Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-28
,r,,ocn, T,c p.r1y on SATURDAY NIGHT.


DEMOCRATIC RALLY ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
An unusually large crcwi collected At the Arch
on Saturday night, to hear the speeches Of Hon.
james II. Thomas, of Maury, and Jas. N. David.
son, Esq, of Lincoln. The speeches were highly
interesting to the Democracy. Having been &C.
lively engaged in the contest from its opening, they
were prepared to give an account of the indica-
tons in the various counties they have visited.
Sufce it to say, it was such account as cheered
the hesrts of the Democracy and confirmed the
fattering reports that have come to Us f;om vari.
Gus sources and from all portions of the State
They are satisfied We will carry Tennessee in No.
vember by from 5000 to 10000 msjority
There was one feature of the evening to which
we wish to call the serious attention of the respect
able portion of our opponents that is the disturb.
ances. From an early par! of the evening it was
evident that we were not to be permitted to enjoy
the privileges of freemen without molestation. A
gang of dirty, rowdy boys, who if they had fathers
are worse off than if they had none, swarmsd up
on the outskirts and commenced such noise as
none but uncsred for children could make. Their
frequent hurrahs for Fillmore and Donelson told
where they came from. 1t was not long before the
crowd of little boys was sweled by still dirter
crowd of groon boys, who little time managed
left for fear of hearing the vulgarity that always at
tends such men. Others, prevented from hearing
the speaker, went home..in disgust. Mr.. Davidson,
determined several times to quit the stand in dis.
gust with the manners Of a city to which he had
been invited, and would have done SO but for the
urgent request of his friends to go on.
Now we have word of comment on all this
1t was an outrage which no decent man will sane.
ton. 1t was display of riotous rowdyism which
should not be tolerated by either party, and upon
which all good citizens should not only frown, but
put their foot and crush it out. No party good
can come from it. Tennessesns are not towards,
and, therefore, cannot be inundated by such a
course. This is not the latitude for men to be
overawed, by numbers, in the enjoyment of their
rights, and the party that attempts it will always
lose by it.
But outside of party, there is another consider
| alton that should be looked to. We have a city
here in which we are jointly interested. We have
property to protective have e trade to build up
we have a character at home and abroad to sus
tain for law and order, and upon this character de-
ponds very much our prosperity as people. In
Vulnerable are the interests we have involved in
preserving the good name and fame of the city we
live in. We have the example of Louisville be-
fore us, and terrible example it is.
Orderly know.nothings who were ct home on
Saturday night, cozily in their beds, may think
that there is no responsibility on their shoulders.
You are mistaken, gentlemen. Every member OF
party who does not strive to check its lswles-
ness or by his silence, or by his continued aflia-
ton, permits the vicious to disgrace that party
with the ooloring of their own disorderly propen-
stiles, becomes party to the transaction. Men
cannot live IN a community without being party
of it-nor can they belong to al party without
sharing, to some extent, in whatever of odum at
tsches to it from the party conduct of its men,
bers. There is no relief but in an open and public
rebuke or abandonment of the company you are in.
We do not make these remarks with q view OF
protecting the Democratic party. Every member
of it las the two good arms that nature gave
him, and we have no fear but they can and aOill
protect themselves. But we have spoken from a
motive higher than party, which every good citizen,
not lost to reason in the prejudices of the hour,
can well appreciate. We have done our duty
We trust that others will not be less prompt to do
theirs