The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-12-08

Il American administration ana We dggTeS'
sions of the Sonth, is by boldly maintaining
the SPRINGFIELD PLATFORM, and the Amer.
ican party under the lead Of Gardner" &c.
Such Is the character Of the Know Nothing
organization in Massachusetts,, where the Sc
cret Order first originated, and such are the
acts Of Gardner, whose election is hailed by
the Patriot, and the leading Know Nothing
journals Of the South, as an American vic.
tory" greatly to be rejoiced over. To what
are we-no, but whittier are THEY tending ?
THE DESIGNS OF w. H. SEWARD AND
HIS COADJUTORS.
Can any one fail to observe, a constant and
unsleepiug determination on the part Of certain
leading politicians at the north to drive the
people Into sectional political parties To ar
ray the people Of the free states against the
people Of the slave holding states; to see that
it is their thoughts by day, and their dreams
by night. The aggressive policy Of the slave
power upon the rights Of the non-slave hold
ing states, is dwelt upon and enforced by all
the ingenuity which eloquence,, and appeals to
passion can arouse, with as much earnestness,
as If the thing were really SO. The slave
holders are denounced as privilege class,
against whom the thunders Of Seward and his
followers are to be directed until not one is left
in the land. All are to give up their slave
property or perish by it. Opposition to slave
ry is the only plank in their platform. This
the leaders know, is the only question upon
which they have any chance to effect their OBJ
ject, and hence their unceasing efforts to in,
fame the minds Of the northern people, against
their southern brethren on this delicate sub
jeet. They know the love which the Ameri-
can people have for the Union. To effect their
object they must destroy this feeling by as.
sailing the institutions of the south, which the
constitution recognizes and was intended t o up
hold. To create strife and bitterness between
the north and the south, and thereby under
mine this love of Union, which our fathers
taught their children, and which is inspired by
the blessings it confers upon all classes of our
citizens and every section of our country, is
their daily occupation. They know full well
that the south will not always bear this con-
stant agitation and war upon her rights, and
this tampering with her interest by those
whose duty it is to let us manage our property
in our own way. Forbearance will cease to
be virtue and dissolution of the Union.
brought about for sefprotection, by the south
ern states, unless the constant and ungcnerous
Interference with southern rights, be not put
down. No body knows this better than Sew
ard and his conductors, who are &c tting up
this sectional feeling. If he cannot reach the
presidency by uniting the north against the
south on the question of slavery, he knows full
well he can never reach it, To dissolve the
Union and be president of one portion is his
next hope. He had rather be president of q
half OF tile Union than not to be at ALL Like
Lucifer he would rather rule in hell, than
serve in Heaven"
1t is against these dangerous men, and their
schemes the people of the south must perpetu-
ally be upon their guard. They have obtained
such power and influence at the north, through
the aid and assistance of the know nothing par
ty and machinery, that they have become bold.
er than ever in their plans Of mischief. They
boast of having elected sixty Or seventy men,
bers of the lower house of Congress by it.
The only party that can resist them successfully
is the democratic party. This party is organ.
lied on pure national grounds throughout the
Union, except in New York, and that Will be
before the Presidential election. To support
this party at such crisis in political affairs is
the duty of every well wisher of his country
and especially the people Of the south.
LouIsANA--OGcial.--T Baton Rouge
Advocate publishes the official returns of eve
ry parish in the state. The returns are correct
but the additions are full of errors Correct
ing them carefully, we find that the vote for
Governor is as follows: WIcKLFFE, 22,422:
DEnBIGSY, l9,4ls--majority for WIcKI ITEE,
|3,004.