Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-07
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Extracts from our Business CcFrespon-
aences
We are informed by our clever Democratic friend,
A. C., Cross Plains, Robertson county sending for
club Of subscribers, that the Democracy there are
all united upon B. and L. He says: = do not know
Of DoUGLAsIrE in the county and his friends here
the Opposisionists alone they seem to bemere
deeply interested in DoUGIAs than they in BELL
They work hard to get up some sympathy for DoUG (
LAS, but the Democracy see too plainly their trick
It's no go.'
just in keeping with the foregoing, our untiring /
and energetic friend, ]. c. H., at Morristown, East
Tennessee, sending club OF twenty-four subscri
bers, (for which we heartily thank him) odds: "The
Belt skriskers had meeting here on Friday August
Sd, which they called ratification meeting. But
really could not that they ratified anything ex
cept that they all thought DOUGLAS mighty good
Democrat. NELsoN, TEMPLE and NErHERI-AxD spoke,
but they failed 10 give any clue to their political
principles urging in all their speeches that mag
much as the Democrats had haG family quarrel
and split that therefore they thought Mr. BELL stood
better chance. They urged the DOUGLAS men to
stand up to DOUGLAS, in order as noe see and know
to gre the State to BELL But it won't win for
Democrats up here in East Tennessee are not to be
qalled by their old enemies. And we can't see how
any true Democrat allow himself to be made
tool of by BELL men to defeat the Democracy. The
meeting may be set down as another of their many
| failures.
From Benton county we get the following cheer
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. news for Democracy
assure you that Benton county is al right on the
goose. There is not DoUGIAs Democrat in the
county. We will give larger majority for BRICK
INRDGE and LANE than ever was given before in this
county for any man"
OCr excellent Democratic friend, s., at Kenton,
West Tennessee, has our thanks for club of ten
new subscribers at his Office We are also glad to
learn that the Democracy are enthusiastically
uniting upon B. and L.. notwithstanding all the eff
forts by the BEL.-DOUGLAs men to create disaffec-
ton in our ranks.
One of the sterling Democracy of White county,
Middle Tennessee writing for club of six new sub
scribers at Sparta, says: Democracy is gaining
and will in old White. have not heard but one
man say he would vote for DOUGLAS and BELL. viii
not get the full Opposition vote here.p
Our friend, Y, writing from Rocky River, send
ing for the paper, says of our prospects there The
Democracy are in arms here for BREcK and LANE
Several of the Opposition are helping US. 1 think
we will give BREck and LANE stronger vote here
than has been given in any race for years"
A friend writing from Roseberry. Knox county,
sending for a club of subscribers, remarks The
signs of the times are all right in old Knox We
will do things up BrO,cR here. Democracy is gain
ing and no mistake Send out the UNION AND AMER
ICAN, and the work will be done' That's the way
to talk and work. Push on.
Our good Democratic friend W., at Benton, sends
club of six new subscribers. and adds +" Every
thing is encouraging for B. and L. We have but
few DoUGAsrrEs and they are of the Abolition stamp
The BELL men are very friendly towards the DOUG-
LAsTEs" So it is at every point we hear from.
One of the best Democrats in the Union sends US
the following in connection with a large club of
subscribers. He talks seasibly and acts like
whOle-sOuled Democrat Hear him " All we want
in these ends of the earth is a more extensive crcu-
atioh of the UNION AND AMERICAN and the little Com
modCre counties OF Perry and Decatur will roll up
heavier msjOrities than ever before. Shortly after
the Convention there were great many DOUGLAs
Democrats, but the Opposition claim him here-they
say if you cannot support BELL go for Judge DOUGLASS
but that trick will not win. | do hope that the
Democracy of Tennessee will unite on Maj. BREcK-
NRIDGE and Gen. LANE and defeat the fusion ticket.
More of the Negro InsurrectiOn in Texas.
The following letter is from a reliable and inteIl-
gent Tennessean, now in Texas:
CEDAR HILL, Dallas County, Texas, July "a, go.
Editors Union and American:
GENTLEMEN: Another public meeting was held in
the town of Dallas yesterday on the subject of the
great negro insurrection. The committee reported
that three of the leaders TO be hung near Dali
Lao at O'Clock this evening. Great excitement pre-
walls all over the country. Judge BURFoRD who had
just returned from holding the District Court at
Waxahach:e, addressed the meeting. He stated the
outset that in any ordinary case he would be as far
from counseng mob law as any other man, but tina t
in the present instance the people had clear right
to take the law into their own hands He counseled
moderation, and insisted that the committee should
execute the fewest number compatible with the
public safety.
No one doubts that every negro in the county,
perhaps in every adjoining county knew the p ot
Not single would reveal it voluntarily but they
all tell substantially the same tale under coercion
MCKINNEY, the Abolition preacher who was whip
ed in Dallas last year is the nstigator of the insur
rection, but he has carried on the work through
agents.
They have hung white man in Fort Worth, con-
yicted of furnishing the negroes with arms. He ac-
knowledged that he had two wagon leads more
now on their way from Kansas. 1t is thought that
the wagons have already passed through Dallas.
The object in burning the town was to destroy
| the ammunition. There to be general uprising
on election day, and MCKINNEY was to meet them
| with army of five hundred men. Special VEN
gance determined against those who took an
active part against Mckinney, and it has been exc
cuted in part at least to the destruction of their
! property.
| Perhaps q suspicious white has suffered
death at Dallas Great distrust manifested against
al transient individuals Your correspondent
would feel weak in the knees If he hailed from Alb
| Olitiondom instead of Tennessee.
Yours, in haste, A. B.G.