The true Democrat., 1856-09-23
From Prairie County.
Prairie County, Sept. Sth, 1856.

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 EDITOR TRUE DEMOCRAT There seems te be contrariety of statements, with regard tt the probable vote of the German population north, for the Presidency, therefore send yot what purports to be a dialogue between Know Nothing and Dutchman on that subject. Il will be found to be rather amusing. Yours, etc., BOB SHORT. | K. N.-Good- morning Peter, I hav'nt seer you for long time; well, how do you get along these dry years, on your poor land?
 Peter.-O, me york hart, an mine wife she york hart an den me saves de hay, an de vod. der, an de peas, an de leettle corn; so me tinks me make plenty; me no beg no how.
 K. N.-Pm very glad to hear it. for Pm cer. tain that ne American could make living or such land as you cultivate, but your people when they land in Arkansas seem to prefer the hills;and soon they have them in state of pro ftable cultivation, and that, too, on land that an American would not pay taxes for.
 Peter.-Yish, an beside, me pay de govern. ment for de land, an den you put de land a, tree dollar de acre, an make me pay de tax on dat; an den me pay de tax on mine hoss, all mine cows, an mine head and ebry ting, an den me york de roat and build de bridge.
 K. N.-That is all very true. Well, Peter how's the politics these times? You know there are three candidate in the field for Presi- dent
 Peter.-Me tinks de democrat hab em all he own way. an me tinks dat pc very coot.
 K. N.-Then you will vote for Buchanan
 Peter.-O, yesh, de Dootch sh all repoobi- can, an so ish old Puck; so den he get all de democrat, sout an mort.
 K. Mo sir, the northern Dutch, will vote for Fremont
 Peter.-Vat, you tink de Dootch pc von tam fool, an vote agin heself? Fremont, he be von Know Nothing; den he ish gin de foreigner, put old Puck is init de foreigner, an de foreign CT ish init him; Puck is republican, an so ish de foreigner; he come to dis countree he dakes de poor la,ds; he pay de taxes, and de Decar- ation uv Independence say dat taxation init out representation, ish no right, de democrat say so too; and he say it ish no right to make de for eigners vat pays the taxes die init old age pe- he sail vote.
 K. N.-But your people are opposed to sla- very, therefore, they will vote for Fremont, wherever he has ticket
 Peter.-Den you tinks de Dootch love de neeger so better as heself? Now who tell you he vote for Fremont?
 K. N.-The newspapers say so.
 Peter.-The papers tell von tam lie de Dootch ish not love the neeger so peter as he- self Now, sir, vat ish your politics?
 K. NJ am an American.
 Peter.--Den you pc democrat, too.
 K. Nm true democrat, not a Buchan- an democrat.
 Peter.-Yish, yish, you pc von Know Noth- ing democrat, put dat ish not de repooblican democrat, it ish de great rishtocrat -democratic- Know Nothing, vat make the foreigner die init old age before he sail vote; an me tinks de tinks de foreigner stay de time out for he vote init de Know Nothing
 K. N.-Yes, you are very independent now that you have the democracy to back YOU. bu, there is day of reconing for your fllibusterine democracy, in which they will be held to a strict accountability.
 Peter.-Vat ish dat you mean.
 K. NJ mean when the d--d foreigners shall become bold enough to undertake to sub. vert, or to change our present form of govern ment as they will do, there will then spring UT a spirit of native Americanism, that will blow you and the democracy all to the devil
 Peter.--De foreigner come to dish countree because he love liberty an republconism, so den ven he vonts to schange dis government, den it time he sall pc blowed, and den me blows him too.
 K. N.--Yesf you'll play hell, did't your d---d Dutch bretlering, a few years ago, in the northern cities, call a convention of the Doutch, and propose certain amendments to the constitution? And don't that show what they would do if they had .the power?
 Peter-O ysh, da pc de Know Nothing Dooch, vat go init de Know Nothing democrat who uf he no schange de constitution he go nit out it, an den he go nit out repoobicansm too, so den me tink all such Dutch and demo- crat too, sail be blowt some place.
 K. N.-And you with 'em
 Peter.--And you init me.
 K. MI shall hurt Ducthman presently, so I'd better leave.