Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-05-26
The Chances.

The nomination at Baltimore Of BELL and
EVERETT upon a Constitutional Unioa plas-
form has met with, and is still finding favor
with large masses Of the people all over the
country. There is something novel in the
platform, if it may be so called, which seems
to interest from ito freedom from everything
ola political character-acknowledsing moth
ing but "The Constitution, the Union, and
the execution of the laws" We confess to
an admiration of the ticket, more from the
fact that Messrs BELL and EveRErr are not
worn-out political hacks, and that il elected.
will have no party to maintain in power by
the usual method of rewarding favorites and
fIeleaders. Their being members of the old
Wing party who have cever contaminated
themselves by <ssoc'ating with the Demo-
cratic party, or any other, since Whiggery was
finally defeated in 1852. arouses our warmest
sympathy and almost brings back to memory
the good old days when Wing banners float
ed proudly from every city and town Of this
Union. W. do not deny it-BELL and Ev-
ERErT have our preference over any men
now, or hereafter to come, before the people.
But a grave question arises before we can
commit ourself to their support-can they
defeat the Black Republican ticket? That
question cannot IS yet be decided-we must
await the action of the Baltimore Democratic
Convention.
The platform adopted by the Chicago Con-
vention has ss,onished every one from its
Union tendencies and somewhat conservative
character. Their platform will tell in all
the Northern States, while Its effects, We
fear, will be visible in the border slave
states We mean where there is
! strong Black Republican feeling. In order
to defeat their ticket and TO foil their mis-
chievous designs, We must trust to a more
thoroughly organized party than the Union
party OF BELL and EVERETT. In every State
Of the Union the Democracy claim a foot
hold, and we bsiieve still acknowledge some
feaIty to their party leaders; but that there
is 4 serious rupture in that party just now
caused by a misunderstanding between the
Democ,atic party North and South in the
Charleston Convention, is patent to every
one. That difference Of opinion, or what
ever it may be termed, mu t be settled and
adjusted at Baltimore. or the Democratic
party will be totally annihiEated So far as
the breaking up Of the Democratic party is
concerned, we care moth ny.-they nave
broken US up twice. aud we cannot but ac-
knowledge that revenge is sweet. But this
is no time to trif1e nor to quarrel about tri-
fes, and SO soon as TIE Baltimore Convention
decides upon a choice, We must be prepared
70 act. Some time since we .dvised onr
political friends to keep aloof from either
wing of the Democratic party in this State.
hold themselves independent in all polit-
ical mates until such a time as is became
necessary to act in unison with our opponents
for the public good. With the same prompt
ing, WI now ask them to reflect before COM
hitting themselves to the BELL and EVERETT
ticket. They may regret it hereafter when
it may be too late to ~Ietrace their steps.
Honestly believing it to be the duty of all
good citizens to study the welfare of the
country before giving way to party feelings
AID considerations, We advise them to pause
until the Baltimore Convention shall have
met and acted. If in that Convention the
Democratic party, North and South. shall!
agree upon a satisfactory platform, aud shall
nominate a candidate unobjectionable to the
South, we must unite with them to defea,
the Black Republican ticket, which is a mat
ter OF far more Importance to us than fighting
the Democratic party from mere motives Of
political hatred and difference of opinion.
Should the results above mentioned. be not
realized at Baltimore, then it will be time
enough to rally around the standard of BELL
and EVERETT. and call upon the divisions Of
tie Democratic party 10 unite with Us in
carrying oat their much boosted vaunt OF OPP
position to Black RepubIicanism-their love
of the Constitution and the Union, by assist
ing us to do, what as a party, they cannot do
themselves.
The RICHMOND CoNvENTloN.-An South
erndom is agog to know what the Richmond
Convention c~ontemplates doing. Truly the
fable OF the mountain in labor may as well