Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-08-07
THE NEXT COVE 2NDR.

rant, pretending to be the unity o. thc
Wings Of East ard West I atom Rouge,
and ~arrognting TO himself til .r power, in
c!inatjon and independence, proposes a
convention Of all parties fos the purpose
Of nominating . candidate fer governor.
At the same time, he und ,rlakes to en-
hibit against the candidata Of the wlig
party, regularly chosen by then, and de-
c'dcdly axod nTion, certatn tilmsy cha rges
which by simple inspection, Nc discover to
be absuId a.id ridiculous.
lie assumes further to od sr 10 loca toco-
ism al alliance with the VIII gs, and d ,dcr-
takes 10 DO it il The narnc { 1 tho Wings Of
East and West Eaton Rou &c.
BY what authority docs ] &c speak, Who
are the wings that desire to throw them
selves into the arms of t 1eir unreh ming
political opponents, and geek a caaiaios.
with q party which wei Id gladly apply
their Inconsistency and t ,eir tleachery to
the furthera,nce Of It's m n wishes and he
Success OF its own macl anationsf de-
nounee this union. Or whole party con-
dernns it, with the exec ptIon Of a few en-.
yious aud turbulent ind viduais, who would
destroy w with their assertions if they
cannot control us by their noisy annoy.
ancc IT'S false. 7 he Wings OF East
and West Baton ROY &c have authorised
no such coalition.
They nbominate it, thet shrink from it,
they viii never subfm t. TO il.
This writer %"consid ers tho candidacy Of
Mr.. Henry Johnson Of the gubernatorial
chair as not the will of the people, but that
Of a sn:ali number o individuals assembled
in convention"
The proposition in itself c~ontemp';bIy
absurd, contains u 4 assertion Of the most
malicious charac s.
The writer sh ,nId have considcrcd whilst
he was reflect Y 80 extensively, that The
convention hid at Ncw-Oricans last
March, was ;ln asscmbiage Of delegates
frosn.the whig party Of this State, not Of
delegates irc n u combination Of nil par
ties. But me allegation made by the sa-
gaclous an | dictatorlal writer, il that a
governor v as nominated By such delegates,
as lndIyid, .als, and not ~ representatives
Of the pa fty in whose name and behalf
they wer > assembled. The only proper
answer - be given to this assertion is, that
it is to- ally old Of truth.
"Tis easy TO deny or assert. We have
holy writ 10 inform rs that the boldness Of
the d ,nial is propoitionate to the folly bf
the sccptic. To assert with plousibility
an error or an untruth, il IS necessary IT,
POI ayess some a~rtifce, some intelligence,
ard not a little caution; but to assert
what is foolish, it requires only f~oolishneas.
Were not the Whips Of Eas, and West
Baton Rouge represented at thRt conveu-
ton! Did they not place confidence in
their d~elegatesl Did not those delegates
withdraw their OPPOSITION to Johnson, and
approve his nomination? Did they not
pledge themselves and their constituents to
support it? Who are the Whigsof East and
West Baton Ropge, if they are not! Have
they violated their solemn pledges, have
they renounccd their faith. have they
sought the cr1braccs Of the democratic
serpent :?
Bit the position which has been taken
by the writer referred to ls rather lofty for
an anonymous pfeeender to the authority
OF a community. What is it, The voicc
Of the whig partE in Louisiana must be
disregarded. their DEGREES and their
pledges must be amnuIled. lie must have
a convention for himself and faction. He
must betroth us to that modest virgin called
locofocoism. Why! The gentleman and
his clique are dissatisfied. Perhaps ne
wants to be governor himself. Wonderful
modesty amazing disinterestefness!
!, In the operation Of political parties, it
is not astonishing that a faction, spring
!, ing from the Bosom of our cause like 3
fungus from the majestic trunk Of some
lofty and spreading tree under which we
/. delight TO rehose, should impair the ener.
5 9y of our principle, c~5struet the free cir
> ~cuIation of the nourisa aaent on which We
Q subsist, and if it should not by its expansion
: and its venom dimini<, ks vitality. should
: at least enfeeble our confidence, aud dlsor-
ganize our system. But lis Il move
, scheme in p~artIzan c,Gcane to assaiE the
a expressed wishes off ,artv, and The solemn
e Obligations OF its conventions, with tsf
e calm front Of since -itv, and the I'm.
shrinking mein of candor,-to advance
boldly against the rampant of truth, and II
e attack deliberately the yery citadel Q
t hoEor.
4 pass over taIs proposition for a con
T~ention. No 10 n of sense will entert@li
r It for a momeD The wings. be assured
are not so sill' as to ahtlicate the suprctaa
cy the NOM ri the. secure it. On, no
a We are not quite SO easily guided. "
e have the 2 ,wer 10 elect a wing goternor
q and We will not be diverted by sach pa
try devices. MOL let us still adTance.-
i Turn tie artillery we have won upon n
defer ed cne.1y. They are ip e~onftisio
o and fhev fly. He is a traitos. TO MS caus
d WI, would throw down his arms and yiel
TO the embraces of a perfidious foe. Or
abors are, not vet ended.
;, speuGent opera nterrnpta mindqae
=. Mmc-um lngentes.' :.
- Let rs pause not, LEI US not rePose, 4
- the Benefits rs well as the glpry Of our VI.
~ tory shall be gained, and above all, fill "
n = shall be secure from ambush and assault
~ from treachery and from invasion.
A DELEGATE TO y. q. CoSvESTIo,
tn T.
.bt U WILL Mr.. TYLER sign MIR. Clay
gh bank bill, should it come before him In
lid original shape! This is a question oft'
y asked us, but as we know no more OF "
Tyler's will than psopla generally do, '
re- Az always unable 10 give a definite a
&c swer. We refer our readers TO the Be
Oh this subject. That paper argues {
he the affirmative of the question on very PA
he sible grounds, we .hlnk. 1t asks, WI