Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-15


There i oEey 90 political s.lsf D shs|
aeid ii the present state f1nFses opsnlf
setting brlh Esd defsndins sia ffsss
pits and offering eeltAIn Hah6s.k6s Or d.
Zee Thalpaety & liIs union Constitutional
laeapfsp and KeutE allisstlez parry Il Ass
de 6peh political SrpesisIon IlhAs asAisy
bitter aaveferFies. has they intend 70 do
their work, not Is open eaHFask aud Al on
posing ticket but 81 staying away from tire
falla Themselves, aud Inducing others 10 DO.
sikeNiae Kfufa these feaASisk. fsosn flle
tArt thai the ssntaes H one siksed sud viii
have no opposition cithef n1i the stump uf
In the pnblie press. there Il guasen 10 40.
rrehepd that i light vote viii Be nolIea on
islt I'D inastsnt haw only eIsxsn days dis
ssnt We know By ezpersenoe that Il e =.
most impossible to create HAy enthusiasm,
or very doer Interest among The masses h
a ono sided contest JIG no opposition bs
offered 60 the ticket, even is friends will
grew lukewnFsp h ccnseqaenep Of sae abb
soiate certainty Of euecess And rel. 10 ne.
peat what we have often urged befero The
moral weight Of the sots IN tAyer Of The
proposed constitutional amendment depends
almost wholly upon iis numerical strength
or at ieaat the moral weight Of the electian
does, Tor The pEincinIns plfhfed % he poo
pie fbr their approval are based on eternal
truth, and viii endure forever. Hence Is
becomes q question Of vital importance
what means are best adapted to secure tho
attendance Of every liberal, law and order
voter al the polls, To-day Is the 18th, and
the vote On the amendments is 70 be taken
on the I'D The time for work b brief
and glides rapidly sway There i apathy
among the people. II the pro -siksery par
t. dared 10 enter The field publicly, an In
tense excitement would follw, and every
vote would be polled Men feel careless. for
the reason thas they see the amendments
win be carried. This Il net onoagh, they
must BE- carried By largo vote. We be-
lievo that IL the friends Of Reform and Re-
organization throughout the Stasa would
agree 10 give up all ether business except
that Of soliciting votes, on election dag, the
yolc poIled would be at least double Whist Il
win be Il nc extraordinary steps be taken
Ia the ease. We appeal 70 the business men
Of Nashville, where the amendment should
receive tremendous impulse. Il this Is ssk.
ing too much Of them, in matter Of such
moment Can they net lock ap their
stores, shops, counting rooms. and Offices,
and give one day to the Stets Let the
merchant drop bis silks, uloths, and domes.
tics, the grocer bis wares, the lawyer his
books and briefs, the mechRnic bis tools,
the physician his medicines as far as posi-
bic, and let them all spend thai day upon
the streets talking, and pleading the cause
of civil law. Business men Of Nashville,
We ten ypa that II you can sHceeed IL Ar
cd. 60 sense Of the valae Of this work Il
win be worth millions Of dollars 10 your
city. We entreat you do MOI leave shis
work 10 newspapers and politicians; put
your own hands 10 che pillow, knd de NOT
look backward until il be consumuiatesi-
Ia the great city Of Chicago, on he day Of
the late Presidential election, business houses
were closed By general consent throughout
the city. Let Us follow the example let
every man become solicitor and csnvaaser
for votes on the ED inst. Al hands 70 the
ropes, and give a long pull and strong
pull and pull all together, tor the sake
Of Tennessee. Davidson county, including
Nashville polied only thirteen hundred AID
odd rSsses hist NovenKhef We have 10 aa.
IA inst at hSad 10 make q calculation, bat
we think the vote should be four or Eve
tin ,ss as large, 'at least. We trust Tint some
Of our profainert citizens ~iiI take the lead
in this matter Immediately Perhaps A.
good plan as any to begin with, would be
for some of our business men 20 send ID
their names 70 ss, il accordance with the
suggestions hitherto inside. ItwoaId doubt.
less be wen for our loyal friends il Knox
vile, Memphis, Chattanooga, and at other
localities 10 adopt similar conrse. Let rs
show The country thatwe consider The re-
establishment Of civil law Of more value
than the dollars and cents Of trade on cleo
! ton day.--NaskriLe Times