The true Democrat., 1856-04-15
Mir. Pike,s Address to the Americans
 SOnth.

It is no secret that the author of the "Ad- dress to the Americans south " in this days is- sue of the Union, over the signature of A. P. IS no less parsonage than Albert Pike esq., of ArkanSas-distinguish as one Of the leading and moving spirits of Know Nottingham, and extensively known both by his literary and his political productions His address cannot fail to make sensation throughout Know Noth- ingdom It is marked by a spirit of candor and boldness and directness which will secure for it the respect instinctivey paid to these high qualities. His description of the present dismembered, disintegrated, and fragmentary condition of his party will be recognized as sngularly truthful, as we'll as remarkable for the sententous and graphic style in which the picture Is drawn.
 We venture the opinon however, that the conclusion at which Mir. Pike arrives, as to the duty of those "Americans y who concur with him in repudiating the platform and ticket adopted by the late Philadelphia convention will excite surprise. In his own language, we think It may be well termed a lame and i'm potent conclusion" He declines to co. operate with the democratic party, because, as he alle- ges, many of Meir northern allies are no more reliable than ours" If tLe fact were true as he assumes (which we controvert,) he cannot deny that the great controlling mass of the nor thern democrats is reliable whilst his own ad dress comedies that the great controlling mass of his own party at the north is stecped in black repubcanism. After two deliberate efforts in national council to adopt a sound national plat form which would be acceptable north and south, and after frankly confessing that both efforts have proved utter failures, we are at loss +o conjecture the grounds of hope which induce Mir. Pike to propose the accomplish mcntof the same object by the action ofa south ern convention of Americans What he pro- poses to do Is to revive and re-a1irm the twelfth section. Was that section not adopted bv the southern Americans at Philadelphia in 1855, and was 1t not instantly and almost universally repUdlated by the northern Americans? Was not the twelfth section expunged by the strength of the northern Americans in the late Philadelphia convention? How or why, then can Mr. Pike expect the same twelfth section to be any more acceptable when adopted by an eE- elusive southern convection and presented to the Americans north? We respectfully sub init that the charge of scctonasm would be unansWerabe when made against a platform made by an exclusive southern convcntion
 But we think Mir. Pike's propositions for the prolongaton of Know Nottingham are SO nal pably impracticabe, that they will find but lit. tie favor with his party. The next great battle Is to be fought between national men rallvingun- derthc democratic flag, and sectional men rally ing under the black republican flag. Whether the " Americans south" adhere to their late plat-
 form and ticket, or adopt Mr. Pike's sugges- tions, their influence will extend no further than to embarrass the national men in the con- test at the south by subordinate side ssues.- We must express our surprise that this palpa- ble fact had not induced Mr. Pike to counsel union of all national men under the demo- cratic banner. But his frank admissions and his undenable truths as to the present distract ed and ruined condition of Know Nothing ism will be made available by the democrats
 in the coming contest; and it is mainly in that view that we spread his address before our req