Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-08-04
For the Sugar Planter.
Political 9entaA Of John e. Breekin-
ridge.

Political sentah Of Jehn e.. Breekin.
ridge.
Mr.. EpiroR-lt IL highly important that all old
Wings should know and understand who John c.
Breckinridge reallyu and what reliance may be placed
in him. II any Of them at this time, should have
any inclination to vote for him, it is proper that they
should know, before making up their minds, how he
stood when Gen. Taylor vas a candidate for tho Pre-
sidency, how stood after that time and how he stands
now.
When Gen. Taylor was a candidate for She Presi
d .ncy, Mr.. Breckinridge most cordially took pa.t with
his friends and the Wbigs to secure his election-and
used his efforts to break down all party organizations,
the democratic party particularly, which was then
the only organised party opposed to Gen Taylor
After that time Mr.. Breckenridge is found acting with
the party which he had extrte! himself to put down
and destroy, and. strange to say, has, by that Co
operation and by that party, succeeded in securing
to himself the second highest office in the government.
Now, after having secured that high n%osition, he
Turns round again, traitor like, regulates the demo
mocratic organizations, basely betrays the high con
fdence which the National Democracy had most hon
orably reposed in him and has lent himself to a wld
scheme, again to disorganize and break down that old
party, which may lead to the most fat Consequences
to this Union.
That you may not misunderstood the facts, in the
outset, we will proceed to give you the Official record;
his subsequent course is fresh in your minds and needs
no evidence to establish but your own enlightened
judgement drawn from the history Of political events
Of the last few years and up to this moment. We
challenge a denial of the record here presented-read
it for yourselves:
Mr.. Bfeckinridge is a young politician, and a still
younger Democrat; but since he Joined the Democrat
ic party, at an early date, showed the disposition to
bolt, which has ripened into his present practice. In
1S4S, a meeting was held in Lexington Ky. 1t was a
Taylor meeting. We have a pamphlet copy before us,
from which we take the record rertatim:
AT q meeting of The citizens of Lexington and Fac
yette county, without distinction OF party, held, IN
Pursuance of public notice, at the Court House. Au-
gust l4th. 1S47, Geo. r Kinkead, Esq. was called to
the Chair. and Jesse Woodruff appointed Secretary.
On motion, it was
RESOLVED, That a committee of five be appointed TO
draft a preamble and resolutions expressive of the
sense of this meeting.
Whereupon, the Chairman appointed the following
persons on said committee: F. X. Hunt, John c.
Breckenridge, E. K. Sayre, Esqs., Capt. Henry John
son, and Col. S. D. Mccullough, who, after having re-
tired for a few moments, returned and presented to
the meeting the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The wishes Of the people Of . Republic,
when uninduenced by party considerations and ties,
are always sincere and purely for the good of the
whole country: and whereas, the choice by the PEG
pie of the United States Of a President is a matter OF
high nom ent 10 them, and, whereas, it is not only
the privilege, but the bounden duty, of every good
citizen to express his views on all proper occasions
and in proper terms as to public men and public mea-
sures; therefore
RESOLVED, That II is desirable that the next President
of the United States be a man of ability. integrity
and moderation, and at the same time acceptable to
the great body OF the people of the Union.
Resolved, That this meeting d~epiores and 'iisap-
proves Of the excess and party feeling and violence
which have separated the people of the United States,
that they believe that the true interest of the
country will be promoted by ~elevating to the Presiden-
a man, who shall feel himselfto be the President Of
the whole people. and not of a party. s.whn will not
be the candidate Of any party, nor lend himself to
party schemes. q
Resulted. That Gen. Zachary Ia ylor possesses these
qualifications in an eminent degree, and. in the OPT
MON Of this meeting, will. if elected, discharge the
pertaining to the Executive department OF the
Government. with honesty. sagacity and frmness,
contribute allthe weight Of his great name, to the
settlement OF the new aud momentous questions
which are about to come before the country there
fore
RESOLVED, That this meeting assembled without lis
of party, do nominate Gen. Zachary Ia lor
TO be the next President of the Cnitei states, and re
commend similar nominations BY Ills fri, nds through
out the State of Kentucky.
Resolved, That this meeting recommend a mass
meeting Of the friends Of Gen. Taylor, without dis
t~inction of party, to assemble at the Court House. in +
next County Court day, {Sept- 13th) and
that a committee of five be appointed to prepare and
address to said meeting, setting forth the propNety
md Importance OF %electing him to the Presidency.
On motion, the preamble and resolutions we're una
1imously adopted.
Messrs Frank Hunt. John C.. Breckinridge. F. x.
Sayre, Henry Johnson and s. n. Mccullough were
appointed the committee to prepare the address.
On motion, G. B. kinkead, Esq, Chairman OF the
meeting, was added to the committee.
On motion. it was
Resolved, That the city papers be requested to pub
,sh the proceedings of this meeting.
Resolved, That this meeting now adjourn.
.. G. B. KINKEAD, Chairman.
JESSE WOODRUFF, Secretary.
Here there is NJ. Breckenridge earnestly cooperate
ng for the election of Gen. Taylor, deploring and dis
approving party feeling and using all his influence to