The true Democrat., 1855-09-11
Extracts from Letters.
etter from Ashley county says:


 "The know nothings are pretty nearly dead here. The democrats who pitched in' have pitched out again. Wonder if their boasted strength in Arkansas, won't turn out as it did in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Caro- lima and Texas?''
 From Lewisburg, Conway county, we have the following:
 "A know nothing meeting was held here to-day, Sept 8.) and was addressed by a young champion from Dover. One would sup pose, from the manner of the young Sam, that he thought he had completely demolished for eigners and Catholics. He proved, to the satis- faction of his know nothing hearers, that the Pope of Rome had shipped an army of foreign Catholics, ready armed, to crush our liberties and that he himself was on his way to gather up the spolls. lie also poured out the vlals of his wrath upon what he termed ceceders- which proved to my mind, that, although a man may be seduced into their midnight asso- citations, they do not allow him to withdraw without placing him under the ban of the order.
 After the speaking, they held meeting with closed doors. Twenty-one remained, two of whom had been democrats. LEwIsBURG."
 From letter written from Camden, we make the following extracts:
 "I herewith send you twenty new subscri- bers.
 The democracy here are properly aroused and will do their duty; and this proscrptive, mtolerant, secret oath, bound organization will meet with more signal defeat at our next election than ever the whigs did.''
 From Bentonville, Benton county, dated 29th August
 "Crops better than ever known before. Oc- casionally dark lantern is seen; but opine it is but the shadow of an imaginary ghost They dare not show their heads in old demo- cratic Benton, the star of the northwest, and the old line honest whigs are as hard down upon this new and odious order as the 6rnest democrats
 friend writing from Pope county, says:
 "Our fears of would-be terrible Sam are all dissipated. While we arc rejoicing over the prospect of rise in the Arkansas, we rejoice ill the actual rise in the Arkansas democracy. Our ranks are filled to overhowing.
 Although annihilation stares the new party in the fall, and their face will be as speedy as their rise, they are still on the alert, and, like Uncle Dicks dog, intend to make their death the best part of their lives.
 When the dark lanternites first started in our county, they would have none but the upper ten, but now tis any body good Lord.
 week ago Mir. Roack made speech at Russellville, hoping. to resurrect the dead Sambo at that place, but the carcass was too much purified to be raised. Our Roof met him and he was completey y routed Roof Howell is wound man but little used to public speaking, but he IS young man Of great promise.
 l am informed by a member of know noth- insS, that Dick Johnson is a Catholic This is as current as hinplasters ever were in this coun- try, and some fthe religious bigots are trying to make use of 1t to put down the True Demo crat"
 Is lying part of the know nothing tactics :? This talsehood against the editor of this paper has been currently circulated over the State bv these know nothings, some of whom are preach. CTS, and we believe knew while they were propagating or encouraging the accusation, that 1t was talse--a ialshood cut from whole cloth. An edict is issued, in the da7h, by their chief executive officer, commanding the faithful to collapse the subscription list ol the True De- mocrat, and for fear this might not prove effect ual, the whole tribe of falsfers are set to work to circulate a fasehoood in order to enlist Pro- testant prejudices against us and the True De- mocrat No one connected with this paper is Catholic or ever has been