The true Democrat., 1856-01-22

ME. RICHARDsoN-Th Louisville Journal | the Little Rock Gazette and Democrat" and other kiptred prints, are e1erting themselves g the utmost, to prove MT. Richardson of Illinois as much freesoler as Mr. Fuller; and some even go so far as to say they would prefer NJ. Banks to Richardson. No doubt of 1t. Some of them would infinitely prefer Garrison, Tap. pan, Giddings, or any of that kidney, to any democrat! And, reader, upon what grounds do you suppose they condemn him as treesoler A mere :umor, bolstered up by the Journal, that Mir. Richardson should have said so-and. so in his speeches in Illinois in 1854! In Con. gress Mir. Richardson has always voted with the south on the slavery question; and a mans public acts are the only true tests of his princi. ples; yet these papers are not willing 10 judge him by these-but rely upon rl!na0r-to prove he was not sincere neither when he voted for the Nebraska Kansas bill, nor now when he declares-and the entire democracy in Congress declare, that he is with the south on this aues. l tion-and, indeed, every other question i1 whicl slavery is involved. We know of 10 more ungenerous way of disposing of an oppo. nent, than to swear In the face of all past acts of the records of Congress, of the confidence of the democratic party-thst MT. R's. whole public life has been one of the basest hypocr. cy. This the Know Nothing editors do when they say Mr. R. is a freesoiler They know that they falsely accuse him.
 As the Gazette and Democrat" has a large circulation in this county, we will give an ex. tract from the speech of MT. Richardson, upon the Nebraska bill, made in the House of Re. presentatives, May 2Oth, 1854; and ask our ci tizens, which they will believ.-Mr Richard. son himself or the Know Nothing papers. seek. ing to rob him of his fair fame, simply because he stands in the way of sleyatng freesoiler to the speakership in Congress?
 On that occasion, MT. Richardson said:
 q want to say right here to our northern friends that our fortunes arc linked up with this bill. The assault is made upon vou- Your names are in every abolition sheet in tht land, in what they sall "the rsl of infamv3 If we falter under such fire as this, there i no arm but that of resurrection that can reach us. Take my word for it, you will find this tC be true. You never make any thing in one O these political fights by yielding. Fight it ou and fight it ever. If we fall, let us fall togeth e., and fall fighting. Let as a,k no quarter, an, give no7e.'
 Commenting upon the above extract, th Clarksville (Tenn.) Jeilersonian, says:
 This is the language William A. Richardson employed when fighting the battle of southen rights upon the floor of Congress, and the spi rit of his words seem now to actuate those gal lant friends who are standing by him; ma, they, to use his words, fight tt out-.fgAt ! eUer.
 "There is no obligation resting upon then to organize the house; and they could not do if they would. But although thsy are power less to affect an organization, they can stand b their principles, and show the country that ther Is one national party, which embraces within the scope of its objects tho interest of ever section, and the rights of all the States--a par ty which, in the language of Mir: Choate, "car res the flag and keeps step to the music of tn Union.""
 | There are both truth and force in these remarks and we commend them to our southern read erS.--ArkGnSatU TraUeler.