Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-01
From the Houston (TeXas) Republican
Who il Brcckinridxee

WI the people judge him ty himSef or the 1ofuIcd
meatha. cocks who called ham an Abnlaionit yesterday
and a SIMON pure Soathcrm Rights Dentocrat to day:
The nlsunion press of Texas talk of BreckinrIdgea as
f, the man to unite the South, and actually invite the
friends of sam Houston to desert the Old Hero and
, ote for the S~auatter Sovereignty candidate. that
their Baltimore Jockeys placed astridge Houston9s
anti Squatter Sovereignty horse. DO they think the
people of Texas, or the South, are ~gudgeons, t" be
caught in their slave trade, disunion net, spread out
BY VIM. l.. iancey?
Do they think they can pull the wool so com pittely
over the eyes OF any friend of sam Houston as t"
obtain his support of Breckenridge? W%illthey first en-
tighten us as to how aud when Mr.. BFeeSlt reg"
changed his sentiments ! Can they produce a llhe
or a declaration from. him showing a change? They
Sought to get up an anti Squatter Sovereignty plat
form at Charleston-ihty got the seGcders to u ioPt IL
and make il the preienss ofboltins. both at Charleston
ana Baltimore. Now we have always charged that
these boilers were n0t sincere, that thy iatelf had
only tw" motives, one class were wiling to sell them
selves for office, aud the other wanted TO sell the
Mon for The chance of plumber.
To prove they cared nothing for principle. we charge
tina. they nominated Il known Siuattcr Sovereignty
candidate on an anti-Sluatter Sovereigntt platform.
To prove it, we place their platform ard lr. Breck
%inridge's in juNta position.
Boltg's Platform. Brechinridae's Platform.
Reolrea. That ne.ther CONNECTED WITH
Congress nor a TerritoriallSo FATTY TH4THASFUR
Legislature, whether by ITS OBJECT THE EXTEN-
direct legislation or lesis ISION OF SLAVERY, nor
lation Of an indirect and with any to preventive PEG
uufrienaiy character. pos pie Of .Stoe or Tertiary
ses>es The power to annual from deciding the question
or impair the constitution it It's eriStahcs aTM THEN
al right Of any citizen of for Themselves y Breskia-
the United States to take Fi5ge's speech, 1856.
his slave property mt" the
common Territories. and
Here hold and enjoy the
same while the Territoriali
condition remains.
Now. gentlemen, explain yourselves We convict
Won OF insincef1ty-of outrageous du piicty-of an
attempt to deceive and humbug the people. ii Is a
IA RI of vo II game the means hy which Won ha We E-
thefto succeed.
Tou knew that Rrscainridge was ia" friend md 70!
lawar of Stephen y. douglas that ne voluntarily
went over to Uliuof>. AMI helped Douglas hght the
administration on the S~quatter sosereignty platform,
which was the spl | between Douglas and the South;
you knew that Douglas but little more than a month
ago was willing 10 withdraw his name and take Breck
inridge on his %S4uatter Sovereignty platform; you
knew that Erech.nridge vas a candidate before the
Convention on that platform after the
boilers left the Convection. and that he oniyswlth-
drew because he would not longer consent to run
against hissfritnd Mr.. Fiougias: YOU also knew that it
was necessary to take freckinrIdge. with his equi
vocal record. or some sim lar man. il. order TO get a
guard /! ON The Porder slayeS Sta ties and the
States to go out OF the Baltimore Conyeu- !
nd unite IN your so thern Sectional Convention
and thus make your can4uct appear respectable
Your knew that the Whole affair was gotten up to force
. compromise by which YOU old hacks could get again
at the spoIis, or. in the event Of failure. your Yanceys
souH dissolve the Union. Many of you, following
the example OF the Galveston News, have repeatedly
Breekinriage as leaning to Free SOL AMI
atolit ion sentiments. He has never withdrawn Z
word or /. sylahae ute ed against the extension OIL
slavery. He sest Ne don't belong 10 a party . ieh Ok
T., attend sdreyy. He has never withdrawn MT
he extension of slavery Have you changed front
yop accused Breckinriigr of Abolition.sm. yea.
ince the CHI rlestoo Convention 2 Are you now sound
N the soose2 -idSta5te leaders. honest ,defenders OF
institutions. Immaculate editors ofcoarse.
he peofl" believe every word You utter-of course,
hey viii 10 just as you say