The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1848-12-09

C"'' al" i"N'Ni Dole', III ITO SouiiIIeHtd-
res upon the result Of the late election
makes the following singular, but we
doubt not true, admission as to the vote of
shareholders for president, 1t says.
III is in fact Me payishes in Louisiana
uhich hola tie argeH Number of slaccs,
that hare roted tie aohig ticket aoah Tie
greatest zeal aud uaanimity. Fran ST..
Bmnar% mp to East Baton Rouge, on both
sides ofthe rircr, aoiM tie sugar region of
l. f6urcfc, Aktahapas and 81 Landry-
@herercr orners 9fMe richest plantat'ons
and Mrged number Of negroes are to Be
f6uRd,Mere yom IRE sure 10 meet tie strong
c" s.ppo.'ers Of Taylor and Fillmore
The same phenomenon occurs in other
Stares-m Alabama, IN Mississippi, IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the whole South, Md
mast stre@aoas partisans Of ?Gyioy and
Fillmore haoe been th' y;cd planters and
ocners Of stars - with the exception only
of South Carolina,
IL as a kaOaon fact Mat en- tie Southern
States MOse 0ho are not oaoners of SlaueS
are generally dem0crats-at least the dem
ocratc party IN the South is composed, in
great measure, Of that descrIp tlon of per-
sons. 1t is curious condition of affairs,
at any rate
And if this is true that the slaveholding
interest in the South cung to Taylor. and
the non-slaveholding section to Cass
what a rebuke it is tC all the demagogue-
ism that was set aAoat before the election
about Tayors entanglements with aboli-
ton? Equally is it condemnation of all
the mistrust and doubt, which for party
purposes the democratic press would seek
TO exhibit in advance towards his admin
istratlon, with view to weaken its inhu-
ence, aud to destroy its power in the sets
Element NJ this great question Of slavery.
We don't seek 10 comment at present
on the language of the above extract 1t
puzzles rs to know what its hint means
that lhe democratic party at the South
is not composed Of Shareholders" 1t is a
Strange confession in o Southern journal,
to say the least, and would seem to be
prophetic Of the future course Of the party
with relation TO slavery. Il is already, we
know, boasted to he the party ofprogrcss,
and fits members are not slavesolders,
and have no interest in its pr ,servation it
only becomes Question of time as to
when it shall progress" so Ear, as to be-
come the opponents of its existence.
The Courier's article is fruitful one
for comment In relation 10 II, the Rich.
mond IVhig remarks with great truth.
1--WE have il now. in black and white
from ihe Louisiana Courier, and hence
forth let no man dcmur to the decision of
the oracle. Those who are not owners
Of slave, are in general democrats Why
did not toe Louisiana organ say as much
before the elecrIonl 1t gives, in these.
words, a most substantial reason why they
voted for Cass. They could not make up
their minds to the vote Of large slave
holder.
The Courier has told rs that all the
great save-hoding districts voted Cor Tav-
lar and expresses It's surprise. l. shouId
have gone on, and told how the North
western States where Cdss' afini,es are
pcrtecfl y understood, have cast their votes.
It should have stated that he has received
the vote Of that most thorough of all abo-
lit;on States, Ohio that he has carried IN
diana, WISCONSIN, Iowa aud Michigan, all
Of them deep y committed TO free sojljsm
and that he was openly recommended
in all those States, for those very princ-
pies. Instead Of wondering at the i'm
mense slave holding vote of Gen. TAYLOR,
the Courier should rejoice in the triumph
of truth and justice"