Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-11

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Men we're assasainete BY these aalarisd ruiHans in
The streets and aaother dragged from his bed ct mid
niehi and muFde7ed-mosi fully and savaqelv
buichcred. Sensible msn can have 40 two opinions
as 80 the motive Of The assaults andsaughter; they
we're made for the purpose Of re-esabling that teri
ror which has hitherto turned cur elections into
moekefy. ALTHOUGH the great mass OF tbs re-
speeiaDe, honorable substantial and decent men Of
our city, laying aside party distinctions and ignor
ing past divisions, have cone forward IN q gpon-
taneoua, earnest movements 10 put an end 10 The
/ rule Of balyism, the atroei0as gang. OF Sung
shelters have the sudacity the Of the election
% renew the orgy Of hlo0dshed 10 peFpetuate their
( power.
/ We think these assassius and those who fee them
are for mistaken ia their programme Of opera
tions. They are usually as shreWd and cunning Is
they are shameless and bloody. The game they have
played has heretofore been a winning nne but it is
played ont lit is understood The numbers Of
those who share in it who urge it on are nov 50
small that coneealnent is impossible. They are
known, and they ought to have discretion enough
70 understand that their movements are marked and
noted Men can trace the money paid for assas-
sinaion from the bloody hands Of the Thugs to the
pockets from which it was paid. They ought to
know that aiders and abettoTH viii share in the pun
shment in store for assassins. To whatever extent
We feel the general indignation against the vllisHy
which haspayed its bloody pranks unpunishedin our
unfortunate city, We do notRpeak from itsimpulse.
There is nothing Of passion in what say, and far
from using tone Of menace, re would speak
word Of kindly warning The spirit Of our fellow
citizens Is aroused and they determined TO put
an end to the tyranny Of seOundrsls. For the sake
Of humanity do not add another black item to the
long unsettled account. Let the rabid bloodhounds
OF assassination be called of ct once.
The Memphis Bullstia an old Hns-vhig paper
speaking Of the necessity Of organizinga Vigilance
Committee to resist the tyranny and injustice Of
these rufian rulers says;
'TO this great object, upon the accomplishment of
which much depends, everything else is as moth
ing and upon this altar citizens irrespective Of party
creed prediction, willingly lay al minor differ
ences and agree to work together for the common
benefit Of each and Of al. Upon this question the
staunohest Old-L Line Wings, the most decided Demo-
Gratis the Earmest and most respectable Americans,
are all hearty united, convinced by the steTnest
facts OF the absolute necessity Of such Of
conduct 10 save the city from the imminent dangers
! which threaten it,"
The Banner Of this city, Know Nothing Organ
makes the following just remarks on the same
subject
The condition Of society in New Orleans at pres
ent is q subject worthy Of serious contemplation,
especially By al residents Of the larger cities The
extraordinary and amentable speSaele is presented
in that city, Of the people irrespective Of party or
class, rising up openly and boldly against the regu
lsrly organized municipal government Who are
these rebels? Are hey thugs, should spitters, and
4 night braWlers No. They comprehend many Of
/ the very best citizens OF New Orleans. What Was
the incentive to these extraordinary proceedings
/ Simply this: the GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY
| HAD BECOME A BURLESOUE AND THE NEAR
! APPROACH OF ANOTHER ELECTION REM
! DERED ITS DEFECTS MORE APPARENT, and
aroused the friends Of good order TO desperate
attempt TO ineugurate reform. They saw the
occupants Of munoipalofiees candidstesfor re-elec
ton deVoting themselves to electionseriDg. TO the
neglect Of heir official duties OFFICERS 0FJUS-
I TICE, TO MAKE CAPITAL FOR ELECTION DAY,
WERECOMPKOMISING WITH ALL S0RTS0F VII
| LAINY, RASCALITY AND BLOODY 0UTRAGES
! To MAKE VOTES. THE SLUNG SHOT SWUNG
/ WITH IMMUNITY IN THE HANDS OF THE DES-
/ PERATE BULLY, THE DIRK KNIFE AND PISTOL
! WERE BUSY, THE kOBBER WAS AT HIS WORK,
/ AND JUSTICE SLEPT, WHILE ITS REPRESENTA-
/ PIVES WERE MAKING VOTES. Is any wonder
that the indignation OF people thus outraged was
/ insuppresssble3 For years they have borne and
! forborBs under these aceumulating evils. Firmly
and deliberately they resolved that they would make
one desperate attempt to break the spell, and let
| the consequences take care Of themselves At last
! accounts they had succeeded As much as depre-
cate mob law, must say that the actors in this
affair had great proVocation-fwe are not mistaken
| in our understanding Of the facts. We can only
course Of both parties, aud that this saelu will
result in good to al concerned.
The Nashville Patriot Of the 10th, on the other
hand, thus defends the action Of the Know Nothing
! authorities:
aft the object Of the Vigilance Committee had
not been chiefly political, instead Of making de-
! monstration AGAlNSF TIE AMERICAN MAYOR
! AND HIS POLICE WHO HAVE EFFICIENTLY
LAB0RED TO PUNISH CRIMINALS AND TO
! ERADICATE CRIME, it would have become an
adjunct Of the city authorities, and endesvored to
prop and sustain them in their we'll directed efforts
to assert the authority Of the law ami to Vindcate
its majesty"
It would seem from this passage that the Patriot
has not forgotten the allegiance ii owes to the Know
Nothing party, and willingly assumes the task of de-
Tending its brethren. We had hoped, from the high
and Independent tone which the Banner has assumed
this subject, that the Know Nothing press Of this
/ State would unite in condemnation of the course
pursued by the Know Nothing authorities of New
Orleans, but sorry to find that the obligations
Of party ties are in some cases stronger than the
claims of justice or he deestation Of tyranny and
crime.
The Patriot e1ults in the reelection Of Know
Nothing officers and the continuance Of their rufian
rule in New Orleans. It says:
"If the chief Ohsct of the n Orleans Committee Of
Vigilance, was, as has been alleged, the Wrestling
| OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FROM THE
AMERICAN PARTY, which preponderates largely
in the city, the result is failure. The telegraph
| announced yesterday morning that the American
| candidate for Mayer had been elected though by
small majority. is wen that this lesson has been
taught those who sought by unlawful and revolu
tionary means, to deprive the majority Of the
citizens Of New Orleans of their rights"
We are truly sorry that mistaken zeal for its
party and misplaced attachment TO its political
friends have involved the Patriot in the error of
defending unfaithful officers and their abandoned
satellites from the oensure to which their infamous
crimes SO justly subject them. We would urge the
Patriot in justice to ITSELF to reconsider its opin-
ions, and unite with the Banner in exposing and
denOuncing the villanies Of these outlaws and
rufisns.