The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-08-26

Iron ~ i,sehsorr vIrs,eisn,
The Washington States processes TO
have information Of ANEW M orcment on
the political chessboard. booking to the
next Presidential election according 70
tl,at paper. 4 committee Of th& Conser.
Sative Opposition IN New York city has
recently addressed a circalAfto fstoaf q
the prominent statesmen Of The Opposi.
ton shtouehout dc Union such men
~ VIM q Rivcs. Edward Batcs John
nell ,Iohn j c,fttcndeu Robt. q. Win.
,r,n Edward rs,trt, and, oshe,s- s.. I.
ge.tinr The course ,whici. itis PROPER f.,t
he conservatiye o,,posi.;on Il nnfh,e.
ma .tbe mode ~ ,vl,;ob .he two sectional
,,ort;es y, M country NAV ,e defeated.
This Circular. according 10 lie states.
lbeaina ly statina hi position Of tho Two
great parties Of the country. with he
reasons wbv thc reurcsoutaiivc names
above mentioned cannot coalcAcc With
either This statement Is Followed by a
.able. wherein d exbibitedthe supposed
esrenotb ~ he d Democratic end Republi-
cans and de su,plu. semeipinr' An
estin,ate 1. ,hcn made ne 10 tho probable
so,eo ,y,,,oh MIGHT he drawn from tbe
,aal.a ~ these two Grand orm;cs ana I'D.
aed Il, tl,e ssnrn,ua Which aitoretber
.bo,v = ,os,,oc,si,lo s,ye,c,I,, "a IA nov, !,
saws ,,o oo,.,o;,,ao id,a,;na fo;ri, ond
,v;,t = ;,,dnrort ,,,,,,;asod N, zoo con.
o,;ua horo Laid ,,ofor. Won, these e.ti
" ~ 49, the object 81 This letter only re-
,na;,s 10 no cxnla;ned, And the OK.
planat,on follows. This is Il.
Under nrosent :, rc,,,nstancea saws the
document IN substance. we arc nonen.
titvLve are crushed md bruised and
manqled batween two mill stones An,
other oensrar elect;on WI cxterr.,; mat
MS unless something is done to prcyeni
a There i hut ono wav TO prevent ~
! That wav i nv n distinct organization,
with an electoral Ticket i'm every district
\ Of theJJnion. We 5ropose. therefore to
call a convention at Baltimore. 10 meet
early next wear, which win give ample
time for informal preparation We viii
give the call a general name-The oppo-
sition. When we have met, we win build
us platform. full of sound doctrines.-
We will nominate two men Of untarnishel
records. Then we will submit our chan
ces to thepeople. In all human likeli-
hood we will carry two States MARYLAND
and with Bell or Etheridpe on the tick
lsen ne,bans Tennessee Tho eIection
viii then no into the House. whore we
win have fair shoying In the event of
democratic victory in the end. the Re
publican marty will be conrletely el;sor.
oanized. and compelled to seek refuge
under our flae. Thus we will lave 10
wait but four wears for a great and elori-
ons triumnb. and -nermanent. durable
ostabIisbn,ent,, ISL
smell IL the movement We olive Il for
what Il Is worth undoubtedlv some
thir5 20 tba cont n,ust no done ;f we
would avoid.-wbat- every pot,iot o,,ol, 10
,,;,l 70 ovoid--a sectional contest for tho
nov, pros;doncv Tbora i ro,v,,o r,o,n-
oora,;o 80, l, ~ Nh rhoro ! no
Nort,or,, stota i, sh;oh tbat ,nar+, has
= naio,;,v rndiyilnal mon tbore ore i
!. tr,'o ~ tho MI olai,n;,o % ho no,,,.
oorots h,t thoy ave- .ooraroS All ovar
vi,h nol;,iool l,ores;es ond. 49,. ,;ttle. a
any, better, thar genuine Black Repubii.
cans. There Is no common point of CON
tact between them and the southern De-
mocracy On no single issue of public
policydo they agree.
There is danger, then, of a strictly
sectional contest. unless a diversion of
some sort be made. In such n contest
unfortunate ms II wopld he of itself-tbero
i tho additional certainty that the South
,,yould b6 defeated If tberofore a d.
version mnst he made and tbe current
of events turned IN a different direction
the stem can be taken bv no partv so an
propriately as .by the Conservative onpo-
sition panty oftbe country North and
SOUTH This PARTY. holding the balance
Of power between the other two NAV
keen them in check. and finally brinp
abo,t aoo,ptls,a obl;teration of al Sec
fionals lines'and a restoration oe the ma.
tional feelings Which should over exist in
All n,e,,tions. of the Union
~ Topcbino he nlan .broeosed Il i al.
mostidentieal Wit, 4 prospDosition looking