The true Democrat., 1856-10-21
A Very Sensible Letter.


 following letter read to him by some kind de-
 oocrat It is useless to attempt to bring it to ther notice in any other way, because they will mt read democratic paper and no Know |Hs Nothing paper dares to publish it. Rarely have E ,,o found so much strong argument against
 Fillmore and his party condensed in so small a
 o,,onass Itis from Know Nothing, Presi-
 1oot of Know Nothing Council, and one of
 .ho most able members of the order. He is,
 ,oroover true patriot, who clearly sees that
 :, ;s his duty to support the democratic ticket.
 us tells you why, and his reasons are good and
 rainly told. Please to try to get your Know
 Nothing neighbors to read it, if possible. It ia K cncher, as you may judge for yourselves:
 70 the Fillmore and Dopelson Cld of
 Culpeppr:
 GENTLEMEN: At the first meeting of your club held more than month since you did me the honor to elect me your president, much against my own wishes. I then stated to you. as you will remember, both before and after ny election, that reserved to myself the right to vote for MT. Buchanan, should I thereafter become convinced in my own mind that Mr. Fillmore had no chance for an election, and that the contest for the Presidency of the Unit ed States was between Mir. Buchanan and Mir. Fremont. That contingency has happened I am now thoroughly convinced that there is not a shadow of chance for Mir. Fillmore's cleo. tion by the people.
 This is conceded, indeed, by his warmest Friends; but it is contended by some of them that he will get States enough to prevent any election by the people, and thus throw the chance of President upon the House of Repre- sentatlves-an event greatly to be deplored at all times, but more especially so now, when it Is remembered that the election must be made by the same House that elected N P. Banks. of Massachusetts, their speaker. They then argue that Mr. Fillmore has the best chance of an election by the House of Representatives. Let us see how they arrive at this wonderful con- cluslon. It takes sixteen States to make an election. Mr Fillmore has only three in Con- gress-Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky If the three parties stand firm by their candidates there be no election by the House In this event the Vice President whose election will devolye upon the Senate, will be the President of the United States ec 0Jicio. The Serate being largely democratic, will of course elect Nr Breckinridge, who will then be our Presi- dent
 It is gravely argued by the friends of Mir. Fillmore that the black republican party, rather than see MT. Breckinrldge President, will all unite on Mir. Fillmore, and thus secure his elec tlon. Without discussing the reason or rather tle utter want of reason In this proposition. let me ask southern men, are you willing to have MT. Fillmore thus elected? 1 for one am not l would not trust him or any other man elected by the black republican party. But there Is no reason or common sense ill this ar sgument The contest is therefore between the NemocroGc and black republican parties and sof course, cannot hesitate in my choice be- tWeen them. \ or Is this the only or the strop- gest reason why cannot vote for Mr. Fillmore T his IS amply sufficient; and did this not exist there Is much stronger and more powerful req Son than this for the determination tc which 1 have come after long and serious reaection- The contest Is purely sectional one The Slavery question is the only issue, and the most prominent feature of this is the Kansas-Ne- sbraSka bill. The democratic party always the soundest on the question of slavery, have, in their platform, endorsed this bill, and stand fully pledged to its support. The black repub. hcau party, in their platform, denounce it, and demand its repeal. The American convention which met in Philadelphia in February last adopted no platform, but the national council which met at the same time repealed the fa- nous 18th section, which is the only resolution ever adopted by the party with any pretensons to soundness on the slavery question, and re- solved to ignore that question entirely, and it did adopt platform in which they, too, de- bounced the repeal of the Missouri compromise and the passage of the Kansas bill
 Mir. Fillmore endorses this platform, and in one of his speeches, made since his return from Europe, has condemned in the strongest lan- guage the repeal of this compromise and the passage of this bill. The 32lto7e Anseracan party ot tte north cry out a0ib Uoce and ,0ith one t0lgte, d01on a0jth tue kdnSQs bH, and Hus ecso De sentiment of tue JLack repuJlican party
 Only two of Filmore's northern friends in Congress voted against the recent bill restoring the Missouri compromise. In Indiana there is an open, avowed and complete union between the two parties. They have formed the same electoratl ticket-in the language of the leading Fillmore paper, the cause of the one is the cause of the other Know Nottingham and black repubcanism are indissolubly joined together in holy wedlock." No longer through but the entire north is the old watchword of the American party heard" Americans must rule America" This is not now in all their thoughts, and don't believe it ever was, but for the pur- pose deception and fraud. Their real principle Is, the north ought to rule America. 70, ye Pharlsees hypocrites there Is no faithfulness h your mouths, your inward part is very wick edneSs, your throat is an open sepulchre; you latter with your tongue, and you outwardly ap- pear righteous unto men, but within ye all are Hull of hypocrisy and inquity." But this is not all, nor is 1t the worst of it; notwithstand- Ing this might have voted for Mr. Fillmore tuStng to his patriotism and conservatism to rebuke and check this sectional spirit, had the "A American rtHy ot tba tb l,,, tAe Kansas bl endorsed its principles and in- ssted upon their support. Alas! to their shame te It said, they have loved Caesar more than Rome, their party better than their country ley have deserted the south in the hour of her danger and united with her foes.
 Like Baak of old, who sent message unto Baaam to come and curse the Israetes for him. Sfhat he might drive them out of the land, so tAe Americans at the north have called uLzfk #thelr brethren at the south to curse for u)Ggih stAe Kansas x ebraska bill and its friends, that they may be able to drive them out of the land that belongs equally to both; but. unlike Ba- laan who obeyed the command of God rather 3than of Balak, and blessed the Israelites in- stead of cursing them, the southern Americans have Obeyed the command of their party rather than the voice of duty to their country and the south, and they have therefore cursed the Kan sas bill and its friends, and are continuing to curse it now every day. Some of them openly advocate its repeal-otherS, more cautious, de- nounce it as cheat and fraud, but say they do not desire to see it repealed I am at a loss to see how this can be. If they honestly be-
 eve the Kansas bill to be cheat and a fraud, tAey cannot, as honest men, it seems to me, do #otherwise than vote for its repeal. By the Missouri compromise, Kansas would have been Ia free State because if Is north of the Missouri llne. Now if, under the principles contained ln the Kansas bill, she becomes a slave State, show, in the name of honesty and good faith, how can those men who believe that bill to be a cheat and fraud vote for her admission into the Union? How can they consent to receive stolen property? As honest men they cannot -thns consent tn cLeat the north of thar