The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-17
Politics.

In view Of coming nominations and
elections, the leaders of the Republicans
and Know Nothings of the State are CO.
quoting with each other in manner
that is beautiful to behold. The matter
is one in which the people have not the
slightest interest; and whether the result
be ajunction of loving hearts in holy mat
rimony, or a thimblerig, in which one
party wins from the other huge sum of
counterfeit money, is of no concern ex-
cept to the individuals Immediately inter
ested. The looking of the party prints
which, of course, with immense indepen-
dence, speak the sentiments of the wire
pullers-is, to a coalition of all the smaller
powers against the greater: in common
parlanco q Fusion. Politicians are peo-
pie who neither learn nor forget anything
and in spite of the testimony of all expe-
rience of the folly of such alliances, a
coalition is apparently their first and their
last expedient
The Gazette Of yesterday, in an attempt
to smooth down the fur upon the backs of
some Of the doubling Thomases of the
American remnant, lays down the terms
Of the arrangement as follows:
I'VE feel warranted, therefore, in say
ing, that no disbanding of the Americans,
for the sake of FUSION with the Republi-
cans was either invited or expected As
AMERICANS, constituting one branch of the
Opposition, whose united cooperation is
deemed desirable, they are invited by the
republican Committee to u participation,
on friendly and fair terms, in the doings
and deliberations of the State Convention
OF the I'd of June. Entering the Conven-
ton with this understanding they of
course neither relinquish any peculiar
views Of their own, by such an act
merely, nor commit themselves to those Of
the Republicans, nor necessarily at all
impair their own organization. The CO.
operation proposed, in a word, is every
way similar to that which has taken place
at the last three elections in this city, and
has been entirely satisfactory to both
parties"
Fusion is only word. Everybody is
to keep his own principles, and opinions,
and adhere to his own organization. The
thing wanted is Office the point to be
settled is, how are the spoils to be distrib-
uted? Let us reason together as those
who would take prey; and drop our pri-
vate quarrels until there is something
worth quarrelling about.
The central Republican organ, with
little more adroitness, and more taking
rhetoric, presents the same view of the
case Speaking of the call for q State
Convention, it says:
1t summons Americans, Democrats
and Republicans to united effort in a
common cause - Americans as Ameri-
cans, Democrats as Democrats, and Re-
publicans as Republicans. 1t asks no
body to lay aside his particular views, or
except for the time, and so far as neces-
sary for the common object his distinc-
tive political affinities. 1t proposes an
open, manly alliance against misrule and
despOtlsm,
Ending with GLORIOUS victory"
Our interest is in seeing fair play.
Messrs. Americans, you are feeble folk
and few but be strong in words, and get
all you can; for to brag high is the only
way to make out Of weak hand Messrs.
Republicans: experience teaches that the
way to secure the American vote, is to
put Americans upon the ticket Don't
be particular about the proportion: the
greater it is, the greater the number OF
the elect, When you have adjourned
your principles, why adhere to mere per.
sonal preferenc es? The better practice
is to put them all in pickle together-boz
them up in cans Theoretically sealed, fol
future use. If they don't spoil, they MAJ
come in play some time or other. BE
tween fusions," they will serve as sub
jects for stump speeches, Hilltop letters
newspaper leaders, and the like extern
pore entertainments.
Republcans-so they say-expect, il
time, to build up a great and successful
national party upon their principles
When parties are built through princi
pie, it is done by standing upon it, not b,
putting it away whenever there is al
election. How long, does any body sup
pose, it will take to raise up u Republican
party rule in this Union, upon the prac
tice of coalition, to the abandonment O
the doctrines of Republicanism ever
time there is an Office to be filled2
There is one comfortable result of til
practice of coalition, instances of whicl
sOne people may remember When prin
ciple is disregarded and dishonored b,