Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-07-25
rs IT POSSIBLE?

Some few weeks since our racy but bHllou:
friend of the Sugar Panter Twill JENNINGS
send him some of that yermifuge regarded
the idea of one party in THE South in 1860 as
supremeIy absurd. Such was his contempt
then for such doctrine, that in abiding to ar
article of ours, entitled The Duty Of the South
in which we advocated the principle, he says
he did have some idea of commenting up'
on said article Sin a strain Of sarcasm and ridl'
cule which it deserved y but for some reason
beyond our knowledge, he didn't.
But what a change has come over the poll
tical pre-conceptions of our friend since the
day, a few weeks back, when he did intend
(but did'nt) TO use his mighty weapon of ''sar-
casm and ridicule!" In an able article in bis
paper of last week, entitled Tt00 PartjeS-in
which he truthfully contends that two parties
are necessary to the good government and SAL
walton even of the State and the nution--we
find the following language in the very outset
of his remarks:
"Whatever may be the political complexion
of the South at that period. 1860 WE FEE
SATISFIED that ALL TRUE SOUTHERN MEN will
UNITE UNDER ONE BANNER and present an un~
broken front TO Northern aggression-Iet il be
aohat Il may!"
There now!-reader, what do you think of
that? 1t is precisely what we recommended
as 1.-THE Duty of the South" to present an
unbroken Southern phalanx," What greater
victory can we desire than this acknowledge
ment?
We have never contended for one party in
the State, for we know it is impossible for such
a thing to occur. When a party gets so strong
that a nomination is equivalent TO an election,
it is sure to split, as has for instance the De-
moeracy in this State, now fast becoming diyi-
ded off as SlideHiaaS and Soulsites; and we
prophecy that the Louisiana Democracy, for
a long time in the future, will be thus known,
similar to the the way Democracy was known
in New York under the names of the Hards
and Softs, the SouIeites advocating a stronger
Southern ground than the SJidsl!ians, and also
opposing the course of Gov. WALKER in Kans
zas, while the latter, we presume, upholds his
course and the course of the Government res
him. But we are getting off our track.
From what we can understand of our co..
temporary's feelings, from expressions he al
lows to escape him in the article alluded to, he
could respect our present position had it not
been taken for %"lucre." Such a declaration is
not only ungenerous, but it is an unwarranta,
Bile libel of the grossest character. We were
the very first probably who contended for the
union of the South in 1860. Which, then, is
the most honest, the MAJ who boldly strikes
for a principle which he believes just, but
which has not yet been hazarded, save by him
the man who adopts it only when its truth
has been established by the popular sentiment?
As for hauling down the flag Of Amerieanism
and not openly supporting the party, we have
just this to say to our captious friend, that
past experience, it is our humble and pris
vate opinion, publicly expressed, that we do
the American party about as much good with
our mouth shat as he does with his mouth open.