Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-12-28


BATON ROUGE.
sArupDtY, D copher 23M 1911.
LOUISIANA AGRICULTURAL
As SOClATl0N,
ITO members oflilis association arc rGgiae.
redio attend a mrc Ing III ihe same At the
com housc At Baton Rouge, on Thursday Tic
0tlay orJannary 1915. A fll meeting y
requested, As business D tmpartaneo isto be
tr uyacrcd, 10 relation TIC annual Fair 70 take
pace in May noSt.
pGtLlP nlekf, President,
8'rhe town ofGrecotbur5 was nearly des.
doycdby fire taFt week.
Mr.. ructtpb' singing school sill II. open
6n his return III 1 few dss
ygaaqis Rfol-some olthe loco oeo pres.
sea, Ia heir wisdom, are making a great ado
about The FORMATION Of nn American purity
rheytryio throw the worst garb possible on
lhcir intentions and views. Nc deny that i
Is the intention of ,tiat patty 70 form q eoali-
lion with Inc Native American party, The fact
that the most intolliecnt nsturalized ei'izrns
or the land are n favor Gift Is a denial Of
ANY such intent. 10 Congress IL delegated
The right of making naturalization laws, and
a the states IN delegated the power of making
laws for their own government, MS long as
they do not conflict with the constitution 81
the Il. states. Now, II The constitution dre
crcss that a foreigner shall be five years ~
hi, county and shall perform certain obi,
patiphs bcfotc he ean become a citizen II
our opinion lhc states cannol mike q leSa'
ci,izcn without he has gone throoghihe forms
tsauired by said constitution. We know that
most Of The leading locgfoeoy are 10 favor OF
uAprins the natufnlizat On laas, but The love
Of oaice aud ~ the spoiis, absotbs II some OF
tbcm the love of country and las institutions
IN sclraggrandizemeut We hope, however,
that The feeItng isnot general aud that party
.pirll on This subject will give way, for lhe
preservation aud saetedurss Of The purity ef
the b%allorboS,
IA .nr Ertcrofs.-Mte hel Gfaaary, that
prince of eptcu es, has hlely fitted up . "a
loon for Tie accommodation Of those OF bic
friends who occasionally wish 10 indulge their
appc,ttcp, s. jth sayory dishes. lie will cook
OYSTERS, uatac, fish, &c. Tor individuals % par
tcsI AZ lbs shortest notice. On NeW Years
day he lntevdp to spread a lunch SO that me
friends, Que and all, may have Q chance 70
ladgo tor themselves. We warrant It will
sattsIy tie goat lasIidjous,
CoNcrE.s There has uul been much
done ii thisbody aimee oui last report. The
discussion on the annexation Of IeSaa seems
To engross considerable Of their time. The
course pur,ued.by Mr.. shannOn is generally
dsapproveI Of II the Senate, On The lVth
instant, Mr.. Johuson Submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted
Resotoed, That the Secretary Of The
I,rensury be directed 10 Communicate 10 tue
SenaIe 4 copy . his written Cpl n addtes sod
:. Tho Commissioner Of tbs General Land
Dasce, directing patents 10 be issued IN favor
,,f,he claimants under tho Houtnas claims,
n ,he Stale Of Louisiana, with a copy OF the
.nry.yv ofsaid claims, together win copies
~ M opinions given by the other officers
,nnnocted with The General Land Ottlec 10
r,I,iiun 10 the claims also, transcripts OF
confirmation in tAo case.
T,he annexation question was now brought
-, nv NJ, MtDufic, who, IN Persaance OF
notice, introduced he foll9wlRg lotnt toso-
up P.,,f,,d 6g he Senate and House d Rep.
,c,,otgIjres Of ths tinted Siates Of Amtrtcs a.
C,op@rrss, assembled, That NE compaet %
.nney.tion and union between tho SAID United
states and The Republic OF Texas, signed by
John C. Calhoun, Secretary Of State, on the
bart of The United States, and Isaac Van Zaudt
aud pinckney Henderson, on the part of Tex.
ms, on the twelfth Of April last, ID The follow.
ing words: (hore follows copy ofthe treaty
rejected al The last SESSION. be, and the same
IL hereby declared 10 be. the fundamental law
of union between the said United States and
Texas, 90 soon ~ tho supreme authorities of
The said Republic OF Texas shall ugreo TO the
same. and il shall be the duty Of the Presi-
dent Of The United 3 ates, so soon as he shall
be oficisE y notified Of such agreement on III,
mart or 'l:eK5e, to announce the same BY pro-
cIamatiou.
Resoirra, further, BY The authority aforesaid,
That II is understood aud intended that what.
ever was stipulated 10 be done immediately,
ur at a fixed time Hftor the exchange Of the
ratifications OF the aforesaid compact, shall be
done immediately, Or III a ike period after the
supreme authorities Of Texas shall have for
inally agreed 10 these resolutions.
Ia the H1use, the resembling Of the 25,h
rule is already showing is frui' IS will be
seen by the following
Mr.. Adams next presented a memorial from
inhabitants of the city Of New York
iOrlhe abo,i' ion If slavery in The Dis.
trict Of Columbia, and moved its reference 10
the Committee for the District.-The prcsen-
tation 81 this petition oecasioned immediate
excitem mi, and efforts were made 10 waive
IFS reception. Mr.. Brownof Indiana moved
that the question, Shall the petition be re-
ceiyed I" or lie on the table. After a brief
discussion, the motion was uegatiyed:-~yeas
30 nays SO. The question then REQUIRED,
the memorial he received" and was
decided in the affirmative, BY a vote Of l07
yeas 81 nays.
The question then arose as to its reference
10 the committee ON the District df Columbia,
Is hereupon Mr.. Tibbatts of Kentucky, moved
10 lag The memorial on the table. This was
yeas IS nays %. Motions for adj