The true Democrat., 1855-10-09
SIMON PURE.
For the True Democrat Dana1He, IeU O., Arhs., Sept. 29. '55.


 DanuHe, IeU Co.,, Arhs., Sept. 29, ,55.
 DEAR DIcK-Our circuit court is just over and every thing has cooled down like cu- cumbcr." We had quite an exciting time for few days on the subject of democracy and know nottingham. The know nothings here are beginning to look like "ther mammas didn't know they were out.''
 On last Tuesday, Tom. B. Turner gave the people speech, about one and half hours long, completely demolishing and exposing the stripes of the fold coon's tail,' and on Tues day night Jordan E. Cravens, of Clarksville. delivered speech defending the know nothing cause. He is a very fine young lawyer, but feel sorry to see him embarking in such a bad cause. on Wednesday at twelve o'clock, Mir. J. J. Green, of Van Buren, (ora the know nothngs call hlm, 4 An Joe Green delivered one of the most thundermg speeches against the know nothin9S that tthey have ever received here If had belonged to the know nothing party, think after hearing him. 1 would have certainly with drawn from the order. He completely showed that 1t was "whig trick, ,' and compared them to wolfe in sheep's clothing.'
 When the know nothing party first made its prnclples known to the world, they contendcd that their object was, only, to keep foreigners ana Catholics from holding office, 50 that Anne.
 
 III the naturalization laws, requiring foreirsers to reside nl the United States twentv-one wears before they became naturalized, insteal of five years, as is now the law
 Following up the prccepts of their ancestors, (the old federal party,) they have commenced changing their opinions already, by changing or modifying their ritual in some States, and par tlcularly Louisiana, and say that "native born Cathohcs'' may be admitted into the order; and m Georgia 1 learn that they have so amended their ritual, as to admit foreign born Protest ants' iLto the secret retreats of their order and ere long l look for them to change their ritual so as to admit foreigners, Catholics, na- tive born Americans, and the 'rest of mankind" :" and "any body good Lord" so that we can get a sufficient number to wrest the democrats from the helm of government affairs; for times are hard and money scarce, and we want to get our hands into the public treasury, and divide chat nine millions of dollars that the democracy have boarded up since Frank Pierce has been President, and if we get hold of it, we will make change in the monetary affairs of these United States. We will make money plenty by establishing banks and issuing " bank bills'' to suit the convenience of ourselves: will build railroads with the public money and have a ge- neral system of internal improvement in Ame- rica; will have high protective tariff put upon imported goods, so as to make them cheaper to the consumer and will do all of the foregoing acts and deeds of charity for the people, bind ing ourselves in the penal sum of large amount' that we will not pocket for our trou- ble more than "h'ee MirRs' of all moneys be- longing to, and coming into our hands, as public money.
 An aflray occurred at the Jamson house, on Thursday morning last, between Reuben Daw- son, of Dardanelle, and William J. Dyer, a tai Tor of this place, in which the former received a pistol shot in the mouth breaking and shiver- ing his left jaw bone, the ball coming out at the back end of his jaw bone. It is thought Daw- son will recover. It appears that on Wcdnes- day night after Dyer had retired to bed, Daw- son came in about one o'clock, and an insult was passed between them, when Dawson be- came enraged and threatened to whip Dy CT, (Dawson being intoxicated), but was prevented from doing any thing then, but said that next morning he would give him severe thrashing. Next morning Dawson got up very soon and went into Dyer's room and commenced pulling him out of the bed, when Dyer shot him. The grand jury being in session, took the case under advsement, and after full investigation of the matter, honorably acquitted Dyer.
 More anon, A DEMOCRAT.