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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13
TIE, EHENItH

With last week, expired the existence OF
a French page in the Baton Rouge Gazette.
While ii remains in present hands, unless
sotne remarkable changes should tfafaPires
the only French articles we shall PUBLISH
! will By advertisement and occasionally soHs
| special notice for the accomplishment OF a parti-
cnlar object, or the accommodation OF a par
tieular friend.
Since in the hands Of the present proprie-
tor, the French eide If the Gazette fias been
a dead expense, and yet the management OF
the French has been at no time entirely con.
hded to another. His personal attention has
been always directed 10 Il, even when employ
ing The aid Of an experienced ~suflollat and
talented man. But This is a portion OF his
labor for which hs has received no adequate
compensation uh The contrary money gained
on the English eide has teeu lost Oh The
French.
This of course IL not Attributable 10 amp
lexity on part uI those who subscribe for The
French alone. 10 making payment 80 lar from
being negligent, we have ever found this
class Of vonr Subscribers runrtnal toa day,
and 81 the niost rigid probity. Their pal
roiiagc, though small was sure. and their
agreeable method Of transacting business,
their uniform urban.ty and a~nneDitg Of manner,
renders it impossible to seperate from them
now without feuIet.--the WaftleEt wishes Tor
their present and future happiness, and a
sincere desire that their progress in the pre-
dominant language Of the land, will enable
,s soon to communicate With them through
The medium ultlsat impressive tongue il winch
the constitution and Laws uf cir country are
erltten.
Our cllicr reason for So abruptly aud at this
time abandoning the French, wtll be found
IN the adoption OF the law regulating Jude al
sales. Gov, Mbuten, IN signing That law, has
given a death blow To his tn'tEleF tongue IN
Louisiana. The stroke is heavy and lts et-
feets Crriain4@so certain that NC venture tie
prediction that within i've years il will cease
altogether az a legal language, The Press
and the strong arm II The Law together. have
hitherto upheld The French in this State
that language has now lost tie aid 81 The
t'tere, and the law alone IL not sufficiently
strong TO support it. The Press can no more
labor for nothing than can lie law, and " hen
the latter rudely snatches from the former
its breHd, it cannot be supposed the iormer
will longer remain with it a faithful and
efficient conductor.
To those who understand the English Ian
guage. our paper will henrefortli be double
its prior value. Its price, however, will re
main the same, and we trust that none who
can read it, will abandon it on account Of The
loss Of their native aud londly cherished
tongue.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13
For The Gazette.


Les A s. ''
The gals is very pretty things,
Except the very ugly ones;
ev'ry heart and feeling rings,
Just like the pealing crack of guns.
They prllnps their pretty mouths, then smiles;
And dress Of ev'ry shape they wears
like so very many styles,
In which is seen some authors cares.
Some gals is VERY. VERY good;
While others gets so very mad,
They 10 be very bitter should!
IT'S true, some's VERY, VERY bad
With them is minds and thoughts and hearts
Of ev'ry grade and kind and hue;
They've VERY horrid, lovely parts,
AS sure as -four form two and two.
some gals likes money more than men
A pretty face, though empty head.
Than manners plain and useful ken,
In what q Way, il pohsh'd Ned
Such gals is worse than very worst;
Coquettish maids Is quite as bad;
If kiss'd, with rage they're almost burst,
Or cry, "Agatin, and ri tell dadr
Wise gals will look for moral worth
Love beaux of solid, steady mind,
Who sometimes shows a little mirth,
OF human, net of dandy, kind!
GRAINS.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13
WIJUs

Ws are requested TO publish again the list
Of names composing the wing delegation TO
The Convention at Bayou Sara on Monday.
Persons will r~ecollert that Captain Farrot's
excellent boat leaves to- tnorrow at 2 o'clock,
and that the passage for going and returning
is only S3 %.
observation-disclosures Joseph Bernard, Fl B
Fabvrot. John Phillips, George 2 Lilley, F
Dnp|antier. Robert T Young, J CLANCY, Col
Malta, A kIeinpeter, Geo F T'rudeau, WIN
~Elawes, ! T McCaa. II Carmena, John Buh-
Ter, G & Abbott, John Huguet, John Hueston,
$ II shipley, James Alley, II V Babin, Jas
NJ E'am George Garig, Captain d T Reeder.
Capt A Gates and ] P Michel, be appointed
Delegates to represent the wings Of the Parish
of f tton Rouge. In said Convention.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

In pursuance TO previous notice a democra-
tic meeting was held at the court house inthe
the town Of Baton Rouge on the 9th inst, for
purpose of appointing delegates to the Con.
~vention for the Sd congressional district, when
DR. w d Scott wis on motion called on TO
pre- side over the meeting. and D Bryan and
David Pate were appointed vice presidents; on
motion Wm Hubbs and ] G Patterson, were
appointed Secretaries. After the house was
thus organized on motion Of J Burke, Eco,
it was
Resolved That seven persons be appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of this meeting and 10 nom innate delegates to
| attend A district convention for the purpose OF
nominating a suitable candidate to represent
this district in Congress, whereupon the fol-
lowing persons were appointed by the chair
| member Of said committee to wit
] J Burke, A Read, A Waddill, F Nepbler,
G w Combs and J Cooper. The committee
after retiring and celebrating returned and
reported the following.
Resolved, That u Searles, J Burke and
] hionget of the first ward, A Duplantier
and NJ Sloan, of the I'd. John King and The
oJore Rhodes Of the Sd, G b White and VIM
| Noble of the 9TH, J Poo and John Began Of
the 9th, Robert Penny and Jas c Dawson of
The 9Th, John Foreman and Moses Harris, Of
the 7th, Col ? Hickey and DR. J c Williams
of the the 9Th, Manuel Lope5 and A Bird of
the 9th. L Hooper and ] Taylor Of the 10th.
| VIM Kelly and VIM Vaughn of the 18th, and
] w Dawson and d Fl Penny OF the 18th, be
appointed delegates for The Parish of East Ba-
ton Rouge TO meet in convention to be assem-
bled at the tow of Baton Rouge on Saturday
the Doth inst, for the purpose Of selecting a
proper person a candidate of the democratic
party to represent I'd congressional district in
| congress Of the United States, with instruc.
tons to concur and cooperate in the selection
to be ascertained by a majority in the said
convention of the nom nee, provided he pledge
| himself to his conviction that a United States
Bank, or other monied or moneyless cor
p~pratinn under whatever other pretended de-
| nominations, is unconstitutional and inhibited
to ess, and that being so unconstitutlon
al and inhibited it, follows Of necessary conse-
quence, of logic aud politics that the same can
not be resorted to under arguments of expedi-
ency or necessity. And further that he will
not accept any office within the range of ex.
%ecutive patronage conferred by any admins
~tratton not supported by the democratic party,
during the term for which he ia elected. On
motion the above resolutions were go amend.
ed as to authorize and request tho delegates
appointed to PROFOUND to the candidate nomi-
mated any questions which they may deem
proper. On motion the meeting then adjourn
ed. w B SCOTT, Pres't.
WV HUNS, ] c PATTERSON,
Secretaries.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE SUPREME
CoURT-The Supreme Court, on Monday
last, gave a decision in a case of considerable
Importance TO all engaged in the Cotton trade.
The circumstance are az follow lin the
Spring 1898, Mr.. James Stiff purchased from
Messrs. Nugent g. Tufpin, of this city, a
parcel of between Q and 800 bales of Cotton,
a considerable portion of which proved, on
inspection in liverpool, to be falsely packed :;
and accordingly a suit was brought in tho
District Court, to recover from the vendors
the amount OF damages sustained thereby, by
said purchaser. This suit was decided in "a
vor Of the Plaintiff for the whole amount
claimed, with interest, at The rate of 5 per
cent. per annum, from the date of purchase.
An appeal being taken by the Defendants,
the Supreme Court affirmed the previous
judgement with the exception that interest
ought only to have been allowed from the
date the first suit was brought, and not from
the date of sale.--Uee.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

MIssoURI-We scarcely open a Western
PAGER without finding "a it some evidence of
the rapid prospective growth Of st. Louis. In
the latest number of the Missouri Reporter
we find the following paragraph, to confirm
our statement.
Almost every boat which arrives here from
the East or South is crowded with immigrants,
seeking a home in this fertile region. Many
of them pass On to Iowa and Wisconsin, but
by far the greater part select their future
homes in Missouri. The rapid increase of
the population of this state, and the develop
ment OF it's inexhaustible mineral and agricu!-
tural resources, demand that a wise and libe-
raj policy should be adopted by our future le-
gislatures, to enable Missouri to march on
ward u%aimpeded in her progress. =.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

a LESSON IN THE ART OF LGVING.-lte
following advertisement, which we copy from
the New York Tribune, VIII serve to instruct
our readers not only upon what sort Of food
some people %contrlve to live, but how nu-
marous such people must be to induce the
establishment Of a public house in the city
of New York for their exclusive use F.:
ORIGINAL GRAHAM HousE.-The public are
notified that a spacious house~is fitting up at
No. IS Barclay street, for the reception Of
persons from the city and eountrys where the
true, unadulterated principles ola Vegetable
Diet shall be faithfully illustrated. "Health,
quiet, and comfort," are not Internationally
promised, for these can only be attained
where each is temperate in all things, dis
posed to peace-making, and content with such
things az he possesses. AS the inquiry is
often made What do you eat I" the follow
ing bill of fare is promised, " hich shall never
fail when the market will allow
DINNERS.
Monday-Pea soup, vegetables, fruit and
plum pudding.
Tuesday-Baked peas, vegetables, fruit,
and apple custard.
acknowledgements soup, rice, and
prune pie.
Thmsday-Vegetables, boiled bread pud-
ding, cream, and fruit.
Ftriday-Vegetables, fruit, pumpkin or POI
tato pie.
Smurday-Beah soup, vegetables, rice, or
sweet potato custafd.
Sunday-Baked beans, Yankee bread,
cream, pie, and fruit.
SECOND WEEK,
Monday-Vegetables, fruit, curfant pud-
ding, and cream.
Iuesday-Pea soup, vegetables, fruit, mac
%caropj, pie.
Wednssday-~Ifominy, milk, baked apples,
and carrot PIE.
Thursday - Hodge podge, fruit, boiled,
prune pudding.
F'riday-Vegetables. fruit, rice pudding, or
orange pie.
Saturday-Bean soup, Yankee pudding,
and fruit.
Sunday-Baked beans, corn bread, and
bird's-nest pudding.
For breakfasts and suppers, all the varieties
OF a farinacious ~diet,-cakes, custards, dried
and fresh fruit, chocolate and cacao, milk, and
Croton water in abundance.
As flesh in any form will be prohibited, the
buildings and cakes shall be light without
I@SSS "he 'Hc Ph5'y " u Sao 'ho my
kind OF grease. Fresh cream shall supply
the place of butter.
MODERN PoLIT1es.-Capting Solomon jun
per, of the schooner Two politics." gives a
long account of his political bringing up, the
sum and substance of which is as follows /;
"Now, | have shown you what my origin
is, and what has been my political education
-- W~ashingtonian on my mothers side, and Jg-
fersonian On my fathers side and experience
has since taught me that the true and safe
course for self is to 60 the LeBersonian till
matters get into trouble, and then fall back
for the sake of the country upon The Wash
ingtonian principles ; just as General Jackson
did when The modern Jsfersonians talked OF
+" States rights" and the lost rights Of the
States" and got things so riled up that Null
fcation began to work and then he fell back.
and with his hickory fetched it a true Wash
ingtonian wipe over the nose, that left a
a scar to it's dying day. So please to say to
the mir'd and unmir'd democracy, ! am a JEFF
fersonian till trouble comes, and then a
Washingtontan 20 correct and ward off the
evil"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

TRAVELLING TO BUFFALO AND NI.eARA.-
Such are the present facilities .sy steamboat
and railway that the Traveller can now leave
New York at 7 O'Clock in the morning, and
arrive IN Buffalo al O'Clock in the evening of
next day making the whole distance, of $50
miles. IN ssoout 26 hours and at the trifing
experse of some twelve or fourteen dollars,
or two cents per mlle-a cheapness in fash
ionable travelling never before known. By
this arrangement a visit can be made from
New York TO the great western wonder
Niagara Falls-and the whole expense of CO.
ing and returning not exceed $50.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

MuRDERt-The Covington Advocate of the
29th ult., publishes the follow ing account Of
a murder committed in the Parish of Wash
ington. Application has been made 10 Gov.
Mouton for aid in taking The gang of wretchea.
The letter addressed to His Excellency In-
forms him that two other murders, on the per-
sons of Charles Snyder and Joseph Childress
have been recently perpetrated there, but who
were the authors of them is not known.
"On Wednesday last, about II o'clock.
from fifteen to twenty men approached
the house of Hiram Adams, in Washing
ton parish, and finding Mr.. A. standing at
the gap of his horse lot, one of them in
CURED if he knew the object Of their visit.
to which Mr. A. responded that he expect.
ed he dld--that it was 10 murder him. to
which they answered that ii was. I'm.
mediateIy after they commenced firing
on him, performing his body with a great
number OF bullets. His brother, Joseph
Adams, being On The place, was The next
object of their revenge. who shared the
same fate. The assailants left the place,
vociferating threats against all persons in
any wise connected with the family. The
absve statement is derived from the wife
of Mr.. II. Adams, who states a gun was
also fred at her, but its contents was pre-
vented from reaching her, by an interven.
ing fence. Mrs. A. is o in this place,
having abandoned her home for the safety
Of herself and children. She says she re.
cognized ten Of these Individuals"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

S~LANpEK--The Signal that new paper at
Lafayette remarks
alt is a distinctly marked feature in the
members Of the democratic party, that they
are always ready to sacrifice personal prediIec-
tion-prejudices-every thing for the cause"
That is, "Good Lord or-Good Devil
either one will answer, so | be happy at last"
as the hypocrite cried on his death. bed. We
think Mr.. II. wrongs his party in this repre-
sentation Of their character however, as he
attributes to the wings the honor of being alike
true to their leader and creed, we will excuse
him this slight error regarding his friends. He
probably knows them better than we do.
GREAT BRITAIN AND BRAzIL.-Accounts
have been received in England from Rio,
stating that the mission OF Mr.. ELLIS, to es-
tablish a favorable commercial treaty with
Brazil, has entirely failed, and he was pre-
pairing to return to Great Britain in her Ma
jesty's ship Malabar. His proposal for a fresh
treaty has been rejected by the Brazilian
Ministers, the terms not being such as they
are willing to accept but they have offered
to treat if the English Government will re-
duce the duties on Brazilian sugar and coffee
to the sane rates as those on sugar and coffee
the produce of the British colonies. Mr.. Ell
LIS has no power to negotiate on any such
term.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

PoIicE JuRr.-The following named gentle
men were elected members Of the Police Jury
cf this parish last Monday. james Alley, let
ward, Anthony Monget. 2a ward, T D Rhodes,
nd ward, Joseph Herd, nth war,h We are yet
uninforned Of the result or the elections in
the Alh and 9Th wards.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

II The old Courier of New Orleans has
changed hands. NJ. de St. Romes has sold
out 10 Mr.. Jerome Bayon.
" The Concordia T~ntelligeacer of Satur-
day says:
The storm which occurred during the day
and night of Friday last, has been extremely
preiudlcial 10 the crops both on the hills and
In the lowlands-the fall Of rain was fall six
inches. In consequence of it, the Onachita
and Tensas rose four feet within thirtv-sly
hours-bcth being very low. the water falling
in the swamps ran off with great rapidly.
We regret to learn that The splendid work
re the Homochitto Turnpike Company has
been most seriously injured by the late flow
and iiood rulnor says that the river bridge,a
work which the company most justly boasted,
has been washea away, ana'he extensive en-
hankmenss ns.,ra washed; we aere this may
rroye al xA4.et4.ed account,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

FlRE.-The dwelling of Col. Hioky, was
this morning fred by m unfaithful female
servant. Happily, the fire was discovered IN
time 10 e.,inguish the flames, and The criminal
Is now Ia ttfisor.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

~ Geo. II. Rodgers and John slidsll, Esqs,
have been nominated for Congress In The Isl
district the former by the wings and Inc lat
tet Ivy the democrats,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

KILLED nj 1lsrrKtHg.-We regret Ia ALL
rpunre the death Of b valuable negro belong.
ing TO Col. r. Hickey of this parish by light
ming. This boy, young, athletic and faithful,
was STUCK down on Tuesday morning during
the tempest alluded 10 in another paragraph.
Another negro IN company with the deceased
"ae ateo knocked down, and. for a time, his
life aespaired Of. Il is believed. hoveFer, he
will recover.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

Santa FB.-The 81. Louis Republican Of
the 10th ult, mentions the departure from that
place of a band of brigards, fifty in number,
under the command of one Wartield, whose
avowed intention was to place themselves on
the route Of the Santa Fe traders. to rob and
plumber at option. The trade between Santa
Fe and st. Louis is considered highly lucra-
tive, though so hazardous that few persons
have heretofore y~entured to engage in it. But
now its perils have 80 increased that a compa-
ny of y. 9. Dragons have been ordered out
to keep the roads clear and protect the traders.
The vigilance of these, it Is presumed, will not
always prove successful.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

der IL preserve the existence ot q minority
Of tho parish newspapers, sofne concerted
and energetic measures are necessary. by
pursuing this course independent editors
may possibly be enabled 10 protect them.
selves from the shafts of designing dema.
gogues who hive obtained Il little ''brief
authority in the councils Of The state, md
wauld trainmel, If not crush them. with lie.
gislatiye ennctmebta. through feur Of the
exercise Of ther privileges of supervision.
We have carefully examined the details
Of tho law Of The late legislature regulating
legal Advertising, and cannot resist the
conviction That it's authors had the destfuc-
ton Of The Democratic Press more al heart
than The expenses Of our legal system. This
will as certainly be tho result in the opara.
ton Of the law, in a large majority Of ca.
srs, Hs that effect fullows cause. The pa-
rish judges are still required 10 have their
sales and other notices advertised, while
the sherifis are precfuded, unless nj the re-.
quest and expense Of one Of The parties.
The necessity of advertising is the same
in both cases-lhe object being 10 prevent
collision and fraud. Why has this dis.
t%Inction been made 7 l. IT not attributable
to the fact that The parish judges hold their
Offices during life, while The sherifs are
subject to The will Of each successive 60
vernor-the wings having had control Of
the appointing power long enough to SO.
cure The occupancy of every parish Judge
sa,p III the state. and the demo ,rats hav.
ing just succeeded in turning the tables
npon them in the selection Of their sher.
ifs II is true. Tho law will hive the ef.
feet of somewhat reducing the patronage
of The parish Judges, but That Of tho sher.
ifs has been entirely cut oH.-Ledger.
EpIroRs' CoSvENTIoy.-The propriety
of the editors throughout the state holding
a convention. for purposes connected with
their W welfare, has been agitated by
some Of our country contemporaries. Many
abuses really need remedying which have
been brought about by unfair legislation,
and it is only by harmonious and general
effort that these abuses can be remedied.
Baton Rouge would be a proper and a
central point for holding such convention,
and tho middle-say The 16th-of July
~nextlan appropriate time for the m. citing.
Ptcaynne
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

TossApo.--A strong win3, accompanied
with hail, rain and terrible thuhocr and light
ming, passed over that part Of cur parish
known AZ the Highlands, last Tuesday morn
inr. Cotton gins, stables, sheds, fences,
&c, &c, were blown down and away. Corn,
cotton, cane and other tender vegetation, were
cut up by the hail. The tornado spread over
a tract about two miles in width only, and its
devastations ceased after a Journey of a few
miles. In other parts OF the parish, the rain
was abundant and refreshing. Vegetation is
pushing on at rapid rate.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

MELANCHOLY Acc1nENTs-Whilst walking
down street the other day, a strange man step
ped up and handed us twenty dollars for four
years subscription TO the Chronicle. One of
our delinquent subscribers being present, and
smittcn by his own conscience, tainted, and
the last we heard Of him life was almost ex-
tinct. II this won't prove a warning TO nom
paying subscribers we do not know what will.
Kelly of the Bayou Sara Chronicle tells the
above. Knowing the good fellows failing,
we can make allowances for his exaggeratjon
oil the sum said TO have been received. Twenty
dollars. At this every editorial thumb in the
state-ascends to every editorial 'proboscis in
ID, state, and all the editorial fingers belong
ing to hands on which said thumbs are situa-
ted, vibrate like The tail of a little dog who
.rejoiccih with exceeding great JOY" You
can't cen that, Major; it might have been
50 so, or even a V, and you should be thank.
fal for that, and YOU should also be thankful
that the delinquent subscriber" only saw the
act, without committing il himself The lat
ter would, no doubt, have killed him outright.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-13

h~preisraRrls BIZ Fas asF shEoH.-Capialn
Daniel Eearles and v Dubroca, Esq, insrec~
tors Of The La. peni'entiary, rice Thos. Green
Davidson and DIR. g. w. Combs, resigned.