The true Democrat., 1855-10-30
What Kind of a Party is It?

Having closely watched the rise and progress of the Know Nothing party, from its beginning to the present day, we are at last forced to ex- claim; what kini of party is it? That this question can be answered, even by the Know Nothings themselves, is extremely doubtful- We will single out two Know Nothing papers, one In this State, the other ill Tennessee, and show that on point of vital importance they disagree For instance, the Nashville Gazette says:
 There is certain class of southern dema- gosnes. of the present day. who talk about the formation ot an exclusive southern partv- W hat will be the formation of a southern party, but the immediate creation of northern party? We want no southern, nor any sech0na party We want national party, and that we have in the 101erican party"
 The Chronicle, published in this city, has the following:
 Although there is little prospect of secur mS, at present, the nationality of the move ment on the Philadelphia platform, as an en- trety, yet, having confidence in the integrity oi purpose actuatlng the masses of the party in this State we believe they may continue to
 
 Now, it being fact we'll known and incon- trovertible, that the Know Nothing party is not national, that journal first mentioned, notwith standing its great dislike for everything that is sectional, is itself advocating the principles of party which cannot even have the claina of na- tionality. To what low shifts have the Know Nothing party become reduced,
 The New York Herald, in political article, says:
 "In Pennsylvania, however there appe ary to be siding up of the Know Nothings under the bad example of ex. Governor Johnson, to the negro fusionists of the Seward school"
 And again, in the same article, we find the following:
 "The northern Know Nothngs themselves, outside of New York, are playing fast and loose, more as a balance of power between other parties than as an independent, consistent and homogeneous general organization"
 Holding the balance of power they have been bid for and bought off, by all the isms of the north By the following, which we clip from the Boston Post, it will be seen what is doing by the Know Nothings of Massachusetts.
 "The men who meet o-day-he Knoao Noth- ing party and the freesoilers-have one object Tn view: to unite on one political principle.- There is positively little difference between the two as to principles; for the tone of the leading Know Nothing organs has become as thorough ly abolition is that of the freesol Telegraph, or the freesoil Atlas The whole of them however iercely they wrangle about candidates seek to merge the north in one organizations; with one purpose; with one candidate. This is fusion. What is it that this northern Goliath proposes to go forth to combat? This question we. put as a searching, a vital a paramount ques- tlon. There can be but one answer. t as the south! The object is, beyond the possibility of question, to array the northern States against the southern States!'
 And this fusing of the Know Nothings with the freesoilers, for the purpose of wagng fierce war against the south, is according to Know Nottingham, a step towards the culti- vaton of an intense American feeling!''
 As an illustration of the principles advocated by the Know Nothings, in different localities we will state that in Louisiana Catholics are al- lowed to join the order and use their influence against foreigners. In Wisconsin, foreigners are permitted to join the order and go hand in hand with the Know Nothings, in their attempts to put down Catholicism. Their platforms in Mary land and South Carolina are similar to that of Louisiana In Massachusetts, they have band- ed with the freesoilers for the purpose of form ing northern party, whose object shall be inn placable enmity to the south! Was there ever