Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-01
Fusion Mntters in Detail.

pledged to fight, if necessary in the ranks OF
jeff Davis army are furnishing an immense
fund of amusement by way Of relief to the
gloomy picture presented us by each arrival
from the East. Having heretofore had our
say upon the subject of fusion in general, we
may interest our renders by treating the sui
,ect somewhat in detail. BY this We mean
the plan, method and objects of fusion.
sojournment at the Capitol during the winter
gave us an opportunity of hearing many
propositions made in political circles for
"harmony" The divisions which occurred
in the Legislature upon the contests for Spea
ker and Senator made the Breckinridge arty,
generally, hopeful Of speedy arrangement
or treaty between their entire party and
portion Of ours. The Republicans, foreseeing
difficulties of "A serious nature, which made
he election Of Union Senator all important'
supported The nominee Of our caucus, choos
ing in that instance. to let party interests be
secondary 10 the interests of the country -
Many Republicans would we feel sure, be
willing TO act in the coming election, as their
representatives were compelled to act in the
cauisni' was raised to defeat the election Of
General McDougall, but it failed of the wish
ed for effect. The old line secessionists be-
came hopeful, under these circumstances that
the future was to know but one issue, and
that that issue would be Republican and anti
Republican, They wheeded and button
holed all of our party, of whom they had
any hope and succeeded in ma king some join
in the cry for "a union of the two wings of
the Democracy, to defeat the Black Republi
cans" Unfortunately for this swect wooing
however, an irrepressble conflict unexpect
edy sprang up in the ranks Of the Breckin-
ridge wing" A meeting Of that Committee
and the proceedings had, showed that there
were two wings to that wing-one side be-
Southern Confederacy. The doctors of the
party gathered together in anxious consulta-
ton. and vainly s'rove to heal the fearful dis
order They applied thesr nostrums in vain
The Lindley Committee was divided hope
lessly, and the secession wing was the strong |
est. These used their strength by Issuing an
md call for State Convention
with a test declaring against any effort by |
the Goyernmentto defend itself gainst rebel
assaults. The Union Breckinridge men came
to their former party brethren, the friends |
of Douglas, sand said to them: "We are 10
secessiouists. We enlisted for no such fight
last fall. Can there be a Union of Union
Democrats upon fair terms?" This query
came from 10 official source, and was ad-
dressed to none in authority. BY this we
mean that no Committees were engaged in
it, 1t was a natural and quiet interchange
Of views between members of the parte'-
The answer given to Union Breckenridge
men, SO far as we know, was TO the effect
that there ought to be Union of Union men
The Breckinridge Committee had already
declared against the Government, and i'm
posed a test, which, if it meant anything
meant that the Union could exist only by
the permission Of traitors Our friends said
that, under the cum>tanccs but one course
could be pursued, and that was for all Union
Democrats to subscribe to nm uneqUivocal
Union test, and join in electiug delegates to
State Convention to he called by our Com
mttce. This kind of fusion we are in favor
Of and no other This is the fusion that will
be made, and it will be fusion of all Union
men, who, discarding old party platforms,
choose to recognize the call of our Commits
tee, and subscribe to fair aud open Union
test. The Seccssonists, finding that their
address had disgusted the Union men who
voted with them last fall, and who now
dared TO think for themselves, commenced
the difficult task of retre0tng from their
odious position. The result was seen in
Mondays Express, in the shape of the Sc
cessionists' memorial TO their Chieftain,
Charles Lindley, praying for call Of their
Committee at San Francisco, on the 18th inst
the day fixed for the meeting Of the Demo-
cratic Committee A few spoUs hunting pre-
tended Douglas men also privately requested
Lindley to relent, promising him that, if he
would do so, our Committee could be properly
manipulated for fusion purposes The cal
has accordingly been made. The Lindley
Committee will recall their address and call, if
tn hypocriical recantation will ensure them
the ownership of half the stock of the Demo-
cratic organization. They would even con-
sent to disband and ostensibly have no voice
in our Committee if the latter body would
fix upon test which should appear to be for
the Union. but at the same time he so abs,-
lutely without any meaning at all, that the
Botts-l leydenfeldt party could take it without
yielding an inch of their secession doctrine
The Secessionsts would even deny the right
of secession if they might lead the party
The State Convention called upon this basis
would uevsr neglect the claims of Washing
ton, Montgomery, Bolts, Fairfax, Thornton,
Laspeyre. Austin Smith ct al Such is the
fusion TO which Union Democrats are invited.
Let those who have an appetite go to the
feast.
The STATE CENTRAL Communicative Hon
}. p. Ioge, Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee, and nearly all Of
the San Francisco members of the Committee,
are understood to be uncompromisinel op-
posed, as they ever have been, to any afiilia-