Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-05-19

nominees as the ooly available means Of
defeating the Black Republicans.
From this it may b. easily understood
how materially the fortunes Of the C"'o"
candidates are likely to be affected by
the course which the Democracy will
pursue--especia!lyso far as the South is
concerned. But thi, is not all. The
aggregate Ut strength which the Un1o"
ticket may exhibit at the North will
greatly depend upo" the nomination to
made by the Black Republican C'nve"-
ton which will assemble at Chicago t"
morrow. There are in the ranks Of IT, al
organic uion thousands Of cltizens who
sustain i, from opposition to Democracy.
rather than from any marked attachment
to anti slavery principles. This i%nt1ue"-
tiaI body Of voters may be retained if
the Chicago Convention selec, so,ne can-
d,date no: utterly odious / Northern
conservatives some such An aspirar,, for
example, as Bates or Mclean; but It
that Convention carries out i,s legitimate
doctrines by nominating rather The "irr.-
press,ble conflict" candidate himself or
Que Of his kidney, such as Chase or
Banks, We are inclined to believe that
the Northern conservative element vii;
detacl ivself from Back Rep%uLI'canis'n,
and sustain Bell and Evs rett.
These considerations, meagre, vague
and general as they are, will suffice I"
explain the inpossiLiIity OF ascer.ai":ng
at this early stage Of the canvass the
prospects of the National Union canii-
dates. All opinions on the subj ct are
premature, and in fact mere guess work.
1t is quite natural that enthusiastic par
,isaus should indulg. in hopes o II the
less confident because they are ground
less; but coo!.I,eaded and experienced
observers will not dream Of com nitl!ny
themselves by predictions which, at this
time, would be without the slightest data
for their realization. ". D Bee.
Tur NnuIxAr,nxs Ar KA,TINogE-
Bell Ynd Everett! Good names, both Of
them. Men kuown to the whole coun-
try by many years Of service III 'igl, Pc
sit,on-states,nem whose records stamp
them as national patriots in public at
fairs, and with private characters without
spot or bIemish. Net that nobody nee,!
ask who they are. For a third Of a Cell
fury. both Of them have been prominent
iy before the nation, in the discharge OF
higl, public trusts. i'll tie Cabiue: aud in
the Senate Of the United States.
John Bell has been conspicuous in the
Of the country from The tine
when jackson was in the p!entituds OF
power down to The present day,
After serving WIKI distinction in thu
House Of R-rres n,a'ives,' a"i attaining
;lle high dignity Of Speaker of that body
Mr. Bell WAS invited INTO he Cabine, "i
Gen. Harrison in l84l, and assumed the
of the War Department. Thr
death of Gen. Harrison led To the ,eu,-
.an cation IF the Cabinet, aud Mr.. Bel,
~ company with his c"IIeayuvs. except
Mr.. Webster, resiy' e! his posi- ION. Su :
he wa- elected t" the Svual.
Of the United States from Tennessee.
and in that body he served with dis,inc-
lion until the 4til of March, 1859.
Edward Everett has discharged high
diplomatic trusts, has been Secretary OF
State. aud has represented Mas>achu-
in the United States Senate. lie
in tie Senate when Massachusetts,
seemed to have some pride in her MAJ
t'on"l representatives, and before that
had fallen under the evil inAu.n-
ces Of such miserable p%re,eudef~ and
'l-magogu.s rs Sumner and Wilson. In
rvrty posi'io" he has occupied, Everett
las been clear in his greet oficr,' aud
before the nation to-lay a spl-',-
lid specimen of tue, national, uusel-
patriot and statesman.
Such are the men that the Union
Convention mas placed before the people
CIR their sntfra- Is. 1t is wei, known
that the disruption Of the Democratic
al Charleston has gwen n
new phrase to the Presidential Contest
Up to the time Of the meeting Of that
body, there was a general disposition on
The par, Of he Southern men If all pail
lies to sustain its nominees. II they had
lis national. cnns.l yatlye m.n.-