Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-04-10

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: press generally. We find in the Eatehitocht
Cayoaflsse zfle following able article uponsth
subject which we commend TO the notice {
those who SO loudly advocate this measure
We hin. he sentiments expressed ~ til
aftt viii fin! m echo in the breastS#of
Large =fna Ifasity oIom people:
a. oaiaus Measure.
: I'ha bill Introduced at the late session o
the Legislature, to grant the authority Of thu
State Of Louisiana ior the importation fires
black Iahorers within the State, seems Il
: meet with the Condemnation and disappro&a
Of the great mass Of the people Of Louisiana
,, soefae as all=espFessiol OF their opinion car
Be- gathered, from +le tone Of the press and
The sentiment Of conversation. Although
the. ball pessed =fha Lower House and only
bY tremendous efforts aud extraordinary pro-
4 ceeuings was prevented from passing the
Senate. We sueser for q moment believes thas
it was III accordance with the feelings and
wishes. of the people. that such a measure
should be foisted upon the Statue Book The
manly stand taken by those Senators who
.Eopposed the bill alone thwartea its ineorpor-
alton into our State policy, and to those sena-
tors IS due much praise FOR their ftrafess and
%intrepIdity- Hastily and suddenly sprung up
on she Legislatts e and involving, TO say the
/ ssastsof 1t. saoyei principles ahd' & change al
the existing policy Of Louisiana. the opao-
netiss Of the measure Insisted that ii should
not become y law, until the peoI,le of the
State had first an opportunity to inquire into
il and discuss its merits and deinerits, its
proprlety and inproprietys its policy aad
impolicF-. -
IL InvieW Of the important bearings which
the question involved; this was but a fair and
Just request, and it strikes lis that no hes!~
fancy should have been manifested III COM
plying Herewith. # it had previously been
the subject ct discussion, and mertbeis Of the
Legislature mad had an opportunity OF ascer-
| tanning tle sense Of their constituents in re-
latri, to the measure, there might haze then
| been found ali excuse for refusing fe postpone.
tLEeEffurtSacr consideration Of the h4Ii ulttiE the
next session; but such ssassnots the; case, and
we doubt Il one person cut II every hundred
ID the State ever heard that such Bill wuufd
be lntrpdneed, Or lneW, that sach a move
n1ent was contemplated. until they saw an
account OF its introduction into the House Of
Ri preseatatlsesa Al its late session. !
S.. After a battle CT several days. duration
the bill was postponed. itwiilin all proba-
bility be introduced at an early dsY OF the
next session, and in the meantime thu pee
pie OF every parish Of the State should give
it their sefiousconsiaeratiua and insist upon |
their representatives carrying cut their His-f
dom III regard Il IT. IF, after a careful! and
tieliaasate eyanl.IatioR,$fh people are III !
~5avor5ot its details and principles, then it Is
the duty Ct the representatives Of sttch con-
~stltusneies to support. the Aillaand c~arsvsouti
the principle tor which It contends: provided
the representative can de sa consistently with |
his sense ct duty&ta hisoath to suprott the
Constitution Of the State ami his Construct
ion OF thH Constitution OF the United STATES,
in confederation Of which no State has a
rig 1t to pass laws sniung rs she renal ms in
the Union. j, on the other hard The peopfs
are opposed to IT, let the representatives put
their 1ootz5paa It and crush the measure in
lis very infancy. 2ZS
- lor ourselves We are opposed to. the
III every aspect III which il can be
presented and have no hesitation in f4ro-
CIR opinion that it is in the opefa-
ton int tidetl7a as ztraudu ei3s evasion OF the
sEirft if not the Letter OF the Constitution aud
Of the United States, IN opposisioa 10
the policy Of our country, at variance With
The. tsae Interests of the Southern n States Of
the lonsederaey. subEsrsise Ct the estabIIsEhi-
ed system Of Slavery, and}in at its bearings
anwise, in1rolitic and dangerous.
In the iirst spiase, i. gives to u sirasjeSindl-
fid;ial, and these whom he may associate
nth tlif1. The privilege Of importing $500
African iuborefs to be iade injured as $ap-
o%Fent!ces for such q period as may be aged
ipIoil between the parties; thus sStahtisIIirg
, onapaiV 10 tratiay and a monopoly too, mn
Ike others which might be asteuinteI to be
n = Yrr-aIoptr u, ,~hs,I ~ e..
10 SECURITY are afforded to the State as a con- !
liberation for the exclusive privileges Gran
ed, and BY the terms of which the STATE re-.
erves1o O right to control 4thhe- action Of the
.'artaes. OF regulate The manner IN which the
ystetI1 is to be carried out. For This reasou {
t for none other it is obno1spus to tbs esu-l {
ure Of the people, and it is q departure from
ne precedent lesisla5lon&o OF Louisiana;
we oppose Il further, because even admit s
ms that It pro poses .oIeiy to introduce these {
aoofers as apprentices, at ;he expiration oil
ne term q apprenticeship, we would have Z,
d or midst q largely increased class of free :
efsors Of s'otor, which eiass4 is already re-
asded ~ q nuisance, and, is exercising an +
llnTious ard dsteterious influence upon our /
AVE population. Place those apprentices :
sds by side w5thEour atelEIsentdslayes. 4et T
work in shes same field and engage In 0
By same labor, ana when their term 81 ser I
iee.ls over, place HEM in the position Of :,
:eetssens and you create. 9 lssatisiaction and 5
among q class new satisfied and
ontented, and thus weaken. an institution J
pom which the Vitality d the South is de- q
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Again, We oppose il, because, we believe 0
the bill is Intended to operate. as !. fraud. q
ass it would be virtual reopeaing off the b
trade by the State Of Louisiana, and :.
'at under the color. Of introducing those n
frlcans az Apprenticeship in reality. would e
tlns them hltllerab by deceit and fraud as Il
%Fas, thus bfostings Che escutcheon OF our 8
tate, and doing steaI+Ii|y and teceitfully !"
hat we cannot do fraakly and openly as !.
ne as we recogInize7the Federal Constitu- I
on and The laws Of Congress, thus regortins $,