The true Democrat., 1855-09-18
Hon. L.. ID. Hills Letter.

line democrat, and would, therefore, better serve to deceiue and mislead the democrats. DR. HILL respectfully, but firmly and positively, declines the service.
 This letter of DR. HILLS proves all we have said about "stool pigeons' and "decoy ducks.'' The know nothings, by pushing forward the few democrats they have in their ranks use them as decoys to mislead others of the demo. cratic party. The game was we'll planned one and well calculated to deceive. The whig material IS carefully concealed from the sight, while the democratic is boldly blazoned upon every post and pillar. They wish old line denaocrats'' to lead, that the masses of the de- mocratic party might follow.
 This trick might have succeeded upon any other than the democratic party. Democrats are not in the habit of bind1y following any man or leader They first enquire if he is right, and, if so, they follow and sustain him, but, if not, they discard him and his course, with the least possible ceremony. Such is the democratic party. The disaflection of its lead CTS never destroy it, because the moment they desert the party, that moment they loose their influence. Democrats are not slaves to be led about from party to party and principle to prn- ciple, as the know nothing leaders here suppose. They are freemcn--men of independence, and they think for themS, Ives; and they always think before they act. Hence the traps set to catch them have not succeeded. But few de- mocrats have been deceived by know nothing ism-this last phaze of whiggery. Roaoeuer ageU Me animal may haue been covereA up enough rings upon its tul can be seen 10 slo,O hat ise same oM coon'
 DR. HILL was a member of the last Legis- lature and was a faithful and efficient represen- tative. It seems he, at one time, entered the order of know nothings, but finding himself mistaken as to it's character and its purposes, he immediately severed himself from it. He says, he "did not know that it would be political party, destined to swallow up one, and make war to the knife upon the other of the great po- presented to him. He was deceived by the misrepresentations and entered.
 Dr. Hill is an old line democrat, and there fore would not make, as he says, good know nothing. We are glad to see that the few de- mocrats who have joined the order are with drawing, and that they possess the manliness and Independence publicly to avow their with drawal The order IS already almost confined to the old whig party. But few democrats are in 1t, while many good and true whigs scorn to bow the knee to its oatlls and mandates. The Election iii the I,t Judicial Circuit.
 Dr. Borland, some two weeks since, after stat ing that Beazley did not receive majority ot the votes polled in the election for Judge l the lst Judicial Circuit, holds the following language:
 "It is, thus, made perfectly certain that even with two American candidates in the field to divide the vote the anti got in 'by the skin oi his teeth;' whereas, had there been but one AmeGcan to concentrate the vote, he would have been elected by an immense majority; or even if there had been full vote given, the division could not have enabled the anti to sue. ceed; for his little plurality would have been overcome.
 That we are right in this, is made manifest by the election for Prosecuting Attorney, at the same time; for, in that, Mir. Mack the Anaerican candidate was elected, by decided majority of all the votes, over his anti opponents, Messrs H0,nor and Chiliyess."
 Upon perusng the above, without knowing the facts, one would naturally be led to believe that the know nothings had pollcd the largest vote in that election. But such was not the case. By the following, the sum total of the votes cast for Prosecuting Attorney, may be seen:
 l.. L. Mack. .....................l.2 .296 s. w. Clildress. ........................ 6S4 J. J. Horror. ...................... 654 E. II. Moody dy...................... ......... 22
 The know nothings, being bound by oath tc vote for their own candidate, must have voted for Mack en maasse. Their whole force ther amounted to only 1,296 votes. while the united vote received by his opponents, amounts tc 1860, leaving majority for the denaocrats O GA votes Ii is plain then, that if the demo crats had been bound by oath to vote for the
 
 had merely a plurality, but would have received majority of all the votes boiled.
 Wonder if few more of the know nothing mqjorfties would not turn out in the same way if facts and figures were brought to bear?
 
 MURDER.-We have to record one of the mos atrocipus, cold blooded murders, which occur red in this place on Saturday evening, the Stl inst, about o'clock, 1t has ever been our dut, to perform. Mir. PATRICK TEyLIN, an indus trous, steady, sober and honest citizen, while engaged at his business at Mr. Finnerty's stable was attacked by three men named James liar ris Leroy Lamb, and J ohm Lamb while drink ing, and without cause or provocaton feled him to the ground, by a lick on the head witt large wagon whip in the hand of one of tho men, and while down, another one of then stabbed him in the right side, and just below the fourth rib on the left, which latter woun( caused his death on Sunday evening about thre, o'clock
 They made their escape and were Overtakel at Gen. Tells plantation about four miles abovt this place. on Saturday night and brought bacl by the constable and others summoned for tha purpose All three have been committed tc jail on the charge of murder in the first de gree.-Pine Blg6 Republican, Sept 18th.
 0T The following we take from lette written from Rockport, and dated Sept 18th
 "The know nothings, what few there are il this county, are down in the mouth since thei champion stool pigeon, Yell, made such fail ure in proving that he was not on the wilt hunt after office. He will have to YeN ant howl many a tima hafora ha wi ovor Lo olo,+ ed to any office in this State" X.
 Compliments to BOrIand.
 Dr. Borland has been denounced by the op position as one who has brought disgrace on tn, administration and on the country by his con duct in the Greytown affair; butwe will "wage