Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-16
For the Sugar Planter,]
Our Creole Friends.

The present campaign has opened
warm, and the rank and file of both
contending parties in the South, are
rallying to their respective standards
warm-hearted and honest patriots on the
one side are contending against the
fearful odds engendered by the power o
spoils and the untiripg zeal with which
Jealous unscrupulous Office holders and
file>leaders are constantly eudeavoring
with tongue and pen to ,ohip the old
Democracy into line. With a portion
Of our people, argument and proof to
support argument, are as pearls cast be-
fore swine and to them We would have
nothing to say. But to you, fellow
creoles Of the South, we can address
our words Of counsel and warning with
confidence that your warm hearts will
not turn away from conviction to follow
the behests of party.
The pure and incorruptible M1LLARD
FILLMORE is the standard bearer OF
Americans-the man "who would rather
be right than President'-demands your
support-aye demands! for the very an
nOuncement Of his name for the Office
in conjunction with the pure principles
we advocate-is demand for your sutf:
RACES which you cannot shrink from
without proving recreant to the South,
and yourselves. He is opposed by a
veteran in Northern politics whose frozen
political corpse is turned to the South,
to reflect the rejuvena,ing rays Of South
ern patriotism, in order to galvanize this
" worn out specimen Of a Northern man
with Southern principles"
Our principles have been heretofore
to you our platform lies
open before you-if you cannot consist
entity embrace the one and stand or fall
with the other, then you are unworthy
Of the name Of Americans-unworthy
Of the S ,utLern land upon whose soil
YOU were born and bred! There is not
one single feature that you cannot con,
sisten,Iy endorse. Many who are now
in the ranks Of the opposition
in their heart of hearts" secretly adore
tho prinpipIe that "Americans shall
rule America" but tue dictates of party
appeals to them in the name Of Democ
racr, have turned their faces to the shrine
Of strange gods, willis: their hearts are
with us. Deny it who may, the trem
eulous influx Of hordes Of foreigners to
our shores is having, has had and will
have, a baleful influence upon our coun-
Try, if we do not prevent them from at
once interming|ing with our political
and lengthen the period Of their
probation to twenty>one years. You
know this, and knowing it, why will
you act with a party that has licked the
1ust from their feet in their fawning well
come to the ranks of party-to the balls
Of legislation!
In this contest between party and
every American who votes for
MiIlard Fillmore, can stand aloof with
folded arms and calmly look on the pro-
yress Of our country Gf Americans are
lefeated) to ruin and Instruction.
Calmly we say, yes calmly, for the proud
that he had done his duty.
md blinded, besotted Pharisees who
nave wrought the mischief, will be
crushed with US beneath the ruins of our
temple. The foreign horde who
1ave ruled SO long with iron hand the
aded nag Of Democracy, and rode upon
aer back into place and power-if we
20 down in this contest-will then rule
the country-you will then awake with
a start from your deep sleep-but it will
be too late-now is the time, and we
ask Of you to join US and strike from
her limbs the vet unfastened shackles
ere the Goddess Of Liberty is delivered
bound hand and foot, over to the enc
my to whom you with fratricidal hand