Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-14
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hension that or co:smrorary Of the hIicga-
Bian, Considers colnGeada.oTy in the Democ-
Tacy, what he REGARDS rs conuemnatory in
yhs Tposjtion. Without this assumption
we defy human Ingenuity TO reconcile The oh
vious inconsistency exhibited in the two
beading articles Of lib las: issue, under the
cnp.ions-"Thc Nominating C1nrsntions, "
and the Opposite" WIS! e H."
Our classic neighUor styles the Opposition
a "corglomeratcn Of Inconsistencies, and
uses his utinos, energies to arouse Southern
sentiment against ;Ae patriotic purposes Of
The Opposition, by aenou"cins it as = union
Of al political elements Tor the pa,try object
of securing the spUils. Bind to the most
prominent and glazing facts connected with
the history of the organization he so rcck-
icssly sssals, he asserts that the American
~ Of Maryland are the arowcG advocates
.i'e Republican cause /, certainly can
not have escaped the memory Of oar neigh.
Dor, tina. the resolution Of Che American
S:ste Council, looking 70 the formation of n
great national party to overthrow the de
Da.ionali2ea and curup! Democracy in the
approaching Presidential election, invited a
union Of tie conservative political &c
Inents that the country nigh. be prevented
from going to ruin. Why then, should cur
neighbor make so bold and unfounded an
assertion? However, We shall not occupy
cur available space, now, to the exclusion Of
ether and more important things. TO discuss
tbis matter. rs We deem 1t altogether unncc-
sssary. But it may be matter Of interest
and amusement 70 contrast the article upon
The "Qrposition," with parallel editorial
upon "Me Nominating C0nrcnt'oH' In tie
former be lenounccs the Know Npthings for
inviting union OF tdU conservative oppu-
si.ion elements in 1860 IS reasonable to the
South. In the latter, he confidently appeals
to men "of ,ohaterer name to unite in ma
king the agglomeration Of iEcongruous po-
litical materials, called Democracy. still more
.inged, streaked and striped. The invitation
% the Know Nothings is to the ''conserya-
:!vcs" Of The country solicitation of the
Alleganion embraces aboli!ionsts, disunion-
ists, seccssiopists, free sellers. frce-bootars,
free negroes, and iIbusters, indeed every
imaginable species Of the human race Com
posed as it is, Of an mnumerablc number Of
infpiitSimal fragments, united by no com
Tmon principle, but held together by the CO.
hesive power of the public plumber" the
Alleganian wishes to augment the number
and diverse character of those fragments, by
its earnest appeals to sroy man Of ~hatcu-
er name" TO fuse with the Democracy to put
In power another treasury plundering al
ministration-to inaugurate another admin
istration which will compel the Metropol-
tan organ of the Locofuco party to earnestly
\ Why are the people 50 patient"
when "trom the by rays and h'yhway- rfMc
government he roHcaness cfcor,2't'oR Sands
forth an iasuG'ro,le '',ri" \ thunder
bolt Of our ncighhor's own forging, falls upon
himself with something Of this effect such
poli,ica. scheme lis a gross insult to tie in
.ellisence and patriot. m ofthe mass Of South
eru men OF all parties, as it is utterly repuS-
n.tnt to every dictate Of principle and homes
ty, and Gimrly shove b. what d!shouorab!e
expedien.s and desperate shifts INSCRIPTIONS
lDemocrtic) paris. ms viii rss'r, ,ha: they
may secure The sroAa