The true Democrat., 1856-01-29
For the True Democrat

R. H. JOHNSON, Esq
 Dear Sir:-You have long since pointed out the anti-democratic complexion of the Ga- zette and Democrat, and, although I never looked upon its editors, either present or ante cedent, as relia5le yet many good citizens were disposed to think you rather uncharitable, and to give them credit for some honesty of inten- tion while their course was condemned as in- consistent with their prcfessions. The recent numbers of that paper, however, trumphantly vndicate every position you have taken, and self-condemn heDs with the unmistaka able brand of northern sympathy, and bitter and barefaced opposition to the democratic party. This is evident, not only from its editorials under the head of The Speakersip' and "Wm. Rich ardson," but its selections and various commu- ncatiOns in the issue of 12th inst. During the days when the old whg party existed in all its vindictive opposition of democracy, no whig editor surpassed the editors of the Gazette now in abusing the democratic party and it's members and even their illustrious successors-San's S editors find their opposition to the administra- tion-to democratic principles and democratic membrs eclipsed by that self-style democratic sheet. This "whited sepulchre which indeed appears beautiful outward but is within full of dead mems bones"-"o of hypocrisy and iniqui. ty."
 The paper professes without-upon its face to be denaOc'atic-contains quotation from the father of of>democracy as its motto: ERROR CEASES to be dangerous when Reason is free to cambat it," but it's columns are filled with mat ter-which, while it illustrates most beautiful ly the truth of the democratic motto which they have selected, proves to every honest un. biased mind, that they are about as destitute o reason with which to combat inogine1 error a. of demoGratc principles to maintain the charac ter of the paper consistently under the title i bears "The tree is known by its fruit" Le us try it:
 "The administration candidate, Mr. Richard son, of Illinois, on the slavery question, loccu pies position something like that of Mir Facing- doth,oays, (their ita!ics) who has beer rendered classical by Bunyan. He voted fol the Nebraska bill, and his supporters south claim that this vote places him on the record as favorng the institution of slavery; while his friends north claim that it makes him still a better anti-slavery man, than the northern op- ponents of the Nebraska bll."
 However much the editors of that Proteus sheet may endeavor to impress this abswdity upon the minds of the readers of their paper, the " error ceases to be dangerous when reason is left free to combat it," and it requires very little comment or underscoring to point out the falaciousness of such assumptions, not to say arguments.
 Again they quote long article from the Louisville Journal, which they say, has not been denied, and (therefore) it is true"-the point and gist of which is to show that Mr.. Richardson voted for the Nebraska and Kansas bill, because 't soouM tavor ,laveryisms and therefore, his elevation to the speakership would be gross insult and dangerous to the south. Such are the assumptions of the im- maculate Prentice of the Louisville Journal, and because he asserts it, the racy and logical editors of the Gazette affirm it IS truei
 The Louisville Journal, once upon time. to white the corrupt part acted by it's Know Nothing friends in the scenes of Louis. vile on the memorable "Bloody Mondayn published long list of affidavts-said to have been deposed to by the persons whose names were appended thereto, yet stme, at least of the persons never were called upon to swear, and beheld their dispositions for the first time in the columns of that sweet sheet, the Louis- vile Journal. Quere? Will not the editors of the Gazette affirm that such had seen them had been called upon to swear-because the Journal said SO?
 But this letter is already too long, and shall quit for the present, with promise to continue the subject in another artcle-hop:ng at the