Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-08-07


"a Coop sENI1MENr."-The Kinds Go.
{Miss.l Gazette referring 10 Col. JEFF. Da-
Wis unItaa Of July speech, and to his sem
tinlent--" Aid this greut Country will cotl-
tinue united. Irialng politicians IN the
South or: ii; The West, or i'll the Moth may
continue to ftsik otherwise but it will be Of
no avail. They ars Ike the mosquitoes
around the o1-~they annoy, but they cannot
wound. ard never Kill "-~zays:
This sounds nights like " sh7ieking for
the Union ~ and comes from the great leader
Of the whan.~doodles himself We suspect,
however, thatl it was tat intended Tor the eyes
Ut the ears ut the whang-dood|es It was de-
signed, no doubt, solely for the use Of the
yaEkee-doodlss.
Oar cotenaporary is on the wrong track
he Col. is a seusibIa man, aud as. slsco, he
smells 4 rat. lie pereelves that the dlsuuion-
at~any~cost doctrine IN not only exceedingly
unpopular with the great mass Of patriotic
~citszstta everywhere, but is becoming every
day more SO j; and he does not Hssh TO have
It's odor ~attacae' to him, or any suspicious Of
it. Besides, we sleeve him to be thoroughly
honest III this conviction he expresses! IL re-
gaHi 10 the }ndestrgaetibse oneness eE the
country, and the irapofeucY Of tho>e Who
w"ui4 sting it to death. H has seen enough
to convince him thar fer The people of th!s
country to destroy the n.agn liceft teunpje
Of the Union which, ttleir ~fat;.ers. erected
would BIZ akin to the act oi a glafl who. after
the labor OF years to AQlit! up. and adern bis
mansion. should deliberately apply u it the
torca OF the incend!ary, Such an at coaI,i
only he accounted for on the ground Of stark
madness. Realizing this, and not believing
the ~ctt.zens OF the UnIte<; States mad, Of
tjtaIg f.. h. Aha f,5 fru,t.4s =. vS rr ftha
Observation-Disclosures gentry are sorsIy lis
.reSse1 al the gallant ges:Itman's deteetIon-
U.se bEone heir props tail them, or at least
tnose whom thew would gladly have fer
props. In their dispair and ct,agr'n, they
are entitled TO our slncegeaC coincidence. Il
is just the way Of the world, gentlemen !;
patriotism IS not aTRlerlafed, aud the most
]Elituots virtue, yotl see, is left to pine away
and waste its fragrance on the iinason
weeds. We recommend you 10 take IN phil
osapIsY AM; fishing, rs batuls fer ~dasappoir5.
tnsiats that vii! inevitably come. Take to
reflection something alter the fashion # Car
dual Woolsey, and by and by yea rlay be
weaned from ambition. The Cardinal, it is
supposed, ~sol5Ioqaized after this Mariner:
'tH4d / but served 1ns Col wish half the zra!
] served my hlEg fas would not in mine age
Have left Gle n==ed to mine enemies -
Col. Davis has been guilty of still another
eftrt 10 cetuea!s together the good feelings
Which bind las, citizens q a cnf7tfloa co4tltry,
together IN tle strong bouds er f~fsters1al
Brotherhood On lis arrival at Portland Mel
he was E0noT@d with a serenaGe. and iotiv
responded to the compliment ia d. speech re-
plete with sentiments G; devotion 10 the
Union, and warn, attachment @ epezy part
Of oar widespread domain, No HaEruw bI-
gosFy cloudeii his brow, Of contracted MS
soul. No fires, bot and sui ~alt;foHs. came.
tlerce-oiaziDg. from him - scorch anl wit;er
the fair foliage upon the sooatY tree Of unity
and tue Constitution under which the country.
reposes III insecurity and hsrniness~ No lfch's
caAIdron bpbbsI d with the hell broth # ha~
tree aud d thirst 70: havoc, Oh the oceasiun-
No lujFreeat.oES. upon tbs North were in
dussed III, ard heterogeneous soph3GtrT t. prove
ting blessings q distraction. the ad, aata.es
q anarchy, attempted. No fields ot giofv
Oh Nh'ca whole becatoalhs Of brethren
sEsouiti tai! by each others hands. wera BY
him described; no visions oi r~ia7.clDs s!eads.
%roiJiEs p1asues. shout or I~eYe1rY, OF shEie-
kt'ls Waves. 'no}hets, sisters and daughters
maddHt,ea mis- brala* he exnatlated nof upon.
. Southern CoutsdpfacY,i% upon the gIuries
Of a separate political e.lstence for be Moth
and tor the South ;=aos a word about the Pc
G''"@i ~NH%N e35tAGiAi itSt SUI ittC = ~ s14t ~
!atlon OF how much the North is capable Of
suffering. and the South capable Of suffering
and Dong in Il deadly Strife with other. He
n1ade nc attempt tn show how nlacf> richer
the sontn would be and The NORTH would be
alter the fashion OF the acknowledgements
ootn would agree ta4do all in theirs power 0
Ei.ilTe each other, socially, COMMERCIAL Y. and
politically; provided each would Genosnce
aEll Vl!iify The othe other and stir Up Al. the
iefoetuus passions of oar aenravei nature.-
he proclaimed not Wal, but peace. He piea-
ted Tor mutual cooperation. respect. anoitY
and concord. He reminded his t1ea rers that
he ANT they are citizens. OF org country. tiv~
i:sg ttisder the same constitution, subject to
the sat2e la VS.
He c%aEIies! them back 20 the time when
their common ancestors made COMMON cause
With each other tor the attainment o. the
blessings ,Whleh we nov euloY. and drew
from Ii an argument i" favor Of Cancellation.
mutual concession, aid and support IN favor
ol lalthtstiness to the. trusts bequeathed to
US. Ina word be made a good unlun speech,
which Was,ra ptHfoasjY app at.ae,i hy the cit!-
z-us OF Portland whit heard 1t. His heart
Was evidently touched by the cordial vel
come with which he vas received, and the
ltdgenaelit~ Of the patriot responded to the
th1obhlngs of the heart Ct The man. Col.
navis's visit to Portland, his reception and
speech, ford strong confirmation Of the Truth
which We endeavored to illustrate ia an a-ii-
Gle Of some length severa! months ago. VIZ
that the difficulties and auju1Dsitits. zeal or
apparent, existing between the Northern aud
Southern people arise i2 q great ,~rleasu1e
tro,o~ aazimpertect- knoWleslg Of each others
character, ideas, institutions and feelings,
and WI disappear in *propoetioa as they BE-
come better acquainted practically by social
intercourse, the facilities Tor which ty rail-
road and steamship are everY day au@raent-
lrg. WeWi>h every honest abofitinnist would
visit the South, aid stay long enough to be-