Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-28
TUESDAY, OCT. %, 1855.
Presidential Election,
TUESDAY, NOV. Ath.
Americans, Vote and wOrk!!!

indefatigable and viglant. Now is the
time for real, telling work. Heretofore by
argument, by document, and appeal you
have sought to make impressions on the
public sentiment, and have done so. The
point to watch now is, that they are not ef
faced. Within the coming seven days re-
capituIate every thing which has been done,
and press home TO every voter in your dis
trict every consideration which can be urged
in favor of your candidates, and against
those of the opposition. The result of an
important and warmly-contested election
depends more upon the effort of the few
days which Immediately precede it, than all
other things combined. A large proper
ton of voters are even then hating be-
tween two opinions Perhaps this occas.
i1n finds larger number than usual, of
such men. A third candidate, and the
false issues which the opposition have rails
ed, have contributed to this. We find men,
who are not accustomed TO be in this cate
CORY at this late hour, holding themselves
ready to be influenced by this suggestion
and the other The scales are trembling
in the balance, and the Highest weight yea
'the estimation of hair" will kick the
beam. Never was there an emergency re-
curing more and prompter work.
We cannot write word that will arouse
you to juster appreciation of the vital
Importance of this election to the peace and
welfare of the country. You have had this
fact presented to you in every possible form,
and can but know that veal or wo will be
the result. Nor will its consequences be
temporary and reparable. There is reason
TO fear that it will materially affect the
destiny of the nation for all time to come
to make, or to unmake ito perfect
and perpetuate this government, the fairest
of mans handiworkS, or to destroy and
blot it out forever. If you know and feel
that this is the stake, it is not necessary to
enlarge upon it, No true American can
be Indifferent to such question; to say
that he is, is to call him traitor and villain.
You belong to party which is laboring to
restrain the evil passions which predomi-
nate in both sections 1t takes part with
neither side, but condemning the policy
which has set brethren by the ears. its
aim is to take the control of the govern
ment from the party which has done the
mischief, and inaugurate an administration
upon broader and more national principles
1t is your purpose neither to make the gen.
eral government an instrument for the
spread of slavery, and to provoke civil
war in the effort; nor on the other hand to
convert it into a system Of injustice and in.
tolerable oppression The success of par.
ty looking to either of these ends will, in
the present excited state Of the country,
bring destruction, swift and sure, upon us.
By an effort commensurate with the occa-
sion you can prevent this result, and with
this high and noble object you are called
upon by high sense of duty to exert your
selves.
Then let every friend of Fillmore inter-
NIT for week his ayocation and give him.
,selfto his country. If he will consider it
rightly it is time and means proftably in
vested. Our individual success and pros
perity, and that of our children is wrapped
up in that of the nation. A people who
commit their public concerns to improvi-
dent aud reckless managers will soon be-
come bankrupt as a nation, and beneath
the oaus of a public debt, and the harraSs-'
meuts Of sectional strife, trade will Ian
guish, the husbandman will cease TO receive
return for his labor, business Of all de
scriptions win drOOp, public and private
confidence viii depreciate, aud the humb-
lest and the highest will feel the blghting
effect. We are all vitality interested in
good government 1t is common remark
and true that a mans private interests suf-
fer BY meddling with politics. But this
is different state Of case Affairs have
reached such crisis, that another four
years of misrule will irretrievably ruin US,
and every peaceIloVing citizen is called up
on TO do his part TO avert the evil A week
devoted TO the success of the American
ticket, win never injure any man, and viii
aid in the attainment of an object para
mount to all other. earthly ones, the resto-
ration Of the country TO its days Of prime
val purity, the prostration Of foreign in
huenee not contemplated by the fathers Of
the republic. and most baneful to its pros
perity, aud the rebuke Of corruption and
fraud. Who win not give week of bis
time to such cause9
1cansl we entreat You 70 be up and
doing. and prove yourselves worthy conser-
.aar i. uestnable treasure in your
.sesa1 q, worth all the labor you
nay sAp-aa .,a il, and is foil return
gor your sgilance and activity in guarding
it. From this day forward TO next Tues