The true Democrat., 1855-12-11

'"non oh InemSelVeS the defence or the faith, and go about preaching crusade for its deli veIance
 Ana here, in the county of Phillips,-as has been before publicly asserted and not denied, -a Mormon PTeacher takes part in the Know Nothing movement, and adds his voice to the clamor about the (so-called) Mother of Har lots.' Kenneth Raynor wanted an " \ merican religion" The Know Nothngs of Arkansas seem to have the same desire, and to have se- lected for their order the pu,ely .40ae,lcan church of the santed Joe Smith,
 These Know Nothings have called to their assistance class before unknown in politics. They have formed an alliance, offensive and defensive with the political parsons of the day. Of all the foes of true religion and dOubly seal ed servants of the Prince of Darkness, political preachers stand pre-eminent. The Savior said to his disciples,- Preach the gospel to every creature,-Lo, l am with you alway, even un- to the end of the world" These political par sons doubt the promise of the Lord. They place no reliance on his gracious pledge to be with his servants, They are terrified at the lnroads of Catholocism and, instead of crying nightly to the Lord for deliverance, they throw themselves into the arms of "Sam," and ask him to be the Savior of the church. They take upon themselves secret and anti-christian paths and oftentmes conceal the truth. "rhey love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil" The humble, the pious christian mlnlsterls entitled to reverence; the political parson Is deserving of no respect, as a clergyman IL IS stated, on the most reliable authority that one ot them, in Phillips county, recently de- clmed to preach the word of God, alleging i'll health, and on the same afternoon attended tue meeting ofa Kao,0 Nothing council It is stated, on equally good authority, that another of them, mh'le religious meetfng l0as actually m progress, went out for the purpose of initiating men into Know Nottingham. And, while the ceremo- nleS were being perlorme l, an enormous tree suddenly fell almost upon the spot where he stood as if Divine Providence saw fit special ly to condemn the internal orgies in which he was engaged.
 Interruptions demagogues and political preachers are banded together to urge on the anti Catholic crusade When such coalition IS formed it is the duty of all patriots to unite for the purpose of putting it down. This is the mission of the democratic party, its cho- sen work Is to perpetuate civil and religious li- berty,-no other organization Is able and will ling to perform this patriotic labor.
 The southern Know NothingS either deceive themselves, or else attempt to deceive others as to the sOundness of parties north on the sla- very question. w hen the abolitionists seemed to have separated from them at Philadelphia they solemnly affirmed that the union existing between northern and southern Know Nothings was dissolved. A few months have elapsed and we find them openly expressing sympathy for defeated Know Nothing traitors in the north and regletting the election of sound, conserva- tive northern democrats. Their course as to the Pennsylvania election is positive proof of this The democratic candidate was Arnold Hummer. He was nominated on platform endorsing the principle of the Nebraska bill, and was denounced by his opponents as an advocate of the "Nebraska fraud.'' The whigs, Know Nothings and black republicans nominat- ed all antl- ebrlska candidate against him. and appealed to every anti-slavery man to vote for their nominee. Here is the address they is- sued:
 gro THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
 The wing party, the republican party, and the American party, having each nominated candidate for the office of canal commissioner, 1t became apparent that such a division of the elements of opposition to the national admins tration, and its Nebraska fraud, would incvita- ply lead to the triumphant election of Arnold Hummer, the ro-5avery Nebraska candidate. In view of these facts, a meeting of the respec-
 
 at Harrisburg on Thursday, the 27th of Sep tember, 1855, and their nominees having de- cLlned and been withdrawn, Thomas Nchol- son, of Beaver county, was nominated as the candidate of the said parties, for the purpose ot concentrating the votes of the anti Nebraska party on one man; and he is earnestly recom- mended to all the lovers of freedom in Penn- sylyanla, as capable, honest, and true heart ed man, who Is worthy of the support and confidence of the people. By order of the committees
 JOHN A. FISHER,
 Chairman Whig State Committed
 LEMUEL ToDD,
 Chmn American State Committed
 DAVID WILMoT,
 Chm'n Republican State Committee" ln such a contest, where ought the sympa- thies of every southern man to be? Certainly, with the democratic candidate. Yet the Hon. i W. D. Rice and the Southern Shield' regret that Hummer was elected! Such is Arkansas Know Nottingham Facts like these justify the suspicion that the southern Know Nothings and the abolition Know Nothings of the north are still brothers in the same order-that their supposed separation at Philadelphia was merely a political trick and that, in 1856, th9y will stand, side by side, warning against the demo- cracy. Their chief paper, II the American Organ, published at Washington D. C.,-says this in so many words. The following is an extract from its columns:
 "Our friends must not be deceived d--there has been no secession of the north and north west from the American party,-none at all l,- but simple a protest, by those States, against certain portions of our platform, which negative the idea of a restoration of the Missouri con- promise of 1920, and involving mere point of sectional policy--a naked abstract right, of no earthly value to either of the contending parties.''
 To show that northern abolitonists and south. ern Know Nothjngs may act together standing on the Philadelphia platform, but one more ex- tract is necessary. It is from the New York Express, s,-Millard Fillmore's organ:
 "It is false as stated in many quarters-that there is any thing in this platform which con- pes northern man to endorse the repeal of the Missouri compromise by Pierce and Doug las of the north,--nO south, mark that.
 EDery naan is lett free under Aais plutto,ma, to resist the admission of Kaasas into the Unaon."
 The controlling issue as it now is, and will be in 1856, is this:-" SbaUMe Nebrasko buy De sustained or notP' The position of the demo- cratic party, north and south, is the same on this subect;-no man is democrat who makes wal. .onlthe Nebraska bill,-that measure was passed by democratic Congress, and approved by democratic President. It will be empha- tically endorsed by the national democratic convention and support of it made a test of democracy. The democracy of the south are a unit on this point. The democracy of Penn- sylvania are thoroughly with us. In Michi- gan, Indiana and Illinois they are equally sound A portion of the democracy of New York have wheeled into line, and adopted the following resolution:
 ResOlved, That We hereby re-afirm our at. tachment to the principles of the Kansas-Ne braska bill guaranteeing, as it does, to the peo- pie of the territory of the United States the right to regulate their own domestic affairs in their own way, and the right to adopt or disa- vow slavery, according to their own conclusions of right or wrong"
 While northern democrats present such ora.