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

It is unnecessary to 90 at length into the partiou-
lars which justify the resumption Of their nalienable
sovereign power by the people, or to recapituate the
fearful outrages the inhuman sacrifice Of innocent
life, the irrepsrable injury done society and the
laws, by tolerated banditt 10 satisfy every good
citizen no matter what his individual opinions on
political or Othsr matters may be, that there was
nothing left for the people but either to submit like
slaves or resist as freemen. They have chosen hon
eraby, manfuly, and like true Americans, the latter
course They have organized for their common
protection, and to secure to every man the protection
and support Of the laws hitherto denied him, or
shsmefuIly abused 10 his lasting injury,
'sNo longer ago than yesterday, band Of murder
ers rushed into the Registers Office, where a num-
Der of citizens were assembled for the purpose Of
having their residences entered by that officer, to
qualify them to exercise the suffrage, and made an
Onslaughtupon them, doing them grievous bodily
harm, settingsll Law, deceney and propritty at
defiance, and indicating 8 f0regone purpose 10
carry the approaching city election as all pre-
vious ones have been for three years past here,
namely, by intimidation, the slung shot, the bowie
knife and the revolver. This state Of things it would
be an indelible stain upon this population suppose
can be longer tolerated. and now only remains for
all who have the honor, the welfare the good order
and the tranquility Of New Orleans ct heart TO as
semble at the Principal and enrol themselves for
duty, until the objects enumerated above have been
obtained. This is no time for intammatorY appeals
or exciting deeamation-every one, fortunately, is
animated by like sentiments in regard to the deplO
rable state Of city, and one, therefore, should
hang back at this juncture, when, more than ever.
cool heads, resolute hearts and determined hands
have resolved to restore Law and order to their
empire in New Orleans"
The means resOrted to by the Know Nothing
bulies Of that city, to retain thereins Of municipal
authority, are thus graphically described by the
Louisiana Courier, Of June 8
THH BALL OPENED.-The week preceding every
election in this city for several years past has been
made by the rasCas in the service of the Thug party
a carnival of blOodshsd 1t is well known By them
that fair vote would Gust them from power and
cleanse the city from criminals. Their plan has
therefore been to intiidste voters opposed to them
to such degree as TO prevent them from going 10
the polls At first, before their diabolioal plans
were understood and thFgFted their asssssins we're
stationed around the pollSon election day to knock
down, stab or shoot sufficient number TO prevent
the mass Of the opposition voters coming forward,
and the only reason Why these tactics were abaR-
doned st the last election the confident assurance
they had that The preliminary work Of terror
had already secured TO them an easy triumph. The
same scOUndrelism is n4W resumed. Bands Of
drunken, brutal, bloody Sssassins are sent out to
peTsmbulate the streets all night to assault and
murder a number Of our citizens making choiee Of
the poor and helpless aud especially those Of foreign
extraction. The foul work began on Tuesday night
ss wiz be EseR BY reference to our local columns,