Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-09-15
THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR.

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The latest news from the North an.
nounces the return Of President JOHNSON,
and his party, to Washington. His tour
throughout the Northern and Western
States has been one continued ovation.
Thepeople turned out in immense crowds
in the cities and towns, and along the diff
ferent railroad routes, to welcome the
Chief Magistrate and encourage him in
his glorious efforts to reunite a great ma
ton which civil war has rent assunder.
True, here and there, the venom Of Radi-
cal spite and hatred were poured upon
him, but like the waves breaking upon a
rock, they dashed in vain. 1t is perhaps,
a little singular that the Presidential tour
did not extend to New England. But
when it is taken into consideration that
the head and front of all our recent
and present troubles arose and exist III
those puritanical States, and that the ad.
ministration has but few supporters among
those harpies who have fed and fattcned
upon our nations woes, his indifference
to them may be we'll imagined. He turn
ed to the hardy settlers of the North and
West-men whose brawny arms and de-
termined minds brought forth the fruits
of the soil from the wilderness, and by
whose steady and firm resolves, the arm
les of the Union succeeded and peace
restored to distracted country. Presid-
ent JOHNSON knew his men--knew well
to whom he could look for support and
WI firmly believe he will not be disap.
pointed. The minds Of the intelligent and
well-designing men Of the country are
beginning to awake to the tue aspect
and condition Of affairs. They see around
and about them a set of unprinciplcd
knaves who undertake to shape and
control the destinies Of q great people for
their own agrandisement. With them
patriotism is at a discount. They know
nothing but their own desires, their main
tenance Of power is everything, and that
which they cannot shape to their own
views, must be crushed at all hazards
Like Samson at the temple of the Philis-
tines, they would tear down the sacred
edifce OF our country's greatnenss and be
crushed by its fall, rather than their pow
er and plans should fail. Such men de-
serve q fitting rebuke from the people
they should be cast aside as traitors to
their country and be made to feel the
wrath Of an outraged and indignant PEG
pie. W. believe this punishment is il
store for them, and when truth and jus.
ticc shall prevail, they will hide tbemsel-
YES like bats, from the light of day, and
we shall seea united, a happy and pros~
porous people. zl''
The uprising of the people of the
North in favor of President ~JoHEsoN's
policy plainly foreshadows this. 1t is
amongst those who gave the Union cause
its heartiest and most determined sup
port. It was from those who fought
with q determination seldom equalled, for
its maintenance-whos hearts we're in the
cause and not in their pockets. They be-
lieved in what they struggled for and sue
ceeded. Left to the mercenaries of New
England patriotism alone-men whose
seldom scared above bargaining
and speculation-the Union cause, would
have gone down, and persisted forever be-
cause pluck and m ammon are incompati.
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