Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-09-30

.A+'''i'N N'N' 'H'if' h'N 'f'ftt w. fNbAN
q gather il melting l,efpre truth mud intel
~Iirrute. The contest is between the
office holders aud the Poop G.
Lptus then give a long pull, and Il st,ong
pull, towards Riding the government oftha
dangerous and suicidal policy pursued by
the present administration and rp-pstabIish
ing il on the pure and honest republican
basis on which It was fbrmal-Nhich OBJ
iect can BE- amply full led in the election oI
Gen. Zachary Taylor, and Willard Fill
more.
VrRmoVr.-Tlte fulI returns from this
state show the %0.lowibg results
For Governor, CooIidte, wbig, 2O,ss2,
Dillingham;. dem, 1880. Shatter, fee
soil, -i4,O25.
Legislature-Senate Il wings, 9 demo.
Gratis, and | Van lturen man. House,
ll6 wings, II democrats and 81 Van Blu.
ren-whig majority on joint ballot %.
Mn. CLAy.-Tn a letter to James Brooks
Esq, Of New York, dated Ashland, Sep.
ten her q, l84s, Mr.. Clay saysi
son one point | desire no secrecy, and
that is, that am utterly opposed to the use
of my name rs a candidate for The presi-
dency."
The Memphis correspondent Of tho
Dria, forwarded the following despatch
received at that place Ivy Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, Sept l9, 9 = NJ.
clay has Authorized the publication ofa
paragraph. in which he sh>s-Ihnt wills
he f'rls gratefully affected Ivy the desire.
IL which many Of his ardent and flithlul
friends cling, Of e%leciing him 10 the pre- l.
SSpnry. he cannot accept a nomination for
lDrnt oiIice. i'll he rendered him. Feeling
/ bound by the decision Of lie Philadelphia
convention. he does not wish. and cannot
cnnaonl fiat any further Use shall be made
ofhiz Han,". N connection with that onl"e.
\ hErrER FROM ME FILLMORE.
In the Bpuna Vista. Published at Jack
son. Miss. We find lie following letter fom
Willard Fillmore, II requires no com-
mcut
DEAN %In.-I have the honor to &C.
! knowledge the receipt of your note Of the
9th irst., enclosing II printed copy Of The
resolutions adopted by the Rough f. Ready
Club of Raym nd on the 9th inst, and de-.
string 10 know whether the political sen.
timenis contained in those resolutions are
in accordanre with my views.
The tenth aud eleventh only, speaks my
viewa, and though | cannot fee justified in
appro rating to myself all the Aattrrtng
compliments contained iuthbse resolutions,
yet I anu happy to say that they truly define
INV position and express my views on the
subject 10 which they allrde.
| am happy 10 inform you that unless
something happens which cannot b" for.
sncn, / think this State Is certain for the
Whtg ticket by Il large majority
Please 10 make my acknowledge nent to
the members Of your Club, and bel eve
me, respectfully yours.
% WILLARD FILM RE.
JouN Il, r~BYroN, Esq, President.
The following arc the resolutions refer.
ed TO
TO-. Rcsotped, That we recognize in
Willard Fillmore. the wbig candidate for
the Vice Presidency, u genuine rrpubli
canep're patriot, q imam Of exalted Intel.
lectTnd high requirements -Dnr who has
served the public loug and flitblulIy in the
civil department ofthe Government, whose
every act manifes'a that he is Il true deyo.
tee ofljhcily !; whose name ia prominent
ly identified with the wbig party, and
whose talents and patriotism Justly entfle
hun TO The love and admiration ofhis coun.
trymen.
II. ResoiUed, That the charge of ubo.
litionism. reckIessly adduced against Nil.
lard FiIlmoVe, by interruptions partisan
opponents, for the purpose of exciting sec.
tiOnaI prelujices against him, has no fonu.
dation whatever in Truth but, on the,
CONTRARY, is ~triumphanIIy disproved by the
solemn declaration ofour candidate for the
Vice Presidency, uttered long since in the
councils of the nation, that Congress has
no power, under the constitution, to inter.
fere with the institution ofdonestic slavery
as 1t exists in the States of this Union; and
that therefore we feel well assured that
Southern institutions will never he assailed
or mole ted by any act of Willard Fillmore.
A CONFIRMED Hanna gentleman
OF cxcelIent habits aud very amiahle dis
p0siti0n-was so unfortunate as to have a
wife of very different characler-in short