Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-31

AESaeASfOus SmfdeS ana Fatal Coressess
The new York Tribune and other Black Republican
sheets are filing their columns week after week,
with concentrations Of the attitude Of the 0pposi-
ton in Tennessee, and eulogies of their leaders.
BIthe organs ofthat party have studiously avoided
any allusi0n to these repeated evidences of favor
and affection from their Northern brethren. They
had manifested their good viii towards them, it is
true, by rejoicing over Black Republican victories
in the Northern States last fall and had made pub
lilo overtures to them for union. But it does not
suit their purposes now on the eve of election to
let the people know hat those overlures have been
accepted. aud that there is perfect understanding
between the head men of their party aud the Black
Republican leaders.
This revelations which We published from the New
York Tribune, expose the NbOle scheme by which
the South is to be betrayed Into the power of the
Black Republicans. The oppositiOn masses can no
longer be kept in ignorance Of these disclosures.
They must be explained away if possible, and the
Banner and Patriot undertake to explain them. The
impossibility Of the task must their clumsy
execution ofit for neighbors are adroit asiuts
and ingenious, and if they could find sny way to
relieve Mr.. BELL and their party leaders from the
Odium of plotting with the Black Republicans, they
certainly would not have resored to this awkward
mode of getting out of the difficulty.
Tley say GREELvY praises Mr. Bell end the
Opposition platform, because he wants TO destroy
them. He embraces, that he may Stay them. lie
smothers them to death with his caresses.
This excuse is too absurd forserous consideration.
Did WILSON and BuRLINGAME and WEED boast of the
organization of the Republican party in the South
in order TO inure their allies here? Do they praise
CAssIUs NJ. CLAY and FRANCIs P. BLAIR and other
Southern AbOlitiOnists 10 make them odlous Did
the Black Republicans vote with Mr. BELL on the
Kansas question. that they might render him un>
! popular at home? Did they welcome him as a
friend and ally into their banks when he aided them
in excluding slave State from the Uuon, in order
to destroy him? Did the New York Tribune "hail
| as brethren " those Southern men who opposed
LeoOmptOn, for the purpose of irjaring them !?
Did HORACE GREELEY and TRUMAN SMITH and
other Abolitionsts tender their hospitaIities and
congratulations TO Mr.. Bell at his course on the
Slavery question, that they might render him infa
nous and did Mr.. BELL reply that he regarded
"this union of patriotic men as most auspicious
! the country" to aid them in accomplishing that
object?
Nay more; is all Of that interchange of compliments
| and kindness which has been carried on for some
months between the northern and southern Opposition
press, intended for their mutual destruction? Are
all Of those oyersures which have been made and
accepted for a union of the Opposition designed by
the parties to the agreement a means of breaking
each other down? Did the Banner mean to disgrace
the Black Republican party last summer when it
| asked THAT MIGHT nt thp halanna
of the Republicans who are so much more conser-
vatiVe" than GREELEY, when GREELEY uttered SEN
timents $50 sound and SO national as these? Did
the Patriot ain death blow at the papers aud per-
sons whom it commended when it said ''The Phils-
delphia North American, the organ of the Black Re-
publicans of Pennsylvania, Hon. THOMAS CORwIN,
HORACE GREELEY, the Cincinnati Gazette and
others of the leaders and organs are already
! G5atiag their demands, and taking stand beside
the Northern Democracy regard to the admission Of
clare States?" Did the New York Tribune mediate
mischief to its allies when it asked, Is there, them
any nsuperable obstacle to a substantial union Of
| the Opposition in 1860 2" And was the Nashville
Banner seeking to svenge the injury when it pro-
claimed, "There is nothing to prevent union of
| the Opposition 2"
devotion, between the Black Republican and Know
Nothing leaders, all their harmony of sentiment and
unity of action, all their amorous dalliances and
mutual pledges of afsetiOn-haVe all these fair dis
guises concealed luminosity more deadly than the
venom Of mortal hate When We can believe this,
we may receive the explanation which the Banner
and Patriot offer for those frequent and most fer
vent expressions of affection from Horace GREELEY
for Mr. BELL and his party.
1t won't do. 1t is better to make clean breast
of it and own what is true, that the Black Rspubi-
cans earnestly and sincerely commend the efforts
of the Opposition to break down the Democratic
party and that the success of the Opposition ticket
in this election, will TO the benefit of the Black
Republicans The people will find out sooner or
later that this union of the Opposition ard nomi-
nation OF Mr.. BELL by the Black Republicans, is
intend ID to divide and weaken the South and de-
stroy its institutions. Better confess it, gentlemen
of the Opposition press for O-fessiOn is good for
the soul.