Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-01
Our Cause---the Approaching Cam
paign---ourselves.

|OulSSlfcS IOl tllC LDCttoL ~ ID -" Nf'~
awaken up those energies which have sep
since the glo .iouS campaign Of '4S. "emu7t
not allow lvthargy 70 overcome u, "."Ie Tie
enemy Is s.y!y, though ~lor}y--!,Ae tie deep
and undermining curfeut-c~ttlJg away eur
~stronsuoli5 and entertainments. 1t is tne duty
Of Il soldier to be Hatehfa. Is "ctl as TaioFous-
A.padrr can effect uo;hing without the faith
fuI and energetic eo-opera'ion Of his mcH-
and Victory must perch upon The banner OF
that cause which has for its support high prln-
aiples and an active and unyielding army
The Wings of our ParisA--&t this moment,
We fcar--are supiEc and ~tAo"ghtIcss q the
cycnts which are soon TO occur while the WHY
foc-whom we honor while we shall attempt
to defeats pursuing those silent Workings
which, begun at a long interval in advance, and
steadily and vigorously pursued, make results
more formidable and dangerous TO the opposite
party. Activity is Of no avail after the tire
has been applied to the match. Those Who
haze been most successful, and who have beeu
most not ,rious for their civil achievements,
were at work while their opponents were not
thinking Of the distant day Of trial, and were
even uictovious before that day arrived. 1t IS
SO with parties and it is thus that the weaker
often rises uppernost and astonishes the saga
city of the stronger.
We must not leave the work Of union, acii-
witty and foresight, to those who are most Likely
to become the candidates for the various otil-
ces in the Parish, and of the Legislature. The
ambition Of success to the cause and the prln-
ciples of the Wing party, should stimulate
every true Wing to watch the workings of the
present moment, and to keepin view the period
of the coming campaign. It will be one OF
much interest to this Parish. A Senator is 10
be elected; and the candidate Of the Denoc-
racv will be a gentleman Of popularity, talent
and skill, and much Of bis strength viii be felt
BY inferior candidates. Would you suppose:
knowing as he does the arts and ulano2uyefings
Of politics, and the 70ay 70 7ein, that he is now
idle and thoagltless? Moan able t~act;cian,
understanding the feelings Of men, will not be
tardy in e~niisting them in his favor and his
p1Bnz, that when the day of election comes, Or
the excitement Of TIE campaign is atlts height,
they viii burst forth with energy and enthu-
siasrn. The rank and file Of the Wings, then.
must arouse themselves and begin to think,
and while we respect the adversary with whom
we have to c1ntend, use every honorable
means to make sure his defeat. We wish 10
see no apathy, and above all, no dissensions,
but rallying united upon our stropgest and
surest, make link meet link in every precinct
Of III Parish,
And ndaFs. wtatshall we say Of ourselves ?
a difficult aud egotistic subject. Much, in =
few words. When the great campaign of ,48
was in its zenith, destiny brought US here, and
the. Sentinel arose. We stepped upon the
deck of our ship, which was TO bearus onward,
for evil or for good. We are proud to say,
that finding it upon q generous and hospitable
coast, lin a weak and crazy state) we were ena-
bled to add to it new sails, firm oak knees, and
new twenty-four Founders which never missed
their mark. Being acquainted with navigation
in a long and arduous service on iron-bound
and desolate coasts. we set sail upon the
bouldless ocean, amidst rocks and rugged
waves; and in Storm and strife, was still watt.
ed on triumphant in safely and success. We
are vet fearless and firm, but not elated-with=
more Of determined vigor than eyer-and with
the noble WING ENSIGN nailed to our .top.gal-
lant-nast, We are again about to start upon the
see Of contention and excitement. We stand
as.we have ever stood, flinclingly upon the
deck Of our vessel-and with the trumpet and
the sword, and our eyes upon ourhag, we shall
to battle as we battlcd of yore,
while sail flutters or a plank remains Of her
oaken sides.
THE RISE OF MEN OF EMIsEscE.--Mr. Dis
ney,a member Of Congress from Ohio, was for
raerly a house-painter; Senator Dickinson work
ed at a mechanical trade until after he had
attainedhis age of majority ; II. L. Inrney, u.
S. Senator from Tennessee, and Andrew JOHN
son, Representative from the same State, were
and are t%ailors; and there are in Congress many
who are mechanics: Gen. Houston
worked at his trade as q halter until after
he was twenty-onc. Justice McKinley,of the
y. S. Supreme Court was a carpenter and
joiner ; Millard Fillmore was q wool-carder;
Martin Van Buren,, q hog-driver; George Nc.
Dutfie, an apothecary's GRAND boy. The fjsto-
ry of Benjamin franklin, Roger Sherman. Gen.
Greene, Gen. Putnam, and hundreds Of others
who have been elevated to stations Of honor,
are full of instruction, and worthy of emulation
BY The youth of the present generation.
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