Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-06-29

A writer in the Adcocate Of last Tuesday,
satisfies US that a Scion has now arisen to
teach US wisdom, lie takes up an article from
our pen, which appeared two weeks ago inthe
Gazette headed "the Contest" he says Eve
have no doubt Jut the people of the Parish Of
East Baton Rouge, both wings and demo
Gratis, stand ready to do their duty and to Pro
motto the elevation Of correct principles at
the July election, despite Of party trammcls.o
Now tile whole article Il decidedly locofoco,
and in favor of I%ccofoeo candidates, such
languages as the above, discovers him to .be
an embryo demagogue, not Yersed enough
il the humbug to hide his deformity.
Alter talking in a neutral aeooe to try ind
gull somebody, he says, "those people (mohn-
ing the wbigs) now appeal to the intetIi.
gcnce Of the PEOPLE who have virtually ae-
clarcd lhat The PEOPLE are not capable OF
self government" Now this sprig Of ahe
PEOPLE does not know what he is talking
about who does he aim at when he says they
have declared that the people are not capa-
BILE of self government Does he aim at our
Candidates Of the legislature II SO I'VE
shall give him a passing word.
Mn. CoaRR-roNDENT do you aim at our
w5r thy felIow.citizan D. d. Avery, Esq,
read on our first page and see lis reasons for
voting against The universal Suffrage bifl.''
If YOU. are not lost to all sense of shame
and SO buried in your own ignorance and
prejudice that you will not own the truth, you
viii blush to bring such a charge against him.
He has always declared he was in favor Of
universal suffrage, aud we suppose Mr..
Ayery's character for veracity stands as high
as any man in The parish, wing or democrat.
His vote on the Convention is explained
by himself, he voted against it on Constltu
tional grounds, he says:
Art. 7th Sect. list. specifies that when ex-
p~erience shall point out The necessity Of
amending this constitution, and a majority Of
all the members elected to each house of The
general assembly, shall within the first tlcentY
davs Of their stated annual session, PASS q bill,
specifying the alterations intended 10 be mdRe.
for taking the good sense of the people of the
State, DC" Now this bill iuthe first place
did not specify the " alterations intended to
be made," and in adcmocratic legislature was
permitted 10 quietly rcposc on the table, nn-
tiIthe l4h Qf FebrHarB more than ttro months
after the commencement Of the stated annual
session, which took place on the 10Th Of
December ls37-See Journal folio | aud 81
referred to blythe Committee.
Now Mr.. Correspondent would you have re
quired Mr.. Avery to have voted for a Congen :
ton, If SO, you are better fitted for a d~espotic
and lawle5s government than a republican.
one. The fact is all such bIarney and hum
bug is done for party effect, and has no in
influence but on hair-brained individuals who
can he bought and sold like merchandise,
OF Mr.. George 2. Lilley, nothing unflvora-
bic can be said, it requires but to know him to
love him, If lie is defeated, it will be- be
cause he has had not,uo to canvass the par
ish-in fact we would have hard matter 10
choose two more worthy aud able candidates
in this parish, than those we now offer you,
Gen. Thomas-Iti is not necessary for us 10
say any thing in his behalf, he who would de-
for eIcctionoering purposes, the charac.
ter of a soldier of the revolution. and an old
faithful public servant, must have more zeal
than prudence, m re prejudice than patriot,
ism.
f. D. Conrad Esq, has indicated himself,
he has not left a grease spot for loco
foco Misrepresentation to slide on. Read
his address and be convinced.
G~RATUIroUs AnvERTIstNG.-We are glad
10 see our contemporary copy an article with
The above heading from the "Reveiile." How-
ever, we not only so against that, but also
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