The true Democrat., 1856-01-22

But to go on with the picture Protestant will be found against Protestant-sectarian fa- naticism will be infamed-the power, the pa tronage of the government will be the prize. Political demagogues will be enlisted that they may smack their lips over the fleshpots; the weaker churches one after another will be borne down; prescriptions will ensue, intole- rance and persecution will follow; the stake, the faggot or the rack will end the drama
 This is the bitter chalice, which America for the first time is now touching to her lips Does not the history of the world prove that these scenes have been enacted, and is not that sufficient evidence to induce us to apprehend their reproduction in this country. This na- tion, though enlightened, may yet descend to the lowest scale of political degradation. Frail mortality is but mortal yet. Mans inherent imperfecton will never be crushed out of him, whether political or religious, by the science of government, nor the beauties of christianity He is the same man now that he ever has been the same instinctive love of power follows him. This is one of the acknowledged fra- ties of the human form divine.
 Iwould not give much in exchange between Catholic or Protestant supremacy in conducting the affairs of State.
 Arkansas is in wondrous commotion by the presence of half dozen Catholic priests, a num- nery or so, and two or three hundreds of the laity. When the Protestants number some 15O thousand members, and hundreds of churches
 The Know Nothings are panic stricken at the approach of the Pope, living some thousands of miles across the waters, with scarcely tenn poral power enough at home to keep soul and body together. Yet sirs this anti daylight party-this moonshine concern, is laborouslv at work trampoozing the country, sowing broad cast ill the hearts of families religious and so- cial dscord, where all was peace and happiness before. If they must needs be patriotic, and given over to political featuring, commend them to the struggle in Kansas, where the dear est rights of all of us approach to annihiation If the blood that has been split for the Know Nothing cause, had been poured out for the per
 
 should now doubtless bavc better guarantee for the safety of the Union, and the perpetuity of our institutions. But Sam 1 am persuad- ed has long since taken chute for Salt river. His passage has cost Us nothing save q "darl, spot upon the page of American history."- There may his weary limbs find undsturbed repose. Besides, there are many other objec- tions to the Know Nothing party--t their platform promulged by the Philadel phia convention, is not only not so good as the platform of the democratic party on the slavery question, but to my mind is seriously objectionable and unsa- tisfactory. The gist of this slavery controver- sy is, whether or not Congress shall in future legislate slavery out of the territories already organized, and to be organized. The propricty of this legislative action will depend in mea- sure with northern men upon the constitution ality of a law thus excluding slavery. They cannot be 50 well restrained by convictions of what they ought to do as legislators iu the pre- mses, as by opinions, as to what they may con stitutionality do in that behalf
 If then it is conceded that Congress has no constitutional power to pass laws eiecting sa- very from the territories, the doctrine of aoa- intervention will obtain at once as fixed rule of legislative procedure-this brings the thing to position assigned it by the democratic par ty, and constitutes the only possible means of escape, that the south has from unjust, and discriminating legislative action. Ny under staoding is, that non- intervention is emphatcal- y democratic doctrine everywhere. and is es. pecially the peculiar rule of action adopted by the present administration, proven to be so, by the projection and passage of the Kansas Ne. braSka bill.
 Now let us hear from the Know Nothings on this subject of non-intervcntion-the stay chain to southern equalization. When they get to this mud hole on the road to the White | House, the southern men of the Philadelphia convention after using some very gentle words of 1eproof to their abolition brothers, such as i " Congress ought not, or should not'' lcgislate on the slavery question in the territories, but fi@ding that the unsuitable northern rascals are not to be hunny-fuggled in that way, knowing that such phraseol, gy in political platforms means nothing--were determined to drive the shareholders to the wall or make them jump that mud hole with all the slave States tied to tnem.
 Not stranger than true, they were found equal to the undertaking, and thus prete,mitted the whole thing, conceding the whole ground in fact to northern fanatcism. Such honeyed terms as 'ougLt not and "SAouM not," will not satisfy the southern people when great party proposes to take position on the slavery question--aboitionist cannot be coaxed out of or dupcd out of their opposition to the south. They must be rooted out by the giant arm of the constitution, backed by giant party to en- force it. say therefore, that the democratic party acting upon the doctrine of non-nterven- ton, whilst the Know Nothngs expressly "pretermit" on that head, that the former is preferable to the latter.
 l am no favorite with the muses, but for fear that Sam's remains may be neglected by his lileuus, propose as Just trlDute to nlS me- mory to present for the consolation of his friends the following to be inscribed by moon- light upon his tombstone:
 Sam's Epitaph.
 His winding sheet. a coon-s skin,
 A coffin made by Wise,
 The Lousvillians dug his grave,
 And Johnson closed his eyes.
 With sentiments of respect, I remain gen tlemen, Your obt serv't,
 H. M. RECTOR. To Messrs. Wm. H. Feild. and others con- mttee, Danville, Arkansas.