Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-23
Stir the Fires!

Now is the time, Americans Of Tennessee,
to stir the fires and keep them burning. Your
gallant leader has nearly brought his labors to
close. To advance your cause he has trav-
eled through every section of the State, and
made a series of speeches setting forth your
principles and exposing the evils OF those main
tanned by your opponents. de has, every
where, borne your standard triumphantly,
and impressed upon the minds and hearts Of
the masses the necessity of doing something
to preserve our free institutions from the en-
croachments of foreign ideas and foreign inso-
Ience. He has done bis whole duty. The
time has now come for you to begin to do
yours If you follow up the noble work he
has done. vigorously and increasingly, we tell
YOU a glorious triumph will reward our party.
1t is within your power to place BOB HATToN
in the Governors Chair. OF this we have not
doubt; but it depends entirely upon your ac-
tivity. If You discharge your duty as he has
his, that end will be most surely attained.
Now, will you do it9 Why should you notf
Are Won less earnest 10 your love Of American
principles Have you lost any Of your ardent
from the grasp of the Jacobs Ladder Democ-
racy9 Are you appalled, by the large majorl-
ty cast against yoa last year, when the
cry of ''no chance" and the vilest use OF the
slavery question, were made to cut down the
patriot FILLMORE Surely, to all of these IN
terrogatories you respond with hearty NAY!
What shall we say, then, to arouse you to en-
p Fall -nu "
ever your opponents have had az opportunity,
they have reviled and prosecuted, aud pro-
scribed Americans How they have denounced
you as enemies of the country yOu would die
TO serve1 How they have, in their hours Of
triumph in elections, when forbearance was
the natural suggestion OF generous and mag
unanimous foe, iusulted and Knocked your How
one of their high priests, Barclay Martin,
warned his hearers in public speech at Col
umbia, against sending their children to school
TO men who dared to profess your principlesi
How even the sanctuary of God has been IN
vaded, aud attempts made TO prescribe the
minister OF the gospel because he recognized
in your cause that which commanded his ap-
probation2 How they have taken sides with
foreguers--sach murderoas wretches "a caused
the streets OF Louisville in 1855, and theslreeis
of New York in 1857, to be drenched in blood
and held them up as purer and better cIu-
zens than youl How they are even now,
| raising the false clamor that you are bound
| together by horrid oaths, and are holding Sc
cret orgies not lees wicked than those held ia
pandemOnium by the jumps of the Prince OF
| Darknessi Ii these offences are not rank
enough aud Infamous enough 20 make every
American vow eternal hostility To their au-
thors, and 10 those who sustained them, We
/ know not what can be. 10 view OF them, aud
the cheering prospect ahead, We cannot doubt
/ THAI from this good day every American in
this State will go 70 work with spirit and
Will which cannot be beaten. Lest there
should be some who are not alive 10 the i'm
portanee OF exertiou on their part-wbo DO
not know how easily it Is 70 reach fort h their
hands and gather the rich fruits OF victory, We
urge them 10 awake, 10 arouse themselves,
aud 10 go 10 work Work faithfully, work
diligently, work untiFingly, all the polls are
closed, aud your hsarts viii DO eheered By the
r, demptiOn Of the State. OF this result YOU
! msy rest assured.