Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-15
A southern Disunionist il C
ence with n Northern AlsI:..esps~
READ CONSERVATIVE,
THE CONSPIRACY AcKyow, p,,

In the New York Times of the Ola. ~.
letter written by John Driver, Esq. of A,,..'s'
Hon. Gerrit Smith, the notorious aboli,;o,;.. ~
York, VIII" was charged with being implicit. NJ"
John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry.
Let all men who hav We been dece;vad SO
ridge speakers and papers into the belief thu, Az.
Is not a d snnion party, and formed +, -. "~'
shape for that very purpose, read the fo,,o.,'s
from, an Alabama disunion Democrat. 's%
Russell Co, Ala, Monday, Jp,, -
Hos. GERRIT SMITH-Sr:-You and = - lM
on the subject Of slavery. believe i, ;" ~ saspNk,
in: t%itutien, created by Heaven, and tucb = dinN
tr'nr of the Bible. African slavery h.. "'ae d..
and ~ctE1i1zef, during the same length ~ t;""eaaaa
human beings than all the missionaries ~ ~ IN
combined. If it was not for the in;ud;s;.s@e eNH
wise laws against the slave trade. by imnn mr." y aat IT,
moral instruction, We would make them m. .;ueasA
TIE million. and prepare their souls for bs..Nssg
are mistaken IN supposing that we do mt - In
Slaves christian instruction. Large numh.,.s wv W
are members of Churches, and we reIy nr;n.;.%,ns
the Bible when instructipg them in ohaId;a"aIpai! ~
masters. However. DO not desire TO arprau~tss
ton Of slavery with you. as between = sneq4t
imra sSihle gulf. ''sfs un
But We concur on one point, a senant;o.
Free and Nave States INTO distinct Gov.r,aVaA
last winter A'abama passed a ~lawwithout . s.NAas
voice. that in the event of n Black RepubI.,a ~
dent being elected, she would dissolve b.. ma
with the Union, This is the sentiment NJ "naeeaa
ton State, add they all unite with her 1910
done all the other slave States will follow ~ Msh
~, if obedience is attempted to BE- enfc,.a; .sas
%nateIy, any how. To effect this obies- ~. se1s
mo" Iayty, disrupted the Democrats Con,s.D Ds
tharfeston, and at Baltimore induced oA,, n ~
by "ur agreeing to support men not entirely 49,
mens- We do not desire their election 80
them the most ayaI liable men 10 divide Tho nSNeew
ic party and eject Mr.. Lincoln. We viz bt'nos9ns
ton to the Presidential chair, because ~. t.o..e
1t will produce a dissolution Of the Union ~"s
perceive you are advocating the form,,;.
ticket more il conformity with your sent,m.rt. g
will only injure the fepubl can candida,. -
party and mine concur in desiring q separ,t,o. -
Free and the Slave States, let US unite ON, .n..sae.
accomplish this grand object. Notwi.hstaads.
sentiments on this subject, we have waived r,,SM~
candidate on that direct issue; simply becaun ~
better destroy the political parties which ,~u.
the Union together, without doing il. Co.,
Anti-slavery party exercise policy also, and rs,. =
Republican ticket, which will ASSIST in .ceo.ssA.
an object we both desire. We. the disun,csss. |!
the South. have adopted Z political eour.e ~
should cot the disunlonists of the North, w
cannot esnscientiously do 50, will you be kind.s3S
to make this subject public, so that the Apti.s.r
party or so many Of them az can vote the Rer,isg!
ticket will comprehand the reasons fo-,o dos.
Your obedient servant,
JOIN DRIVE.