Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-04-23

II. J. Dfayton, Esd, will address The meeting.
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DtsrtFsrtsHEp yisIraRas-~ThF South has
heeh recently honored by visits from gentle.
men whose names have bocotae widely known
in the world. Martin Van Hhren, Mr.. Pa'tld-
ing and Lord Morre'h, have ~acfually cooda-
sccnded to act foot on our unvf1rthy soil On
" think Of It an ex-prssidsia, - novelist, and
an English lord--ahpc Al that,-sll TO visit Our
specified (whlte and blael) H,onntry--st the
same tinle1 Pre4ii.gi-ous '--tfsiory enoughf Y"
IS Martin used TO eHclaims when he had
put the polish on lien. JacRscss,'s boots. Glory
enough ~'-=rvc'fe made whd'd give sitpenre
for bank laws, high pricess an y. r. bank,
miht dfops-nay, heaven ityeif, after such an
era Who would
We ask for inforr m iinn ; End while our re-
spohd#nt is preparing a reply, we proceed to
state. wha. is already we'll known. that Mr,
Van Buren, arrived in New Orleans last week,
AMI left New Orleans last Monday. lie
passed Baton Rouge early Yacsday morning,
and, II is supposed, from the fact that the great
Wing convention Of 40 as9,tnbled here, or
dered The Captain tn keep f,c o,hm side Of
Tho river altogether. II IL r. marked that Van
avoids al places where yhig conventions
were held in Isio, Well Who careB'
We ask for infof mation , and while our re-
spondant ~ preparing q reply, We proceed 10
record GONE remarkable phenomena that
were observed by others as well as by our
selves on Tuesday morning. II Is an actual
fact, that a certain kind, ten4er-lesr,ed, sleepy
headed neighbor Of ours who never risss be-
fore eleven, slept that incoming 10 his usual
hour -although the exfrrcstdent. passed at six
A. Nj 1t Is equally true, that The Mississippi,
not Notwithstanding the noble bs,rthen oftie Nash
vile. continued its wonted tourte 10 the Gulf,
ai Its wontsd speed, and Supposed the same
force 10 the boat on which, the cx-rrcsident
Van rlnren had acetpted passage, as it did to
other boats Of tho same volume thu passed
up that day Every thing went on naturally
there was nothing Egyptlah OF antique in the
scene'--no skipping abort ofthe hills, like
lambs, (for we have no hills 10 skip about in
mo ram-ltke hopping of tho
mountains. 5s when Israels'cut stick for The
Promised Land. No !! nothing Of that kind
occurred. The Nashville pslhsd till her chin
neys looked red, the M acit7nery made all the
noise it cleverlr could, nna, there is a report
in town. (yorrsbody ON The boat wrote n %letter.l
that, on passing Bston Rouge. Mr.. Van Buren,.
ont TO take a look lat the place styled
by Lafayette the "rnoat beautiful Of the beau-
titul," was received rather srooly by the morn
ing ! Very l,Rclya the sause mefniHg, if we
rightly, treated Wis with some cool
ness, too but this was probably owing to the
fact that The weather was itself decidedly cool
morning il no doubt FELT cold.
But enough we were speaking OF disiin-
visitors, and though they have had in
New Orleans their Morpothg, rsulding and Van
buren,, we of Baton Rouge, have, at the same
t,mc, been perhaps more highly favored. We
allude to a visit from the highly talented and
accomplished Mr.. GArhnARnEr. editor of the
des Etats Uais, aathor Of that boat,ti-
and popular tragedy, Ia Tour de Nfsh and
If many essays which would do honor 10 any
IL either Of the names mentioned above. Mr..
i1illardet though yet \ young man, has CIV |
m undouhtcd evidence Gf those qualities Of
he head and heart, that Goustituc a man of
worth. &c rs a ripe scholar; a chaste writer
ind n remarkably vivid, vigorous thinker. The
,arer he edits reflects honor on two hcmis-
,herese the editor was Form in Europe; the
alent presiding oyer II is European the taste
hat snstains and encourages 1t is American |
SrEsNEHs--To the Persian, we are indebt-
"a for late New Orleans papers also, the city
II New Orleans is indebted to the same boat,
or the transportation of several ofher "Yarh-
'tg' citizens, to their special country resi-
at Baton Rouge.
The polltenesS of Captain Bessev Of the
is fully appreciated. ny the way,
veil treat any one who will inform us OF a
passenger boat on: the River than the
We always like to travel by the
conveyances, Just as others DO, Whence
'er any one hears of superior accommodate
ions 10 those on the Clipper, he will please let
IS know, Ofthe officers -Captaiu and Clerk
I'VE say nothing comparisons us ojus."
Til Buckeye did not arrive yesterday
mother shaft broke, srre.