Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-28


P!a1s. MAY q. 1876.
Crx7rr,,lx-~I have the honor TO arknow-
feca the receipt of yoUr letter informing ME
that the National Convention Of the Arer!-
ran nary which had irst closed i.@ SESSION at
. phiIadaEabia. had unarimousIv presented nv
name fartha Presidency Of the limited States
/ and associated with It the name Of Andrew
Jackson pareE-nn for the Vice Presidency.
This Iaexnccted communication nat ne ST
Venice on nv return from ItaIv. and the cn-
rFicate. mailed thirteen Gays later, was r.
caIved OF nv arrival at this CITY last evening.
This rnust.ccou7t for nv ar0arent NEGLECT
! in rot giving more proyrpt rep!v.
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.Is-1 - $5r} eo--;40r
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end. and -bcace5orth I was onlv anxious 10
discharrn my duty as a private citizen
Hence I have taken no active part in politics.
But have bv no means been an indifferent
~necta 4,.- to ,,assrra events. nor have I hes
itated 10 express nv opinion on all political
en1,,pr4~ when asker. nor IN ~ive nv vote and
nriyate influence for those men and measures
I 4Eo,1oDt lest calculated 10 promote the Dros-
reritv aa,iG1ory Of ae,r common country. Be-
Eond This deemed It improper tor me 70
intcrieT" h"t tins 11So.'citcd and uneEpec-
}oo nomination mas :hFos74 u02" TIE ne"
Hu[y, from WhIch cannon shiiAS anu lIeTe-
l2fe. approving as 90 o. the general o2IecIs
oi me party "hI'u t'1S ho'loEe4 me N''a us
eoiHHehoe, chetilU''t dGeV2' 'lS "o'''l 'i&''o" :
"itho"I waiting 10 inquire .! 81 ltS prospects %
success oi Ge'ta'' Il Is S.'',ctF'V lol ii7 20
KNOW ildt ~ 50 oolhs flTht 20 ''!e WISHES
0i large PoEI'n 81 my 'f''o" c'I1zeis' ~, ~
every E"8I Oh 'Ae Union: WIG LAS i'Es'I'
are SIAceSei[ anxious 10 sec the ddHiIltistiS-
non oi our government restores 10 'ilat OH
l,at simpiicltV ana purify "hicn nlaFAe' iae
nFST year OF IT'S existence: ana IL PoSSip'e 20
q''eT ina, a,aFn'hg see'iohal ag'tat1oh; y -i'CA
""'ie II o0'i~ 'IS 't'e 'iS'S - 1e'- es
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Having tee experience of pasf service III
the admtHiStratloH OF the governments may
be permitted 10 Teler 10 that as INC eXPohenE
oi the future. ami t0 say. should the choice OF
the Convention ne sanctioned o} Tue people,
shall. with the same scrupu5oG$ regard soF
the rIgatsol every section oi the thiob "h'eh
then influenced my conducf, enoea'of 10 per-
lofIn every GbtF coh1ueo ny tHe ~olsVit"I1oh
and laws OF the executive
Asthe proceedings Of tbs Convention nave
marked a ne" era IN the history OF the coan-
try, by bringing new poI'cai. organization
into the approaching Presidential canvass l
take the occasion to re-at!IFm my toI conn.,
deuce In the patriotic purposes O: that organ
izatlon, which regard as SPr!nglnS out OF
public necessity, forced upon 1t TO large eH,
tent. by unfortunate sectional olFis'ohs> ava
me oI '!e1@ "ia,s'o:.S ~ % i ~ +5o
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p9tlcSI ass!e1sS 10" t@S',,S t; ,;2a9t - and 5s
ol le 1oHei 70 Si'e'Ie S,lts h., Is
"SI'"'s ai.,l G r,roJ,sar.
y" eN"'.t''e VI fr. -, Wv ;nd@n,na,t
l. I"' ',..- ,~t $500 ar cr;tI2 n to
Ii'"i' every e"ii'e'' - '0'-" "a ''A'> 7I''J -
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