The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
The Democrats and Know Moth
 ings in Congress.

tween the democratic and Know Nothing par ties. Every democrat in the United States is proud of the position and constancy of the de- mocraiic members of Congress, while the Know Nothings north and south, are ashamed of the Know Nothing members.
 There is the most marked difference in the action of the two parties in Congress. The de- mocrats from the nortA and sO,ah assembled in caucus at the beginning, and adopted national platform which was acceptable to the most ul- tra southerner. They also nominated nation al man, Hon. Wm. A. Richardson. of Illinois, and have supported and voted for him through out, with constancy that has extorted the ad- miration of the country. Having no bargain to make no compromises to offer, they have pub lished their principles to the world, nominated man pledged to carry them out, and have voted for him from the beginning. The demo- crats in Congress have thus presented spec tacle to the country that for moral sublimity has never had parallel. In minority, and of the House, they have, through many long weary days of dull, insipid ballotting, cheerful ly voted for their candidate, refusing and scorn- ing all combinations that involve the sacrifice of any one of their time honored principles.
 How different is the action of the Know No- thing members! In the majority, and respon- sible to the country for the organization of the House, they are so divided, confused and dis tracted, they have, as yet, though after weeks of patient trial, been utterly unable to agree either upon any man for speaker or even upon any one set of principles. The northern and the southern wings .are as widely split asun- der upon the question of slavery, as the poles Consequently they have not voted a single time for the same man.
 The southern Know Nothings put Humphrey Marshall in nomination: supported him for a week or ten days, then abandoning all hopes of electing him, dropped him and took up Fuller of Pennsy lvania Fuller's antecedents are all in opposition to the south, though he now pro- fesses to be national Know Nothing opposed to repeating the Nebraska law. He Was elect cd as freesol Know Nothing, by the freesoil- CTS and Know Nothings, over Wright who, in the last Congress, advocated and voted for the Nebraska bil He thus arrived in Washing ton city known as an anti Nebraska freesoil Know Nothing; but concelving hopes of the speakership through the aid of the southern and at once, stepped up on the Philadelphia platform. Such is Fuller, the man with whom the southern Know Nothings hope to defeat Wm. A. Richardson, the friend of the south and the father fthe Nebraska bill. Their sup port of such q man as Fuller is virtual aban- donment of the interests of the south and a surrender to the political renegade.
 The southern Know Nothiugs made no plat form whatever. They have, as far as we can see, exacted no pledges for their man, Mir. Full Ter. His simple declaration that he would vote against the restoration of the Missouri compro- mise, thongh he was opposed to its repeal, seems to satisfy them.
 But the northern Know Nothings--those na- tional boys of Sam-over whose election the southern brethren crowed so lustily; what are they about in Congress? The story is a brief one and soon told. They have joined the abo- litionists and are attempting to force upon the House as speaker Mir. N. P. Banks, of Mas sachusetts, the .,re,y Waclest republican of all -the man whose proudest boast is that he re- presents tue strongest dnti-slavay district in tue Union.''
 At political somersettng this Mir. Banhs can beat Borland, or even Stith, and give them odds in the game Originally he was a national de- mocrat. In 1648 he supported Gen. Cass for the presidency. In 1854 he was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature, and by tusing with the freesoiicrs, was chosen speaker At the last congressional election, he was nomi- mated by the democrats for Congress and ac- cepted the nomination. He also accepted nomination for the same office tendered him by the aboltionists and Know Nothings The de- mocrats dropped him, but still he was elected by over 1000 majority. Afterwards, at the re- cent State election, the Know Nothings and abolitionists quarrelling and separating, Banks, thinking to keep on the strong side, dropped his Know Nothing friends and voted with the abolitonists for Rockwell for governor. He is now known as a Know Nothing aboitionst.
 Such is Mir. N. P. Banks, jr., whom the supporting for speaker. Should he be elected, the country will be indebted for the disg,uce of his elevation to the high position of speaker of the American House of Representatives, to the Know Nothing party, which is nothing more than aboitionism in disguise.
 How different the positions Of the democra- tic and Know Nothing parties in Congress- What lesson of wisdom is taught by that diff ference to the people of the south. How plain ly it points out to the south those who are her friends, and those who are her enemies! The democratic party are true and united upon a national platform and a national candidate, who is on every particle of the ground true to the rights of the southern portion of the Unon.-- The Know Nothing party is dvided-shame- fully divided upon the question of most vital importance to the south. X bare squad of Know NothlnGs feeoly contend Tor justice to the south, while the mass of the party have gone of with the aboltionists, in support of black republican, who knows no principle but hostility to slavery and slave institutions.
 THE ARKANsAw TRAvELER.-This paper has hoisted the name of E. w. CULLEN for judge of the 9th judicial circuit and advocates his election. The Traveller also notices the fact that the Know Nothings disavow puJAcly any desire to make the contest for judge po- litical one. Such is their determination made known for the public. It is all trick to de- ceive. The Know Nothings talk one way p,b- hcly and resolve different course secretly. The Traveller understands this much and plainly in- inmates it. The professions of the Know Moth ings are only intended to deceive the democrats