The true Democrat., 1855-10-02
For the Vice Presidency.

Evidences are daily thickening upon us that the know nothings are fast losing their pre- tensions to nationality as party. Its great and
 leading feature, the "religious test" has been changed and modified in every State where decided popular majority is against it; and, in Arkansas, it is not uncommon to hear know nothings declare they are in favor of abolishing that plank of their platform. The odious mask of secrecy has been in part thrown off, and some of their leading organs have come out in favor of "pretermitting" it altogether.
 The action of the order on the subject of sla- very has so shattered and bursted up their plat form that their NATIONALITY" on that "exciting question" is now laughed at and ridiculed only for the enormity of its humbuggey.
 We little suspected, however, that, at so ear- ly day, the conduct of members of the order would exhibit fragrant, practical falsifcation of their pet, clap-trap resolution against the "a0iM hunt cf o6ice." But, it seems this favorite plank too must yield to the necessity cf tue case.
 A New York paper mentions the names of about ten gentlemen, know nothings as probable asprants for the Presidency. We congratulate the order upon the vast amount of intense American feeling' contributed for the first office in the country.
 The Presidency being thus amply provided for, we feel that the country is safen' and hesitate not to hope and believe that the order, in continuance of the patriotic and selfsacrifc- ing spirit shown ill regard to the first, will not let the second office, the Vice Presidency, % unprovided for.
 Arkansas, modest and obscure as she is. al ready furnishes two candidates CAPT. PIKE and GEN. YELL are the fortunate gentlemen whom the Vice Presidency is "seehinq." The know nothings, and Capt. Pike especially, "caugM 7a'tar," when they seduced the Ge neral from the ancient faith in which he had been :" born and Jred." The General long hung back in his old party. But the order will find that he Is determined that talent and merit shall no longer be "pretermitted' Accordingly, we lind him as soon as the light of know nothing ism has illuminated his hitherto obfuscated vision, leapng into the front seat and supplant- ing the "WAERIoR POET"
 These gentlemen, heretofore, have been bit terly opposed. For the harmony of the order we hope that all past differences, personal, po- litical, poetica! and legaz will be "amicably ad- justed." We confess, however, that we can- not see how the Generals well known modestv opI yriHa o iurct bo;, in the New York Spirit of the Times as bar barous specimen of the Arkansas bar, and ridi cule piled on him about 'conuentio,,aI interest," The General, though, like good lawyer, had his "set-9." Fortunately or unfortunately, as the critics may decide, the Captain had some- times courted the muses and brought forth lines which the General thought not in accordance with poetical orthodoxy. The General rather got the Captain about the "GLow OF DARK'N1NG oAKs,'' and had his revenge and "set-of'" against t 'c01uentional interest,"
 We repeat our hope that know nothngisn has cemented the breach, and that the past will be "pretenntted." We would regret to see the gentlemen so far unmindful of great prin- cple of the order, as to engage in the :" aold hunt of oGice.'' The know nothing councils ought to interpose and prevent the contcst.- For the NIECE and the BEARDED PHENoME- HoN' have "1ochel horus," and they should be made to sit down quietly and behave them- selves; and in the repose and dignity of know nothing statesmen, and with an "intense Anaeri cam Jteeling," let the office of Vice President |" seek he man,