Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-11-28
Where stands the Democracy Of LOuI-
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From the Clinton Democrat.


The course Of events which are now and
have been transpiring during the year in res
ference to the interests and rights of the South,
are of such a character as to paradise all confi~
dence or hope for the future safety and welfare
of the slave States except in the self-reliance
and unity of purpose and action of the South-
ern people themselves. The Democracy of
the immediate cotton Stetes are a unit upon
the great constitutional doctrine of State
Rights as well as regards the maintenance of
the rights of the slave States to the fullest
extent and vigour, save perhaps in that of our
| own Louisiana. Ia this State there is a division
of opinion and feeling of the Democracy upon
this vital question. Attempt to disguise tiff
you may, still we repeat, there is a difference
of opinion upon the important question of the
true interest and rightful action of the South
in reference to the question of slavery, and that
difference rests upon this new ground, a modi.
fcation aud accommodation Of the policy of the
South to the uielOS and feelings of the Democracy
of the North, in relation to the question of
slavery, for the purposeof maintaining a national
organization of the Democracy. g1f1hat is to say,
the Southern Democracy must yield a portion
0 ftheir constitutional guarantees, their interests
and future prospects for their safety and wel-
fare. in order to secure the corporation OF the
northern Democracy as a national organization.
Hence we now find southern papers and SOUTH
orn resolutions, even 10 Louisiana, simulta-
neous with northern papers and northern re-
solutions, cooperating in this new policy and
alike approving and defending the course of
that arch traitor Walker in his Kansas move
ments against the rights, the security and
highest interests of the South.
Therefore we say, let the States Rights De-
mocracy of Louisiana at once emerge from the
mixed and questionable position 10 which they
now stand and occupy a high, clear and true
southern ground.
There is also a fungus upon the body of the
Democracy of Louisiana, which is destroying
its healthy action and sapping its vitality with a
rapidly that demands 4 prompt and vigorous
remedy TO arrest its progress-and 1t must be
at once, Topped off. We have before alluded
to an organization which we believe exists
within the Democratic party of this State and
which we believe to be perfec. in its secret
arrangements and appliances. There is a har-
mony of action and understanding among the
initiated, in all their movements and results,
that cannot be attributed to chance, and the
evidence of circumstances are too abnndantly
and strongly linked, to leave the shadow of q
doubt that the Democratic party Of Louisiana
is sought to be made the Instrument of this
secret organization anu 10 oe ased TOT IFS Ia~
ture purposes.
There can be no feeling or cooperation of
the State Rights Democracy with this com
bination which is governed in its course by no
principle but sp0ls and seeks to attain no more
laudable purpose than place. The difference
is broad and deep. There is then but one
course for the State Rights Democracy to
pursue and that we have already Indicated. -
Let them emerge forth and stand firm aid erect
npou the true basis Of State Rights, the South,
aud The Constitution. For. this cause, every