The true Democrat., 1856-09-23
A ! Retrospect of know Nottingham.

| That curious miscellaneous aggregation, as- stunning, so many shapes, characters and names that w,s hardly know how to designate or den- tify it. which for a short time acquired some notoriet. under the name of Know Nothing" :" and whose last trick and alias we recently de- tected aud exposed will be of some use to so- ciety by serving as fine illustration of the in fatuation, the presumption, the shameessness, the pertina.;ity, and the insensibty to princi- pie, which mark the last struggles of dspair- ing faction. What brazen confidence in the power of tri ckery and maneuvring is display ed in the mere attempt to defea: the democra- tic party, by which a collection of people of all politics, and of any politics, and of none, of some few ealous of foreign skill and labor, of others, whose library consists of an illustra- ted Fox's Book of Maryrs, of the remains of a party who hate democracy more than they love their country, and, lastly, of number without enough moral stamina to declare themselves openly of any party; what unexampled folly to suppose that such a heterogeneous combina- tion, the refuse, tue fag-ends of every clique and party, united by only one aim and that is at the pocket of U ncle Sam, could be suffered to take the manager nent of the affairs of these United States!
 oAduIClul, lucACuS 'dUlc WOulu Do Iu6 Hulll- fcation by our country of the generous, self confident national liberality of which abroad and at home Americans have ever proudly and justly boasted. It would be an injury and an
 insult to those whom our orators authors, re- presentatives, our laws ;md constitutions, have hospitably invited to our shores; an invitation to this little-minded, dark lantern associa- bovo ;oipoH Rxy tho lic, or such wish, by the contempt and hatred print ed and spoken which this most ungenerous and un-American faction have exhibited, eve- " foreigner among us is more or less injured. And the cheif result of Know Nottingham will be painful recollection on the minds of our foreign born follow citizens, that thousands of Americans, whom they regarded as friends and neighbors, banded themselves together against them in secret and encouraged and sought to place in power reckless men who seemed to enjoy long suppressed pleasure in ridculing disparaging and abusing, those who with good reason thought themselves welcomed hither by the American people,
 This hybrid production, generated by some unknown accident, nourshed by the corruption of political death, fourishing only in darkness and secrecy, calls itself "American!" as if Americans, freemen in their own country, would, for fear of any number of foreigners, sneak into holes and corners, to defend their liberties and amend their laws! When we are forced to this miserable necessity, which pcs bly may be justiiable in Italy, to be able to say am an American" will not be much.-. Of all that Know Nottingham has done or is likely to do, we regret nothing more than at its solicitation, seduced by its vile blandishments our once worthy formidable opponent, the whig party, should, just on the eve of its dissolution, have descended to walow and die in those muddy ways 1t would once have loathed It Is as thoug h brave soldier should turn assas- sin. Imagine, if you can, you that were once whlgs, your Henry Clay creeping into the cul- vert or, Daniel Webster calling himself Know Nothlng-or being one, and denying it. This short-Hved monstrousity "American!'- It IS the most antl.AmerCan phenomenon that has appeared on our soil, since the departure of Arnold.
 When this singular and monstrous organiza- ton hrst crawed into existence, its loudest crv was down with Popery! Beware of the Je- suits" A few old women, and few far-seelaq sound anxious PrOtestants, such as Ned Blunt line, caught up the words, thinking to get up all excitement against the Catholics which
 would be quite safe and pleasant to themselves
 But the cry was too stale, and this Protean body had cunning enough in his head to see that an attempt to persecute and cast odium on any religious sect would not pay. 50 the | design was abandoned, as to the outside pub-
 lc, though, 1t Is reasonable to expect it is still secretly entertained for the sake of retaining those who labor under Popepoba
 With an indifference to principle altogether without parallel and of which no association.
 acting in open day, could be guilty, this sup pie body sezes upon and adopts the secrecy, the double meaning, the two facedness the evaslons, the jesutry," in fact, of which it ac- cused portion of their fellow citizens. Had we any fear of the Jesuits or of Rome, did we
 believe they were conspring against Us, we should suspect this organization was their work. Always reserving much in secrecy. though sometimes making some public mani testatlons when convenient; sometimes auony- nous; sometimes assuming some catching name sometimes denying it's name; working by means which give full scope to cunning and unprinc- pied men; even reporting its own death, while working more secretly and actively than ever; surely nothing can be more jesuitica than all this. If the members of such an order must call themselves Americans, let them at least prefix Aboriginal" " or add |" Indian," and then the name will not be ntirely inconsistent with their mode of warfare. They ought to thank us for thls hint, since, judging from the pas t. Tn few weeks their present altas will have be- come too odious and discreditable. "The Aboriginal American party,' would sound we'll and would be more respectable name to die with that foolish though not entirely unmean- ing one they first went by. It would be also, though that will be but a slight consideration more honest name, because it would not i'm ply the liberal tolerant spirit, the candor straight forwardness, courtesy and generosity, on which people of the United States pride themselves, and which alone must put an end to an intollerant jesuitcal political association.
 In countries less free than ours it has been settled that cat may look at kng;" and however much 1t is to be regretted we cannot prevent Fremont from trying to sit where Washington sat; nor a thing of shreds and patches, an anonymous, masked, dark lantern gang, from styling itself "Amercan," or "Na- tiona American," or "Native American" or Limited American" or "True American," or anything else still more inappropriate if posi- be; and presuming to offer to take the helm of State Tn hands that have shown themselves fit and sklllful only for secret under handed work These are the last efforts of dying factions, en- idSeu aI SecluS the lHeVltaDle triumph Of true democracy-a final triumph that will in great measure ensure to our country, settled policy, which whatever new issues and new troubles may arise, will be regarded as the true nation- al American policy of the United States.- Rach. Ehq.
 0T The entire German population of Lo- gansport, Indiana, participated in the mass meeting there. The presentation of a rich and costly flag, by the German ladies of the city, was one of the most pleasing and impressive scenes of the day. The flag was presented by Miss Bertha Christman, accompanied by the following brief but beautiful speech:
 "To the honor and prosperity of our free country do the German ladies of Logansport present herewith, to the German voters who belong to the democratic party, this pure and true American flag, with the hope and expec- tation that you all, with love and frmness, will protect our we'll beloved adopted fatherland from tyranny. The Liberty, Constitution and