Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-14
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lrE 1t II patent TO the eonmonest coBipre-
hension that our cotsmporary of the AlIega-
man, considers conmoadatory in the Democ-
Tncy, what-he regards as condemnatory in
zbe Opposition. Without this assumption
we defy human ingenuity to reconcile the OBJ
vious inconsistency exhibited in the two
leading articles of Lis last issue, under the
cap:ions-"The Nominating C5nrentions,"
and the "OYposition-Whst Is H."
Onr classic peighbor styles the Opposition
"corglomeraticn Of Inconsistencies, and
uses his utnos, energies to arouse Southern
sentiment against the patriotic purposes of
the Opposition, by denouncing it as n union
Of all political elements for the patry object
Of securing the spoils Blind to the most
prominent and glazing facts connected with
the history of the organization he so reck-
lcssly assails, he asserts that the American
" Of Maryland are the avowtd advocates
;. .,,e Republican cause. 1t certainly can
not have escaped the memory of our neigh
Dor, that the resolution OF The American
s:ste Council, looking TO the formation of
great national party to overthrow the de
na:ionaliGed and corrupt Democracy in the
approaching Presidential election, invited
union of the conservative political ee-
rnents, that the country might be prevented
from going to ruin. Why then, should our
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
this matter, MS we deem II altogether unncc-
eesary. But it may be matter of interest
and amusement to contrast the article upon
the Opposition" with parallel editorial
upon "Gie Nominating Contention" In the
former he denounces the Know Nothings for
inviting union Of tao conservative oppu-
stion elements in 1860 rs reasonable to the
South. In the latter, he confidently appeals
to men ''of ,chaterer name" to unite in ma
king the aggomeration Of incongruous po-
litical materials, called Democracy still more
ringed, streaked and striped The invitation
. Of the Know Nothings is to the "conserva-
:ives" Of tho country-the solicitation of the
Alleganian embraces abolitionists, disunion-
lists, secessionists, frec-soilers, free bootcrs
free-negroes, and 1illibusters, Indeed every
imaginable species of the human race. Com
posed as it is of an inhumerable number of
lniritesimal Fragments united by no com
fmon 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 "erery man Of ,chateu-
er name" to fuse with the Democracy to put
In power another treasury plundering id
ministration-to inaugurate another admin
istration which will compel the Mctropoli-
tan organ of the Locofoco party to earnestly
enquire" Why are the people so patient"
when '..from the by rays and hi9hways q the
government he rotenness II corruption sends
forth an insuferable stencil" \ thunder
bolt Of our neighbours own forging, falls upon
himself with something Of this effect such a
political scheme lis a gross insult to the in
tellisence and patriotism ofthe mass Of South
ern men Of oil parties, as it is utterly repug-
bant to every dictate Of principle and homes
ty, and simply SHOVE ~ what dshonorable
expedisnts and desperate shifts INSCRIPTIONS
tDemocratcl partizans will rssDr, that they
may secure the spoIs.