Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-23
Conservative Opposition Movement.

The Washington States processes to have in
formation to the effect that committee oil
the Conservative Opposition of New York
city. have issued circular to prominent
statesmen of the Opposition throughout the
Union.
This Circular according 10 the States, be-
gins by stating the position of the two great
parties of the country, with the reasons why
the representative names above mentioned
cannot coalesce with either ibis stalemen'
is followed by a table, wherein is exhitn'ed
the supposed strength OF the Democratlc ana
Republicans, and the surplus remaining. An
estimate is then made as TO the probable force
vvbicb might be drawn from the ranks OF these
two grand armies and added 10 the surplus,
which altogether shows respectable strength.
And now" says the committee, having
fairly and with judgement unbiased by
too sanguine hope, laid before you these esti
mates, the object OF this letter only remains
to be explained" And the explanation fol-
lows This is it:
"Under present circumstances, says the
document in substance, we are nonenuty-
tween two mill stones. Another general
election will extermnate us, unless somthlng
is done to prevent it. There is but one way
to prevent it. That way is by distinct Or
ganization, with an electoral ticket in every
district in the Union. We propose, therefore,
to call a convention at Baltimore, TO meet
early next year, which will give ample time
for informal preparation. We will give the
call general name-The Oppositl"n. When
we have met we will build Us platform full
of sound doctrines. We will nominate two
men of untarnished records. Then we VIII
su unit our chances to the people. In all hu-
man likelihood we will carry two States
Maryland and with Bell or Etheridge on the
ticket) perhaps Tennessee. The election VIII
then go into the House, where we will have
a fair showing. In the event OF Democrat
ic yitory in the end the Republican party
will be completely disOrganized, and compel
led to seek refuge under our flag. mus we
will have to wait but four years Tor great
and glorious triumph, and permanent, du-
rable establishment"
We know not upon what the States bases ith
statement; but if such a move has been made
it is evidently in the right direction. Whether
the details, if any have been suggested,
would meet with general appreciation we
have no means ofjudging; but the main OBJ
ject of the movement, the overthrow oil Sec
tionalism both in the North and the South,
and while avoiding contest on that narrow
and dangerous ground, at the same time to ex-
pei the corrupt Democracy from power, is
such as to commend it to the approval and
support of the conservative, Cnion-loVing,
law-abiding and constitution-ohserVing sen
timent of the entire country. If the Commit
tee of the New York city conservatives have
inaugurated a feasible plan for accomplishing
so comprehensive and desirable an object,
the uprooting of fanaticism as a political
power, the defeat of the Democracy, and the
restoration of the country to the simplicity,
purity and economy, and the harmony and
fraternity which characterized and made
glorious the earlier days of the Republic, 1t
will receive the cordial congratulations OF
the right-minded masses everywhere.