Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-09-17
OPPOSITION.

sweat Of fear. Wherever and when+ve
1t attempts TO show its head, every ri
tempt is made to crust. it out, beat i
back, or break il: down, no matter .
long rs it can b.. killed. Tier" is no1l,
ing very strange in this. The yo"I in
offices, with MICS pcrqni,i'vs, and pick
'ngs, and the power to direct and couro
public affairs, "tlers the strongest Undue,
ments to persevetein their maintninancv
Ibis lave ever been the case with ,hos,
who have controlled our State or Ma
tional affairs, therefore it is no t" b,
wondered that the "powers that BE- il
this State should use every exerlion t
ki'l off the monster, "Opposition."
The Baton Rouge Advocon Of Wed
nesdy last is considerably excited at til.
appearance Of the MONSTER and can
be induced to believe that it is anything
more than a "ba seless fabric Of a vision.
1t is clearly evident the -4dvocatc is MOI
"po'ted' when it gets off the following
intelligence which will very much as.
ton'sh the knowing ones:
The Opposition CONGRATULATIONS
OF sundry party-Iess journals, aided BY
the chief organ Of the Pur,ficators, have
been predicting such fatal results to the
Democratic State ticket-met in New
Orleans on Monday, accomplished its
ends and as mysteriously disappeared az
have the ghost|y prospects Of success
which induced the crazy delegates to
" meet in Convention assembled"
We desire our friends to know tina,
the advocate knows nothing Of what is
being done, or was doneTbeyond the
published account of the Convention
by those who were authorized to act for
the country, in conjunction with the city,
in forming that ticket. By The time our
plans are laid before the people, We think
there will be some stonishment amongst,
those Who think tho Slidell State tiekk..
invincibIe.
Alter giving an opinion upon tho &C.
ton Of Mess,s. Clark, PiIgarIic &c.,-the
'orgac's" usual hobby-and publishing
he proceedings Of the Convention, The
once more discourses:
The record discloses much that is novel
md that is worth inquiring about.
fmprsnais, We do not behave that more
han two or TIRES Of ths nominees will
themselves to the folly of accept-
ng The dubious honors attempted to be
''.eT"''''"v~vzhurndr'.y~rr6 ION airy respec:
portion Of the people. Gen. Wells
ssuredIy hap too much sense to enter
nto \ chase for Gubernatorial hono,s
VIE" the hope of success is so utterly
" OF h question. Dr.. Perkins (whom
delegates publish as John instead of
ehu) Will hesitate long before he will
o'nm't his fortunes to a set of obscure
whose ignorance Of Lis merits arr
plainly told by the ignorance which
'ey manifest in appI, ing to him the
rong name. :
1t will be perceived that toe "organ'
du'ges in 8 great amount of unbeIisi d
out the nominees accepting the "dubi- Il
u honors attempted TO be thrust ,,pon y
From this it would be inferred +,
at the nominees knew nothing of the /.
and were dragged before the a
Die without their knowledge or con- v
It, Happy Advocate! b|issfuI in thy
torrance, be thou not enlightened there p
1t will no doubt astonish Gen. b
and Jehu Perkins to learn from =
organ that there is no probability =,
her accepting the dubious honors." =;
Q very fact Of the Advocate bear;no 6, s.
u upon the Typographical error Of &C
ing Jehu, John and G. Fl. u. shows or
' hard the blows that promises to " "
'at tie State ticket, manufactured BY Il,
ball we say it? St
As to the right Of some nonresident NJ
ns Par'sh to casting its vote in the for
'*lled Convention, we are most won> mi
oe"'ghted, as is this whole commu- sip
lhe leading "Oppositionists" them ed,
Is IRE IN Ignorance as to ~how anv sen
y from East Baton Rouge found its ito
into the concils of, the allied Puri- 7
ors. They assure Us no Conyeut;on
I cen held here, aud 90 authority 10
'a'ed to any one 20 represent "oppo- ana