The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-04-05

Gle. Once upon it, and deeming it cminenty
rlght IN principle, 1t became impossible for M,
10 abandon 1T, or consent to its modification
When 1t was struck out, l Withdrew from the
council, and destroyed my credentials as dele.
gate to the nominating convention, in which |
refused to take my seat.
The American party south cannot stand on
the new platform, 1t must necessarily rcpudi-
ate IT, or 1t would not carry single coun-
ty anywhere. 10
1t is said that the men nominated are plat
form enough That might be so, if we had no
platform; i they were on no platforms; if we
had never had any platform.
1T is said that the new platform is substan.
TALLY the same as tile old one. Then how
came it to be offered by free soler from
Illinois, who declared, after it was adopted.
that he would vote for the admission of no
State permitting slavery! If it suits him. it
cannot suit me.
1t is mol substantially the same II was
framed in Washington to get rid of the 10Th
article. 1t was offered and adopted for that
purpose in Philadelphia; aud we may as well
look it frankly in the face. 1t yields up all
that we fought for and gained the June before.
| And now as to the candidates. That nav
not be misunderstood, let me say that | was
airays Wing until | joined the American
party was supporter Of Mr. Fmorcs
Administration. was indignant when he was
thrown aside for Gen Scott What | thought
of him then think now.
| But when We formed the American party.
we assured our Democratic trends who Joined
US that it was mol meant to be the Wing party
"a Nl,n,, :.s. s..L 4 ~ ~
my motion my State Council declared that the
nominee for the President ought to be q North
ern man whose anteccdcnts had been Demo
cratic. ! was playing fairly
The old Wing organizations are revvng all
over the country. The old Wing committees
and clubs are alive and astir again. Our Dem.
ocratic brethren will say we deceived them:
and that it is the old Wing party in disguise.
think that it was not fit and proper to nomi-
nate man who had been SO deeply identified
with the Wing party--a Wing and nothing
else. l do not say it was bad faith to do it.
do not even insinuate but do say that if
had aided in such nomination, | should have
felt that my Democratic brothers had some
right to complain Of me.
They do feel all over the south that they
have been rappsd; and, my aeord far il, They
iciH mol stay IN the hap. The new platform
aoarrdnts them in leaving the party, and the
Wig nomination will urge them to do il; and
they will go back to their old faith if the mat
ter il left as il is.
Southern De~ocrat,c American. can neither
stand on the ptattorm nor support the candidate
No southern American can successfully de-
fcud the platform.
"Inf IL t, La IannS hal Il Il
Shall We merge in the Democratic party! |.
for one, say no. 1t would be too lame and
impotent conclusion; and many ofheir North
ern allies are no more reliable than ours. We
are not yet ready to give up our American
principles. We have sat with free-socrs long
enough.
Let then, the State Councils of the several
southern states at once assemble and deliberate.
1t is high time we were doing So Let us lay
down one platform for all the south, going on
the subject of slavery no farther than the 10Th
article went in order that the conservative
men in the north may stand upon it with us
Do not let us force them from us. They wW
stand on tint article, If ace Je rne 10 ourselves
Let us not ask them to do more, and that
which they cann0t do.
Then let us place candidates on that platform
III We think we cannot succeed with candidate
who endorses all our views, let us take Demo
GRAFT who has been tried, and always found true
to the south and the constitution, at home and
in the councils of the country. Let us say TO
the country, we are willing TO waH for the sue.
cess OF our American principles The first
thing to do is, to give our country quiet We
will take this man, trusting 10 his nntccrdents.
We ask of him no other pledges. We will
trust to his American feelings and instincts TO
do justice to those who, Ike him, are Ameri.
cnn-born, confident that he will not fill the
Offices Of the country with foreigners, to the
exclusion Of those born Oh the soil
Let MS place this Northern Democrat--one
like Bayard and Du Gnesclin, without fear and
without rcproach-and southern wing of our
party at once before the country and rally to
Their flag the conservatives of the Union.
W. need not fear that our American principles
will not succeed in the end, Uncmberrussed
by other questions, the American instincts of
the people will in time make them victorious
everywhere
Or, if that does not suit our views, let us
nominate candidates of our oa0n party, on our
oaca platform, nail our flag to the masthead,
and take the chances of the battle; satisfied
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