Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-29
To Our Friends.

The canvass il advancing rapidly towards il ter
mination. But a few weeks more, and We will know
the result of the campaign now ~agitating our cnun
tly from centre TO circumference. That our "ipo
ncnts Of the tjisEcKlyflDGF faction are making tle
most tremendous efforts to carry this state for their
candidate, ~ apparent To any one who enleavors to
keep himself posted upon the political movements Of
The day. The chances are-ana everything tends
to show it-that the larty Of Mr. Ihlct'N11rCE j.
daily losing ground. The object, within t1e state Of
inuisiana, with the followers NJ t'Ht gcntt nai. iS
to keep their 20 ition md power, ntterIy ttchi'-S Of
All that may t~ranspfie elsewhere. 7" saeceei n
this, they viii c,vrl ~ nothing lramtstE the eva
summation they so ariently desire. w caution our
friends. therefore, to be on thnir guard. W,haye a
trcacheious enemy to deal with, and may look with
all certainty for tricks and receptions being PLAYED
off to defeat US in the election cf our noble can!i-
dates, JOIN BELL and EDWARD EVERETT. With this
| warning befo re US, let constant watchfulness be our
care.
Beware of fictitious letters from the different par
ishes, pretending that no BELL aud DOUGLAS mon are
to be found within them. Such letters are wfitten
to deceive the people.
Beware OF .cards'' purporting to be Withdrawals
from the EElL or DOUGLAS party, and joining that of
the fanceyites. Such letters told with fearful effect
upon the American party in 1855, and was one of the
best tricks ever played of upon any political PARTY.
Beware Of all charges brought against our clniG-
dates by the honest "Yaneeyites" of opposition to
Catholics and foreigners. They haze already tried to
array Catholics and foreigners in opposition 10 is, ~
endeavoring to make them believe that our p.,rty i
the Old Know Nothint or American party un,Ier i
y mama Tho ra,,,n:r,, .E sEE SIC ~ -
touched upon in 80, show how we'll these misrerre.
sensations operated against Us.
Beware of pamphlets, containing tie most villain
GUS ISLANDERS upon candidates. We have heard that
such documents mili be circulated.
In fine, let the greatest care be exercised IN regard
to these matters, from now till the canvass closes.
After the above hai been written, aul III TYPE,
We found in the Stuls Rights LoRiSianian. Of tie sd
inst, the following searching article upon the sane
subject, which fully corroborates our own w,rninry
10 the people. With tile loaisjGitn We say. Ut the
friends Of Bell and Everett: bewar,l
REwArE,-The q, At topic N conveY ation III fNa
political cilcles of the city. for several days past. for |
which, it is said, Mr.. Slidell and the secedors intend
70 p"rpetrate IN order to secure the vof" Of the Safe.
i cannot Be doubted that they wtil resort to al p5s-
ibie means to carry the State of IouiSiaua. louisa.
ma is far from being for Breckenridge. ard the contem-
plated frauds are not precisely intended 10 obtain her
vote in ti'or of 3@eckinri lge. but rather 10 secure the
OF Mr.. Slidell for another term IN the United
States senate. 1etthen the frienis Of Judge Douglas
on their guard, and take in advance the !,
cessary measures to defeat all attempts at s~Flaque-
mining !"
fhe points most exposed to such frauds are Pl,.
qnemines (of slidellian notoriety, Calcasieu. and the
bordering on Pearl Rive and the Mississip
p.
MI. Slidell has, in his speech of Monday last dcclar
ed MS intention5of remaining in the city until the
Of election. Let then the friends Of lionglas never
loose sight Of him. His political existence II IT stAEo.
and to MAINTAIN II he will not spare tha almighty dol
lars with which ne j. 50 abuudautly supplied.
Mr. Slidell has the wilt, ana fe iAs Iii means. he
has the money BY which votes cnn be bought. al
steamboats, are not scarce on the Mississippi. ] ct
tie friends N Douglas an! Of Btil beware,