Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-02-26
rnrlor Gonventton.

A State Convention, In the interest BF
ueheral Taylor, took place % Tue sday
evening, In tbs Hall 8f Represent atives,
Stale llease. Canal Street, Al o p BIZ
Col. Fatrar called the meeting 10 order,
when the following officers wgfe hleeied'
T. Fsfdsat=tutg Thomas w Chinh'
III Wesl Baton Hbugs.
p EIte Ffesidgats.-p. w, FaFfaf, Of
New Orleans, Col. Philip HirfFy, Of
Baton Rouaaj 4. ]. Peters, Of New Or
lean Il. G. Nicholas, Of IT. James! Cen
Ezaat Thomas. If TEapidpss Judge John
H1erp, ef st. Marint Jaates T4tttant. IT
IA. BERNARD. !. ". Richardson, If RaPidfs!
Gene Ips. bernard, a. Baton Eongp.
Ralph king, VIM Cltristt, and Logan
Hantpn, If Nav Orleans.
asFrrfariFs.-Co Col. John Winthrop. and
l. Wtghtmah Smith.
Afer ~ animated Htphr If action and
discussions. during which Mr., Stewart Of
FN'"'
fsffd a resolution, nominating General
'aytor no the candidate "bl The gnUd pen.
pIp or Louisiana" for The office Of IAtesia
dent If The United States. Judge Ballard
presented the following. ~ d substitute,
VIII ith was sdvptpdi
The Convention II nslrEatrs, selected
ty the people IF bouisians IN their Rrina
~ assemblies, without regard 10 party dis
tjpatinhs. assembled III Ne a Orleans This
ggt day Of February, la4a. with d view n
| selecting Il candidate FIR thc sntlfaEps nj
The people 81 The approaching Pfesideh-
tiHl election
Considering that the period has arFiys
"a when II becomes The people to att indie
peniS.ltlY and for themselves. In desiHha.
ling n candidate Tor The highest office in
their gin, who shall combine those great
&aalities Of prudence. fftnness, impartial
| ty, aud devotion 10 The Constitution. which
will ensure to The people an honest aud
patriotic administration oE The public hE
f,its for Tho good or The whole. rather than
fr the exclusive benefit IT Tho few.
And considering that. In thsir judgement
General Taylor possesses In mn eminent
degree, those qualities, exhibited AMI prev
ed IN a long career Of public usefulness,
during all which, forgetting himself he
has looked only 10 The honpf, prosperity,
and glory Of bis country, ahd has thereby
given the safest and best pledge Of his III.
tlrn course IN whatever position The par.
TALLY If his tBttnlFylnen tnaY place him,
ultra mtnelled hy mere party Iina, "~aa5ing
no favor, and shrinking from no %rasponsi.
bilit y"-warupd as they arc. ~ the sBme
titne, by The voice Of tho Father Of biz
County. on the anniversary IT biz birth
day, to beware If party raunor. 40 DANCE.
r6u= Ia public lihHfty-hetcby declare, in
the mn inc of theiF constituents, III Il they
nominate GfNrHA1 XACnAHy TAytoH AZ
tAVptnArB FoR fHB PntsiprSex or fttB
UNtrrp srArHs rot run Nf2t eoNsfiFp~
FthNAL TERM.
Aud The members NJ tho Convention, for
the reasons set forth In this Declaration,
pledge themselves IN support this nbtnina=
ton with al their influence, and by every
honorable means.
To this was appended M amendment,
introduced by Mr.. Samuel !. Peters. via!
Eos0tred. That thia Convention will
vote for no ~electOr Df President or Vice
President. without il satisfactory pledge
that stiuh elertnr will vote FIR II Vice Pfrai=
Dent Of the United States who himself ahAll
he friendly 10 General Taylor'H election!
Aud, whereas. 1t In important that The per-
aun elected Vice President entertain senti
meats In harmony with those Of our ran
dijate, by which efficiency may be assured
IN the administration Of Our national aft
airs by Gen. Zachary Taylor.
ELEoroRa-Thr following gentlemen
were appointed electors Tor the several
districts!
From the First Dtstrict~~Jacqpes Tout
tant. Suhatitute should h. not accept oi
attend. ]. II. wilkinson.
Second Distriet-J. 7. benjamin. Sub
%stitnIe. James Dick
Third Dlstriet-Robert Carter Nicholas.
Substitute, Manuel ]. Garcia.
o [Some doubts were here expressed about
Col. NIcholas's Tayloriam, for which the
Secretary, John Winthrop, vouohed.l
Fourth District-~C Christopher Adams, Jr.
Substitute, Jesse II. Jones.
Fifth Disttiet-John Moore. Substitute
Cabe| Swayze.
Sixth District-Judge Campbell. Sub
stitute. w. = parham.
The Convention then adjourned.
V Ifom. Times.
10 ruE EprroR or rttE BARON Rouge
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