Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-25

The Baltimore Patriot, the leading Opposition or
gan in Maryland, concludes that the only mode q
defeating the Charleston nominee, is 70 unite heaf'y
and enthusiastically upon EDWARD BATEs, and INC
work is done" The Pairia, twill be remem Oefeu
/. tho n.ner that some weeks ago denounced the
Northern Democracy who stood 1rm IN oelsles u
our constitutional rights, as 90 dirteatins u"usF
faces and declared IF there be any character II
te world that we have any contempt Tor = Is the
officiating douahfaces of the free States
Ag,in. saws this same leading organ OF the South
lam, O,,,ositiou: 3. We want nothing to do with
5onol,iace sentiment The American party Of Mary
land know what they themselves think Of slavery
and they are willing that the people Of other States
shall have their opinions about it too They do not
hold nat a difference Of opinion d,is mly other
sJjesi, Is Sufficient TO Keep tie opp5aeats q loco
foooism apart IN the great struggle Of merit taL"
Here is clear, distinct and emphatic re-annuncia-
ton of the doctrine hitherto promulgated by the
Richmond IFbig and other Opposition papers; LET
by-gones be by-gones, "a cordial alliance and coop
e1,lti0a t1iA al Ge eaats Of Opposition spey0here,"
This declaration Of the Baltimore Patriot was not
made previous to Mr. sEwAaDs airrepressible con
hict speech-not before the publication of Hell
E-h utaaLAule nNlh anu lAl-el-lllt ~ tlllHA-
NAN &Co-not before the attack Of JONI BRowN on
Harper's Fery-bus since then, with all those trea
s9nabe teachings and their fruits staring the Pa
tlioi in the face.
This Southern Opposition organ in lengthy edi-
toral in its issue of the 18th inst advocating the
claims Of Mr.. BATES, says there are are three ways
by which the Charleston nominee ouu'oihe defeated
81 For the Opposition to divide in the face Of the
enemy, and 60 stay divided; ?. For them to unite
upon man who cannot command the entire vote
Of their masses g. For them TO unite upon the right
man. and not to rally enthusiastically 20 his support"
We earnestly invite the attention Of cur readers
not only Democrats, but Southern Opposition, to the
three ways Of the Patriot by which the Charleston
nominee cannot be defeated AMI we further invite
their especial attention to what follows from the
same paper;
He must be daft who supposes that the OppOsi
ton are gong 20 do either of these things 1t Is,
however upon the hope of one Of these events hap
penng that the enemy bases his anticipation OF sue
cess The Opposition have often done 50 before, ar
CUES their enemy. and they may do so again. That's
a specious argument, but il Is not one to swear by
at al times
He must be insane-to use the Scottish term of
the Paiyioi. dan-who supposes that the Opposition
are going to divide in the face Of the enemy and
STAY divideds The Patriot, it viii be borne in
mind is not referring to the Opposition North or to
the Opposition South as a distinct organization but
to all the elements of Opposition to the Democ-
racy. Why, according to the reasoning of the Pa
iriof is there no necessity for division Of the OPP
position in the face of the enemy? Because " the
American party Of Maryland know what they them
selves think Of slavery and they are willing that
Al .,s1,,- z+at eh1 m have fhnip Oriu-
ions about it too They do not hold that difference
of opinon on this or any other subject Is sufficient
TO keen the opponents Of locofoism apart in the
great struggle of next fall Perhaps, in coming
n this conclusion the Patr0t may have been inHu-
enced By the opinion expressed by the Nashville
Banner as far back as October, 1858: $50 far as
the interests Of slavery are concerned we would
be perfectly Indifferent as to the result between
them 1.-THE Democracy and the Black Republican
partv.D or that other sentiment of the Banner ex-
pressed about the same time d" We cannot suppose
anv probable case in which we would prefer the sue
cess of Northern Democrats to the success Of the
Republicans
The question suggests itself to every mind, how
arc the Northern and Southern Opposition to be
brought to act together? VIII the Southerners 90
into convention with the Northern Republicans,
agree upon platform and elect candidate No,they
viii not dare attempt that Its true the Baltimore
PIro, animated by the earnest desire of organic
inc the House against the Administration on the
first vote. iunocendy counseIled the Opposition
BLACK Republicans and South AmerIcans) to meet
in conference and ascertain whether there was any
1nanin the ranks of either division upon whom they
could agree for Speaker" That to use a market
rhrap was cutting it rather too fat Neither wing
of tho Opposition listened to the counsels Of the
P7fy,sL Therefore, nothing like convention or
l,lstfor1n or nomination of the two wings of the
Opposition is contemplated or suggested Quite tie
reverse Hear him The slightest attempt amongst
their COpposton) coHtending forces to come togeth
or i'm a general convention, even though they were
10 come with arms in their hands, would be like
hurting q live coal into magazine of powder The
enemy Democracy has so much power over the
Opposition as to prevent them from exercising even
tbeprivilera of deliberaton" We thank the Patriot
for this exalted tribute to the power Of the Demoe
rsey. The PoiriJi continues: d. We counsel no con-
yentioas Of the united Opposition.
Look at the divided forces of the Opposition in the
Housc An Hey are oJrssI oa IS hostility to Locgoco-
ign. Well we are content with this, and that things
should remain in their present condition. We could
Uffl I'd Ltl tltiittHlH i NittlNh "
can ,yhip it. lust as things now stand both in
the election Of Speaker and President Only let
+be divided forces of the Opposition remain firm,
and the work Is done
.TYostIfy 10 Locgf0c0ism' is to be ihe political
shibboleth Of the Patriots Opposition party. All
those who can speak It properly viii be permitted
TO cross over the Jordan without regard to their
niions of the rights of the South upon the slavery
ouestion. but those who cannot frame to pronounce
II right. however devoted they may be to the Con-
stitution. shall be slain.
We believe the Patriot is reckoning without his
host We do not believe that the honest yeomanry
of the south whose highest and hottest wish is to
,.srnetuate the Union as our fathers made it, and
,,aserye intacs the Constitutional rights of every
member of The Confeleracy. viii permit themselves
IN no led into the folds of Black Repubhcanism, under
the aiusv pretence of supporting southern man.
The vital principle Of the Black Republican party is
ktei in lis worst form 20 the rights of the slave
holding states. That man who can receive the en-
dorseme1t of the Black Republican Convention
which is to meet at Chicago on the 18th Of June it
matters not who he may be. cannot be safe for the
South. Jonv C. FnEuoyr was born and raised in the
Southcra States. Yetds there a sane man, with the
history Of the past few months before him, who be-
Iieyes the Union would have existed through his
administration if he had been elected. Wewill trust
no man who is fit for the purposes Of SEWARD
sHEnNAN1E Co
The Congressional reporter for the New York
Times thus discourses Since the Introduction OF
pure sophomorieal rhetoric by HATroN. OF IeHnes-
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