Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-10-14
SENTIMENTS.

\ q ENCCtIJS AolIiJ VI 1LD DCnoSLablb pai "
of the parish of Terrebonne, Mr.. 7. Gibson
who announces himself as an old-line Wing
formerly, was nominated to represent that pa
IRISH in the House OF Representative of the next
Legislature. In his reply TO the committee
which informed him of his nomination, Mr..
Gibson says:
RGentlemen, I have avowed openly and on
many occasions that | merge all party politics
and mere party considerations in the vital
measure OF harmony and union amongst our
selves. The object of all should be in my
humble opinion to strengthen the South. The
common enemy is in the open field with his
red "a black) banner Haunting in the breeze,
with an open declaration of war blazing in eye-
ry fold. This is no time for divisions amongst
ourselves. The declaration of war is against
us, the South; not against this party or that,
but us, all Of as. How then can we consent TO be
divided! What is the true course for us to
pursue? Evidently as | think to unite with
the strongest party, the party in full organizes
ton and in the full possession of the power to
defend US and our rights. / am for a Union
of the South for the sake of the Union" All
party disintergrations of the whole people I
deem to be unwise as we now stand, and for
one | shall adhere to the Democratic flag, as
being the safest, the wisest for all. l oppose
no body but the common enemy, and | would
present the whole South as a wall of adamant
against the invading hosts.
These are our sentiments Tin a nut SHELF
such policy as here advocated we have conten-
ded for time and again, as the true policy of
the Southland it is through that policy that
we are now advocating Mr.. Sigur. The sem
timents of Mr.. Gibson are fast becoming the
sentiments of the whole people of Louisiana,
Here 10 the Third District are they first
awakening TO the emergencies of the hour,
and their convictions will be manifested in the
triumphant election of Louisiana's gallant SOD.
The great object is to Strengthen the South
motto Of all be, "nnion Of the South for the
sake Of the Union" ITO unite with the strong-
est party, the party in full organization, and in
the full possession Of the power to defend US
and our rights" is precisely the sentiment we
have Hitherto proclaimed; and present "tbe
whole South as a wall of adamant against the
invading hosts" is also that "unbroken South
ern phalanx" that we likewise have plead for.
These are nothing less than State Rights sen.
timents, and as such, deserve the countenance
and support Of the entire people. The DEM
ocratic party saw the necessity of procIaiming
these sentiments--it saw that the time was at
hand for it to take a decided stand in favor of
State or Southern Rights and in the June
convention, it was q struggle between the
Southern Rights Democrats on the one hand,
represented by Maj. Heron, and sustained by
such men as Gov. Wicklife, ExSGor. Hebert
Siguf. Parham, Perkins, and scores of other
eminent men and leaders Of the Democratic
party; and on the other hand by the "Slidell
Democrats" represented by Tom Green Da-
wilson, IA name the very sound Of which emits
a political taintD supported by no names Of
great note, and calling themselves the Nations
al Democracy. e. that Democracy which, for
fear of bringing upon them the emily of the
Democrats Of the North, they would snf-
fer almost any injury and i~ndignity they could
infict upon the South. But chicanery or Sill
dellism prevailed, and Tom Green the notori-
GUS falsely cast upon the Democratic party as
it's candidate for Congress. If there was then
q split, who created it? Was 1t not created
by those who had broken from the Democratic
leagued themselves with the Sliden dynass
ty. If there were boilers, who were they a.
If the views ofthe Governor, elected by the De-
party--of the Ex-G Governor, elected
BY The same party-and the views of all the
distinguished Democrats in the State (saye and
the Right Hon. John Slidell and bis
particular friends the Courier and Aduocate,l
not point to the true Democratic doctrine
than to whom should the masses look as its
true opponents, those distinguished names that
have alluded to, or those other Distinguish.
I'd names which we have embraced in parenthe4
sis? It was not difficult for us to see which
the legitimate Democratic party, Sin full
possession of the power to defend us and our
as Mr. Gibson expresses it, and there's
the reason Of our uphoIding the Conyen.
lion Of the 3lst August, and the support we
SO cordially given to its distinguished no.
ninee, Laurent ]. sigur--and such must be the
Of all in this District who can appreci~
lie the true and genuine sentiments expressed
n the above extract. :
IMPORTANT RuMoR.-We understand that {
Judge John Perkins, Jr, is supporting Sigur.- {
f 50, how do the Davidson clique feel at the
~ceession ofthis tower of strength 10 their op- :
onent's eause?--Sugar Planter.
Pretty much as # an appeal was made dis j