Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-02-08

reesntative every free, white, male ciiizzi %
Tho United States having attaiosd the ago st2 i
years, and having resided iD tbs stata for .tw o
Years nest proceeding The election, an6 one
year In the parish In which ho: ofefs to sote
shall exercise ne right of suiffegs, &t. &
Mr.. Roman offered On additional sd ion
requiring The General Assembls % pass ID "
for tbe Registry u Yolsfs, ID ] Fpas \ #.
tinguiehed BY good atnee aud sautid gfapS ie
maintained That, after having a~dopteass the
principle u llpiyetsal pafr {, we skere
bound oFdopt proper measures fer p seven
ting the abuses which might arise ui1.ler III
u%nlees surrounded by suita d tree at IONS.
Formerly the Assessment raa could bs cen.
eultsdi now that Tho basis of Gaffrage IL Chan
ged, soinc means must To employed. fotseep-
ing illcga yoloa out 81 he ballot bex.
The discussion Of this ftoposiltofs waa
postponed 10 Wedeepday. thtl5h inslaat
On Monday M Read niNYed 81 aPYoint d
second Englieh Reporter, Ehich as sslial
brought on IL its train D peritb Of fosoEti5us
and amendments Aff. keH4tr pfoplaed %
abolish tie ofiee, ~ il vas &c publita<ion oi
The debaies which induced r5ieniberg Ii nake
% many ioig and irfeleyank Fpeeehesi Tie
q~ueaiion vas laid on The tae.
The cons dotation Of lhr. Benjamipc3o re-.
fer The 9Th a%eeti5n, OF the a6poftionifseht bib
o a select committee was than taken th III
this debate M. Preston inside the fuigwing
remarks
IN PREsror hoped Tie Il feet would not
be referred 70 q new comipisee for se war
~ he has always been, hostla ID the orna.
ton of committees. Tie convention had
assembled but fol three objects The light Of
suffrage lhe 6pportiohpeue u repteteata-
ton, and the judiciary. 1Hr rest Npf utdn
portaGt
The appottionnent Was u he made by lie
ancient Constitution, aceofdfng 70 Thy nun.
ber If soters but the teg islatnros which
should have accomplished !lhis duty leId neg
Iected "a ro avoid rneh aegiect ifsfutare.
he wished that Whatever lb3 Legislal 6 fail.
Cd 70 arpoftion the Senate 4 ihe proper time,
~aitla@s pissed BY such Leg stature sfSuld be
deemed. null and void.
Ie maintained that, witsout apaiSndnn-
nent ri principle, BIO eo07d net chi sent 10
take any other basis than the white popula.
ton, because slaves could not be represented
without Inconsistency, an1Withont tic fede.
ral appoftiornent, which was emlnenyiy un-
just and improper. Il s9uld 1esujt h All
The turbulence and hooft.brninEs wsieb fol.
low contests between he 9pptessoffapd Op.
pressed.
1t would be an extremely dangsff ia prin.
cipIe 10 engraft on our la9 that tod negroes
possess mere rights thsnsshe vbitesptreon ;
yet sn u would be The effect u tfg federal
basis. But, IL was said, lbat The city might
exhibit abolition tondocicss Would tho pro.
posed measure prove q remedy, II thg eyil 30
net imaginary Would not this sestion inc
vitality produce a system5ef competition and
rotten boroughe
Addressing himself To Nj, Dowpa1 II you
IhlT. ENlu 48AlEAtE IN conformity
WIN the principles yo4h protcBFf cease TO
speak either Of principles ,or democracy, for
you will have sanctioned fstrieti onsAu III iustf.
Y those very doctrines which you gaye thus
far combatted, Speak ~nosIongerof principles
if you violate them every %nomeuts Will you
say, as Al the last sittings that you have tho
power and are determine6 Il keep .l1 This
is power, not principlos~-btuto flre ezer-
cised through a mieerable petty jealousy Of
New Orleans, az u The ely bad interests dis.
tinct and. opposite 70 those II TIC coilntty-aa
Il all parts 81 the State did rot share the SAM
prosperity and the same diversity.
The debate ON this bill was sdllbendiRg al
our last dates.
Hon, Thoe, w. Ching, has occupied tho
chair for.somo days in cohsequense.of the IN
disposition Of Gen. Walker.
CT On Monday night last, NO wsre visited.
ny d severe storm Of Wind and lain. For
half an hour about midnight, tie winda.
mounted 70 . perfect hurricane. G created
some confusion among sc ship steam.
boats and fatboats atouG Ianding,b but fortu.
na,ely they sustained noanaterial iaiary.
S. ,psa lpes.ae
whether from jealousy n from seme other
cauae, NC know not. However etoo have
our express, MI. J. n. Naddell ofihe Gin
ION brinqs us on The YYe1nosda oasA sud. ,
news s1sa's559a e0'iFs y eesasee 9 sae
ma's' =, "n.s' oe mercy feeelEee.olf nun
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