Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-09
Retribution.

holding States, says the New Orleans Bee,
have sgnalized the soundness of their De,noc-
racy by general desertion to the Freesol
camp. Here and there may be seen, as a
monument Of fidelity, a German sheet which
still adheres TO the party, but this is rare
spectacle. Nothing can be more absolutely
certain, more incontrovertible than that the
vast majority of Northern German. affiliate
with Black Republicanism. If in the South
they have not enlisted under the standard of
Fremont, it is because there is no such can
dida:e presented for their sufirases. Their
tendencies are clearly manifested by the tone
of their leading orsan-the Deutscile lie
tuns.
With regard to the Irish they have dis
played less eagerness and haste in abandon
ing the Democratic party. Weeks ago, how
ever. their leading organs in the North threa-
! tened the party with the loss Of the Irish ma
turalized vote. if Mr.. Herbert failed TO receive
condign punishment ior what they were
pleased to consider the murder OF Keating.-
Now that Herbert has been acquitted, and
neither expelled nor rebuked by Congress.
W. may possibly anticipate something of the
! same stampede which has characterized the
, German population.
It is painful 20 be compelled 20 chronicle
these evidences of polical ds!ovalty. but are
they not righteous retrihution for III. I'M
prudent and cupabl" policy o: the Nea1ocga-
ii, party, Long before such an organization
as the Know Nothings existed good men .oi
all parties. embracing mary enlightened n...
turali,ed citizens. bcheid the evil ard Danger
arising from tie tendency ot the adopted citl-
zens OF our country to elan together IN pre-
servation of their distinctive nationality
Men who, from their natl ;iy and their utter
exemption from pre- ejudic-. synrathzed VAIN
y with the adopted citizens, were foremost
in ieprccatns this false and mischievous po-
hey. and in ursin: upon naturalZed citizens
the wisdom and propriety OF iusins compile
tely with the other component parts OF the
body polite; of mersn. their identity In
that OF the masses, and Of speaking and act
ing not as Ir,shmen, Germans, or Spaniards
but as Americans citizens. There is no
doubt whatever that had the press every
where advocated this sale and saintary prln'
cip,e, we should never have heard of ar
!, American party far less should we be oblig.
ct. TO witness at the present day the disgrace
. fui spectacle of large masses OF natura!'zce
citizens banding together, as such. for the ex
press purpose OF sustaining Freesoi candl
date for President But the Democratic or
gans and their leaders discountenanced thu
patriotict and prudent suggestion. 1t wa
they who continually appealed to the adopt
ed citizen in behalf of his original, and no
n his acquired natic nalty. The l:ishman wa
4 impored to stand by Democracy. becaus
e Democrats were his peculiar friends an
!, n the German was besought to support Demo
cracv, because it was the only party tha
q q slppor.e! and encouraged him. At every pc
i Utica. contest the Democratic press fame
+ forth its ardent appeals and suppications
i The foreign voters, calling on them as such, t
n sustain the party ticket. The obvious an
i i inevitable result Of this conduct was to ioste
a and keen alive distinctions which the yer
, art Of naturalization was intended TO annih
v tate and efface; since the foreigner who at
! lures his allegiance to all Kings. Princes.
e Poteutates, and especially to him under who's
l. flag he was born. does, by virtue Of this oat
is is completely divest himself OF his original NJ
re tionalitv. and should be hencetorw ard neith'
4. more nor less than an American citizen. l
the improper and censurable line OF pole
ne adopted by the Democratic party are we
q a great measure TO ascribc the continuance
We these unwise distinctions. To their unscr
y pu,ous pandering to the foreign sentiment
r. such, must we attribute this unnatural blen
ny ~ ing Of double nationality.
Now the fruits of it are visible. One lars
", branch-pcrhaps the largest-ol the natura
ID lied population Of the country-indiffcrent
the f1attery. the allurements, the psonls
on on and the cajolery of the Democratic party
of pursues it's natural instincts, and goes over
IaS f,'s Black Republicanism. Whether the othe
NJ will follow we cannot say; but whether
81 81 does OF does not, the moral of the fact
,re equally evident. We think that after l.
contest Of 1856, se!f.interest, if not sage
it Election, will adrponish the Democratic par
of To avoid for the future its etfnrts to secu
nd nd the support of adopted citizens by the rep'
&C. he,,sible means heretofore employed.
ke, perc,oUs You7H.-The New York f
ming Post, in the course Of long and We
< knowing article on Mr.. Fillmore, says: