Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-01

The EusiOIl.

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The Fusion.
The Banner Of Wednesday last referring 10 the
fusion of the Southern Know NOthings with the
Black Republicans in thp new Opposition move
ment, says:
''The Opposition in Tennessee, Kentucky and
Virginia entertain no such purpose, and repudiste
1t unequivocaly".
The Opposition in Virginia, Tennessee and Ken
lucky have not only sanctioned but have absolutely
perfected fusion with the Black Republicans, as
We are prepared to show.
In all those States the Opposition conventions de-
olared their intention to organize party to over
throw the Democracy in the next national contest,
and they are now actually cooperating with the
Black Republicans or Opposition of the North to
that end. Here is practical fusion of all the ele>
ments of opposition. If the Democracy is defeated,
the party, consisting, the Louisville Journal
admits it consist chiefly of Black Republicans,
viii certainly assume control of the government.
The Opposition leaders of the North and South are
alike labOriug for that common object.
The idea that the Opposition party of Virginia,
Tennessee and Kentucky, can overthrow the Democ-
racy in a national contest, is simply ridiculous.
Republican Opposition
This fact Mr.. Boris recognized in his speech de-
livered in the State convention of Virginia, and
afterwards in the Academy of Music in New York
We clip from the columns OF the Nashville Banner
in which Mr.. Boris speech is published entire, the
following paragraph:
"The Democratic party is now routed, its lines
broken, its forces scattered val the Republican
PaTtg unite 1Cih forming patriotic Holy AAi-
dRce fair and honorable terms HUOLUing no sdeT-
nee Of principle to any paTty-tha are may meet them
at Waterloo IN 1860 and eztapats them forever; viii
they pursue a selfish policy, by which alone the De-
moeracy collect and rally aad cOnquerf sec
tiOnal issue must inevitably procure this result,
whilst nothing else can"
Now, Mr. Boris Richmond speech containing this
sentiment, and the still more Objectionable declara
ton, that he would gladly accept the aid of free
negroes in the election of Opposition candidates for
Office, was endorsed by resolution of the OPPOSE
ton convention which nominated Mr.. GoGGIN for
Governor.
The Richmond Wing, the leading Opposition or
gan in the State for months before the convention
used such language as this taken from the columns
of that paper.
''There is now, therefore, no reason under heaven
why the Opposition, North and South, East and
West may not unite in support of the same policy,
and the same candidates, in 1860. And we 60 for
such union, with all our heart and soul"
The convention assembled approved the PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Boris for fusion with Black Republi,
cans, and the party there is now actually cO-Opera~
ting with the Northern wing of the Opposition for
the overthrow of the Democracy.
So in Kentucky. The Louisville Journal urged in
direct terms the union of Southern Know Nothings
with Black Republicans for the purpose of enabling
the latter to carry out "ther aims" The Journal
says:
11s Rs4lie a5so aes strength to eeosGg,isa Gsy
guire aid from without their organization"
1t persuades the Republicans to unite with the
Southern Opposition, which union will give them
strength to accomplish their aims"
s'We them, the country then as conserva
dives and patriots aid in feasible attempt to
the the faith and the wise and elevated prac
founders and earliest administrators The
Justice and Of duty enjons aud
they cannot dso the Injunction without calling down destr
their heads VI do not dAor ouslJes Tor snO-
to doubt their timely and graceful obedience"
The JOsrnaFs will is Law with the Kentucky OPP
position, and accordingly the convention Of that
partyinve the cooperation of all parties except the
AboItionists and Disuuionists. They say in one Of
their resolutions:
ave declare have alaton whatever with dis
abolionss An others are invited to cordial af
fiaton Of perfect equality
Now the Journal says, that the Black Republicans
are not abOltionists, but sound conservative men
with whom Southern men can affiliate without any
sacrifice of principle The Journal says:
he Republican party not body fanatics
It is lot a fools The bulk Of its members personally
nprirt eIlfgent ard conservative 1t is composed for the
most at o. men who until the epoch repeal OF the Mis-
sour m Ts 5g ,9 sS G e es en i d.
Again it says:
whaeve grounds there may have been for the charges Of
seconam again the Republican party In the heat Of the
which had its BIRTH the signs that Of
those composing it. are disposed to take position on national
and conservative grounds
The Republicans being pronounced sound and |
conservative by the organ of the Kentucky OPPOSE
tion-being neither Abolitionists Disunionists-
are invited" by the convention of that party 'to |
a cordial q5TliatOn terms Of perfect equality"
In Tennessee, the Opposition Organs have again
and again urged and solicited union Of the Oppo-
sitiOn elements. After the Pennsylvania election
The Bonner exclaimed, there is nothing to pre-
vent union of the Opposition"
The Patriot q few weeks ago, copied from the
Selma (Als.) Reporter paragraph in reply to the
nterrogatory Of q correspondent of that paper ask
ing whether it endorsed the sentiment of Mr. Boris,
that they must get rid of the Democracy by "a
UNION OF ALL THE ELEMENTS OF OPPOsITION." The
reply which the Patriot publishes in full and whose
sentiments, we presume, it endorses contains this
sentence:
YES, SIR, we ARE in favor of "uniOn," to de-
throne the Sodomte leaders of the Democracy.
Just on the eve of the Opposition Convention the
Banner congratulated itself that the movements of
the Opposition in Kentucky and Virginia were hav-
ing their effect throughout the country and copied
IN article from the New York Express claiming the
election Of TEN EYcK, the recently elected Black
Republican Senator from New Jersey, as of the
results of that Opposition organization, and urg-
ng similar union Ofthe Opposition throughout the