Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-02-11

the reception he met III the ia'teF Guy
nT,pkrr. We notice M material change
:, "A, ri ,,ttaaps markets rinre laat Heek,
r,iaes rnptpiii The same, with tnere iirni'iess
than Net. Western ~p,atln,e tf oil kinds Is
abundant and cheap,
rs A late number Of The New World con.
,aite 4 very able review Of the SNnitis aAa'F.
The writer undertakes 10 show that the SON
t,,et az Mckenzie was uninstihable IN every
shsre-wahtonly malicious. cruel aud eo"atd-
H.. n facts bs AZ represented by this writer
Alexander slilell Mcltenzie's neck would bf
very unsafe Under q strict examination IN Il
court of Justice,
Itttt ron rtE REDUCTION ot sAtAhits.-A
bill for the reduction Of the salaries oil all o-
tieera dependent OF fees of office for revenue
vaa introduced into the House recently ny
Mfr. Waaeworth, aud passed on "Wednesday
Il briefly provides that all such officers shall
make anntal return under oath OF the sums,
IN detail and aggregate, received by
them, and that after aeauc,ing the necessary
continent, expenses for clerks, &c, they shall
hnll,uu $4,000 as ,hcir own salary, respec.
lively, pay over the residue TO the Treasurer
If tn, \ ate.
Tho measure reems IL be a tavotlte with
mpn,be,s and vii pro ally pass the Senate ma
become a law.
The oher proceedings Of the Legislature
are nat ct material interest. We Observe mat
a nernartaI has be Ell presented by Mr., Nor.
gan, purporting to come from the citizens q
Baton Rouge, complaining Of abuses IN the
pepitontiary. living never seen IT, we are
u~nsruaa ipted with it's co ltenfs and having
never hea,d any specific charges urged here
aspinrt the managers Of that lnslitut on, we
are at loss to conjecture Oh what grounds
,umplaints are made.
tf,he legislature are periously ~dieposed to
d. any thing truly beneficial to The State with
the peni,entiary, they viii adopt The measure
urged last year, and previously, by Mr.. Com
rad, viz! supply that institution with maeh'h-
ers sufficient 10 employ all, or nearly all, the
s~onvie,s in the manufacture of haggtng, raarse
rel,nn SC. This done, many an ehterpris,hg
man could be found to farm The Nenltentiary,
and pay the State an annual reat for the
niyilese, So that, instead Of being an it now
ia. A charge Of from $1,000 to $4,000 yearly
on the Treasury, il would contribute some
thing to i,s support,
Ar The suhiuined article, from the pen oil
"Rulllit OF the Bee" though intended for the
State House and vicinity, will h'se nothing of
tia worth, by boi,g re. published in the
country. Every reader who properly appre-
eiatcs the value oil Wise aud ~eirtuous counsel,
will treasure up lis pure and beautiful sentl,
men,r. with tho same yearning Tor their etcr.
nal preservation, that the sordd Jew feels for
the endless duration of his boarded piles. AT.
ter the ~perusal of such an article, who can re.
train from contrasting the legislator with tho
editor, and what contrast how we K and
many the Judgment, how blind the perception
of tho former (, how strong and comprehensive
III, Judgment, how keen AMI clear the men
tai and moral vision oil the latter! As this
aoars into the regions ct Eight, and virtue and
honor, thai, sinks into darkness, ,nfamv and
shame, The lesson is severe without rude
ness, and, as one Of tie people, We sincerely
trust it may have a happy effect Oh ';he as
somhled wisdom" Of the State,
THE GAMBLlNG,BILI
n We perceive, with initiate regret that the
Special Committee have reported Mr.. RAT
mrs bill 10 license Gaming. Houses, Il is a
source of uncasiuess that such 4 measure
should receive tho eouuteuance If tho Lpgix,
lature for a dav-,hat it should survive the
process al parturitien-that il should not have
Coune stiiL born into the house. a detormitv toe
monstrous to perform any Of tie functions of
lite. We had hoped that it the progress ut
civilization had NOT fortified society against
the possibility OF legalizing this SPECIES of
free. boo,iug, the evident decline OF the vice,
uaicr the we'll directed vjgor Of The law, had
ACCOMPLISHED what christianity could not.
Great has been the struggle to wipe from the
statute book a stata with Which barbarlc le-
~cislatIon hegrimed its pages desperate for a
series OF wears VAS tie contest between VIZ
ina ana lktt SiIt teA4tN'SfsN hN az iHi-
Priests al Grin, threw around the sacrtfcial
altar, aud NOW torsoo,h ne have a proposition
10 throw away a victory 50 dearly purchased
and let loose again upon the community the
hlooahaunds that the strong arm " power Can
,a!ene hold at Say.
Was gaming an indulgence too costly for
the poor, was i confined o8iy 70 the rich; Vas
il an arlstocratic luxury beyond the aspirations
Of the mechanic or the iabo7er, II would never
,he,css be inspiFarable in morals, however is
tsrrors might he minsaied in practccs-But
va have no privileged orders in this free eoua-
~, We have 40 classes Of mar, separated from
tLe rest and Invested by law With sn'punitv 10
velate III. mandates If morality or clothed
.,,h espacial grace to m@n 'poise vice with
mi r,nroach. AL here are eqaal, and the Lee
-...slstrr should bear IN mind that he IS making
laws for the soveran'oe Of all his ~ietow,oi,i-
-aas-tbe ricH, The ps-or. the young aud oil,
ng- uawa-, as Ne.l as he nans-;:e CHRISTIAN