Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-11-19
THE LESSON OF THE CANVASS.

this State, draws from the New Orlean
Bulletin an article which we publish be
low for the benefit OF those who aide<
and assisted in carrying out that some
what Quixotic measure. Of course ",
are included amongst the number, ant
must take q liberal share of the BuNe
TINS comments 10 ~ourself. Tie article
IN question, though somewhat severe If
several parts, is, nevertheless, tue; ant
it in %undeniab]e that If the Opposition
party Of this State bad been properly
organized, another result would be be
fore the people, We had but little faith
in the success Of tue ticket, from the man,
ner in which it was brought out, an,
from 1he pollrca! position of the parties
who formed themselves into n State TX.
ecutivo Committee, with selEconstituted
power to act fer the State at large.--
1he platform adopted by a committee,
after the luminous Convention had ad-
Journed instead of being devoted ex-
clusIvely to local interests. was
directed principally at the head Of the
National Government, rs if the vaear;es
OF JAMES BUCHANAN u Co.. were Of
more interest 10 our citizens than their
own personal welfare. Consequently
but little attention was paid to the doc
u'nent dubbed With the title of "plat-
form by those supporting the Oppos;-
t'on' or even by those opposing it, IL
was scarcely the subject of newspaper
criticism for a single day. The names
Of those composing the State Ticket
were good enough, at least we heard Of
no serious objection to them, but the
manner of@tbeir nomination was odious
to too many to warrant anything like
the support a regularly. organized party
would hare received. Having had no.
thing to do with the formation of the
Democratic State ticket, and about as
much with the Opposition ticket, there
but little choice left US in the mat.
Ter, and so we went naturally to the side
opposed to the dominant party : aid
feel assured thst seven-ejghths of
nose who voted for aud supported the
Opposition ticket, did 80 for the same
'eason that prompted US, and. not be-
they believed il to be a better lick
than the other. -
We have bee" taught q lesson. There
enough opposition in this State 10
a regular and well-organized party
NO years hence. The vote recently Civ
IA throughout4atheS State amply demon
the fact 70 organizing such a
IL %II5
arty the people Of every parish must
e consu'ted--conventions and meetings
cid to understand the wishes and SCI, /
ments Of the masses--let delegates lie
ppoiuted to meet in Convention to
'rm and organize the party--ge, every
hing into proper working order, and
len let the peoples representatives form
State ticket, and a platform adapted
} our necessities and wants. Then
ould our ticket NEE. with favor from
ur friends, and respect from our oppo-
This thing of two or three gath
ing together in the name of the Lord
, work miracles tor the State at
rye, don't exactly suit the temperament
our country folk. H~umbuggery wont !
down with us any more than with l
lr political opponents. We can do
'uch towards the regeneration of the t
tate, but it must Be by a welI-organized
ATTY, and not by a selfconstituted few. c
The following is the Bulletins article
1t is only on account of our distant
'aders that We refer to The election which :.
ok place in Louisiana on MondaysIast. I
ere the matter is we'll upderstood.- P
hough no reports nave come 10 from \
10 country yet, there is no doubt In the h
ind Of any intelligent man that all tie .
emocratic candidates for State officers -
ave been elected, and by an unprece- /
,nted majority There was indeed no a
'posltion worthy of'ths name to the ft