Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-05-11
s E q z whither the Opposition in the sopth ar A few mont ' seG. wlthws ventfFed q E predid kthat u a opPosiG6n iA thd south

were urllllnS l0WaTuS Diach IepuollcaHisni,
 ffeiT papers in this State wsTG highly iT censed. Their indignation could scarcely
 find words sufficiently strong. They denied si8 st, xsise raesatl the prediction l sorfaroibly as ealumny, and inquired f Is
 thy servant a dog that he should do. this thine?"I so earnestly, that we were led to
 hope they would pause, Though the opposition in Kentucky Tennessee, Mis-
 souri and other border slave holding States, | mighglally themselves with the black re-
 pubicans, we cherished a belief that the
 opponents of democracy in Arkansas would
 refuse. to do so.a And we still believe the great bodyo them will spurni the propos- ed alliance fcrlfe object of their leaders is to gradpally5,leaad them into the false .po-
 siton theg are ready9 te assume o The Irlh1 body l of oar political oppoaentsr though eggfei | yioHslw,iri efl.of, are honestly soo Their
 fear of bfigg falleed tgrneoats or pizerpinnee nes l tums; in someb eases.1 their disl Hseso the II iiU fEIiW
 l nameIof democrat, and various reasons have kept them aioof from us, when, if they knew l the ai4ns of their leaders: if they saw the
 true state of the ease, they would promptly refuse all connection, near or remote with l the enemies of the south Make the direct issue now and nine out of ten would take | post in the ranks of the democracy. But day by day they are drifting into the arms | of the enemies of he.south. Uneopscions-. Lily thqy are taking position in opposition to
 leinoelaf y, W4AiIe tlie Black republicans are quiietlya coming up and standing shoulder to shoulder IltFis .Hqt our dispositi Qpa to de pounce or abuse those who may think diff rferently from us. here are, we freely ad-
 init, many honest true hearted men ,'rn{ among our ,ohponents wh9 would promptly defend the rights of the,south. But they are un- aware how far they have drifted. With no intention of accusing them oftreachery to their section or of want of patriotism, we ask them to see how far they have dritted'
 The Louisville Journal an acknowledged
 organ, says:
 "The need of the republican party is a sayor of nationolity. The republicans also
 lack strength to accomplish their aims through the overthrow of the democracy"
 It thereupon favors union of aH the op-
 rT1,, N VIC +bot
 it's hopes are "based exclusively on the
 chance of rallying all the elements of op
 position in a compact body" The black
 republican presses admit that it will re- quire a union of all the opposing clements and forces. While the leading opposition journals in the south are thus manifesting a willingness to combine with the black re- publicans and abolitionists, they all at once begin to decry the further agitation of the slavery question. They are sick of mig ger" They are tired of discussing the subject of slavery. They are anxious to ignore tha rights of shareholders They desire to pretermit any expression of opin
 ion thereon. Why? Because that is or should be an insurmountable barrier be- tween them and the abolitionists. Level this, and communication between the two parties is free While this is done in the south, to our surprise the black republi- cans now consent to the proposal to make the slavery question a subordinate one.- They say if Bell, or Crittenden, or Bolts, will promise to oppose the extension of slavery, that is to admit no more free States, they will support him. Will the opposi- tion in Arkansas agree to this? Will they fuse? Will they become party to this compact? The Gazette, once so indignant, at mere supposition that it would favor black republicanism has wonderfully soft ened of late It has found that they are very clever fellows, after all. In late issue it admits that the election of a black republican President would be dangerous, and that it would deprecate it, but 1t would regret to see a movement set on foot for the dissolution of the Union on that account It then goes on to intimate that such an administration would not be more hostile to the south than Mr. Buchanan's A year ago, it stood ready to eat fire; for while it advocated the re-opening of the slave ,trada, the acquisition of Cuba and other tsorstdiern measures. It utterly repudiated all ceanection with the black republicans Nowlft would deprecate the election of black republican, but does not think it suf fieient cause for dissolution of the Union. H6wEmaay of the people of Arkansas can he get to go thus far with him? A black f1r3eptiPlida9 President may be elected, but he. will never be inaugurated President of 11Ee$egpni States. And woe to that man in tsid south. who helps to bring about such a+Yesalt. s2 7; 'o. . 91iE IT