The true Democrat., 1854-12-27
WdSLlnQtOn Cltu. Dec. 4 1854


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 Washington City, Dec. 4, 1854 DEAR OHNsON: After few months of heat dust and dull times the national metropolis las aSaln put on It's holiday suit, to usher in with becoming honors the second session of the 33d Congress. he transition is so sudden and complete, and wthal so much for the better. that It's Influence Is felt by all as we'll the "old fogy" as young America" During the recess l all are looking forward and making prepara- | tons for the commencement of another session. Generally 1t IS matter of pecuniary interest, as but little, if any, of the mileage and per diem of the members leave Washington. the cost of living and lu1ua1es being so high. | Both Houses met to-day, and l97 members answered to their names, and in the Senate a quorum was present. The message was read to both Houses; 1t is a straight forward, plain and sensible document and meets with general | favor. The President seems to think that more railroads are contemplated than the reouire- ments and capacity of the times will justify. and intimates that he will not go to any great | length with Congress in granting donations of 1 lands. As your readers will have received it before this reaches you will desist from mak- ing further comments.
 Judge Greenwood and Col Warren arrived here on last Saturday evening, in excellent health and spirits, and were in their seats to- day, prepared for the winter campaign. Neith- CT of our Senators have arrived. Henry A. Wise has been nominated for Go. vernon, by the Democratic State Convention of Virginia as the candidate of the party at the l on chino al o1oot;1p ,,,n united opposition of the whigs and know noth. lngs, as the latter is but a phase of abolition whiggery and would poll but small vote with out such union. In fact the whig leaders and press in Virginia, as elsewhere have embraced this new ism.
 Independent of its religious crusade and di- rect war upon the constitution, which guaran- tees to all the protection of person and proper- ty, and the worshiping of their Maker as to each person may seem most fit and proper the origin, movements, acts and associations thus far, of "know nothingism,' is anything. when calmly and dispasionately viewed ,.but prepos- sessing to the southern mind Concocted by n feion in prison under the penalty of the laws he had outraged, it has been seized by the ab- olitionists and bigots of the North to bamboo. gle the South. When we want to search for morals and religion, save us from theirs.
 In the recent elections in Maine, Massachu- sets, Delaware, New York, New ersey, Penn. sylvania, Michigan, Iowa. Wisconsin, Ohio. In. diana and Illinois, the whigs, free-soilers abo- litionists and know nothings" voted together against every national democrat It is an old and true maxim that "a person is generally known by his companions." Let southern men apply this maxim to "know nothineism, in the recent elections at the North, and it will be found that it an sectionalsm are one and inse- perable. ur
 Abolitionism has for years lily brooked the conservative co stand taken by the Catholic church North on the slavery question: in refusing to nave anything to do with it. In the long list