Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-12-20
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The Constitution ~ The United States
from Maine TO Texas, has been trsmpled
upon, dishsufed, aud now torn 70 pieces
by the two great contehding sections
First by the abolition fanatics North Of
Msson's line, and now South by fanatics
political.
God grant thst party may soon be suf
Heiehtly powerful 70 speed both those per
ties 10 oblivion save The femotse Of their
own eonseisnces- and from the obliterated
fragments remodel an instrument that
will he respected. Such q party already
lives; and that is the people.
The Arguments Of the hre-esters ere
but as a vision" They grasp the shsd
ow for the substance. "Let us reason to-
gethet."
The sugar planters have a Congtession-
nj act upon the Federal Statute books Of
thirty per cent in their favor, and eonss-
quently they enjoy the monopoly Of the
sugar markets Of the Union. Now, sup
pose you obtain Southern Confedetacy,
composed Of ten, may ssy hfteen States.
will this Confedetsey consume ell the su-
gsr produced In Louisiana Then IL there
IL not consumption, the surplus will have
10 find market elsewhere. The West
Indies will compete with Louisiana in the
North and In Europe. Then what would
avail protection
The cotton producers desire no ptotec-
ton. "a their produce is raw material. and
IL principally designed for expectation.
Thvs Louisiana - q sugar p,odseiag State,
.tapdsIsfn. diamsf,iesi contrast 10. a eofton
STATE.
The profits arising from sugar planting
are not the cause Of the great advance in
the price Of negro labor. but from bottom
planting alone. The great success Of late
years achieved by the sugar planters IN the
State Of Louisiana, arises from the advance
in the price Of land, and the monopoly of
the sugar markets of the North, but bring
her into competition with Cuba, and other
sugar producing colonies. and Louisiana
eospses. Then plantations by the score
will he for sale.
But. the primary object Of the secession
lists, is, they say, 70 preserve the "domes-
tic institution" hut we say, secession is
like lighting candle at both ends, that il
may Last the longer. Secession will inpel
the very calamity the patriotic 60 flre-es-
ters osteusibly desire 10 stsve of. A fugi-
tive slave may he rescued in the Northern
States whilst the Union holds together
but after disunion the abolition States
will be Canada at our very doors. The
slave crosses the line and is free.
We admire not the action Of the North,
because IL has violated the letter and spirit
Of The compact.
Let the Union divide, and then two
standing armies will necessarily be placed
along the borders. Forts will be rsiaed,
say nothing Of navy and marine. But
who will pay the cost
Suppose again, a border State Of the
South, let IL he Kentucky or Tennessee,
becomes sboiitionired and desires to join
its Northern neighbor, will the remaining
States or Southern Coniederscy be enabled
TO make war upon her sovereignty No,
then the only pelicy will he TO blot out all
State lines. The North and Europe com
bined will prevent conquests by the South
ern Con fsderscy.
Secession will entail incalculabls injury
TO Louisiana plantations closed, towns
shipped TO the cot
ton States, and in few years tho South
ern Confederacy will become a pretty Re |
public, rent by intestine ieuds without
prestige or power as nations synouyme |
Of contempt throughout tho civilized
world. Reflect before II ia too late, seces-
sionists. A. EUROPEAN.
Baton Rouge, Dec. 10, 1860.
A GOVERNOR CENsuRsp. The Geor-
via House of Rcprcacntativca havc