, 1855-03-03
Organize--Bc Prepared.

OrganiZe--Bc Prepared.
The active members of the democratic
party in every county, should bear in mind
that the Territorial Convention meets on
the 18th day of May next, and should be
actively preparing to engage with earnest
ness and determination in the coming can
vass. Primary meetings should be held at
an early day for the appointment of dele
gates TO attend the convention, and where
convenient or desirable that democratic
measures should be discussed, arrangements
should be made to meet our opponents with
argument in vindication of the principles
for which we are contending Not having
any principles of their own, other than are
conceived in midnight conclave, which they
and their co-adjutors dare not discuss or
even openly avow, the regular democracy
will be driven to assume an entirely defen-
siye position-and we now put the question
will the true and faithful members of our
party make one united effort to overcome
a hydra-headed opposition, or will they
gronnd their arms, and calmly permit clique,
caucus, and moral treason to the party, to
assume a dictatorship, and betray the de-
mocracy into the hands of the most deadli-
est of enemies-deserters from The household
Of The true Jdith?
For one, we will not yet despair of sue
cess, although well aware that every effort
will be made, which an oath-bound alliance
of heterogeneous elements can invent, to
place the power and reins Of our Territori-
al government ia the hands of q masked
inquisitorial acknowledgements its favors
to its political " DANTE" assassins, in pro-
portion to the amount Of injury inflicted on
the party opposing its plans and plottings.
In this county, in Pierce, King, and Lew
is, at least, a desperate effort will be made
to secure the triumph of know nothingism,
in some shape Are the old veteran natu-
rallied democrats of Pierce and Lewis pre-
pared to support for Office, men holding to
such anti-dcmocratic and anti-repubican
doctrines as is inculcated in the teachings
Of the know nothings ? Are such men as
T. NJ. Chambers, Esq, J. r. Jackson, Esq.
Messrs. L. Smith, NJ. p. Dougherty, Hen
ry Murry, John Bradley, and many others,
disposed 10 witness the triumph of party
which would deny the rights Of foreigners
to exercise the privileges of freemen, with
out residence Of twenty-one years-ex-
cluding Notwithstanding them forever
from holding Office? The bold pioneers Of
civilization and settlement in this Territory
can never, we think, be induced to endorse
such proscriptiye doctrine-so opposed to
the spirit Of our institutions.
But if we are to be defeated at the bal
lot box, we are willing to abide by the re-
suit. For one, we have no desire to tri-
umph through midnight conspiracy, fraud,
or double-dealing If we ore ever success
full in doing any good, we prefer to do it in
daylight, without the aid Of secret oaths,
mysterious grapples, aud midnight con-
claves. Our advice to all who are now, or
intend becoming members of the secret or
ganization, is to "do nothing within the
order, which you would be ashamed to ac.
neutrality-suspicious. it," You cannot enter
it, and come forth clean in your own sight.
You should not attach yourself to any con.
fraternity from which your escape is impos.
sible. If the object be to reforUt present
political abuses, an open course is the speed.
lest and surest. But if persons arc bent
on doing wrong and cheating their fellows,
they will surely become miserable and des-
picable in the subterraneau caucus-thcir
resort for evil doing.
We are, in every sense of the word, op-
posed to the institution, and we expect in
return to have visited on us the united op-
position and anathemas, secretly, publicly,
and personally, OF the order in our midst
and adjacent. Did we seek to steal in
to public favor for Office, or otherwise, we
would seek to become amember. But we
are honestly opposed to the spirit which
gave it birth, and the object of its exist
encc, and are not prepared to foreswear our
allegiance to the democratic party, or
Bend the supple hinges of the knee
That thrift may follow fawning'
We consider the organization at large
dangerous weapon, and that the main
wires, directing its pulling operations, are in
the hands of inscriptions, unprincipled po
litical charlitans, and ground and lofty
tumblers," who, being cast of, and kicked
out of all parties, have made a virtue oi
necessity of leagueing together in secret
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