The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-29
Honest nsen--On Princsple.

| Now and then, we hear Of some
fsao members Of the American Party,
who profess 10 believe that Buchan-
an is the strong man, and that duty
10 the South, demands that they should
vote for him. In this, they are mis-
taken. They have listened to fe,o
native demagogues and believe them
sincere, when they only make their
strength of Buchanan pretsxt for
bis political ground and lofty tunb-
ling.
This fact cannot be better illus
| trated then the following extract from
The San Antonio Herald.
The fact IL, Buchanan is the teeak man
III the Presidential race. lie will scarcely
carry ore solitary Northern tate. He is
only certain Of the support Of o'Tiee-holders,
party leaders, and those who will vote
from prejudice for every man and
every measure put forth in the name
Of Democracy. This support, with all
the influence il cal, bring to bear, will
not give Mr.. Buchanan the electoral vote
Of asingle Northern state. Conservative
men Of all parties distrust him, and old line
Democrats believe with Gen. jackson
that he is unreliable notwithstanding
these facts. some few Americans affect 10
believe that he is the strong man, aid that
duty the South urges them to vote for him
To hear such reasons for vascilatng from
trading. trucking politicians, create no sur
prise but for men who claim TO be hone st
and intelligent 10 sacrifice principles rpon
such paltry pietext, gticyes and astonishes
US.
We also learn that number OF young
men, limbs OF the law &c, &C." who
rushed into the arms of"S Sam the invisble,o
expecting TO ride into place and power up
on his back, without why or wherefore,
have discovered that they weie mistaken,
and that Sam was not the green horn they
took him TO be, and now they have come
to the conclusion that in their attempt to
sell they got sold And because Sam was
not willing to take raw recruits, because
they were loud aud clamofous boaste,s,
and make captains Of them, they deserted
his ranks and are now his most unsornpu-
lous opponents. Their course has shown
Sans wisdom and foresight He, no doubt
remembered the trite old saying among
the ancienfs, that the loudest professors are
generally the greatest hypocrts. Such
.aen always do more harm than good to
any cause they espouse, and Sam is very
glad to get rid Of them. The American
party will be we'll rid of all such mi land
water members. They are unreliable,
and generally desert OF besyay in the hour
OF greatest need.
Again. Had the heroes ofihe American
revolution let down when temporary defeat
or adversely overlook them, we should not
now be enjoying the blessings Of civil and
religious liberty. SUPPOSE for the sake of
argument. that Mr.. Fillmore is defeated in
November. Dos that make the necessity
for the organization less or render the prin-
ciples and objects Of .he party less right or
acceptable 7 We think not. They must
remain equally dear to every patriot heart
whether successful or not The man who
abandons what he honestly coneeives to be
right because it not popular, can lay but
little claim to honesty OF Independence.
The mortality in New York. week
before last, was 65l, and of this num-
Der of deaths 494 were children under
FIVE years of age The mortality in Bal
tiinore during the same week, was LIS
---l26 being under FIVE years! Surely
there mus, be something wrong, radi-
cally wrong, with American women,
in our American cities. Strong, heal