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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-29
why VOTE FOR KNow-NoTHINGs FOR CON


There are only two straight-Out sworn Know
Nethings elected to the next Congress in all the
States which have thus far held elections. If, in
the remaining States that faction elects they hope
to elect, the total strength Of Know-Nothingism in
the'nezt House will not amount to twenty. Even
supposing there was any thing good in Know-Noth-
ingism, it has no strength to accomplish any thing
All that it hope to do is to hold the balance of
power between the Democratic and the Black Repub-
hcan. parties. Unless the Knew Nothings of Ten.
take the position that they prefer the ascend
ency of the Republican party to that ofthe De-
mocratic party, the election of Kaow Nothings to
Congress from this State u.s. at least, useless. The
Democrats in Congress win be strong enough to de-
feat the Abolitionists single-handed. 1.-THE Know
Nothing candidates for Congress intend, when elect
ed, to act with the Black-Republi- lns, then they
ought not to be elected If they intend to act with
the Democrats, then it would be better to elect De-
mocrats at once. 1t can do no good to elect Know
Nothings to Congress- for they will have no strength
for good. 1t may do harm, for they may unite
with tie Black Republicans. When they had near
forty members, in the last House, all they could
do and all they did, was to prevent the organiza-
ton Of the House for several weeks and finally to
permit the election of the abolitionist, Banks
With less than half that number, and with the
Democrats in small majority in spite of them, what
good will it do to send Know Nothings to Congress
These thoughts for the consideration of men
having stake in the South and her institutions We
tell these menrand they ought to see it. that they
are playing most desperate game of hazard with
their rights and interests in voting for Know
NOthings for Congress. Their only hope for the
defence Of their rights is in the Democratic party,
and it's an attempt at political suicide such being
the case, for them to vote against the Democratic
candidates
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p@- The editor of the Memphis Eagle and Engui-
rer assures its readers that Gov. johnson made
votes for the Know Nothing party BY his recent
speech in that city" The said editor farther in
forms them that he became so disguised with the
Governor, while he was thus making votes for their
party that he picked up his hat and subjected the
Governor to the modification of being deprived of
his presence. This is about as reasonable state
ment as could be expected of Know Nothing paper
when speaking Of Andrew johnson. 1t is expected
OF course, that every body will believe that Gov.
johnson made votes for Them He has been in the
habit of making votes for them, and Know Nothing
ism very naturally gets disguised whenever he com
mences the operation. How hard it is for those who
disregard the truth to be consistent in their state
ments
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From the Baltimore Republican.

SUPREMACY OF AMERICAN REAPING MA
CHIMES OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY
GREAT BRITAIN.
Among the reports on the Paris Universal Exhibi-
ton, presented to both Houses of Parliament by
command of her majesty, (parts and 81 we notice
a very interesting paper on malleable iron, from
which CLEAN the following facts In the manufac-
ture of the thinner and finer descriptions of plate
the Prussians excel all other nations while in the
manufacture Of wrought-iron joists the French
stand without rival. They have also advanced to
great perfection in the manufacture of steam engines
and steam machinery, stationary engines loeomo-
tive engines, hydraulic engines and machines,
machinery for the manufacture of cotton, silk,
fax and wool, -four mills, special machinery
aud apparatus for workshops, including machines
used in the preparation of timber in mining opera
lions, reaping and thrashing machines.
The report states that the working classes of
France and Germany are ahead of those of Great
Britain in the higher branches of industrial art-a
fact which one would be slow to credit were it not
officially admitted by the Parliament of Great
Britain. In the quality of pig iron England is in
ferior to all other iron producing countries Her
architects are behind those of other nations and
have not availed themselves of the use of iron in
construction to the extent they might have DONE
while in mechanical engineering there is much pro-
gress. In the co Instruction of mill work Great
Britain stands unriEalled; in the manufacture Of
tools for workshops she is also, the report SAYS,
unequalled though not in the lighter descriptions
of machinery and instruments Of precision; and
that, "with the exception of reaping machines in
which America excels," her agricultural instri,-
ments, including those for working plastic materials
are superior to those Of most other nations.
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GOV. JOHNSON,

Some of our Know Nothing opponents seem to re-
gard it as awful offence in Gov. johnson to leave
Nashville and make few political speeches during
the canvass They seem not to have reflected that
every Governor of Tennessee, who has been can
didate for reelection, of all political parties has
deemed himself justifable in leaving the capital to
prosecute the campaign with his competitor and par
ties have hitherto acquiesced in the policy If a
Governor may leave the capital make eectioneer-
ing speeches for himself, wewoud like for Governor
Johnsons Know Nothing accusers to show that there
is any greater wrong in makng dozen OF so speech
es in favor of the Executive incumbents party -
This test has never yet it is true, been applied
to any Know Nothing Governor of Tennessee for the
substantial that the people have taken excel
lent care not to elect Know Nothing to that high
position. We rejoiced too, to believe that the
test never will be applied. Bob Hatton is the for
lorn hope of Know Nothingism in Tennessee and his
chance for illustrating how consistently Know
Nothing Governor stay at the capital during the
pending of political struggle, is about as slim as
is his prospect of dividing out all the lands of
the General Government among the States for the
benefit of the "brght.eyed boys and faxen-haired
girls" Of Tennessee. If there was, however, the
slightest probability of Hatton ever reaching the
Executive chair, we should favor the passage of a
law giving him carte blanche to make speeches all
the time, for the bene9t of our cause Perhaps his
time would be about probably exhausted in that
way in any other.-Memphis Appeal
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-29

IS WHY DO NOT NEGROES MAKE THEIR HOMES AMONG
THE ABoL1TIoNIsTs THE following extract, which
We take from article in the Cincinnati Enquirer,
contains an idea worth looking after:
t'Thers is remarkable and very suggestive fact
in regard to the negro emigration into this State
Il is this: OF the twenty-five thousand free negroes
in the State the vast majority reside in counties
where there are very few Abolitionists, and which
have been chiefly settled by emigrants from the
Southern States. These negroes appear to have
great dread of the Abolition counties; they give
them wide berth. Thus, for example, Ashtabula
has negro population offorty-three, Geauga SEVEN
Trumbull sixty-hve The other counties on the lake
have prOpOrtionate number of negroes. These
counties settled almost exclusively by New Eng
land emigrants On the other hand, Ross county,
Virginia settlement, has one thousand and six ne
groes; Gallia has one thousand one hundred and
ninety Eight, and Hamilton county has over four
thousand
"In these counties the negro is regarded as in
feriOr socially and politically and the Abolitionst
has but slight hold What is the cause of this
striking discrepancy! Is it that the negro feels and
knows his inferiority, and naturally attaches him
self to he pOpua ion which is disposed regard him
inferior? or is it that the whtesi the lake shore
counties AbOlitionsts from an ignorance of the
real char acter Ofthe negro? Certainly there is bet
ter mode of curing a neighbOrhoOd Of AbolitiOnism
than by infieting them colony Of free negroes.
The only way in which Giddngs can be defeated
will be by few such philanthFopic efforts as
those of Col Mendenhall, in settling few hundred
North Carolina or Kentucky negroes in Ashtabula
IL our Southern friends viii send US their surplus
negro population, let them provide that they may
be located among their kind and generous friends
in the Western Reserve Such earnest philanthropy
as they profess ought not to be wasted on the
desert +"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-29

Who Is TO BLAME FOR THE INCREASE OF BACHELORS!
"A correspondent of the New York EUenng Post, in
answering this inquiry, thus speaks a timely word
for the women. He Indignantly says:
"s the blame for the extravaganza in living all to
be laid upon the women of this country? Certainly
not. We speak of the extravaganza of the female
portion of the community in carpets, pianos, Sc,
but do not mention Fl h Avenue palaces, costly
horses and vehicles, and splendid churches. Ger
tainly the women are not to blame for these. Look
at the expenses of our young men in fashiona-
BILE dress, brandy, mint, juleps, oyster suppers,
Spanish cigars. 1 think that if the accounts were
balanced it is doubtful which side whould prepon-
derate. l spprehend that the fault in ex: avaga !;
living pervades the whole community, both sex
being equally to blame. Even our flu rails here
become so costly that one hardly afford to die.
You may be sure that our young women are as care
full about entering into matrimony with the other
sex, and quite unwilling to make themselves
wretched by marrying thriftless and dissipated
young men,
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Know NOTHING REIGN I'M LouIsYILLE.
The Democrats of Louisville have been making
an earnest effort to have peace at their ensuing cleo

II.
The Democrats Of Louisville have been making
an earnest effort to have peace at their ensuing cleo
ton. The Democrat says:
On the part Of the Democrats of Louisville. we
proposed short time since to our opponents to have
an extra police appointed, of sufficient number
made up, equally from the two parties and to con-
sist of men of known responsibility and influence,
which should act in aid Of the regular police on
the day Of election to keep good order at the polls
give our city once more the benefit of a peaceful
and quiet election, no matter who might be elected
To this just and reasonable proposition, made
through our columns in good faith and with sin
desire to have orderly election and get the
whole vote of the city pOlled, the editor of the
Journal the organ of the American party, at once
entered his decided protest, saying that the regular
police were fully able to preserve order at the cleo
ton, and that he did not want Democratic police
he chose to style the mixed police proposed by
not to supercede the existing police, but act
concert WITH and in aid of it; since heretofore the
regular police aided by the Mayor, had shown them
selves to be either unable or unwilling to protect
citizens in the exercise of their legal rights
and maintain peace and good order at elections 1t
will be SEEM however, that the Democratic party Of
this city are, they always have been anxious to
have our elections conducted in fair and orderly
manner, and willing to cooperate with the respecta-
Bile and law-abiding portion of their opponents in
any just and feasible plan TO effect that object. If
therefore, contrary TO expectations, any distur
bance rioting should occur at the coming election
be it known aud understood by all men, here and
elsewhere, that the Democratic party of Louisville
will not be responsible for it, They intend to VOTE
but they do not wish or intend to interfere in any
manner, to prevent their opponents from voting
We hope that our good and order-loving citizens
of all parties, viii unite to discourage and frOwn
down Plug Uglyism at the approaching election in
August and thus to take the first and most impor-
tant step to restore the former fair fame of city,
when she may again contest, successfully, the palm
of progress and improvement with her sister cities
of the West.
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SAVANNAH. July 25. 1857.

Ea- Gov johnson said, and said truthfully, in his
recent speech at Raleigh, as reported by the Mem
phs appeal, that, In the free States, although ali
Abolitionists we're not Know NOthings, all Know
Nothings were AbOlitiOnists" Upon this the Eagle
and Enquirer grows very indignant and says that
Gov. johnson denounced all Know Nothings as Alb
olitionists This is entirely in keeping with Know
Nothing representations of Gov. Johnson's speeches
Writhing under his just exposures, they endeavor to
break the force Of it by giving his remarks extrava
giant and unreasonable interpretations.
The Enquirer is ambitious that every Know Moth
ing in the South shall consider himself as having
been denounced by Gov. Johnson an AbOlitionist.
If our opponents will have it so, we sure that
Gov. johnson will give himself trouble to correct
it. If he is misunderstood, he is misunderstood
willfully.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-29

THE PROSPECT OF THINGS IN KANsAs-MATTERs
COMING TO A HEAD.-The st. Louis Republican Of
the 22d remarks
We have news from Leavenworth city to the even
ing Of Saturday last 1t is stated that seven COM
panies of United States dragons, under command
of Lieutenant Colonel Cooke, occupied the town Of
Lawrence Onthe 10th, under orders of the Governor
More than this had not been communicated to us,
but we hope shall be authorized to say that the
traitors who have been instrumental in creating all
this mischief have been forced to acknowledge their
respect for the Territorial law only in the pay
ment oftaxes, but in every political relation Gov.
Walker has made the issue directly, and it remains
TO be seen whether the laws of the United States
are to be acknowledged or not. If he backs out Of
the position which he has assumsd-that of deter
mination to enforce the collection of the Territorial
revenue at all hazards-he may as well abandond all
attempts to carry on the government established by
the Congress Of the United States.
We learn that the Tenth Regiment of Infantry was
to have marched on the 18th; Phelps battery of
artillery on the 18th and the Fifth Infantry on the
GOTH There are, however, it is said, rumors that
this disposition of the forces destined against Utah
has been countermanded and that very considerable
portion of them will be kept in Kansas We doubt
the correctness of these rumors
The precise time of Gen. Harney's departure for
the plains and Utah is not known.
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From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
THE MORMON TPADPpG


Both Brigham Young and Heber c. Kimball are
New Workers. Brigham lived near the line dividing
Ontario and Monroe counties. in the town of Victor
at the time he became Mormon He had ALWAYS
manifested proclivity to religious fanaticism or
rather he was lazy rabscallion, good for nothing
except to howl at a camp-meeting. He lived in a
log shanty, with dilapidated, patient. suffering
wife surrounded by host of two headed children.
Oota uonaly he made up lot of axe-helves and ira
ded Them off for sugar and tea in other fits of in
dusTy he would do days work in the hay field for
a neighbOr, hoe potatoes in his own little patch or
pound clothes for his wife washing day. But
his special mission was to go to camp-meetings and
reviyals, where he managed to get his daily bread
out of the more wealthy brethren in consideration
OF the JUNCTION with which he shouted ga-lo-rah
On such occasions Brigham took no thought of the
morrow, but cheerfully putting on his old wool hat
would leave his family without -four in the barrel or
wood at the door, and ellinghis wife that the sLord
would provide, he would put off for a weeks alb
selce. Poor Mrs. Brigham managed by borrowing
from her neighbors, with small hope of paving
chopped the wood herself and with an old sun-bon-
net, Navarino style, went to the spring after water
thoroughly convinced that her lot was not of the
easiest and that her husband was to use a western
expression, an "Ornary cuss " in which sentiment
all who knew him Joined. People were getting very
tired of Brigham when MormOnism turned up He
was just the man for the religion, and the religion
seemed expressly adapted to him. He became an
exhOrler, held neighbOrhood meetings, ranted and
howled his doctrines into the minds of others as
weak as himself and finally went West with the rest
of Them where he has developed his powers until
the poor, miserable, rustic loafer is Governor Of a
Territory, and chief prophet of great religious
sect. He has just the mixture of shrewdness and
folly which is required for in fanatcism or
quackery wiser man could not hold his place
man must be half fool and half knave to be sue
cessful quack.
Heber c. Kimball was a man of more respectable
ity. He was born fanatic, and if he were not
Mormon, would be something else just like it. In
his church-he was a Baptist Originally-he was
of those pestilent fellows who want resolutions
passed at church meetings Withholding fellowship
from somebody else, and insist having political
codicil added TO the Bible We believe he had some
property. He has much more talent than Brigham
Young, but is inferior to him in the elements of
quackery. He has very respectable relatives now
living in the part of Monroe county from which he
started
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State Election.


T WILL open and bold an election for Governor member.
Of Congress and Legislature in the several civil Districts
hold said election.
The County Court appointed the following persons
iricts Of the county.
Dist No. list Ward-Tempe o. Harris John Coltart and
ThOs J. Halle, W. H. Townsend aud
3 l. H. Lanier B. s. Weller, and K
W. Pouer--G 3. Brown, clerk.
John w Martin, J. w FeIts and W
.. u. F. sfter, Mason vannoy and J.
10. Frame :, Tho. W. chiltO, and v
A. B4ugh--W ". Petbsa-, est *.
w A Davis, J. L. FARRELL and Isaac
Paul
8 c. Nicholas P. Corbitt, VIM, Harrison
Dist. No 2-JOhn COrley VIM McMurTy and John Greer;
J. Corley, lr ,aRd - Greer.
3-Moses n. Ridley; George W. Charlton and
J Mann /; L. Charlton and F. !. Couch
4-Timothy DodsOn, &. Hamilton and Ben Hurt ;
z. X Gleaves and w. DOdsou.
Ashley Rozelll K. Il. Wallace and W. D. Ba-
ksT; G Rovsand Cox.
CIV b Gsmbll, Joel A Battle and VIM Austin /;
w Booker and Joel A Bstile,jr
Whiiimore and II Wa lace.
s-wn ogilvie, W RaTsey and James Ra' ms;
s-W Hagans, Thomas Johnson and Andrew
Gregory; I'd Lne and 10 Whitsitt
IO-J W Meaning, W P Harding and James
Hamilton; Crenshsw and W Burchstt.
w onell and " Campbell
l2-JesBe Jordan, w Watkins and John N IOsn;
Sam Davidson IT,
l3-BeBi Cox, w G., Shelton and w DOzer G.
Lowell and w McGuay.
H-James Greer, James Russell and SHELTON De-
moss WIN Demoss and W m Frazier.
l-John 5 Pnchelt, Thomas ] A lisOn and Moses
Greer; John HaIy and Z HaIsted.
l6-James NeWEom, Roger Pegam and James
Dunn; Charlton and DR. sagwen.
I--James Fulgum, WIN Osborne and N Usry; Sam
Dunn and Order.
IS-Z Stell, Hiram Vaughan and A G. White A
Estes and John Brien.
l9-W n Hambiin, w n Hudson and John TayIor.
S Hail ard - Gee.
GO COW @ Hall, W M Dismukes and w Foster. W
Drake and K H Cartwright
" 2I-Andrew Hooper, ThOs 4 Saunders and ] Var
brough; George Keeling ard 10 Phillips.
g p -Georls W Campbell. George Walker and G.
Marshall; h l.. Croker and Geo Weber
d" CIV Drake, David Ralst6n and Lewis Will
Hams; Wellington Hyde and IohB Drake
g 24-M Wilkinson, BinkIey ana Ed Graves;
TazWell Etherly and Joe johnson.
95--Dennis DOzidr, Jacob Na 70 and James NJ Lee:
Lowe and Tom Sloan.
July 2I-td. J.K. EDMUNSON. SherR
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New WHOLESALE DRY GOODS HoUsE.-We take
pleasure in calling the particular attention of the
trade to the announcement Of Furman & Co., Whole
sale Dealers in Staple and Fancy Foreign and Do
nestle Dry Goods. The gentlemen composing this
firm are all young men of business capacity energy
and experience. They have taken the capacious
ware rooms recently occupied by R. S. Hollins &
Co., Northeast corner of the Square, and are now
receiving their stock of goods for the Fall Season
Our country friends should not fail to give them
call in passing through the various houses in the
citv R1D0sF
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Leaving for the actual CROP Only......2, 820, 800
From the above l conclude that even if the fall
should be protraced to the 18th November the latest
period for the last thirty-two years, the growing
crop cannot exceed three million two hundred, and
seventy five thousand bales, which would be much
short Of the commercial wants Of the world and if
the fall frost comes at the average period Of the 18th
October, or, often occurs, before that time the
crop will not exehed two million eight hundred and
thirty thousand.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-29

A, SINGULAR FREAK OF TRADE.-Two thousand
six hundred volumes of books recently sold in
Chicago to Mr.. Kennedy, of ROxbury, Massachu-
SETS They were old and rare books, and were at
once shipped to his home by the wealthy purchaser,
who is eonnOisseur in such matters. tits strange,
however that person should go from Massachusetts
to Chicago TO buy books.
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TINE To RETIRE.-Marshal Radetsky, the General.
in-Chief of the Austrian forces in Italy, has re-
signed the commission, at the age of ninety -one
years. This veteran in the wars had won victories
for his King before the American declaration of in
dependence. From youth he has been in the har-
ness Of war, and bids fair to reach full century
of years. He is now the oldest chieftain in the
wnrld
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DSs- According to Mr. Phillips, of London, the
chances of an ordinary felOns escape from punish
ment in one thousand trials are two hundred and
seventy; and the chances of a murderers escape
from punishment in one thousand trials are seven
hundred and twelve.