Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-02-25
DEMocRATic MEETING AT BRuLy LANDING

DEMocRArlc MEETING Al BRuLy LANDING
The Democracy Of our parish held a con
v%ention at BruIy Landing on Monday last
for the purpose Of appointing delegates oth'
State Convention. A full report of the pro
cecdinss will be found in another column
The meeting was perfectly harmonious an'
there was no disposition TO comply with VIZ
Heron elony card to admit all who" etc
We were informed, however. that there wa'
something of a Douglas tendency on the par
Of a very few Democrats visible ea'ly IN thu
morning, but such a dampcr had been thrown
upon thei, aspirations by the late elections u
New Orleans end bervil'e, that they rather
.'caved,' and the Old Liners had things al
their own way. The following resolution
unanimously adopted by the convention meets
our hearty approval:
That the doctrine OF Squatter Sovereignty
as held by STEPHEN A. DouchAs that Ter
%ritor,al Legislature can exclude slavery" is
as obnoxious 70 the Democracy Of West Ba-
ton Rouge, as the doctrine held by the Black
Republicans party Of excluding slavery III
the Territories by act of Congress.
In this particular, ut least, we t,avel the
same road with our Democratic friends, and
so far as our efforts can be of any service
while they advocate such principles, they
will be cheerfully given. This is, as we con-
celvc, the only issue befrlc the Democracy
previous to the assembling of the Charleston
Convention, and il becomes the duty Of all true
Southerners to give their aid and encourage
ment TO the only party that can, at present,
ensure to US the rights we claim as a slave
holding community in the common Terrific
ries Of the Union.
Although many Of our former American
friends have wandered off and have been re-
ceived into fall fellowship with the Demo-
cratic party, it must not be understood that
all have gone and We amongst tire number.
There is, in reality no issue to divide the
Southern people in the approaching Presiden-
tial canvass, or at least there should be none.
The Democratic party now place the same
construction upon the Squatter s. Sovereignty
doctrine Of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS that the
American party of 1856 did. AS a party then
we fought against what We conceived to be an
upon, Southern rights and time
has full demonstrated the truth of our posi-
ton. To bs consistent aud to show the PEG.
pie Of this Union that we were treading the
justice and Of right, in that memora-
bic campaign, we cannot now ~retrace the
steps we then took simply because Democ-
racy has thought proper to take the same
Of an infamous measure that we did,
and adopts it as her own. We have no par
ty-nothing even that savors of an organiza-
lion and 10 the present condition Of affairs,
it were worse than madness 10 form a third
party. The narrow escape Of having Black
Republican President forced upon US in SO,
should serve as a warning, and to admonish US
that the support Of a third party, would be
supporting the Black Republican
candidate. If then travelling for time in
company makes us a Democrat,
then are We a Democrat heart and soul until
The question is decided in November mex as
to who shall be our ruler for the next tour