Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-16

Opposition Consfstency--NaturuGi zafien-
Change Of Tnctscs.

Opposition C0nsistency--NatHrHliz
Change Of Tactics,
Desperate diseases require the most rigid treat
ment. We have bean amused no little at the al
most supsrhuman efforts now being made by the
Opposition to change their creed to suit their party
Those who stand On the watehtoWers Of the party
have concluded that -nOshingism viii not suit
their ends. The winds Of seven summers have
swept over the grave of the Wing party, and all her
gery lives alone IL the pages of history So it be-
comes evident thata new name must be given to
their psrty.
In the due course of time the child vas christeu-
ed the Opposition" with a special eye TO the fact
that i" the rose would smell as sweet by any other
name" The giIdei flag which fuitsred from their
maslhesds two years ago, bore the seductive and
captivating inscription of "Americans must rule
America" II vas Planted on battle fields yet almost
wet with foreign Rlsod But time soon proved to
them that they could not win with such plank in
their platform. Something must be done. Our
tactics must be changed. Underneath our gaudy
peacock plumsge the hldeOus JacdsW is clearly
So new name covering up the Objectionable fea-
lures Of their creed is iuaugurated. We think the
scope that element in American politics which has
always held itself in antsgonism to the Democratic
party. We think, Notwithstanding the expressive
ness of The name, we could have suggested one
in keeping With the character Of theParty. II
we had had the honor of giving it a name We
should have christened it the "Caanelson party
sincs it receives its political complexion from the
nearest and strongest elemeat of public sentiment
srounl it
Those of the present. Opposition party who in 1856
denounced the foreigner on the stump and at the
hastings; those who were ready to erect guiIlo
tine and inaugurate with all its horrors the Reigr
of Terror in country have now a aOOnderfHI IoU
| for the foreigner. "a change has CINE ever thC
spirit of their dream" The outcast pauper ant
criminal who was pronounced a curse and stain up
on the face Of the EARTH is now invested with ia,
robes of royalty. Yesterday there was "nOne Sc
poor as to do him reverence" but now if climbing
the rugged steppes of Siberia, orWandering through
the burning deserts of Sahara, his rights are to b
respected and his citizenship TO be honored by thr
kingdoms Of the whole earth, even If the American
navy and army should be necessary to sustain it
How consistent the two positiOns In 1856 tia
Know Nothings we're ready to " let slip the dogs o
war" on the foreigner; now they Justify prOc!ain
the inviOlsbility of his citizenship and call upol
the American government to protect the dear for
eigner. go consistency, thou art truly jewel!
Another beautiful specimen of their party con
sstency is seen ia the great ado they make owe
the CAss-LECLERc letter. The Opposition, to a man
are denouncing Mr.. CAss' letter as the exponent o
the Democratic doctrine upon the subject of Natur
alizaton. They forget In their intense love of tn
foreigners rights abroad, that the same doctrin
which they say is set forth in the CAss letter wa
but in strict accordance with the precedent es
ta5lished by the two great lights of tn, Wing party
WEBSTER and EVERETT For the benefit of thos
whose memories ere treacherous on this subject, "
will chow the position occupied by those distir
| guished gentlemen