Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-01-29
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Public Meeting,
The Fl tends ofGHNL. ZA6iAHy TAYLOR
rrsidtng IN the Parish ofWesf Baton Rouge
Bre requested to assemble 81 The Court
House Of said Parish on Saturday the 9th
day Of February. TO select delegates TO re
present III m Ii Il Slate Convention that
win meet II New Orleans en- the g9hd OF
February, for the purpose ef framing an
Electoral ticket Pledged 10 The support u
Geni. Taylor for the Presidency IF the
United States. And said meeting will hlso
do What to them may be consider d neces.
safy and proper 10 ensure concert faction
aniong their friends TO secure the success
or the object they have III view. .
General TaylOr.-public meet
iugs are being held in every city and ham
Iet III tbis aud other states, for the purpose
Of organizing election parties, favorable TO
the support Of General Taylor for Pfest.
dent,
The proceedings as reported, have been
conducted with The greatest %Ananimity, and
Il Is becoming every day more apparent
that a complete army Of Trough and Ready
voters will stand by their champion 10 the
last extremity, and when the day of trial
comes will NEVER SURRENDER.
STOwD lnlprOyements.--We
observe wit, much pleasure, the march Of
safely, comfort and convenience Oh the
roads and streets If the town, under the
indefa gable supet intenderee of JoHN r.,
DurRooa Esq, our tried aid appreciated
Mayor.
The iootpaths IN the lowerpar Of Church
street, were In danger Of being swept off
and the stores rendered u%ntenahtable by
every successive rain but the pu lie will
now observe that Il substantial wooden
gutter has been laid down, which will
make this portion of the TOWN quite safe
and accessible at all timcst
EIrUrtoN or u, s. SBNAtoRA0n Mon.
day last Mr. Pierre Soute, democrat, was
elected u, States senator 10 supply the
place Of the Hon Henry Johnson, ffUm
The 4th Of March ls4g. Anbr tie between
Messts. ~. u. krnner ana john Slidell,
Mr. Soule was ominutcdl by the demo.
cratic party, which resulted IN the election
Of Mr.. Soule BY a majority bf seven votes.
Mn VANS CoNen{r.--Th Blind
Harper, who has drawn f6Rth enthusiastic
eneomhms ii every place where he has
performed, gave a concettIhete last even.
Ing with his usual s]nccess{
Ills performances win dtlight every one
who may have The goodtatte to attend bis
concerts, aud to the sons ot,Eria aud others
who have migrated 70 the hospiablc shores
OF America, they must awaken ~rccollec.
tions fthc land ottho I bath, in the most
feeling manner.
Mr, Wall has our besR wishes for an
agreeable aud profitable tiut throygh me
home Of the erile.
The Union MaRazine.--We
have received tho %Jauuart number of the
second vulume ofthis highly Interesting
periodical, edited by Mrs, %. M. Kirkland,
aud published by Israel pE,st, lao Nassau
street New York. f aWg
The present number Is Srilited on bean.
tiloi paper and contains a great variety Of
excellent tales, songs, aid other matter,
calculated to Instruct and asmuse the reader.
1t oonta ms four highly fnished Engrav.
ings, including an engraving Of the Fash.
ions, ia the best style, cblored by I, p.
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We hope 10 receive o. continuation Of
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Sexes FoR TnE PEofLE.--We have
much pleasure in acknowledging recent
Of the first number efan elegant puhlica.
lion Under tlc above title! 10 be continued