Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-19
Know Nothing Rule in the sou,h.


Know NOthingism has never established its
power anywhere except oy bloedshed, or maintained
1t except by violence and fraud. 1t has converted
New Orleans, Louisville and Baltimore into battle
grounds, where elections are determined by brass
knuokles and slung shots, in the hands of organ
lied bands Of bullies and cut-throat., and not by
the free SURFACES of the people Bound together by
their horrible Oaths and obligations these lawless
rufians enabled by the secret machinery of the
order to perpetrate crimes at the very recital of
which humanity sickens with horror. The shield of
authority welded by members of the brotherhood
projects them from punishment.
All these Outrsges are committed for the benefit
of the Know Nothing order and to perpetuate its
rule. The brethren will of course defend and ex-
euse them. Hence the Know Nothing papers in this
State were found justfying the acts of lswless VIC
lence perpe'rated by the Know NOthings of Louis
vile and Baltimore. Hence, too, the Thugs Of New
Orleans have their sympathizers and friends among
their brethren in Tennessee. When last summer
they held their saluInalia Of blood and revealed for
three days in carnage and crime, several of the
Know Nothing organs here warmly espoused their
cause and justified their conduct.
This year the same scenes have been repeated
The municipal election in New Orleans came of on
the 9th instant, and Know Nothingism again gum
moned its laWless myrmidOns into the field. The
sseendsney CT the order must be maintained and
the popular will must be made to boW to its bloody
sway. The same system Of violence and intimida
ton vas resOrted TO which was inaugursted in the
last election and the Know Nothing ticket again
successful. Here is q genuine Know Nothing vic.
tory fer the brethren in Tennessee t, rejoice over
They have bet n e1uling over Abolition triumphs ct
the North, won under the dag Of the Opposition.
In this victory in New Orleans the glory of the
achievement is all their own. II was won under the
direct auspices Of Know Nothingism. The spirit
that animated the order in the days of its strength
and power, was revived in this struggle. The
1hugisn of New Orleans, as displayed on election
day, is the legitimate offspring Of the secret. dark
and prOscriptive principles of Know NOthinssm as
it existed in Tennessee. The same proscriptive
feelings are yet smOuldering in the breast Of the
devotses of the order among us, aad will sgain
burst forth in all their ferceness should, Know No
thingisn triumph at the next election under its
new disgulse of Opposition.
JoHx NETHERLAND and his party ara not less
Know Nothings to-day than when they took the
osths and uttered the solemn mummeries Of the or
der. They still bound by the same obligations
which hold these ruflans of New Orleans together
In 9 compact organization and render them SO fer
midsble 10 the peace and good government Of the
city. They too have sworn to obey the will of the
majority in all things social and political and they
too bound to observe all secret signs, and sig.
mails.
May the day never come when the reign of the or
der shall be established in Tennessee as in New Or
leans. Let the people set the seal of their condem
nation upon the order and is sdherents.
We publish in another column an account Of the |
lisgrscsful scenes Of the Q day in New Or
eaps.