The true Democrat., 1855-11-27
The Massachusetts and New York Elections Claimed by Southern Know Nothings as Victories !!

Dr. Borland, in the last Gazette, finds solace for his Know Nothing brethren in the recent Know Nothing triumphs in New York and Massachusetts. It is well for his wounded pride that he can draw consolation from some source, even though it be from the hot beds of abolitionism and corruption in New York and Massachusetts After surveying the political field of the south and the wreck of his party in the southern States, he turns to New York and Massachusetts, and with joy sparkling in his eye, he announces the fact that all is not yet hopeless.
 But let us examine into the merits of the victories in these two States, taking the Know Nothing Philadelphia platform as our stand ard Does it not appear strange to hear Bor- land growing over the election of Gardner as Governor of Massachusetts? Gardner as an aJolitionist He is seceder from the Phila- delpha national council because it a0ouM not pass abolition resolutions He is opposed to to the Nebraska bill, and, in his message, in January last, he denounced it as "wanton violation oi plighted national faith" lie is sterny opposei to tue admission cf any more saue States In fact Gov. Gardner is an abolition ist of the blackest dye and glories in it.
 Such is the man in whose election Dr. Bor- land finds consolation, after the defeat of his party at the south Now let us see over whom he was elected. He beat a democrat who stood on the following platform:
 "Resolved, That we re-affirm the time honor ed principles of the democracy, and believe that the only sure guaranty for tho public tranquii- ty is strict adherence to the provisions of the constitution and non-interventiOn on the sub ject of slavery, applying alike to the States and territories; and that all acts of Congress having for their true intent and meaning not the legislation of slavery into any state or territory or its eX- cluson therefrom but leaving the people there- of perfectly free to form and regulate their do- mestic institutions in their own way subject only to the constitution of the United States, should remain undisturbed for the preservation | of the national peace, and the union of the states
 | Res0lUeI, That the constitution of the Unit ed States is political contract between the people of independent sovereigntes, which bestows paramount authority to the extent of 1HC pOWSIS oaCCti, UuG lcdFOS biiOSc HOI Oc- legated to the states respectively or to the peo- ! pie; that vigiant guard against the centrai- zation of the reserved powers is essential to the preservation of our institutions; and that congress has no rightful authority to establish, abolish or prohibit slavery in the states or ter rtories.''
 Were there ever better, stronger or more na- tional resolutions passed in the south itself ? These resolutions were adopted by the demo- cracy of Massachusetts, in Boston. Do they preternat any thing? This is the party over whose defeat, by the aboitionist Gardner, Dr. Borland now crows so heartily Oh! the traitor to the south!
 And in the New York elections, too, Borland 1 finds consolation. What is the platform of the New York Know .Nothings upon the subject of slavery. Here its as adopted at Binghamp- ton:
 "In New York they resolyed:
 ! That the national administration, by its gene ra course of official conduct, together with an attempt to destroy ble repose humony anl fru- te,nat relations cf tie country m the repeal cf Me Missouri compromise ani the encouragement fag- gresSl0ns u1on the gOoeyhnent of the te,7ito,Iai IT, habitants 4f kansas, deserve, and should re- | ceve, the united condemnation of the Ameri- can people, and that the institution of slavery should receive NO EXTENSION from such repeal ! This is the platform of the Know Nothing ! party of New York over whose triumph Bor- 1 land is so much elated They denounce tue re pcat 9f the Missouri compromise; they denounce, as "agressions,' the efforts of the southeruers 1 in Kansas to protect their rights; and they de- { clare that |" the institution of slavery should receive no erte,1sion from such repeal; that is they are opposed to the admission of Kansa, as slave State. And yet such an abolition triumph, Borland claims and glores over as a Know Nothing victory!!
 Has Know Nottingham made Borland ar abolitionist? A southern man who would boas over an abolition victory is not many degrees removed from an abolitionist. Borand, the eulogist of Heady of New York and Gardner of Massachusetts, two abolitonists. What a change has Know Nottingham wrought in the l quondam fire eater!.
 POLITICS IN NORTH ARKANsAS-Wc pub fish this week the letter of withdrawal of GAR LAND SMvHY, d democrat, and formerly lanC agent for tae Jacksonport district In the northern part of the State, Know Nottingham has but little hope. All the staunch democrats such as Mr. SILvEY, who-were deceived into the concern are rapidly withdrawing. Tn. Hon. W. K. PATTERSON of Jackson county whom they once claimed, is out making speech es and doing noble service in the cause of de