Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-06-04
THAT CONVENTION.

people Of Louisiana have settled dowr
in opinion regarding the product Of tina
e mountain in labor, the harmonious Dem
ocra:ic State Convention. We say set
!; tied down because we believe the actor
Of that Convention about AS much reflect:
i the wishes Of the people of this State, a:
it does those Of China or the k,ckera
toozle Islands. II was amusing to az
outsider TO watch the movements of Ger
tain individuals who claim to Re the.,ep.
} resentalives of the Democracy Of this
State, as they interested themselves in
controlling the action Of hat body
But as the people have blind|y permit
United this ~hu,nbuggery Of electing del
egates to represertthem in a convention
to 60 on as rule by which to test public
opinion, they must abide by the conse~
quences OF such a system. Had the
Convention which met in Baton Rouge
on the 25th u!t.. as a whole, been per:
mitted to freely express its choice in re-
lation to the selection Of State officers
without the influence of interested par
ties, another story would have been told.
This was apparent in the early part Of
the Convention but it did not suit the
interests Of a few, and the wire, workers
and schemers at once set TO work to have
things and matters to suit themselves
The act is contaminated, and that pol-:
ton of the Democracy verdant enough
to swallow it, will no doubt feel hugely
satisfied.
Already have the journals in the Sill.
dell interest opened their terrific batter
les in favor of that ticket. They also
seen determined to annihilate all oppo-
silion' before it is fairly in the field
Lie names composing that memorable
ticket, are paragg9ns Of worth, excellence
and every other virtue in ecaIender.-
These virtues, by the way, would forever
have remained in worse Than Cimmeriap
darkness, had they not been brought
forth by the magical agency of a Demo-
cratic Convention. They are s. 81 pare,l
holy, virtuous and good-in fact so free
from spot or blem'sh, that they were
considered meet subjects for immolation
upon the affairs of modern Democracy.
1t should nov be the duty of good dem
ocrat-of the Slidel| stripe of course
to procure without delay, a pair of King
Johns spectacles in order that the man
fold virtues Of the candidates o,n1=the
State ticket may be seen and appreciated.
Outsiders, Know Nothings, aud such
like, can 60 to the ID aud shake them
selves, unless they will vote the ticket.
and then they will be patted On the head
as good boys, and duly labelled with
care"
But there is balm in Gilead. The
American people are restless and contra
ry II their habits and CUSTOMS. When
they see things going all one way, for
the sake of differing, they get up an
opposition. They don't like to see one
set of men do just as they please, aItho'
they may agree with them in every other
particular. The Democracy are alone
a>@an organized party. Every democrat
who does not PROSTATE himself before
tue King, is rot a democrat and is there
fore kicked overheard and treated as
a dlsorganizer and aberetic to. the ortho-
dox church. The people 0Lousiaua
are growing tired Of this one man power
and they intend to put it down. An op-
position to bis! rule will shortly be in the
held, and it would be as w~ellsfor all who
desire TO oppose him and hisF party, to
keep aloof and not commit themsel yes
to the support Of bis bantIing Of that
famous Conventions. lis action was
plainly toreshAdowed and measures were
taken accordingly. A short. time only
is required to perfect matters and things
a little, and then we opine the King and
bis court'ers will have their hands full
to beat us. = - 49, * ~
If the Stale Rights party really con-