Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-09

Bulletin, died on Tuesday last, aged A
years.
Al NopLE .OLp RoMAS.--The Salem
Mass, Register, in noticing the death o
Mr.. John Hcnfeld, an old soldier of ih'
Revolution, who recently died 10 that VI
entity, relates tho following incident:
TO The last election be looked forward
with unwonted inicrist for a long periee
previous thereto. frequently expressing thf
most anxioas desire that be might be al
lowed to live long enough to deposlte ont
more vote for the Wing ticket. On Mon
day FAST he seemed most eager 10 be at tho
polls rs early rs possible. and his ii'pa'
tiencc could with difficulty be restrained.
No arguments or discussions of his friends
could prevail with him, Or keep him q
horne. To all their cntreaties, he replied
I'D CONSIDER Tr MY puTy TO VOTE;
and vote he would. and vote he did. ie
rode To tile polls and deposited his vote and
rcrurned in high spirits. with the full sat
isfaction of having discharged an impefa-
tive duty. He remained about the house
in good health as usual for the remainder
of;he, day, and after dinner read The news
paper, as was his custom.
Early in The evening however, nc was
seized with an apopieetic ft, and remained
senseIess until the afternoon of the follow
ing day, when he died at the advanced
arc Of EIGHTY SEVEN, almost his last act
and one whichie most heartily congratu.
lated himself upon having performed, be-
ing The invaluable exercise ef5ibe elective
franchise. $50 81 81 t4ee .&}sflsasH = 3
We commend the above 20 some OF our
laxyaWhirs III this city. There are hun
drcds Of men here who profess to be Wings,
and who. we believe really are Wings, but
who are absolutely t~oosiazy 10 walk three
soares to vote. Let them in future emu.
late The conduct Of the poor old soldier
whom God hath called home, and blush
for their past indolence and indifference
Tropic. .ap38ss II
TAX on BacHELoRs ---tt is proposed m
the Legislature of Tennessee to lay a hea.
w tax on bachelors,l and some OF me edt-,
tors in that State are out in defence OF tts
propriety, and urge It on the notice Of the
law. makers with a great deal Of ability.
The editor Of the MurJrees6oro Telegraph
hopes the bill will be passed, but SAYS;
there should be a few exceptions made
in favor of those who are SO from necessi-
ty and not choice. Offhis class he says:
.'Often have the seen bright eyes, and
lovely forms, and often have they kne1t
down and worshiped, but the relentless
fair as often have given them TO useeonr-
sine v~ernacular) the minen. 1t ~ mot
their fault, therefore, il they are s'ghtag
out their lives in a state Of single anbless-i
edness, There IL another sort which
ought 10 DO exempt to.wit those whose
hearts seem filed with all The generous I'm.
pulses of a kindly nature. and are ever
ready to perform all the ofiiceslo oil friend.
ship, with a singleness Of purpose, honora.
bio alike for its utter want of selhshness,
and for ito pure humanity"
There may be a few of the first men,
toned class living, bat of the later class,
we deny that they have any existence ex.
cept in the Imagination. The victims
who ought to be taxed are handled without
gloves. The likeness il most correct;
and we do not see why they should be per-
mitied 10 &C down the .'stream of time"
without paying a handsome sum for it,
than, that a mar should do any thing con.
trary to law and good order Of society,
without being visited with a penalty.
s::The cross.graincd, Grabbed bachelor.
he whose sool seems small enough to be
confined in the she'll of a touch me
whose love for lucre, and haired for the
s.gentler SEX" are the measures ofhis acts.
Ajax upon society, upon good nature,
upon every thing, he should be taxed well
in this world, and we don't know but he
ought to be denied the Z benefit of clergy,
when he comes to quit a world which he
has not Benefited nor been benefittedby."
Should This law go into effect, and eve-
nv 0 victim demands trial by jury, We
would suggest that twelve intelligent single
ladies' compose the jury:and upon the ver-
dict being brought in, the prisoner have
the privilege Of cofnpounding the fine, by
himself beyond the reach ofthe
with the kindness of one ofthe mem
bsrs q the jury, If he e can,
PRoMprNEss,-The Insurance Companies
Of New York have a high reputation for their
prompt and liberal settlements. The ship
Sheffield had $4,000 insured upon her, and
the Offices without waiting for a sale, have
aireedy paid the owners $4,000. The
Sheffield, SO higly popular as she has always
been, after SO great a misfortune as she has
under the care of a New York pifot. |,
will not again be used in the Liverpool line,
but sold for whaling or freighting, for which
she will wear a long time. She is too small
also for q liverpool packet. Our cotton crop,
which less than twenty years ago was half
| million of small bales, has grown to millions
larger ones, and ships must be charged
accordingly I hree hundred ions bnrlhen
was the measure of a large ship but a few
years ago, now, nothing less than a thousand
tons is up with the times. If twenty years
more should quadruple the cotton crop again
what will be the size of the iron pioughs for
he ocean then1 Give us free trade, and our
ships and cities would soon be too small
J0l@. Of Conn, 25th ah.
G-The Postmaster General offers a
OF $3.50 for the arrest of Thronton
freeman, late Postmaster at Carroll
too. Mo-. who was arrested by the US.
Marshal, charged with having committed
upon the mail, and escaped.
.e3 ttz e /,
A Gang of forgers have recently been
arrested near Montreal, which is said to
have carried on the most extensive opera.
49, I'D a #EZ EnaF E 4