Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-10-18

not 40 them ju>l'ce ana l DO 1t with
pleasure, III this great matter of tie sal
va'lo" OF this country, if | may say 80
have done sol shall con.1 uc to do SO
whatever sneers their papers may con,
;ain. for | do it Y for their sake, bu,
for the sake Of the country.
Hear Senator &C: Clay, Of Alabamu
"A State Rights Democrat of the
straightest sect-in response t . the re
marks ,hot fell from Senator Cass, on
the 18th February, 81:
l think there is TO just ground Of re-.
proavh whatever, towards The Executive
of the nation. | am happy to see the
Senator from Michigan, though, standing
in different political relations to the
President, do h'm the justice which he
has done this day by the declaration of
opinion which he has made. SIR, | am
perfectly satisfied, from all | know of tie
President and his Cabinet. that there is
II mos, perfect and imnovable Lelermi
nation 10 carry INTO execution the laws
OF the iant!, and to employ al! the means
i'll their power in order to accomplish, it.
The Iaunen:eI Senator Downes, Of
Louisiana, thus spoke Of Mr.. Fillmore,
during ;hc same session:
l for one, ain disposed to give the
Presldent all proper power. He has
gwen Us no reason to doubt !is SINCERITY
and fidelity in carry ing out this law.
Senator Dodge, Of Iowa, is and WIS a
Democrat Of the old Jackson school.
Here is what he had to say Of Mr.. FIJI.
more:
| take this occasion to declare ths,
humble rs my support aud influence are,
and h strIs though l am now, and ever
expect to b., TO The polI,ica. principles of
Which Le is the representative, b, will
have III his efforts TO enforce the law, my
vote aud Influence As long IL, ! have a
Vote aud voice here, if he continues iu
the fearless and patriotic course which
lie is pursuing.
If a. any time the present Executive
entertained the sentiments which the
SenaOr iron Tennessee. has ascr.b.l' to
HIM, when he reached the high place Of
President Of the United States, and came
~ act Tor tie whole country, lie has
laid aside the pr'judices and prediction.
OF a Mere district representative, and has
acted Tor the whole nation, aud | respect
him for having doue so.
In 1851 Senator Clemens, Of Alabama
was in full communion with the Demo>
cratic party. Gu the 2lst Of February
Of that year, he thus spoke of MIR. Fill
! honor him for his course, and if the
appreciation Of political opponent, who
has in times past done hIm some WONG,
be at all grateful to him, let hun Dc as
sured thai not | only but thousands OF
Of my political friends heartily
God that we have in his crisis Il
and n statesman at the head Of
who knows hls DUTY aud dares to
perform It. &
Col. John ". Stevenson. CT Kentucky.
who was selected 10 take Mr.. Breckir
ridges place as Democratic elector :or
State at large, thus alluded to Mr..
Fillmore in a speech made at Lex
some two months ago:
He said it was no part Of his mission
% abuse or denounce Mr.. Fillmore ; that
be did not intend to initiate the example
IT some Of the juvenile, beard!ess speak
Frs, who were roaming over the country,
he fla ky admitted tina: Mr.. Fillmore
a pure pa'riot-thst he met the
crisis through which the Country passed
his administration like a man
and a lover OF lis co mtry-and that he
was willing to 60 further and say that,
his opinion, he would do it again
he be elected. That, although.
Mr.. Fillmore raised at the North, and
breathing an atmosphere moi conge"ial
Southern rights, had, in his earlier
years, expressed opinions inimica| to s'a
'ery, yet his administration showed that
when called 10 tIe Executive chair of
he nation, he threw off all partisan
ceilings. discarded all sectional views.
md showed himself the friend Of his
Whole country, the Union, and the Con-
ti,utiou.
In a subsequent speech at Lebanon
he declared that, if it could be proved
hat Mr.. Fillmore had any chance Of