Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-09-07
DAVIS AMI STEPHENS.

present difficulties, been in favor Of a firm
y united South, we have, SO Ear as GU
ability extended, endeavored to prevent
the formation of new political parties
or an agitation Of old issues which once
divided the South, politically. So Tar,
no attempt has been made, at least pub
licly, to induce the people to believe that
party lines still divide Us ; nor have polit.
ical matters been permitted to interfere
with anything Of a public character,
since the cali resounded which has unit.
ed the South as one. Having seen how
well we have all stood shoulder to
shoulder in this popular struggle
how Co-operationist and Secessionist
have wed with each other in endeavor.
ing to be Of greater service to our coun-
try, it would be in bad taste, if not worse,
to throw a frebrand into our present
Governmental organization. 1t is said in
the North-and it is blown daily into
the peoples ears by their,bireling presses
that there is strong Union sentiment
in the South only awaiting an opportu-
nifty to raise its head and deisntIy show
its power. Such assertions, willful and
malicious as they are, doubtless have their
effect upon the Northern mind in ;nduc-
ing many to cherish the hope hat the
SUCCESS, Of Northern arms will effect a
thorough reconstruction Of the Union.
In order then to convince Northern
skeptics, if convinced they can be, that
we are n people, united upon the ques-
ton Of this war united upon the eff
cheney Of our Chief Magistrates; united
in our satisfaction of the Confederate
Congress, We must have but one candi-
date for the Presidency and Vice-Presi-
dency, or, in other words, but one voice
upon the question of who shall be our
rulers for the first official term Of u
permanent Government.
With these convictions, we place at
the head Of u paper, the honored
names Of JEFFERSON DAVIS, of Missis-
and ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, of
Georgia. We have tried them so far in
the darkest hours of our little Copfeder-
acy, aud we are satisfied with them and
their acts. Our Congress too, merits all
appreciation that a grateful people can
uPvu IL, aud "o fevi as,u,vd ,h..
voters of Louisiana should return
her present Representatives in that Con-
yress TO complete the labors they have
Q we'll begun, and to bring to a happy
and successful issue, the work confded to
hem BY the people Of the South. We de-
ire to see no opposition arise in any State
# the South. With but Que ticket in
he field, the North may be convinced
bat we are IN earnest, and that no slum-
'ering fires Of Unionism are beneath our.
Get awaiting a chance to bus, forth.
To bring other candidates before the
now, would only produce wang
ng and discord amongst US, where ali
hou'd be peace and harmony. Each
andidate would have his friends. and
sues would have to be raised upon
'hich OF BY which the canvas would be
ontrolled. Issues would naturally pro-
uce parties, and then again would CON-
renee the political agitation of which
g have already bad too much, North
nd South. It was, perhaps, a wise
love on the part Of our State Conveu-
on in appointing delegates to the Pro-
Government at Montgomery.
hereby preventing the indulgence of {.
acrimony in their selection BY
'e people. And it is greatly to the I
edit of that body hat their selections J
ere from amongst our ablest citizens
he same principle Of the general veal
duced similar action on the part of the
her Southern States. the policy of
hich is manifest in the actions of our
overnment. |,
Such are the reasons which have in- i,