Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-08-24
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AT d convention 6f delegates from The Clay
Clubs u The %ssgafai Patisbes q b5ulsia1ai
fabYefaH ii Baton Rouge 81 Monday The 1HtH
August listi Tie following Qlieefs Rafs che
ssh
list pHftHHaH THeHAs, Pfesidaht
Samuel J.. Peters, Esq, Migaiali DarteN,
f1sH4 Woe Presidents
I'm 1t N9Gardie and q III BhiplaN ESD,
Secretaries
ri Hgnfad, Eaq moved t1f tie appointment
.bf 4 ebiHiHittee Bf eIBpBh III fepAft 4 plHn4ui
organization faf tie Vhif putty ID ldt'siaHa
WhsfeHpaa The president nominated BafTtttel
] Peters AHd T7flHs Saul. Ut Orleans. David
Eh8Htfats and tNiB III Edwards, Of lhefYillHt
III I1 IehfHd. john BUTLER and ! IA Hlatls Ut
ifAst Baton Rabee! II wv Nichols, Of As6eh
siaai j III MtGFtlL df Ttatsak. 3 M u CLARK
land V~altibnt tiHbaft, Of West Baton H0ugel
l1 Itiheh and Hunter Collins, IT Hest FHllti
laHat and Caffes Tessief, JFl Of Point C0tpes
UfBn The retirement Of Tie ebmititteal that
staIn 6id patriot Hnd dlii8f OF the fey1lutt6tl
ten Philemon Thomas, rose and addressed
thh convention fdf tho space bf bali an hour,
IL i HeHt f5Ftlbia and eloquent speech, Which
NJ hi received With most unqualified applause
When Gen ~I'hHfAhs resumed lis seats
Meesfs. W II NtGCafdlB, Hosiefi Da1ipl u
Avery H5atnet Gufieyi Adams, los wv FoWs
10, aid DaffoF4. we're s~HFefally called upon
H5d each Of the gentlemen named briefly AL
dressed the convention in support 81 the meas
ufes aid haf III The Wig party,
7fIle fbHlfaitt6a Having fetitnedl Mr. Peters
fha chairman, presented Tie following pfeHli
bic aid resolutions, which we're unanimously
adopted
Whereas III The 6ptui1B 81 The meeting, hg
recent elections In this State have furnished
abundant evidence that d large majority eftit
legal voters Of Louisiana are true 70 the cause
Esaf tie country and the constitutions and tia
lie yafe 0f LdltisiHha will be given TO Henry
tzihy and Thaodofe Ffelihaigyseii ~ PRIEST
dent and vice President Of the United States
In November isHtt
Kesoffed, Tint in6fief ID bring ont the fll
4lfia yate Of lie Stale, tiat Tie following plat
I'll organization and astiati 30 recommended 7
The why's nf louisiana
RBB5ife8, That 1t ID hereby recommended
ta lie WtiHs aftha different n8flshea WHO hayt
npt YET formed Clay Clubs TO organize SUE
Clubs WithHut delay; and II Is urged upon Al
the why's 10 enrol themselves bH members q
The Clubs of their respective parishes
Fss8ttei, Thai It ~ ii hereby recommended t
1.-The YafiBiH Clubs throughout the Slate ~ 4
vide their parishes into convenient district
and appoint vigilance committees for each dig
Hitt, whose ddty IT shall be tn make Isis Q
ail the legal voters In their respective districts
distinguishing them into iehlgsf i%oagf5e9si ~
Doubtful
Res8fft8, THAT 1t shall be the duty Of vi
, vigilance committees to wish every W4iig ye
Ter III Their district and urge upon them u
necessity Of early attendance u the polls 9
the day Of a~lbetioi
fRts5lted, That it ID hereby recommends
, THAT challenging committees BE- appointed
attend Ht The polls, WIS shall be Iufhlshe
with alphabetical ltste Of The wing voters I
iiaif d%iatfiel, IN order to ascertain who shal
i NOT have voted, and take measures 70 6btai
THEIR Immediate Attendance II shall also u
lihe duty Or said etthHtilteeH 20 6PB6as The %
mia#ian If all illegal Votes
Hss6ifsi, That public meetings be held
convenient points az often DIG practicable, an
! thHl 40 many Vt our friends aH can be induced
!, be urged to adde's. The people upon the p9lt
iaai questions Of The day.
Reseits1, That The several Clay Clubs .
requested 10 report to The Central Clay Gu
at NeN Orleans by The 10Th Septemhaf tHk
Z the Bfogfesa Of organization. be aaflas Of u
officers u their respective CLUBS, and the pro-
l poets Of The cause inathsif parish,
Rgs5ifs8. THAT there be GRAND MAS
EE0NVENff0N OF TttF WINGS 9
I~I09fIBtANA Az IATON ROUGE %
MONDAY TIE 18th DAY or OCF0BE
NEXT.
/ Rss5fgsb Tbat tie Clay ctub II Bate
I RaBge be- charged with making III The neee
cary arrangements fer the reception of aHi
! WtiR hiHsB convention.
/ Rfs6ltsf, That The Clay Club Of New @
. leans BE requested To invite such Of The di
liaguisiad Whfg speakers Of the Union to i
tead aaid mass convention az they may dec
7 advisable
Rosoifed, THAT ritz WINGS or TttE Fttai
HI BORING sfAfEs bit AND THEY ARE tI6HBHY Il
vtftb no ATTEND SAID CONVENT N,
Rts9hsR, That a. State banner be pt6eurl
a liz The Central Whig Club Of New OfleHn
I which thalt be presented TO the wings Of
n parish which shall give the largest maiofit
In proportion To The whole number Of leg
! votes st such parish, FOR Henry Clay II
Theodore FfeiinghuYfen, az President a.
Vice President Of The United States.
ts Rssgipef, Thatevefy Whig papefin the sta
&c requested To publishth pfoeeedingsofth
convention, and thht such Journals as q
= printed Id French and English, be request
"a ia publish them Ia each language.
Oh melton, the convention adjourned sjtied
PHILEMON THOMAS, President.
i PEfbn'f Vice Presidents.
Y w II u. s mse.4'''' Secretaries.