New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-31
Hon. miles Taylor.

We publish in to-day's issue an article from the
New Orleans Crescent which refers 70 the votes Of
Mr. Taylor in Congress upon the proposition to re-
dnce the duty on sugar. While in New Orleans re-
Gently the opportunity was afforded US 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
speeoh on the tariff has been the horneb00k speech,
but could there be found Representative from the
sugar district Of Louisiana, at any time. whether
one quite good was the duty Of the Represent
ative and to neglect it was to neglect bis duty He
publishes speech and circulates It BY thousands
through the district, and the next moment he votes
to reduce the duties on foreign sugars from 80 to d
per centun, Is this the sort of Representative the
supar planters want? If it is IL 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 some other business than
cane planting will have to be pursued by those now
engaged init
Il 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 q 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 avowedy
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
custonthouses, and for direct tdration!! If 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 representative whose political principles
inot tn alnp
not in speech to-day because bis personal popularity
AZ 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 one moment in his choice of MIR. burke, VINO
is pledged to do all in his power, not only through
his speeches but by bis votes also to prevent the re-
ducton, and If possible to increase the duties on
foreign sugar. We know Mr.. Burke to be favorable
to these measures Not only this, but he is pledged
to vote for appropriations to improve our rivers and
harbors and to uphold entire the agricultural inter
ests Of this District which SO periousy call for en-
coumgement at the hands of Congress!
The reduction of the sugar duty to "a per cent? so
unwisely voted for by Mr.. Taylor, is not felt now by
our planters because sugar is scarce and prices are
high-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 is near when you are to feel this cold hand
of Encouragement laid in bitter mordacty upon agr
cultural enterprise which nature has forbidden to be
pursued elsewhere in our country than in Louisiana
pursuit which peculiarly demands encouragement
from Government, because not being open to general
competition there be no rivalry in cultivation be-
tween North and South and being necessary Of
fe in case of war with foreign nations which would
at once interrupt our commerce abroad-h 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.
Franklin Journal, Aug. 9th.