Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-15

Kennedy and Tennessee.
Whatever Of energy and vitality is left in the
knOw-ncthing party is 10 be devoted for the next
three months, 10 effort to place these two States
ia The Opposition" ranks. Originally among the
most reilble Of the democratic States, both were
deceived into temporary abandonment Of that par
~ by the treason OF trusted leaders. The mon-
s,rOua doctrines and he corrupt practices Of know
nothiugism opened the eyes of hOYssnis Of the de-
cived in both States, and in 1885, both returned to
the democratic path By majoriies which, WITH pro-
per organization AID effort, ensure stable al
herence TO tba. path But the democracy of those
States must remember how unscruplous an aIversa-
ny they have 10 contend With, AID a'the real pur
pose of this adversary is never av.we1 Fighting
alone for power and public plumber, the opposition
to the democracy have held we'll defined prin>
ciplss of public policy, and ihay cannot understand
those who hold such principles They have relied
upon the temporary expedients of the moment for
success. As these expedients fail they are abandon
ed, and new ones resOrted to- When they are de-
feated, they never believe that such defeats oe
sasiOnei by the attachment Of the people to the
principles of the democratic party. They see, af.er
the election some oversight in their tricks aud
firmly believe that, if they had been smart enough
to have changed the plan very little the people
could have been cheated. Thus, take the Ghree FIRST
know -nothings you meet in the street, and no two
Of them will be likely to agree to the which
SO soon made know nolhingism stencil in the nos
trils of the peope. We doubt if any enc Of the
three will pretend thst know nothingism was any
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enough Of the ignorant, or TO bride enough of tie
dishonest democrats of The State to secure a ma,
jOrity against the democratic party. One viii tell
you that the mistake in the thing in its oahs ard
secrecy; the second that the anti>Cstholic feature
WAS he worm in the bud of know nothingism; while
The third will be equally confident that but for the
clause against 'the id foreigners" all would have
worked we'll Not one will give the people credit
for having tnrottled the alike for its sius
against moral, social, and political order. Thy
thought they had dead ''open and shut" game
They were beaten. Aud they seek an explanation
only in studying out the defect in the play.
The game now is, at least in this vicinity, to
make john BELL the Opposition candidate for
the Presidency. If the democratic majorities in
Kentucky ald Tennessee can be overcome or mates
rally decreased in August such result will mates
rally increase the chances of JOHN BELL for the
black republican nomination. 1t viii change The
seat Of the black republican war on igh;s from
The abolition States of the North 10 the States Of
the Southwest. The REPUBLICAN leaders sre look
ing for the result in these States with the ntsnsest
anxiety. No election in free State is as eagerly
watched as the caavasses in Tennessee and Ken
i.
" opposition the name By which the black repub
il an alliance is cAlied--will po5ably look to the
Southwest for its candidate; and who so proper as
JOHN BELL, whose course has already received the
highest compliments from the great abolition organ
the n. !. Tri5unes
This is the real purpose of the fight. The tricks
by which it will be concealed from the mass of the
voters in Kentucky and Tennessee are IS various as
those we have described as charaeteTizng The
past history of the hybrid Opposition" With
those tricks we shall have good deal to do during
The canvass, but our present dssga is to show the
stake fer which this know nothing opposition is
playing
We have before US the Weekly Louisville Journal
containing an article headed Kentucky and Ten.
nessee" aud pr0[osibg furnish that paper weekly
10 subscribers in the States for i24 cents per
month This prospectus says:
Elections, destined to oe of vast Importance in
their results, are to be held next Augu / in Ken
lucky and Tennessee We have determined, whilst
pubshirg a paper adsp ed to the wants of the pso-
ple IN all The States If the Union, TO direct special
attention TO he prosecution of vigorous campaign
10 these two States"
1--WE intend to devote as much labor to the cam
paign in Tennessee 10 that in Kentucky, and ne
shall have valuable AID ia both States What We
SAINT is the opportunity Of speaking to The whole
mass of the people Ia both.
No doubt thousands of this paper will be circulated
in Tennessee during This summer. While much will
be said in it Of democratic ex,ravag lncs," the
real object for which II labor will be fusion Of
the Southern opponents OF the Democracy with the
Northern acs Republicans. And Why, when the
"oppositiOn have Two full organs here in Nash
vile, aud others in Knoxville aud Memphis, bitter
enough to satisfy the most rampant opposition
lists" if opposition to Democracy and not an ALI
anee with Black Republicanism were the object, is
the Louisville journal to be made the organ of the
Opposition in Tennessee as well as ia Kentucky?
The editor of the journal has placed on record his
opinion that "SLAvERY Is A DEADLY VAMPIRE
DRAINING THE LIFE BLOOD OF THE REPUBLIC" He
has openly advised the Know Meetings. of Indiana
to combine with The AbOliJnists to defeat the
Democrats of that State, and has thus shown that
the AboliiOnist3 are conservative men" with
whom he desires the Southern KnoW Nothings to
combine. The Journal. therefore, is the proper
document for circulation here, where the effort is
also 10 effect fusion Of The opponents of the |
Democracy with the Republicans, and the nomina,
ton of JOHN BELL by the fusion.
Can it be possible that any considerable portion
Of the Know Othings of Tennessee will consent
TO such ALI, nee? In the leaders of thar party
we have but little confidence But in the masses
themselves We have such confidence as TO believe i
that when the real purpose Of the Opposition shall
become apparent, they will Indignantly spurn the /
tricksters who are attempting to advance their oWa
fortunes by complete betrayal of the rights of the
people Of the State.
We are strongly Inclined to the opinion that Mr.
,ferson is responsible for all the Aboliopispo and
emaIclp4tioniom of modern limes.-Baaner
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