Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-03-09

ries OF persecution 'f4r nlpfe detrimental =,
i their interests and Obstructive nftheir I,ibart
!. than The ruthless waF that bad been waped i
ti1cm by barbarots Indians. Nov. waa a
4 their toriitude norcfssary 10 resist the torrer
Of British oppression titat ~fti-fing onward vii
: tho rapldity 81 lightning Tire Iteird ever
4 N tine1t to oygrWhslm them. Bold v an
bFaysIY did sha brea<! ii aud with what sue
cFss LET the united voisF4 Of millions Of Fec
men tell. The first impulse 10 OFF liI,rrt,
was given by British oppression. The Altnl
oppression that had driven our Anrestars Gr,u
their native land to seek in The wiItis If Amer
ica that qaisl enjoyment If opinion thai thu,
looked for 10 civilized England in vain wia
the same perturbed spirit" that, ]enviDua Of
The growing prosperity Of The American Colo.
mes, ehdeaV0red ~ impose on them the sun.
port Of i government from which they derived
no advantage, ard from Which they iigd bgso
exiIed. Aud the same oppression N last die
vated them to a position among the nations Of
the Earth, that attracts the respect and ad.
mirati0n Of he world.
The arts OF oppressjo1, Of England towards
The colonies, and more particularly, the uni1st
attempt tn tax them with the support Of the
British G0yerfiHebtl in whose r~oufrIIs it,sy
mad no voice, was tnet with d spirit of rasis.
tauce, that was little expected BY England
80 much accustomed 70 tyranizs over the weak !
They thought tbat to cmfnand was to be obey.
ed. Al first, the colonies, with more tn IN Il.
lial reHpecf, beseeried, imblorod, The repeall
of laws involving tue destruction Of their most
vital interests, Of their most sacred tiphts.
All in vain. Time after time were their m,st
urgent circumstances disregarded Petition
petition was Intellectually presented
Instead Of obtaining that prompt redress Of
their grievances That justice and humanity
dictated, all their prayers were considered
and treated as the vain resistance of another
leIpless victim, about TO be added 10 tho long
catalogue Of nations sacrificed by England
% her Unsuitable thirst Of dominion The min.
ons OF proud England, accustomed 10 submit.
With implicit obedience, to the dictates of Nv.
raaatsrs, 10 look with awe and reyer. a
nee on The forms Of government established
y ignorance, or built upon the ruins Of The a
rights of 1nlnE bgheld with a]stonfsll. t
nsht and iaeredulity tbs resistante Of a small h
and OF men, almost looked. Upon by them AZ &
to what they, upon whom had been .
led tho brightest rays Of science and of learn. Y
~. considered the Legitimate acts Of their II
1vereign mistress. Not only was d deaf ear 4
ifned to the retn0nstranres and prayers Of y
10 colontsts, but The brave spirits in England b.
no dared lift their voices 10 defence OF an on. b.
'essed people, made themselves heard II q
IN. Even the eloquerce Of Chatham failed At
inspire his country wltl sentiments Of Jus. N
g aud humanity. tn
In line when all hope Of redress, By means ~
femoRstrancc, was lost, when in relieving g.
en- OF the burden under which they were ~
KING, additional weight was daily imposed,
en-, and not until then, did The American 6.
'ioniea throw off their Ghains that bound ~
7Ii 70 their unnatural mother, and appeal VI
the God Of Hosts for the justice of their oa
use. Then was seen what man can do -,
determined to die Oh be free. All the w
Rantages Of superior numbers, Disciplined. 49,
appeared, they were supplied bv the de. -,
G Of Liberty. Through all the eieIssitudrs a.,
q disastrous war, all tie difficulties aften. ~
1t on the scarcity Of Arms and ammunition ~, :,
re slrmounteG by the herofstn Of 4 peopIe ~,
ted 10 the defence Of their eotntfy's rigbfs. ~
IN the moment Washington drew his -.
'rd IN defence of his country till victorious. ~
siieathed it at Yorktown. he wac ever ~.
'most 10 the battle; wherever danger s ~
ed was heard the cheering tones Of his ne
ny voices urging bis eomDaninns on to- y
DIS Of Yalof,t to Wfiosd appeals they bravely i
'onded. The well disciplined English IL. ney
10 we're unable to resist the Chivalrlc efforts and
y outraged people armed with 4 detef. fJw
alton TO be free. The brave sons of feat
erica snrmounted every obsticle. oyercame Their
y difficulty that itnpeded the way TO their
t Of destination, and finally attained the o
Elimination of their most exalted %aspira. mer
the
Arlington, seeing his country free from men
dominion, surrendered into the hands has
. fellow Citizens, the power with which full
been invested, by them for their re. whic
1tloniunllke too t1any illustrious exam long
with which history abounds, If military slant
handlers, who ayailing themselves Of The laIol
tiled IDEAS Of government that generally Pres
eed The storms of a revolution, bv which at Ii;
preexisting establishments have been squal
brown, and ofthe devotion and rgepect, the
which brave and successful generals CORE
by their soldiers, hayet instead Stanl
the Independence they had Ever,
we'd, instead Of becoming The liberators Mini!
'r country, have in their turn become Lords
ersecators Of the human race, and as. office
d a despotTc sway over The rights oil
counttymen. He laid at the fest of his Co
citizens, the sword that had beer 20 the e.
ssiulIy raised III their defence, and re. has D.
INTO the humble and peaceful walks of RED 4
e life; from which he was elevated bv that a
n%ationt TO preside over the nation he $500,
senthralIed. BY his wisdom and patri- staple
be was peculiarly eminentIy qualified come
ief Magistrate Of the Country he en-. ing Of
ised by his valor: Twice was he an. view
usly called on by the people Of the TO end
States to I'LL the presidential chai1
Q great and universal was the conf we
in his exalted character, and that d.
he gratitude the nation felt for his SER et5ht
hat tie constitutional maxim of Eng OF Gait
lat the king can do no wrong, was prac- thatph
applied to him. He could not, it was iveg 6
I, DO wrong. In the veneratior that 10 ne W
attached BY Americans 10 Washing. hVe to
anne, may be found a complete refuta- ing sc;
the charge Of Ingratitude imputed 10 tober,
lies. Whose the character through During
world that IL looked on with that un- are slA
d generation, that is bestowed By the require
ot the United States on the memory is aoou
And what American can only adj
d whose bosom beats not high with prise OF
know that he is born in the land OF TENDS q
fg1onZ and that the blessings of Of norti
, Happiness, and prosperity, that now convent
ded him have been bequeathed 10 hirn cattle =
saviour Of his country. treaf-
10 ag,in descendad r. IL b,,nh LIZ REAR
# Private Citizen, although loudly Dehem
n, still TO occupy the exalted position tatloh 0
Magistrate Of a free people: 'Fhus asse ne
his determination To- carry out to the lh7 gifa.
75ent the principles of freedom for me cho'
e had SO bravely contended. De- potaio'
he honor OF again presiding over his my o't
lest in AFT er times, by his example, pushes {