Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-10-24

9Fefs 9&Aff1@pt u > Rousseau 81 PlAqre WINES,
u ear0axiy recommended by an q0fcersofNe eEa
sBflgade. a. 4 ca ditste for The Office Of Bsigadier
General, now vacan, by the resisSaftoa u Mr. J.
Devf,iport.
Wfiiiont ptesuming il any wav, 10 discs,ss lie
preiessions and personal merit IL Mr. r., we taink
however, that we shall be permitted to- make All
appeal 70 tie officers Of THE Sin RrigA fe BY recon-
intending { tiiein II { canei late cf our choice, Capt
II RFasrat.
We sliall oet rlai n n his fvar. the altogether
military education Of his competitor: his educa-
liz has been such as is generally given 10 our
t;.eoles. 1.-The has no, been nj the miiffsty Aca.
deny Of Was, Po,n,-fhe has not gradu lied 10
that institutions, il he has not served 4 few moiihs
in the | IS. Anny, il do . not foIiow that he can-
rot hr a good General Oaicer, aid know the duties
attached 10 that Office.
Capt Fasrot has been for the last eve years az
the head Of he ccmp.ny Of t'the Ralon Rouge
(tassenrs." 1t is 10 his e~xertions, we are indeba, d
for lis creation, its Organization and discipline BY,
his Zeal and umiring efforts, ne has maihaine Iii
To this q y /: aud your town ought To- b. grateful
sohim hr the beneficial example he ha. given in
the fnrmato,of that corps for the pro.er,ion Of its
inl,ab.tants- an example which has sidre heen fol-
lowed by otl.ars 10 forming several volunteer,
caap MES n your precincts.
e have no hesitation 10 saying that Capt f..
il worthy Of tie Office he ~soiic,s, should we judge
him by his previous conduct. lie has fhe necessa-
ryszeal, activity, patriotism, and military acquire
ments, N theory ~ well as in practice. He tan
nat ills true boat of q Diploma from w Poilf ;bpl
al cur general officers are IN the same predica meat
and The ul6iment OF the high dnties entrusted 10
them . does net seem 10 suffer OIL that account.
We agrec with Tie writer Of the above mentioned
article, when he says We should not be Influenced
by party spirit 10 the choice of our candidate, bat
We differ widely with hin, when he preteads 10 say
tina, should We he Egutled by that motive, instead Of
finding TIE Get,era1 at his post to ref,ress the disor-
Gers ofa mob, we night find him al The head Of
the factions. Such a thought should be cast far
away. for II j. injurious 10 each ofour candids tas /:
whatever their political faith may be, we are ccg-
6ieat that they nave 10, much horn, Integrity and
pattint sri TO fear for 0ne inslant TINT such visions IS
the wr,te,' = should ever ba realized.
Captain Fasrpt presents himself, therefore with
inodesiy, b. I with 6oufid-nce before Tie officers OF
the 9Th Brigade. His past lHe has not been that 1t
a warrior, Is.d q the t,mul,s Of Camps, sor in tie
more peaceful tolls of a mill, aIy school. He pre-
sents himself as = mar whose past iife is irreproseh-
able; as a man who is able 10 occupy The station
10 which he aspires. and who will never shrink be-
FIRE the n,msra,ss duties he viii be bound TO fulfil,
shou he otta.n tie suffrage of his fellow officers i.
We Il Fer also with the writer, when he be
his candidate to be The mil one suited to tho af .ce,
Tor we think il due 70 the three candidates. to say
that they are ai worthy Of the sofssge or thsir Eel
low ~citszeps.
SsvxnaL OrTIeEae cr THE eth ER,sADE.