The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

Never since the organization of this govern ment has the political horizon been 50 overcast with dark and lowering clouds as at tile present tune. When we compare the questions that were discussed and decided during the earlier days of the republic with those which now stir the feelings and awaken the apprehensions of all true patriots, of whatever name or creed we sometimes are led to tremble for the destiny ot our country; and were 1t not for the couG- dence which we feel in the over.ruling care of Divine Providence, we should despair of ever seeing q satisfactory solution of the political problems now before the people of the United States
 The present is the first time in the history of this country in which politcal partv having any claim to nationality Has dared to organize upon the avoWel principle os potica reE- gous test; the first time that politicalnaton- al party has dared to make a mars religious creed the test of qualification for office; the first time that any effort has been made to es- tablish tribunal of political Jestlitsm and se- crct espionage tWo-toId more obnoxious than that of Rome; the first time that the Protestants Ot the United States have endeavored to pro- scribe Romanism by polical disabilities. while at the same time they have engralted in a pro- fessed Protestant organization the most obnoX- ions features of the thing they would prescribe and destroy. But as we have faith in the in- telhgence of the masses of the people, and as heretofore their 'sober second thought" has been in the main about right, so we believe that the seal of their condemnation will most em- phaticaly be placed upon the present anti i-Ame- rican, anti-repubcan, proscriptiye and esuit- cal policy of the know nothing organization.
 We repeat that we have confidence in the Oraat holy of thn Arnp ,no,,1a and they will ultimately stand by the principles and practices of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Adams and Jackson, to the utter disco mfiture and overthrow of know nottingham, as now constituted, with the herd of political loaters that follow in its wake. Already do we dscov- CT signs of a most decisive reaction. In every quarter calm and refecting men, who, at first, sympathlzed with what they belived to be the objects of the know nothing party, are now ranging themselves in opposition to it's anti republican principles Patriotic men of all par ties are protesting against the policy of adding the fuel of religious hate to the flame of politi. cal discord.
 Christian men are asking whether it accords with the spirit of their Master that they should link themselves with secret oath. bound pol- tical party, that is rousing all the evil passions of human nature in order to array man against man, brother against brother, and father against son. In the north and the south in the east and the west, the feeling is rapidly prevailing the minds of all good men, regardless of reli. gious creed or political party, that all free-born American citizens should, on no condition what ever surrender their freedom of political choice to any secret political or religious power prince or potcntate, native or foreign, upon the face of the earth. So that hereafter in this country political Jesuitism is to be simply an impossi" bility. We hope that all of our numerous req ders will act with firmness and decision at the present important crisis, and that every true man will vote upon the issue now rendered by know nothingism to the people of Kentucky in accordance with the honest dictates of an unbiased judgment.