Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-09

The Opposition.
Since It is proposed to organize the opposition
and unite its discordaDt elements in one party, it
may be profitable to enquire what constitutes that
opposition and how such organization can be effect
edi Those whoare invited into the coalition, should
know what kind Of men they are to meet there and
what objects they desire to accomplish. The Know
Nothing papers at the South who advocste this mover
ment decline to furnish their readers this latorma-
ton We win perform the duty for them
The opposition comprises the remains Of all the
disorRsnized factions which ever existed IN this
country. The advocates Of every heresy, the sdhe-
rents Of every false doctrine, which political quack-
cry could deyise-tbe disappointed demagogue, the
unsuccessful Office seeker-the discontinued parasite
and the discarded pimpthe outoasts Of al the re-
spectacle parties, the oa Of every corrupt and de-
oaved organization-all gather under the black flag
Of the opposition The spirit which called together
the Hartford Convention to pot treason againstt the
Government, still animales their descendants who
would tear down the pillars of the State, that they
NAV rear the throne of their power upon ms ruins
fresh swarm Of vermin have been ergendered IN
the purd carcass Of ancient federalism which would
crawl into the high places Of the Government
that thew NAV feed and Fatten upon the yitas Of the
nation. Abolitionis1n with its reptile brood, Know
Eotbiupism born in bigotry and baptized ig human
bloos-fsnaticism in all its repulsiEe forms, and
ssotioualism bearing treason in its breast-tbese
oompose the brotherhood into whose embraces the
members Of the new party win be elcomed-this is
the unholy alliance which seeks to hurl the Democra-
ey from power. More than three fOurths Of the op-
position at this hour, are the open, avOwed enemies
of the South Horace GREELEY is their organ WIZ
LIAM H. SEwARD is their leader and head. GERRIT
sssIrH is the exponent Of their principles, and VIII
LIAM LLOYD GARRISON is the founder Of their faith.
The Know>Notbing papers at the South which ad-
voeste coalition with such men oppose the admins
istration on the Lecompton question. They censure
the Southern representatives who voted almost uuan-
inously for the Lecompton Constitution, and endorse
the course Of the Black Republicans, who voted
unanimously against it, These organs would natu-
rally seek their Affiliations at the North. They would
naturally prefer the election Of Black Republicans
with whom they symPathize in sentiment on this
question, to the election of Democrats whose views
they denounce Hence we see the anti-LecomptOn
organs Of the South eager for union Of the opPos-
ton. They wish to throw their followers into the
power Of party which will carry out their prnci-
to ofee as a rebuke 10 the Lecompton policy Of the
Administration They wish to acquire the power to
carry out their principles by uniting with strong
PARTY at the North, whose views on that question
they approve The zeal object Of the Southern
organs which are in favor of fusion with the Black
Republicans must be the exclusion Of slave States
for that is the only issue on which they agree. The
powerful party with which they propose to affiliate
the party which viii control by superior numbers
the policy and principles Of the new organization
profess no faith avOw objects which are not hos
tile to the institution Of slavery. The Southern
man, who would unite with that party, fer the pu-
pose of wrestling power from the defenders o.
the South and placing it in the hands Of its enemies
is traitor to his section, and the worst foe to II:
interests and its institutions.
There is no other result under heaven that can be
nationally anticipated from the triumph Of the oPPO
sitou and the defeat Of the Democracy, except tbC
humiliation of the South, and the supremacy o.
Black Republieanism. Such must be the purpose
those who advocate the fusion, for they must forese
tba consequences Of that fusion small faction a
the South is advised to throw itself into the arm
of q party at the North Of more than double it
numbers, that party being not7riously opposed
the institution OF slavery Ndn any lIA@ AA1- ~ 9N
that the necessary result Of this will be- 10 strength
en- the Black Republican party and esteblish thei
principles as the policy Of the country IL
friends of the movement are not blind to thes
consequences, since they would be inevitabI
if their advice is adopted, and We have rigf
to conclude that they do anticipate and desiT
them. We have right to conclude that 1hey Prete
the dominion Of abolitionisn, TO the ascendency
Democracy,-tbat they would rather see SEwAR
President than Mr.. BUCHANAN. and are willing
aid in bringing about the change Let the knoV
Notbings Of the South then decide Understandings
when they are invited into this coalition Let the
not be deceived with re gard to the true issue Ii
question for them to decide is whether they will al
in the triumph of the Black Republican Party-wh'
Their they will assist in elevating the enemies Of II
South to poweri fnot, they should give their SUI
port their entire strength, to the Democratic party
which is condemned, abused and threatened with d.
feat because it has consistently sustained the right
Of the South.