Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-08-21

discussed by those better informed Sach
men line our walks wissra'rr we turn, and g
their calm and well digostod reflections our
columns are ever open.
~ ECoNarNlcArrp.l t EE Meg
Go,a yrsr ssgSsroR.--H Gen. Joseph gcr-
n,r,l will agree "a offer as 0 candidate to re,
,rssen, this parish as Senator at the next
stlec.,oa, hs viii receive the votes OF q
az H. CHEAT NrMBEE or CITIZENS,
rip FIscAL BANRs--T'he bill from the
s.na,e 10 establish the fiscal bank passed IN
the House on the 9Th inst by a majority d 81
--i2s yeas to 81 NAYS.
Tho fate Of this bill mttst now be soon
Known. The doubts which have existed even
.tpo.,p the best informed politicians as TO the
orthodoxy u Mr, Tyler in Wing principles
will be cleared away in q day or two. It Is
ear opinion that he will sign the bill as pass
Oh: we think there ear be no difficulty in this
particular. The notifications introduced BY
Mr.. CIpy 10 secure its passage in the Senate
remove the qr, sfion Of state-rlghfsf as first
connected with tho measure, 10 o future day.
Consequently Mr.. Tyler's atate-rights doc
ts..,nos viii fad nj call for employment here
Ala future time, il u bill should pass in Con-
gress imposing o branch Of the bank ON any
s.a,e whose legislature may have refused 10
actcpt the conditions OF the present law, the
President will find occasion to exercise his
Virginia principles" Ia that case, the
t~usstion will be clearly one Of s'ate-riglts,
and il viii be the duty Of those who maintain
this view OF the constitution TO come up
psarapt,s to the contest. The present law
adni;a the rights Of the states to receive Or re-
lcct the proposed bank, az may appear TO them
,.so,ser. Tha, some OF them will reject il, We
can hardly doubt. Whether those SO decid-
ing shsll be oyerthrown or sustained in their
tl.oica, will be made known by q trial of the
.slcsal and stato-righ,s forces Of the country;
+al l,,ess Mr.. Tyler deviates most widely
from opinions laid down by him IN torraer &C.
S~asioas, any attempt to coerce q state into the
acceptance af an institution which it believe.
Unconstitutional, must meet his veto.
Without siding with either party, we have
,hou rht these observations due 10, cur readers
,acay 81 whom, both Wings and Democrats
saoc-r 10 have formed erroneous giews as Il
A4u II A. u,.ks~~ -
a. "a
II Il affords US pleasure 70 publish TIKI
~ieaawing prompt reply to the committee ap
pintelby cur citizens nj q late meeting e
addsess the War Department relative to thu
deserted ind espasad conditioner the militar.
post at this place:a
ApIvrNar G1aEnAL,,s orrlcE,
Washington, August 7, lSfl.
Gcatismca. The Secretary of War has re-
u.feed to this Office your letter of the 25ih o
Iu.s, respecting the protection Of the Batol
Rouge Arsenal, with directions to furnish yol
y ,a,y ri q recent ordes On the subject, whici
i respectfully transmitted herewith. am
s-,at!cnsn, very respectfully, your OBJ, ecrv't
L. THOMAS, ASST. Adj. Gen1.
strssrs. ]. 4. Brunot Johls Butler, aud Jos
~. Fowler, committee, Baton Rouge, LII
AnguTASr GENERAE's CFrFsE,
w ~2sain-ton, August ID, le4l. s.
ar: The Major General commanding tn
A-ale, directs that you order ono ii the seFsi
companies OF the al Infantry, recently order
ed from Fort Gibson to florida, 10 repair i'm
rl:i:ately to Baton Rouge, La, and to garri
ION tina. post until otherwise directed. Is
pleased ts.comply and advise this office of tn
company designated. am, sir, very respect
iuliy, your ob. sery't.
,sjsnaD Z. SCHRlyER, Asst. Adj. Ger
b. Big. Gen. 2. Taylor, colnd'g. I'd dep
FIR. Gibson, Arkansas.
l5E.aura OF N. oRLEAxs.-rhe report 9
the Board of Health, of the 18th, shows ths
tie fever is becaining severe in the CIT
We make the following extract:
while the Board cannot state, SO ia
as ii has come to their knowledge, tina
Al cpid1mlc fever has already broken GU
in the city-yet sufficient information
ms been derived from their inquiries an
observations in public and private prae
tice TO Justify serious apprehensions in re
gard 10 the future and to give warnin.
81 the approach of danger"
The Boariswill report daily during the re
maiuic- Of the season; it assures the pub
lie that there shall be no concealment, thu
il fcref prevails the worst shall be known
ManEETs.-The only changes to be nj
ticsa in the New Orleans markets, are tl
,npreved prices in -four, corn, and GA:
Flour is selling al $3.50 to SIS for super
fac. corr and oats at As a so cents.
Tao bakers Of Baton Rouge are now II
CARED to give but 30 ounces OF bread for te
cents.
NaAaEFuL-At a recent fire in New o,
leans, some OF the engine companies insulte
the mayor by turning the pipes against hi
and drenching him with water. Some.
7he argressors have been held to bail, OF
crs imprisoned.
A free negro named Arisside Marie stal
he'd a Young man named Dragues the otht
aav in the city. Marie was in prison wal
tar an examination at last dates.