Year: 1859

In view Of the present aspect Of political affairs,
it becomes every pstriOt in the land to consider
cooIy and quietly, without heated prejudices or
strong sectional feelings, what should be the best
course to pursue, and the souudest policy to adopt
to avoid the internal dangers that everywhere
threaten the destruction of this great and glorious
government-perhaps the fairest and best if ad-
ministered in the true spirit and upon the sound
principles Of its founders, that was ever voucA
safed to man. But it seems that vast portion,
and probably majority, of those who enjoy the
blessings of such Government are not capable
of approaching them. The non-slaveholding
States have grown fat and powerful upon the very
sastenance they have drawn from the slayeholding
States, and now they are ready to use that power
and strength to strike down the benefactors that
nourished and sustained them when they were
weak and pOwerless There is a war being waged
in the free States against the constitutional rights
Of the slave States that we fear will end in their
complete overthrow upon the one hand, or dis
ruption of the Union upon the other. The issue
is being forced upon US Of the South-an uncon-
ditiOnal and an ignominious surrender of our
rights, as to slave property under the Constitution
as expOunded by the Supreme Court, or to stand
forth like men and battle for them to the last
extremity, as becomes the sons Of Revolutionary
sirss. For many years the Democratic party has
been the hope and stay Of the country. and truly
and galantly has it heretofore beat back the wild
md r.
il is the only party now that is offering any resist
ance to the traitorous and hesh purposes of the
Black Republican party Of the North and their
honorable fusion" allies of tbe South. Our only
hope is in the Democratic party; but when we
think of the Opposition, composed as it is of a
reckless, inscriptions, and withal powerful
party at the North, and traierous faction at the
South, who, to crafty their narrow, contracted
and impOtent hate to the Democratic party are
willing to see the drest enemies to the South
foisted into power we fear that the Democratic
party is unequal to the tnsk of putting down such
On "0ppostion." When we See S1uthern men
gravely and seriously proposing to ftse with
party that has consistently and pertinacionsly
made war upon the vital interest and the most
sacred rights of the South, ever since il has had
an existence. in order to beat down the only party
that has boldly and maufulIy stood up for those
rights we may well fear the result 1t is truo
that Southern men who make this proposition, to
hide their shame and to shield themselves from
the burning indignation and utter detestation Of
proud and gallant people, qualify the proposition
by prefxing "honora6Ie' to that despicable and
deceptiOus word fusion" But strip the propo-
sition of the charm that the word honorable"
throws around it and what does it mean In
plain English this: "The Democratic party, as
Seward has said, is thoroughly and fully commit
ted to the support Of the institution of slavery,
and hence they have defeated us in nearly every
contest in the Southern States. We have never
been SO committed, and in order to revenge our
selves, we are willing to join you, Black Republi-
cans, and defeat the Democracy We don't care
much what you do afterwards, so We defeat the
Democracy. 'Tis true we would like to have
small share of the lodves and fishes after the victory
is won. but if you don't choose to divide with us
we will be satisfied so the Democracy are defeated
Without you we could do nsthiug towards the
consummatioD Of this end so devoutly wished,
and it is so rarely we have the pleasure Of joining
in the shouts of victory we are willing to aid you;
anything so the Democracy is defeated"


Now, we submit to any candid and unprejudiced
mind if this is not the sum and substance Of this
honorable fusion" proposition? What cheek
does not burn with indignation-wh lip does
not curl with contempt for the Southern man who
openly and shamelessly proposes to coalesce with
aparty whose avowed purpose, oft repeated, is to
invade the most vital institution Of the South and
to rob us Of our dearest rights? We would have
as much respect for the man who would propose
to fuse with band of robbers whose avowed
purpose it was to plunder our property, as the
one who would propose to fuse with party whose
object il is to plunder us Of our political rights


1.-THE OPPOSITION"


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