Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-26

5' " HfH IH@t. dtjpttion, iLi'ftSk1 ffEG H'siftsl e$
TIE best OF men, become the worst Of liars;
IL saints by rule, or only good by Its.
such men when taiaptea tarn 70 hypacrises;
Their liots phrases, rtous ~tlioasltts ~sqpriant,
And great professions md in fatL-c and cant
In the late canvass, the Democratic press
and Democratic orators were nnsparing in
their admiration OF those gallant Wings
! who forgetful of past differences, united with
them, for the purpose of defeating the Ameri-
can party. Wings and ~recreant Know Moth
ings, were received with open arms, and at
Democratic meetings they were assigned the
mos. conspicuous places, such assPresldent,
| Vice-Prssident, Secretary or orator. On all
occasions we could read in Democratic papers
| and hear from Democratic speakers the most
disgusting fulsone praise Of the noble and
patriotic HAigs to compliment whom and by
way Of coucitiating in the stronghold OF
Whiggery, the name Of Democrat, gave place
to that of anti Knor Nothing, as being less
liable TO call up unpleasant reminiscense and
al evidence Of a dete ru,i IA tion IL. make the
honor and spoils Of victory a joint concern.
During the canvass, according to Demo
cratic authority, the Common Sense Epi-
dsmie ragged tearfuily, and the Grand High
| Priests OF Locofocoisra were engaged night
and day, In the humane task Of mlnlsserlng
consolation and hope To its victims. Every
man who would say, or allow Others to say
for hinl, that he had been a Kno" Nothing
aud had withdrawn from them, wa loyfuiiy
paraded in Democratic papers and placed up.
on the calender of political saints, as worthy
all honor and an equal share III the general
distribution in the " good time coming 1t
was really affecting to observe how cheertnEly
the legitimate son of Locotocoism embraced,
as a brother, the orphan children OF Wing
gerry, and how willing he was to allow the
tatted calf be killed upon the return OF his
proaigal brother! .
Hypoeritical as was all this, it was not
without its effect. seduced by the false pro-
fessions Of Kindness on the part Of the Dem
ocratic party, and prompted By a hope OF an
equal share in the spoils, thousands OF hungry
patriots suddenly discovered that our civil
\ Ifu EEilSlouc< ttDSttiCS "tIS dkLdthCd W tiC
native born Americans, and that the Demo
cratic party was the Ark OF Safety-hence
at the eleventh hour, in the heat of the bat
tie, the foreign ranks were reinforced and
they gained the victory; but mark the sequel !;
On last Monday it appears that among those
who asked to share in the spoils, were a
number Of old line Wings and ex-Kuow Moth
ings, who with proper zeal urged their claims:
but the old Democrats murmured, saying.
these last have wrought tnt one hour and
1--WE have borne the burden and the heat Of
the day. and a voice went forth from King
Caucus, which reversed the teaching Of the
good man III the parable and they that trere
hired about the eleventh hour. received moth
ing whereat there is loud murmuring, much
dissatisfaction and sore disappointment.
Without stopping to discuss the justice of
the course pursued by oqy Democratic ad-
versaries, We cannot refrain from profting
by the opportunity II affords of giving pub
Lefty to a lesson which ought to be learned.
It is nndeniable, but that for Wing support
the Democratic party would have encoun-
tered a Waterloo defeat in the late election
yet the Democratic party ,by the course pur-
sued as before stated, have proclaimed that they
arc entitled TO aothtng at their hands. .
We confess that we have no sympathy
with those who opposed us in the late cam
paign, and can scarcely refrain from express
ing our satisfaction at the disa prominent of
the defeated Wings and ex-Know Nothings
who assumed the name of True .4nteriean$,
and supported the Democratic ticket. Yet
we trust that the ingratitude Of the Demo-
craSs towards some of their most active eff
ficient allies in the late canvass, will not he
without its effect in opening the eyes OF some
whose past political life proves that t.ey
have no feeling in common with the Demo-
cratic party with whom they lately acted.
While the American party like Gel,. Tav-
lor, has "no friends to reward and no enemies
to punish it is ever willing to receive in
full fellowshipthose who will sustain it's prin-
cipies and will never countenance any one,
who opposes Us in carrying oat the sound
doctrine that Americans shall rule America,
unassisted by foreign influence.
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