Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-01
onno.itton GrnmhItnr.

Opposition GrambIing.
What prOfouEa theorems are now being worked
out by the Opposition in the South Upon the grest
questions Of division between the two parties in the
South, their Orscles are dumb and now, when we
Pick up opposing journal We read nothing more
than an indehnsble something about "Water pipes'
and james Buchanan The aforesaid James did not
see that certain contractors bought 'water pipes
in one market aud not in another, and therefore the
Government ought to be reorganized.
Another politician mas discovered that the Presi
dent is long sighted in eye and short-sigbed in
the other and thereupOn asks confidently fora change
Of the administration; whist third objects vehe-
mently to the set of the Presidents head upon his
shoulders and begs that the matter may be taken
into serious consideration.
The President, it is charged wrote letter 10 a
friend hoping that he might be reelected to Con-
gress, and the Union is confidently expected to shud
der at this strocityl "Whst is the country coming
to- when the Chief Magistrate has friends and even
hopes Dangerous interference with
the State eleotions!" More-he was actually in
friendly correspondence with Gov Walker, and then
Lad the Audacity refuse to endorse that gentle
mans course in KansSs-had the impudence 10 diff
fer with him radically after having actually appoint
ed him the Governor Of the Territory! "What
shameless inconsistency" Excrutiating, amt it
And then the way the man spends the public
money shocks the economic principles of the OppO-
sitOn. True, they voted the appropriation, but why
pay Oua. This is the high stand now taken by the
Opposition since they denOunOe the administration
for disbursing the money which, in Congress assem-
A.
kindred themes occupy the Opposition press Their
journals ask these things can be tolerated in this
free, this enlightened, Independent and happy land,
and throw themselves Indignantly upon the country
Why should the country be ruled by fifth-rste men
such as your PoLKs, PIERcEs, and BUoHANANs whilst
such bold, decided, unhinching, accomplished, and
trsnscendent statesmen as BELL and CRIFrESDES
live?
Our friends Of the Opposition press-gOOd, clever
gentlemen. unfortunately Paesdn the political bOri
ION stpresent-feel boundtO ssssilths administration
when they cannot in their own minds be absolutely
certain that they viii not be called upon, imperi>
ously, to defend it against the fanstcism Of the
North before 8 twelve-moDth be over. They feel
bound also to publish party papers when there is no
party for the paper. There is party whose govern
ing principle is hatred Of Democracy. Well, cannot
the gentlemen composing this party go on hating the
Democracy until everything is blue without being
disturbed in the luxury of hatred! 1t does them
good and hurts no Democrat. There is no one Of
the friends of the administration cruel enough 10
ask them to fOregO that peculiar enjoyment Their
platforms swept away by the food of popular opiu-
ion, hate survives hope and despair naturally sue
ceeds delusiOn. If they entirely comfortable,
SO let it be They need not be Democrats No ne
asks them to be. But we do ask them, in view Of
the array now mastering at the North for the
next Presidential battle, to be careful how they
take position lest counter-msrch be forced upon
them. We do ask them whilst they give us their
hate not to give the Black Republicans their love-
We do ask them, whilst they despise the honest
ship of strong hsrd>hsnded democrat not to suffer
their virgin affections to be inveigled by the free
lovers of the North for if they do their inheritance
is gone Stick to the water pipes to the physigue
of the President, TO interrogstiOns about Douglas
and Lincoln or even repubsh tue elegant political
dsquisitiOns of the respectable FOrney but beware
how you apologize for philosopher GREELEY Alresdy
it is noticed, that, GREELEY is excused and BUoHAs
AN abused. Stick to the currency and the vanished
comet and such substantialities The Louisville
ruins of Sam. Beware of his lead. There are e1
istences so pure, ETHEREAL that they die born
lag." Sam e now but the shadow Of a shade the
abortion Of ghost Even the ruins for a new build
ing are lacking. There is great devsgtation to
replant no desolaiOn to recall to life no skeleton to
rebabiltste. Nothing is left of it sl but the mem
Org, and that memory without surviving relic over
which to pour forth its sorrows No, no: ifanother
pure party is to be created it must he formed Out Of
the impurities Of the lise Black Republican party eff
the North. Other ground to build upon there is
none. Even row, the opposition positively exhibit
10 their readers q brick beam of Northern ma
serial, prepared for the new Southern structure
But nothing from Northern qssries OF forests will
do The stone don't 1T, it went build in pray
you reform this altogether. Give the Black Repub~
lcans wide berth, but pitch into the Democracy if
you feel the better for it, Watch the Democrats.
They may need it any how, they sre used to it {;
and certainly would prefer your structures on The
shortcomings of the Administration, to your fond
ling of the Black Republicans.