Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-09-02
TnE OPPOSITION ELsMknr~.

The Richmond Wing discusses With its
usual ability the question Of sn union Of al
The opposition elements against the Losofs.
60 Dsnosrsey. ], can zee no sense 10 kssp.
Ing up imPr.etieabls is.ues and perpsts,tiue
ssetiOnalisn. And after rebsking the lead.
srs Of the Republican party for usir fslly,
ID continues
Pray, What are "blsedir.s Kansasr and
the bred Scott decision, ecu i. the ls,trvn
the uoostrosisy uhioa .ans, ieism represents
ito be, 10 compsris,n With tho real euor mi.
ties OF Democratic mi.rulsl Are no, the
liberties aud ~. faro II twenty Ave m illious
OF ehi'e eie~eus aud their posteri,y-srs
not the sSl,d foundations Of our national
prospenty nou aud for al time--fsr moro
sor'ny Considerations for patriots, states.
Uan sId true phiisnthropists TO Be govero
cd sy than the Hypothetical, imaginary
weongs Of three miliiors Of pegroest Aud
yet Black RsPublieapism practically rrver.
ses In the ease the good old maxim Of the
greatest good 10 the greatest pumber."-
With them II resds-tbe creates, good to
the smallest number, or rice rerss. The
fortunes, the safety, the very existence Of q
drsu's liberties are imperiled in Q Grassy
crusade sgaiust az institution TO which they
owe at iessi ole half Of the eSufur,s which
they enjoy.
IF the Democratic party is TO b over.
thrown Il must be BY . combipstioa Of all
its opponents. Without this its power vii
BE- res,stless, and its vill the Law. IL u worse
than aselsss-it 10 prepostsrously absurd
for the Black Republican party to DO stick.
ling for their distem psrsd negro ul,ius,uu.
BY 30 doing they undervrits for the Demo.
crazy, aud ~ the latter are perfectly aware
Of this fact they leave nothing undone by
which they can keep the slavery question 10
Continual sgitstiou-kaovinx that it i, .
saii Of partition between the North,rn and
Southern wings Of the opposition, and there.
fore the palladium Of their own safety.-
They are IN . minority, but are great deal
stronger 10 this position than their divided
foes IL Black Republieanisua would oplv
become rAtie rspublcaui.u-if it wou,J
leave negro slavery where the fathers OF ,hs
republic left tiff they would sink an IAN.
which 10 revolving in its asp. cts md be,y;n,.
70 the mind ofevery good eitl.en-ifi, would
90 Tor, aud turn its Opposition efforts in the
righ' direction, so a. to strike DIRECTLY At IN.
real misdeeds OF Toe Demo cracy from Which
the people have suffered in common from
one enc Of the Us.on to The o,ses-thep
would wings and Americans ever, uber.
eord'shy cooperate. aud q national EIrcu.
nVe, loyal and faithful to the Constitution
and true TO the best interests Of the country.
Woaid 10 1861 DO iusugur,tsd smids, the
relo'eings Of a liberated people"
We shall probably bear, iu reply to this,
from the Democratic presses, babblins
about coalition of the Wing, With the Black
Republicans. In rejoioder to this ue NAV
a'k-Did not Southern Democrats speak from
the same stump si.h the notorious Pree.oil
or John Van Burep1 Do they ever obi.e,
TO coalitions Of tbis sorti In fact, the ABB.
h'iouisu Of the Birpey aud Gerri, Smith
school are the best allies the Democrats ever
bad. They always msnsgo to make di.
diversion from the opposition ranks sufs
eieut to give the Democracy q new lease on
the 'poils.