Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-12

sSF- The Memphis Know Nothing papers have
sought to escape the odium recent Washington
riots by violently asssiling the Administration for
having ordered out the United States troops to shoot
down their Plug Ugly confederates. They express
great indignity, and would be glad to make capital
out of it if they could.
The Murfreesborough Telegraph takes different
view, and says the Plug Uglies were not Know
Nothings but " drunken, roWdy Democrats" Hear
it:
1--WE inform our readers that the celebrated
plug Uglies of Baltimore that figured in the
Washington riots we're set of drunken, rowdy De-
Eocrats, and they in connection with the foreign
population brought on the riots"
Wonder if the Memphis papers won't be relieved
when they learn upon authority Of the Telegraph
that It was Democrats and not Know Nothings who
were shot down in the riots at Washington. What
reasonable story this is that Democrats should as
sumo to be Know Nothings, drive their own party
friends from the polls take the lives of several and
finally invite themselves to be shot in turn by order
of Democratic administration. The fellow who
originated this device has displayed but little inven
tive genius, and shows to what desperate ends one
sworn member win resort to defend another The
follies is enough to render it infamous in the
estimation of every honest man.
MEETING IN HICKMAN-WoRTHY OF INnTA-
TON
At meeting of large body of the democracy of
Hickman county in Centreville, on the 9th of July
Joseph Weems was called to the chair and R. c.
HuddestOn appointed secretary. The following
preamble and resolutions were offered by J. J. Will
lams. Esq, and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, In view of the immense Importance of
the issues Of the present campaign in Tennessee it
is the urgent and imperative duty Of the democracy
to rally around the flag of their party, to organize
themselves as to present an unbroken front in
the coming conflict, and to turn out masse on the
day of election; and to that end be it
ReSoIred, That it is the duty of the democracy to
stand firm by their cherished principles and to sus-
tain their candidates in the coming election.
Resolved That in order fully to carry out the
above objects, the chairman appoint committee of
not less than three in each civil district that they
be requested to consult with each other in their re-
spective districts and with the voters generally and
that if practicable they visit every democratic and
wing voter, and all others favorable to the cause
within two three days of the election, and urge
upon all the necessity of attending the polls, and
that ifany unable to go fromany disability that
they procure, if practicable, their conveyance to
the polls.
In accordance with the foregoing resolution, the
chair appointed the following committees, viz:
Dis. No. III A Shouse, Cantrell, Walker,
Ben Grimmett and V Shouse.
Z" PIP TOtty, Nat Young, NJ L Foster and
] Bratten.
d" "A H Nicks, N C Weems and Nixon.
4-Jo's Bizwell, VIM Bond and J NJ Coins.
&" 81 K McMinn, E Anderson, Van Weems,
JOS Beasly and JAS VIM.
" 6-F G Chamberlain, Hobbs and Tho $
Steel.
" w H Caruthers, J Sullivan, Carrot
Curl, Asa Thompson and James H.
Caruthers.
" SAL Spence, VIM H Brown, and William
Caruthers, jr.
{" 9-Ja's WOolard, ] W Walker, Lewis Bates
and Thos Bastisn.
Z" 1O-Wm Whitwell, VIM Gotham, VIM Bates
and Thos Bastian.
" 11-Ja's Davidson, Warren, Saml Malu-
gin and P Morrison.
b" 12-R Whitesde, J Duncan, Aydolett
and John Sharp.
13-VF Bile, Sam Hoover and J Charter
On motion it was ordered that these proceedings
be published in the UNION ANE AMERICAN
The meeting then adjourned.
JOSEPH wEEMs, Ch'mn.
R. c. HUDDLEsToN, Secy.