Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-30
II Won't DE.

We have given the Democratic parry
credit for great shrcwdness. and the present
campaign detracts nothing from their we'll
earned reputation IN tins :">pc''' hho"''s
their inherent weakness, they resort 10 all
.the tricks OF the trade in order to tort'iy
themselves with borrowed strength. Instead
of urging the election Of Mr.. bTcn'SAN upon
his own merits. or on Tie grounds al ms SUI
ueriority to Mr.. FILLMORE. they resort 'plhc
very Ingenious cxpedient OF trying TO make
The people believe that Mr.. F'LLMoRE stands
no chance whatever, in the race, and even ."
so far, as TO assert that he Will not carry a
single State, while Mr.. BucuANAN, they CON
tend, has a long ways the inside track hence
in order to defeat Mr.. Fremont, every true
Southerucr is under obligations TO support
" Old BrcK.' Such reasoning is the mer'st
chaf in the world. 1t is false, both in its
premises and conclusion. Mr.. FILLMORE :
chances, to-day for an election by the people
are fifty per cent. better than those OF the
| Democratic candidate. He is certain. now,
to get almost the ch,!rc Wing support.and no
one can deny. who regards his character for
veracity, but the Wing party. in the present
contest, hold, the balance OF power. Why.
the most creduious aud san.i.ine oithe Dem
orratic party, do not expects that Mr.. BucHAN-
| AN will get a single Northern State. Suppose
| then. the South gives HIM lcr unanimous sup
rort-will it DO any good Not at all. lie
might as we'll not obtain a single State. so far
a. securing the election is concerned. In the
North. Mr.. FILIMoRE's chances are equal to
Mr.. F~KEMoNr's. He Will carry New York
New Jersey and Massachusetts, without a
doubt, and the probabilities are III favor OF
his carving several other Northern States
With the support Of the South. th'n. he
could be triumphantly elected by the popular
vote, hence, according to the reasoning OF our
Democratic friends, the South is under obli-
CATION to give him her support. But admit
ting three candidates in the field viii prevent
an election by the people, We deny, that 1t
follows as a natural consequence. that the
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with the Democratic Representatives to say
whether or not Freesoilism shall triumph in
such an event. The American members
have on all occasions shown themselves ready
to compromise with their Democratic friends
when an exigency has arisen. that demanded
such a course. They showed this spiri.
during the contest tor Speakership, and had
the Democr ratio members met them IN a like
spirit. a Black Republican would not now
disgrace the Speakers chair. We repeat.
then, thai this assertion Ct the Democratic
organs and orators, that it is necessary to sup
port their iavotitc candidate iii order to defeat
Fremont. is mere chat, Intended to deceive
the unwary and force them to support Mr..
BrcHAHAx. All we ask, is, q full and far
Investigation Of the chances and merits of he
respective candidates. and then we will be
willing to submit the result to the unbiased
judgments OF the people. confident that they
will arrive a. he same conclusion that We
have, namely. that Mr.. FILLMORE Is not only
the best man, but is destined by thldecrees
o; Fate. 10 rule over th!s country the coming
four years.