Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-22

hon was held. Whit are the facts? At
the regular meeting OF the Missouri Legisla-
! tore the Opposition members called Con-
vsntion to assemble in Jefferson city. on the
Goth Of February. IN compliance with thus
can the convention assembled, and the Ma
tonal Intelligencsr SAYS Of it: Most Of
the counties in tie State were represented.
! The attendance was large and impressive,
and the utmost harmony and enthusiasm
charac ter.zcd the proceedings But says
the Clipper i WAS not meeting OF the up
position, bu, only Of the friends Of hr'
Bates. The truth is, the Opposition in Mis-
souri, think Of 10 other man as their cGpdi-
date it is like the handle Of n Jug, all on
one side. But If this was not q bombed and
genuine Opposition convention then there are
no Opposi;onists in Missouri. But the fact L.
the Clipper has tie Bolts SO bad in both eyes
that i, cannot see straight, If it can see at
all Since the Opposition Convention OF the
/ 29th ult., the Republicans have held their
Convention in the city of St. Louis, and del
egates have been appointed, majority of
whom are in favor Of Mr.. Bates, indicating
TINT there will lie union Of the entire OPP
position Of the State on this gentleman.
so much for the first ms-statement.
The next is, that we misrepresent the do
| ings Of the Virginia Convention. in that We
said it failed 10 endorse tire Baltimore Con-
yeutiou, other than to send delegates thereto.
We nre al loss TOW property to character
ile this charge; we dont like to attribute il
to ignorance and il is repugnant to our feel
ings 20 charge the Clipper with awiful perver-
SION OF the truth, We leave it to our readers TO
characterize ite course as III tlleir judgement
they may think best, after we have presented
the most positive proof Of the correctness ofour
statement At the Virginia Opposition Con-
ycntiou Leld in Richmond on the 22nd ut. n
cotumit.cc was appointed TO draft and pres
cnt resolutions Expressive Of tue views Of the
| Convention. Vim. Ballard Preston was chair
man of said committee, II majority and a mi
nority report was presented, after n long and
animn,ed discussion the report Of the major
ity Was adopted. the tenth and last resolve
was rs follows:
Resolved. That we approve Of the address
Of the Central Union Constitutional Com
miitec, IN SO far only n it contains re-
COMMUNICATION To send delegates from this
| State 10 the National Convention to he held
10 tie city Of Baltimore.
II tia, isn't proof rs strong as demonstra-
ton Itself, that We stated the simple fact,
then We confess to our Inability to determine
what is
Again the Clipper says, we misrepHsent
what Mr.. Bolts said in the Virginia Conven-
ton, In regard to union Of the entire OPP
position. We said he councilei Il union of
all opposed TO the administration, and To
prove its charge Of our misreprescnting NJ.
Bolts. quotes the following paragraph from
his speech:
With three parties in the fieh!--thc Black
Republcan--th Union party--the Demo
crats--thc later wns sure to succeed by u
plurality vote Ough: not an effort to he
made. thcn. to unite the entire Opposition,
30 as to heat the Democrats And cannot
this be done 2 /, can The Union party
mnst have II candidate, he the consequences
what they may The Democrats will have
candidate If the National party will
bring forward u truly national man--one
that has never been connected with sectional
issues the Republicans will make no nomi-
nation, but will vote for him TO heat the
Democrats, and elect him.
Mr.. Bolts read letter from gentleman
To New York, rendering him the Black Re-
publican nomination If he would say he was
Republican. To this he replied tina. he
was not Repuhlieau--uever conId he Sec
tional man--and wonld receive no Office as
sectional partisan. [Applarss.]
If the Union party is given the nominee
for President from the South cannot they
afford to give the North conservative man,
even though he may have acted with the
Republicans lie could see no ohje,tiou to
that course Of policy, and was sure tuat by
adopting it, tie Republican organization
would be broken up, the Union party would
succeed and the sectional questions which
now agtate aud distract the country, would
be buried in oblivion.
II the above paragraph does not sustain
oar position ard utterly confound the Clipper,
then we are at loss to understand the mean
ing Of words. with three parties in the
field" spys Mr.. Botts--"the Black Repuhli-
can--thc Union party-the Dcmocrats-the
latter was sure to succeed by plurality vote
Ought not an etfult TO he made then. 10
unite the entire Opposition 80 as to beat the
Democrats ?"
The Clipper can try to explain the above
remarks, and doubtless does to its own satIs-
faction but there they stand as living wit
nesses of the truth of our declaration.
"!Should not The Clipper hang its head Nth
rery shame at this exposition Of It's tricke,y''
Docs it expect to maintain standing among
honorable and trutb-loving men, when it
makes such shameful ard laundering efforts
to pervert facts-can it expect tho OPPOSE
ton to rely upon its statements when it be-
comes so reckless, simply for the purpo'c OF
accomplishing it's own ends.
Wo are sorry to be compcllo to speak in
such terms Of a Journal to which, in time
past, we looked as guiding star, and from
which We received much wholesome counsel.
or late, however, it has become so dictator
rial, 80 sclf-conceited and knowing. that there
is not in the range Of the entire Opposition
Journalism Of the State. a single ono to which,
if it differs from the Clipper that the NEED
Of honesty or patriotism is awarded by it.
1t is time this war among ourselves should
cease II we expect TO be successfu'---dissen-
sions distract our friends, paralyze their on
erG,es and give aid and comfort TO our enc
mice.
We repeat now what We have said before