Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-11-22
The Presidential Election.

of thN electoral votes Of the Union VIII b
cast for JAMES BUCHANAN and JoHNC {. BREcK
~tNRIIGr. is fixed. Although it is a some
wha t'ate day, to comment upon the result,
retrospective view olthc great political strus
gle through which the nation has passed. ant
a glance al the causes which have combined
to give victory to the Democratic party, may
afford valuable teachings for the future. The
defeat Of the American ?arty has not sha keI
the contleoce of any OF It's tTae members ii
the purity of its principles, and the broad
national grounds upon which Mr.. Fillmore:
| claims to the s~uiirases of the people were
based. have not suffered III the estimation o.
Union loving, National men, by the dIscom.
future of the eventful lth OF November. The
| principles avowed by Mr.. Fillmore, in his
speeches at New York. Albany and Roches-
ter. were of too national a character to suit
the ultras Of either section of the Union. and
his bold avowals Of his nationality estranged
from him the thousands of friends VINO caus-
ed his defeat in his native State. He stood
as a wall between the candidate of tanaticism
and the Presidency, and he has the Proud
consciousness of having stayed the swelling
Abolition tide which threatened to enguIph
the Union. We feel assured that we but
echo his sentiments when we rejoice at he
present result. as between Buchanan and
ErDc. W. ol1-, ,-L.a~ r ,r .z.:.-
Iy expressed opinions as to the superiority Of
Mr. Fillmore to either Of the nSser candidates
for The Presidency. but there is no hesitation
in choosing between the two opponents OF
our candidate.
With Fremont as President, and a majority
Of his party in Congress. We could expect
nothing but a relentless war upon the South
"a continuance of aggressions which could
hardly fail to incite overt acts Of resistance.
leading to 4 dissolution of the Union. Mr.
Buchanan's tacit pledges to the South, al
though neither clear nor satisfactory. ,uay
act as a balance, feeble though it be. against
his ~treesoil proclivities, and his engagements
with his ~f-eesoil supporters in the North. and
check, to some extent, the progress Of princi-
pies which have their Interpreter in the
odious doctrine OF Squatter Soter-ignty-
But Mr.. Buchanan Will, as President Of the
United States, occupy a position which
will sorely try his most honest inten-
tons. and we see no wav for him to
void giving g~rieyous offence 10 a large num-
of those who have supported him. It is
plain that his party in the North-;he party
procured his nomination, expect him TO
pursue a course which cannot be sanctioned
By his Southern friends, however strong may
be their Democracy, and one section or the
OF his constituents must be disappoin-
ed.
The contest in Louisiana was carried on by |
he Democrats, mainly upon false issues. and
t is to this mode Of warfare that they are in
for their victory in the State. They
by boldly denying the American
barge of Sqnatter Sovereignty, as contained
n the kansas-Nebraska act, but in the end,
to contest the point. and even endor-
ed the doctrine, when 1t was tooJate for the
to become thoroughly appreciated.
almost entirely ceased to .ombat the ar
OF the Ameri, an party in favor OF
rights and Southern interests. and
hanged their song Of Buchanan and the
Constitution" into infhamatory appeals to the
asslons OF foreigners, and the religious preIu-
ices OF a large portion OF our citizens. They
istorted the enuncia ion of American princi-
les as contained in the true platform Of the
arty, and filled the too crednlous ears of
lembers of the Catholic church with tales
f hostility and prescription, which caused
1any of Mr.. Fillnlore's warmest friends to
esert him. We are fully satisfied that a
OF the voters Of Louisiana were in
tror of MilIard Fiilmore's election, and the
aore SO, that notwithstanding all the extra
rdinary appliances brought to bear, the
majority of 1855 was reduced
lore than one halt.
Bat the contest is over. and as we have
etore said, we rejoice that James Buchanan,
stead of John c. Fremont, is President
ct. The excitement Of the struggle has
assed away, and WI shall now devote our
me to making the Sugar Planter what it
as originally intended to be: the advocate
the agricultural interests of the State. We
lall put forth all our energies to deserve in
'eased success as the Planters organ, and by
serving, trust that we shall achieve it.
GENERAL CAss.-This veteran Senator's