Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-20

Theeo conventions for the nomination Of party
candidates 10 Congress, were held OF, Monday
East at the places desiEnate1~-tha wing ut
Ilsyon EaFa and the democratic at batan
nouga. Both, we ohservo, passed resolutions
inviting their respective party papers !" Inc
81 dissric, 10 publish their pfoceedif'gF, ana
hence we infer that The proceedings Of both are
| tsir game for pa. Our columns, however, are
| already too much encountered with lengthy ar
ticlrs, 10 permit the inpt rt'on, IN fnIl, OF these
proc eedinua ihis week in The 5aEstte. They
will bu published IL epr haHt. but IN the mean
time we will inf,fm cur readers briefly OF
ahpt waa done.
The wing representatives Of Eve parishes
met on Monday morning nj The |,atel OF j NJ
.laknr, ESQ, IN fIageu Eirn. and iott'if,ataj
the Hon trhas. butler president and David
ti,rYvW, t.sa. aal nt G w. Snitll tiee-pto.
zidents. n ;itaniat, end 9 II shiptsf, ESTE,
were chosen uatretpries.
A committee appointed 70 select a suitable
candidate, brought in The name OF LpNAHp
sirAHnnw If Cancofltn. who was uI1ahstnoaa*
IL nominated by The convention ne The TttE
candidate t, The G9,h Congress from tfia VI
district. E'pititel resolutions were passed en-
preesiys Of wing sebtiHisnts and PtlaeiPie7'
aad The convention adjourned aiter A meeting
which all agree in describing M admirably
harmonious aud spirited.
Delegates 10 the democratic convention be-
gan to assemble IN Baton Rouge, on Nhtid5y
etaoirp lsei, bot the foil fentesen alton ex-
nsrtsa, did not arrive until Monday afternoon
bt tho brilliant. The Convention then mot
a, The court irnsc. The honorable Ihos, w.
Scott. president. and q Mayo and Nj Sloan.
E,sne, vice presidents. Col d W Mthheely
and Jas. n Harper, Bsq, were elected seere-
tarics.
On calling the narhee, nine Parishes an.
swntuj to the 'poft impeachment yet s'l''
il was a question which consumed much TINE
In the arguing. whether the convention should
,,arssd I, nominate a candidate without The
preeenee Of the other seven parishes. THIS
was ultimately decided in The Affirmative, Hnd
among The ~Favotiie names brought blythe dif-
farent delegates, il being found thatthe honor
| a5le ions Il DAwsoN had a majority, all others
were dropped and Gen, D. was unanimously
Nominated Seine little division had At FIRST
appeared, two or three parishes prelerflng
| o,ler nan,ns 10 Daweon's: but let them begin
IA tl,ty may. the democrats always end well
On the ttnal vote there wac not a dissenting
voice. and when the business os The cohsen-
lion usa flushed, It waH moved that the meet
int adjourn to meet again al The polls IN 9bty'
Some doubts existed whether Mr. Daweon
! would accept the nomination offered the 'ol'
| lowing Letter, read by Martin G Penn. to
whom /, was addressed, removed these
Ngw optH.Ss. May IL, lsa3.
Nv Ds.p Sta4-Veur esteemed favor OF TINS
instant, Ia now before me, Your polite, tfiehd'
". aud gratifying enquiries are such as nave
been made to me from many friends through
ant my congressional district Your enquiry
il. "v,ll Won serve us. If reelected during
yeur ~eetyiee az Postmaster in New Orleans,
| uHlil iih ifEEtltE w t'N H'hN
gfess - / would be reereantto every impulse
OF nv nature II | could prove ihsehsible to
such noble and unqualified testimonies OF
esteem In those whose respect consider Tar
above price. | would he cold and senseless
not to feel proud Of the Partially which an
intelligent and most worthy constituency con"
fer on the on this occasion. | Will not tres"
PASS IN your kindness BY any false demon
~, .,tvn vi moaesty. | am ftoets and an ssf"'
ne,,od 10 work to avoid being a tar on my
good and onen.hear ed friends. Ny poverty,
and not my will, forces me 10 act as foSttnas'
ter al this place until the next Congress. II
would be idle for me to enter into, or TO annoy
YOU with a further detail Of my prteafe sBa'rs'
Casting all individual considerations to the
winds, | pledge myself to serve yon IN inc
cath Congress (tf eleeted1 to the best o. my
humble capacity. Accept assurances OF my
sincere friendship.
Col. MARtIS @ PEss.
r. s.-~Since writ ny the above delegates
appointed TO the democratic convention IRON
the ps,ishes Of Contordia, Madison and Carroll
have arrived at THE place. and expressed Their
entire approval OF the proceedings OF the con
~vention held on Monday the 18th May instant
ny rug pnrstprNr.--Tho National Intel
l~renoer Of the 9th, reports IA tollows:
We learn that Daniel Webster, yesterday
resigned The office Of secretary of state ant
that ,
Hugh 8. Lcgare, attorney general OF the
United Statss, is appointed TO be acting seeFe'
tary Of state for The present.
SALE OF DRAGON AoRsEs--We lear'
from the Natehitocaes Herald that horses
sold extremely we'll at Fort Jossup, the hrs
instant The editor lie oil opinion that mue'
younger and gayer horses, could be boush
in the west for less money, We do not doue
it, and we hope the next Congress will orde
out an agent TO buy fresh horses for The gal
liant regiment which has been so Shameful
and u~niustly deprived Of their animals.
RErupfArioN.--Dr. IIagan. we perceive
+, speaks in terms Of glowing satisfaction at tn
: prospect of a visit from DR.. Lardner to hi
.dicrins.' DR.. Fl, should be still more p ease
at the prospect of meeting Mrs. Lardner' a
she is now called, for it certainly must be ra
RELY he sees the face of any person who goe
: so thoroughly his ~favori,e doctrine If repudIa
|, ton. She is yet, we believe, a little in ad
, vance of Mrs, Sirpi; the later has rennd'a
ted honor. rood faith and her lust debts. MR.