Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-07
TUESDAY, JUNE Z, 1859.
From the Opposition.

OfFSN'N'N--
B9- Your attention, honest people
of all parties, if you please.
The Union and American of the 18th
inst, has the following article, loaded
as editorial matter
FIGHT AMONG THE BLACK REPUBLICANS.
Left for a moment to themselves, the Black
Republicans have got up a very pretty quar-
rel in their own house. The case. as stated
by the Washington States is this: The Black
Republican organization was recruited main
ly from the Puritan population of New Eng
land, aided by a portion of the German pop
ulatiOn of the Northwest. Between these
classes there is no common sentiment except
fanatical hatred Of slavery. While the sec
tional issue was the dominant political ques
tion before the country, they cO0perated with
sufficient harmony; but the instant that con-
troversy WAS suspended, the original antagon-
ism between the bigotry of the New England
COngr gationalist and the skepticism of the
imported radical, began to operate with con-
Stunning intensity. With that memorable Logic
by which the Puritan people have ever eX-
pressed their inward convictions in the prac-
tical affairs of life, the black republicans in
Massachusetts have pushed their resentment
against the free-thinkng foreigner to the
point If political disfranchisement. BY an
am, ndm nt of the State constitution the al
fen born inhabitant is denied the rights of
citizenship until he completes probationary
residence OF two years after naturalization.
Naturally enough, the black republicans OF
the Northwest are indignant at this proscript
i've enactment; and there is a pleasing pros
pect of an inrxtinguishable feud between the
chief divisions of the anti-slavery organiza-
ton. The leaders of the allied army discern
a.. = L. l..
they exert themselves to smother the flame,
furnishes the most gratifying assurance of an
Imminent outbreak.
In this extract from the States, thus
sanctioned and approved by the Union
and american, it is assumed
L. That "the German population of
the Northwest" have "a fanatical ha-
tired of slavery"
9. That the said German popula-
ton of the Northwest" is population
of 'free-thinking foreigners"-a set of
skeptcal radicals.
The prospect of feud, in regard to
the term Of probationary residence of
naturaliZed foreigners before voting.
between the Black Republican, Puri
tan population of New England, and
the Btaek Republican, shepticaL, free
thinking, radical German population of
the North-west-both populations en-
PERTAINING, IN common, "a famat'caL ha-
tired Of slaUery"-the prospect of feud
between these "chief divisions of the
anti-slavery organization" is, it seems,
a pleasing one to the Democratic organ
at Washington and to the Democratic
organ at Nashville.
Why, pleasing 2" Clearly because
both organs hope and believe that the
"feud" will be beneficial to the Demo
cratic party. And ho1o is the Demo
cratic party to be benefited by this
''feud p The States states hOso, in the
paragraph neat foilO,oimg the extract
above quoted by the Union and Ameri,
can. Now, why did the Union and
American stop its quotations just when
it got to this explanatory paragraph ?
Why, as it was so wen pleased itself,
did it not permit its readers to enjoy,
to its fullest extent, this PLEASING pros
pect ? How could it be so selfish as to
luxuriate in secret over the cream,
while it gave to its readers only the
skinned milk, of the matter ? We
must come to the aid of the readers of
the Union and american, and afford
them the means of participating with
it in the cream of this thing. They
will find it in the paragraph I'M
mediately following the last of the
paragraphs quoted from the States by
The UaiOn and American:
"In the abs nee. continnes the States. "of
the slavery issue, the German population and
other firegn-born citizens lcH hire no aLterna-
dire but 10 unite rith he Demoerdtie party. To
this they are impelled as we'll by their pop
ular principles as by the recollection
of the uniform sympathy aud support they
have received IRON the ID mocracy. And so
By the exhibition Of ordinary prudence turning
taUordbte circumstances 10 account, Is possible 10
restore The Democratic GsceJadsney throughout the
States of the Norlh-Isest.
The prospect" then, which, it ap.
pears, is pleasing" alike TO the Union
and imerican and to the Washington
States, is fusion between the Black
Republican, "free-thinking, "skepi-
CAL" radical" siaeery-AatiHg these
are the States epithets copied by the
Union and Amrican) German popula-
ton of the Northwest aud the Democ
racy The States, it will be seen, in
order 10 bring about this ''fusion," and
by it, TO "restore the Democratic as
tendency" in the Northwestern States.
openly suggests 10 the Democratic
leaders OF the South the exercise OF
prudence in turning 10 account" the
favorable circumstances" presented
by the ''feud," which it says has arisen
between the German aud the Puritan
wings of the Black Republican party
between which wings, IL says, there
is no common sentiment ercepf q fanat.