Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-30
-lFrom the Peter sbutg Intellisencer.]
BENJAMIN +. Butler.

$ ors are ringing the changes npoI the fac
J Uthat w llianl,H Ii. Seward aud Horace Gree
sEly are supporting General ScorT, an,
.Kdtawing therefron the deduction tIla
-ks6oTf liirnseIfis is an Abolitionist, they neg
i Nlect to iiiform their hearers and reader
fthat such worthless as the Van Biirens
EButlets and others whom we conld name
|, Care, workiny with an energy, whIel
EIolhng cah tire in Behalf Of PIERCE
EGreely said be would "spit" OH that por
cK,ion of tile Wing platform which endorsed
Hthe Compromise, and the whole Democ
Eracy nearly "slaihted'' - with horror at Gree
'Eleys expectdratng MENACE, and forthwith
kcanie to the conclusion that the whoIt
,ENor,hern Wing patty would take every
Emeans of exciting their saIivary glands
Eand forthwith proceed to spit the plat
E9fotln into the middle of next week. Blu
Hit turns out that Greeley is not TIE Oily
kpoHtician who "spits" upon rIhtforris
'HNo sooner did the Democratic platfofu
Emake is appearance than the EUeaiAg
Il Post sPat upon it, thus: = 1t the plat
kfornl doesn't deserve even tile lame OF
Ma farce = and more recently Benjamin r.
EBhtIer, Of Sandy Hill intamyA Bei,1ami,
q f. Butler. the psulm.sngilg saint aud po-
kltica tricksler-- Benjamin L. Butler the
kAttorliey General Of the Northern niali
EwitII Southern feeing-has, through the
E,hedl,iln Of a letter to Salmon 2. Chase,
Etl,e Abolition Democratic Senator from
EOhio--paa. 11obiie ffutsum deposited no
EsmaI quantity of his saliva upon that
Npart of the Democratic platform which
Eendorses tie Corriipro,nise This letter is
Htoo long to be laid before our readers--if,
Indeed, we could, Under any circumstan
gces, think Of nauseatiig them with the
Ewhole of its Disgusting. hypocrises. We
kshall, therefore, take few samples from II,
(which will show exactly the quality of
Htne bulk
.It is not unknown to yon that ihdivid-
H.lals aud journals of this State co,s7,ecte<l
Esa 1913 ucith the Free Democracy, have.
Hin several Instances, accompanied their
Eacceptance and support of the present
EDsmocfatic candidates with 0y@protest
Mtnore or less decided against that part of
Etha platform wicb related to slavery. "@-zE0 80
b X n X n "
a "Frees6il Democrats, distinguished for
Etlier intelligence and honor, of 0yr- other
kSsaies, as well as of New York, While
Hdisseutlig from aud protesting against the
HpIatform Or the Baltimore Convention, had
kavowed theif ilitei!tioli of supporting it's
knominees. 81 2@
n n ~ 4 \
a 'sSo far as your letter is designed to el-
#plain and to vindlcate your rejection of
Rthe slavery resolutions OF tile Baltimore
EConvention. It [1c5- expresses substantial
EIy my own CONVICTIONS and reueives my
Reniire concurrence. "-6U viii sssg
n These. are precious excerpts, and show
Ethat Brother Buffers mouth shoWerili2
&1he saliva upon the Compromise potion of
|sthe platform Bit, with all Brother Be's q
NdlsIike to the platform---with dill his PRO-
Nclivity for "freedonl de. abolition and
|sprogress- thinks his cause would De|
Fat least as safe Iii the hands of tile Delnoca|
&facy as Id those OF tile Wings, and there
6fore THROWS up his hat for PIERCE and
!KlNG. Hear the sanity Benjamin !
II 49, u6 4oidFely Ie?Dluiol VI tilC LooiiI
#more platform, | R2JECTED PROMPT
SEY AND WITHOUT RESERVE i
3ahd as was RESOLVED on the one hand
Elot to conceal, oil any occasion, Wheh
3cailder should cali for them, my opinions|
&on this point, and Unwilling, on the other,
Ito ottrule them where the frank aid full
Repression of them might be deemed byI
Eany trespass Oh the proprietes Of tliel
aoccason, | determined to abstain froulI
&attending the public meetings called toi
Sfatily the nominations, or to promote tleI
feiection Of the Democratic candidates. II, /
silowever, seemed to i,ie, on tie most del
Rliberste ailtl comprehensive survey was
liable TO make of tile condition and rela2I !
5tions, present and prospective. Of the WhoIel
scountfy, tbat sliorld best prdnzotc all itsI
Einterests-- AND AMONG THESE | IN (
eCLUDE WHAT YET RBMAINSI
kUNACCOMPLISHED OF THE MBA-
HSURES q ENUMERATED N THE
I BUFFALO PIATFORM--by casting
j my vote for these candidates.; and this
with only tile resgtVaiion necessary to
sguard agailist possible, But most improba-
fable contingencies; which, should they oc-
Ecur; might DEMAND charge OF views--I
resolvedto do" efaB.ai nd
MIR. Butler here gives the reasons
(which led him to this CONCLUSION, ole Of
(which is as folloWs:h a o s#2
at seemed, also. 10 me, that while all
1.-THE other interests of the county impeta-
Etively demanded the restoration of the
Democratic ascendency ifi the federal gov
3ernment, the interests Of human tyssoldm
lwould at least be as safe for the next four
wears liz THE HANDS OF THE DEM
yOCRATIC Es PARTY--A PARTY
| WHOSE ORIGINAL PRINCIPLES
|ARE IDENTIFIED WITH FREE
dom AND 5PROGRESS--AS IN
|THE HANDS OF THE MODERN N
|WHIG PARTY, OF WHICH YOU
TRULY DECLARE THAT IT IS
MARKED By DEVOTION TO THEE
INTERESTS OF PROPERTY RA.
|THER IHAN. TO THE RIGHTS OF
MAN.
Illave no desire to explain away or
Equality any Of the pledges Of the Bufalo
platform. THEY BIND US TO OP-
POSITION, PERPETUAL AND UN-
'COMPR0hlISING,a TO. IHE EN-
ENGAGEMENTS t.OF TIE SLAVEI
POWER, aud to uDceasing efforts for
|'freesoil, free-speecii, free-labor, and free
lmen.' Bot through what particular or
|ganization this perpetual opposition and
|rhese unceaslag efforts were 10 be, made,
is not deterpi,ied BY the Platform, i was
Jeff by the Convention TO the discretion Of
|ils members, to deeldet for themselves, and