The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-29
The MASK Thrown on.

The Mask Thrown on.
If anything were wanting to show the shame
ful and bare faced determination Of the leaders
of the Douglas faction to try to ruin the Dem
ocratic party, it is to be found in the astound
ing developments of the late election in Ken
lucky.
Democrats can never forget that Il was in
Kentucky where Know Nothingism, in 1856
and 1856 broke loose from all restraints and
committed the most diAbolical outrages that
were ever perpetrated in Christian land-out-
RACES that brought shame and disgrace upon
the commonwealth Of Kentucky, and shocked
the feelings ofeyery right minded man in the
nation. The city of Louisville, particularly,
was the scene of some OF its most cruel and
terrible out groupings. There Democrats
because they were De71ordts-were iuhumanly
murdered, for attempting to vote. To such an
extent did this Know Nothing party carry its
high handed measures of cruelty and brutality
that thousands OF Democratic citizens of Ken
,ucky have not dared, since that day, to exer.
else that right.
Surely, the Democracy Of Ohio have not 50
soon forgotten the awful scenes that were enact
ed at Louisville on "Bloody Monday in 1855,
by the Know Nothing party, when the torch
was lighted, and the dwellings Of Democrats
were laid in ashes, and their innates--men,
women and children-sayagely put to death in
broad day!
Now, what do we see? We see the followers
OF Stephen A. Douglas in that State, by the
| advice of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio States
n,on, and kindred prints, uniting with this same
Know Nothing party, for the ayowed purpose
of overthrowing the Democrati. party-and
they have succeeded and glory in their work -
On the 9th inst an election was held in Ken
lucky 70 fill certain offices, the principal one of
which was the Office of Clerk of the Court of
Appeals. For this office there were three can
didatee, viz: the Democratic candidate, McClar
ty, the Know No thing candidate, Coombs, and
the Douglas candidate, Boiling. The latter can
didate, however, as he result abundantly proves
was only kept in the field as mere stool pigeon,
as nearly the entire Douglas force was concen
trated upon the Know Nothing, Coombs, thcre-
by securing his election. On the eve of the
election, the Louisville Democrat--God save the
mark!-about the only paper Of any character
in the State that supports the pretcnsions OF
Douglas, came out with the following paragraph:
"BeH men Of Louisu,He ,oord to you Just
stand back aOhile in the morning anil give us
! (thn Innplng fl,eo nj fho lIcf
| This is our .funeraH Let as dig the Craze, and
lay tie corpse [of the Democracy tlecent3y an it.
and you can fRH up afterwards al your leisure"
After the election is over and the result is
known, it comes out again, and says:3
me CLARITY is defeated. That aOaS one good
days ,orkt'
And again.
"Thc Douglas men had no organization OF
th9r own in the contest, and DIDN'T HAVE THE
PLEASURE Of winning the election themselves. but
,oe hat the p1easa' Of seeiagit it done"
This, Democrats of Harrison county, is the
language of protesscd and leading Douglas
paper. Is it not enough to satisfy the most in
credulous of the policy and aims Of the leaders
of this faction?
ANu SaHo uit1 uelitPeS lUaJ MI bOupfnS HaS
even the ghost of chance of an cectioa-in-
deed, the strong probabilities are that he will
not carry single electoral vote-not one. What
is the object, then of his friends in keeping him
in the field? Manifestly to break down the
Democratic party. His friends cannot name one
State that he has the remoteSt prospect Of car
rying. They knew they could not elect their
candidate, Boiling, in Kentucky, and they know
equally we'll that they cannot elect Douglas.
Democrats of Harrison county, remember
1854! When the Democracy OF every county
in the Twenty first District were beaten down.
Then, as now, prominent and leading Demo
Gratis in every part of the State were leaving
the old party and going over to the enemy, and
we were defeated. But the good old Democratic
ship righted herself ag lin in 1856 Stand fast
to your colors, Old Guard! The storm will
soon pass over, when the Democratic party
will rise again, strengthened and purified, and
will again assert its sway as the only party ca
pab'e Of ruling this government. The Douglas
faction may defeat Us IN this elec,ion--it neuer
Gun in another!