Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-01-27

give every opportunity TO these members
wi ,bing To make II short excur,i ion 70 New
q leans dnring ihs session, either on busi-
nes4 Or pleasure.
We have received sOtne copies or the
NArcnnz Cry G,zErrG, published by
uessrs. Risk q Baldwin, formarls pub.
fishers ,f lie CeURIER. This pS pcr il
-piriird aud neatly printed, and ssnrmly
.adyocates the cause of Henry Cay, as
candidate Ger the, Presidency. We wish
Ihcm all ihc success their praisworthy ef
forts deserve,
Mr., r. /" llargfaye, is NOW in our neigh
b%orleo1, collecting subscribers for the. Cres-
ca't Gig published in New Orleans.s Tha.
paper is well conducted aud neutral in j. litics.
We are again favored With fine weather.
After . total eclipse ofthe sun and moon for
weeks, We suddenly find ourselves, as il
were. in q new hemisphere. We feel re-.
i@fo.te,, and relieved from the disaeseeatle
task q continually carrying an umbresa and
wadipg knee deep III mud. WE hope III have
few wecksol this weather, for which we feel
thankful "a Divine Providence.
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Ills & :aiinal Court has been unusually
busy ~ltsFes NJ The officers Of tits police
haye BE-, nearryipg on a successful war inthe
gamblers camp One of them Amos Rank,
was tried On Tuesday for a violation of the
gambling law, and found guilty. Tie fine
+" NC 'es' y Y TOTO,
CONGRESS- There Is very futile of impor-
lance as yet from Washington.
On the sth instant, The nomination o,
John @. Spencer 70 the vacancy occosioned
by The death Of Judge Thompson, was sent
to the senate By the President
Tie nomination Of Wor,hipgton & Sne.
hen as solicitor of the Treasury Nas also
sent and rejected.
The same day Mr.. Labranche presented a
petition irtm citizens of Lafourche and
Tcrrebunnc to have the Surveyor Generals
office restored to Donaldsonville.
The Conrordia lnteiIigencer of the 2dib
%Ianuar says:
llon 4. H. McCaleb's ApnREss.- We,
baye ID store Bifich treat for our readars-the
eloquent address of the Hon. II. Ii. McCaleb,
1t the State Fair. We shall eudeayor to
give place to it IN our next number.
AS soon. as It reaches US, we intend 10
transfer u 10 our columns. We are sure it
will he read with interest by every man hav-
ing a ee ire tosee the noble cause prosper
u Luutslana.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovEESor.--Bg.
and wth he dttice and consent Of he Senate.
Justices gthe Peace George Parish. for
Calahoulai Wm II. Duvall, Avoyelles; Fred
Dc Whit, 'Plaqnsmines; Fred. Williams,
Natchitoches 9'hos. ]. Simpson and R. j
MeLemorea me-.
Notaries Pablic.-lohn r. Smart and
Robert Mcdonald, parish Of Sabine; R. F..
Dunlap, Tensas.
AuctioneerS.--Nelson Durand, Avoyelles;
Vim L. Rogers, Sabine,
Richard Dre|w, parish Judge for the parish
" Claiborne.
Inspectors o Tobacco for Ncw Orleqns.-
Alex. prieur, Montgomery Sloan, Edward
Durive, Samuel Bennett, Justin Dural
John Il. Wheffy.
FREEnoA Of II Pass The legisla-
tive action and unnecessary interference with
The freedom d he press, has not only spread
its baneful influence in Louisiana. bit also in
Mississippi. We copy the following just and
sensible remarks from the Natchez Ciy Ga
4e,te d lie III inst.
The Holy Springs Guard il opt id favor IF
advertising sheriff $ sa.es 10 the public Jour.
nails. We join issue. with that editor il this
cause. lie paintodly remarks: by adper-
Using iii a newspaper, tie sale Of land and
He-s IS, you give notice to all the moneyed
men III .hn whole country; you raise com.
aafofg the bidders, and thereby
emil % The price Of property; BY CIV
ing publicity i, the sale Of property, you close
the door agait:i fraud and chicalerg, and
prevent ilhct combinations among Bidders:
sou remove feI,a sheriff the Temptations 81
corruption, ann not '~thfreqaantly prevent the
,artidre Of ~pr4perty.'
We hope o4r legisl tors will take the sui.
iect IN Consideration, the law as il exists
nobody, and i an injury to holders .
If mortgages On property offered at sheriff.
sales, 1t gives a wide field TO fraud and dis
transactions; and BY keeping lie pee
pie ignorant of said sales, The property is
generally disposed Of at a low price, and be-
the prbperty Of greedy Spectators.
Il is a mntter yell worthy the serious con.
siaeration 81 our legislators.
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Some Of tye l~ocofoeo papers are indulginz
n ~vituperativa language against some of the
appointed by Gov. Moatou, because
hey do not throw in all their influence Of of
Ice 70 supporttheir presses. They follow in
he footsteps Of Gov. Marcy Of New York
said $50 The victor belong the spolls."
Ind calling themselves J-cfersouians they
re acting in direct opposition 10 the ~instruc.
ions Of that great apostle Of Democracy.
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The New Orleans people seem to have run
Tazy, on account Of the arrival among lhern
/ two distinguished iddlers-
We are info4ned by ! gentleman from the