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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

different systems Of monopoly htt had so
long oppressed and Impoverished the many
f1f Tie benefit Of he lev
Ha th9n adgsffa3 to Texas and eohHfat1a
IttHd tbs Legislature upon tbs addition Of il
new Elafe 10 The American galaxy
liz reminded Tie members Of The LaRisla4
tBfs Of he serious and responsible dItiss that
they Wefs about TO encounter IN putting 10
Hi6tiBn The hHW machinery Of Government
So faF as he could be d col b9fef with them,
ta Ra9iili sbdaaY9f 10 bEqait himself 0t The
obligations he had totts under IT, the people,
alB HtbHBisa bf him aud titBm The utmost Al.
trntiDtI end tnnest1 ~ lie great matters that
RgtH about To tuiHh 80 for adjustment
lie dwell At sumo length Upon the changes
IN Tic Judiciary ordained by The new egnsiita4
ton, and pointed at so1ts Of the difficulties
HAT Yufi1 basst he Legislature IN tbs cd.
i]gsfnadi Of this branch Of If the Government.
lie devoted 4 principal part Of bis address
IL The subject IF free sEh1tls. "I'osfs thHst
ts free schools. aHgHth the constitution I"
lie remarks upin Ibis interesting snbjqft
were both eloquent and Instructive. and IN de-
t]fYsfing tham he was frequently Interrupted
by applause There wars ad,pla sources at
command, be maintained, % put lhs system IN
operation
tie nyliesd fav6fajiY The clause Ia tta
constitution f3fbtiling The bagislafufe 10
make daBts, except under peculiar ehunsfa=
tsl circumstances, liz a3DtaH1ad The wis
dom If he convention IN prohibiting this gem
afaliau fro q ASSUMING 0hifta io1s that tlose
coming af 81 we're 10 discharge.
lie concluded his inaugural, which vas lie.
ltgpfsd IN 4 firm voice aad i pniiai manner,
a., 40 t,3a}t a.. a. ,Ilnt- al ..4BItt T.. Ia tt.. linz.
liast manifestation 0f ktatiH alton o. iba part
Of tha multitude. in tbs fJll1Ring H1nrBf
~ i4Va duties, i~ikaBytsa " 81 enviable ta=
tire, in The p4fftrtnanHa Of which / an lenisi
tie saiate Hf your Uft ginl eDzopafaiiuu but
/ mlat INSET them wlth minliaess and fpfti-
t1dst came 10 power ~unffahHaiIad by
pledges and promises gEBapt tHBa5 which
biud me - fidelity in The administration If
Attire, of The 8t4fa, IL mltia4 appoint
~ Office, | trust / shall ba enabled So f3
at9tti my self ia n9t eitiFaiy 10 dizaprniHt the
expectations 0f those wHn SO cordially s1p=
ported me, and nj The same time MT to give
just taasa Of complaint 10 others for being loo
exclusive bat this IL 4 delicate part If tho
h Executive function, and | fear | shall need
nusf Of tho charity Of the wD-lI to p%ailiais
The indiRffsli0ns ! shall commit with The
most conscientious resolution 10 d. right. At
all events, uHsnliisd integrity, adequate guAI.
HratiJna-tnahtal aud physiGai@fof the Dia@
sought. and moral pHwpr, shall be- indisz
pah7abIa requisites in every instance VI
.hoggi | ith sure The Executive, with the best
Intentions. will often be deceive in his astts
nate If qualification and Character,
hnl n1f, gentlemen, turning reYarehtly 10 |
1tr llsby6nIy Father, IN whose goadn1ss 4Bd
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21
AGRtrUtTtttttfJ' AND MECHANICS
AgsggtATloN or LOUISIANA.

rzAg y I3"tNA 3Hb+
MAsfoB1N e1f rn# sBtb-lhs Cotton
Planters are Informed thai Il Abbey, Esq, d
tlos'ea Plantation, near Yszoo City, Miss,
has had The kindness, 70 forward 10 lhtp
Association, n sal Of Ml4t1d5B cotton ssod,
with The benevolent purpose u advancing The
agricultural interests Of Louisiana,
Thess Planters wh9 arc 5~esifUua Of avail
iag Themselves Of the opportunity Of doubling
halftsgehpe with The same labor heretofore
bestowed On their cotton crops, arc informed,
that the undersigned will furnish each abplt
cant aith small portion efseed gratis, which
will enable them hereafter to colt yate this
valuable quality Of cotton.
BfErdE4 HgHD8RgON. Chairman.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21
lEoF fha Ggsats

THt SLAVE PAtsB4- fHs statement res.
r1cttng me sIayH P4tsaJ, RhtaH was plbEahs
I'D IN tho Gazette III tbs i4tlf inst, moyld
baer haan presented 10 every fsaldant Of the
PARISH bad hers bega tiIna naI o. doubt II
y olIl have f~afaipsd Tbs HtttatHfe Of h.ery
respectable iubthilaat a.gg tinted with thu
rtfGt4Istante4 bat ~ 4 10 H6E tho Hfagfieu
pf th3 u t27it9 70 report tht tassa or fffal bs.
jnfs Ire ut8tfiea Csufl, tftafp may b. SONG
witp afs not yet informed Of dettlls, which IN
the H6seuee 81 a fuglf5r Il psf or, se viii
furnish IN a very bftnf manner.
Ihs w ala Hgtgrs via tried at the tast
session # tb3 District Court, for an alltmDt
10 conceal lI1e birth u 90 lle3ltunate child,
which having Abandoned, aIs was GampetIed
to resolve again, By a tnt4l} nelglb0f. 10
whom the naked intlgt had been carried by
the t1ffi3ol l9anePite, elifEeJ, 1a she alleged,
with ti8 more d9iiale disposition
Immediately following tba preceding case,
Atoms Lopez, tho sgtl-tusla ' and og6rssef
ut the exemplary mother, " - affaigued upon
ap Indictment t9rgfug5fy to one of the neRfnas
Upon examination Of The boy, he wa8 found
10 hb INITIATED and liberated II Il fug9ltui
manner aad was therefore pl4fed for ptele.s
ton IN The parish Pfs n, under tho sale. guard
Of tho pubic forsa. For lbis ]offsnte L.Jpoz
IA Bilil under lhItctmsHf, 10 ba lrIod probably
ut the ho&t sea8i0l al the Dtstfict Co4rl,
and meantime, 10 Contributing the Hate8ee
OF bl9 Example aud moral theories, ~ the for
nation 81 ch1facter, 10 The MINOR children 81
ti{t d fpiag9bio family.
. Those arc tue persons wha now present
tltaenaelFe*, ag nc champions ri hbgsa. ia
l]nackerY AMI defiance OF The public fr0Rn
They demand u victim and the public IN re-
turn, demini Of them, TO sin no a15Ts, Let
tho legal formative. be Insanity executed.
Let authentic actg DO passed, and the slave
he placed beyond the Vaccinations OF her SUI
bnrners. Let these Offenders know and ap-
defstanl, that a prompt reformation is their
g1criicei to appease the awakened
Indignation Of an insutted community and
to stay tho arm Of that Tribunal wllleh be-
comes supreme, when erin. and chicane, &C.
CurelY defy the Ccngures Of law and Justice.
The u0d r tutor Of the minor children Of
tho late Laurent Daigre, is Mr.. Manuel Lo-
PEI, appointed a guardian over their morals
nd property and as Mr.. Lopez has had
equal opportunity with others, 10 witness the
excuses committed in that family, without
known effort on his part, TO vindicate his
trust, Il - a necessarg inference from his in
action and his great pr to3al responsibility.
That he deems hia powers inadequate. In such
an emergency, a resignation Of his functions.
would open the way t, a new appointnentof I
greater efficiency, to redeem those unconsrf-
'ns children from the mephitic atmosphere
hey breathe, and from the disgrace and ruin
mpen ling over them.
To effect this and the other meas pres in.
Heated above, a spa G Of some twenty d4ys
be required after which yva .b,i1 h,,n
he honor respectfully to report to the public,
which, IN lis own honor and dignity, will die
It's purposes.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21
tFfom Tbs Extra IL tie WING
DE yfAUGIlyE FIRE AT VlCK5-
nfTfYf3


This inhr1ipg tth Saturday Iast) shout
Daylight a Hfe broke out in u I'm na
! bntl ling hsst to tha flgsf, At tts foot Of
Jackson slfest, belonging TO jajgs Bod.
ley, aud temporarily disrupted bV SONS
slaves belonging to Mr. Week, who wsra
brought up hsrs 10 b. shipped up lhs fiv
81 10 his plantation They kladisd a
fire upon Bgng Hafth that had begn fBf.
dterly placed ihsfs, and on which a slows
htd stood, md It is supposed IL %ebtnmuni-
eated 10 lh9 hi8r lit th5n ofaaht two
hgtfss5 occupied by tbs Masgrs. Djeksn.
son whteh Wefp stored with hay md Dbfnt
from Wh4age II communicated IL tbs old
building formerly oegu1isd Ne Wing Of
fee 1t then spfsid to tbs com mission
warehouse Of M, James GwiHn, entirely
CONSUMING tbtt and fur adjoining
frames, lhan crossed Washington street
aud swspt the bindings from tbs corner
~ Iacksvn 10 Main, and ffom III nee 80
Miin street 10 Walnut, MI. Ffaisee's
brisk building hlyHs b4tpg stval. This
north srdt IT VI - stfest. from WasbiBe
Ton 10 WtIpDf, u d hsag of fuias. 49,
well ~ Tho potlh siia If WaInat street
rs FIR a7 ths residence of Hrs. 5h9ehnay.
whteh wa consumed,
Tbs wHt w4s vary high Ne The tins,
ard ona haifth town wj1li have bse1
burned bn for the feeant IN IN, (fhs
f0ofs If h houses b3Ipg ysfy wet,J bf3s
ing shingles aud boattls f,llnug yafy thick
over tte Whole If Springfield. 4 Ereai
daoi Of propsfly hlg bssp Destroyed, 6nb
many families IN moderate circumstances
have l1at naafiy their all, Tho Io4afs
wefs-jgdao Boiisy, D houses H..
Cbinn If n, O., /, Mr Armstrong, Il,
store N Masts, AIhto u Gvian, belong
ing 10 s7tna 10 Philadelphia Mart.
well Weeks heirs, ~saysrai h. 1898 Plan.
tef7' Book Il u $ Btoh, l.5 & Field,
u u d Downs, / Ba'roaj Btnk. III Al
kNe,h Ii II 9ndgar. Il Dr. Fork, Il f.
u Jally, Il Al Arthur, Il Nj Vlek, \
and Mas7ts. DfGksnson aud % hsfa. ltsIf
stock Of stores. -Nessrs. Fi4ld & KIgp
we're tbs only persons whose property was
issued ~ lnf ne we know.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21
TILE

The present aspect Of this q]utatirn Il rain
er watltke. TIE President of tho United
Staten h1s transmitted to caugrcsr, a lapa.
cage containing the correspondence oetw8en
Meesrs Paekenhsm and Bae5,ahaa. i've
give bslow the m,st important :poInts 81 The
controversy. The receipt Of 1ha msaa4re
eaused deep Bensatton In the: House, And
he reading Of tho Correspondents was laden.
ed to with deep interest.
Tho first Ia d letter from e1t s7oerehry
81 state 70 tho Amrrcah Aliptatert 10
London, deslrlag thu latter 10 ask tbs IErrt
l-h Government If Tho i]mntns6 wafIikp
preparations it's milking, have any saE
ercoro % The ontettird rc'atkn' hotw| oa
the two countries, and tho pfohabitlryt of
"a hostile collision hotwgon THIN.
II reply, atr. MGLanr statea thatF he
sou ht an Interview wth Lafd tbardEoa
aud opened Cha aabirct q htm-~lhaf lhe
Secretary fot Foraiga ARatr.j sta:ed tbat.
in their original Inception, these preaas A.
tons did not look to a war Wuh tha fu.
States, and enieHvored 20 impress Bff.
McLanr, IN which H. failed a. viii The
seen IN u moment, that lhevl ware ati'y
precautionary meosptes, such ~ GlEal
Batai0 would adopt It her rilations With
al thu Powers orthe World @sare on she
most satisfactory footing, ~ peo Rif,
McLsno's language:
Lord Aberdeen avarted "a she fact that
such preparations as were actually MIX.
tng bad aeen commenced before The liz.
lations hatween the United States and
Great Britain had become as ~seriona a.
they now appeared 10 be. and therefore
could not at hat time have Ind any cJn.
]nectian with difficulties which had slice
grown out Of the Oregon question.
Lord Aberdeen sa'l very promptly md
tranklY that Il void be improper to DIS
gutse that, with the sincereSt 9e4ire 10 In
void 4, they were obliged TO look 10 the
possibility ola rupture with the UnrEod
and that in such a crisis che sr.
ike populations now making would Be-
useful and importaat.
MIR. MoLane continues:
do not think it ought to ba ASSUMED
BY any one that wartke preparations hp.
on such . scale a. that upon which tkey
~undeniably making here caaId lot
have even an indirect reference 10 The
contingency Of a rupture with his.
And at the same tlGle il Is perfectly obfi-
Gus that they are in a great degree, dnd
especially 30 far rs they consist ofan ahr.
nentation in the number DC steam Jas.
ae!s and Of the naval marine generally
precisely Of the character Ia BIZ The u!as:
appropriate AMI the most useful In 4 War |
wish our country. lam not prepared to
iay, nor do | deem it material ID deca4p.
Tow far we have a right to exPeet an sx. +.
,licit disclaimer of the character i Id
purposes of the warlike preparations pow
bY Great Britain under The 5,r. !,
.~amSlaaces They may be the dictatd Of
motives of policy. and the result {
# many causes and, without a;temptIlg i
O assign to each It's parttcniat iaHnenf.e.
an hy ~ means prepared ID admit tbat
ha apprehension of a.ff5caitiaE with !be I
Joital States lad M share i'll ia m nr5J
is very clear th4tif a Rupture wah The !,
United States should grow out Of 5ar
resent difficulties, tbs county viii baIAs :
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

AN tdFoHTAHT tHyBBtt9He~A Mrs Phil
Hps, of L91doa, has lately inssntsd o Fire
ht'nl1iiator for lnstahiHna0usIy eRttnauisbinR
ire by Bafato9 yspof." The pffpsipjha, saws
The foreign Journal, ata chemical, and fbev
proceed 9n fasts deduead from euuatdefaltohs
q the source Of Bll t0Rsr@Ghgmiea action.
Fire, IN the ordinary aGgeptation Of The Term.
ls Q phenomenon which results from HE In.
ion Of oxygen, tho supporter 6f combustion,
hydrogen, tho element Of flame, and carbon.
lie element III light IF he oxygen bs glth.
drawn The fire geases. This fire aBnjhlIat6r
a6eohpltsies, A ire Of 4 peculiar gaseous
yaPnf' which possesses q Rfshtef affinity for
The oxygen oftba ar thao lilo oxygen IA far
the hydrogen and the carbon with which il ia
combined, ~ simultaneously generated bv
t1e machine, aud thrown with sKfFagfatnary
rapidly on The fro, which, being lustantsus..
ohaly deprived II the 'isupportof Of eeiubps.
tlVn,' 81 once eeasgs. The p4tipefian il 50
sudden that IN the ease If a fire, which M.
Phillips 'Pnt cut on board A vessel in tha
Thathsg, TO operation DID not occupy "s9s
second : and II woe compared by Tie seeeta-
Tor - q Clash Of IigbtBiGk."
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

DANIEL WEBSTER RrurAustys. arbs
L9nj9n Sun giyas d graphic sketch af Nh,
Webster, into which u introduced tbs l5l.
loving Characteristics ansed6le, which ~ do
not t~seolieet - have sssB before
This distinguished nan, Just before Iafav-
stLo's last Yisil u AfDsrisa, formed on9 In n
fishing parry 10 massachusetts, Bay. liz had
been selsetsd 70 deliver lie welcoming s5eseh
to Tbs Frsnehm5n on his approaching gistt.
and during hs occupation II hauling ap eod,
fish BBd tfatog, hg was observed tg b. vsrg
abstfaeis@. II appeared a~ftsFWafda tt,st he
must have been studying tbat cart af lis
speech % which no afterwards addfessal Ia.
~ia5ette, fer i gentleman wa6 was GsEt0g usxt
bin observed him pulling In bis line. hand
over hand, with soHIs difficulty, ~ If ! Iay,a
feb wac hooked, So. without exhibiting s1g
satisfaction OH Ills face III having eapft+sdss
pfza. At Ieustl tie fish Waa sse4 a6ptasfh,
ing tae sBgiace and aiaamine through tls
green wat"fs, lb8 a lively bladder III d4,rt~
slIyfr /; sEll We5st6r's face giye no smiling
wJlrom bat jIsf 40 The 5s1 raHg a. Tie
surface, bo buftt oct with 'VpngFabl9 us1
tbs representatives Of. tie two hemlastorea
weI'ops you ~ pur Shores" and down aa,-
pod tho "@opstef cod" Oh the deck
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

SHOCKING MUgDEa AND AHsos.-Atfo.
cions crimes were committed at Adrian.
Michigan, on the night Of The 1gfh mat.
4 man named Chamberlain had been in
Tue county poor.honse for some time and
was disch Fg+d by the commissioner. AZ
he was found able bodie and capable of
taking care Of himself. He attributed
his discharge 10 the oyerseer. Mr.. Cobb.
aud IN a spirit Of revenge, it IL supposed.
enticed The little son Of Mr.. G into a
chamber, knockoi him in the head VIII !
shoe hammer, then cut his throat from
ear 10 ear, put tho body into 4 trunk.
locked it and also tho chamber door. and
then set fire to the building in IN adjourn.
ing room. He Immediately fred the barn
attached to The poor house, then proceed.
ed to the barn Of Mr.. Hutching, one of
the poor house commissioners, md fred
that then to the barn ofMr. Hoee, an.
other commissioner, and was there detee.
ted in tbs act Of setting fire to that. The
poor house was savod-two barns burned
The dlaboIical wretch Is in jail, and u
fuses 70 aazwarany question on the sub
Ject of the fres and murder.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

AN E%e0g,gteAt ARTICLE "A travelling
cofretpah cit II no New York Mrget. vriss
tfoz if5m he n8lgjtbDfbo ID of p5fkDpotls, ella
tho i9lEoaing story which he had from !
Hsnt6ekla6, bat which be- allows 9ltefe N
believe or not, "a hoy please /;
1--WE weto speaking II the economy Of ia
ing lard oil. Ho . aled, that az he was RI
dog through ons Of lie business etrseta n
Cincinnati . fen weeks alneo, about eleven
oselnck 20 the morni9g, he MOTTO cd that Aft
The scope @ore closed, and oven Tie Fbune,a
Of Tho windows were listened vet psrsoua
were con Ita5jlg golag IN and out. lie conId
not account for II, bot Determined 10 juf,rm
himself % tho subigct 80 ho distngunfsd
aad started 70 a etore. There ho saw I3mns
burning brightly al about him, and men sbd
women "iagi0g of'' goods, AZ though il va
an agery day affair. All vas yat q mlaterv
to h'EI--hc could hardly believe bic y asn..
ses mastering resolution, he enqujred Of
5aIes'nah, why they Kept their shutters elo-
sed and used Iaf1ps1 and" continued he
RsptBcktan, addressing me, as he leaned for.
ward all patel tho neck of"Bo3" nh,
name u tho noble animal which hs tgds
Stranger, what 10 YOU reckon tie feToJ1,
said : Why ~, he said that IL wae bis min.
ion that bad lived 70 poor purpose, Il / had
not d'scoTefod thai lard oil Was cheaDey atan
dayLgfbk.' ~
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

A CASE FIR THE TRiBUHE.-N Carozinq
Stdndard-Ihe editor Of this paper calls for
information rega ding the fare Of Hidiard
Evans, a free boy Of color, stolen some time
ago from that State, by Wm n Boswell.
Boswell was arrested BY Capt. Winter, Of Tie
Second Municipality Police. on The charge If
kidnapping Evans, and offering to sell him
here for $500. He was sent to the Criminal
Court, and the boy detained 10 bear witness
against him. Boswelfs ffie lds, however, as
we are requested to state by CIpt. Winter,
procured a free man of color 10 bail the pris.
oner in the rum Of $500. the man Of color
swearing he was worth thai sam !; $50 was
presented to the bftIor, for his services, ana
Boswell was liberated. He is nov a fugitive
from Justice. and the baiIor, il appears, IL a
mere man ofstraw Hntiard Evans viii now
be forwarded to his home BIZ the first conve-
nieBt opport unity that offers. Capt. WlnfefI
has more han once written to his frieads.
Every care has been taken Of the lad.
We trust thai the above case will be dull
noticed ~ certain persons At the North, who
are SO fond of announcing the South for it's
Indifference 10 the rights ofths poor negro.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21


Mtssr7stFFt FRNtfESftAay.-Wo have
received tho report pF tha tntnt atandtpn
o,ua,!t,.a -. L- p.a,.an,,. Il ,a.aa,
,nsn3s ,ttaa.ty tha a,-ant,g.,.at ~ r,n.
.J.,.. 49,.
''''''h "'N"p'No'or'"g purposes ana vi
PURCHASE OF an engine Of from 90 to 80
horse power and ihs necessary dstures to
rnt The same into operation. II deems II
h'zp rfpedieht 10 appropriate out Of The
aate Treasury The sum IF $4,000 To 10 mp.
piled 70 The p1fehase Of sneh additional
machinery, ~ may DO necessary fof man
oi@o'0f'hs eoarsa cotton anu ""oIlen & 'od5
g 10 driven by said engine. Aitor various
tmportn n saggestions. tha committee come
% ths f,Ilow,ng vary v,ss and i,.t ran.
z
'.7
Your eomh mites have had lhaif alton.
Ton directed 10 tbs inject " lnaatng blt
70 individuals, th5 PeHttehtiaty ff a term
Of yetfa' and after n thorough invasttga
ton have arrived ut tho conclusion, that #
~ better 70 continue IT. management BY
0lheera appointed ny ihn State.
4ehf tattitn'ttte take p'enanrr IN stating
That 80 Tar a. hey have been able to jajga,
inc present. %oti'er7 nave discharged Then
dnttta faithfully and efficiently, IN oy6ty
frsne t.
me ea'tof OF inc NooivilIa HePnbIt6ah
Introduces The Report with the fatlowtng
snpropr,nte remarks, f1la par,o j. S,rtr
AL h., o.a,,s hI.,a.lr = W..
, '"''" 9'ots"
''Poo''"n ~ ''h''R w I'M cause "t a.
useful a class oI citizens az our comfy
can produce.
~.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21
LEGISLATURE.

Nothing Of much Importance wasvdone o.
Friday and Saturday. On Monday HE tw,
houses met In the Hall Of tho House u Rep
resentatives. for the purpose of e~lecting a U
y. Senator IN the place Of the Hon, Alexan-
der Barrow, whose term of services expire,
on the 18th Of March 1917. One hundred
and twenty-six members Of the assembly
woro present. Tle vote stood as follows:
s w Bows, n
] K Grimes, AZ
E Sparrow, 8
II Hunt, |
The Hon. Solomon w Dows, having oh.
tanned a majority of the votes given was de.
clarod duly elected.
Mr. Read, called up his bill, introduced on
s, turdag, providing for tho designation Of the
seat Of government. Said bill was read
once.
TUsDAY, Feb. 18th. ls4S
AtIl o'clock the speaker took the chair
and called the House to order.
The speaker in announcing tho standing
committees made a few remarks upon the i'm.
p~ortance Of the subjects submitted to the de-
iibsrations Of the House, and upon tie neces.
SHY, harmony, dcc9ruin, mature reflection and
a rigid observance Of he rules. He had been
deeply impressed with a sense of the momen-
lous duties before him, and in forming his
committees been guided by every source Of
Information wit hin his reach.
The standing committees are as foIlows +:
Elections. Tuony, Reed, O. lea OF VO
Lyons, Thompson.
Claims. Kelly, Montgomery, Bryan, Por-
ter, Cole.
Finance, VasOn, Rslf, EasllanJ, W II
Pile.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

Wan The intelligent Washington cor.
respondent Of the Baltimore Patriot, saws -
s That there are fifteen hundred applicants
for the otfces IN two mounted regiments that
Congress has decided to raise. Mr.. Black, Of
South Carolina, who j. on the Military Com.
mIttee, says heiS astonfshed at the number Of
applications which are pouring in from mer-
itorIons AMI capai c men, for the most part,
for the offices IN these two Re- gimentz. He az.
sures me that good and Competent officers
could readily be found SUFFICIENT for an army
al five hundred thousand men ! One w9uld b.
apt to think that this did not look much as If
our coantrymcn feared to encounter war!
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21
(From the Picayune OF the I4th.,

GOV. JOHNSON'S INAUGURAL.
We have room but for a synopsis of the In.
augural Address Of G. ". Johnson, delivered
on Thursday in the Rev. Mr.. Clapp's church
He commenced by returning thanks for The
high honor conferred upon him, and ]inviting
attention to an outline OF the opinions and
principles which would govern bis admins.
~tration. Hs approached the duties Of his Of
fee with hesilancy and disrrust. The mac
nitude and interest Of the trusts imposed ~,
on him were heightened BY the cireumstanre
Of his taking the reins at the moment whan
a new organization was about TO be made in
all the denartments Of Government. He was
encouraged by the aid which he had reason 10
know he would receive from the constitution.
al aids that surrounded him.
He alluded briefly to the political tenets IN
which he subscribed. He had too reeantly
and too often laid his opinions upon national
politics before the people TO render anv
heightened exposition OF them necessary
He would, however, say, that he was a stricf
conStruetionlst +; that sovereignty, as applied
TO governments, was neither in the faler,I
nor State Governments exclusively. but in
both. lie deemed a system of internal m
pFovements by the Federal Glyernnans
without the consent of the Safe, axeaat "A,
national purposes. as Unconstitutional : 50 in
regard 10 a ma ional bank and the Distribution
of the proceeds ri the public lands. He re-
CARDS the bankrupt ACT and the assumption If
State debts as amongst the questions thar had
ceased 10 he Objects of coatrovarsv H.,
trusted, also, that the tariff Would be- snon
amlca5ly and consttuli1nally adjusted. Ha
was inclined to think that few persons ef ii
theT Paay we're in favor of ire atrada in ~
eral sense. He %aiogtel lie vie.vs aysra.a
ed ia President Poik's lafe masaage
gard 70 inpast duties. II. W4s ,ga.ns !.
duties AIT the oiioas a1sniTn1n mi,
Of the tariff act If 1912. He w. ,ra
soied 70 thlnk that even IN Great Britain an
enlightened public opinion vas exploding