Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-31


eAMUs1So.-A long tailed. tight legged,
stump toed little individual asked us the
otherday If we were g Ants American.
s-if we were IN favor of foreign ruling
America-if we would support the Pope
for President and assist the Catholics IN
catching and torturing the protestants, u
they should take a fancy to DO SO We
told him these were very important cues
tions which we did not like to answer unr
advisedly-we would talk the matter over
with our better half, (when we get one)
and make up cur mind.
/" Traitor" he exclaimed, starting to
his feet and staggering back, Che was
"half seas over' do you hesitate !?
Already the country is half ruined. The
Pope has become. power above throne.
Our country is even now struggling in its
terrible grasp, and catholicism. is lording
it over the land. Read that, Sir. read
that!" He pulled an old paper from his
pocket and We were enabled to account
for his stupidity. 1t was the American
Deneocracked, a know nothing paper pub
lished in Florence, Alabama, and he points
ed to the following article
"Great CONSERVATION among the Cath
Ole Irish. Great apprehensions are en-
tertained.by the Catholic Irish that the
id Americans are about to take the
country" 1t is. said that universal sen-
timent Of riotous indignation exists among
them at the idea of being governed by the
Odd Americans y
We got of by telling the young patri-
OF that if such things had come TO pass
we would assist in retaking the country,
unless the Irish would agree to let the
natives ego halvers.'' This seemed to
satisfy him and we left him singing "HaiI
Columbus" ALIENS Herald.
A WH1a U. S. SENATOR JOINING THE
DEMocRAcY.-H Henry Dixon, of Kentucky,
the successor of Henry Clay in tile U. S.
Senate, has joined the Democrcy. Rad
his letter, dated Henderson, KY, Sept. ga:
GEMTLEMEN.-I am in receipt of your
favor OF the 9Th inst, requesting me to
be present and address a mass meeting Of
the Democracy, to be held at Paducah on
the 9Th inst. You are right in suppos-
ing that it is my intention TO cooperate
in future with the Democratic party.
The Wing party with which have 50 long
acted has no political existence. Ihave no
party now but my country. To this shall
not cease TO be faithful. The Kuow>Noth>
ing party divided as it is into two great sec
tional parties, the one Northern aud the
other Southern, can only injuro where it
woul serve the country {: for instead Of
Strengthening the national men of all par
ties can only divide them in all the cleo
tons, where union and concert Of action
are necessary to The salvation of the coun-
try. AS far as l can Judge, the Demo-
cratic party, although weakened in the
free States, is still national, and still CO.
operates with the Southern Democracy, in
opposition to the Abolitionists and Free
soilers Of the North, who. TO destroy the
Institutions Of slavery, would rend the
Union asunder and bury beneath the rus
ms of the constitution the liberties of the
country.
| regret, gentlemen, that circumstances
over which have no control will prevent
my being with you ON the occasion aIlu-
ded to.
l am, very truly, your obedient sery't.
ARCH Dixon