Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-09-26

II tue msTiean party is guilty, that DO
proof Of .is gniIt has been produced BY
all a'e vigilance of Democratic admin.
iStratlonl Might j. not be- is it no,
rno'e probable, if the Attorney General.
District Attorney. Mayor, Sheriff and
Recorders had used all the power which
the law gave them, tha. some arrests
'n'gh,h hrve been made and that when
Ihs guilty should be discovered, truth
would be vindica.ed and Democratic
fraud exposed I
We will state a fact which ought 10
exonerate the American ps,ty from tho
shg ghtesi suspicion that there ia any truth
IN the charges made against ii. IN all the
contested election oases-BelI rs Hufy.
Anld vs.. Walton, and others-tle proof
was that every illegal vote was cast for
the Democratic ticket. This demon.
stFstes beyond doubt that the 4 merican
party, never has resorted to unworthy
means to gain an end, and never has do.
| filed the ballot boxes.
Is 1t not lar more probable tha. those
who will disregard the laws of God and
mar, who Will vote when they have no
right to vote, but who will COMM. syen
perjury to exercise sha. right, a,s the
very peEseastxho. disturb tie peace, pet
up rows and riots, aud break The ballot
hoxesf
10 regain lost power the intamou.
election law was passed. For,l,s hon or
OF tha city blu. one press could be found
to advocate il, whilst almos. every Dem.
ocrat denounced it. 1t me-. with a. siren.
uous q, opposition from the respectable
portion Of the Democratic party as from
the American party The ostsnsibls
reasons assigned for its passage were the
'neficiancy OF the police. and the in,i,n.
idatlon Of the naturalized voters, We
will lot Mayor Lewis defend hinself-
With police force Of 45s, in eleven
months lie made 1881 arrests. Mayo,
Waterman, in the same period of time.
with police force of from ESQ to 500.
made 25,aoa arrests or. with $50 men
less than Mayor Lewis had, he made
579s arrests moro. The grand total Of
all arrests in twenty~two months is A..
62e. OF which number but 1920 were
Americans - $4,000 being of foreign
birth. We DO not make charges bu.
We state what is generally eoncedad to
be fact, that the naturalized citizen.
vote the Deueoeratic ticket. Now upon
the suppost'on that such is ihs fact
would It no. be more canso" an. to truth
to charge tba Democratic party with the
commission OF ofenses than the Aneri>
can party I If these foreigners vote the
Democratic ticket, would they not con-
stitute the majority Of the Democratic
party, and then would it not be fac.
that msjority Of the Democratic party
was arrested for violations Of the Law :
Ii $4,000 fone party-all fbrsigaers---
are arrested, does it not prove tina. they
arc the disturbers Of the peace, the vio-
lstors of the law, and the cause of rowe
and riots2 When more than fonr Der,a>
ocrats to one American are arrested,
wh'cl! party is most guilty I gr .cs
The inmates of the Wo,k>houss and
Insane Asylum show similar result
Ou OF ais sent TO the Work>houss
but S92 were Americans, and out sot 3ei
III the Insane Asylum, but 50 were
Americans.
Let the frig.ful record Of murders
speak for itself l! ia with pain that
such catalogue Of crime ls exhibited.
But how much diminished would 1t BE-
Ia numbers were i. no. for those who
have ever warred against our political
organization ,,s.
We have made these remarks and
prepared the tables to yindicate the great
American party from the foul charges
made against it. not from wish to cast
reproach upon our foreign citizens. We
have many worthy ones az ong us--
many who are far more devoted to ths
South than the followers and eulogists
of Gov Walker. Our German citizens
appear to great advantage in these tss
bl4s; but few OF them, compared to
other immigrants, were arrested, and It
is we'll known, that they are industrious.
frugal aud psaee,loving citizens. We
now ask our feIlow-citizens Throughout.
the State, if the city Of New Orleans, 50
much slanderei from the most un worthy
Of motives, would not present an exam.
pie for order, for quiet, and for an ob-,
seryance OF law that should rebound 10
its praise, were j, not for the turbulent
character of very many OF the oppo-
nents Of the American party. :ea
Without further speculation, ne ask 9
careful examination Of the annexed Ia
bles and then let candid public judge
Of the truth Of the charges brought
against the American party. a-i I :. Al.