Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-10-11

vu,r orcur TO BE DoNE.-An article IN
fine Richmond Inquirer (says corfespon'e"
of the New Orleans Delta, at EIchf1oho) i''s
some suggestions that point directly TO 'ne
,,,+v If Southeruers at the present time. II
;s sneakiug of the presumption that Mary
land should run a Fremont ticket ana IL
makes a request that should be acted on all
through the South. 1t says:
polt;more must be counted as not for us
ar,;n>t MS. We must deal with her as
w';th The other more northern cities, all sec
:.s.l o,em;es who are assallIng our comes
t;c neace and property and our Pelpetui'y as
frr. and eoual conlederacy OF states: BAL
t;mnre if she goes along with the north must
t,L. the consequences and not be berel'teo
~ ~. ,,tronaqe of the south. We must nov
mako = fish of one and flesh OF another
orr enemies in ne slave states are tne li'oSt
dangerous. 1t is a question OF vital Interest
who is with US!
1st. We beg our friends IN Baltimore 10
r,hli<h from time to time the names OF those
merchants, traders and business lnet o. ali
vacations who are pro-siaVery. -
"a We ask our southern dealers OF al
classes 10 note who are friends ana VINO a'c
foes in Baltimore as we'll as IN other clues ;
and NOT to spend a dollar Of patronage upon
those who are not known to be ior US.
ID We ask our towns, villages and country
| places in the south to organize meetings. pup
| iicly to pledge their patronage 10 >uch "h'y
IN all the cities, Baltimore included. as are
known friends of constitutional plotectloh 10
nrnn.,tv in slaves. of state equality In the
t.arri;toriHes. Of the union OF the states and
who are not abolitioulsts and ifeeso'leTS'
ath " ask the whole southern press,
friendly ~ our views. to call attention TO th!s
matter and to rouse their readers the neccS-
sitv of this course of pro'ectlon' q,
9Th. We ask our friends IN Baltimore anu
If tiite northern cities to organize anu pro
cure and publish reliable information on "Aich
our traders and buyers may act.
The south is aiilia,lns on this ana oehe,
noints of acti IN, and if we have rot a MAORI
tv Of friends in the north. the minority VINO
are our friends shall be strengthened oy our
natronag. for the protection they are willing
to give to our rights OF property aho 10 o"'
political equality In the Union.
Just exactly what we think about it! II
| the South will only be true to herself In all
| questions that agitate sectlona differences, we
think we can, WITHOUT d aoupS, pi'hS o''
Northern friends to their senses. Those abo'
| l]itionists rant and r2Ie about slavery and It's
horrors, but they are by 10 means opposed
to traficking with Southern merchants aud
thus indirectly reap the benefits of slave Ia
Dor. But withdraw your trade from them
aud you touch their pockets, and when you
touch t!ieir pockets: you touch their lives,
If our southern merchants and planters "IIl
only risIdIy adhere to this rule in making their
purchases only of those who are favorable to
! the south and her institutions, it would tend
more to put down this abolition feeling than
! ANYTHING else that could be done. At all
events it is we'll worth a trial.