Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-09-02
PlRtSH or JEFFERSON Koran
AND REiDY tLUB.

CRY bF btFaIErTE, AasHt -. taI1.
l'hes H. Adams, The President Of the Club,
called The nfe'iaE Ia order, and tpndrel his
retention n President, On motior. l.. N,
WOtl, Esq vas elected President b, arc 4.
nation.
Mauapl I q tttia, Esd. 7~f,re,i The fylIeyipe
resolt'ions which wore Oh mo ion, Unanimous.
" adopted.
ReJ9tfsi. hrdaiHantig. Tint fitf i,npuoe,
as"ti 81 Ia nes II. Ada IL, u q. Pre- ida /
Of this Club. b., Col Isaac T.. PRESTON. m
the evening Of The 2ijti ms. AZ btvipt been
used bysaid Ada Ms in his ciaitenre 10 Ina
III Distinguished champion If democracy tn ap-
pc, + before the people bFtlis pttish IN defence
oI tlt false and fraudulent p implicit dia'ria
brted atfi6ftg them against hiitiatd Fillmore.
and cfathcterizad by tGl. Preston as abusive
and scandalotts," md uptn witicl, he founds
his apology lot refusing IL meet Mr.. Adams,
In deb Nc, WIS II scr used b. him. That the,
language uf Mr.. Adams. OH the occasion n.
ferfed ta, was correctly tnp ffted IN the Even.
ing Nafio al ofthr 10th lnst-very nearly. II
not precisely, IN the very w,,rd h. employed,
as i iluwst ."A
"Mr. Adams closed hi4 review of this ex-
ttaUttlinaty pant,htet by ptoDounrinr il the
most reckless and inlefeusibtB publication he
had ever sect, and stating That It had been
given out 10 the people by th9 President eftbe
Cass and Butter Glib # The parish If tefftsr.
son IN tho preaeitta Of The CT at giant nf mo-
dern democracy, Oil ls' nc r. pteftoti, and
with his sanction. Under II due fhpeg of his
great ability, aud " f. all fespce for his VEN
cradle age aud bis gray hairs, and with the
Aindest feelings towatda him he, body fhat-
lenged that distinguished gentleman Ia appear
befofo thu people Il the parish IN defence Of
its tftth-aid II hr failed 81 do So, in d reg.
aonahlh tim", he should feel himself justified
IN takitig Judgment against him by default. lie
pledged himself, If the Colonel you'll appear
AS the defender of this misrepr tsqntation, and
would give him chance NJ hin, he would
wiring uff his political horns with one hand
and put them under his feet with the other, "
he would publicly ackn ,wled 70 hi4 failure
and the Colonel's trim nph over i'm"
That the language used by AIR. Adams, as
above correctly set fottl,, Il. considered by this
Club TO be dtgtifed. gcntiemanIy and respect.
ml-evcry way becoming his station as the
presiding 6ficerof ttis GLIB, they therefore, on.
doree and approve every word Of il. That the
languageof Mr.. Adams, as above set forth, was
either BY accident or design, m~isconceived
and m~isqaoted by Col. Preston III such man
ner rs to do bin gross injustice and this Club
feel called upon IT, repel the assertions that il
without foundation. That ID tho opinion OF
this Club, Col Pre8ton's reason for refusing
to nret Nr. Adams in debate, upon the truth
Of said pamphlet, bcfnre The people fifth
parish, based on litsquotation Of his language
AZ above stated, and which having been prin-
ted In one Of the daily papers Of the city of
New Orleans, and one Of the journals of this
city, might have bcen properly understood BY
Col. Preston, II he bad desired 10 know the
truth, 10 = mere pretex', and ought moi toadtis
~ any candid man.
Resotped, Thai The thanks Of this Club are
tender edio James H. Adams, Esq, for
the able, d gnifed and impartial tDani.er in
which he has presided over its elaboration;
and that hiss resignation as President is sc-
With sincere regret.
(sIgpod) T. N. Woop, President
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