Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07
KnoW-Nolhins Estimates.


Frankly to own the whole truth,
as the Nashville Union says, we were
|confoundedly afraid that there would
turn oat to be some truth in the
know-nothing boasts prior to the
election in Virginia. We thought
they knev their strength, and We saw
no motive which they could have to
lie aboutit at q distance, when expo
sure would be SO certain aud speedy.
Still, We thought they might be mis-
taken, aud.so we cut out of their. pa
pers good many of their. calcula-
tons and boasts: thinking, as Too
dies said to his vito when he bought
coffin. for her, that she might die,
and then it would be SO handy to
have it in the house!
Here are o few Of the extracts!-
A perusal Of them will enable Ten
nessee democrats to appreciate know
nothing boasts in our own State
We think that all alarm will vanish
when Iris seen how badly "Sam"
guessed in Virginia:
PROSPECTS OF THE AMERICAN PAR
rY IN VIRGINIA.-It is officially sta.
ted in the Richmond Penny Post,
organ of the American party in Viz
ginia, that there were, on the Sth
inst, 1858 members Of the Amer
Fican organization in that State, and
the number was rapidly increasing.
| At the last Presidential election,
Gen. Pierce received S2,213 votes
ard Gen. Scott 57,l32-which was
said to be as large vote as Was ev-
Ter given in the State. Unless the
vote should be increased largely
|above 100000, which is not at all
|probable or possible, the Hon. Henry
"A. Wise, will be politically killed on
the oath inst, when the election
ieomes of, and buried under popu.
lar majority Of from fifteen to TWEEN
lty thousand. Even if the American
Organization alone votes against Mr.
Wise, he is certainly defeated; but
from reliable information, we have nc
doubt there arc several thousand
Democrats-who are not connected
With the American party-who viii
not vote for him-apd if the Wings
vote for him they will be few and fal
between.-LonisutNe Courier, 2lsk
! RICHMOND, Va, May Is, 1855.
!, The returns from the numerou!
Acknowledgements of. this State
on being footed up, furnish cleal
! majority of the legal votes Of thu
Estate. The few Know things tina
|have seeded, under the threats o
1.-THE Richmond. junto, have beer
more than replaced by new converts
to the mysterious and terrible order
The State, therefore, is secured by al
; actual census.-Lou. Journal.
\ KNow-NoTn1NGIsM In VIRGINIA.
The official announcement of The
American party, in Virginia, through
1.-The Richmond Penny Post, sets forth
THAT there are at this time, first day
Of May, SEVENTY-TWO THOU
| SAND members of the Order in thai
:: State. This statement, we assure
the public is strictly reliable, and
/ that it is official, announced through
one Of the papers in the service and
confidence of the Order. The en-
tire vote of Virginia, in The late
presidential election, was ONE HUN
IDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND, and Gen. Pieroe's ma
|jority was FIFTEEN THOUSAND!
Nov, the half of 5000, is Ga, 500,
(which secures the defeat of Wise,
land elects the American ticket with
tout doubt. There are thousands
lin the State, as there is every where,
who are MOI, members of the Order,
who are with them in sentiment and
feeling, and will vote with them
Besides, it liz safe to calculate that.
against the election comes off, TO-
1000 more members, will be added to
their rolls.--Brownlow's Wig.
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION. The
prospect still Frightening. The Rich.
mond Wing says, Sam is evidently
making tremendous progress all over
! the State. Wise is used up man.
After next Thursday, he will be heard
of no more.
SALEM, Roanoke County, May Ii.
The spirit of resistance to dema.
gogueism is thoroughly aroused in
this county; the people, convinced of
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