American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-01

distinguished strangers Yiovled 10 attend
The Opposition jubilee al NashSillsS was
the Hon. Elwafd Bates. Of Missouri. ThOfI
wrote as follows: -~ re- = = N
Sr. LOUIS. August 90. 1889. !
Hon. Jsrs Clemens and others Committee
Of LasitotiOn. AnnpAis. Tenn:
SIRs--I feel myself especially honOred
in Zee ewing your kind invitation TO attend
a grand Jubilee ofthe Opposition party to
be held ~ Memphis. on The 25.h instani,
in celebration Of your recent victory in |
Tennessee. 4
It's with sorrow that am constrained
to deny myself The pleasure Of joining you
in the celebration OF an event so honorable
to the gallant men Of Tennessee, and so
promising Of good to the country. Sick
ness and recent death in nv family have
SO disarranged my plans for the summer
vacation, as to force me TO this self-denial.
Ii pleases me very much gentlemen, to
find that you designate the band of patri-
OTIS who have lately done The good work
in Tennessee, as The Opposition Party.
The name implies that the party is made Of
the good men of other Tarties-Democrats
Wings. Americans. RrpubIicans-all who
10 n no longer brook the wild extravagance
and wanton disregard Of principle in an
Administr ,tion and party which, ,embold-
ened by former unmerited success, vainly
imagine that they "can afford to disre-
gard the ,ceDsutes Of the world" and to
despise the Judgment Of history.
i The party in Office Il will not say in
pomer) is, OF itse.f, weak and helpless
minority! 1t has no chance OF renewed
success but the hope | trust vain and
iallac;ous hope) that VIC will be so unwise
and uppairiotic as to taste our strength
10 petty chickering's about old party names
and Subordinate questions oi policy and
convenience, and 10 split up our forces
into platooBs and sections, as If for the
very purpose Of enabling our inferior ene-
my to beat us all. in detail. II we be SO
un wise as that-ii we allow the adversary
10 form she plan Of our campaign, TO mar
shal our troops. to teh US wheB 10 march
aud where to camp, and how TO fight, oil
course we will get what We earn Snd e.
sprve--defeat. And by mere folly we
will add to the humiliation Of defeat, the
! sting of shame, to the consciousness thai
we had in our hands the very means ot
h victory and the assurances Of the peace
$ and prosperity OF the nation. tut wantonly
: threw them away. However il may bt
elsewher am sure it will not be so in
y Tennessee. Her gallant sons are alwsy,
/ ready, when brave and gensrous deeds are
S needlul. Her younger patriots, high.spir
9 i'ed and bold against the enemy. but milo
o and forbeaiing 10 each other. will march
. in cordial union on 10 victory. their warn
$ zeal guided, anil, if need be, restrained
J. and tempered by tie cool wisdom and pru
q dence of the veteran Bell
Your recent victory and similar ~ 'ces
!, ses in other Southern and Western States
f emboden me to hope for the liks GOO
5 result all over the Onion. The spirit o
d. conservative patriotism is aroused throug
ouA the nation by tho dangerous misgov
l.. erRment and bold innovations OF the las
8 Few yenss; md, in view Of the great ma
Q ional interests now in peril, better feel
8 ing,--a feeling Of harmony and muius
E contidenee, OF Kind forbearance on mino
$ points. Of generous concession in favor o
= peace an nnity--is visiNly increasing il
all the elements Of the Opposition. Thos
4 who ios'er anil advance That good feeling
q and ripan it into conlial union, will b.
great public benefan'ors. Such union a
j lone will consiitute The victory, withou
, the necessity for another | low. for the De
h morracy. as now enervatsd aud demorali
zaJ will be no match for tho united OPP
!, position.
!. And such a victory! A victor in whic
$ aN---evvh the vanqusheI-- will have caus
Il, to rejoice because it will restore peace an
/. harmony 10 the exiied sections. law an
order y the disturbed territories, modera
y ton and ja4li 9 to the Government. an
. prosperity and honor to the Nation Such
h ut lsast, is the earnest hope ct your oblige
!, friend and fellow,cilzen. E.W. BATES.