Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-03-15
HI. Donelson's Speech.

IT.. ,.ll,,v ,dIress ri Mr.. DoNEI.soS
,. =. - a.. Am.,;can
was delivered IN view 1oIh."' Wv
Ratification Maxs Meeting. held there on the
18th ult.
A. n.,,x he;,,r loudly called for,
ME. DoNELsoN "e'"S '
,roxs amid the most enthusiastic cheering,
49,. \, ..;,... wbo, thu
which lasted several "''"'eS' ~
.~,I,,so had snhsided the sneaker proc ecded
"PP'a"
as follows
cor,o,.,. T rc,urn Won nv most sincere thanks
er III, cordial reccution' The delcyatcs,a at the late
.,,,v.rt;nr M III. American Party have thought pro-
ur IN nlac. M. nn Tn, American ticket for tho second
In. IN III. ,it NJ the peorle. npla distinguished and
tried statesman Of your patriotic State Tor the first
Office, deem II n l,iull honor to be thought worthy
M m .ssoc;a,ion with Millurd Fillmore in the ellOrt to
curry fnrwurd the principle4 OF the American Party
= marty which has been formed out Of the necessity Of
thc t,mes Ia correct the abuses which, have grown ont
of thn crr,r. of TN, old ORGANIZATIONS Of party, and
which have brought tho country to tho very verge
Of social DISRUPTION and anarchy. 1t was natural,
gentlemen. that the people OF this great confcdrr-
ncy of states should turn their eyes to Miilar'l Fill.
more who In his personnl qualities, and In all the
chara cteristics Of n statesman, i. justly ranked with
the great men who have contribdaed to the honor ana
glory Of our common country. 1t Is different with my
self, gentlemen. have held but humble s.ta"t'ons
Ia the public service, and can, therefore,, attribute my
nomination to n" other circumstance than my earn.
est devotion to the conservative anl so"nl a"ctsiaes
which, form the basis OF the American creed
According 10 nv understanding, gentleman, OF the
c.u... whic, have constituted us q new party, they
I,,v. h,t lit,k reference to our antecedents as old
WING. or ola Democrats. Under such designations we
have each rursued IN other days our own views. We
have entertained opposite opinions In regarbt0 the
ncccssitv ~ n Rank. and other measures Of national
iutercst. But however We differed ON such questions,
whenever tho.. arose Of q purely sect onal and dis
organizing character. tho leading patriots Of our coun-
try were always united. Clay and Jackson united to
mod; fy the tariff of 1873, in order to give quiet to the
country. and secure the execution Of the laws.
1,,.. ,,;,.d :, ,;sar,, IN. t,rce Of sentiments which
r.i...I So, ,m, .,c, i'm, ot N, l'pion
".o a."%he.. ..I =, ,hnr .,r. n,,. ,iiv. they
81 ,, hn sn,h.rv;x. th,, n,rt;ciunnt. In il,
49,. -, ,.n...,.,. ,.,;r,, :. intended I, check
~" =, ,hs ..n,. ..,t;,n.,ts You ,ee n,, Mt
W. -. Ut. r,,ns;n ~ r,,;fv the l,ws Of tn, land
~ n. S,,,h I,;n, the +. , N thing
w. co." =. ~ w.An;rn,on Iersr..n M,di.o md ,Jnrk.
w.. 10" ~" w 'nor .,r"4seI IN snch nttcmnt. 10 dismem-
Der our Union. Gentlemen it wouId be = waste of
word. TO answer In detail this question. An who are
acquainted with the public history Of those great men,
knew that they would be- with us laboring to check
sectional agitation, and rebukiny the hcresy that II
State or portion Of III. people can enforce a construc-
finn a. tn. law. contrary to the course pointed out in
the Con.titutiop.
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80 -. Az ~ 49, ,aa";t.,, 80 wt;c, viii hind ~.
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nr;,;n"I ~ az, ,r,,hs,In".s i. rc,,snrd 10 the q
I,tirns If ,,L,c ,n.n =, nuh,;c measures We bny,
.,., H.. ,r...,t ,an;,;Lr,,;,, NJ tho ,,.er,u,.,t
sn.n,ov Il! r.,r.r,r. ,n n,,.r, . ,,rtv wiihont retcr,
.,,.. : ~, Im,;tin,,,o .,ond,rd ~ nol;.v a r rrincinlr
Men Who hav,. ur,nachcd secession and disuu,ou have
La., 80 VI. ....s;n.rt rT... and nov. l..r ,,,Io
strong when it was most important that they should
be weak. Old fashioned men have been yiliIicd and
%slandcre,!, merely beca use they adhered to the maSims
which governed our wise men In the best days OF our
republic. Yes, gentlemen, We have been prescribed
throughout this land for daring to say that we main.
tanned the doctrine. inculcatcd BY ourkreatest states.
men. President Pierce, protesting to follow the foot.
steps Of Jackson, has placed himself in direct antago-
nisin to the leading sentiments of that great man.
,.cs.,, s,;, th,, ,h. ,,.,.ro NJ ,ho ro,., cor
n'.a., a.ut, ,,', o., ~. 1859" .o" a.;n, ,no
T...Io.a ~ a11.c,"s .nJ vEn.ts .ar.
mar. amnr;can;,sI Mr p;.rcs saw. d;rsr,Ix III. con.
$500 ~. n.".r;... from nn.. - 49,. .f III.
s e. TO-, e.. 49,. -, a.. .-;.;,.n. ~,
"tt.r;rr thsir on;";nr. ~. h,s ".,racisri n,t,n,,i
men in order to builI nm the nri,ator. and no man
can he .nrnriod To .er f,nt uni.r hi. G,st.r;,, ,
the country is thrcatenei with gcogra pLical l..rtic.
TAR more dangerous to the integrity OF the Union than
they have ever been in any former period OF our hi.to-
ry. He has introduced the doctrine Of ''Squattcr Soy
errignty'' in a form which, As recent events have
shown, il but another name Tor civil war. AMI though
disguised by the profession Of respect for the sentiment
which recognizes the right Of the people to govern
themselves, is in substance nothing but an abandon.
meut of the constitutional duty OF Congress to guard
the rights of the territorial inhabitants until they are
competent TO form a state Government. and take their
rank under the provisions Of the Constitution in the
ConIe,le-acy ofStatcs a, equal and sovereign members.
| Against such abuse. we have protested, aul a. mem
bers of the American party we feel that it is not only
our right to protest, but to claim the supper: Of
our countrymcn in giving "a the power to correct
tacm'
One moro remark. gentleman. and I am done. Our
enemies have asserted that our organization could not
be- maintained because our ranks are composed of
those who have belonged TO the one or the other of the
| barties. and that we cannot escaue the influence of
former divisions. Those who thus assail us seem to
forget tina. there is a country to serve which is above