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

THE REASON WHY.
We imagine that some Of the Conservative ant
Union loving people OF Louisiana would Ike to know
the reason why some of the Breckenridge and Lane
papers in the South support that ticket, as the sait
pa pers themselves state it. The reason is, in som'
instances, not a little suggestive and curious.
The Charleston Mercury, the well-4nown secession
organ of South Carolina, which reioi ced exceedingly
when the Democratic party burst up at Charleston
which illuminated its Office in honor of that event
because it thought it saw in the circumstances the
beginning of the programme of events which should
finally result in the dissolution Of the Union, openly
ayows that 1t support Breckinrldge and Lane because
they are the nominees of a Seciioeal Southern Conren
ton. It supports them because they are not nation
all That is an interesting admission. That is a
peculiar reason to give for the support of what the
Breckenridge papers hereabouts facetiously call "the
only National 1icket!'
But the Charleston Mercury is not the only aper
that puts forth DIsuN1ON as its avowed reason for sup
porting the Breckenridge ticket, by any means. as
our readers shall see for themselves. Among the ar
dent supporters OF that ticket is the Camden (Ala.)
LEICESTER, and we ask the Union Democrats of Louisi-
ana to read the following from a recent article from
its columns
We run up our flag to-day for Breckenridge and
Lane, the Democratic nominees for President and
Vice President of the United States. We have unwa-
veringly contended far the last TN years that it would
be better (for all concerned) to make fno or more DIS
tinrt governments of the territory onaprising the United
States gf Ame,lcd-and that such will ultimately be
done, there can be no sort of doubt but it should
he done with fairness and justice to every section of
the Union md 0JrTp1l Tint the yYTtU tn 1yE7rb rig he
t"ng Is the only reliable one to carry out his measure,
and secure to our own section all her rights, we in
tend to battle for its principles to the fullest extent
of our ability.
What do the friends of the only national party''
candidates think of that2 The Register thinks it
{. would be better for all concerned to make two or
more is well put ;n-of the territory comprising the
limited States OF America, - I. and believing that the
Iarty to which it belongs is the only reliable one to
carry ont Mis measure, y it throws itself with might
and main into the Breckenridge camp!
But here is still another Breckenridge pa per on the
yet more significant and suggestive of the real molus
2perdndi, by which the running of Mr., Breckinridge
may be MADE to accomplish the object desired. We
quote as follows from the Montgomery Aoit, a seces-
paper published at the ca pital Of Alabama, and
one OF the leading Breckenridge journals of that
Run three Presidential tickets against Lincoln.
hereby giving Lincoln the best chance for ELECTION.
after Lincoln is elected, some Southern communities
most OF Them, perhaps-wiu refuse to let II post
MASTER appointed under his administration, take
of the office. Then the United states au.
will be interposed to 3. enforce the laws. -
hen the United States authorities will either be
hot down, or they will shoot somebody down. Then
he people of the community will rise up against the
jnittd States Government, and will be sustained hy
communities. until civil war, with all its
torrib'e butcher'es. enve,ops the land in a shreua Of
lood and carnage
what do the business men of New Orleans lie
lanters and mechanics and professional men Of Lou.
llama, say to this? How do they like the picture
boye drawn of the effect of running Mr.. Breckiu-
and thereby, if possible. giving Mr.. Lincoln
be " best chance for electron?" Is there not a wheel
I thin a wheel in this matter? Is there not a LITTLE
ed wheel running that is for the present kept in the
ack ground and somewhat covered upg-N. o.. Bud
tin.