Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-09-21


Won't haze either. THE following rsso1n-
tlon was adopted at an abolition meeting in
jackson, Michigan:
/" Resolved, That We caution all our L.iber-
W friends 10 keep their necks out Of The hor.
rible Polk, and theirfeet from the miry Clay"
THE FREEDOM or ELECTIONS.
We had occasion some DAYS since to com.
ment upon an article put forth in the New Or
leans Courier, III relation to a tax proposed to
be levied upon all persons holding an office
under the State Administration. We. lhen de-
nounced this plan as a nest Infamous outrage
upon the freedom of electfcns, and The purity
and independence Of the elective franchise,
aud We still denounce 1t as Such.-Butc corrupt
and prohigate as was this proposition, the To-.
]cotocos OF New Orleans have been surpassed
By their allies 10 New York. What was here
put forth only as fseler, has in New York
been reduced to a system. The power of the
government is there openly held up IN t~eryorebt
over all who will not contribute their means
to The support of a corrupt and unprincipled
party. Men appointed to discharge certain
dulles under the government, have been called
upon, under pain Of dismissal, to give their
money, for what?-Not for the defence Of The
country.-Not for the support oftheir families
wv " tiAC duf dllCEllGHl Oh any great DuD-
nc interest, buf tor The support 0fa particular
party Lei such a system once be establish
ed, and, in the language of Gen. Jackson
F~Corruption becomes the order of the day."
Pubic officers will be reduced to the condi-
ton Of abb ict slaves, and important stations,
instead OF being the objects of honorable am
bltton, will degrade any man who is 50 forget
ful OF his rights and duties as TO accept one.
In support of what we have said, we need
only refer TO the annexed resolution recently
adopted in New York;
Taanmany Hal, Aug. Is, 1914.
Ata meeting ofthe Democratic Republican
General COMMITTEES, heldon the 18th inst, the
following resolution was unanimously adop-
ted:
Resoived, That the Chairman and secreta-
ries OF the General Committee be instructed
10 ask for and urge the removal of all persons
holding appointments under the present adj
minlstration of this state, who do not pay to
the finance committee their asSessmentS-as
reported to them by the finance com
mittee within fifteen days from this date.
ABRAHAM HATFIELD, President.
i w. WYE wynn Secretaries.
In obedience to this shameless resolution
adopted by the sachems of Tammany Hall,
the following circular has been addressed to
an otlice-holder, and BY him is made public
through the columns Of the New York Tri-
bune -
The Demoyatic Republican Gsaaat Commit
Tee at 1~ammaay HaK, require fundsts carry
on with vigor the presentpolitical campaign
IN support OF their candidates, POLK and
DALLAS, for President and Vices President
Of the United States, ard 10 maintain the ag-
tendency Of the party in this State, and the
long established usages Of The parry gives the
committee a right 10 call upon ali persons
Office under the authority Of the State
Government, or by election of the party, for
contributions. The committee expect from
you $40 which you will hand TO the Treasu-
rer.
THEoPHILUs PECK, SIS Liberty st.
New York, August 1914.
Comment upon such a proceeding is unne-
II fully d~iscIoses the character of
ocofocoisn~-Tropic