Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-09-19
ost Is. Il coIirms the statements pre

Qst Is. II cot.hrms the statements pre-
ytoastg made by otbess
4 few dsys ago, wh!e III Lecomptoa,
ttoyerhor Walker sent for and requested
10 SEQ lae OF particular business. at,
tended, and found him and The Secre-
taty, Stanton, alone lis said THAT be
Iiering that ! Vas no dsnagogue, lie had
desired 10 have tutI aud fair understand
,ug With me ard that lie was anxious
that | should BE liacci IN possession Of
the facts Of his political I.te
~ had long interview with BIN,
perhaps two hours. He commenced by
paying wel,merted compliments To- Car
ol!Da's greatest s.atesman (fhe writer
is s;South Caroi,niaal lie spoke Of bja
devotion to Tie South and her interests !;
bis anxiety at one time 10 possess 10
Whole Of Mexico 10 be- added 10 tho
Southern domalu.
"He spoke OF his efforts to save the
Union, but believed twas nearly too
late.
ale spoke Of his being n1.srepressn-
ted At the South (which lie did not
proge.5
lie regretted his Topeka speech
ought to have been more clear-thonght
that io was addressing Democrats tali
Abolitionrsts IN that town. Thought
{,ith me) that if ho had known moro
about Kansas people, never would have
acted 50. It would have been better
for Mr.. Buchanan to have sent him out
on pleasure excursion first, and then
appoint him aferwa,4 He tried to en-
list me behalf OF bis iufalibs free
Demecfaic State Of Kansas how It
would sep up The equilibrium, and ne
i ienfty % the South. Nv reference to
t''@ -. rec Democratic States Of Iowa
nj aY"se 'eonsin staggered him.
"upon pressing the question very
close, and being tirea Of the retail Of
party stnf. that | was sick q, | ask ea
hlm-'Noll, Governor, what so1t. Of Con
stltution do you want us to make 2
"iie said with great emphasis Ii |
were a member of your body, would
proceed upon the following basis: Clause
No. / shealJ guarantee 10 the owner
whatever Of slave property he may have
at the time Of tie adoption of the Cons
stituion. Clause No 3 should operate
against any t,oufscetion whatever. This
last is to be taken in connection with his
model free Democratic State, as ifi were
necessary for a pro slavery Constitution
10 provide against the coniiseation OF
their property by their dear good con-
soryatye, national Democratic free State
friends.) These three clauses embrace
his Excelency's view of the negro q,es-
ton, SO far ass the embodiment Of the
Constitution is concerned,
''lIo stated lhat if we would only
submit our Constitution, Sc as to get
universal vote, be would pledge himself,
IN the event Of tue Aboltionists beating
Us, that he would put themselves ard
their Constitution to the bitter end. ]
called the Governors attention to the
inconsistency, by asking him With what
grace could he treat the Abolltionists
50, after having invited them to vote,
and acknowledging their right to do so'
Could lie then blame them or put them
down fer any result that would uaturaI~
ly flow from tho exercise Of such rights
lie used every effort to bring me 10 his
views, and appeared to be much morti-
fed that be was not successful In fact,
we parted with the determination On my
part of resisting more than ever any eff
fort made to refer the Constitution.