Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-24

The ce-Gentle'
men,"
The following extract from the Spartans'
burg, Is. CO. Express, is ore Of the best
hits at those shouting, ranting, fre-eatlne
Southern Rights Secession papers:
BLusTER1NG BRAvADo.-1t is really anus
ing to witness the tall pretensions and b]us:
tering bravado of some of our politicians and
newspapers editors, who are eternally pour
ing a flood Of abuse upon everything thai
squints of Yankeedom; and increasingly rant:
ing-about State Rights, Southern Rights and
Southern Union.
Why this unremitting and amending cry OIL
wolf, wolf-these constant and frothy speech
es about invaded rights? Are they afraid the
people will distrust their courage, or their
patriotism; if they are less noisy and bolster
: Gus on the subject; or are they irving IN
good earnest to inform the people, and arouse
them to a proper sense of their danger! II
they desire to keep up a character tor cour-
age and patriotism they are taking the surest
steps to defeat their purpose if they are
really actuated by the higher and purer mo-
tive of creating in the minds of the people
a Just indignation at the wrongs which have
been heaped upon them, with all due refer
ence to their opinions,) we think they have
mistake the proper means. In spite Of all
that may be SAID to the contrary, snch men
are considered a]armlsts by the people at
large, and their statements are taken as one
sided statements, and their views of every
subject of agitation between the W sections
are regarded as not sufficiently impartial, and
often too highly colored with the prejudices
of the author.
It has frequently occurred to us that the
entire world WIS b~lissfully Ignorant Of the
immense amount Of patriotism done up with
in the wristbands of those dear defenders of
Southern Rights. They are so intensely pa
triotic that they have gratitiously assumed
the entire guardianship cfthe interests of the
whole Southern people, without the dear
people being in the slightest degree aware
of it. We marvel much at the ing:atitudeso of
the Southern people in being so lamentably
ignorant Of their position and the debt Of
gratitude due their patriotic defenders!-
Every little squib or paragraph found in the
Noathern papers, whether from a responsible
source or not, supposed to conflict with
Southern interests is harped unprecedented
over, displayed in large capitals. until one
would imagine the Southern defenders were
becoming frantic, because the people would
not listen. Letany paper have the audacity to
speak in a conservative manner of political
matters. and down comes the s!edge-hammer
of the mighty South savers upon its rash and
misguided Uranium. 1t is Immediately plas-
tered over with all eorts OF taunts and re-.
proaches-" Union-at-any-price:" is showed
into its teeth, until the poor devil almost
wishes he had been in Jericho before he
opened his unlucky mouth. A class OF peo-
pie are supposed, among their Authorizations,
to exist in the South who are determined at
all hazards and under all circumstances to re-
main in the Unioni Astonishing perceptions!
This discovery forms their strongest and
loudest cord to harp upon and they ma Ike it
eXtravagantly wild music. 1t plays
any tune, according to the fingers bringing
forth the notes; but particularly that song
IF " Union-at~any prjce-gentlenen,o which
seems to have become their slogan or battle
whenever they pitch in to home oppo-
All conservative, national men are on
he broad and beaten path that leads to des-
%;ruction, while the chosen few, the South
savers. only constitute the Lords Amounted.
as they do, upon political matters and
you are Immediately patted on the back as
IN extraordinary good boy, but think other
wise, and down comes the "Union-at-any-
'rice~gentlemen" hammer upon you, and you
ire genteelly smashed without mercy. The
'ntlre Southern people, irrespective of party,
at once, and without further delay,
brow overheard all such old %toggyish notions
# conservatism, national patriotism, devotion
o the Constitution: etc. and bow before the I
Lltar of Southern r lights at the bidding Of the
south savers, or, these'll be a rumpus in the
:
The Board adopted a resolution granting c
to the sugar merchants to con- I
truct a pavilion upon the Sugar Landing, as c
business change and a shelter from sun and Is
ain.
The Board Of Aldermen in New Orleans =
hould be held up to everlasting gratitude for S
he care of the precious healths OF her sugar !
Merchants. It is a crying shame that they :
hould be exposed to winds, rains and sun
pom the ]evee. But alas the poor sugar a
~anter's produce can lay upon tie la vee ex- I
to all weather, without exc ting the =
particle of commiseration Perfect i
y correct-protect the Knights of the Augur {
rom sun and rain, and let the sugar and mo- =
asses go to-Jericho. The sugar planters :