The true Democrat., 1856-04-29
Letter from Hempstead

MEssRs. EDITORS ball is in motion! Gird on your armor and prepare yourself for, - anything that may turn up for the future For be 1t known that the grand demonstration i'll favor of Fillmore and Donelson as the plat form, and of "Americans ruling America" as the sagacous and happily conceived "decoy," came off at the court house in this (Hempstead) county on the 18th instant
 A meeting for the same object as the one just passed has consummated, had been previ- ousiy called, as per order of the Washington Telegraph, but there being screw loose some- where, the first call or order failed to bring to. gether any of the faithful outside of the fra ternity, who inhabit in and about Washington whose business it is to do the wire pulling, and give tone and direction to the "intense' Know Nothing feeling in this section of coun- try. This being so, and as they all town and home folks they very quietly met at the missioner instt ad of the court house. and then and there, resolved to have rally that would be worth talking about on the 18th; and in order to make as great show with "humbug' as their very limited capital upon principles admit of, printed and sent Gin addition to notice in the aforesaid Telegraph,) in the shape of hand bills to all parts of the county, a notice of the contemplated meeting, and in order to insure a large attendance closed it in the following way:
 "All persons who are friendly 10 the Ame- rcan cause; to the nominees of the American party, and who are in favor of Americans rul- ing A Alnerca, are especially invited to attend.' If such notice would not bring together an overwhelming crowd in county voting from II to 12OO, it would be safe to conclude that nothing would. But as even under this gene- ral and comprehensive call, some might consi- der themselves left out, some ''old line' whig U" come outer'' of the Know Nothing party, or what is more probable, some member of the " order' itself, made an addition to one of the hand bills so as to read thus: "Al persons friendly to the American cause; to the nomi- nees of the American party, and who are in favor of Americans ruling America, 'ond u.e rest of naanhsnd,' are specially invited to at tend"
 What effect the call upon the rest of man. kind" had, or how far in point of numbers it helped the thing along. am unable to state; but certain it is that on the day appointed, at the hour of Il, the bells rang long and loud, and wonderful to tell the threatened Rode rick Dhu army" that was expected to respond to the signal, consisted, all told, of some 45 or 50, out of which number, in spirit of candor would say there was some 35 or 40, who were the disciples of Sam; but with the cxcep. tion of or s, all town and home folks; still distinguished legal gentleman was called to the chair, and proceeded to state the objects of the meeting, somewhat in this wise: Gentlemen of the jury! (here by way of apology he stat ed to his fellow citizens that he had been so much in the habit of addressing juries that they must pardon him,) and then proceeded. Gentlemen of the jury Americans must rule America" and after commenting with much earnestness and ability upon the subjec of education, emigration, etc.-tnally closed his iabors in the demonstration by appointing a committee to draft and report resolutions and am happy to say for the information of the "order'' in the State and "the rest of mankind generally, ,'that there was U7,lict obtained from the committee by their recommending James Yell, late democrat, noW Know Nothing, for Governor, and A. Fowler for Congress, all of which was sanctioned by the intensified" and enthusiastic D or 40, then and there assem- bled.
 So much for the first grant, roNy of the Know Nothings in Hampstead county by way of preparation for August next. OZAN