Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-13
WEDNESDAY mORNING, JULY 10, 1859.
The Last three weeks of the Canvass

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Gov. HARRGs resumes at Athens, on
Monday, the canvass. and continues it
without intermission until the I'd of Au-
gust. We need not tell our readers that
his part of the work has been, and will be,
well done. The State has never been
more ably canvassed than by Gov. HAIR.
RIs this summer. In some Of the Congress
sional districts he has had able and eff
Gent support. But there is lack of or
ganized effort in other districts, which,
while it cannot defeat US, must, if it is not
remedied, occasion notifying losses. Our
political friends, in the sections referred
to, are securely relying on their former
majority. This must not be, or they will
soon find that they have no majority to
boast of.
We have, within the last week, been
put in possession of facts which leave no
room for doubt that our opponents are
making an effort, more earnest and con-
certedthan any which they have put forth
since 1910, with perhaps the single ex-
ception of 1855. Every Congressional
District in the State is thoroughly organ
ised and they are flooding the State with
documents ingeniously calculated to de-
cieve the unwary. Our Democratic friends
baUa not baan YaaafIro, +ho-o . l,o,.z -; Al
corresponding exertions. But it is not
now too late for apathy to be changed to
energetic effort, and it only needs such
effort to surpass the great victory of 1857
by the more brilliant one of 1859.
There is not time for moments Ion
ger delay. The party must be instantly
rallied, in every county. Every neigh
borhood must be canvassed, and prompt
measures to secure a full vote adopted.
There never were stronger reasons for
such an effort than those which now ap-
peal to US. Our continued ascendency in
Tennessee, important as it is, is only one
of those reasons. The next Presidential
contest will be greatly influenced by the
result here. It's because they know this
that the Know Nothings are making the eff
fort of which we have spoken. 1t is to ad
vance the fortunes of Mr.. BELL, not that
there is a very deep concern for Mr.. METH
ERLAND, that every nook and corner of the
State is filled with Opposition misrepre-
sensations. 1t is for this that every ham,
let is visited by Opposition missionaries,
and no Islander of the Democratic party
is too gross for circulation.
Democrats of Tennessee ! You have
the issue of this contest in your own
hands. We have warned you of the
only danger to your cause, and you
have the ability, if you have the will.
to avert this danger. Let each Demo
crat in the State take these warnings
home to himself, and theoretically act
upon them, and there is an end of the
danger. Not less than fifteen thousand
majority of the voters of Tennessee are
opposed to the Know Nothing free-soil
coalition. All they have to do is to act
in concert. Victory is as sure with this
concert as it is doubtful withoutit.
We are happy to say, that within the
last few days we have received assu-
RANGES from several quarters of a revi-
val of the spirit which, in the last four
elections in this State, has given US
such glorious victories. From the ex-
IRENE east as well as from the extreme
west the news is in the highest degree
cheering. In portions of Middle Ten
nessee the indications of increased
Democratic majorities are unmistaka-
BILE. There is no doubt whatever, in our
Judgment, that we shall sustain our De-
strength in the Congressional
and we have strong hopes of a
gain of two members. The prospect
IF strong majorities in both branches of
he Legislature is much better than we
'egarded it two weeks ago, and it is GER
ain if the counties of De Kalb, Nc |
dinn, Monroe, Haywood, and Hawkins,
II a majority of them, do their duty. |
The majority for HARRIS will be larger
han it was in 1857, If the aggregate UOte
5 as large an this election as ii ,cas in that.
n brief, the most brilliant victory known
o the history of our party is within our
rasp, and we entreat the Democracy
f the State not to permit it to be reck'
assly or carelessly thrown away.
We appeal to goa, Democratic Read
r, to do all that an honest man may do,
, secure victory to our party. You will
ever be called upon to labor in defence
your principles at a time when their
efeat would be more disastrous to the
1untry than now, or when their triumph
-ould do more to secure enduring pros
repose to the State,