Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-12
YAzoo 4CousrY, Dec, IL, 1855,

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Mrs. psEwErr:-P Permit us through the
columns OF Your journal. 10 reuounee our alle-
rance to the order OF the sSag NIGHTS, = 8
j eennciief which exists in voar city, and Of
which we have heretofore been members IN
| GOOD standing. There are various reasons
atpro,Gpt, us 10 TINS course, and we are ac-
ltaaied hygaote OF her than motives ct patriot
isu and devotion 70 the eountrg OF olF adop-
.tiun; otir conclusions having been the result
! of deliberate ana impartial investigation
I with one exception, the undersigned are
! foreigners: many yeaFs ago We left the land
oi our nativity to seek orr fortunes anda home
| In the western hemisphere. Since tte We
! have won character and name Having carried
oar right of suffrage, we have eriosea all the
! fights and privileges and inimaMties oi ma.
1 tive horn cielZens. aud have lived happy and
| coEtented urtii this spirit Oh prescription
first manifested itself through our country W.
ii We were told thai the 50 styled "Ameri-
can Party was pafnieious Il rs tendencies,
| that aiming at our ruin, i would deprive us.
! Of our rights as citizens and eSkentaal'v expe,
tns from American SOIL We Ere persuaded
! with uany others, ia form ourselves INTO an.
organization for mutual defense and protec-
| tion-to stav the coarse OF this demon OF IA
| na,,cism. who with blood and ruthless hands
/ was thus striving to tear down the alters q
! our faith and religion, aHd carry sorrow anu
! .Iese,a ton to our very hearth stones.
Well, we i5ined this benevolent II order
| If Sag Nients y and what was7the result
| A few weeks suffced 20 open our eyes ami
make US irembInly alive to the deception
| and iegradat ion TO which We were about 10
! be subjected. 5Ea 4Ga Hs @5 - Pr 52 2 =
I BIZ. the veil Of cupidity and duplieity was
too glariag and transparent TO conceal the
hideo,ls features Of this ghastsy Hokanna
The same spirit OF '-proscrIptior OF ieFeign-
ersa bykHow- Nothingism We found here dts
play ed to an equal extent, and we saw % our
shame and modification, that We were aes-
fined to become ii possible the willing dhpes
and plant tools os the leaders ofsthe sag
Stehts.1 to further there ambitious political
schemes and money loving ssli-asg " '
fnent. 81
| We premise the gentlemen of the order that
n,r eatns shall be preserved insiosat-. unless
we are compelled tu resute the probable al
.acks Of the order. to yidicate our own ilon-
or @fs@ ash Es.
While. as foreigners, we are bitterly opposed
"a = sArnericanisnl '7syet onsthe other hand NE
cannot and will not stpop SO EoW a. g & i&eii1
ourselves to the fartiierance oi be atnott'oas
Vie VS. and rroyeliiHg designs oi a ieV oio
5hfo5l q down POLITICAL parts hacks so'ia
~ heaven that all cur teiiow-eoanfryinsn
would eonsuit their Interests. and give i this
mon,entous subject that cofsIdefattoh .Sits4
It's importance requires: it would eie'at1
them both socially AID politically, ana save
themsnany heart-bprninss, truifts IS al.eeu ,H..s
s;i,,,a and 4 moral ard political legradatioh.
Tes4 Very Respectfully -,
S. psHEINlCKE, h sMirin,s ,.,In u
PERD- MAYER, MAALEH. Ar'.-l
/, why is a kiss like ratf2s nss'ss~
go.s f-cr. r1<sSsae-ss Eassses