, 1855-07-06
A FOul Slander.

leomGn, is so entirely applicable in this Vi.
: cinity at the present time, that we cspvo,
forbear giving it place in our columns
aud would bespeOk for it an attentive M.
rusal. The territorial convention Of I'M,
territory also denounced know-nothinrism
in the strongest terms. Are democrats nm.
der any obligation to support men wh6arst
accept a nomination from a democratic con.
vention, and then, secretly, conhige andN.
ceive another nomination from D mIliaeht
order? Isit right that such fraud shopn
be countenanced Shall we support A
bargain and sale with an order so utterly
opposed to the dcmocatic partyi We say,
most emphaticOlly, no. w. ,,ss
1t has been insinuated by the LouissilIes
Courier, and Frankfort Commonwealth,
and other Bnnilinite, emancipation, Know
| Nothing papers in Kentucky, that some
three or more Of the gentlemen who wefe
nominated by the Democratic ConyentoA
are Know-Nothings. The insinuation is q,
foul SANDER upon all the gentlemen whose
names compose the Democratic ticket, and
should be promptly met by them oil. as alb,
such ISLANDERS usually are. If there Is q
Know-Nothing in the Democratic Nomina.
tions, there has been an infamous and black
hearted fraud perpetrated upon the Demo
cratic party Of Kentucky. Either, the
man or men, who are Kuow-No Nothings; and
have been nominated by the Democratic
Conventions, (if there be any such), have
perpetraied damnable fraud upop theh
friends who put them before the ConFention
or those friends themselves have commit,
ted fraud upon the Democratic party, of
q character and infamy, darker and more
damnable, in the estimation Of all honofa,
bic men, than any crime that blackens the
| Newgate calendar
The resolutions offered IN Convention, ID.
its preliminary organization, were assigned
to place the brand Of infaniy upon The brow
Of any man, who being bound 10 any secret
political party or order, would dare to come
into and act in that Convention as a. Dem
ocrat. These resolutions were passed by
acclamation by the whole Convention; not
one single man voting against them. This.
step was Akcn to prevent the imposition
upon the party Of corrupt aud base uen--
II was the key, with which the doors Of the,
Convention were locked against any who
might attempt 10 practice fraud npcnli,
Whether burglary was committed by some
Know-Nothipg, who reckless TO every rfin..
eiple Of honor, stole into the Conrenliop,
aud put a brother Known Nothing in nomi
nation for oiice-or whether some honest
Democrats we're imposed upon and most
infamously deceived by friend in wllomhf
had confidence and 50 highly esteemed a.
to place him in nomination for an Office of
distinction--or whether the iinputatjon of.
the presses above mentioned is q gfoss aud
Infamous libel and slandef upon q portion
of the gentlemen who were put into honll.
nation by the Convention, reinaius 10 bo
seen and known. That this whole thing
will be cleared up very soon there IS no
doubt, and the brand Of infamy wiIltheh
be placed upon the brow OF the guilty thdt
4 all men may know him or them. ~ W. I.
! As for ourself, we have 20 donbts otp tie
subject. We believe Il is d gross and iniss
nous SANDER upon a portion Of tie gentle
men who compose the Democratic Slqie
ticket and we shall not change our opinS
ion until The contrary is clearly proven. ~
The imputation involves, more or les,
every man upon the ticket; as did the dec
laration Of Jesus Christ to bis Aposiless
that zone Of you shall betray me,n the
whole twelve were implicated l-undlaitel
the Savionr's declaration that ''he that
dippcth his hand with me in the dish, the
same shall betray me-" aud Il was not untn
Judas did dip his haud IN the dish with bis
Lords that the imputqtiof was removed
from the other Apostles. So Il Is the case
the charge that there are one, two Or
three, or more, secret, oatl-bound, con.
claYe men upon the Democratic ticket 10.
wolves them all, to certain degree. Until
all come out, and yindicate, each one, h4
own honor and reputation, or that Of bis
friends who put him IN nomination; y 4 =
! II men choose 10 join secret political or
ganiEations---if men, by nature. are pro-
scriptige, intolerant and bigoted,i we can
not help II. They have TO answer to their
own consciences, and are responsible 10 ihelg
God and their fellow-men for the conq9
quences Of their conduct, But when men
regardless Of every principle Of moral ana
political honesty, deceive and deirapd thp
people, by imposing upon them and, swim,
ding them out Of their votes, tho 'thlngh
different, and we hold that no dennnclaiiop
is too strong and no infamy IS too deep lol
such, IL man by falsehood and deceptiop.
procurcs the votes Of the peoplc-f man
declares he does not belong 70, or hold ne
sentiments Of secret political organiza-
ton. known to exist IN the land, when.h
does and by this declaration induces thosq
to vote for him who arc opposed 10 such
secret political organizotions, and to the
! principles they hold, that men Is basp
enough 10 commit perjury. l,i yilal
Who ever heard Of whig 0F, demoerat
attempting to palm. himself OF on the or
posing party, in order to obtain oalce y