New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-01
Hon. Niles Taylor.

We publish in today's issue an article from the
New Orleans Crescent which refers to the votes of
Mr. Taylor in Congress upon the proposition to re-
duce the duty on sugar. While in New Orleans re-
GENTLY the opportunity afforded to consult the
journal Of the House Of Representatives on the sub
ect and, strange as it may appear, we found his re-
corded votes to be precisely what stated in the
article to which we invite the attention of every
sugar planter in the Second Congressional District.
Explanation from Mr.. Taylor is demanded. His
speech the tariff has been the hofnebook Speech
but could there be found Representative from the
sugar district of Louisiana at any time whether
American Democratic, who would not have made
quite good. 1t was the duty of the Represent
ative and to neglect it was to neglect his duty. He
publishes a speech and circulates it by thousands
through the district and tue next moment he votes
to reduce the duties on foreign sugars from 50 to "a
per eentum. Is this the sort of Representative the
sugar planters want? If it is, it will not be long
before the whole of the duties will be taken off and
competition with Louisiana grown sugar being freely
open to the foreign growth other business than
cane planting will have to be pursued by those
engaged in it
1t is, indeed, truly astonishing knowing as we do
the enlarged intelligence of our planting community
that the trammels of party politics should lead so
many into blind disregard of their own interests.
Where on earth can another community be found so
thoroughly compact and indvisble as ours, that
would wed its fortunes to political party avowedly
hostile to those interests The Democratic party is
opposed in principle to protective Duties and very
Democratic party and living in Louisiana, openly de-
clare their preference for free trade, for abolition of
custom-houses and for direct ta9ation!' II not
checked by the conservatism Of other interests, sugar
would now be free Of duty; and where then, let us
ask, would be the planters Of Louisiana? The de-
plorable end is coming fast enough, God knows,
without being accelerated by the planters themselves,
in sending Mr. Taylor to Congress to make speech
one way and record his votes another! What we
want is a representative whose political principles
command him to support and protect our interests,
not in speech to-day because his personal popularity
at home may be served by it, and tomorrow votes
directly opposite because his party demands it.
We are surprised that any sugar planter should
hesitate moment in his choice of Mr.. Burke, who
is pledged to do all in his power not only through
his speeches but by his votes ALSO to prevent the re-
duction, and if possible to increase the duties on
foreign sugar. We know Mr.. Burke to be favorable
to these measures. Not only this, bit he is pledged
to vote for appropriations to improve our rivers and
harbors and to uphold entire the agricultural inter
ess of this District which so imperiousy call for ell
courag cement at the hands of Congress
The reduction of the sugar duty to "a per cent,
unwisely voted for by Mr.. Taylor is not felt now by
our planters because sugar is scarce and prices are
hgh-but look out when crops are large and prices
are low! You will then find the want of that pro-
lection of which you have been deprived by the
Democratic party, with Mr.. Taylor at their head
The time near when you to feel this cold hand
of Encouragement laid in bitter mordacity upon agri
cultural enterprise which nature has forbidden to be
pursued elsewhere in our country than in Louisiana
a pursuit which peculiarly demands encouragement
from Government, because not being open to general
competition there can be no rivalry in cultivation be-
tween North and South ; and being a necessary of
life, in case of war with foreign nations which would
at once interrupt our commerce abroad--if encour-
aged we have secured by home production the sup.
ply necessary for the whole people, independent of
foreign countries!
We shall resume this subject hereafter. In the
meantime we invite attention to the article from the
''Crescent' and we call on Mr.. Taylor to come for
ward and give the sugar planters of Louisiana "a
reason for the faith that's in him.
[Frauklin journal, Aug. 9th,