Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-08
When ParsOm BrOwnlOw will join the
Democrats.

When Parson Brownlow will join the
Democrats.
An Arkansas correspondent who probably
wanted to wake "po Rev. Mr.. Brownlow, of
the Knoxville (Tenn.) Wing. wrote to that
eminent polemic, as follows:
w. G. BRowYLow Il have learned with
pleasure. upon what | consider reliable au-
thority. that you have male upon your mind
to Join the Democratic party, and in future to
act with us for the benefit of the country
When viii you come out and announce it !
1t will have a good effect in the present cleo
ton, if you will make it known over your
own signature. Hoping to hear from you,
| am, very truly,
"JoRDAs CLARK.n
Nj. Clark hears from the Parsor, to this
effect:
KNOXVILLE, Aug. 6, 1860.
MIR. Jordan Clarke | have your letter of
the 30th ult. and hasten to let You know the
precise time when | expect to come out and
formally announce that | :iave joined the
Democratic party. When the sun shines at
midnight. and moon at mldday-when men
forgets to be selfish, or Democrats lose their
iuclinations to steal-when nature stops her
onward march to rest. or all the water-courses
in America flow up stream-When flowers
lose their odor, and trees she'd no leaves
when birds talk. and beasts OF burden laugh
when damned spirits SWAP hell Tor heaven.
with the angels of light. and pay them the
boot in mean whisky-when impossibilltles
are in fashion. and no'proposition is too absurd
to be believed, you may creuis the report
that have joined the Democrats.
"I1oin the Democrats Never. so long as
there are sects in churches-weeds in gardens
-heas in hog pens-dirt in victuals-dispntes
in families-wars with nations-water in
the ocean-bad men in America, or b Sc wo-
men in France. No. Jordan Clark. you may
may congratulate-yeu may rea-
son-vou may sneer-but that cannot be-
thrones of the Old Wcrli-the courts of
the Unlverse-the governments OF the world,
may all fall and crumble into ruin-the New
World may commit the national suicide OF
lissolving this Union. but all this must occur
before join the Democracy!
'IJoin the Democzacy!-Jordan Clark. you
know not what you say-when | Join the
Democracy the Pope of Rome will Join the
Methodist Churrh-when Jordan Clark, of
Arkansas, Is President Of the republic Of great
Britain. by universal suffrage Of a contented
p~eople--when Queen Victoria consents to be
divorced from Prince Albert oy a county
,ourt in kansas-when Congress obliges by
aw, James Buchanan TO garry a European
Princess-when the Pope leases TIE Capitol
It Washington for h S city INSTRUMENTATION
Alexander of Russia and Napoleon OF France
ire elected Senators in Congress from New
MexIco-when good men cease TO go TO hea-
zen or bad men to hell-when this world is
urned upside down-when proof is afforded.
10Th clear and unquestionable. that there is
10 God-when men turn to ants. and ants to
Elephants, will change my political faith,
nd come out on the side of democracy!
sSupposing tha' this full and frank letter
will enable you to fix upon the period when /
will come out a fulIgrown democrat, and to
communicate the same to all whom it may
in Arkansas,
Il have the honor to be, &c
wv. G. BROWNLOW."