Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-08-31


Tit coFyEar1oa-It was with feelings
III regret that w learnt The Convention bad
adjourned IL meet iii New Orleans on the
seechd Tuesday ID January A protest ablg
drawn ~ and signed BY 10 membufs, wac
presented BY A. Read, Esq, Of ibis parish.
The language Of Tie protest Was reasonable
end correct, W did moi view It III ! party
light and hoped that DO auch use woald be
made VI lie measure. We haze been how.
disappointed, and are forced IN solf-de-
fence 10 relieve our political friends from the
unjust inspirations cast upon ihem, Tho ~.
]eaf7rha glafiod Tint sIey bad i large maisfity
NJ men ID tic Convention, inen
who though lllt "the convention would poi
only have ite pfN /, but when met would d.
ID fley pleaesa How, then, With . clear
aiBjafty u tUfitt deHlefate, can they throw
be bfanb Vt the M siifa o. The minority
aio ars utigst Wiz introduced The foso-
lfiiiuf fgf DO adjourn lantl WrlVeofhies !
FtFaR i%ofefeee, Mile Taylor o. Assumption,
aaotber strong loeef Gu, Offered The following
retelntlonf
trselye1i TI4t WHEN this Convention.
sdeli ge no on Saturday Tie gath instant,
i. 4. on the 81 Tuesday III January nexf,
ii II o'clock NJ, II shall adjourn to meet d
NtW otieans.
oot1it fnat passage q lie above resolution
he ~ftiioaiBg democrats, gone chose aaaiss
qhsfaatds appeared OF ne protest, voted
for II.
Cou,tllbn, George Eustia, John Il Gfymes,
Leonard. M4rigny. Prescott Of Ayofeltev
preacoit If 81 Landry, Preston, Taylor, 1'f.at,
voorliies, lpadswefth, w kof,, and seyefal
oth9fs
Nov itis clear 70 every senrible man that
ths whis mliorlty, even had they been united,
which vac net the fact. would lave been In.
potent wflheut q large number of deihocfats
gatffp with them. Aud II would be paying
i very poor compliment 10 The Jig guns q de.
inaerAey Who voted with them 70 say that
fhsg ptre iqfmaeeib ~ ths ,ehgs.
SIC afall speaA 81 the subject hereafter,
II we think Il necessary. We consider Tho
adjourumant i very i%fnpolIlie and repfehensi.
bta mege--,at depfoeato tbs attempt Of aains
otths Leading democratic and their city i9nr-
nais 10 throw the blame of The measure ek.
claeifoiy on the whigs q subsefys election
eering purposes.
AZ M it not most ridiculous 10 hear tho
l%taFefai Advocate man utter bis ISLANDERS
hetiasithe Indies Thai they :" afe demo.
crlty alias l,uiusats3 bg nature, and ahepys
sffH lax Why sif. ( yon were 4 single man
- ~ - - 49, q .AmnIl lnnhX .Vnf would no
Elnore utter sueh 40 assertion ihBii you would
fna4 your head In the fire, What The hand
Iaf tie fair ladies' stunned By the foul polk.
siHtke1 neyet1 nrVef1 You were about as
wide bfthe mark In that expression as ~ the
one which follows. ''gou arr ours and age mr.
ygars.i' They are not yours. neither have
they ans use fer you. We arc informed that
aiady on reading The above sentence remark.
ga q That the man who could desert lie
pfoNd banner ofCLAY, FRELINGHUYsEN
land The UNITED STATES. for the nisera.
llu tailerea lore STIR Of Teas, elevated upon
1 POLK stalk, would have d hard task 70 find
On otgaer among The ladies Of East OF Wcsl
Baton Rouge
Dancing.-1'here was dancing At both d
lie ~barbacues Oh Saturday. Atthe wing bar
%cacue, all the ladies' danced TO the same music
and on the same grounds while, al the l%ocofoce
AFFAIR, there we're tto0 piaces ufdahcingt one
fur the German girls and the othef fprthe fas.
tflians neltye American democratic Indies
I1Ie UHty feaspn Ne nsard asslBa@d farihts
very unaemoeratie arrangement was given b
d locofaco, who remarked, that, ewhite tolkt
pbull'ui dance with The Dutch Y A very nice
democratic reason, tfnly.- Lou. Jour.
hold Anaoaaeemeat.-A few days arc 1
warm political discussion occurred Oh tht
steamer Belle Of the West. in which d Judge
Downs #of LonislaDa4 a lender of lie Locoioct
party there, aud who lately presided At a meet
Ing in thar state which favored the propose
convenlion Of polk disubionists IL Nashville
was very conspicuous. Nc have received
letter signed by scyegal respectable person.
I giving an account of the affair on the Belle 0
The West, from which we extract the follow
ing :--LouispiHt I6irnsL
You will proclaim il to our countfYtnen Il
the East, West, North and South, aud let tn
alarm 20. forth that leading Locofoeo ofLou
~iSidna, (who Is abroad,) Judge Downs, pro
claimed; .T'exas or disunion-Te&as II j
should cost millions of money aud oceans 0
blood IT. When he uttered these sentiments
lii i loud, braggadocia tone, some six orcigh
gray-headed Democrats hung their heads ant
shock them significantly, as much as 70 say
"if thatiS your object, Judge, we are not will
YOU" 0ae, a gray.headed veteran, about O.
years or age, came out openly, and left lht
foul disunionist, and boldly proclaimed him
self no disunionist, but henceforth for ClaJ
and his country, This same little Judge
Downs said 10 the same tone, thatall who vo
ted against Tyler's Texas treaty ought to b.
hung, and BY Cd if he had il in his rowe
he would hang them.
We arc rejoiced to see the spirit that ami
mates the young wings Of this town. Ihos,
who are not yet Of age arc determined to pre-
sent 4 bold front and show that they feel
despin;erest Ia the defence Of the principle.
her grand sires fought for. We are gla,
that we have youth aud bcauty on our side
he opinion Of the Advocate contrary notwith
standing. The idea that the majority Of tb,
ladies' are loeofocos! (saye the maFl0 never
emanated but from a loco foco editor.
Communication
Mr., EDITOR sit cannot but be gratifying
10 every true Wing, TO see The increasing yea
apparent in our ranks although a feeling o
apathy came over Us, after the last local cleo
lion, there Is ahou a manifest and determined
feeling in our party 10 redeem our parish AM
state from locgfoco misrule, and we have ever,
encouragement 70 urge US forward and IN
ward, our oppnnents, flushed with d temnorar