Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-12
Letter Of A. J. Donelson Of Tennessee to
the American III ess Meeting at Louis

TILE GRovs. Nov. D. 1855.

! GENTLEMEN: It would give me great
pleasure TO attend the mass meeting OF the
! American party TO be iteid at Louisville on
| the 27ta inst, to " Which yeu hase lseen pleas
| ed to invite me, did not my private engage
! menta make it imHos$ible for rle TO do SOL
! I take deep interest IN the success OF this
} party and trust that its banner viii soon
! float tfiumphantly over all the States Of the
i Dn.on as It does now over kentncky. ..s-
! As was iorseen, this party has had to
struggle against combination oi all the fac
tions et the day. aad the people have srarce-
/ Is vet mad the meaAs Of examining Impartial
!y its principles ,sbHt time ting great de>.royef
OF W hat is vicIoo,s and corrupt, has already Y
dome efough Is satisfy the ratri'st and states
man taa, the friends ot the party mss, SHE
cee4 if they persevefe reso!u'e.I III the n!ai's-
! ,eneuce cf the platform, upon which they
, have been organized.
Il,, millions nj the national treasury III
vertei lro.l ther Legitimate and co,lstitn-
! tialsal purpose, in order tn traduce those who
! will lot bow the kn:e 10 glr. Pierce and his
! toseiga aisles. are not sufficient. thank Gad
! 10 sttlte the free spirit saf the yeesnanfy OF
I cur land. or rnouii tne putl.c .QplnIon accord :
iag to The dictates oi ExecutiFe power
/ 3 Mr. Pierce Aoitafnesf The Presidency pro-
! isssfsg the timou doctrines oi General 5ae =
!
! son, but has leading acts proved ann TO be
! the instrument pi the A Abolttionlst ard Aulll-
/ fsr. These factions are the natural oHs lrir :
+, 0. til doctrine that State can by the inter
pesl.gonot its sole authority, rghtiull yeisier
ec y tam 'tsim'ts. toistfac tiolt oi sAe coil-
hfltutt"n contrary 70 tae aecl$ioAs o. tiIt ot'-
| ffeme Court ana the WIN OF h-ip'tt' ~
y, the States and the peer e-a-a doctrine de-
! IouHrri hE lhe i tathefa"l the h@PHoilc IN tFta-
500. am rphtenhea iptt on W sNeA j. &sit :,
! as thosc VIC are 10" uiFettih- on ui''''tSl
ahetis II was the uf'eet NV" ''''e" q, 'he
feasoh<be a"cefine "aicii h'st "' ''''':'ed sie
! 70 the support VI ts'e aHisftks" P"'tss AH1
an >alIstir'i. alter Tue ir - ~
siast FIX nnutas, th@t uio'l ~ IN" i>s"t ai.'ie
! IS aH-thtpoftaif 10 tht jest nlse,SS1S oH 'he
country that tie part sIdaha lie tsHstalfeu.
MS u ius 'sct iae @isas lsstt 81 t4tt "ha
uiatta liis - disposed 81 u - yam ttdS "e
MAY tax oil >eftllns tie slavery lusS''ot', o.
! any other Fhtch can oe re7a i'e'' az vital ="
th. preservation st LIE hh!oik# " R4*
! StatsENls Hpt lae catsss steAs q .af ~
sets ssf tpilal az Atl9'l = "a ~ -
iht fs''sHe ~ TIE +S'5 S"'''''' "t'p" tt'e
stt.!ecs "ata are ah"f'"s 70 t"'e""' ''N
Lutts&tut4eHaI stai aits y is>f'eSa'as -" ~
tmhh apptt d. a. -, y a>ii:i- 'a' "'ie -
isstr10's " I" founded ana re.f.,'eu o' stS.
se"1- IL IL '"r minority W. t't.isit "'''
u Oh ths @ostt1 ."h'fh- "'''s'' '"1 6"'' "
Si"Ie itshts. H. th'1tth2 stss FssPst tHss ss"'
eelIei tittir u sviueth'% i'.e' e e
ihs 'Tus iits.Fesl> "l INT t"o seF''o''>' "s'u
..taI .h's s"'"s't''hS "s'''rNs s.s,
!hs tthss st.tt4ai Al Eeeatss7 oi ais one e' 90
htsr sett.ofs estolt0 tt ifi"7 - sns tts''st ~
our feaelal a1A Sac f9illi ~ s'it'iS :
r fpiilifltt.IGG
! t9t2 II was reSiFea~'h f'-s' ~ WI Z"
noun, undsf tl'rF pFeseRSe o. eq"ataHts's the
hufdrasol AsAatiehsiia hS - sts 'ef'' 3 ''-
ltnActeus OF idfty Oelt upon az h5 "''e -
Lon pl TAe non a'e :" " .'',s
iali I'slta oi tue question oi 81" iiot
cati>e tAts peculiar si,stftu1~i ei lhe f''"'h
sTas IL dapeei. uut becahse IL ""s pe' pe' 90 - = L
eaiated th1H ths wa "i li'e tatih " i
tae phiiah'hfppy oi the aa a's' ni'S'fP'J 'h'
pritcithts III ou' c"iipieN h''iil "a t''s -
! t1efA glse one can fe'a 'he bp"h ''i' ~
hT. ta'Ayah On tile s"pJ'N- =. ~ g'"s = Ill
between 'he eatias - 81 e. iais's'' a."
otalt- WITHOUT "ei's e"''''.
I "pFrt WAS tile aes1tae'ioi VI e1ie ss'''s'''''-
t,oh; hof eau We SOY ett ~ o'i'et
sits - "' ~ - - T., -.,.sF'
asscthoied al NasiiVffie' ou''' esitto' -
iZed acc"fdhts 10 ftie shssestl''is o1 -'' tt'-
nonp san "1steh "as seIass.ss sas I'sei's g. W
hr tlat, ~ Nsa Its f"Ips1 rs = = ~ +
isi-1 iofits oo'd ald iteh'e@s dsot' a. u > ~
son t" the Constitution a'!a u''io''.
| IN accordance It'll tHas soifiSs' - s'a 'Io" .'
see tue dspaFsssts el s4ie '9oet'i, 'iss t's
people that t.e . , ats shts hia'l' ti.a '5s
Slavery Is STATE lsht; anu anu 's,"t
! rtothed WITH po'iE'cat Po"e'' '"e -
the South watt be certainty sae'iiiee'l; ana oi'
tue thef ai.siEl'i, You ~. ~ see sssh ts.sH.
Sew a d and s'nlner atontins "sfeMhsies1 M tlie
| platform oil Jefferson aiu taadlsoiis a.u "e-
caring that he ira! by 1tfy ana tfie WIN .,
h4Dsd coff'4sase she Sd e aa'os VI
that uue>s YOU CHICK ne saSs cssloita " lt