Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-22
The yEfde.Awakes-TheL incOln-DOugIas
Forces Organizing for the Black AePuD-
Iicau inauguration, and the ''EnfOrce"
meut of the Laws"

The Wfde.AWakes-TheL tncOln-DOuglas
Forces Organizing for the Black AePuD-
Iican inauguration ana the "
ment OF the Laws"
A great Republican mass meeting was held on the
Brandywine battle ground, Pennsylvania, on Tues
day. About 25 900 people were present and 5'OoO
drilled men (Wide-Awakes) went through manGu'
vres on the battle field Addresses were delivered
from three stands by distinguished Black hePubli-
can leaders
Grand demonstration of Wide-Awakes was
made at Albany on Tuesday night. About 4,OOO
torches were in the procession
The Detroit Daily Advertiser says that within few
DAYS forty-six Frenchmen Of Ecorse have formed
themselves into a Wide Awake Club, and sent to De-
trot for their uniforms.
Alta recent Black Republican demonstration in
Rostop. the Wide-Awakes in full uniform were
nresent in large numbers, and the renowned
R,-R1 rSG.NE the Bob Acres of Massachusetts. adj
dressed them as the champions Of his party, their
cloud by day and their pillar Of fire by night
whose lamps are the funeral torches OF our enc
mics. and whose black capes are the only mourning
Won will ever wear of them"
Tte.e are the forces with which the South is to be
,br,ad into submission to the rule Of ABRAHAM LIN
CnTN
s,aecb Z. ADVOCATES BOLDLY AND CLEARLY, a 1odr OF
oecos ,,,r NJ the North against the South, of free
S,,s oaiust The slaus SdteS-a lUdr Of determination
IN be continued relentessly. until tie one or the
other shall be subdued and all the States shall either
become free or slave"
l. # not time for the South to be "wide-awake?
Horace Greeley delivered a speech. reported in
,be Tribune, at the dedication Of the new Wide
Arake Hall n New York. on the 10th instant Mr..
Cuoolev speaks of the new Wide-Awake organize
ton as follows:
uo had been much interested in the Wlde-Awake
,.o,,snt from the first, for the great lack of the
uo,,bl;can Marty has been practical active working
ISsP This was the most hopeful political move
o,t of This country. The young men are begin
,irg 70 feel their true power ana II SHOWS mem
-, tbev are able 10 do for their country. lie
80 81, this as inaugurating true military
movement of this country. Ii Is tme lhat the free
mon of this country learned to pro'ec' themselves.
o.. standing army is composed mostly OF lorelgn-
~ nd oficered in the most aristocrauc manner,
NIs' tiI ,5 20 see this replaced by this new or
z;o+ion and letthe free and voluntary military OF
ms country have fair play ana WIleh GoEerlieu'
mods a half million of men let her Gail lor Il'eu
with the same money and the same proseot uiat an
VIII Nv have and we shall soon need no standing
80 Ne felt more hope for this organization De-
$50 II COMPRISES the young men, and they nave
liberty inscribed on their banners r,+ Co., ,
Thu g-cat work of the revolution was not Tor
dar Init for wears and he believed the time would
Ia, uas , ~ bsn ms work would be accomplished
and man be equal to his brother man h Ri
and Justice and right prevail In TINS oeiel' III Di
them God speed in their work
We find in the Cincinnati Gazette OF TUESDAY ias'A
regular military order, showing concIasi'ei! ma
there Is prcmeditation in this organization WHICH
We LITTLE dream of The order which we refer 10 IS
Es follows: