Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-22
The sContrase.

The Contrast.
There is a diseased, a jaundiced state o
the public mind, a sort of political hypocon
dria, observes an exchange, pervadins thu
whole nation, North and South, that contrasts
strangely with the patriotism of former days
Films and cataracts are obstructing the ma
tional vision Tof multitudes Of our people
and they dash on in dangerous and untrie'
paths. regardless of consequences. either t.
themselves or their country, imagining tina
they see clearly when they are nearly blind
Let us compare the sentiments Of some Of
our modern mon, who claim to be patriots
with the language Of those who have passed
away. Here they.are-
Elect your sectional candidate, and we OF
the South will tear the Constitution in
pieces, and look to our guns for Justice and
light against aggression and wrong"
SHOULD the Republican party succeed in
the next Presidential election, my advice f.
}he South is to snap the cords of the Uni n
at once and forever.''-Mr. KEIrr, Of S. c.
The Charleston Mercury, March, 1859:
"As the Democratic party goes to pieces,
these will form the nuclus of a Southern or
ganization."
The Mobile Mercury, April, 1859:
The times are now ripe for a political
movement in the s]aveholding States. The
plans of a Southern organization have beer
set or. foot and almost matured preparat' ~
to action. We earnestly hope the good work
may % on, and speedily"
Mr.. R. B. Rhett, of S. c.:
"Ml true craftsmanship in the South con-
| sists in forming combinations and shapins
events so as to bring about a disst luton o.
the Union, and the establishment Of a South
ern confederacy."
Gov. Perry, of Florida, declares:
II believe that her voice should be heard
in tones. not loud, but deep, in favor of an
eternal separation"
Mr.. YAncey,,,at Charleston, said.
That perhaps even now the pen of the
historian IS nibbed to write the story of a
new revolution"
If | had the power, l would dissolve this
government in two minutes. ~. T. Nor
GAN.
"Let US break up this rotten, sinking, and
oppressive government."-Gen. GAYLE.
"Resistsnce! resistance! to death against
the govern1fent, is what we want now
DAVID HUBBARD.
Break up end dissolve this rotten Yankee
governmental. D. F. WILLIAMS.
LET the Union rip."-R. D. GAYLE.
MY voice is for war."-G. D. JONES.
"Organize committees of safety all over
the cotton States, FIRE the Southern heart, in
struct the Southern mind, give courage TO
each other, and at the proper moment, b,
one organized, concerted action. we can pre-
cipitate the cotton States into a revolution
L. YANcEI.
A member Of the Southern Convention at
Montgomery, Alabama, advocated the re-
opening Of the slave trade, and said:
"lf this government. in that madness
which precedes, dissolution, should send its
agents here tospy out the acts Of Soutl ern
men, to enforce this law. to seize Sonti ern
citizens and take their property for acts
which they recognize as right-as sure as the
sun should rise: it would rise on the reekiug
plains Of another Lexington and Concord.
loud cheers.
Hon. H. S. Bennett, an x-Congressman in
Mississippi, said in the same convention
THAT Mississippi would have the slavf
trade re-opened peaceablv if they could, Tor
chilly if they must. If that were treason
there were 100000 citizens of Mississippi,
whose necks were ready for the halter"
Gov. Wise said. in 1856, that he had an
army to prevent Fremont from taking his
seat. if elected.
We might add to these the sayings Of PHI.
lips, Parker, Sumner, Seward. Garrison.
Lovejoy, Gidd'ngs. Sm;;::,n, and others. st the
North whese mad attacks upon the Union
Constitution have been condemned by
every true lover Of his country in the whole
length and breadth Of our land we might
speak Of tie proposition to pull down the
statue Of Daniel Webster, in Boston, am
place that Of old John Brown in its stead-
Of the declaration Of Garrison, that str.
Constitution of the United States is the
bloodiest conspiracy ever entered into a. ainst
the rights of man, but We forbear for the
present.
HHUYNAR0 mn THE rAuvyaSa