Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-07-20

Mr. EDITOR; Can you inform me what has
become OF my party Four years ago | was
induced to separate myself from the demo-
cratic ranks and join the American or Know
nothing order. did so in good faith, being
persuaded that the principles so earnestly
advocated by the latter party, were entirely
patriotic, and their establishment necessary
Tor the future welfare Of our country but
how is it that we no longer hear those stir
ring appeals to our patriotism in behalf of
those principles which so effectually captiva-
ted me as well as many other of my demo-
cratic orethren2 1t was with the hope of
hearing some allusion to them that attended
the Bell and Everett meeting in your town
some weeks ago, fully expecting to hear some
CLARION voice calling upon US once more to
Beware of foreign influence - "Put none
but Americans on guard ~ Americans shall
rule America y &c, &c. But no such well
come sounds greeted my ear, and wendell my
way homcward soliloquizing after the follow
ing manner Is il true that our honored assoc
citation has been disbanded, its glorious plat
form of principles ton which we were once so
proud to stand) notc kicked over and we
know-nothings transferred, like willing sheep,
to their new tangled Constitutional Union
party who boast that Bell and Everett never
belonged to the American party? Are we
hnow-nothngs, ] asked myself who, for the
last four years, have been taught to believe
that the only salvation of the country de-
pended upon the success of the principles Of
the American party, now expected to vote for
men who are either afraid or ashamed of our
doctrines? The truth is, Mr.. Editor some
of us have evidently been fooled, and |, for
one, do not intend to be shifted about in this
manner any longer, without knowing under
what banner am to eight next
have made nm NV mind thprnfora IN 20
turn to my place in the Democratic ranks
/ will then know to what party | belong--So
you may put me down for Breckenridge and
Lane certain, and if ever they coax me to Join
any OF their mushroom parties again they will
lave to do some taller talking than has ever
been heard of on GUNNER S BRANCH.
We do not profess to be sufficiently posted
in regard to the present whereabouts of the
Know-nothing party, to answer fully the en-
quiry put to us in the above communication
We believe, however, that the main body of
its guardian supporters have been turned out,
with perhaps a slight Traditional ear-mark, in-
to the new range temporarily provided for
them by the wildcat Constitutional Union
party !" others, even in our very midst, have
shown SO strong an affinity for the free soil
party that we may expect to find them, ere
long, completely identified Herewith; whilst
the better portion of them, like our cores
pondent, are falling back upon the old Demo-
cratic party as the only rallying point to
which they can repair, with any hope Of de-
Tending our existence as nation against tho
alarming Entertainments Of blackrepublican-
ism, which is seeking to plunge the two sec
tons of the country into fratricidal and
deadly war
We hope the commendable example of om
worthy correspondent will not be lost on 9TH
ers similarly situated.