Year: 1859

SOUTHERN OPPOSITION NCoN1aIsElsG1YEN


Its very evident that the publisher of the Wash
lngton States resided in the SontIi-in New Orleans
for years with very small profit to himself, or
he never would have exhibited himself so often
sively, and gratutously witha, as he has recently
done IN the columns of his paper, by expressing q
doubt of the fealty and loyalty of the Southern
Opposition members Of Congress. This doubt has
not only been expressly set forth but is directly
inierential in the wordy appeals which that paper
has seen fit to address to Southern Opposition
members, and which show that it breads, or af-
fects to dread, that these gentlemen will affiliate
with the Black Republicans in the organization of
the House. single paragraph will show the tone
and bearing Of these appeals:


1t is for the Americans to decide If they are
recreant to the South all is lost-aye, even honor.


What have members Of the Southern Opposition
done that they should be directly or indirectly
charged with treason? Louisiana sent one of these
twentythree South Americans of the House who
hold the controlling power, the balance of power,
in its organization in their hands -supposng that
the Democracy are true--and on his behalf as well
as that of his twenty-five brethren, we feel called
upon to repcl the insult which is offered them by
the expressed doubts of the States and its appeals





surdty is their own refutation. ....


1t had far better limit its operations to its proper
arena as the whipper-in of the Northern Demo-
cracy than take the liberty of lecuring the gentle
men of the Southern Opposition to their duty to
the South We have not, and We believe that no
other Opposition journal has, done the Southern
Democracy the injustice of imagining that they,
under any circumstances, would prove false to the
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should suggest an equally just and honorable
course to Democratic journals. 1t is for the North
ern Democracy that we tremble-not so much,
perhaps, in the organization of the House. as in its
subsequent action-and to this portion of the re-
preventative people the States should address its
arguments, and its moving patriotic appeals.
Would it not be wiser than to waste ink and paper
on the honorable gentlemen who represent Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, North Caro-
lina Maryland and Virginia constituencies for these
are the States which number among their delega-
tons the Southern Opposition members who occupy
so important position in the present Congress
To doubt the integrity of these would seem to call
for the exercise of mere insoence and nothing
more. Could any one, in his sober senses, for an
instant entertain so crazy an Imagination as that
they would affiliate with Black Republicansm
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| nal defeat of Democracy? This temptation will
lose all its force when its price is treason to the
South. and the States may spare its breath in
appealing to them to do what of course they will
do, unless, indeed its object is to give the strong
est cause of offence to large body Of Southern
men, as it is succeeding in doing most effectually.


When the States hints at a fragrant betrayal OF
constituencies it must feel well satisfied that
1t has very little of support and countenance to
lose in the South and much to lose in the North or
it would never traduce the former to curry favor
with the latter which sheltered and nurtured
Its publisher for years; for even that portion
of the Southern Democracy which it sustains
VIII not uphold it in its injurious suspicious
OF and reflections upon their Opposition brethren.
If there is any suspicion of fragrant betrayal of
constituencies" to be cherished let it be directed
in the right direction, to-Wit to those Northern
Democrats who may be justly suspected Of Black
Republican tendencies though the States is careful
to classify the whole delegation of that stripe as
gallant spirits who will joyously come at the bid
ding of the South y and " crown its exertions with
triumph" fits premature fattery of their patriot
ism avails sufficiently to secure enough of them to
ensure the triumph of the South we will cheerfully
forgive the States for its libellous anmadversions
twenty three gentlemen comprising the delegation
to Congress of the Southern Opposition. Saying
this much are willing to rest cause and let
the history of the Thirty-Sixtl Congress speak for
it. Nous ueirons.