The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-27

dse Troubles ~ the OPpoAstlon-TNs CoalS-
ssen Q0essssa aa.si he Dlmpulti.s
We trsnsfer 10 our columns this morning .
cbspter Of extracts from various opposition
journals on the embarrassing question of coz
iit'on of the opposition elements Of the country,
North ard South, fer this fall and for the next
Presid' pcy. From these extracts, representing
The principles ard views of the Northern repub-
lean party, of the Northern Know Nothiogs
ard Southern Know Nothings, the reader viii
obtain pretty distinct and comprehensive
visw Of the almost insuperabie difficulties
which lie ia the way to e general naIgauation
OF the diverse snd conflicting msteriais of the
opposition camps
First, the Louisville .Joxrnal, after . review
Of the political field and Of the heavy opposi-
ton popular msjority which was thrown away
between two candidates in the last Presidential
election ssys, "there can be no doubt of the
fact that four-fift Of the American and repub-
lican parties are former whigs," and that "the
most simple and facile mode of combining this
opposition might, therefore, seem to be to
many minds the revival of the old
wing party" But our Louisville CO..
temporary himself appears to attach no
special value to this suggestion, for be follows
it with the more direct alternative "of the dis
bsDdiPg of the American and republican par.
ties, and the fusion OF all the best elements of
The two into one great national party" which
shal have for its objects retrenchmeut and
reform, new naturalization law, protective
tariff, harbor and river improvements, and
suspension Of the slavery agitation. Briefly
the al'-healing panacea Of the Louisville Jour
nal is the absolute sinking of the republican
party name, principles, niggers and all-aud
the union of the opposition forces upon mixed
platform Of old wing and modera Know Nothing
ideas.
The New York Tribune on the other hand,
takes somewhat different view of the necessi-
ties Of the Gaze. Our Philosopher Greeley il
evidently disposed to 60 all reasonable lengths
to secure the support Of the Know Nothings
who are anxiously asking I" where are we to
co." but they must not ask too much. He
strikes hands with them upon the subject of a
'stry law; be agrees that our present natu-
ralization laws ard practices of admitting
Aliens 10 vote call for vast amount of
publication and reform but he holds
fast to his great fundamental notion
that "the slavery question is paramount; !"
that ait WHITES and shapes all other
questions" that ''the shareholders comprehend
this thoroughly, and will make you act accord
;noIv whetber vou oJa, ro,rorahacd a. ~ x~t.,,
and finally, that "whoever acts with the repub-
licans this fall may as well ION account of
slavery make up bis mind to exclusion hence.
forth from the counsels or sympathies of their
antagonists"
This is the ultimatum Of Greeley. He desires
fusion between therepublicans and Americans
on our State ticket in November; but, upon a
pinch, be thinks the State can be carried by the
republicans without the aid of the dark lantern,
provided that no action Of the Republican
Convention ehall give the pro-slavery wing of
the American party that excuse for going over,
bag and baggage, TO the slave democracy, which
they manifestly seek" "Pro slavery wing Of
the American party ~ The idea Is suggestive
of hot work at Syracuse. But the 'little vii
lsins" Of the Times 60 further than Greeley In
their advice TO the bearers OF the dark lantern.
The Tine says to these anti Popish abstraction.
ists that If they want to come into the
republican synagogue, "they must be content
TO tuck away in some side pocket of their last
years surtout all those distinctive dogmas
which are the soul of the order,n and that mo
fact is palmer than that the views Of the party
arc impossible, so long as the Buchanan demo.
cracy control the federal government,
Thus, then, stands the case. The Know
Noihings viii not coalesce with the republicans
unless eternal hostility To the Pope of Rome,
Irish Catholics, and aliens generally, shall be
adopted as part Of the creed Of the coalition,
while, on the other hand, the republicans will
have nothing TO do with "those distinctive dog
mas which are the soul Of the orderr of the
dark lantern; nor do the republicans care to
waste their time in idle negotiations with any
set Of tricksters who cannot or win not believe
that the slavery question is paramount and
WHITES and shapes all other questions Can
such contradictory elements be amaleamated
upen any platform that can be compounded
by The wit Of man' No. II Is utterly
impossible for all the party quack doc
tors Of the country to mix a prescrip-
ton from the principles Of Know Nothingism,
black republicauism and old vhiggery, Of anti
Pcpcry, anti-slavery, protective tariffs and In
ternsl improvements that win be palatable 70
the most OF the Know Nothings, black re-
publicans, or old line wings, North and South.
What them While republican and Know
Nothing cliques, councils and organs are con.
cocting their little schemes OF fusion, which all
can see are utterly impracticable, the question
recurs, what then? II these factions of the
opposition, which command In the aggregate
an overwhelming majority Of the popular vote
of the Union, cannot be united upon any CON-
mon party platform, how can they be united