Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-06

feluetHnte TO omit / affiei gfiha letter Of
h. d. above feia4ed d.
MT ChA4 AND GEN TAYtOR.
GENTLEMAN or THE BIT IN your psper ii
Tuesday. iii which WBs published nv e|otHauhi tatiaa
in reatigh to m Gays letter, you say tttat g6i will
give the writer aud others who may think ssith him
ample room aud verge tit6iigb fdf Tie expression II
their viayvs.s Hill Yui permit me 10 avail ntYfeir u
ibis kind offer. while ! tssttute fire t5nai1e ratiufi Of
The tifetiaf. in connection 4yiltt the opinions and
stireesfijtis thrown ont HI YatF l4altRF article 4r this
in6fhiHFt
1~tsttetti te ta 8hiset Of The iYttiss u fJrgat III
miuef differences and personal preferences III tii1-
~eavtfida 10 affiye III 4 f1st appreciation W tfe 8tfh
i3ns aid wishes NJ he parts. I1lis ell Gnu Be at
faifed buiY Is d calm and attentive examination 0f
Ill the t8talitiss Of tie hel1 ,iB8h which CTR fHees
IRE 10 be ]affatsl. afd o. tie qualifications Of The
LENDERS. ~ 6ttb Of tviuif the f~f6aettetfi of t]dfdmahI
will be assigned Fgf my pafts cart fAaglF To EjlIaR
the fers6H Nh9 shall BE- DESIGNATED by he National
Convention. whoever he thay hes ffiet d f4if consult
tatiotl and survey Of tfa principles and bllahaaa II stits
tess ii. The f~psrHftiF6 RHitdl8aissi fIff lhaFe fl4 Eeaf
If the result either with M Clay af ten Taylor. /
believe tlni tie Wiiias If l~BiisiaIia IRE III tia safftE
opinion. md dat the State aiit he e4ffie1 for 6tie ~
well as The other; but ! bettFs; III tfe sumo time. thai
Il lafaH faai5fitY 6ffhe tiaftF tvbifH prefer the tBqnittas
ton If 1It. tiaf. unless 1t tefe fieafte demonstrated
Tint lie could net be elected
Has This heefl dshe3 Has II been possible Fl rtnvii.
ee ts that srtelt Is tile Ease, evth IN this tiiy, where
there Is not & Single paper representing Tie Giifiptts.
bf the lnree tlnss which one Of Y6tir CONTEMPORARIES
has bhen rleasei to deH1initate as tie .'~t4taliats
friends II NJ. t1ay! Or. isl not lie ensgs that iaft.
efd1ts readers tftHh BFE. thA ahIest a9d labqt iaHtieh
tiaI i41Fii1l ii Tie Stats, taf II down ttailg with shtt-
tinietts Of tie most profound spffJiY flint IT Should so
pHfsettkIttalF attetipt NJ show the M availability If
that Distinguished s]lateFtaafi 5teft they ate s~ttisfisl
TINT he N NIT f1tfg Htdi4btp, Init that lB Hill. in III
probability. he the fafnifne 0ftHH C3tf&kfiidn! Nov
lht lis see BY what criterion we ate 10 fest his ataiiabi-
lltg. of Which 81 thHeif HIS bshn said eflatel
Tie NuFtlttfh Wing States. without q single exeep-
tlutt have expressed THEN preference Of Mr. Ci4Y II
has beer supposed, will s6tna reason, TINT Ohio will
not vote fpfG Gem Iaylbt, ai that tie withdrawal u
Mr. Elay's ffattte might lead to a dissolution Of tie
WflE purity N Tint State. ills 20 eedhd ~ MI. except
the more enthusiastic friends II that glorious old
soldier, tliat his ]tliahtes If earfing New York are
Infinitely less than those " Mr.. I laY.-tliat lie latter
Is. in fnct. certain gftlte vote eftlle Empire State.
But be These tfiaes as ffieY fnar. il Il 6af dntY. az
gtoi r]ftitps and eoh1 Wliigs 10 tYsalt patiently
the day pfhHr political Regeneration. and. IN order ~
accomplish it. 10 retttail tiiifed ard determined t7
stand by the t%infniiiee, whoever he Itiay be- Of the
Wlig Sdti5ftHl Convention. III believe HAT M. Clay
IL now tie most popular; aF he Is the most P%tactisel
md ablest Statesman IN the Whi4 fatfks, | hope |
have stated my reas6is with fairness and eaiBtafi But
would take shame to myself we're ! II fet6tt upon
those peculiar, friends TT Gen. Tafl1f. Who nfs
continually fafpfff upon The ''hnHyHilaliilitV' 6F MI.
Clay. by asserting That Gen. Taylor cannot lie eiee-
ted Mo. let Mr. Clay OF Gen Taylor he the tbihz
ihee Of the Whis Convention I nm taftaiti flat fs
will succeed. and That 10 Wlig will he found " sItfinh
ffbh his support. BIB