The true Democrat., 1856-03-11

leading men of the democratic party north Gen. CasS included.
 Obedience to the laws maintenance of tho Union and constitution, etc., etc., which makes up the remainder of the first paragraph of Gen Zolhcofter's enumeration of the points in the platiorm are common to every party manifesto which has been out during the last fifteen years. They are common-places of party politics which give no distinctive feature to one party over another as aH parties prctess the same thing.
 OATHs.-These are dispensed with strikinc out one prominent feature of "Americanisn ;
 NATIvEIsM.-AU American citizens who do not recognize foreign allegiance" are ad. mtted. The nat~ulized citizen, then, who has necessarily abjured foreign allegiance" in be. coming citizen" is as good an "Americann nop, as the native-bou. And so goes anot6er prominent and distinctive feature-not only "ignoring," but virtually condemning the past twaddle of the danger of letting "foreignerso help in ruling America"
 | THE DANGERS OF lthoucb Gen. ZoLLICoFFER's dispatch is silent on this point, the " acclamaton' with which the Catho. | lie delegation from Louisiana was received, war rants us Tn the belief that this feature, too, has been abolished, and that henceforth "Ameri. canlsm' sets its face against the admixture of religious questions with political questions.
 With these three surgical operations perform ed upon it, what is there left of "Americanism D as distinctive party organization? Absolute. ly n0thiHg. Take away the oaths, passwords and secrecy, by which only those who "knew
 ,Saln" were entitled to be called "Americans.p take away the ban laid upon the foreigner'n and judge of his loyalty as you judge the loy. alty of other citizens" and get over the fright about the Pope's subverting the liberties of the country through the agency of the Catholic mode of worship; and there is no substantial
 line of separation between "Americanism" and
 "democracy," or l0higiSDa. In short, if the in-
 formation we now have is correct, the managers of the Philadel phia convention have complete
 ly ignored the "old ssues' of eight months ago, aud have yet to make mp issues even with
 the democratic party; while there is scarcely a rail left of the fence with which "Amercan-
 ism" had hedged itself in from contact with
 old line whigism. They have hitcheCl>oa 10 MT. FILLMORE, to be lifted up, rather than have rigged lever by which he may be elevated. This state of things leaves the politics of the
 country in very anomalous condition; and
 strengthens the obligations resting upon the old line whigs of the Union to take some co-opera tive action, with view to eXtricate it from tho tangled hotch-potch consequent upon the deatl
 of Sam The indications are nearly certain
 that, besides the candidate of the democratC
 party, and Mir. FILLMORE, should he accept thi Philadelphia nomination-which we regard a
 extremely doubtful, as made-there will be
 sectional candidate run by coalition of blacl
 republicans and seeding northern Know Moth :. lngS. These last may have strength enougI to throw the election into the House, unless tn
 candidate for the democratic party, or Mir. FILL
 MORE, can be made strong enough to be elected by the people, To what quarter can we lool for this strength, with any assurance of hope
 but to the concentration of the remnants of IL good oM wHIG PARTY? They are, 1t is true comp paratively few, and could not hope, O thems elves, to elect any one; but, in a vast nun Der of the States of the Union, if united anc acting together, they hold the balance of power
 and are capable of exertiDg all immense iulu ence upon the issues of the party politics oi tn
 day. That influence Is a conservative anu pa tf5otjc one. Amid all these new devices, aat ! through all this "wild hunt after ofice," tle have neither bowed the knee to the Baal o the new party, nor compromised their anceu principles by an unqualified coalescence witt
 the old. They stand in an attitude now to ren der as good service 10 the country as if thel
 were in the plenitude of party power, if they will act together as one man.
 Were there no other antagonist in the felJ
 but the candidate of the democratic party, WI
 imagine the old line whigs of the south would spontaneously hail the nomination of Mir. FILL : MORE, and with one accord rally to his support
 But apart from the uncertainty of his accept
 ing nomination so made; apart from the iudi
 cations of northern defection in the very party which nominated him; there are higher consd
 erations than mere partg success in this coutes
 considerations which pertain to the salvation of the south and the integrity of the Union.- They ought to reflect, reason together, observ
 closely the signs of the times, consult togetI7 and then take their stand wherever, iL thei common judgment, the safety of the south ant the integrity of the Union can be best subSeryed