Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-16

they sacrifice zone of their Frecsoh opln-
ions, by supporting Mr.. buchanan
platform anil all, willie Prince John goes
one step farther and offers y reward to
yny OF G will point out to HIM "a ll'a or
a sentence in the Cincinnati platform
which looked to, or encouraged the cx-
tension o.: slavery to free territory
With tho followin, extract, from the
Providence Post, thorough going Bu-
chanan paper, published in Providence,
Rhode Island, we pass to a more inter
esting theme:
Mr.. Buchanan terrr ,aterrd a mora IN de-
fence Of sinre,y, or whispered a sentence III
favor of its extence,or cast a cote n"hrh any
honest ma, mouH construe INTO a rush 10 sup
port Tie institution,
Let US now briefly refer to Mr.. FILL.
MouE's claims not only upon the South,
but the entire country, and in doing So
we need 90 10 further back than the
commencement Of his Administration Of
the General Government. When he
succeeded to the Executive chair, affairs
were in almost 4 hopeless r%uinous con
li,ion. Difficulties met him at every
step. The country was cOnvulscd with
sectional strife, and there vas little pros,
pect of peace, except through the i'll
tcrposition Of some divine agency. lie
felt that he lacked the confidence Of
his Southern friends, who supported him
for the Vice Presidency, YET in the face
of al! these difficulties, he graspel the
reins Of Government with a firm hand,
determined to conquer the appreciation
Of a whole nation, and Ire succeeded.
Tie first step of his administration
proved his superior wisdc,o. Instead
Of retaining the Cabinet 0; his prede~
cessor, which was wanting II that unity
Of sentiment and purpose, 50 necessary
to the effectiveness Of the Executive de
partment, he called around him the
ablest and most conservative men Of the
country-men whose opinions upon all
the questions Of the day correspondent
with his own, and thus avoided those
jars and discords in council, that so often
weaken the Executive arm. His next
step was equally full of wisdom. lie
removed from office in the North, every
FreesoiI or Abolition incumbent, in the
South, every tire-eater or secessionist and
appointed in their places none but con
sentative men, thus infusing vitality and
strength into every department Of the
government. We have not the space, j!
it were necessary to review every act OF
his administration. When We say, that
as a whole, it met the appreciation of
every portion of the country, North, South
East and West, we only say villa, we
a prove. His warm support Of tue
Compromise measures, and particularly
Of the Fugitive Slave law aud his strict
execution Of that law, proved to the
South that in him, it had a trusty friend.
He retired from office leaving the
country in a state Of prosperity unparal-
led in its history. 1t was the proud
boast Of the scat A~rGusrus, that lie
found Rome, a city built OF bricks, and
left it built Of marble well may it be
the boast Of Mr.. FILLMORE and his
friends, that he found on assuming the
government, the country conyulsed with
sectional discord, and threatened with
civil war, and on retiring, left it peace
full, prosperous, and happy. Were any
other evidence necessary to support Mr..
FILLMoRE's claims, we might refer to
his course since his return from Europe.
Instead Of closing his mouth and refer
ring all %enquirirers into his views upon
the great questions, that are agitating
the country, to the American platform,
for an answer, he boldly and manfulIy
speaks out his sentiments, and we'll NAV
he utter them, for they are the senti-
ments Of 200 lofty a patriotism to req ire
concealment. lie boards the lion Of
Northern fanaticism in his stiong hold