Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-02
ONE WORD MORE WITH THE DE-
MOCRACY.

MOCRACY.
The hour of battle is at hand. The
opposition forces are arrayed for the
conflict. Their numbers though COM
paratively small, are drilled in all the
arts of Guerrilla warfare. They fight
from an ambush and may be preparing
their surprise while Democrats are sleep
ing. Mark what we tell you, their secret
councils are ut 1cork, and all the appli-
ances which art and intrigue can bring
to bear will be in full play from this
until the day of election. To battle them,
our sentinels must be placed on guard
and our soldiers made ready for the
warning. In this way, and in this way
only, we can smother their designs.
Remember-they have no hope of
electing their candidate for Governor,
and are turning their whole strength in
the direction of the Legislature. To
this end they will be prepared to Strap
and trade in every county where there
is the least hope of electing their county
or district candidates. To this end they
have been prepared to make any and
eUery sacrifice. To this end they will
labor assiduously by night and day. To
this end, they are organized upon COM
mon understanding, and will accomplish
all that minority party in bad cause
can accomplish with such appliances.
We entreat our friends to regard our
admOnitions in due season. Fore
warned is forearmed." Shall we battle
them in their intrgues? Shall we route
them from their hiding places? Shall
we detect, expose and defeat their under
ground plans and purposes? If so let
us be doing. GO TO WORK-LET
EACH AND EVERY DEMOCRAT GO TO WORK.
Let US give the next few days to our
party and its principles. Let US leave
no stone unturned. Let us work like
Democrats. Let US arouse and bring
to bear our full strength, and the result
is certain.
We have received reliable intelligence
from nearly every county in the State.
In at least half of them the Democratic
ticket will gain, even over the Buchanan
vote, If the people can be brought to the
polls. There are not five counties in the
State where Know Nothingism will gain
if the vote of last year is brought out.
In almost every neighborhood there are
persons who supported Fillmore last
fall, who now intend voting for Harris.
There are scarcely a dozen voters to be
found in the State who supported Blu
chanan, who will vote for Hatton. But
these very faults----this very conscious
ness that there are scarcely no changes
against us---has produced an over con-
fidence with the Democratic masses that
now constitutes the zeal and only element
of weakness with US.
There is no want of sound Democratic
feeling-no loss of interest in the great
principles of our party, or confidence in
their efficacy to preserve the Government.
We never knew healthier tone among
the people. But there is the absence of
that excitement necessary to full vote
with us-but which is not essential to a
full vote with them, with their secret Or
ganization, extending all over the State
and with their voters living most contigu-
Gus to public places, and being composed
of the more idle classes, with less of the
hard labors of every day life to perform.
DEMOC RATS, LOOK THESE
THINS STERNLY IN THE FACE
AND GO TO WORK. If you will do
this we shall sweep like an avalanche
over the State. If you neglect it, you
may have cause to reprOach your own
folly when it is too late.