The true Democrat., 1856-02-19
Banks, the Speaker.

The people Of the South are now in recept of the news that an open mouthed abolitionist is seated ill the speakers chair of the United States House of Representatives This is tho first national elevation, by Congress, of man whose views and principles are at war with the rights of the south and the constitution. It IS the first great overthrow of southern rights, and the first national triumph of the demon spirit of abolitionism. We'll may the southern people now pause and reflect
 The question will now be asked, to whom are we indebted for this placing of the business of Congress under the control of an abolition ist, and it will be answered, in the same breath 10 the order of Kno,s Nothings, Last spring, just after the national Nebraska democracy at the north had been beaten down, and Know Nottingham had triumphed, we predicted this very state of things, which we are now called upon, as lovers of the Union, to mourn over- When Capt. Pike, in his address to the State Know Nothing council, told the Know Noth- ings of Arkansas that the democratic party were defeated by the Know Nothings, and that the whole north was with them, we shuddered at the fact He boasted of it-the whole Know Nothing party at the south boasted of it, but the democrats saw. the cat beneath the meal.
 There was then, and there is now, at this day, but one party at the north that have the slight est pretenSions to nationality, or the least de- sire or power to rise up against abolitionsm in behalf of the southern people. That party the democratic parsy-have evor stood upon high national and constitutional grounds-pro- tecting, upon its broad and enduring platform, the rights and interests alike of every section and State of the Union. It stood firm and victorious, while the old whig party was gradu- ally wasting away beneath the influence of ab- oitionism. It stood, like rock and saw the last throes of that party, which Henry Clay used to rally 50 nobly, as it struggled in the deadly grasp of northern fanatcism It stood as d barrier to the south against abolition en- croachment, until last year, it bowed its giant form to the cunning and stratagem of Know Nottingham, which, by means of its secret ma chinery, and its complicated forms and ceremo- nies, was enabled to conceal its real designs and thus deceive t'.e people,
 Know Nottingham was northern whig trick. It originated with the northern whigs, who had sacrificed their nationality upon the altar of abolitionism. That party originated it, not only to deceive and impose upon the north paop1o on1 1ao6 thap, oF int b> of abolitionism, in which they themselves had become entangled, but to deceive the whig party at the south. How we'll they succeeded in deceiving southern whigs, the hot contests of last summer bear witness.
 At the North, 1t was nothing but an aboli- ton scheme to overthrow the national democ- racy. Banks was elected by the Know Noth-
 ing party, and to this day, though an abolition st, he is sworn Know Nothing Three fourths of the northern members who suppo rted Banks are Know Nothings, and were elected by the Know Nothing party. It is impossible for the southern Know Nothings to evade these stub- born facts. Nearly every abolitionist that holds seat, on either floor of Congress, is in- debted to the Know Nothing party for his election.
 Every Know Nothing council in every northern State has repudiated the l2th section of the Philadelphia platform, and adopted in- stead abolition resolutions. This is undenable. No southern Know Nothing can point to a sim gle northern council and show the least ac- knowledgment by it of the rights of the south to joint occupancy of the common territones. Every northern Know Nothing council is in favor of prohibiting slavery in the territories, and thus in favor of ruling the south out of them, notwithstanding they were acquired by southern blood, southern treasure, and southern statesmanshp
 Had Know Nottingham never known be- ginning, had it never had an existence, the na- tional democracy would this day be in power, and instead of an sboltionist ws would now have such a man for speaker of the Houss of as Richardson or Orr, who lad spent life of devotion to national and consti- tutional principles. AS tits, Know Nottingham rules the hour, and an abolitionist rules the House of Representatives The democracy are in minority in the House of less than one- third.
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 Ex-Gov. Thos. s. Drew.