Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-02
LOUISVILLE PREPARING FOR DEEps OF VIC.
LsNoE-oRIGIN OF THE CARPET RAG" HUM.


bSNCE-oRIGIN OF THE CARPET Rag" HUM
We copy below an article from the Louis, lille
Courier, an old lice wbig psper. It explains the
"carpet-bsg" humbug, originated by the Louisville
Journal. The know nothings of Louisville have
determined to take possession of the polls in that
city-to preveRt democrats from voting, and to
poll thousands of illegal votes. They, therefore,
originated the 'carpetbag" humbug, as an excuse
for their own frauds, and to divert attention from
their own viIlanes.
1t is strange that the Louisville merchants, so
deeply interested in the character of the city, do
not prevent these rioa, when they have the power.
Louisville has already suffered deeply in her trade
from the riots of last year. Their repetition this
year will cause her to lose much more.
Let US, in Nashville, profit by the example. No
such scenes have yet disgraced us, and we are
that they never will. Both parties are interested
in maintaining the reputation of the city, and no
more temporary political advantage is worth its
cost, when purchased at the expense which Louis
vile has already paid for the riot of last summer
| NAN INFAMOUS FRAUD CoNTEMPLArEp.-KNow
1 DULLES AMfOhThU EhuM
I TEAMBoAT CHARTERED.-FRAuDs IN THE COUNTY
The know nothing party appear unwilling that this
city should rest under the stigma and infsmy which
| has been affixed to it by the acts of murder, ar
son. and violence committed by its resident DULLES
| and desperadoes 1t has made arrangements for
the preparation of one of the most damning and
villanous frauds that disgraced election in
this country. That fraud is the importation of vo-
tiers and fighting men, from Cincinnati and other
1 hn ara To faLo in tho ala
in this city, and not only vote themselves Illegally,
but interfere at the polls as to prevent the free
| exercise of the right of suffrage by both adopted
| and native citizens. The plan has been concocted
for some time and while it is perfectly Characters
| tic of the spirit of know nothingism, we had no
idea that the leaders of the party in this city would
stoop to such step Of degradation, even to ensure
a victory. But we judged them too lenently, as
the development of this contemplated fraud will
| demonstrate.
Arrangements have been made for the charter
of steamboat to ply between this city and Gin
cnnat, and bring voters here prior to the election
The great crowd is to land here the night preceding
the election, when they are to join the know roth
ing torch light procession, and then, the ensuing
morning, take possession of the various voting
places They are hired to prevent the access to the
polls OF all but those who make the proper signals
and have the right kind of tickets. They are to
elbow and insult all democrats and anti know
nothlngs, and if resistance is offered, the person
resenting his grievances is to be marched off to jail
as disturber of the peace This is the plan as it
has been exposed to U.s.
This infamous scheme cannot be denied.-Cspt.
John W. Russell, of Franklin county, who was
charged with taking steamboat load OF voters
| to Cincinnati in 1910, to defeat Dr.. Duncan for
Congress, dare not deny that such is the plan.
We know that he is privy to it Mr.. Gibson
Mallory of this county, is also posted in the mat
ter Will either of these gentlemen deny what
we have alleged above? Will either of them de.
ny propositions having been made to young gen.
| tleman who boards at the Gait House, that be
should ofciate ss clerk on the steamboat IN ques'
ton Was not he addressed on the subject I'M
der the impression that be was yet as he had been,
| a sworn member of q Know Nothing lodge? Let
the denial be made and we shall substsntiste the
truth of our statements by indsputable testimony.
But this is not the only fraud the Know Moth
ing tricksters have contemplated The carpet bag
mystery will soon be explained trick OF theirs
| as wide spread, deliberate and unblushing at.
tempt to carry the election in this State by the
grossest swindling. Within few days twenty
i've men have been rece we'd at the Cross Roads
precinct, in this county, all of them prepared to
vote the Fillmore ticket. The cute arrangement
being explained to an honest member of the order,
| he Immediately withdrew in disgust. We shall,
by next ISSUE be prepared to prove this state
| ment.
Comment upon such stupendous-such an in
amous outrage upon the treemen OF Kentucky is
unnecessary. The facts bear with them their own
commentary. They convict the Know Nothing
leaders of a systematic design upon the Liberties,
the property aud lives of our people through the
medium Of hired DULLES, imported from another
| city. Shel this shameful fraud succeed Are
there not enough good and true men in Louisville
to resist this invasion? Are we to sit quietly at
home ard allow all our liberties and rights thus to
be trampI d on?
| Louisville may allow this Infamous proceeding
to be cared into effect; but the people through nut
Kentucky, arising in their majesty and st ength,
will sweep from soil every vestige OF the
misarobio and corrupt order To the yecmlnry
OF The State we again appeal for dellverauce from
this accommodating mountain of wrong and il jury
which is designed to crush out our rights as Ice
| men.