Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-07-30
There is a paper published in the town

There is a paper published in the town
Of Houma (Terrebonoe parish) called the
Ceres, which was once upon a time, a
Know Nothing paper. As the Know
Nothing party has long since gone to
" that bourne from whence no party re-
turns" it would be as we'll to inform the
unsophisticated reader that its principles
were devoted to the extension Of the
"sIung-shot and bowie-knife" power
that it murdered infants and orphans
wherever it could get hold Of them
that at midnight they be|d secret orgies
at which all sorts Of damnable plots
against the Pope Of Rome and foreign
born foreigners were concocted-that
they always elected their candidates
whenever they had votes enough, ard
in many places where they hadnt-in
fact they were the greatest set OF scoun-
drels unhung or out Of the Penitentia-
rles, that is, they were so considered by
the National Democracy, who didn't
like to see, and could not appreciate the
beauties Of any participating IN the
"spoils' but themselves. We merely
mention this SO that our readers may
know what the American party's princi-
pies were according to the opinions of
their political adversaries. In the days
Of our youth and innocence, we were
verdant enough to belong to this party.
but as
1t is dead and gone to rust,
It's bones being with the Saints we trust,
we look upon the Ceres with horror, b.
cause it still ]abors under the deIus,on
that Sam might still be just a |i:tle
bit living and so permits the following
curious remarks Of a correspondent to
appear in its Columns:
The Americans Of this parish, unwi!-
ling that the election j" November shall
go 10y default, and inspired with tie full
confidence that \ stra1ght-out representa-
tive Of tue principles Of the American
party in their original purity may, by a
weIl-concerted movement, be elected,
have thoroughly reorganized our forces,
and now appeal to the good and true"
throughout the district t" rally once
more to the rescue, and unite with US in
the movement which we have initiated
with a view to the selection of a cand,-
date in opposition to the Hon. Miles
Let us then unfurl our tattered ban
ner to the breeze, lift the slogan Of war,
and bear dow" upon the broken forces
Of a demora|ized majority. Victory will
surely crown our efforts. Never was a
more propitious for success. Miles
is not popular either with his
party or among the people. We raise
Macedonian shout to our brethren
throughout the district, and bid them
come over and help u.s." Nothing but
our supine Indifference or the mos mex
cusab|e cowardice can prevent US from
achieving a complete victory. We earn
sstly invoke the cooperation of our sis
Ter parishes in this matter. Let the del
egates be appointed from every parish
the district, and unite with those
from this parish, in G invention
Ne" Orleans. That noble city is still
rue as steel to the cause, her fidelity to
which has brought ca'u'nny and unc;viI
ZANE upon her. Let the country par
meet the men Of New Orleans, and
% "good and true" American be nom-
mated for Congress, hts election is as
certain as the rising of the sun.