Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-27

The effort Co amaleamate The inoongtaodS elements
Of opposition to Democracy in enc grand organiza-
ton ODE styled the peoples Union Party, proved
an utter abortion, Says the South Side Dsmocros
The Black Republicans were too wary to be caught
the Know Nothing trap. They scornfully rejected
the terms of coalition. They refused to abandon
their plan of campaign, 70 break up thef separate
enoampment and unite with mere handful Of des-
perate adventurers, who had nothing to lose and
everything to gain by the proposed arrangement.
Even granting the KuoW Nothing postulate, that a
fusion upon the basis of mutual concession could
alone the overthrow Of the common adversary
-DemOcraoy-they preferred to risk the chances Of
defeat with their own principles and their own can
didstes, than to purchase doubtful victory at such
sacrifice of their original tenets Here, we thought
was al end of the movement. There would then be
no further attempt at conglOmeradon, and we we're
somewhat confident Of Witnessing another ''triangu
lar" contest for the Presidency in 1860 But our
expectations have been deceived, as subsequent
developments sufficiently indicate. The Know Moth
ing leaders are determined not to surrender their
hopes of reward They have gone boldly and de-
liberately to work, as though nOthinghad occurred
to mar their prospects of combination. They are
striving to create diversion Of Northern sentiment,
By raising new issues orrather by reviying old ones
peculiarly adapted to the views and interests Of that
region The fimsy guisO is Zoo transparent TO con
osal their real object from the most stOiid cOmFr
hensiOn. For themselves, upon the failure Of their
first scheme they had made up their mind to co
operate with the Black Republicans in the ensuing
canvass. Nov they are only intent upon the means
Of deludng their former associates into the snare
Hence the efforts to induce the belief thai old par
lines have been oblterated and afusion been effected
by which the various factions opposed to the dOmi
naut party are united upon terms Of perfect bar
mony and equality. For the cue to this magnif
cent arrangement, we are indebted to the
Hon. HUMPHREY MARSHALL, the faeHe priHcePs
] Of political intriguers, and of the most IN
ssrupulOus timessrvers with which this land Of i'm.
maculate patriots is infested. Mr.. MARSHALL
among others, made a speech in Philadelphia the
other day. His theme was protection to home in,
dusry, which be represented to be the corner stone
of the new temple. The National Intshgeneer
which has been politically speakng) in cOmatost
state for the last year-snce the last Congressional
election in Virgnia-is wonderfully resusitated by
the exhumation Of an old Wing fossil Speaking O
the late demonstration in Philadelphia, it says
at may be deemed rather favorable augury to
! find parties m(E2)aTs6alhag themselves upon tbu
principles and policy which divided them in former
times" Again: at is a matter Of graduation
that there is at present an absence of much Of the
acrimony which has in former times detraeted from
/ the dignity and deoorum of political controversy
There is, indeed happy truce, and Reason SEEM
once more to be asserting its empire over Passion
Very good for you, old Mortality. It is common
failing Of those whose "years are in the sere tn
yellow leaf" to adore the times past and decry tn
times present The complaint is as old as the hills
The world has been gradually growing worse from
the days when " ADAM delvei andEvE span" Blu
this is nothing to the purpose. What is it, in fact
that inspires our venerable contempory with sucl
| pleasing sensations? In what does it discover tn
evidences of the returning reign of soberness an,
truth? A deliberate proposition from half scOr
Of political hucksers to betray their party into tn
support of a Black Republican candidate for tn
Presidency The IHtelligencsr is rejoiced at the alb
sence of that acrmony which has heretofore marke,
political controversies, and all because the Know
Nothings have consented to abandon their distinc
tive creed, and cOnjoin with the Black Republican
for the purpose of waging feroer war upon tn
Democratic party of the Union. Talk about parti
san acrimonyL When the National Intelligence
ceases to regard Democracy with venemous hatred
then will there possibly be some ground for felci
tatiOn concerning the absence Of the usual acrimo
MES ingredient IN political discussions.