Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-22
RALLY. DEmOCRATs.
TO THE RISE 81.

Democrats of Tennessee, another cleo.
ton approaches. Would you preserve
your State from the countless evils Of OPP
position ruler Would you maintain the
cause of good government and equal
rights against the hostile hOrdes that as
sail it Then rally to the rescue
IF THE OPPOSITION SUCCEED, HOW
MUCH WILL 1T COST THE people,
The Opposition are making desper-
ate struggle to regain their power in this
State. How much the success of that
party will cost the honest masses of the
people let the history of the past inform
US
Let us recur to the condition of things
when the people two years ago wrested
the State government from the hands OF
the Opposition.
THE BANKING POLICY OF THE OPPPO.
STTION, THE SUPREMACY OF THE
RANKS AND THE ENSLAVEMENT OF
THE PEOPLE.
The policy of the Opposition had for
years rendered all the great interests of
the community tributary to the profit of
banking corporations and subservient to
their power. Clothed with extraordinary
and exclusive privileges, these favored in
situations had assumed absolute and en-
tire control over the trade and commerce
ofthe country, and having, in their grasp
ing after gain, pursued their speculations
beyond their means, had suspended
specie payments and left the people with
a worthless and irredeemable circulat-
ing medium. A heavy debt was hanging
over the people, the credit of the State
was destroyed and its bonds selling at
large discount in the eastern market.
The currency of our banks could not be
used beyond the limits of the State, ex-
change could only be obtained, if at all,
at the most exhorbitant rates, and all the
channels of commerce were closed.
PLErNDERING THE TREASURY.
But this was not all. The Treasury
of the State had been plCndered and the
most enormous frauds perpetrated upon
The people through the ineficiency and
dishonesty of Burton and his gang,
whom the Opposition had placed in pow
er.
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY HAVE DONE
To REFORM THESE EVILS.
The Democracy came into power and
in two short years they have reformed
all these abuses and remedied all these
evils They have restored the credit of
the State, its bonds now selling very
nearly at par They have improved the
currency by forcing the banks to redeem
their ltes at the counters where issued,
and by suppressing the circulation of
small notes, thus bringing an abundance
of gold and silver into the State. Ex-
change is at par and commerce has re-
vived.
THE DEMOCRACY POINT TO THEIR
PAST COURSE AS A PLEDGE FOR THE
FUTURE.
The Democratic party come before the
people in this canvass asking an endorse
ment of their past course and pledging
themselves to the continuance of the same
policy in the future.
AROUSE! THE ENEMY ARE IN THE
FIELD.
Men OF TENNESSEE, if you desire a con-
tinuance of the policy which has restored
prosperity to the State and conferred
such unparalleled blessings upon the
people, you must arouse yourselves 10
action. The Opposition forces are all in
the field. They are fighting with the en-
ergy of desperation to regain the power
they have lost. They are endeavoring
to CT awl back into the high places of the
State that they may inaugurate again
that system of plumber and prohigacy
which they have heretofore practiced.
THE FUTURE POLICY OF THE OPPO-
SVTTON-.---.THEIR CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR.
Odious as have been their acts and
fatal as has been their policy hitherto,
the principles which they now advocate
are still more dangerous to the best inter
ests of the State. john NETuERLAND is
the exponent of those principles. He is
the representative Of the opinions of his
party and his record is their creed. Hi:
public acts are in conformity with the
faith of his followers, and point out the
policy they will pursue in the future.
cor. NETHERLANDS INJUSTICE AMI
INSULTS no THE POOR FARMER ANE
MECHANIC.
The opponents of the Democracy have
always been the friends of capital anc
the enemies of labor JOAN NETHRRLANI
is the very embodiment of that principle
lie voted to take away from the husband