Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-29
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Fl Dorado county, hushed Win victory
and confident in their strength, were
fiercOly opposed, to use the insulting Ian
guage Of the Louisville Journal, to "lrish
papists and German infidels," drove them
from tho polls, denied them the right
Of suffrage, traduced thOm on all Oc-
casiOns, and in every conceivable manner
sought to degrade them. Every member
Of fthe secret Order approved and advoca-
ted an alteration in our naturalization
laws, extending the timO to twenty-One
instead Of five years. They contended,
and Eealously, too, that no foreigners
ought to be allowed to vote who had not
resided in Tho United States twenty-one
years Then their leaders everywhere
proclaimed that none but Americans
must govern And lca, !" and warned their
Countrymen of the danger of putting 9TH
er than Americans on guard tonight"
nOtr, their tune is changed, and they So
licit tho support of the very men whom
they villifed, disfranchised and sought to
degrade Then an adopted citizen was
very bad man, dangerous character, un-
worthy of confidence; MOtO, he is q clev--
cr, patriotic fellow. They feel the same
now as they did then, entertain the same
sentiments, and if they had the power
would again forcibly prercnt naturalized
citizens from voting! Tho people, mis-
led by the plausible arguments and de-
ceitful promises Of the Know Nothing
leaders, then adopted their views and
placed them in power, but they soon dis
covered their mistake aud at the next
election rcpudiated their principles and
hurled from position men who had deceiv-
ed them. The once powerful and arro-
CANT faction has dwindled into nothing
ness, has become . "by.word and re-
prOach, and many tits old followers are
ashamed to confess that they once belong
cd to it Its nominees know that they
have nothing to expect from the people
unless they can again deceive them, and
they therefore now profess to beextrcmc-
! " liberal in their sentiments. When the
Democratic party alone, unmoved by
temptation, undismaycd by defeat, stem.
med the torrent Of tanaticiSm that was
sweeping everything btforc it and checked
it in its mad career, these same Know
Nothing nominees were the most active
and vindictivc foes we had to encounter.
They sought to crush the Democratic
party, the only friends the adopted citi-
zen had, and If they had succeeded they
would now be prosecuting, as they srOrc
they would, "Irish papists and German
inidels." Fortunately they failed, and
failure has had q wonderful effect on their
views and feelings. Success rendered
them arrogant and boastful; defeat has
made them Obsequious and humble. The
'sweet German accent and the rich Irish
brogue," now sounds pleasantly to them;
then it grated harshly upon their pure
AmericGn cars! Now the voice of for
eigner is to them as 1.-THE tender accents
ofa woman's cry; then it resembled the
cayotCs. Now they fawn upon and tlattcr
tho very men they secretly. Solemnly
swOre tOpCrsecute. Can they be trusted
Are they sincere now? Let our adopted
citizens pause and reflect long and ear.
nestly before, thcy cast their votes for
their bitterest enemies in opposition to
their old and consistent and honest friends.
SINGULAR NoNINAnoN.-At a meeting
Of the Know Nothing County Central
Committee, on Friday the 2lst inst, T.
F. Tracy Of this city, was placed on the
X. N. ticket for the Assembly, in place
Of VIM. Jones, resigned. On the 27th Of
last June, three short months ago, this
same T. r. Tracy, attended the Demo-
cratic primary meeting in tho third ward
of this city, and took an active part in its
proceedings, protesting to be a staunch
Democrat Hc was one of the noisiest
and busiest men in the ward and seemed,
like all new converts, to be intensely
Democratic. Is he hypOcrite now, or
was he sincere then - and il sincere then,
what has caused such sudden and un-
accountable change in his opinions? We
should be 10th to charge the young man
with duplicity, and vet his conduct goes
to prove that he acted trcacherously, and
for sinister purpose thrust himself into
democratic meeting, where he had no
business. IT. however, the X. Ms are
satisfied with their candidate, we arc de-
lighted. He deceivcdus, he may deceive
them.
VorE EARLy.-So soon as the polls are
opened, Democrats, deposit your votes,
and then 80 out among tho hills, tunnels,
ravines, gulches, wherever q voter may
be found, and induce your friends to come
in and vote. Give one day to your coun-
try. A little extra cxertion may accom-
plish an immense amount Of good. Fa.
naticism and humbuggery are busily at
work let reason and patriotism rebuke
them. Never let the stain rest upon the
good old county Of El Dorodo for encour-