Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-10-27
Debating TO THE MASSES.

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The day is near at hand when Americans
are expected to struggle for their rights-to'
struggle for the land of their birth. Here the
opponents of the principle that "Amerlcans
shall rule America" go into the contest with the
belief, the certain knowledge we may'say' that
they will carry the day by an overwhelming
majority. Let not such anticipations dlscour'
age the American party of Ibervilfe. Let them
hug to their hearts the principle that we are con.
tending for State victory, and the larger the
vote we poll, the more we will advance the ma.
jority which, to every appearance will be roll
ed up for our glorious platform when the whole
State vote 10 counted. Let not appearances
here cool their ardor nor their energy. In the
gloomies. days of the revolution, when we were
con,ending, ss we are now, for the nationality
of the Union, there were similar isolated spots
where foreign,sympathies and foreign interests
prevailed, but they prevailed only for a season
as they will prevail here. Our cause must tri-
umph. 1t is too holy and too just, to entertain
the belief for a moment that our opponents can
hold out long.
Here. in Iberville, the the Anti-Amcriean
party are pursuing a most arbitrary course
They boldly and fearlessly-the loudest and
most violent of their demagogues, we mean
proclaim in the ears of homes. and independent
men of the old Jackson school, that they shall
no, vary from the d~ictation which the Central
Committee clique has proclair,cd to them, that
they, the free and conscientious OF their party.
have no need nor cause to say who they WILL
vote for-that they, the committee clique, have
made out their ticket for them, from" Wicklite
doucn to Belisaire Arnandez," and this is the
ticket that they shall deposit in the bal!ot-box
of their freedom! Freedom! Out upon such
. libel upon so glorious a word! This is
Democracy is itg-that q few men, for their
own selfish views, dictate to the free and con-
scientio,us who they shah vote for, whether for
a political or an insignificant parish Office
where the voter is presumed TO know his inter-
ests-but knowing them, he dare not. according
to the dic!atorial rule of the Central Committee,
protect those interests!
However, the day of election is near at hand,
when we think-from signs not to be disre-
garded-that this self-styled oligarchy, the
Foreign Locofoco Central Committee Of Iber-
vile, will find that there are more true, honest,
independent voters 10 the Democratic ranks
than they imagine, who hold themselves rather
too proudly than 10 be ruled BY such an intel,
kc.ual and moral element a. this oligarchy is
composed Of. The nominations which il had
the honor to give birth to, have been anything
else than well received, particularly those for
the lower house Of the Legislature, and others
we might mention i; and when it comes to vo>
ting, we believe there will be many found who
will consider it an insult for an emissary OF
this Central Committee to hang around them
and sing into their ears the ticket they SHALL
vorE!!" at
On our side. we are satisfied in asking Anne.
ricanS to do their best for their principles-for
their platform. We shall not insult their good
sense and Independence by saying to them how
thew are expected to vote for any particular
candidate for a Parish Office. They know best
their Interestingly are acquainted with the
Parish candidates-and it would be madness
and folly for them not to vote for him whom