Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-10-11
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some majority. Indeed, bets are making
h ere, BY prominent politicians, that the
A merican majority in the State will
re each 10000. The reason Of the good
fe cling among the party is more apparent
W hen it is consideAed that sucl, thing
as union Of the discordan. factions has
al along been regarded as impossible.
The Why AND WuEREFoRE.-We
have received, says the New Orleans
Crescent, several letters from friends in
the interior, asking us why the Democ.
racy Of New Orleans were so apathetic
and supine. As onr daily avocations
keep us almost constantly engaged, we
have no time to write separate answers.
Therefore, we have concluded to reply to
one and all through the columns of the
Crescent.
The reaso" for this apathy is apparent
to all who are we'll posted in regard to
the divisions that exis: between the two
factions Of the so-called Democracy Of
the parish Of Orleans. Here are the
Sldell Democrats and anti.Slidell Dem
ocrats. For several years the anti-Sli>
dsllians, under the lead of ex-senator
Soule, kept Senator Slidell and his fol-
lowers in the back ground but latterly,
positions have reversed-the triumphant
have become defeated, and the defeated
the triumphant. And, as neither faction
ever showed the slightest mercy to its
opponents in its own political household,
the bitterness Of feeling that prevails can
be readily understood by men versed in
the animosities which powerful antagon>
iisms engender.
Neither OF these branches Of the Dem
ocracy extend or accept quarter. With
them it IS war to the knife. The MEM
bers Of the branch popuIarly known As
the Soule branch, are very we'll aware,
in case of Mr.. Buchanan's election, that
they will not only be ostraeised by his
administration, cut of from all partici-
patton in the honors and emoluments Of
office, but tho influence Of the adminis>
tration, so far as it can he exercised, will
be thrown against them to destroy their
power and prestige with their own party
at home! They know that Senator
Slide!l will control Mr.. Buchanan, and
they also know that Mr.. Slidell never
'orgets OF forgives bis enemies.
Hence their lukewarmpess, and hence
the apathy to which we bave referred.
The Souleites are active intelligent,
work'pgmen-good at speechiying and
getting up enthusiasm. Had they been
by as good tacticians as the
opposite faction, and had their leaders
possessed equal pecuniary ability, there
IS little doubt they would have retained
he supremacy they lost when MI. Souls
committed the folly Of accepting the
office Of Envoy Extraordinary and MINI
ster PIenipotentiary to Spain.
But as it is, they know they are irre>
" under the weather" for the
present, and that the election of Mr..
Buchanan will only tend to keep them
10 the moro efectually for four years
onger.
Wherefore, then, should they strive to
!et up an excitement Why, then,'
hould they endeavor to accomplish ap
'bject which, when accomplished, will"
,nIy rebound to their injury! Here
IRE some Of the !" why's and wherefores."
We trust this explanation will satisfy
,ur correspondents. A..
THEN AND Now.-While there was
my prospect that any Northern Wings