Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-21


Now is the time for action. Let our friends in ev
cry county go to work with the firm determination to
carry the State in the next election There is every
prospect of success, if the Democracy will but dc
their duty. The Opposition throughout the State
are working energetically Let US be up and doing
The organ of the Virginia Opposition has excel
lent article the necessity of thorough organiza
ton. We give the advice it contains, with slight
changes to the Democrats of Tennessee: We make
no apology to our friends for continuing to remind
them that thorough and systematic organization
throughout the State is the indispensable condition
of success in November. Mass meetings, pOle-rais-
ings and speeches are all excellent things but these
alone without efficient organization and constant
personal exertion, cannot accomplish the victory.
We rejoice that numerous meetings being held
all over the State, and that speakers ably
addressing the people upon the grave issues involved
in the canvass. Let meetings be held in every conn
ty and neighborhood, and let our speakers continue
to enlighten and instruct the voters, pointing out to
them the true path of duty in the present solemn
and momentous contest
We repeat, however, that something more is nee
essary besides meetings ands speeches Weneed, and
must speedily effect thorough organization of
our forces in every county and in every neighbor-
hood in the State 1t viii lot do to rely for success
upon the divisions and strifes of our adversaries.
1t will not do to calculate too largely too conf
IDENTIFY upon those divisions and strifes. Our duty
is plain 1t is to organize and work if dIyis-
ion and no strife existed in the ranks of adver-
saries. This is the true policy. This is our only
sure hope of success.
We should then, organize at once and completely,
in every county, and in every neighborhood of every
county throughout the State We have repeatedly,
heretofore insisted that organization in part Of the
counties will not do There must be organization in
each and all of the counties into which the State is
divided. And with systematic organization in each
and all, and with our entire vote brought to the
polls, there can be no dOubt-nOt even shadow Of
adoubt-of our carrying the State for Breckenridge
and Lane on the 9th of November. We believe in
deed-fully and firmly belieye-that we have it in
our power 20 carry the State. All that is necessary
to enable US to do this to organize in the
wehaye recommended, and work with constant ener-
T and ealand see to it that the entire is poled
Let us do these few indispensable things and We
need feel no apprehension of the result
Thus seeing and feeling, do, the manifest
importance-nay, the absolute necessty-of organi-
cation and effort onthe part of our friends, we in
woke and entreat them 10 be up and doing at once.
We appeal to them to form clubs in every neighbor-
hood and appoint working and canvassng commit
tees and thus push the great indispensable work
of the canvass. The prospect before us is indeed
bright and cheering and let us not by our inerness
and want Of organization fail to carry the State and
win the victory. All hands to the rescue, and let
every man do his duty, and his whole duty, in the
present contest Organise and 1oOr and the battle
is won and tie triumph is ours.