Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-09-26
Mr., s,gur and the American Vote.

We observe a queer disposition on the par
OF those papers advocating the cause o! Mr.
SiguI to pirate loudly Of the Ansflcsn sup
port. he win receive. Major Heron, a fol
lower in the same cEpse, speaks confidently o
6 great American support. We have no OBJ
lection to their thinking so, but i: looks rath'
sr badly for the justice aud strength Of thei,
course when they are compelled to 90 out
men they have time without number denoun'
ced az avery thing vile We expect to see
Americans treat them as they deserve, or any
othe. Democrat, when they come iawnine
and honey Juggling around US for the votes
they have SO often abused, .illifed-and tina,
is, to give them the cold shoulder. The Ib-
e~Eyiiie Gazette If certain Of q large American
support. Americans become noble" and
"iatelligent,' when their votes are wanted,
ard when not wanted-Thugs, Murderers,
AsaazsiEs, etc.
At the same time many Of the intelligent
unprecedented Americans, have Eobly declared
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SserR.-jh Gazette.
That ii few Americans may be found II
IheEyille supporting Mr.. S:suR, is nothing
strange, but is what might have been expect
ed from the fact that Mr.. S. ia native Of
that parish, and no doubt a personal friend to
the Americans supporting HIM. But that
Americans can be fon. d elsewhere supporting
Mfr. S!sUR in opposition 10 their own candi-
date, is something we do no not believe
will not believe. Is has yet to be proven
at the ballot-box that Americans have SO far
forgotten their proper dignity. as 10 vote for
q member of that party which has eve s,ig-
mas:ised them az assassins ard n4Tderers. We
mention this because the friends of Mr.. ST.
CUR in the excitement in bis behalf, have
assigned him more popularity than belongs
to him. Mr.. SteuR though 2 strong Southern
Rights man, is nevertheless. a Democrat, and
what security have the people that if he is
successful in breaking downthe Slidell Clique
that he will not become as great a dema-
gouge as SlidelI himself? It il but a struggle
in the Democratic ranks for the supremacy.
Democracy is Democracy under whatever
shape it aprears--a love OF spells and power.
Mr.. SIsuR is no friend 70 the American rar-
ty--hs has been as loud in his denuneistions
OF us as any other Democrat, and We must not
accord him too much praise for not attacking
} Judge WATTERsroN in conseq uence OF his ILL.,
nes8-l, may lie halfway measure TO catch
votes, In this surnise, we may |
De unjust to Mr.. SIsuR, but our defence is,
Democracy is Democracy and we can't trust
1t in any shape. II after all the abuse and
slanderous charges that Democratic ingenuity
could devise have been thrown upon US from
the Spring of 1854 to the present time, any
rnerican could be found base enough to vote
Tor a Democrat, bis AmeTicanism amounts to
but little, and the quicker he leaves US the
The practice of voting tor an opao-
'ltion candidate upon personal grounds was
, great error amongst members of the old
Wing party and has been equally as injurious
to the American party, Mar, y j staunch and
antlinching American has been defeated BY
silly practice-silly because experience
nas shown that Democrats always vote the
Democratic ticket, ard rarely, i: ever, vote
the opposition from personal or any other
motive.
DECIDEDLY StsrRIsH.-The Iberville Sen
Of last week is decidedly Sigurish in its
contents. We will give & synopsis of its
natter: lst column I'd page, Ave sigur items.
ID column all Sigur. Sd coIumnall Sigur.-
'th all Sigur, except a little paragraph about
he comet Mt which we should imagine the
editor had been gazing a long time 9Th col
INN two-th!ris Sigur. Enough TO satisfy
ny body that il was devoted to Sigur. We
ave always observed that when a change
over the political cream of a man, and
lie advocates different sentiments from those
le formerly entertained, he is always more
Jealous in the cause than others. And SO
With the ssr'tiast. de breakfasts upon Sigur,
mes, Snps and sleeps upon Sigar and hastes
I'm up into every conceivable shape for his
TO DO the same. VS. have no ohisc-
ion TO the Senstaa's advocacy of Nj. Sigur,
mt we, as nearly all others must, look with
ather an incIedulous eye as to the stability
! the sentiments so loudly proclaimed in
.esence OF that gentleman and the position
re assumes before the people. If We thought
here was the slightest chance Of Mr.. Sigur's
lection, We would raise no objection to the
asst quantity OF poetic fourishes, bc:nbastic
and other 18th of July like emana
ions Of the disordered fancy Of the Sentinel
'ut we, and even be ought to know, that Mr.
'igur cannot be elected from the simple reas-
II he wont get votes enough-the object fails,
nd we may expect another revulsion of opin.