Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-14

e respondent Of the Cleveland Herald, I'M
8 answers this question
) II is universally admitted that Thofnf
/. Jefferson was tie great lender Of the Der
/ o~cratic school Of politics in this country
t He was succeeded iii The Presidentis
) chair BY James Madison Of the same poll
+ zeal faith. and II became d eusium i
!, those days to consider the head uftils Cab
incl, The Secretary Of State. as The ranti
/ date for succession. Mr.. Monroe WIS con
I neeted IN this way with the administration
| OF Mr.. Madison rs had been with jefferson
and Monroe siiccet ded Madison In tht
Presidency. John Quincy Adams, wht
al al early period had left the ranks Or The
Federalists and united himself with Ills
popular party, and who had enjoyed The
confidence of all The democratic presi.
dents. was called to the head Or The Cab
net by Mr.. Monroe, and was united with
him in his exceedingly popular and sue
cesslul administration Of the Government.
Mr.. Adams then according 10 the usage
efithe party MAS The regular and Legitimate
successor Of Monroe in the Presidency.
Mr. Adafiis pursued The SAME course Of
measures and carried out precisely The
same. political principles which Monroe
had done before him, and at no period Of
our history has eur country been more
fourishing and prosperous in Ifs great
leading interests than during his admins.
t~fation. ...a
Henry Clay was from the FIRST n true
| Democrat Of the Jefferson sehoolAand he
was the great leader in Congress ut the
| fine of the war with Great britain, and
the chief supporter of Madison's Admins.
~tratinn in the popular branch OF The oov-
eminent. lie was The principal agent ~
cattying that war through 10 's success
ful termination. Henry Clay was ~ the
head Of the Cabinet during Adams admin.
istraiien. and has never swefved from The
genuine principles Of true Democracy; he
il therefore beyond all question The real
pfepef representative and heir oil The an
client Jefferson Democracy of this country,
and the present Wing party, ofwhidh he
is the head, is the true Democratic party.
This Is further evident from The perfect
agreement which exists between the senti-
inents held, and the policy pursued by The
fathers Of Democracy. and those adyota-
ted by the Wings ofthe present day; while
The entire contrast. which Is exhibited by
the ancient Demotracv, and the principles
and measures Of those who aotr call them.
selres Democrats, proves them 10 be the
degenerate plants IF d strange vine.
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A Pattern S'efiteneht.-The Edenton
Sentinel says there IL a small. secluded
district named Creation ON The eoast of
North Carolina, separated from the main
land by marshes and The Cfoatnn Sound.
Which is believed to be without q parallel
the globe. 1t contains about one hun.
dred and fifty inhabitants, nearly all are
members of the Methodist Church and a..
for worship every Sabbath, there
are but tro who drink ardent spirits, and
all, 10 a man, are wings. There il not a
or shop, doctor. lawyer. justice of
The peace, coroner, constable. or any nther
officer of any kind. If amy difficulty &c.
among them. The matter Ii referred To
their friends, and they settle 1t. They
live like one family. and bfoils rs seldom
they do in the best regulated families.
A singular death IA few days ago, d
valuable creole negro man, named, Celes.
Inc, aged SO years, belonging to Mr.. in.
Bite. Landry, Of this parish accompanied
by a couple Of dogs, proceeded a short dis
into the woods hunting, 'possums.
when after a short time, he espied one on
! top branch of an old cypress tree. He
instantly clomb the Tree, and in proceed
ng 10 where his object Of the chase was,
he branch which he was OH broke, and he
alighting in n sitting position, on d !
pointed cypress knee, Ga stump,)
entered his posteriors. penetrating
lis abdomen about eight lnohes.-Lite. it
appears, departed from hitn instantly. be.
iause he was found dead. next n,erning, in I
he same place he fell, transfised 10 the .
lump, with his eyes open; aud he was !
ute cold l--Stdr Of Assumption. F,