Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-08-17

at 3 o'clock, A, NJ, to take place in front o
the City Hotel, when and where the Clubs 0
East and West Baton Rouge will raise theii
LIBERTY POLE. The ladies' and the dem
ocrats are especially invited TO be present.
Several addresses viii be delivered 81 the
occasion.
TIE CONVENTION.
The Debates In this body on the 9th and
1Oth are uninteresting, On the 9th The time
was partly occupied IN discussing a motion
admitting Professionally Dir OBrgan to seat
in the convention, This question vas ii last
referred u the committee on elections.
Mr.. Marigpy made q motion to take up the
present Constitution article by article, and
amend or change whenever it could be deem
ed advisable, This motion was jndicious, but
was not adopted.
Mr., Chinn offered a motion tending TO con.
fine the proceedings Of The convention 10 the
restricted limits fixed By the act Of the Leg.
stature. Only SIX members were ID favor
of this proposition,
A committee was appointed 10 examine the
election of The members from New Orleans.
General Planehe and Mr.. Lasere are on the
spot, to claim their seats.
A resolution was unanimously adopted to
appoint a committee of Education, to devise
the most e%fectual mode OF diffnsing the bles.
sings Of learning throughout the State.
Tile following IL list ftho Standing com
l%pittees, appointed by the President Of the
Convention,
on he first Article distribution Or Poe.
eFs-MeFers. Il M WadsWorth, q w Poets
and nj B Sellers.
Second Neutrality-suspicious. Department.
Messrss 8 w Downs, G Leonard, B Marigny,
II II Conrad, G Mayo, @ VOORHEES,, 7 w
Chinn, DIR. w B Scott, A Boudousquie, i
Winchester, b u Braaeale, 4 w Scott, M
Taylor A MeRea, II Porohe, r. Chambliss,
: Third Artiele-Eaecbaire Department.
9Messrs. A D Roman, 2 Ledoux jr. ID r KEN
nar, 2 Couvilion, Up Benjamin, w &C Clas
Abone, r. b Scott.
Fourth Arlicte-Jpdicidrg Department-J
r Grytnes, G R~Uselius, q EHstiss, A Read,
q II king, l. Saunders, ] + Brent, Geo, s
Onion, r soule / Z Preston, Y Labauve. !
Garrett, ii B Irist.
FIFTH Afticd-On Tmpeachmenk.-F Gar.
ella, a NJ Dunn, re Hytson, o ST. Amaut
NJ Wiuder,
StJth Acknowledgement Prouision.-Thos
II Lewis, AR Splane, A Waddilf Thos pugh,
= w Wikoff. PPfudhomme, il Beatty, ] b
Wederstandl, Al Mazureau, III B Cenas, John
Culbertson, ] ALBERT. "A Begendre.
Seuenth Artice-Aodc Of repitSttnr The Con-
sttmion.-C Ratlff, ~ Barton. Jas McCalop,
w d Stephens, ] Humble, p Briant, w
Drumfield,
Eight Article--Schtdats.--M G Penn, r
Cade, M Boufg, w Prescott, ] B Derbes, r.
Taylor.
NinA Artics-Bm n Rights Thomas q
Porter, Isaac I Preston, g Hudspeth, J P
Benjamin.
On the 10sh Mr., Preston il behalf Of the
Committee on elections, reported fiom the
majority III favor Of the right Of Mr. O'Bryan
to his seat as a member from Lafayette.
The next order was on the report fixing a
salary to the printer.
After some discussion The report was SO
modified as to allow $500 for 10 copies of
cached number furnished every member ard
1000 copies in Syo ofthe proceedings of the
Convention in French and Eneiish-altopeth-
err 200 copies al 81 d page.
Mr., MAYO gave notice that he would move
the reconsideration of the vote.
Messrs. Plauche and I~.assere contested
the election of Messrs. Benjamin and Conrad.
Referred to the Committee of Elections.
Mr.. Penn proposed that the Delegates
should receive no compensation for their SER
vices.
Mr.. McRea moved that the reception Of
compensation souId be optional, go that those
delegates who were rich and patriotic might
receive nothing.
Mr.. Wadsworth declared the proposition
aristocratic.
The Convention adjourned.
TARIFF ANEcpoTE.-A ~locofoco farmer
came TO Wheeling market not long ago with
Cheese 10 sell. He made a bargain with a
shoemaker and took shoes for his cheese.
After the trade was made, he began to gruin.
BILE about the protectivs Tariff. Said he,
Now with your rascallv Wing protection,
you have just pocketed just the amount of the
projections and taken il from me without civ
ing me an equivalent The Shoemaker re.
piled that be thought he was mistaken. No,
said the farmer, there is no mistake %ahoutit /:
me consumer always pays as much more for
the article as the protection amounts to, and
you may preach your Wing nonsense Till you
are gray, you can't make me believe il. Well
said the shoemaker, | will make vol. 4 fair
proposition, and if your doctrine is true, il GER
tainly is fair. | will deduct the protection
from the shoes, and you shall deduct the pro-
lection from The cheese, aud so we will make
a fair exchange. Agreed, said the Loco. Up
on examination the protection on shoes was
about 90 per cent, and that on cheese @ cents
per ID, The poor Loco gave it up and backed
out, for he found his cheese was worth only 6
cents per ID. in that market, and that after de-.
ductlng the protection, he would not only
have to give away his cheese, but 3 cents for
every pound beside. He went home, hoisted
an Ash pole, and now goes for Clay and pro-
lection. His name can be given if required
orc
UNITED STATES LAND SALEs.-The Pre-
sident has ordered sales Of the public lands
in Missouri, as follows at Pittsburg, on the
2tst day of October at Clinton, on the 24thl
of October at Fayette, on the 1st dav oil
November at Jackson, on the 18th day of No.
Yember ; at Springfield, on the 7th day Of Mol
vember next. AL these sales are Of lands
which We're surveyed or made ready for sale
during the past year, and afford an excel.
lent opportunity to those who NAV desire
TO enter the lands. There will also be sales
at Dixon, HI, on the 9Th, anda at Chicago on
the 18th October next.
The Baltimore and Cincinnati papers are
seriously Of extending the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad through TO Cincinnati. The
Baltimore company have built one-thiFd ofthe
distance at a cost of 100000 IL il estima-
ted that $8,000,000 would build the remaining
$50 miles, and that the proceeds would Weld
10 per cent on the stock. Hundreds Of our
says the Cincinnati Commercial, viii
ride to New York on q railroad frsn this city,