The daily Gate City., 1855-07-28

MEens. Ep,foRs: You are probably
aware that IN election for county tfioers
comes OF soon in the different counties in
this State. If you are not. many about
this burgh seem to lie, if me may Judge
from what is going on daily-consulting
in squads abou, the corners Of streets and
public houses. plaI ming and schemine.
billing and cooing. wheedling and threa,
ening. etc. But it 10 not my purpose to
speak in detail Of the manruvering OF
political wire-workers. TIE principal
thing, however, which appears TO engross
the attention of the Old Hunkers at this
time, is TO find out oil they can. through
mercenaries and traitors, about the mcve-
nents and intentions Of "Sam," and to
get oil they can Of those who enlisted un-
der Lis banners to desert him. The
means resorted to to accomplish the latter
are various but they sppesr not to have
been 90 effective ~ was anticipated.
Ouf'idsrs are left pretty mu-h to guess
at things from vha' little is developed by
the acts of the respective parties. and the
scraps OF information they manage to pick
up. Still this ensbles them 10 form s,m.
conclusions in regard 10 what is doing
and what is intended.
That some OF the Samn;tss have de.
serted his cause suppose there is NO
doubt. - they themselves admit it, but i,
is Asntsd, BY those who seem to know,
that the number is too small 10 endanger
it. How this may be. TIE ensuing eIec.
ton will decide. Some Of the reputsd
deserters were office holders. others office
seskers, and it is suspected that they en-
tered the fold with the fond expectation
that they would be suMBxa osrs, and
permanently secure for themselves, land
perhaps posterity.) good fat Offices. But
upon ascer,aning that others were re.
e"rded BY the councils" a. more de
serving than they we're. they boltsd. and
notwi,hs'a anding their oaths. divuleed all
they knew. Some others who joined had
no minds of their ocn, and obeycd the
first command Of their masters to fall
back into the Old Hunker ranks. If YOU
ever saw little whifes sttemp, to follow
after some other man than his master.
hear the master storm at him to come
back, sec the little thing fall on his back.
hold up his legs, take sound beating.
and then lick the feet Of hi. master, YOU
have . true picture OF the last-named
class.
A keen repar 20 Is said to have been
uttered BY man in this place. It sp-
pears that = nominal editor had been
initiated" but when the fact became
known be Withdrew. In exousing him
'elf 10 crowd. for uniting with the
Order" he remarked They made /.
fool Of me-" NO." replied man pre-
sem, "they never made fool Of YOU
you were msde SO before they had any
thing to do with you"
How important it is for people to "look
before they leap" Not that any intelli-
gent person could be ignorant Of the
main principles governing the K. N party
when councils were organized in this
State.
Some doubtless ,osre ignoran, in regard
TO them. and ignorant they would have re-
msined. it they had continued in the eoun-
ella to the day Of their deaths, for the
simple reason that they arc not suscspti
BILE of instruction Blu, the plea Of ig-
norance with the majority Of the boilers
is mere prs'ext. They joined through
base. selfish motives. and when they be-
came sa,isfe that they would fail to ac-
oomplish them. then they repented (!) in
sack cloth and ashes. and begged to be re-
instated in their former places. Their
petitions were granted. and they put to
york for the party. But the question is,
will they hereafter enjoy the confidence Of
their parry. be trusted with its secrets ind
elevated to any Office worth having! /.
they should. then human nature has un.
dergone great change. That they may
be allowed's do the dirty work : for which
they have shown themselves to be emi-
nensly quali6ed-I have no doubt; bu,
that they will be entrusted with any
thing Of importance. cannot believe