Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-07-14
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The Know-NothAg pGy, like otAa mon
ktrosities, attained its growth IN an ashnlsh
f1gig short period Of time, and its dsclite has
been no Tess RAPID than its Development Ia
Zoe whole Union Il now has only two raeog-
9ized aspirsnts for GubsTnatorisl honpfs.
These are Banks. Of MassackHsefis, aud Haff0u,
n 1rnaessee. As the former is the chosen
4fandaTd-belrer Of the two Northern factions,
~ election can hardly be doubtful. Whether
g shall shine In the political armament as the
lone star = Of Observation-Disclosures, or be glad
dtned By the light Of a Southern luminary, Is
n question for Tennessee to decide. Certain Il
-, that Mr.. Hatt0n can make no appeal for
fFpport TO the Old-Line Whigs, that have re-
4 ained true TO the post Of duty, when he re-
feets that their vessel was s%cuitleds not BY
Democratic, bot Kuow-kothing hands, and The
crew denounced fer It's corruption, not In De-
mscfgfie, but in KEov-N Ofhing conventions.
We remark that Know-Nothing aspifauts IN
Tsunessee are anxiously seeking 70 hide their
7 former evil PRACTICES. Their oaths, their sec
res,, their prosecuting tenets-their war upon
religious ~lberty-ihey struggle 20 cover UP,
ard withdraw from the public gaze-while our
attention Is q be engrossed b. new. impraett-
cable and worthless issues, which these men
know wi. never be put into practical ope-
ration.
The question OF distributing the proceeds Of
the public lands, was pressed BY the Wing par
Z. ID the period Of its greatest strength, and
under ibs ablest and most trusted leaders. Sew
eral times was It submitted to the popular
vote, and as often rejected by decisive maJori-
ties. These reflections were sufficient for men
Of common modesty, and the Wing party wise
w abandoned the subject as hopeless, and
doubtless never expected to hear OF it IN an
other canvass. Bus in the wrecked and ruined
fortunes Of Know-Eothingism, driven and bsa-
ten from every position, Senator Bell seized
upon the doubly condemned and foraker issue,
as the only chance 10 rally his shattered forces
in Tennessee for the coming contest. But the
Know-Nothing standsTd-bearer, true to his
new party instincts, that tinges with absurdity
whatever 1t touches, is not content with the
old Wing issue, that at the time had some plau-
sibility, but be has hoisted a piece Of Know
Nothing foggerv, on which is Inscribed, ga
partition Of The public lands Gmoag the States"
We have heard Of some lower animals That Oe-
easionally feed and fatten upon their own OF
spring. The thought is revolving, we admit,
but il is a striking similitude Of the PROPOSE
ton that would partition of the new States
among the older ones thus literally swallow
ing up and destroying the former, and in addi-
zion, giving to the Northern States the entire
and absolute control Of every new State or
Territorg that shall exist. Such an idea might
please the wild fanatic of the North, as a Ger
tain triumph over the Son.h but it can hardly
receive a moments thought from any states
man h4O LtEdlG5 uOl nue. 1LtAl1 u lAEll1
and interests Of new States and Territories.
But We forbear to argue this proposition. It
is not amsnable to the laws Of logic, nor can
We measure its force By an appeal TO the plain
dictates Of common sense. We, however, ven
ture the prediction, that no man will ever have
the hGrdikoOd to bring the question before an
American Congress The whole subject, like
others Of Know-Nothing origin, looks to ten
porary and local results, and after August it
will be quietly laid aside.
You will remember, felloy-citizens, that the
Know-NothiRg party denounced the passage Of
the Kansas and Nebraska bills in their eoun-
ellis, through their presses, and upon the stump,
with a zeal and fury only sxeelled by the Black
Republicans Of the North. They denounced
our party for its passage at a time, when the
doctrine Of popular sovereignty embraced in
it formed the pivot of a controversy upon which
the rights Of the South and the safety Of the
Union seemed to turn. The miserable mad
dog CRY OF " Squatter Sovereignty +" and the
sancIity Of the Missouri Compromise, proved
Of no sfect,-the popular judgment sustained
the doctrines Of our party, and the highest ja-
dieisl tribunal of the nation, has stamped our
position with the irrevokable seal Of c~onstitu-
tional truth. The Know-Nothing speakers and
editors, are now greatly exercised upon the ques-
ton Of "alien suffrage" and charge that the
Democratic party are the advocates OF @alien
sufrage." We tell these haWkeTs and pedlsrs,
in political notions, that the Democrats par
ty controlled the legislature Of States and Ter
~ritories, before their tutelar deity SAM was
brought into existence, and we challenge them
to place their fingers upon the Constitution Of
a State, or the enactment Of a Congress, where
the question of alien suffrage was presented or
passed as a Democratic measure. Do they
point US 10 Kansas? We reply that Gliens
have no more right to vote in Kansas than they
have in Tennessee. Tn Kansas Bill contained
a clause allowing foreigners, who had declared
their i~ntentiOn under oath, the right to vote in
the fret election. The first Territorial Legis-
lature that assembled was empOrered BY the
act, to fix the qualification Of voters. That
Legislature was thoroughly and completely Dem
~Oerdtic, and il passed a law now Ia operation,
which excludes unnaturaliZed foreigners from
the bal!ot-box. AS effsctually is this the case
in Kansas as in Tennessee! We further chal-
lenge the members Of this party to point Us to
a single resolve Of a Democratic convention,
either National or State, that Incorporates
alien suffrage as a part Of the Democratic
creed. We submit that this cannot be shown.
True it is, that many good and sound Demo-
Gratis insist that foreigners who have taken the
initiatOry steps of citizenship, should be allow
ed to vote as a matter Of Justice and right il the
Territories, for the reasont that these men share
equally in the dangers Of a first settlement,
that they incur all the hazards Of a pioneer life,
anu 1AAaAAA IE n NNiIF III tue ArLA1ldLlDu
OF a Territory that they assisted to build up.
These arguments have force, We admit, aud
they go a long ways to Justify John Bell, Who
defended alien suffrage" in the Senate, and CHI.
Williams, NJ. p. Gentry, F. X. Zollicofer and
Charles Ready, the first two Of whom voted
for its temporary existence in the Washington,
and the two last in the Kansas bill. Mr.. Fill
more also must have appreciated the claims Of
the foreign pioneer, when be gave the sanction
OF bis name to the "alien suffrage" legislatioaof
bis HO1 Know Nothing friends. This question
10 a matter, however, of little importance If We
are to judge Of its effect in the past history Of
the country but whether of much or little con
sequence, we candidly tell our opponents that
THY now constitute but the remnant of a 10
cal faction, and il requires too heavy a draw
upon Democratic patience TO expect rs
calmly to discuss national issues, with an Or
ganization that can have no pretension to a sa-
tiOnal existence. We tell these men tha. in I
the Wing party, Democracy had a foenIan
worthy Of its steel. The disruption Of Cat
party has brought about a day Of small things
with the opposition that rejecting men can
but regret and deplore.
Our limits, however, forbid extended re-
marks. Il Is obvious that Kncw-Nothings in
Tennessee have adopted a system Of peify fduIf
JiHdihg and worthless accusations against the
Democracy, that locks more like the querulous
outbreaks Of ill-mannsred and cross grained
children than the diguifed attacks Of grown
up men.
But, fellOw-citizsns, we desire to redeem the
county OF shelby, and to see her take her true
and rightful position under the Democratic
dag. We must labor to this end, and bring out
our sattTs strength on the day Of election. We
have a ticket made up OF good and true Demo-
Gratis, and we mast labor FOR its success. The
Democracy OF the State selected one Of cur
own eountyDen as its standard-bearer, and it
Is due TO ourselves, to our candidate and to the
party, that we should manifest a proper appre-
citation of the high compliment. we have
legislature to elect, and that body will have to
choose Senators to represent the State in the
next Congress. Would IL not be a strange
spectacle to see our State mis-rePrcSented by !
Know-Nothing Senator's when it has so dis
tinetiy and Internationally repudiated the
Of that party. Upon the action of
shelby county alone may depend the political '
aspect OF COR legislature, and the character OF {
our Senators IN Congress. In view of this i'm
Portant consideration, we entreat our party
friends to throw themselves into the contest al Z
once and make one manly effort for success. :
Our danger In the State can only originate from )
an over confidence 10 their strength I
is the very bane Of the Democratic party. De- ]
feat never 80 certainly comes upon as in the l
ao1T q JGneied security. Our present position in
me state has only been attained by years Of con
slant and uneeasing labor. Defeat after defeat
never dampsd the ardor Of our friends, who. !
sustained BY the reetitude Of their principles, :
determined, by uneeasing effort, to plant the :
standard Of victory over the sleeping dust of 4
he statesman hero Of the Hermitage. This {
glorious work we have achieved. We have
lad the proud consolation Of seeing the dis
forces OF a secret, oalh-bound foe, hy- =
Hg before the indOmitable legions of our party, d
md Of hearing the loud acclaim of victory ?
inging through its veteran ranks. Let Us hold Z
'ur supremacy by constant aud unceasing vigil
ance. II there is a man upon our legislative Y
icket who viii fail 10 represent. the popular o
viii, and conform to the ussges Of bis party, y
e does not deserve support. But we have HOBe Il
candidates are good and loyal Demo- fl
rats and will be faithful to their duty. II IA
here be in the county a Democratic voter, who n
as personal objections TO any one OF these
andidates, we tell hin in all the frankness Of d
that his private grievances or personal o,
islikes do not belong to our party creed. We al