Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-09-15
The Canvass as 1t Now Stands.

For our part, says the Crescent, we are fire.,
to assert that we are more than satisfied will
the present aspect of political affairs in LOUISE
ana. The progress of the American party ha.
far exceeded our most sanguine expectations
and, sure of success as we have been all along
each succeeding day brings to US new evidence,
of the accuracy of our calculations. W. Dc
not claim any credit for the veri6cation Of on,
original hopes for we only placed implicit re.
lance upon the patriotic throbbings of the
great American heart.
The bearings and tendency of the canvass
no matter in what light they may be viewed,
are All iavoratde-all Indicate a magnificent tri.
umph' Why? it may be asked. 1t is easy to
answer fully and explicitly. In the first place.
the Americans occupied a position from the
start alike elevated, national and patriotic.
None of the sins of omission and commission.
charged upon the old parties, applied to them.
They bore aloft a pure and unsulIied banner.
The principles emblazoned upon that banner,
IN characters of living light, are founded in
reason, truth, justice and equity. They ask
Tor nothing which is not right-they seek to
impose nothing which is wrong. The main
principle that lies at the foundation of the
superstructure, is one that has been p~racticed
and enforced among all nations of the earth
as tar back as history or tradition vouchsafe
light, and it is simply this: the children of a
country must govern that country, or else it
will go to ruin. That the principle is true and
applicable, ancient and modern history, for that
matter, furnishes more than one mournful ex-
ample.
Is criminal in the natives of the United
States to seek to do that which the failure to
by a citizen Of any other civilized land UNI
the canopy Of heaven would be accounted
rank t~reasony to assert the right to govern their
own country! to ,endeavor to guard against
Internal divisions and corruptions! to determine
the balIot-box, upon which the free insti.
'utions of their country rest, shall not be turn.
ID into an engine of bribery. fraud, perjury.
md all manner Of %yillainy, leading to the most
of tyranny?
From the way the canvass has thus far been
Conducted, on the part of many of our oppo-
it would appear that all the foreeoinp
nter'ogatives would have to be answered IN
be e6irmasires This fact, of itself, has done
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ne American party an infinite amount of good.
and intelligent men could not under-
land why what have ever been considered vir.
les in the people of foreign lands should be |
'oked upon as detestable when practiced BY 8
'e people of The United States.
Then, again. the violence, inyectiye. and. re,
ntiess abuse INDUCED in by our opponents. j.
we done them a vast amount Of injury. Never, :
the history of politics, has a party endured, ! !
liet'y and patiently, SO much ferocious de- !
as has the American party. This ]
DURANGO did not flow from cowardice, but :,
2 consciousness OF, right and mie.t-ond :
masses knop q! Hence, their sympa,hies !
turally inclined 10 the side of justice and !.
Id 20 Inc side where gentlenanly bearing ).
paramount, and to the side which faith. e,
Y observed the courtesies Of life in all of tn
olsc9ssions, no matter how exciting the ~
e or monentous the occasion. -
These e things, and many Others which; we bo
g not time to allude TO-. have all worked 10 sli
advantage Iva of the American ~party--have %
'eo strength to its benign and patriotic prin-
|es-and contributed to the halo which al IN.
" heralds the coming of our Unprecedented 1t
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