Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-02-21
Democracy and Know Nothingism.


To wha: desp;~able shifts the degenerate
Dem. crazy at last reduced From being the
party Of tie people, and hence popular. the
Democratic party has rapidly decayed IL Prin-
ciple mill nothing remains of lis pristine purl-
IS, save the name. For the sake Of power and
the spells Of office, all means. both foul and fair
have been exhausted by the leaders. until their
moral sense has been pretty effectually eI;ln-
.,ushed; one BY one have the good Democratic
principles Of Washington. Jefferson, and their
fellow founders Of this Republic. been Topped
OF. unit! now all there il left of the original
rree, Il rs rotten trunk. bearing the pie bald
flag. thus cmblazoned: Deception. Mi=represen-
satiou. fraud corruption. Intimidation, usurpa-
ton. dIsunion, rapIne. and piracy.
True to their flag. they systematically prac-
tice deception asd misrepresentation, whenever
talking or treating of the acts, designs, princi-
plies of their only formidable opponents, the Re-
publicans, they boldly talk tTcsaon and dis
nuion IL and out Of Congress, and then With the
most Imparturbable eff.ontery, lay their
crimes the door of the Republicans and Union
i,ts; unable to cope with their Republican I'D
ver.arics IA a fair discussion OF principles they
B
meuts by vigorous u.terauce of sophistry, bonn
bast aud f4laehood. They have rifled The mails.
stuffed the baiot-b boxes. driven voters from the
polls, made fraudulent election returns, usurped
the government and plundered the citizens of a
ncighburug territory, and here at home. have
attempted. by fraud and usurpation, to place IN
the executive chair of the State. of their
favorite, against The expressed VIII Of the peo-
PIE; and today. some Of their leaders asking
Congress t. hoist the black flag on the open
seas thar they may safely and pcaceable prac-
tce piracy in the shape OF that most abomIuablc
/ Slave trade.
/ Thus We see that nothing is too black or o;lor-
Gus To- be I.gac iced in the name of Democracy /!
/ Blu; forseciug the decadence of their power,
and their inevitable downfall unless something
should lie done in the way of new tactics. or of
coalitions; they openly united with the Know
/ Nothngs. in the recent contest Tor Speaker Of
the House. 10 defeat the Republicans. voting
to a man with three memorable exceptions
for hr. Smith, Know Nothing candidate for
Speaker, who was elected to Congress as
regular out-aud-out Know Nothing. and that
too, in opposition To the regular nominee Of the
Democratic party And yet. remaining true to
their coloss, they practically ayow that "a lie
well stntk 10. is a. good ; the ruth, and, with
their accustomed hardILood OF assertion, pre-
claim th.. y ID. Pennington, who IS not, and
never was . Know \ oihius. and who consistent
i voted for and supported to tn end, thor
ou5h in; Republican f-r Speaker--to tie d
Know Nothing while they deny that di-;iuc-
tIo. to Nj. Smith who was not only elected M
avowsd Enow-Nothing. rs above shown. but
no was also presented by the Know othings
as proper person for the Democrats to support
az eeahie TO the bargain made between item
TO wiz: That, whenever the know-Nofhinrs
should all uui,e Que Of their number, then tie
Democrats would join and elect HIM Speaker -
Having united Oh Mr.. Smith as their man, the
Know No.hings then demanded their pound of
flesh il tu.himent Of the jointurc. and then
came the great struggle for those were trying
times 70 Democrats who bad to meet Tie demand
IF ngllIiiers OF the one hand, and ultimately
- Ease outraged constituency the other
Bat The ordeal was passed, and out OF about
liastg Democrats IL. the House I'll 6, three rota!
f,r Mr. SMITH The hr,oac- -Nothino candidate Tor
S5e.}crs5ip ofHe HOUSE; bat all to no purpose
far s;auuch Republican gained the victory.
Then let the people know and ponder That
the So called Democratic party, with all their
prote,tatious OF love for foreigners, really care
notAle, f,r them. except for their votes. being
ready to unite with the Known othIngs when
ever personal interest prompts he Union, and
fi,at the Republican is the oaly real conserve
tive National party NJ this time