The true Democrat., 1855-09-25
I''T1l VI!I ' ' AJ EHIU!TtI. A Great Loss to the Know Moth ings

Monsieur Enqure:-Put me down of to wis draw from de know nothing. He have treat oe wis yer much dissatistactions. Me shall tell you. You know when de whig send me de lot of whig principal for my coun,rymen- de ieetll cider barrel and log cabin and de rac- coon-l have yer much satsfactions of de whlg and join his partee. Well, 1 find him one yer strange partee. l cannot understand him. He run here and he run dare; he will be please at nothing; he quarrel vid ebry body and ebry ting; he take side vd de abolition, and he quarrel vd de abolition; he take side vid de Mexicane against his own countree; but when de Mericane get de gold countree begar he de frs man to run to de dggn. He seem to have yer much versatilte One half de time cannot tell if am de whig or some toder thing. So, as tell you, one time quit de whig and join de democrat Well, I understand him yer we'll l always find him one tng-onc ting at de nort and de same at de sout. Bmeby Mon- sieur Pierce and General Scott run for de Pre- sident, and 1 tinks 1 will vote one time for Ge- neral Scott vid de whig, because he be one yer grand General. Ph-e-c-e-w, when de vote came out all de whig vote vid de democrat, and leave me dare by myself, vid yer great en- barressments and mortifcations. Well, say de whg is all join de democrat now, and we
 
 no more quarrel between de grand partees.- Well, Monsieur Pierce is make President; and all dem ole whig fall out vid him right way. fore he do any ting to fall out vid. lis most astonishing peoples.
 When l was one whig have one frien who is yer partial to me; but when join de demo- crat, he turn cold to me-he polite, but have not de sociabilities have been use to. We'll. one day last year, meet him in de street; and he say, Why Monsieur, how to you do?' and he shake my hand vid yer much atfectons.- "Ha," say, is you come over to de demo- crat?' "Oh, no, DO, no," he say; "I quit all de ole partee," (and he curse dem vid much contemps.) Den he say, If l shall join any partee blieve shall de new partee' "Ha," say, "what is dat new partee" He say, " I don't know nothing bout him; but da say he is yer grande national partee, which all de whig and democrat is joining. Da tell me 'ts de par tee of peace, of liberte, equalite, and raternite No electoneer in him, no stump speak, all quiet.' "Hah" say, "dat is one grand par tee. What you call him?" He say "some call him k,aow nothing and some call him Sama." "Begar," say, "I yer sorry of to have such name for one grand partee. l shall suppose by his name dat he is one .fool neeger." "Oh, pooh, pooh" he say and he look leetil red, and a
 
 nothing, because he will not talk and quarrel bout de polite; and because he act like he kaoo nothing bout the matter. And he tell me Sam mean de United States of to show dat de partee comprehend de whole nation We'll, I say. dis is yer good explanations. Den he say, "Mon- sieur, suppose we join de know nothing; if you will will" "Well," say, |" he got any rac- coon and cider-barrel and log cabin in him?"- He say "no, dat is de whig principel, and de whig is dead" "Well,' say, "you tell em and you join him." "Ah, but" he say, "da tell me we cannot join dat way; he is yer select, and only take in gentlemens of de frs respec- tablite" "Ah,' say, "dat is yer fine; how den shall we get into him?" He say da have meetings to take in de members and if you will go vid me tonight, I will go vid you and see if da will take us in. Well, he come at 8 o'clock, and he take me down one street and up one oder, and into one dark alley, and come to one big house, vid all de door shut; and he say tan, tap on de door; and one man say tp, tap. in- side; den he sag tap, and toder say tap, and open de door, and stand dare vid one big sword in he hand. l say to my frien, dis is not de know nothing house, it is de barrack. De man say, if you wish to join de know nothings dis is de place. My frien he does not talk, so talk: say, "yes, sair, we wish to join him." De man say, :" Is you twenty-one year of age?"
 Isay, Yes, sair.'
 "He say, "Was you born of Protestant pa- rent?'
 I say "When was born did not knov mo- ting"
 "Ah," he say, "you is de yer man for de or der; you was born kno.0 noting I don't tink it is necessar to ask you any more question:" Den he hand me de book, and he swear me dat will not tell what see in de house. | We'll, swear, for can see noting. Den de man leave us and go into one oder room; and when he gone, my frien say, Baga- telle, don't you say any ting, and he will forget | to swear me. s