Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-10-03

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party in Ills State, which our opponents
t,ave hitherto treated ~ peutiIe md II.
significant. Despite tAeir aickiy attempts
u bolster up their fast declining strength
cur a1yices from NIL parts Of the STATE
promise Us a success hitherto unPataiIei-
ed in political warfare in louisiana. lie,
mocracy has wei! nigh run its race IL
this fair State and November next wl:t
show it stripped OF its borrowed ptumes
Vt honor aud honesty. Tie damnsb;e
acts Of the Iast Democratic Legislature ,
the immense debt AM alto7stj,eAtricatie
confusion in winch we have been laced
by !ilrir management the notorious
I"Army Bill = TO disffaueh'se the voters
Of New Orleans the squande'Ing of the
Swamp Land Fund the tleacbery Of
! Walker il Kansas; the daily au1 almost
| hourly malicious ISLANDERS hurled upoe rs
FROM their organs and oratoFs-tieif
brethren aud teitow-cilize lave awaken
=d in the minds Of the people a favor
aud 4 sympathy for us aud orr prtncI-
PIES Which will find III echo at the ballot
box in November ne1t-;i The lords Of
Democracy will bat permit Us to vote.
We have not boon treated rs men
as citizens claiming the same birihrigi1,--
as advocating measures an9 principles
calculated to sd anco The Interest and
welfare Of our commo country, bur
rather AS outcasts, mutderess and assas-
sins. who shouid 10 exterminateQ from
society. This course las been pursued
towards Us By the Democracy ever since
we have aimed al organilaticn il this
State, And all for what SfruptY TEL
we protested against the Ugh
handed acts Of the 81. called Democratic
party, and because We have shown up in
colors 70 the people, the hollow
h eartedness Of these ev;l-minded rulers.
Issues Were never met. 4 fair aud hon
st discussion Of principles was rarely
We could moi be recognized rs
men claiming Is RICH! TO be beard we
100 low ID the scale Of humanity
or the mighty lords 81 Democracy 10
lotice. These things have yeen treasured /,
p in the hearts Of the American party, ;
nd will be repaid With interest, when >
ur time comes-wlich is not many :
weeks distant. T.
We have SAID before, our prospects Of {
lccess have never been as PROMISE Q as /
are now,and while in the full tide Of /,
ope. va wish to have the entire Amesi- H
IA ticket in the State filled. In this n
enatorlal District, comprising the par {
hes Of West Baton Rouge, Poiut Cou- b
aud West Feliciana, there il no w
meElcan candidate against Judge sLer- q
4, the nominee Of the Democratic a.
,ty. The Americans will Therefore be Il:
mpel!ed to vote for him, or not at al. o,
d this fact induces US to urge al once
'ou the members Of our party to bring
candidate at nee into the field, that p'
ey may be spared the repFoach Of gu
ting for a DeInoerat-at least such a w
N. hater as Judge Sterling. No te.
can be true to himself, lis vi
or lis party, who will SO forget Of
nself, as TO cast a vote for 4 member CT
that party which has ever treated rs as tic
ngs below the level Of humanity ful
lille we arc at work, we may As vel pa
Ike a clean sweep at once. IN;
Judge Sterling, albeit a gentleman Of PR
'aei'y, and qualified 10 fill the position, p
nevertheless, a bitter batter Of the nit
1erlcan party, and who has been as ior
lent IN his assaults upon Ia, as any we
er Of the great Democracy, which do'
v rules our State with an iron rod an
Is warm advocate OF the Slide''- kin
clique, and this, if from no tro'
cause, is sufficient 10 damn him in III
political estimation Of all true LOU TO
who desire to rid themselves oil
'shty demagogue, who las so long
len roug1-shod over the rights Of the IN
,1o uba,h,- ia