Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-21
Communicated.
Political Germs from the Advocate.

full report Of the mastery speech recently delivered
by Hon. Ste phen A. Douglas, at Springfield. Illinois.
on I" Kansas, Utah, and the bred Scott decision. y
On perusal, we find the speech to be one of those
bold. clear, and statesman ike efforts, so ,mtnentIy
characteristic Of that Senator. The questions dis
cussed are the most momentous now challenging the
attention Of our statesm N, and they have been mt
BY the gallant Douglas in a manner worthy the
champion Of the Kansas Nebraska bill."- Weekly "A.
rOcate, June Eta, 1857.
The gallant Douglas stands now where he did then,
on the Dred Scott decision and the Kansas Nebraska
bill, the great champion Of the constitution and pop.
ular sovereignty. and the hvorite of the American
Democracy.
$40 NEW TErs-ruE DUTY Or THE DEMOCRACY TIL
Richmond Enquirer INNER to our earnest at
tention the recent letter Of Governor Johnson, Of
Georgia. 1ts views are dppyopos to our views Of yes.
terday on the organization, working and mission Of
the Democratic party, and are sure to find response
from every Southern Democrat. The letter Of Gov.
johnson is characterized by good sense and sound
principles. 1t iucidly expounda the requirements Of
. sound Southern p~ol.cv-poinH out tie necessity Of
rcxkipating a strong and cordial alliance WiA the faith
tIl, constitution abtdins Democrats Of tie North. " =
= The Northern Democracy cannot sustain them
selves against an all prevalent and popular fanati-
eism, except they are backed by all the moral power
Of . united South 1t was a united South only VIII CHI
'bouyed up the Northern conservatives to the mighty
efforts which carried Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois.
aud New Jersey and 1t is all idiene-s and folly to
expect ard from that quarter in the future. unless we
are true to Ourseives-true to the great Constitutional
party Of the Union. "-WeeAIy Advocate, February I'D,
1857.
TIE italics are ours. 1t ia proper to add that
tn, Governor Johnson here r ferred to, is the present;
candidate Of the great Constitutional party Of the Union
the National Democracy-for Vice President, with:
the gallant Douglas. Gov. johnson still stands by,
and IL cordial alliance ,ctth tie faithful, Constitution
abiding Democrats Of the North, and mark it, the
EoutLern National Democracy will stand with both
him and Douglas, IN their full strength. ere the ides
Of November next. Secession and disunion can never
get a foot hold in the South while such nob. and
true men as Douglas and johnson are the standard
bearers Of the great National Constitutional Denoc-
racy Of the Union, nor will the disorganizer. and e
cessionists at Charleston and Baltimore succe i in
their outrageous and nearious schemes TO break
down the Southern National Democracy in order
that Black Republican President may be elected,
ana thereupon to carry out their disunion pro
gramme, OF precipiating The Southern States into REvo
sr1roS and a DISSOLUTION AND OVERTHROW OF TIE AMER
1cAN GOVERNMENT.
Again
The Richmond Enquirer very trahfuny yemnrk.-n
she institution Of slavery is to be circumscr.bed or
extended, all we ask is that TIE peopIe Of the STATES and
TERRITORIES shall de,k FOR THEMSELVES whether they uiV
q Z" FtJeI IT, lHat IL tIe DeJN0CTnaC d0GbtnS IA
Louisiana as yell as WISCONSIN. Such being the posi-
ton OF the party, it becomes interesting to enq uire
tho cause of its success and its nationality 1t as
survived every other party and extended ITS influence
throughout the country, solely and simply becaus.
ITS principles are practical illustrations of those ten
ents of the Constitution, Which apply alike to me ser
1son and another. Nationality is its soul aud essence,
and 1t Is from the fact that Popular Sovereignty aud
the rights of the States are the cardinal canons of its
creed. Weekly advocate Judy 8, 1857.
Exactly so.-Such is the true doctrine Of the Ma.
tional Democracy SO ably expoundcd and maintained
BY Judge Douglas. Then why this disruption aud
division Of the Southern Democracy Why these
secessions at Charlie ston and Baltimore from the Ma.
donai Convention and from the National democratic
organization, threatening disun,on and Jeso,ation to
our %countryS l will tell you the reason why and from
the same authority. Here it isl
"WElL EXPRESSED "A writer in the Aupuss, yc. \
Const,tnaionaiia under the head Of g SoutIern sra.
mists,' TuhtMuy remarks that the South hos ALWAYS
Oeen cursed with a class of politicians of low O. dcr.
whenever our section is menaced with danger. these
men grow b0'sterOus and spring up questions that
never can accomplish any good. They are ALWAYS
raising difficulties, throwing stumbling blocks in tie
way OF cool considerste and rejecting men. = -
ahe national Democracy have gipess as the best possible
ground on Ae slavery question:. Yet SOUTHERN extrem
ISIS are beginning to swear at them. Every body
must subscribe to their u't,mats. They sickle for
the last cent in the doliar-if they cannot get this
they will have nothing Weekly advocate. Feb. l, 81.
This is the whole truth clearly told. Now can any
body tell us what just cause the Louisiana delegates
had. on their part. for kicking up the late rumpus at
Charleston, then stampeding Of to Richmond, then
again to Baltimore, then back to Richmond, kicking
up general durt and keeping up a general clanaor,
wherever they went? In the name of reason and
common sense what was it all forS We have not Keen
able yet to find one of them that could tell US. It is
just - the Advocate has said above. suppose they
have some kind of = uNiaata !" which they are not
able to explain themselves, and which no sensible
and honest Democrat will ever be deceived and mis-.
lead oy. The whole thing is a huge STUMBLING shocx
over which poor Breckenridge has fallen and sealed
his ate forever-Douglas and johnson will be elected
and the Constitution, the Union and the great Ma
tonal Democracy will be perpetuated and preserved.
90 mote it BE-, for Coo Is with the right.
S%OUTHERNER
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