The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-19
From the Pulaski True American
FACTS FOR TIE PEOPLE OF GILES COUNTY

1ASA0 Fun 1nA r1UFAE VI uALEs COUN1x
t In the Nashville Union and American of the 81
[f inst, appeared letter from Capt Chambliss date
:, the 18th ult., and addressed to the citizens Q
TILES county, in which he purports to give his pres
ent opinions on Amefcanism and TO state the fact
as they exist, with reference to bis past connection
with it.
1t may naturally be inquired why this letter wa
not offered for publication in Pulaski, since its dat
shows it to have been written while the author wa
there. Out of the many reasons that light be con
jectured, one may be that he desired Father East
: man to see it in order to make corrections and sd
ditions before it should appear in the public prints
There are several inconsistencies and absurdties il
, this letter, which we propose to notice: LIST. Ht
says that he joined the American order in Nashville
In the month of October 1854, and he consented
to do so only under the full assurance and belie
that contained no principle inconsistent with Ell
ther of the old parties and that might belong
to it, and still be democrat a whig Now, he
admits that this was true of the order when ne
joined but asserts that it afterwards became anti
| democratic, and therefore he withdrew. But il
could only have become anti-democratc by change
Of its principles. But that the principles were pre-
cisely the same when he withdrew, as when he
joined, he knows full WELL How then can he assert
that became antdemocratc, and that ibis was the
reason of his withdrawal? He knows that there is
no democratic measure or principle as heretofore
avowed in the various platforms of that party. to
which the American movement is opposed. Nor
is the party at present opposed to those movements
contending for any democratic measure or prlncl-
pie. Capt. Chambliss knows that when he was mi
tiated, in Nashville Eastman was laundering MS
anathemas against the American party, which had
Just few days before carried the city elections,
having put into Office Mayor, who is a democrat,
and board of Aldermen composed of wings and
democrats Unfortunately. He also knows that IN
the council in which he was initiated the President
was democrat, and another officer present for
mer member of the Democratic State Central Com
mttee. And of the members present on that
occasion, he knows that decided majority were
democrats. OF those from this county, initiated
the night he was, and the night before, and whose
names appear on the charter of bis council, he
knows there was but one Wing, and the rest were
Democrats That the Wing alluded to, approached
| him in the manner stated by Capt Chambliss is
admitted; that two democrats from this county had
been initiated before the conversation alluded to- is
also true. 1t is a fact that the said two Democrats
and the said Wing agreed among themselves to
approach Capt. Chamblss on the subject of the new
ORDER and the Wing was appointed for the task
Now this is true history of the accidental circum
stance, by which Capt. C.'s whg friend is made to
figure SO largely in this letter. But why does Capt.
c. alude to his friend as whig? Was it necessary
to the vndication of himself, or to the truth of
history? May we not suspect that it was intended
the purposes of his letter, viz: to prove that
Americanism is whiggery in disguise. And altho'
the editor of the Union grew fierce and furious, did
not Capt Chambliss know at the time the order was
introduced into Giles county, that democrats as well
as wings, who were in the secret, laughed defiance
at the silly rawlings of that organ? He knows with
what indignation they read its editorials in which
an attempt was made to force the democratic party
into position opposed to Americanism. Capt. G.
knows that none of the gentlemen whose names
appear upon the charter of his council, would have
taken the unwarrantable liberty of inserting his
name there without his expressed or implied con-
sent.
When the charter was brought to Pulaski, there
not heard by his associates in it. a single muir.
muir of discomfort from him. He was evidently ex-
pecting its arrival agreed upon. 1t is fact that
no citizen in the county of Giles was previously con-
suited as to the propriey of introducing American
ism here, by any of the five members alluded to-
1t is fact that hundreds hocked to the doors of the
council, both wings and democrats, with SO much ca
gerness, it asdeemed advisable 10 establish coun-
ellis all over the country. And it is fact that Capt.
G. advised this course How then can he insinuate
that Americanism is whggery in disguisei We be-
eve he knows better. He knows that he has depre-
Gated and condemned the attacks made by some of
the democratic speakers and organs upon American
ism. He knows that Americanism makes no war
upon democracy, but that portion only OF the
democratic party, with Gov. Johnson and Eastman
in the lead, after having climbed the modern Jacobs
ladder up into the couded regions, where their
white basis doctrine and fire eating propensities
have rendered them top-heavy in the act OF falling,
are catching at every thing which may sustain them,
or endeavoring to throw down every obstacle which
may prevent their futher progress, TO official power
and place. He well knows that Americanism has
never made war upon democracy; that it is now
engaged spirited contest with its opponents, for
which they are alone responsible.
ID Capt. Chambliss asserts that there is one fea.
ture of Americanism, to wit the exclusion of Ro.
man Catholics from Office which twas against his
conscience and never had the appreciation of his
judgment" How, then, may it be inquired can he |
have remained in the order and continued TO act |
as its jealous President and advocate without hav
ing been guilty, by his own confession, of the
grossest moral turpitude? In another part of his |
letter, he pronounces this feature of Amercanism |
to be in violation Of one of the cardinal principles .
Of the Federal and State constitutions That il is
unconstitutional, when properly understood, no in
telligent man, who has given the subject fair and
impartial consideration, we think, can believe The |
constitutional prohibition Of religious test for Of
fee, can only mean that no law shall be passed |
rendering man ineligible to Office on account of
his religion and therefore no one who has been duly
elected, can be excluded from holding Office, upon
the ground of his religion. II cannot by necessity
since it is essential to the existence and perpetuity
Of all free governments, that the right of suffrage
hould be left free and untrammelled, far as the
a. or grounds which shall determine the vote
easohs are concerned. For otherwise, if the
y inc cl1Le tons were the candidates religion,
o'er n Tdy 10 ron.,n onaly compelled either to
'ote LOT niln VI nos a. ar - m
urdity, and would hold out an inducement " -
and aspiring politicians to profess some
eligion or join some church. Besides, it would be
lbsurd to suppose that it refers to the grUn"ao
easons of the voters choice, since these could be
10 easily concealed in the secret depths OF ns ~n
'osom from the reach of the law and the eye of the
world. But the fact is that the American party do
rot propose TO exclude Roman Catholics from Office
TO vote against them on account of any supposed
'eligious heresy a religious heresy. but on &C.
count of the political heresy, as avoWing supreme
allegiance to the Pope.
Sd. Capt. Chamblss says that there have been
md always will be two political parties, the one
shat government was made for man,
he other that man was made for government
But Capt Chambliss well knows that the American
party has never coutended and does not nov con-