Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-08-31
TIE CANADA OnTRAGEs.

efs on tic Welland canal 6aye beeGtue !
frequent Of late, tliat The Inhabitants OF The
fold have pvtltioued tho Gafon9t G0petalfo
tie appointment Of d sitpeldiafy magistrate.
From The accounts Mlicil reach W
would appear chat tho inhabifani8 ilyc III con
5iaDt dread 0f injury u thor pn pefty of The.
persona. P4ttlog Of lab6fefs 8ith arms il
thor hands are continually ~proali0g about
aud sdfHeGinee they patfgt tic stfeefs II
ilt1ltetaj aud they indulge ~ tho tnost SO
lent threats tONard III whU DO Hgt favor thcf
pfarc6dibgg Il Ia feared hat If aono Stop
arc not iak6t n sHppfess The "datsgeHiam'
which ID growing up between Che l%a6orgr,
and oil otHef classes residing on tho line q
The canal, q gr0al deal Ofmpchlef viii OH
4ug.
Among The oulragos Of tie past week wg
nay mention tic f|DllpWihgt
Ot THegdsY Fact 4 number Of eanaiiers,
atnted With el1bF, enicfed the wheat field
Of Mr. Peter II. Ball, Or @sTanthaH, near the
village Of ph0fold and IN the most brutal
fa8a1ef attacked q cee0uged man who was
cfadlibg Wheat. Having buatot him most
efleily aud lett hlm tor dead, hey proceeded
to another paft " lis field 70 attack another
INN, who was also Id M. Balls employ.
lie, however, having head tho piteols cries
Of 1tH more unfortunate eofnrade, took var.
ntng, aud being aeet Of foot lGadc good bis
escape. They then proceeded to Mr.. Bali's
houses and would have committed farlhet yio.
lenee, had they not been deferred by Mr.. Ball
meeting them With 3 brae6 OF loaded pistols,
aud Informing tic one most III advance that
he would shoot him II he persisted il coming
nearer
Az midday % Sunday, three csDatI6rs,
armed With guns, broke INTO the house Of an
il9tiensive eolonred man named Vance, living
near the church NJ ThOrotd. They threw
oat biz children, broke bis Windows, and
opened several chests. lie entered tic house
Whlle they were III II, but thoy fefu8ed To al.
aBer bfs inquiries, + he only proyocation he
can itnagine himself TO have given them IA
tlat, q short time ago, he had lost i SOW /; on
searching fof her among the g%hanties be
foand her confined III d pe6, and released t0r
from dafanfs without asking pefmission.
DEATH or HON A MUffLENBERG.
CORRESPONDENCE on u fifnuaE.
kiiaadeipilia, ADggust II, 1914
have the painful duty OF announcing
til tHaG Henry A. Muble0befg. tie ~locoloco
candidate l0f g9gernorOfthis slate, vas struck
viii apopiexy last evening aboui \ O'CLOCK,
ltnnedl4tely alter entering bis house, and Elk.
pred previous to the departure OF the cars
Tor p1iladel piIia this moraiDg. The death.
Of aif. Muhie0berg lnust be deeply lamentsd
BY all, bat more particularly BY the party 10.
Which he has been long connected BY sttong
political ties. Ills death has caused q deep
gloom among bis friends ii this city, sudden
aid unexpected as IL appears 10 have been.
Truly, in he midst eflne We are IN deatiL"
PafLA0ELPHtA, August Up W.
DEATH or Hon. LiENAY A. MtHLEguggE.
-fhc death u tins distinguished son 0f.
Pennsylvania, which Was currently reported
throughout our Cny yesterday afternoon 10
hagtgg occurred ~ The mufning, did not take
place nBtil4 o'clock In HE Afternoon. He,
however, remained inseneible from the mo-
ment the disease struck bitn, and recognized
no one up 10 tie hour Of Ills departure. His
daafb Is me a1tga4i - much regret, 20 IL viii
uaqaestlonapiy distract he party to which hc
vas warmly attached, Much Speculation
IL expressed as 10 his successor. but have
no doubt Francis X. Skunk viii be the man.
] have scldofB witnessed more real sorrow at
The Joss yf any pubic man than in tie present
lnsfsnce Ills funeral will take place on
Wednesday-hls sTemaiDs To be inferred III
the German Lutheran Church.gioand.
BENEFITS o. MArRfaoaY-I went % one
ueiehbor aud solicited donation for public
objects IL replied, | approve ofyour object,
aud would assist yoa-but y0n know | have
4 family, and Charity begins al hume"
/ called upon = second; he replied that
such as we're able ought 70 he Ilberal. and
that he bad every disposition to aid bu,,' he
added, there are stronger claims than t0urs,
which | am bound 70 segafd-those Of ny
Children
"A public charity demanded thai 4 mcsae1.
ger should be sent from the city 10 a remote
country. IA person was selected shore tai
EMS were well adopted to the mission. lie
replied that nothing could give lin more
pleasure, but ii was absolutely impossible On
account Of his family. lie was excused.
Two merchants, partners IN business failed.
At a meeting u The ereditors, II was resolved
that one should be forthwith released but.
the other, because he vas A bachelor, might
YET, as vas be duty, go to work and paya
dividend
An insurance Office was about II appoint d
secretary. There we're, As uspal, twenty.
applicants. Iu.the discussion Of IL board 81
directors. the talents oil many we're seut.
forth; when 4 member rose and said thatIhs
candidate whom ne should propose was 4
poor mad aith d family. He succeeded and
holds the Office still.
A mercantile friend wished me 10 procure
a person 10 I'LL d responsible station. A gen
tleman came = ell fitted for the Office. ask
ed hin how much salary he expected. He
replied smllingIy, 4 an a married man. which
| understand 10 be fifteen hundred per an,
II -@ I&1# VEl rfH1n M1#Ez,E-1n9
would have had ogera thousand.
Two criminals were tried for forgery atihe
Old Bailey, and condemned To death. The
King pard6ned The one that was married, on
account Of his wife and children. The other
paid the forfeit Of his life, because he was a
bachelor.
In short, would You agoid the trouble Of
many kinds. excite sympathy, procure Office,
OF escape punishment, yon have only 70 get
married.
TEXAS AND SLAVERY:
The Augusta age, q I~ocofoco paper publish
ed ID Name. giyes the following reasons IN
favor OF The annexation Of Texas. IL demon
srates mat annexation will diminish slavery
aud Ills demonstration IS as clear and %conclu-
ave 10 our faind 10 a propysllloa in Euclid,
4 WDatzu0 tus ! s@dd Asha&3tS y ~
think Of the reasoning u he Age II says
s.ias ADMISSION Of Texas cannot possibly
increase slavery. Tie British Government
may have had the design + abolishlng slavery
there. but according 70 the lest e. ldence, en-.
tertal1s thal design 10 longer. And aLal j,
OF more conseqpeiee, the cesiga can Esve
be carried or, whether entertained or hot.
But q iaetthe admission 81 IeXds Iadim
n:sn slavery. secaHse-
list. Tie a4ale Of IL il newa slave country
and there is every prospect that il adnitle'
Inta The Union. SLAVERY vi be RrohIDltea IN