Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-05-07

Church, last ueSQaY eFelFnS, "ds4 O. Ga
ticipated, q full and lively one. Pie Vene'
rable judge Nichols first addressed the audI'
cuce, III 4 plain praclcal srnahnef: afPeai.hs
with fervld eloquencc TO fhe enlightened and
~vlrtuous portion OF The ctnuuait$, ii oehIii
Of the worthy cause. liz told % the gtea'
reformation-the niraclts, ALREADY
wrought by the Temperance s~ogiehcs e&'
nus,d. in glowing ~colors, 1.-The eyiA Of intern
~perance, aud closed by urdRng upon his ieEnaie
hearers the importance sf exertSng all their
;nsucnce-an influence wa.ich mel, could no
resist if they would, and kwonid got II fhey
cou.d-to expel from, socNsty, W no, the use
/ of intoxicating drinks
There wasone point ma4te byJufge NlehoIs,
which we consider ra,hea novel, s1nd, withal,
so happy as TO merit repshtion here a rev
years ago, he said, when fractislfg as a law
yer at the bar, he was employed By a man VINO
had been indicted for seeping disorderly
house, to defend him in csurt. Tie case was
so clearly made out against the accused, thai
the only plea his advocate cond urge was
that the defendant was licensed II the Lesis'
lature Of the State, to KEEP u disot2erfy ho7se'
All houses. for retailing. spirittons liquors
were, in their nature, diserderly. They were
resorts for the disorderly. and no4 the orderly
portion. of society and in passing a law to
license such houses, the LesislatSre virtually
gave a carte blanche for keeping al asylum for
vices Of every complexiGa and gr.de.
The argument succeeded, anE the cuiprlt
went free-the JUSTICE Of which SECESSION few,
perhaps, will question.
Mr.. Dray,on followed ihe JUDI IN a very
neat, eloquent, and scholastic address,, which
served the double purpose of demonstrating
the evils of intempcranee, and s1e blessings
of a proper education. :
The meeting was ABOUT aajouiniog, when
| Capt. Whitley, ofthe Us, Army, sose TO make
some observations on the propriaty Of adopt
ing a limited pledge-o1ie whicla should ex.
clude all alcoholic drinks, but got wines or
malt liquors. He did nos PROPOSE to do away
with the "total abstinen4e pledge already IN
use; both were to exisf-the laser for those
who might feel like abjusins the3 entire ami
mall tail and all, and the sformer pr those who
wished TO take only a sncdial 1streaE,. re-
framing from the e~xtfeDsaties.
Captain Whitley extended his remarks to a
review of the general efils of Temperance
The happy style of his atempor neous effort
won him the loud plaraits of ale thronged
assembly.
> We find the subjopied CALI for a meet
ing at Donaldsonville, FIN the Few Orleans
Courier. 1t is an important mtve, and we
sincerely trust the meeting will b well attend
ed. The object Of the meeting Evolves one
of the mos. important tfpics Of 2deral lesis-
lation a topic in which ehe Unifal entire, and
the States individually, hive an immense stake,
and on which every sestion offthe country
should express itself ia clear, fnnequivocal
terms.
The internal conditisa of thtEnatton calls
for extraordinary measures, on tpart both OF
the people and g~overnmhnt; and such Is the
state of our foreign relations, 4 al no action
on part OF the latter can be effecAal, in which
these relations shall notssbe made.t 10 occupy a
prominent place. 1t is}he duty of the peo-
pie 10 assemble and SLOW the iGoTcrnnent
that they are rot only disposed 4 sustain, bat
loudly demand Of it, a.strong Aad vigorous
policy.
MEETING OF THE fT.ANTEks OF LOU
ISIANA, AT DONALDSxLLE.
Caled far th4 18Th M1..
A Meeting of the PIarters of louisiana, and
more particularly of th4se interested IN the
culture Of the SUGAR CANE, il respectfully
called at DoualdsonvilAs, for thE 10th OF May
next, to take into consideration she PROSTATE
condition of the Sugar trade, aid to devise
to avert the totas ruin of one of the
most important staple commofltles OF the
State, involving an outlsy of S54OOO,0O and
embracing in its ramifcatlons $very branch
of industry in the Unitea States.
1t is confidently hoped that sl those who
are of opinion that nothing shott Of Federal
Legislation can save ths Sugar PLANTERS from
the absolute ruin brought uponlthem by the
of the last sefen or ei$ht years, be-
tween them and foreigrs labor, 4ill not fail to
RI. Shepherd, Louis; Labrancse Etc Lauve
A. b.. Roman, s. NJ. Rotaan, LE. Roman, V.
Anne, Charles A. jacobs, P. Ii ssdreaux, An
dry & Boudousquie, - Hoa, GsL. Fuselier,
Grevemberg, Martin, csDerbigny, E.
L. Millaudon, 1I.B. Oliyifr, Duncan F.
Kenner, w. B. Kennef, w. W.SMontgonerE,
5. A. Rost, II. NJ. Latice, II. E,avergne, G.
If, Gabriel vstlere, csiste Villere,
Jules Viliere, Anatole Nillere; widow A. Flu
seller, Samuel Fagot, 6. Zerins-ue, s~ilvestre
|, nan, ]. T~Tcatant, s. y. Proctor.
New Orleans, ssth AZ! isa$s