Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-07-05

on this subject has vanished, anu their con-
duct now appears IN It's proper light before
the public. The little remnant OF that navy
| which had been tondly cherished by WASH
ington and his adherents, but which was de-
spiSei by the patriots of the present day. has
risen triumphant above its enemies at home:
and has made the proud mistress OF the ocean
trembIe. The people are now convinced
that navy is their best defense.
lie ACCUSES THE DEMOCRACY OF AT>
TEMPTING TO DESTROY OUR COMMERCE.
The Democratic Administration next de-
clared war against commerce. They were
not satisfied with depriving it of the protec
tlon of navy, but they acted though they
had determined npon its humiliation. At a
time when the nations of Europe We're con-
vulsed bv dreadful wars. the United States
! being neutral--and when. in consequence
thereof, all our native productions were in
great demand, and the carrying trade pre-
scented to our merchants rich harvest in
every quarter Of the globe they shut mp our
ports by enjdryoes and non-importItIo' (G1rs
| BY these means. the streams OF wealth..
which We're flowing into Our national tTea-
Sury and into country, from the thousand
! fountains Of commerce, were suddenly dried
| up. These ACTS OF PARElcIDE gave an IN
stantaneouS ard dreadful blow to orr pros
peritY. The voice Of business was no longer
! heard in our cities. The stiffness OF death
| perva,led every street. Bejcction and drs-
| pair sat upon earh mans countenance. The
newspapers of the day, instead Of being filled
with arrivals from abroad, and sales OF mer-
/ chandise, teemed with bankruptcies And
our ships We're laid up to rot, AS MELANCHOLY
MON uMENrs OF THE WEAK AND WICK
Ed Policy OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
Who that had witnessed these things. cam
not observe the hand Of the Corsican despot,
| like that dreadful hand upon the wall Of the
| Babylonish monarch, writing our Obstruction.
| Who can avoid believing that Bonapart was
| the source of this policy and that it was in
! tended to operate in unison with his contl-
mental system. 1t might perhaps be unwar-
rantabie to assert that our administration
were actually corrupted by France; but that
their politics were bassed by 4 warm and
improper partiaity for that country, there
can be no doubt.
lie ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS TONGUE
CANNOT PORTRAY THE CUERUrTIoNs OF
THE DEMOCRACY.
TINE WILL NOT ALLOW Me TO
ENUNERATE ALL THE OTHER WILD
AND WICKED PROJECTS OF THE
n
Suffice it to say, that after they had deprived
us OF the meaus of defence by destroying our
navy and tisbanding our army after they
had taken away from lis the power OF recre
ating them. by running commerce. the great
source of our national and individual wealth;
after they had, by refusing the Bank of the
United States a continuation Of It's charter,
and harIasslEg the financial concerns OF the
Government and withdrawn the only univer
sal paper medium of the country from circu-
lation: after the people had become unaccus-
toned to. and, of course, unwilling to bear
taxation and without money in the treasury, |
they rashly plunged into war with a nation
more able to do us injury than any other
nation in the world What was the dreadful
necessity for this desperate measure Was
our couutrv invaded No. Were our lib
critics in danger? No. Was it to protect our
little remaining commerce rom the injuries |
sustained by the orders in command NO. !
Commerce was not such tavorite. and the |
merchants wished for no war on that account |
HIS IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC DuPL1CITY IN
REGARpTO FOGYlsA.
Besides, if the existence OF the or"ers IN |
council had been its true cause, after their |
repeal. our country would have accepted the
olive branch which was offered by Eng land. |
What then was the cause! The one Whlch !
we protessed to draw the sword and risk our |
all, was to determine an abstract question OF
the law of nations, concerning which, an
opinion different from that of our admins
ton. was held by all Europe. To decide
whether man can expatriate himself or not.
In the decision of this question our admins
tration| pretended to feel deep interest
THE GREATER PART OF THOSE FOR
EIGNERS WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED
BY 1T. HAD LONG BEEN THEIR EARN-
EST FRIENDS, THEY HAD BEEN ONE
OF THE GREAT MEANS OF ELENA
TING THE PRESENT (DEMOCRAIlCl
RULING PARTY, AND II WOtLD
HAVE BEEN UNGRATEFULFOR THAT
PARTY TO HAVE EABANDONED THEM.
HE SAYS FOREIGN INFLUENCE CONTROLS
THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
Superficial observers may suppose this to
have been the real source of the war, but Who
ever will carefully and impartialy examine
the history of our country, will find Its true
origin to have been far different. 1t took
its rise from the ovERWEENlNG PARTIALlTf
WHICH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY have UNI
tormly shown for France, and the consequent
hatred which they felt against her great ad-
versarv, England To SECURE THIS FOREIGN
INFLUENCE HAS BEEN THE LABOR OF THEIR
LEADERS FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS, and
well have they been repaid for their trouble,
tsr it has been one of the principal causes OF
end continuing N power. I'M
before the war, THIS FOhElHN
HAD COMPLETELY EN-
BODIED ITSELF WITH EVERY POLlT-
ICAL FEELING OF A MAJORITY OF
THE PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE
WEST, ITS VOICE WAS HEARD SO
LOUD AT THE SEAT OF GOVERN
MENT, that the President was obliged to
Weld to it's dictates or retire from oftce
The choice in this alternative was easily
made by man (Madison) WHO PREFERK,
ED HIS PRIVATE INTEREST 10 IHE
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