Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-13
KNOW NoTH1NeIs1I IN NEW ORLEANS.


The Patriot Of yesterday resumes the hopeless task
Of defending the oorruPt city government Of New
Orleans from the just csnsurs and condemnation CT
an outraged and indignant public The ties Of party
aueeiaBe must be strong indeed, which would induce
respectable newspaper to lend its sanction to such
crimes as have been peFpetratsd aud permitted oy
the Know Nothing authorities Of that city The
Patriot is evidently determined, however to sustain
its brethren although the weight Of evidence is 50
overwhelming against them. that the Banner Lead
ing organ Ofths Know NOh ag party, has refused 10
uphold them in their rufi.nizm and yillsiny We
have pabi4bed in our colomas the most sutsiaet"ry
and convincing prof Of the uieF aefhei-nsy Of the
city government OF New Orleans We Lave collected
testimony from variety Of sources. showing hat
Assassination. robbery and riot sraiEed nsrsbuked
aud uupouisbsd through The streets By hight and
day, and thai no citizen secure in bis lie or his
property These facts sre established BY The deela
raons OF men Of al parties and 81 shades ofoPinion
and By oopioas extracts from the newspapers Of the
city and elsewhere
The New Orleans Be- Whig paper, publishes 3
letter addressed BY large number Of the most re-
spectacle citizens, to Major BEAUREaARB, solioting
hin to become candidate fer the MsyOraltg. q the
approaching election "TAs siERsTs declare that
they impelled to make this request BY tbsiF deep
interest in the prosperity and good ZANE Of New
Orleans andby their desire to rescue the adminstFa-
ton Of the municipal government from the bsneful
influence Of party politics"
The Bee, vouehss for The high character Of the
siguers Of this document, aud states thst they
comprise members Of the old Wing party, members
Of The Democratic party and mEny gentlemen who,
At one time, we're either connected with the Ameri
parry or were accustomed 10 vote with that
organization.
The Della says. SOC ciiizeRs signed the call for
Major BEAUREGARD TO become candidate. They
are men OF "respectabiiity, intelligence, private
sgsrLh, aud emineDee in commercial and professional
eisuding Rampant party spirit has bFOughtfOrth its
fruts-corTHPliOn riot bullyism, and assassination
New Orleans has become by-WOFd and rsprOaeh
in consequences Of the orevssse Of crime that has
broke forth within The feE years past
The Bulletin (Whig. sfter referring to the eds
orders which have 50 long covered the city with q
pail Of inlamy," says; sour citizens We think, at
last begin to appreciate our condition, and realize
the absolute necessity of making vigorous, united
sud perseVering effort to redeem New Orleans from
The terrible evils to which we REFER and which have
hung ike an incubus upon rs, paralyEing and
crushing Us beneath it's hOrrid weight"
Here we have the evidences Of variety Of re-
spectacle journals and private citizens Of different
parties, uniuhuenesd BY Psrtizan feeling political
prejudioes all testifying to the dePlOrsbls eOndi-
ton of the city government. This would seem to
be sufficient to convince any reasonable mind.
But the Patriot continues to sustain the city author
tiles By quotations from the New Orleans Crescent,
violent partition press, allied and subssrVisnt to
che corrupt organization whose interests it is
defending. The Patriot may be able to satisfy
itself with such evidence this. We do not believe
that it will be able to satisfy its readers.