Year: 1859

every Inehoet oi tne opposison " hii~ P'~ sent ally in one who was their foe while 1t was profitable to be so. The pretended issue got up by the Helena paper was as to the tenor Of letter published by us to refute the charge that northern democrats were aboltlonists.- When the State Rights Democrat came to the help of the Gazette, the Balance, and other know nothing papers, they hailed 1t as an aux Hilary, and now cite that paper as d proof that they were right in their positions. The Bal ance. speaking of his new ally, says:

 "It shows too, the wicked duplicty of the True Democrat It was certainly attempting to impose upon its readers in thus bolsterlng up position that all the world knows Is not true--that northern democrats, as a body, are sound on the slavery question:

 With much satisfaction to itself and no doubt to the readers of its party, the Balance then quotes from it's new friend, poetry and all, pat of the quotation from the State Rights Democrat being in these words:

 2" But the fact, that none except the enemies of the democratic party can reasonably censure our course, has no effect upon the editor ot the True Democrat"

 And thereupon shows who it is that approues the course pursued by that paper, by saying:

 "On the whole, the State Rights Democrat is entitled to vote of thanks for the good ser vice it has done and is doing in unmaskng the family secrets connected with the True Demo- crat's management"

 As to our secrets being disclosed, not un- masked as the Balance expresses it, we have no objections to anything and everything beng known We are not fond of concealments in others and never practiced them. The course of the State Rights Democrat has earned a vote of thanks from better know nothing paper.-- Let it now take care that it does not earn a hearty vote of curses from the democracy of the State for its disorg ganizing course.

 When the " Little Giant of Illinois, took stand in opposition to the democratic party, it was singular with what unanimity the black republican and know nothing presses commend ed him, and how accordantly they voted him thanks for his course. When the Little Gi- ant of Arkansas" exasperated at his intellectual attempts to control the legislature and to defeat an older and abler democrat than himself for a high office in his rage turns his weapons against his party the know nothings straightway vote him thanks. We are glad to see this union of the forces; this wheeling into line; this inter- change of compliments between disorganzers and know nothings. While it unites them it gives us the advantage of bringing them all in front. Nor do we wonder at the sef-gratula- tons of the know nothngs. It is seldom that they receive such an acquisition, and they do well to make the most of it. But they lose sight of one important fact. When the demo- cratic party loses a leader the rank and file do not follow. l. is not the officer but tho flag they follow; they contend for the principles and rents and others seduced, for tme by spen- did promises, their auxiliary brings them but little strength. And they will find that the victories to be obtained over his former friends are not to be estimated by his former victories over them. It was then the Greek fighting the barbarian; it will now be Greek against Greek, when with equal weapons aud courage the ma oritv will conquer. Besides the consciousness of being right is half the battle, for

 ''Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just"

 This is no new thing. The history of the politics of every State as well as of the nation is full of it. Ambitious men kick from under them the ladders which they have climbed and then fall In their selfish attempts to ascend they stab at their friends who may stand be- tween them and the height they seek to attain. Every year but adds to those whose

 Vaulting ambition

 Ger leaps itself and falls on tother side"

 So long as politician remains true to the people, the people will remain true to him, but when, from spite or modification, or to take a short cut to greatness, he turns against their former friends he eventually falls And though the opposition may applaud and vote him thanks, yet they love him not, and when done with him will cast him off, for t has been well said that men may like treason yet despse the traitor.

 We have lost our faith in mere word polit- clans whose powers of oratory are used to ad- vance tbeir own interests solely, and, most of all, have We lost confidence in little giants.

 Before the State Rights Democrat did us the honor to single us out for its attack, it had thrown itself into opposition to majority of the party. Our fault was not the publication of any letter, but really and truly because we would not join it in its attempt to bully and dictate to the members of the General Assembly who they should vote for

 ''The very head and front of our offending

 Hath this eXlent-no more"

 By so refusing we have not succeeded in being ndorsed by the opposition, or considered by them as entitled to a vote of thanks, but having survived so long without their appro- bation, we shall try to live without it in the fu- ture.

 or See reward of $500 for apprehension of