The true Democrat., 1855-09-04
For tine True Democrat Letter from Pope County.
Pope County, August 2lst, IS;


 MR. EDITOR: It has been good while since l troubled you with line from my blunt pen, but as every body is talking about "Sam," 1 guess l have right to do 50 too, presuming that he Is public property. Though l have no personal acquaintance with him, 1 know him by reputation, and having learned his general character, before had an opportunity of mak- ing his acquaintance, l, of course, as every true democrat would do, refused an introduc. ton, and had l learned nothing of his history in other States, his associates here would natu- rally have marked him as suspicious charac- ter q mean politically,) for like Tray" he was found in bad company, or with the strong est enemies of democracy, and we are amazed to see what change has come over the ''spirit of their dreams since 1852
 They then supported Gen. Scott for the Pre- sidency with fervency, and used all the means within their power to secure his election.
 Gen. Scott thought one gear was a sufficient length of time for foreigner to learn the pol icy ot cur government, and to appreciate our institutions and they tAought so too; and they thought by that means to secure tine foreign vote, which would certainly insure success But as that trick" didn't win, they held them selves in readiness to think anything else, that would be likely to secure to them the "spoils'' And when" Sam" suggested, that there was danger of our government being overrun, and its free institutions crushed by Catholicism, and the foreigners (whom they wished three years ago to become naturalised citizens in one year, and that the naturalization laws should now be extended to teoenty-one gears; that foreign CTS could not, in less time. learn to appreciate the blessings of liberty and freedom, and con- ceive the beauties of our glorious republic they thought so too, and soon tho ught it loud enough for every body to hear-but, this was not all they thought (here was little "naerata reservation') --they thought this would be a pop ular thing, and as Jfve gears was more popula, than one t,oenty-one gears would certainly bt more popular than Jfue; and by calling thei coon native American," 1t would tickle the ear of the thousands and divert from the de mocratic party, sufficient number to enabl them to complete the work they began "lon time ago." to undermine and overthrow tha party, whose destruction they so long hay sought. But their plans are too shallow. th covering IS not dense enough, we "esp,e h some oM coon" with new name, and few ne, tricks.
 Oh! ye demag ogues and humbuggers, SC your craniums to work again; hold yoursel yes ready to think sonseAsing else, but b, careful of these great extremes, and don try any more to be a1hig, democrat, anti szavery, pro-slavery, CathoIic, and Protestant d at tue same time. You know that you can serve "God and Mamnon," and ought to know that you would be called hypocrites.
 How presumptuous and even ridiculous it i for such impostors to attempt to gull tn, people with their "aoooaen nutnaegs and ho,7 .fintsr' .
 Who but Sam," would have the audacity to say that the whig party, as it once existed or the democrat party now would lay dorman and blind to their interest, and suffer their lib critics, which were so nobly won, preserved anC handed down to them by their forefathers, anc which the present generation has so energetical ly and ably endeavored to preserve and trans init to posterity in its original purity, to b, swept away by Catholicism, or any foreigr power? What shameful, inconsistent, and in sulting humbuggery! This, of itself, is sufi l cientt insult every sensible, patriotic whig anc democrat.
 Now let us take view of them in old Pope where we are directly interested What they fail to accomplish here by their new name and tricks, they aim to effect by theh boastings O , numbers, their ability to carry everything by storm, and threatenings of no quarter if yo, don't surrender" but we are not so easily fright ened as to "give up the ship without strug , gle. No, sirs, no such blood ever filled th' veins of true democrats. But they will b' found marching with that sturdy step whicl has ever characterized that party to the battl :, ground, and there show them a0ho tue miglst are
 q At Galley Rock they boast of one hundred