object in the wings in
joining Che know nothing society is
to break up the organization to
which you belong. Cheers. You
have these gentlemen in
the minority out Of doors, but the
moment they get You into a1know
nothing lodge, they have yon in a
minority in doors. (Renewed cheers. J
1t is impossible 10 say what effect
these three combined elements are to
have upon us. /. | ask the Protestant
Church, who recur to this religious
element, how they expect in future
Iii they think that Catholicism is
not a pure and undefled religion-to|
succeed in preaching against the
Pope and Catholicss Where a
preacher has risen in the pulpit in
times past, TO arraign the Pope and
the denominations of the Church Of
Rome, be has been regarded as a Vi
tal spiritual preacher OF Protestant