Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-09-07

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which we had ones alta nel-5ut The whig
are not so far shorn oi their patriotism, no
deapoiled of their virtues, 40 10 BE- ~depcnder
on Texas for the one or the other.
We bow not at the SHRINE ofa military chic
--ntrtlai fame sheds a halo Of glory aroun
The brow of the hero, who lrlumphs ia hi
country,s wars. Trophies won from fields .
blood and carnage streWs his pathway 10 pos.
er--Phat path o~itenleads ever the ruin ofli
country and buries beneath istread the germ,
Of civil Liberty.
We seek to honor ourselves, BY honoring
lIsnry Clay, vino G voice " as for war, TO raise
his country from The oppression oI a sefylle
P%eace--lud y hose voice IS Tor peace, To save
MS country from an unjust War.
We are h9nored BY cue rus patriot whose
Every end he aims at. IS his country'a
"tijs GJd'a aud truth
whose fame rests on his devotion 10 the con-
sgltutlon-tho dcicae q ita ri@hla--and ad-
yosacy Of CIVIL liberty, = ici Is las dt9pelilng
the gloom, aud ecllpslng the g'ortes Of val
and shedding The benign feelings aal Inild-
ence q paace-
Glory 10 CD h the highest, and on
E4rtA pelte, god vii low lrds men,
The q ,dds8s of Liberty, anl genius Of
Peace de twin slstofs--,t ne1 tlisy visit earth
tia Garland thar adorils inelrb Is a Carlo
Wreath ~-euLWiued BY Minerva, from GINS,
furnished by Mercury AMI Cetea--.o me IN.
moftaI " Washington janus, assigned the i9aor
oi presenting the cntp,et and GROWING The
nymphs 0f liberty dnd peace, "nen they Yiai-
ted earth for The puFp4ss u coasscratins The
ALTA OF tla Anerlc@n UNION.
That task accomplished - their ascent
to heaven; and white l9uElng back on that
III snty work the llil3t fsll irom tnelf DroYs,
aIa were wafeIUy . AeayeAty preeze AID ~
oa1ne head # Washington ne grsA Arei'l-
tect Of "a political tenlpie-wtlo, "hea th9
~ c and ~piuault were aid aafie, relniileI
a5oae upon the Pedestal of Fame.
When Washlngton'5 days we're numbered,
and The Angei Ut The G ~,yenant des e ded
10 exchange i,r a eroWn vi h~saCenLy mould, he
ciigic 10rcatb. Ssraphic yisioI pec4nte 80 en-
da5zied by the 4alo Of gtory that cncIrcled
tie Uro1V Of Washington, tnA' lie wre9h iet
from Inc Angels grasP--5ut beiofe It eached
The eafslI It Mas caught, aud preserved Oy the
Genus Of America, who a9~ tenders 1t 10
noble son-HBNRY CLAY. That wreath
il Is the wish vi the ~hlss 10 fix on his manly
orow-not to nelghien tns lame " lurn has es-
capped unscathGd tie hlled mtnlOns ora poHu-
ted press. HIS fauie is recorded ny The pen
of the historian az the hdnl-n1ail OF ctYtl ltD-
cry, the chis ! Of the acuIptor has engraved
il on marOle--Il is sung W The totatlss OF
in boll hsmisplieres, and vlorates III
unison with Patriotism every where.
But for The fame Of these United States,
ami Tor The sake Of the hailoTed name OF
w %tshfngtog, we wish to decorate Tue brow VI
Henry Cay WIN mat wreath.
For the stke of Cfyd Liberty We wish TO
assign to nm the keeping Of Its ALfAR--
feeitng assured he never vii assume tue
responsibility" to desecra Q its rigna5--tlat
he will reklndte tLefeof tue sacred 1gl 5 OF
and fulh--re5tore the Urim and Enam
MN toour pJilIcal telnpIe-chase rom thence
(" L e1us''-aHd dlgpel thu moral and political
darkness, which Ghan5el oar glorious day OF
prosperity INTO a iotg night vi confusion, and
lhIIled the lIfe-bloJd Of civil Liberty, until il
has become frozened Into a 8nbstance- aud
we feel further assured thtt he viii deem IL
the nations behest TO adopt the example OF the
illlslrious Washtngton III the only sure guide
to the c~onsummatlun of he ountiy' IS glory.
Wnlgs-fhe eyes Of the world are no"
fixed on you-yon are right on The great
ca. dinal Wig principles. "Iexas'' being
II ~ the watch sofd Of Democracy Is a proof
that you are right. On the present issue
"Teras or disunion,'' depends The hope Of
CIVIL liberty throughout the world.
Should James K, Polk be elected Presi-
dent Of The Unied States under the banner Of
= i'exas'' ami, 10 the UicsorS belong The sp3iIs'
voice viii he heard from the tour quar-
ters Of The Globe. asking in mock derlsion
.oho is James K, pix
Rat voice vii be echoed back from De-
motFdGy III mat'erlng lonGs of moratied
pr1de. Ayess''wh is James X. Polk.
lfhe aitswe Aul be ii answered at all, she
IS the4rleBd Of The hero oi New Orleans, at
bidding we male James K Poik Prssi-
ient d i'd UHteI S.a.ss.
We sutf4 Ell Andrew Jackson 70 hink r.
u, untii we lost ne exercise Of our VIII, he
con rolIrd our vulItton and became our L1Id
Ga ''1upendence Beg4t subsurviency and
sutfjcated tie gems Of vlr,ue aud
p~feplfel US 10 he ~fittoois torlhe designs Of am
b,tiou,n bound by no other hes man inc co e.
siye oossero puplic plunder I'VE had cra"lcd
trough our slime" to elevate James K
|oik 10 power.
Then will there 81 heard amongst the.
crowned loads -tlle alvocates for paM er, and
ne enemies of ctyti lueny a tapping Of
n4nds, for y, saying ''heIeeforlh absplnle
nave nothing 10 fear" they "iII
hen say, and say truly, "D.ctttion from a
hefuifage is as potent, as d~lctatiuI from a
thrown. We ptedieted-leaye Republic tns
and democrats 10 the IseiYes aud they viii
seek their IS destruction with greedtnass."
81 hath happened unto them according to
he three proverbs, he dogs have returned to
t3eir v0u,lt- again; and The SOW that was
.vlsIed 10 her Wailowing in the mlre."
Elect Henry Gay President Of the UniLed
5 afes, aud lie American Jfag, Whenever Is
reflected the lIstre OF ! stfipas and The r-
lance OF its stars, will speak unalarlneI at
the speGlres Of cimeters, and rro rs and cres
renta, aud in tones Of thunder "AmericaEs
are aud viii be free
The Iall4n roiImus Of Classic Greece viii
sch0 aud ne echo the soutiI-lhe TAIL sons Of
Patagonia viii Iepe It the STRAIN until civil
liberty willie borne upon every brsezs-per-
nc upon every banner, and sung by every
The uis ~usiaca!rtr u p~o.iti:al economy vi,
uader he genial inf Ience ri Clax
Until the fruits Of civil liberty aud gsace viii
be the fruits f eve y CLINE.
Wherever The VOICE OF s.feemea are heard
the rights q difta'ioa ~ be spdrned by eve
ry man. La, and order will reign supreme
and Kings and !elnsgu2ues cease 10 claim
The DIVINE rigtd 10 eoy,r1
The no.ners 4 PuianI witl cease 10 weep
her <ous now pe ping the frozen region Of
vii not Long there rem1Iu-the SUR.
# nf /. ghprty infused by the immortal Wazbiuy
tan in the bosom Of her Puiaskes and Kos
ciuskos, will driie a Russian lyrant from his
throne, and Ter wallis laid lvw by the s%p3iler's
Ia ID, will be again rebuild With earth, cetnen
tel BY IN blood Of her sons, and hers shall be
Inc land Of the Irees and home af The brave.
We do no. elevate hat PoLe. nor stream