Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-18
Fusion.

The Democratic press has recently become very
indignant against what they call fusion Of parties
Their Indignation, our readers are aware, must have
originated very recently. The Democratic party nj
to the present time has been, but a fusion OF the
odds and ends" from parties Of every hue and stripe
including quite considerable number oil renegade
Wings That hsg should now enter their solemn
protest. and deprccate in terms of holy horror such
thing fusion is certainly not the part of conSs.
tency.
The history Of political parties for the last twenty
years shows that the Democracy have been playing
the game OF fusion with bold hand and most sue
cessiully. When they have succeeded in the Pres-
dental elections it has been by the use of the very
means they now profess 50 solcmnly to denouncc.
and there not few instances in the way OF State
elections which could be cited to convict them. The
last Presidential election is example enough OF tie
manner they minse sll sorts of spirits. When we
to hear lectures against fusion, beg to re-
mind our Democratic contemporaries that they are
about the last persons upon the face OF the earth from
whom those lessons can consistently come. Let them
first remove the beam from their eye.
The so called "fusion" that has been operating in
the late elections at the North has come in for due
share of their condemnation-it having operated
against, in place of for the Democratic party. As
if dreadng the same results in the approaching cleo
tons in this state they have suddenly been inspired
with n wonderful zeal in preaching against fusion in
Virginia. They to have lost sight Of the fact
that, all the while, they seek fusion OF political ee-
ments in this State which, save the common name OF
Democrats, are much antagOnstic TO each other on
vital questions of principle" as it is possible for par
ties to be- They are not only cndeavorin: with
all their might TO bring abouta fusion of the Leake men,
the Smith men, the Wise and all outsiders-In,n
VINO few weeks ago were arrayed in bitter hos
tiity u each other-but they strive also to bring
about coalition between the Hunter Land Bill De
mocrats and the anti Hunter Land Bil Demtcrlts
and i; has not been month ago since they pit
ted against one another on that very question,
involving great Fundamental principle al party
policy.
They not all indsposcd either to receive all tie
votes they can get of certain class of gentlemen
known as Know Nothing Democrats, whom they
sometimes wheedle and sometimes denounce, it ap-
pears, according 10 the humor they in 10 the
most efficient means OF applying the screws OF party
And from the pteous appeals their organs have be-,
making 10 outsiders OF every stripe 20 come up To-
the support Of the Wise ticket, we should no, be 81
all surprised to hear them appealing for fusion
with th" Wings even. There is no telln: what sorI
OF fusion SO desperate as the democracy Of
Nirgi"a now have their hands may drive
tlem into. But with all, have our fears that al.
the fusion they hatch between this and the fou.
Thursday OF next May won't save them.
Our ncghbor of the Petersburg Intel.-encer has M
able article this subject from which we extract In,
following:
the Washington Sentinel OF "Wednesday, has an edi
oral article uucer the above caption III which occas.o
Is taken to charge upon tns VIII; party OF Vire mia
most !icentOus disregard of the principles of leg
warfare in the effort raly the people Of the St. 70
righteous opposition the stanton nominations Tn
Sentinel seems TO be vastly shocked at the iie. of con
Hiom agains: the Dclaoeracy and pours fourth n, al
horren Sediments ia good phrases. But If W. re-
member rightly there have been within the last two
three years such things combinations or coalitions a
fusons against tue hgs, in which the Democracy w.r
active and corda! Participants. We could point TO N
results Oi those experiments, the election of certain
u o. Senators aud state Officers whose success sent
thri oiJoy through every Democratic bosom in the land
ana was thei fruitful theme OF CougTluatOn with the Dem
ocratc press. Wedo rec0leut to have seen In Tho roll
uhus oi Tue Senuhe! any denIncAtOry auson to the co
htions OF which we are speaking, and which opened
new way OF tTiunphing over the Wings. All was very
WELL We suppose as long the latter were the victims:
pui as soon as the process begins 10 threaten
comure and defeat 10 the Democras-as soon az the BIT
Ter cup which they passed their opponents i
was prepared aud FIST muistercd hy themselves tey b
OUT into sOEt OF Indignant CALCULATIONS a. if the
% Poh'cAi "epraVI'y was embodied IN coalition, W.
nave fedu IN one OF Shuk-peareS plays hiak IL WAS
something about destructive Invention rcturnnr go
plague the invcntor-aud again Of an engineer seirp
hostel by ils own petti.' We have read a.o Of m.
braces bull OF PhsiAIs which the tvraft for woss ~
use 1t was made aer burning many innocent victims ga
himself Consumed 80 the Democracy after stating the
coaision machinery. aud crushing their opponents with II
as lar as they could, now, when impetus il r.ys
and thrchteUs terrible reaction are CRYING ont w 80,
things" " "'''