The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-05
From the New Orleans Courier.
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few DAYS ago, democratic meeting was held al
Baton Rouge, where General Taylor resides, IN the
United States barracks. Though mere parish meeting,
comprised about 500 democrats The proceedings were
conducted IN the spirit OF hrmness and cheerful comb
dence, which is infused through the whole mass OF the
Louisiana democracy and characterZes all their meet
lngs.
, Some few days previously, the wings had meeting an
Baton Rouge, at which mustered about $50 ndl-
yiduas OF all descriptions, OF whom, we are informed by
gentleman who was present. not more than iO0 were
wings
On Saturday last the wings held a meeting al Bayou
Goula, IN the parish OF lberville. About fifty wings
We're present with considerable number of democrats
II has been falsely mtmaied that several democrats took
part IN the proceedings OF this meeting as partsans OF
General Taylor. So far from this being true, we are au
thorized 10 say by gentleman who there and who
knows the parish better perhaps than any other person.
that not one democrat at the Bayou Goula meeting was
IN favor OF Tay Tor and Flmore and further the same
gentleman that there is not single democrat
residing in the parish of Iberve who will vote for lay
lor and Fillmore. The late editor of the Rough and
Ready-a journal which established al the town OF
Paquemnes in lbervlle for the express purpose OF sus
tanning General Taylor, has become one OF the most
ardent supporters of Cass and Butler since the day when
the nomination OF Taylor and Fillmore by the wing con-
ventlon made known to him; and we are assured,
on the best authority as we said Just now that there is
not one single democratic partisan OF Taylor and FIJI
more in the parish of lberville.
Messrs Duncan Kenner and Bale Peyton addressed
the meeting at Bayou Goula, without making very fatal
and universe havoc in the democratic ranks If we may
form opinion from the style In which those gentlemen
habtuay address assembages OF the people, and from
the topics they selected on this occasion We told
Mr. Peyton exhausted his stock OF anecdotes relative to
Old lack, with which every man and boy IN the Union
is already familiar, and which not very well adapted
TO make strong impression by being repeated for the
five -hundredh time. Mr. Kenner endeavored to per-
suade the people of Bayou Goua that General Cass is
favorable to the Wilmot proviso, although 1t is probable
he had read the reply OF General Cass to the letter from
the president of the convention which nominated him,
which he says :" have carefully read the resolutions
of the democratic conventions laying down the platform
of political faith, and adhere to them as firmly as
approve of them cordially. One of these resolutions
contains these words Gail efforts OF the abolitoniss
others to induce Congress TO interfere with questions OF
slavery, to take ncplent steps IN relation thereto
calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous
consequences; and all such efforts have inevitable
tendency 10 diminish the happiness of the people, and
endanger the stability and pemanency OF the Unon and
ought to be counenanced by any friend of pot
cal Institutions"
There are other pledges of Gen Cass against the Will
mot Proyiso, still more explicit and ample, with which
Mr. Kenner must be acquainted.
But where shall we look for similar pledge from Gen
Taylor this subject Shall we examine his letter to
the editor of the Signal in which he heartily approves of
an article in that jounal avowing the broadcast terms
the principles of the Wno Proviso Does his repudia
ton of the power given to the President by the
stuton authorize the people of the south to anticipate
any help from HIM, In Congress should adopt the
Wmot Pruviso, he occupying the presidential char
Whilst Mr.. Kenner engaged in the vain endeavor
prove Gen. Casss participation in the principles OF the
Wmo Proviso did tever cross his mind that Fillmore,
the wing candidate for the presidency, was
thing worse than Wilmot-Proviso man Did it never
occur to him that there ncongrulty in falsely
accusing candidate of an unatoneable fault while he
sustaining another who chageable with the same
fault only thousand times blacker and more atTocious
Who says the Roman satyrlst could bear to hear the
Gracchi preaching against sedon, Milo against muir
der? Who could bear to hear Col Kenner falsely
cusne Gen. Cass of being favorable to the Wmot Pro-
viso at the same that he urging the people
to sustain the pretensons of Fillmore, who is truly and
VIGOROUSLY an aboonist?