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The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
A JEALOUS PROTESTANT.
For the Hrue DemOcrf


 As an humble member of the democratic party, have watched with much interest the signs of the times.
 perceive by the last issues of the Gazette, that that consistent, candid and reliable Minq, has nearly removed the mask and gone over body and soul to the know nothings. We'll, it is to be hoped it and it's editors may have a good time of it. It has never been of any ser vice to the democratic party. It professed to support the administration of Mr. Pierce, so long as the "kith and kin'' of its two editors were retained in office, but Ca change has come over the spirit of its dream;" it now prefers the know nothing platform to the democratic, and undoubtedly desires the success of that party, State and national, Gf such party really has national existence)
 Surely no sensible democrat will long fail to see the true position of parties in this State and in the Union at large. The Gazette was one of the first to denounce the new order;' what new beauty has 1t discovered about the mon- grel affair? Just this, it t1anks it has discover ed a way to break down the democratic party.
  It thinks by union of the know nothings. the whigs and its own miserable reckless faction to carry the next election; but by the time the next election takes place know nottingham will be numbered with the things which were, and the Gazette will be numbered with other trai- tors.
 Are the leaders of this unholy coalition so simple az to believe they can retain or detain the real, substantial democracy in their ranks? They cannot do it. Thousands of those who thoughtlessly joined the new order have left it, and do not believe that one in ten of the de- democrats who have joined ever meet in their councils. Besides this, hundreds of the honest old fashioned wings will have nothing to do with the conspirators, though the leaders of the late whig party (now defunct,) expect all of it5 party to folow but there are many who won't be led ln Me da,h. Let me say in conclu- sion, that believe it the duty of every Chris tian, every Mason, every democrat, and finally of every honest man to leave forever the know nothing party, and hereafter work" in the flight" and, never join another secret political society. T. ID. N.
 Pope County August 3d.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
Know Nottingham What is It?

The original objects of know nottingham were opposition to Catholics and foreigners and their exclusion from all office. Capt. Pike, the leader of the know nothings in this State, made the declaration that he was opposed to the re- ligious test in the know nothing ritual which excluded Catholics, and that he intended never to cease laboling until its abolition from the ritual was effected Thus we see that one of the original objects of the order is about to be abandoned by. at least, portion of the order
 In Kentucky, the ritual published by the know nothing papers, contained a provision that having Catholic wife disqualified man from becoming member. Afterwards it was dis covered that Mir. Morehead the know nothing candidate for governor had a Catholic help mate The State council thereupon passed the following order:
 "Having Catholic wife does not NOW dis qualify any such person from becoming mem Der of the order.''
 So much for their duplicity upon the Catho lie test
 The following from the Baltimore Republ- can shows their two sided position upon the question of admitting foreigners to hold office Capt Pike, on this question too, is upon both sides of the fence:
 ssIf we see Fit 10 Liberaiise.', Mr. Albert Pike who rejoices in the name of the "warrior poet" in his speech to the know nothings from Guys steps, declared that the determination of the "order'' was to exclude from political management all who were not born on the soil of America. Bnt, said he when we shall have become strongly and per manently established in power, and then see fit to hberalise, we may do so, and admit occa sionally foreign born citizen to some such privileges.
 We should like to know what is know noth-
 ngism. The platform says one thing and the know nothing speakers another Which are we to believe? Are the Catholics to be pcrse- cuted? Are foreigners to be prevented from holding office? The platform says yes, and the orators say no. Which are we to believe!
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
L. O' IIIi " NINio, Tt5AI eIlt JOHN T. PARKER, Secretary, pro tenn.

RICH DTsCOvERIES-As we have an old he ot the Banner during the time Borand was Its editor, We shall give, occasionally, as We find leisure, extracts from it, showing Borland's par tahty for foreigners and his opinion of the leading whgs of this State, with whom he is now acting in the bonds of know nottingham
 We consider this lawful game, since our whig friends and the Doctor have taken it upon themselves to place the heel cfhte o,ae,'' upon our paper. We don't think the Doctor will have the rishtto complain. We shall give the extracts with no malice, only but to vinlcate the tnufh of history,
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

T A tall woman was recently mobbed in the streets of Lowell, Mass, because she wore an old fashioned bonnet! The police had to intervene to protect her and, conveying her home the rabble to the number of five hun dred surrounded her house, and tried to brake in and were dispersed only after sundry of them had been rapped over the head and kicked up- on the shins, Sober Massachusetts.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
Know Nottingham and Abolition
 ism

Dr. Borland has joined the know nothings, as he says, because it is free from abolitonsm. Below we give the proceedings of the Rough and Ready council of know nothings in Ander- son county Ky. It will be seen that they have dissolved their council and their connexion with the order because it is 'too strongly tanctu ed 10M aJ0litonis to suat t4e honest and pathetic citizens cf Kentucky
 Here are the proceedings, let every southern CT read and ponder them
 JULY IS, 1855. The Rough and Ready council No 23I. met according to previous appointment. The pre- sident waiving the usual formalites of an obi gaton council proceeded to transact business; whereupon, MT. B. E. Goodwin offered the fol- lowing resolutions, which were adopted:
 Resolvsd, That this council is this day dis solved, and the members thereof are left free to vote for whomsoever they please at the August election, and in all time to come
 Resoivea, That we look upon the order as being dangerous to this government and well calculated to dissolve the Union of these States.
 Resolvsd ttuther, That we do earnestly solic 1t our whig and democratic friends in this State to dissolve their conuexion with such an order as we do believe it too strongly tinctured with aboitlonism to suit the honest and patriotic citizens of Kentucky.
 The council then adjourned.
 k. 0. HAWKINS, President. JOHN T. PARKER Secretary q3r0 ten,
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

These extracts are from Macaulay; and, as observed before, if this reasoning is good in England; if the English Catholic can derive a sufficient good from that monarchical and aris- tocratic government as to make him proof against foreign influence, how much more for cibly must it apply 10 the American Catholic, where he is sovereign himself!
 A JEALOUS PROTESTANT.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

FLOUR GOING A BEGGING.--A At Wellsburs last week, lot of flour was offered for SI per barrel, by an individual who had been holidns up for a high price, not being willing, soms time ago. to take $1O per barrel. The tou would not bring the ST. and was left on com mission to find purchaser. An offer, we un' derstand, was also made to furnish flour iron new wheat at $5 per barrel, after harvest, 6u no one was found willing to purchase at thS price.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
Saturday Night, July 29.

The democracy assembled in the court house at an early hour, pursuant to adjournment.
 B. M WARREN, esq, being called for address sed the meeting in an eloquent and argumenta- tive speech against the order of know nothings, which was we'll received by the audience Mr. Warren is quite promising young democrat, possessing the powers of oratory to a conside- rable extent; and from his speech one would suppose that he had sworn upon the altars of his county eternal enmity to the so-called American party, alias Sam know nothing etc.
 Hon. JOHN QU1LLIN, being loudly called for arose amid the deafening shouts of the audience, and delivered real old fashioned democratic speech, in which he gave the genealogy of "Sam," showing him to be whiggery itself, as there were now no whtgs, but "lots of Sams' If, said the Judge, these Sans" are not whigs in disguise, they must be unr~turalized foreign
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

0~- The President has appointed John L. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, to be Governor of the Territory of Kansas in the place of A. H. Reeder, removed.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
Ihe Arkansas Senators must HeGlSn.

9nG ArLaHSi'S senators must ltPSi2H. /The following paragraph ia selected from the q9dresej Hs President to the sttte know notbing councI'
 "In year and q half from now, you will be able to speak to your Senators in Congress in a tone that they l0W bs compelled to obey They have always clamored for the principle of the right of instruction; and / hope to see them in- aructe,l 10 carry out o'7 principles or 'esign.'
 So Judge Seba8tan and Bob Johnson have to carry out the principles of know nottingham or resign This address was delivered hy Capt.. Pike on the 3Oih of April last. Capt Pike is represented to the democracy of the State as the peculiar friend to Senator Johnson. Does this look like 1t? Docs this secret J2o,0 at him look like friendship? We ask Capt Pike and those who are niustriously circulating the re- port that he is Bob Johnson's particular friend, if this step to instruct him ont of the Senate is an act of friendship?
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
elf we see Fit 10 Liberaiise. .,
(tT The Louisville Times has the following

GF The Louisville Times has the following paragraph in relation to the canvass in Ashland District:
 "James o. Harrison, esq, democratic candi- ed the canvass in Frankfort on Saturday last MT. Harrison became candidate at the solici- tation of large number of old line wings, and many old friends of Mir Clay. He will beat Dr. Marshall badly"
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

0T The imports at New York have falle' off nearly $80 900, 900 the present year as com pared with the last
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
Tennessee Election.

C!orious News for The Democracy.
 The following from the Napoleon Sentinel of the sth inst, gives us the result from Ten
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

Or 4 perusal of our advertisements to-day will not be without profit.
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
GoGSLs N E~5s Old Tennessee all Right
kIindOoisn, itetunCt !.

Old Tennessee all Right
 kEiadooism Defunc..
 Let the heart of every true American rejoice at the election of JOHN SON Governor of Tennessee.
 Veily the death knell of despotism and Hin doosm has sounded.
 We are credibly informed that Johnson has carried the State by
 I,4oO MaJority!!!
 Glory enough for one day Rejoice demo- crats, rejoice Let your shouts be loud and long The know nothings see their fate writ ten on the wall.
 The following from the Memphis Whig con, firms the fact that JoHNsoE, democrat, is elect cd over the know nothing candidate "The Johnsonites fired three hundred guns on Wednesday evening, instead of one hun- dred, in honor of the recent election" So after all the know nothing boasts, the old line democracy have beaten them in Tennessee This is truly glory enough for one day. Let every true democrat see in this the life and vi- tality of the old democratic party. It is, when aroused, invincible
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
J 0 II N $ c N

Let the heart Of every true American rejoice at the election of
The true Democrat., 1855-08-14

government of their own country. This was great reason given by the Sons of England for prosecuting the Catholics, and, for the pur- pose of showing whither we are tending-as we'll as for the cause itself, will let great English writer on the other side answer it.
 If such arguments are to pass current, it will be easy to prove there never was such a thing as religious persecution since the creation; for there never was a religious persecution, in which some odous crime was not justly or un- justly said to be obviously deducible from the doctrines of the persecuted party. We might say that the Caesars did not prosecute the chris tians; that they only punished men who were charged, rightly or wrong y, with burning Rome, that the refusal to throw frankincence upon the altar of Jupiter was only the evidence of the crime. We might say that the massa- ere of St. Bartholomew was intended to extir- pate not religious sect, but political party"
 + "To charge men with practical con- sequences, which they themselves deny, is dis ingenious in controversy; 1t is atrocious in go- vernment. The doctrine of predestinaton in the opinion of many people, tends to make tainly it would seem that man who believes 1 HIS ctcludl ueot,uy to Uc duedty TTeFOcaOIV fixed is likely to indulge his passions without restraint and to neglect his religious duties If he is an heir to wrath "his excrtions must be unavailing. If he is pre.ordained to life" they must be superhuous. The fact notoriousy is, that there are many Calvinists as moral in their conduct as any Armenian, and many Armenians as loose as any Calvinist It is altogether inn possible to argue from the opinions which a man professes to his feelings and his actions; and in fact no person is ever such a fool as to reason thus, except when he wants a pretext for prosecuting his neighbors. Itwas in this way our ancestors reasoned, and that some people in our time reason, about Catholics.- A Papist believes himself bound to obey the Pope. The Pope has issued a bull deposins Queen Elizabeth. Therefore every Papist will treat her grace as usuper. Therefore every Papist is traitor Therefore every Papist ought to be hanged, drawed and quartered.- To this logic, we owe some of the most hateful laws that ever disgraced our history" etc, etc.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-12
Gotresponotntt.
Por the American.


JErYERsoSvILLE, Dec. 20 1854.
EprroR GooDwIS:-We are now in
the midst Of winter, with clear pros.
pect ofhardss times. living expensive,
business dull, and money, not only
scarce, but very uncertain ut that
Fortunately, | have but little, and
some Of that is on broken banks. Po-
tatoes are two dollars bushei, flour.
0 so per barrel. and other things in
proportion. So. you see, Il costs some
thing to live here.
The river Is very low, and threatens
10 freeze up without rise. II IL does,
poor people must suffer greatly. Cod
Is already very scarce and very dear.
II would appear, from the course Of
river, that L Is about 10 back entirely
out from competing with railroads.
And we'll il may, IL IL can do no better
than il has been doing this summer.
The Jefiersonville railroad Is doing
fine business this season. Indeed
they have not enough running machin-
cry for the demands OF business. They
will have carried at least one hun
dred thousand hogs by the time the
season closes. This, at about thirty
cents per head, will make q handsome
sum OF itself In addition to this. the
number of passengers that have trav-
eled over the road, in consequence Of
the low water. makes il good stock.
A gentleman whom ! recently saw,
that had spent soms time in Washing
ton, thinks that the old Democracy
and the South, will unite and make
overtures 10 the X. Ms. in order to
elect the next President. What do
you.think the l0ld Liners OF Indiana
will say TO such an arrangement, after
the hard things they have said of that
set Of fellowsg
Do you know Billy French. the ed
itor of the Republican? You know
he boasts of being very independent.
that is, Isuppose. he claims to be on
one side or the other Of every ques-
ton. But, after all, we are uncertain
beings. Irecently saw this same man
so closely pursued by an opponent,
that he not only backed out from his
former position, and sought to take a
neutral one--a position on the fence,
bat he never stopped until he was en-
tirely on the other side. And, strange
and inconsistent as il may appear, he
stoutly contends that there were "cir-
cumstances" that justified his course.
Well, may be so, for his opponent was
a cross dog. Z. q. WOOD.
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look over his shoulder:) "yes, ] did II
once and again; ] took the crock oi
gold. You may hang me now. Aunt
Quarlos."
"My lurd, my lurd, this is a most
irregular proceeding" urged Mr..
Sharp; ION the part OF the prisoner
Il, / crave pardon---on behalf OF this
most respectable and deluded gentle.
man, Mr.. Simon Jennings, ] contend
that no one. may criminato himself In
this way, without the shadow OF eyi'
donce to support such suicidal testimo'
NY"
"oh. sir. but my father may 90
freo9" earnestly asked GIace.
But Ben's voioe-I had almost writ
ten woice.-overwhelmed them oil;
"Let me speak. Judge, ant Please
your honor, and take you notice, Mr.
Horsehair. You want evidence. do
you. beyond this mans oonfessionY-
here. I'll give II 10 you. Look here
at this here vice. and he stretched
forth his well.known huge and horny
hand:
"when l caught that dridfal little
rcptil by the arm. he wriggled like a
singled eel, so was forced you see.
10 grasp him something tighter, and
could feel his little arm-bones crack
like any chickens; now then, II his
elbow an't..black and blue, though it's
a month agone and moro, I'll eat it,
Strip him and see."
No need 10 struggle with the man,
or tear his coat of. Jennings appeared
only too glad to find that there was
other evidence in existence than his
own foul tongue. and that he might
be hung at last without sacking.ropc
or gimlet: SO. ho quietly barred his
arm, and the elbow looked all manner
Of colors--a mass OF old bruises.
-.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-12
BROOKvLLE ERANKLNycoUNYY INDIANA FRIDAY JANUARY 49, 1866

for their faithful allies, number Of
gallant students, who were ready To
wade through blood chin-deep, in the
glorious cause. The baggage wagons,
under cover Of the students, were
loaded. and dispatched to the new po-
sition.
AZ this juncturo Of affairs, the trus.
tees made a gallant charge. and cap
tured n baggage wagon, silencing the
guns Of the enemy-if not their voices.
They proceeded next 10 storm the cit.
adel. and actually succeeded In getting
into the house. from which they were
ordered insfanter by DR.. Scott. Not
recognizing the Doctors authority to
order them out Of their own house,
they very respectfully declined acce.
ding to the request; whereupon the
Doctor. by a brilliant coup dsfat, went
out himself, and locked them up In the
house.
The Board were fairly captured-
they were prisoners ofwar. and at the
tender mercies OF the allied army out
side. Luckily. however. a side door
was discovered by one Of the prisoners.
through which they escaped from q
terrible captivity. AZ the present wri-
ting there Is an armistice, 10 give the
parties an opportunity 10 breathe; and
tho general opinion is that the case will
be referred TO the court Of Law.
Here Is q very pretty muss. in
deed. How the question will be set
tied, finally, is matter Of great uncer-
tainty. don't understand the law
sufficiently 10 express an opinion as 10
the right Of the seceders 10 remove the
property. II Is an unfortunate occur
renee, however Il may terminate. and
one that | have no desire 10 witness
again.
You are mistaken about the oharac.
ter Of the newspaper which is soon to
make its appearance here. IL will not
be q X. N, organ, but an independent.
literary journal. BY tho way. ! think
the Know Nothing ship is in danger
Of breakers. II they yield 10 the
South and ignore the slavery question
entirely, they are done for. That
question Is not in condition at pres
ent to beset aside. Yours always.
JOHN SMITH.
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CHAPTER XXI.
Rogers Defence.

Then, while the jury weie consulting
= they would not leave the box, il
seemed so clear Roger broke the
death-like silence; and he said:
Judge. 1 crave your worship's leave
to speak: and hearken to me, coun-
trymen. Many evils things have
done in my time, both against God
and my neighbor: / am ashamed, as
well may be, when l think on 'em:
| have sworn, and drunk, and lied; |
have murmured loudly, coveted
wickedly-ay. and once l stole. II
was little theft, lost it on the spot,
and never stole again; pray God, l
never may. Nevertheless, country
men, and sinful though be in the
sight Of Him who made us; according
to mans judgment and mans innocen-
cy, | had lived among you all blame
less. until found that crock Of gold.
| did find it, countrymen, us God is my
witness, and, therefore, though n sin
ner. | appeal TO Him; He knoweth
that l found it in the sedge that skirts
my garden, at the end Of my own ce-
lery trench. Ibid wickedly and fool.
ishly to hide my find, worse to deny
it, and worst Of all to spend it in the
low lewd way l did
But Of robbery ] am guiltless a'
you are. And as to this black charge
Of murder, till Simon Jennings spok,
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and regaling himself with the infoima-
ton obtained from it. lie not only
knew the affairs Of his own county.
but became conyersalh upon the lead
ingitopics Of the day, and the political
and financial convulsions OF the times.
His children delighted, too, In pcrusing
the contents Of their weekly VISITOR
In short, he said he was surprised at
the progress Of himself and family In
general Information
Sometime in the month OF scptem.
ber. / happened up again In the Office.
when who should stepin but our friend
the farmer.
How do you do, Mr.. BE- said the
editor. extending his hand. and his
countenance liz up with bland smile.
take a chair. air. be seated; iine wea-
ther we have
Yes sir. quite fne. indeed, answer.
ed the farmer. shaking the profered
paw Of the editor. and then q short
silence ensued. during which our
friend B., hitched his chair back and
forward, and twirled his thumbs ab-
stractly, and spit profusely. Starting
up quickly he said, addressing the
editor,
Mr.. c-I have brought you the
proceeds OF that hen.'
II was amusing 10 see the peculiar
expression OF the editor. as he follow
ed the farmer down 10 the wagon. I
could scarcely keep my risibles down.
When at the wagon the farmer COM
menoed handing over to the editor tho
products Of the hen which, on being
counted, Amounted 10 eighteen pullets
worth shilling each. and several dog
en- eggs, making ut least $3.50. one
dollar moro than the price Of the pa
per.
No need said he, of men not Ia
king a family newspaper, and paying
for Il too. / don't miss this from my
roost, yet have paid years sub.
scription. and a dollar over
But said the editor, Il viii pay
you for what Is over. l did not insti.
tute this as q means Of profit. but
TO convince you. will pay you for
Not bit Of III l am paid already,
sir-doubly paid. sir; and whenever
a noighdor makes the complaint ! did
| will cite him to the hen story. Good
day. gentlemen