Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-29
AmalgamatiOQ.

The anaomous position of affairs in Illinois has been perfec, wiudfaIl to the opposition.-- Those democrats who would not support Doug las are accused of pickering Lincoln, and this is held up as an evidence Of disposition to fra ternise with black republicans.
 By the action of the aspirants for the sena- torship, its true that the choice between Doug- las and Lincoln is indirectly brought before the people, but it is not true that the democracy of Illinois are bound to choose between them.- They may, and doubtless will, vote for sound democratic representatives, who will vote for Breese or some other prominent member of their party. But, we repeat, the state of affairs in Illinois has been d sweet morsel to the mem- bers of the late know nothing party. They roll it under their tongues, chew it and spit it out with infinite gusto. While they are steadi- ly drifting into the arms of the black republi- cans; while at the north they have been CO., quetting, billing and cooing and have actually set the nuptial day when Sam shall lead the sable wench to the altar still they profess to be borrow struck at the action of the democratic party in not supporting Douglas
 The beauty of it is. that they praise Tom Corwin as wise and safe man, and some have gone so far as to name him for the Presidency, and at the same time are bitterly opposed to Lincoln who Is the mildest abolitionist of the two.
 The following from the Boston Post contains a warning that should be needed:
 The Albany American Council
 "The gathering of the know nothings at AL bany is far too important all event to be dis missed hastily. It was full representation of the New York brigade of this order. It's master spirits were all there, and with them went goodly number of their rank and file On all hands 1t is admitted that the gathering was of consequences; and hence the New York journals come loaded with editorials on the sayings and doings of this notable body.
 What they propose to do is we'll summed up in the New York Tmes's editorial. With most special and most ample saving of American l principles, involving old nativism. old protec- ton dogmas, old hostility to bell, book and candle, pope, devil and pretender, they propose,
 possibly, in certain undefned contingencies, if l nothing unforeseen interveneS, if it prove ex-
 pedient, if distinct advances are made from the republican side, under vigorous protest against | republican doctrines, and open fire upon the re- 1 publican leaders, and with loud vituperation
 against the special friends of Fremont, to unite
 momentary, penerally, aa Item, as the learn
 ed in the law have it, for this one fight, no
 more; and with emphatic declarations against
 being regarded 'permanency' rather than temporary in the republican connection.- | That's republican judgment on the exact posi-
 ton of these high sounding and immaculate 1 remnants of the American party.
 Now for the other side. The New York l Times tells these gentlemen what they have got to do even for their proposed temporary sojourn in the republican camp. It tells them, very plainly, that they must set about their march into that party in a very different spirit from that in which they act at present. They must be content to tuck away in some side pocket of their last years surtout all those dis tinctive dogmas which are the soul of the order. They must lay aside the livery of nativisul, and losing their petty identity in the mass of great opposition party, fight with singleness of purpose this al-important campaign. They must be black republican all over; sectonaliss from head to foot; and sink deeper than plumet can sound, their twenty one yoMs nuuuralizaston notions.