Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-11-25
EDfToR AND pROPRiEToR

II is graiif ing 10 see thr c]ooIness aud
]ingenuouep So Displayed by our opponents
nj heir overwhelming. mud unexpected de
fat They are determined TO put the best
face possible on H.. The election Of GEM
Taylor Il compared by them toa 'tunultu
ots whirlwini'' which has for q time turn
ed the people from the true oath. Let
them moi We IuIIed asleep in that belief
The people have Awakened TO their true
interests and hase given 1 signal rebuke to
those who c reil but for themselves. an
who looked upon t. q country az their &c
pecial property and the rpoils Of office az
their particular heritage. GenI. Iaylor
has not been elected for his military n
chievemnnts alone, although they were
the MEANS Of bringing him beftte the PEG
pie In Lhe first place, but the confidence Of
the people IN his ]irtnness and %unbending
integrity has achieved the glorious triumph,
aud Restored to Our country The prospect
Of being brought back 10 tts former repu-
blican standing, from which a corrupt ad-
tninisIratiUn was We ttly dra wing il away,
and made Il a beacon light Of liberty tt
which The struggling and distracted nations
ofthe world may look II aud have courage.
Gen. Taylor did MT seek the high nfice 10
which he haa been elevated, nor did he
neglect the routine orhts official business
one moment TO ELECTROMAGNETIC boldly
declared hn was a wing ard avowed his
determination If elected 10 administer the
government on the principles Of the cons.
t]ttn'ior, without pledges 10 any party or
ret Of men. The people satisfied of his
integrity, elected him IN those principles,
and not through blind enthusiasm, ~ our
opponents would lead the people tn believe.
Far ENGiNts. The ,ngtnrs purchas-
ell In 1897, partly by tie corpo,ation aud
partly by individual subscriptions, ARE per.
E.clly useless. For several years the fire
department Of our town too't The lead Of
every thing IN Baton Rouge. Il was com
posed OF the elite Of our citiaens-a largo
Number of property hoIde 9 w,te among
its numbers but alas! that department
was doomed 10 share the fate If every
company or society ever stated IN Baton
Rouge was doomnd TO have its dav. and
since lS45 the last company "Washingron
No. L. has existed hut in name 1: no Off
GERS having been ell cted since la4a, In
the spring Of 1910, we tried. in our official
capacity, TO have the %eneines put in order
and In a III state for use, For that purpose
they were both thoroughly ovcrhauled, and
packed anew, at the expense Of the corpo.
ration, and the corporation hands employ.
cd to Gle IN and grease the hose-hut the
engines proved unsatisfactory aud tho
company became dishnartened and grad.
ually d%isbanded, and Of course the engiups
are neglected and rendered u~seless when
necessary. In our opinion the b"st pan
would he, under the circumstances, to dis.
pose of the W engines we now have, AMI
purchase a new aud powerful one, such a
step would revive the ambition OF the fire
department, and we have no Doubt would
al all times lie ready for use. The own
authorities, however would not feel them
selves authorised to undergo the necrssa.
~ expense without being specially directed
to do so by a direct request from our fellow
citizens. Something should be done in
the matter, for The benefit Of the commu.
nifty at large.