Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-28
orr CORRESPONDENCE.
KNOzT1LLE. Tenn. Jan. 8, 1857

KNOK5ILLE. Tenn. Jan. 8, 1857
Msssrs. Editors:
Thcagh the Presidential canvass hiss closed and that for
ecers Of the State not tits no reason why the
occurring ntsrTegnsm should elapse without an osca.
sons word from your readers and especially it proper
that you should hear FOnesanda while from some one
Of them residing in the only division Of the State which
cast majority of its votes eags az that msjorty wss
for Fillmore and DOaelsoa.
The EROD HOtngs (or there is such class of beings
still existing 0rsr here this side of the Mountain,
the shons bOda valley" John Mitchell terms it. seem
still to have impression that Notwithstanding their de-
feat in the State by majority of 1900 in November they
not only elect know nothing candidate for Governor
but that they will certainly succeed in having majority
of the Legislature, and Of the congressional delegation,
and the means BY which they hope expect rather to
achieve such results putting forward tsir candidates.
not the initiated not those who like Gentry "hss seen
Sam, (upPy the 'fgTres" you please you from
the repeated of my manuscript that Lave lost
the chang of the thing" as our old and departed fssd
John Nelson used to say) But they say now that they
must run "Old line Wigs" who have none of the
faint Of know HOshingsm about hem whose Odor
not offensive to the nosris Of the people; who have
taken political oahs at sOms hour of the night be-
tween midnight and day break whom they have re-
Ved and whom they would have crushed if they could
have acquired the power to do But the question is
they ind in Tennessee any such to be their candidates
for any ofce' knew not They may put forward some
who were never received in the order but the votes of such
for Fillmore 'and DOnslsOn" have stamped them as mem.
bsFs Of the party and therefore smsnabs for its ObnOx.
ious acts and violated pledges
Butt is not much matter of Importance observe
just the policy Btraagsms of the know nothing par
g in Tennessee it is with those opposed to that party
to it, you repeatedly of late suggested that
they have discussions among they put
forward candidates for Governor for Congress and for
the legislature the best men, without regard to the self
cOnessd claims foolish aspirations of those who would
thrust themselves unbidden upon the party This Of
be done in but way you have urged and that
il by means Of conventions i SUsry instance. So far
the candidate for Governor seoueerned provision made
for that BY the call of convention to at Nashville in
April.
Permit me now to suggest that convention be held in
each Congressional district Of the State the I'd Tuedql
Of Nay to nominate candidates for Congress- and on the
third 7saGy IN Nay in each Senatorial and Representa-
tive county district nOmn ate candidates for the up
per and lower branches of the Legislature In some in
stances may to be unnecessary to have conventions
assemble bu! whether absolutely necessary not to dc
however, IN al will greatly promote not only the
strength and harmony Of the party SUCH but it will en-
able Tennessee unqussonaby to take such position il
the national councils will remove the mputaton a01
rsstiHg upon her, Of having, to extent affiliated viii
, ] Black Rspublicanism.
East Tennessee will readily acqueSes in these sugges
tons and proceed at proper time to the appointment
their respective delegations This being done, and The
candidates coming before the people in obedience to s
CALL think can promise you gain of one Congressman
three members Of the Legislature at least and clea
majority in this division Of the State for the Democratic
candidate for Governor. To aid in this work we have
now home paper, "7hs HnaEULs Mercury" which an
you will find to be most excellent colaborer. The
publishers Messrs GOTHAM HRLHs start out with
promising auspices than have before attended the
publication Of democratic journal at this place, Will
the editor has given earnest Of determination to cOnduc
hts paper boldly by asserting, without tmidity his oppO
sion to Know NOthingism in all It's phases and ramifca
TONS and BY repsng fearlessy all assaults that may be
made upon himself his journal his party. He will b
the subject of cOmmendStory paragraph in the LHiO1
before the Closes and not in the Union only, bu
in other journals disposed to applaud the unmigated
posureof vensl Know Nothing press. K.