Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-10-10
A D p Z Z S s
OF THE
AMERICAN EXECUTIVE CpMsYrrTEE,
TO THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.


The American party in Louisiana re,
garo tha peop.e Of tie United States ~
; !. free people, with peculiar established
claraslcr-s nation Of men educated ia
;; school Of constitutional republican iib.
, -rty, and thoroughly understanding ant;
. approaching tbs great principles OF pop,
uis: representative goYefna and
their chief and ma'u otject is 10 maintain
:, the Estooal character III its integrity
aud purity.
To effect this object, they deem ii
necessary hat there should bs a change
10 our national policy with respect to
! the naturalization OF foreigners. Tie
aunuaI influx into our country Of hun
dreds Of thousands Of aliens, lgnoran, Of
the nature OF our government, our insti-
|,ulions. laws, manners and customs, their
easy and .apiI admission to the rights
OF citizenship before they become ld.nG-
lied with cur people in feeling and inter
est, and the pse,oninancs which their
vote, IN the nsarly equally divided state
Of popular opinion on public questions
among US, ensures TO thai party to which
they may attach themselves, justly ex-
cite All alarm in the bosom Of The patriot
for the controlling SWAY Of his country
| in her own government.
This alarm, common TO every true
American, is naturally heightened IN the
Southern mind, by the wssl-knowu and
ayowsd pre|a ices of the imm'grsn:
hosts against the institutions OF the
Sonth. The Tide OF population still
, flows westward, aud lbs new States that
srs epringipg into existence are popa's-
ted chiefly BY foreigners sseEse TO slave
| labor and sympashyz'ag with the sbosi-
,ionsts by whom they are surrounded
and influenced,
The dangers to our liberties and our
peculiar interests, from these sources, are
increased, fsilow e.tizens, by The course
pur.ned by the Democratic party On the
suI.;.vt OF the right Of suffrage. The
,il:ht to vote is correctly said To be The
hight to Govern. and is iaseparabls from
Just idea of citizenship. Nevertheless,
the 4lien, who, under the law oi nations,
| can present petition TO our Govefn-
.n.n,, and claim lis protection, aud who,
III ,h. event Of war between this COM
t.y and s,at to ahici he owes allegiance,
NAV be ordered to leave CUR dominion,
is now, by virtue Q! Democratic policy,
| if be is a resident OF territory, entitled
to vote, and by that means to Influence,
and it may be, control the government
of the Territory, The history of several
Of the State Governments shows the
right TO vote in the Territory will be
converted into the night to vote, without
any process of naturalization, as citizen
f The new State by provision 10 .:sr
c institution, upon her admission into
the Union.
Thus a foreign power is to be admit.
led to lake part in the government by
voting for members Of Congress, and for
members OF State Legislature having
the power TO chooss sanasors OF 'he
United States.
| Under these circumstances, i: becomes
the duly Of every voter in Louisiana TO
give his SUI. age "A the approaching
election for one only as a member o!
Congress who is prepared to advocate
aud uphold tho policy OF the Amsrica''
party, and the institutions OF sae South.
Another motive for the performance OF
this duly is tn be found in the condition
Of affairs IN Kansas. The Governor OF
that Territory, not conining himself to
his appropriate functions, assumes to dc
tate to The people VIII . course they shai'
pursue with respect to The approval OF
new State Constitution. In violation Of
the fundamental! principle OF non-inte''
!, veutiou on the subject Of slavery N the
Territories, AS laid down in the hanaas
and Nebraska bill, he gratu,tonsiy throws
the might Of his Judgment and ofhe'a
position sgaint the ultimate success O
the pro-sIavery party, and d'etsteraI'y
threatens the rejection OF the Cons.it'''
, ton by Congress should the convention
alone empowered to form constitution
, for that Territory, fail to comply wit
, bis mandates and hs is countenance<
in these acts OF usu,pssion by the ptes'
/ dent, who is, doubtless, ANXIOUS to secnf'
TO his administration The poweTfu sup
port of the Moth The Representative
= from Louisiana should b. men above ser
. Witty 10 party men Of spirit and under
, standing, ready, AT the same time, Il
3 re.pec. popular rights, aud 70 dsaonae'
Il executive u..rns,ion.