The true Democrat., 1856-08-05

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 MIR. EDIToR-Some men are morally deprav- ed by association, while others are naturally so To the latter class belongs the editor of the Gazette and Democrat. A retrospect of his past political history shows that his moderate talents have been prostituted to ignoble appe- ttes, while his moral and social feelings. natu- rally corrupt, under the fostering care of bit. ter and vindictive prejudice, have generated only calumny and islander. His position has enabled him to gratify his propensity for defa- mation and none have been too high or too obscure to be shielded from his malignity- The vocabular of bilingsgate has been culed by him to find language to blacken the name and destroy the fame of every democrat who has not bowed the knee to Baal' and follow ed the chivarous Danley in his devious party course. Democrat after democrat, who danced not to Capt. Danley's disorganzng music have been denounced in unmeasured terms while only those who would "rght about face" at Capt Danleys command basked in the light of his smle Such character should, as Ju- nius said of the Duke of Bedford, "be held up as negative example to posterity," and l am ready to lend my feeble abilities to preserve the perishable nfamy of his name and make it immortal. "The press' is powerful for evil as we'll as good, and when prostituted for base and unworthy designs--the vehicle of calumnv and personal abuse--becomes an engine of op- pression, and the only correction is the virtuous and indignant disapprobaton of moral and intelligent people. Let us be permitted to hope that the time is not far distant when these dis quieters of public morals may be driven from their positions and their names only remem- bered with a contempt as lasting as it is deserv- ing.
 When we review the course pursued by this AJar Ttlenaon, (Capt. Danley) of Know No thingsm n Arkansas; his bitter denunciation of the principles anf objects of the order, his ready conversion to be its most supplient defen- der-stultfying himself in such way as 10 swallow his own words, defending positions he had ere now deemed unconstitutional here sies proving the truth of the remark made that, "when Danley took position it was time for honorable men to hesitate, as his advocacy of proposition was prlnaa tacie evidence of corruption" He has made every move upon the political chess board. He has been pro and con on every principle. He has advocated and denounced every public man in the State who did not bow to his mandate or tlatter his va nity. He has been democrat-NO INCL!
 It would be useless to follow this willy qu- rlta, as the recorded past proves him to have been every thing by turn, and nothing long," bigot in religion and fanatic in politics. no principle but self-and no God but his am- biton.
 wholesale and indiscriminate warfare has been waged upon every public man who did not agree with Capt. Danley. Conway, John son and Hampstead, Burrow, Hill, Ferguson, Jones, Patterson, Jacoway and others have been ruthlessly assaed, because foresooth, they had the independence to hold up to the public the niquites of the " inunc,Jle Sum-" stand ing by the constitution and their country.
 There is an old proverb-"A lie stuck to is as good as the truth" And as the first princ- pie taught by Know Nottingham is to lie we must make some allowance for charity's sake for those who only "speak by the book" and naturally carry out his principle of the order. It would not be courteous to charge the gal lant editor of the Gazette and Democrat with lying, yet he has such peculiar way of per- verting the truth, it would require some time and study to tell whether he has or not It is, however, fixed principle of common law that the retailer of islander is equally guilty with him that propogates it,' and when the falsity of such islander is known to the retailer it be- comes criminal and base. Let us look into the Gazette and Democrat and see with what gree dy avdity the editor gathers the stale and ex- ploded islanders circulated by such unprncipled newspapers as the Louisville Journal and Mem phis Eagle and Enquirer against our noble standard bearer James Buchanan. It is not beyond the memory of the oldest inhabtant'' when the editor sung songs only in his praise and denounced his calumniators. But "a change has come o'er the spirit of his dream,' the apostate - the valiant Solon espoused Know Nottingham and our editor is but "the shadow of his shade."
 My article, MT. Editor, has already reached a much greater length than at first intended. I shall, however follow it up and expose to the public the true position of the gallant Captain. Until then so mote it be.
 JUNIUS, Jr.