The true Democrat., 1856-03-18
From the Chicago Times March }. lS5G. Chicago Greets the Democracy of
 the Union!


 election in Chicago yesterday. It s gratifying to the lovers of freedom everywhere. We have had to encounter the greatest combinations that gallant party had yet to oppose. Against Us were arrayed the entire Know Nothing party; the entire abolition party; the entire anti-Ne- braska party; the entire Maine law party; and all the odds and ends of all factions and jsmS, that find home in this fair city.
 We have not only had to encounter open and avowed enemies, but we have had to meet the most unblushng fasehood, villiiication and islander that ever dsgraced the lips of men, or stained the columns of public journals. That distant readers may form faint idea of the powers against us, we will state that F. C. SHERMAN had, up to the first day of February, 1856, been member of the democratic party, without suspicion of being tainted with any of the isms of the day. When the democratic party made its nomination, Mr. Sherman was spoken of as a man calculated to divide our ranks, and weaken our forces. He became the candidate of all his personal and immediate political friends who desired revenge upon the party for not selecting Sherman. Following rapidly upon this nomination by the disalfected democrats, was his unanimous nomination by the Know Nothing convention. Hardly had he been proclaimed the Know Nothing candi- date before the < republican, or abolition par ty, under the spacious cry of "anti- \ ebraska," selected him as its candidate. One would think this array of opposition was formidable enongh; but in the two Know Something" lodges, composed principally of foreigners, he was also nominated. The entire Maine law par ty, wheeled into his support, and all the strength, power and corruptipg influence of vast body of police and city officials John Wentworth, ,f 4. the low, mean, groveling personal attaches of that man-gave himself entirelyto the enemy. We had to contend against every thing that was base and villainous Banks were opened and money poured like water through the hands of bribing men into the willing palms of unprincipled voters. The Know Nothing or gan and the German newspaper united hands to defeat the democracy. The name of Doug ! las was on the lips of every rbald ruffian, and men wearing the cloth of clergymen joined their voices with the men who named Douglas with the epthets of villain, ruflian, shareholder and murderer.
 Every imaginable issue that could be coniur- ed up was presented, "Rivers and Harbors" ] the murder of drowned seamen, the wreck of property, the chains of slaves in Kansas, the walls of slaves in South Carolina-all were sung upon every breeze, and they had their ef- feet upon the result. In spite of all this-in spite of the gold which was lavished upon every sde-the proud banner of democracy this morning floats proudly over democratic Chicago. The issue of the right of the people of Kansas and of each State and community to regulate and decide their own domestic con- cens, was forced upon ns, and we could not re- fuse 1t, even if we were willing. We met it, and as has been the case every where else where the issue has been boldly met, we have tri- umphed.
 To say that we areindivdualy rejoiced would be but feebly to express our feeling The Chi cago Times has borne the brunt of the contest, and though, if our ticket had been defeated, we would have borne our banner just as proud ly as ever, still the victory coming as it does, after a conflict in which we stood alone is even more gratifying than it would have been under other circumstances.
 We cannot close this account written at late hour, without expressing the valuable aid rendered the party by the National Democrat, under the charge of Dr. Koch.
 Our hearts are too full tonight to add one word to this brief account of an unexpected re- suit of an election, the first one which has ta- ken place since November, 1854, in which the democracy has met the enemy. We would invite the attention of our readers to the returns received up to the time of going to press Mr. Dyer Is elected by over four hundred majority The votes for the rest of the ticket had not been canvassed at a late hour, though we may safely declare that it has been successful. Se- ven democratic aldermen have been elected.
 Withdrawals in Lawrence County. NE. EDIToR,-
 You will please publish, through the columns of the True Democrat, our withdraw al from the Know Nothing party. We can't stand them. H. w. RICHEY,
 R. F. MEADOWS,
 ASA II. EDDY,
 A. II. c. Mccoy.
 SmittviHe, March 4th, 1856.