Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-09-03

e. The Memphis Enquire. in Is ~;
upon the recent elections in T'enae....
the following language:
In 1860. we shall have a clear 6.,1
national issues alone, and unles, y apes
some folIy-some stupid blindne.. zee Z
part of the Convention which selecth. y. te
didate for President, the doom Of M seaa'
party by which this land is now m;.s so1aplt
ell will be written. In the meant;s"et
you'd respectfully call the attention oi*s =
Opposition in other States to the m.,..aeas
which the late contest in Tenne...s y
conducted, and to which we wed ms,, g i!
our success. We made no attempt. t -
UNDER, the Democracy on the nig,.s,-es
ton. We ignored it in our pl atfc,rs -.
ignoredit on the stump and ia IT, n,.s-Tss
was nowhere mentioned, except II ,;;a:.,H
and theDemoclacy were thus denr;,.ssas1set
weapoa which has hitherto been ILL.,
full in their hands. Ii Z similar caa.pe
been pursued in Alabama. we thinl u. ~. ~
gomery nd Tuscaloosa District 1o;.st1sss
have beenzcarr,ed for the Oppositios g
sible people. everywhere, are eetf.. 81 ~.
of this eternal slavery agitation. 1Tfs.s a.ee
beginning to realize that it mean. %nc. 1:.aS
thatit never will mean anytbinr.,I1.1--
ran mean anything except to 6ein a.Nes
sogues to office. The alarm not. ~ 4. w.
sounded too often. We have grosa 81 ceea
with its telrors, and if the Oppos;tion 49, 49,
selves Will not persist in t~reatiny i -
r'oos- matter the people will soon bex;, :
la"gn Rather han tremble when thew ~.
r @%@m5&&%@ @%#%GM
|. Ia this connection it i. not impron., !.
remark, that the Opposition in Kept,'.t.
would have done much better Il th.v ~
not made a kindred mistake to that ~ ~.
brethren m Alabama. They made tke....
t'on OF Congressional proteetion 10 al.sss~
In the Territories, the mail issue in th.syNl
vass. The principle was a right ~ ~
there was no necessity for its discns3.-~
There is nothing practical about il. IN a.
only Territories now remaining, it can ne1.
arise, and the only result of its die-n..;"
was to enable the Democracy to escan. i,..
the necessity of Hing answers to IN rs.
list of charges which an outraged peonla ia
preferred against them. We have fean th..
the same error will Sc committed * 49,.
and Mississippi. We tell them that m
very question:, If fairly and boldly mel. i.
lost its power in their States. as wen /, b,
Tennessee and Texas. It is.onIy d,nee,o.
when it is truckled to, or timidly shanna
Indeed i~t'never was dangerous under an
circumstances, as the contest Of 1851 coneln:
sive'y proves. Let them but DO as ve dd
aud they will themselves be asstoln,iushed. I
the result Of the coming elections. IL
attempt to make themselves out bet.r
tire-eaters than the Democracy. is 4 foIlv
and a madness, Of which years ofSbitter expe.
rience ought to have cured them, Thei,
only hope of success lies ii the .consery.iiiya
sentiment OF the country-to thu their ID.
neals should be directed, and when; the hou.
of real danger comes, that element thuJnbui.
ted AMI concentrated. and conscious, Of Of h,ayiiusr
done nothing to provoke the s,Jife. $be
as ready II the most extreme Of The &.
tremes, to defend their own rights. and the
rights of their section.aW We do not believe
that a time will ever come when apy4e,.eat
TIA! right of the South will be %unjustIy inya.
ded by the North, unless they are provoked,
and tainted, and aggravated into a hostility
f"r which they have no taste, and in which
tney certainly can have no interest. But il,
contrary to our; expectations, that time
shothtNcofne, 1t is MOTTO the loud lmoathed
brawlers: who reno using every exerioa.
to disturb the ha~ mony~of the Confede,acy,
hat the South must look for her frmgst, and
most reliable friends. sThe men who have
done all they could to avert the storm, will
De the first to brave its %terro,s, and the ia.
to shrink from its dangers. Let us then dr.
card the subject, until we are compelled to
look 1t n the face as a great FAcr,, and then
no discussion will be needed, In the mean.
time let no membe.: ofSthe Opposition fail to
hold the Democracy to a Just accountability
for the niisdeeds which have disgraced The
Republic.