Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-28
PATCHED UP.

PATCHED UP.
Rumors have for some time prevailed
of a reconciliation between the quondon
beligerents Of the Democratic party
In view Of the common danger from tn
Black Republicans, and the impossible
" OF achieving success ave by the strict
est union, the leaders Of the 1ecomplor
aud anti -Leco,npton wings Of the Del"
ocrecy have wisely determined to ares
their i%nterrecine strife. A correspondent
Of the Cu.rleston Mercury, says The N.
0. Be-. learns from good authority that
Mes.rs. DouaLAs and BUCHANAN have
bad a meeting and a 1ull explanation Of
their political differences. The result Of
their interview was q coalition between
the two, based upon the condition that
DOUGLAS should reserve to himself the
right Of openly expressing his peculiar
views on squatter sovreignty-that is to
say, virtually adhering TO non-interve"-
ton by Congress in Kansas affairs ]; while
Mr.. BUCHANAN and his Cabinet, '~leclAr-
ing the absurditv Of the idea of terrific
rial sovereignty, concede TO him the cor
rectness Of his views on the Kanas-Ne-
braska act, denying Tie right Of Con-
gress TO intervene for the protection Of
slavery in4the territories. .
If this statement proves correct, the
reconciliation between DoueLAs and Bu-
cHArAn has been accomplished By tie
latter yielding most Of the princi plss fl
which he has previously contended, and
substantially adopting the DouoLAs the.
Dry Of squatter sovereignty andsnon.inter
ventiop. We presume this concession
is the result of the conviction that Il is
indispensable 10 the triumph Of the Dem
ocracy that some Of the rebe)Iious North
ern States be brough: back to their allie
glance. The South in any event is con
sidered safe for the party. 1t is true
that South Carolina fumes and MississiI~
pi busters; that State Rights men den>
ounce DOUGLAS, aud fre-eaters indulge
in much bald, disjointed chat touching
the dissolution of the Union that self
styled Southern Conventions cooI|y rec
onmend the reeopening of the slave
trade and tlfs infringement Of the laws
of Congress ; but all this means nothing.
1t is mere empty brealh-vor ct preterae
nihal. Where is the Southern, Democ-
racy to 60. if it should abandon the Ad-
minislration What other refuge is
open to lhe thousands Of o~ffice-!loIders
and myriads Of ofice.seekers 9fwl,o all
their lives have been invoking the desc
Grated nan1e OF Democracy? The truth
is that Southern men may growl and
murmer, but there is balm in GiIead.-
They cannot help themselves. Hhey
must stick to the Democratic partyafor
the simple and obvious reason that it is
the only party which preserves vet a
semblance of nationality, and which oc-
casionaiIy raises its voice in condemna-
lion of the doctrines of Black Republic
caDism.
The correspondent referred to is there
fore greatly in error in concluding that
before Mr.. BuoUANAN's Administration
the State Rights party and nearly
the whole Southern press will be opposed
to it. We expect to see nothing Of the
kind. We are fully satisfied that the
State Rights party-if by such a name
a fragment Of the Southern body polite
can be dig"i6ed-while talking braveIy
Of ,lfaftindeprndenoe, and daily enumer"ting
the SINS Of the Administration, will be
quite ready 10 support Mr.. BUCHANAN
or any other representative OF Democra-
cy who may be placed in nrmin.tiou
by the Grand Sanhedrim to assemble at
Charleston. As for the Southern press
we presume it will remain precisely
where it stands--the opposition papers
pointing out the faults Of the Admins.
and tie pemocra &c journals