Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-28
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CONSERVATISM.

CONSER ATlSM
Me. EDITOR Il would be much pleased through
the medium of your paper, to address a few words t
those of our felIow7citlzens who have reserved theil
action, to await the development of the fact, as tc
which Is the strongest political organization, and thu
most likely to overcome Black Republicanism in the
coming contest. Gentlemen, l have studied and
thought much upon your present passive position,
and have endeav"red to satisfy myself that your
course was dictate by your great love of county,
Should l ask you the question Which side would
you espouse in a contest between the Government,
and a section North or SOUTH think l judge you
Alright in answering that you would at once come to
the support OF your country thus ! believe in your
patriotism. Now let US examine. the facts in the
case. You say that you will support the strongest
party. Can Mr.. Lincoln obtain one electoral vote in
the slave StateSS You answer no. Are not the votes
then Of the South, If divided between Messrs. Rreck-
inridge, Douglas and Bell, just as much against Mr..
Lincoln as if all wers cast for any one candidates OF
course you must answer yes. This election must be
settled by the House of Congress, or may be by
the Senate, and Messrs. Lincoln and Hamlin Will
there be one of the candidates. 1t cannot be proven
ted by q combination of all the powers we possess
Three candidates will enter the H"use,-twot the Sen
ate. Now comes the question either Mr.. Douglas,
Mr.. Breckenridge or Mr.. Bell, will be thrown or ruled
out. Say that it is Mr.. Douglas, will his friends in
the House of Congress from the South, in conse-
quence, support Mr. Lincoln? OF course not. If it
should go TO the Senate, another will have to be
thrown out. Say that is Mr.. Lane. VIII the friends
then of Messrs. Douglas and Lane vote for Mr.. Ham
in preference to Mr.. Everett? OF course they
will not. You all know this. Then for what are you
Your action cannot make the South strong
er than she now is, upon that question. She is all
unit. But there is an issue, and it is only upon
that where your reserved strength would have its
fleet, and that is between Mr.. Douglas and Mr.
Breckenridge. Nov such of you as believe in the in
ability of Democracy. should at once, take your
stand for Mr.. Douglas. Your vote will not be lost
t will in no event count for Mr.. Lincoln. If there
ire any of you inclined to support sectional action,
md to countenauce the disrupture of the Democratic
you should give in your adhesion to Mr..
'recklnridge-your vote will not be lost-lt will in
10 event count for Mr.. Lincoln. But should there be
ny among you, whose hearts still palsate for the
Inion, and who would wish to join . national organ
.sation, where the whole country, North, South,
and West, shall receive fun and equal protec-
let him march into the ranks of Bell and Ever
tt. Your vote viii not be lost,-it will in no event
cast for Mr.. Lincoln. But some of you would pre-
n that the South should. present to the North an
nbroken front, n perfect union, that its moral inau
nee would secure the countenance of Northern pat
and wouldsforce Black Republicani>m, should
aey succeed in obtaining the power, to deal justly ,
it'll the South, you ask not only an improbability,
ut in the present state of human nature, an impos-
billty. You ask the friends Of Mr.. Douglas and !
r. Breckenridge to re- unite. Think you not, that
iissxhole question Of danger from Abolitionism,
represented In every possible phase before the dis
ganization of the Democratic party. Do you sup
use, that they did not know that they alone had the
'wer to overcome Black Republcanism. and know. j.,
g this, did they not divide their strength Is the !,
niger now greater than it was them The friends
Mr. Douglas or Of Nr. Breckenridge might coalesce
The South asks no favor of Abolitionism c.
ey have the protection of the Constitution. and
hen Black Rcpublicanism shall attempt to break G
'~n the Constitutional barriers raised by our Faith. r..
by interfering with the reserved rights of the
nth, no voice win be needed to call for unity. 70. CT
one man, would they rise in Their majesty ana Fl
wer to stand by and defend the Con titut,op. the r
VS. and the Union. Union