The true Democrat., 1856-02-12

the northern Yankees, and 1 must concede to them much shrewdness, if they are occasion ally caught in them.
 When they catch an unsuspecting democrat, and lind he wishes to withdraw, they put him of from time to time, make many excuses, sometimes say to him, II have nothing to do with it, go to Mir. - to continue him in, against his wish, and especially if he be poor man, and one they dare to trihe with but when one of the "pure grit" wishes to withdraw to catch outside" votes, he can get an honora- ble dismissal and be recommended to the "fa- vorable consideration of the American party generally"
 It is thought by some, their councils here are dsbanded, but that is Gall in my eye."-- They are working as energetcally now as they ever did, and if possible more clandestinely but we catch an item occasionally.
 They expect to accomplish their ends upon the or7ginal Knoao Nothing plan. They will keep their candidates back and try to discrga- nize the democratic party, by getting two or more to run for every office, by encouraging dis organizers and holding out false Inducements and when the election day shall come, they will be too conscientious to per ure themselves, and will "obey the will of majorey of the council" and vote for some unheard of cand- date. To prove this fact I ask you, reader to find Know Nothing who says he will vote the Know Nothing ticket.
 IT, |, l. +l, I the alert, will avoid every thing like dscord, and will be ready to meet any emergency. And if we had some one with us like Col. Hindman, of Helena, who delivered an address at Dover on the 4th, to make speeches for us occasionally, and especially such as he made on that occasion, we would have but few Know Nothings to contend with by August next. Col Iindman is an able debator, and forcibIe speaker, well versed in the political history of the country, and any one, whose mind is notso much warped by prejudice, that it will not ad- init of reasoning, will be we'll paid and well pleased to go and hear him wherever he speaks.
 In his speech there lre traced the slavery ques- ton from its origin to the present, showed the positions of the different parties on that ques- ton, and showed, too, that the democratic party was the only party that had been consistent and reliable as national party on that subject. He also discussed at length the Missouri re- strlcton, and the Nebraska Kansas act, show ing their nature and bearing, as touching the slavery question. He also showed the policy of the different parties now represented in Con- gress, drew the portraiture of Banks and Full Ter, between which it was hard to discriminate The fusionists were voting for Banks a black republican, for speaker, and the southern Know Nothings were voting for Fuller, who was elect ed as all anti Nebraska Know Nothing over Wright, Nebraska democrat, while the de- mocrats were trying to elect Mr. Richardson, a Nebraska democrat, man who has ever been strong advocate and defender of southern rights. He also defended Mr. Richardson from the attack made upon him. as he (Mr H. said) "by the Gazette and other Iona-tt politicians" that he supported the Nebraska bill, "Jecause it 'co@d add Strength to he no,tt," showed their ground Hess and senseless arguments
 And in conclusion, he analysed Know Moth ingism, and showed that it was (alluding en- trely to is leaders or representatives in Con- gress) nothing but federalism and abolitonism, | that they need not bring up their "pretermt- ting" platform, for it was like "Mr Jones, when he turned hs face from Mrs. J. to keep her from smelling his breath, and she told hIm it was use, for lie was drunk clear through"
 Yours, etc. A TRUE DEMOCRAT.