Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-11

A EHElksEt Fietars 81 t1Ae 0Nhesfficn ~
0ts 81 It's rrcscnt Members.
The Mprhphis Bulletin is nov high authority slsh
Ihe Opposition. Il gave Us an excellent rcpfosen-
,atiOn Of the fusion party about one rear ago See
how faithfully the Builetin sketched the hideous
form and lineaments Of the hybrid Opposition.
SAN effort is being made to bring together all the
elensats Of hostility 10 the Democratic party IN ONE
BANDED OPPosITIoE. Thus should the endedUornotg
ia progress hare temporary success WE SHALL SEE
/ BLACK REPUBLICANS, "AMERIcASs' OF EVERY Hue
AND STRIPE, FIRE EATERS AMP FEDERALIsTs, AND
EVERY IMAGINABLE POLITICAL ANTAGoEIsM, making
The frHitless effort TO coALEscEs NOT FROM IDENTITY
| OF SENTIMENT, BUT UNIFORMITY OF HATE. BLACK
REPUBLIcASIsM WILL HAVE THE GREATER STRENGTH
AND OF COURSE TAKE TIE LIpS's SHARE IN THE
sPoILs-if there is ever any toldivide.
But there will be none. Tie whole scheme is
dead failure il its very conception. Il IS the OLD
SAD BsUEDER OF KNOW NoTHIkGIsM OVER AGAIN, IN
| A SHAPE EVEN MORE FAFAL 10 THOSE OF CUR AN
GENT WIG FRIENDS AT tbs SdUFH, aeho hare Prohed
hide By experience as 70 be recipdted or sedueed
| INTO 10. VS. ADJURE '0LD LINE WHIGs' TO KEEP
| THEIR SKIRTS CLEAR OF IT. Better abide in COM
plste political oTPhaRGgs for al life tine, trusting TO
the after generations for restoration of the true
faith, THAN TAIEF ITS LIKELIHOOD BY CoHABITING
IN SUCH A MoEGREL SECOND MkERIAGE. "Sdm" had
thousands upon thousands Of Just such 'iRqtd, strsaed
and speckled7 discOrdqn elements all tre6iy sUOJn up
has altar TO be, and TO remain call right on the
goOss" but it was a dead faiGre. ThehetsrogeHsoas
iy constructed Parfy ssed oReard from Us oEn IN
heYeat yepIIsioS JUsT As TINS ONE WILL Do, despas
eUen Of he "eohessive attraction Of public plumber. =.
Asmphls Bulletin, 1858.
The RaletiB has since fallen in love with the orig
inal of this hidcOus picture, 1t has embraced the
monster, and is now " consolidating with it.
Cur contemporary affords smother illustration of
the truth Of Pores lines
s.vice is a monster Of suchfrightful MEN,
| As to he hated, needs but tote
! But oft, familiar with its face,
We first endure, then pity, ten embrace
The editor of the Balleiia has given us a subse
qGeu sketch of this same Opposition since his ALI
anee with it, in which the same features may be re-
coguized as in the first picture, only the more re,
pulsve points are attempted 10 be sOftened down by
the loving hand of the enaniOred artist. The fol-
lowing is from the Bulletin a few months ago:
The signs of preparation in the ranks of the OPP.
position TO complete the overthrow Of the degener-
ated democracy are very encouraging, and warrant
us in urging the friends of reform everywhere to
take heart and go vigorously to work Our friends
in this Sale not without hope that they sh ell
by a Co operative union Of old line Wings and Amer
icans and aided By such prideAtiqi and conservative
democrats as have become alarmed at the extent of
follies constantly committed by the representatives
Of the democratic party, be able to reform ad
ministratiODs, restore the public confidence, and
bring the interests Of the people TO their
just elevation. The Opposition do not intend to
upon men, only far they the representatives
of abuses and evils that need to be corrected Thy
tclH man for any HARMLESS opinion he may
eGtfrtaia Their mission, their duty is different
Their work is TO harmonize, not distract the great
interests Of the people Wh3ever WH cooperate with
them 10 Ibis ritD cH Be rsgariedGs brother Whigs
americans, Democrats az 5oLo lpH rally 10 The banner
Of Reform, aeW in tie impgndiH9 struggle rih the
corrupt and incompetent dyRases Of The dag, be lgef-
coined into the ranks Of the gathering armies Qfthe OPP
POsition.-AsmPhis Bulletin, 1859
The mOngr0l party, made up of ''Blaok Republi-
cans, Americans Of every stripe, FIRE eaters, wide
JERE CLEMENS, Gov. FoorE, &C., and Federalists,"
has now no terrors for the Bu!lsttq. What, though
" Black Republicanism aoig have the greater
strength, and "Will," "Of course, take the lions
share in the spoils?" The Bulletin is tired Of
its political orphsnage," ana is willing to be
adopted into the woody -headed family for the sake
of the possibility of a small Inheritance. What,
though sit is the old sad bIunder of Know Moth
ingism over again. in shape even more fatap TO lis
"sncieut Wing friends in the South, who have been
precipitated or seduced into t?' The Bulletin can
not fOrego the prospect of cdunubial joys any long
er, but has consented to saint its life blood by CO.
habiting in this mongrel second marriage"
We hepe the Wing friends of the Bulletin will re-
member its solemn admoniti9n to them before was
blinded by its unnatural passion for this hybrid
! Opposition; aud unlike their venerable but too sus-
ceptible monitor, 'keep their skirts clear of it."