Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-03-18

s,.faussArl, II 81. Matiiil, I. WAttlnF, VI
ttl,ans, ID. Andrew 0lvfr, Of uflean',
A. H4th, ~ Orleans, g. Bienyenua. " IS.
Rafaard, lVdh Tteret, 81 Orlenn', VIM
T.. G. Claiborne, Of 0rleans, Vice Ptesi.
tsets; Cyprtsd Duf5tf, A. u Saunders aud
"A tunsdeB, s]ecrelafies,
The Hon. Nj nrHshsar, ip1i taking the
el,aif returned thanks for The honor tof's
{ rftl upon him by selecting him to pres
aida oypf ths meeting, and stated 'he %.
ietts which had brought them together,
a q Hunt ESD. moved lhat q committee
of seven BE- appointed TO drah a series III
resolutions. aud the motion being earfied
the President appointed Mrssts. r q Hunt,
] l. Msthuwson, Il. w. Graham, &. d.
Nakrrhen. 1u ien L4ndreauk, y, Paudl"y
api tn'es Hefit.
Calls ttr So pfrntiss were here nad ;
frem MI parts olthp room. and upon hi ap.
pearthg upon The platform there was much
applause
Tn resolution committee reported The
following resolutions, which were adopted
with but one dissenting vuiGpi
Whereas The Whies If louisiana taetn All athsr.
aiira ti the principles NJ The whia marty fseesFtstv ~
nhheii The system If American liberty. To preserve
the thigti, b maintain the hoftof and ptrtr7te the
Nelftte ntthe tiAtlui,t aHi 10 shtife u piife and eff.
tibnt administration df Government according ~ the
principles " tine constitution, aiui whereas that Nil
hstetitp Herman Il The united ac'ibt IF MI the wings 81
the tfNinn in the support IT the firm, upright. able atii
experienced whias fit the highest offices VI The t4Bvs
]eFfiHanttl he II. 5]iitatef5fet
Respltaf. That tie wliaa If Louisiana appF1iys the
calt an National Whia Convention ~ assemble ~
phjlaipIpl,In on the Th Of June nHtt, IN Illuminate
whta rhiit lntae ~ The Ptesi letty ami Vice Prssi4
dency If the TIME Htatps ri the enfhihs %siertirn
Reached. That the Wings Of Louisiana Nill heartily
Sappeft iha Nominees Of lie National Wing CUhven
tiuh.
Mr.. prrntiss addressed the Cunventint
IN his usual happy strain otrlb 1tHnee, nhd
waa repeatedly eheetet and a%ppltujej, re-
prritliY wItpn the maine # II MY Clay
WINS mrntiahsl. NJ. +. pyir sza him
srlr dttid DIV ~ tayor rr II. Clay ma it
- lii 'at' tbp tbs Presidency. hit express.
ID his belief bat General Taylor was III
choice of,ha State # BM sian4. but there
we q other sta'rs in The lnion, aud h.
was IN favor Of n general r%'ftttng If THE
whin patty IN convention TO discuas thr
matt r: and iftt wa Ittnl hit Gen Thy.
lor wHa The iHvotitn rBhaidatt, he III I'D
rtost rhcettl y sorr"ft him, AID fight as
readily under HE hammer "a he would have
lone iFhe had been IN Mexico under those
h1nnrrs which wsfa ulfl lei on those
rocky ridge twhpre the banners nfSR civil.
isc1 nation never before waved since tn
time ofTartes, lie believed there would
lie 10 division If Gen Taylor was elected.
and he wntld be n'ee'e 4 10 u certainty.
Ia tAr course Dr hi snrneh he bestowed
tn mat marked compliments OF General
TnyInr'a prowtas In Tho Arll, anl indnIg d
IN pleasing anti IptIiona Of his adminis=
tration should he he elected, He also be-
slowed The wtrnrR' 81 oHiump Upon MI.
clay. III wmii hail with equal nrtlof
tho election ofrithpr Clay ar Gen. Taylor
The following gentlemen were nominal.
cd asdelsgates Ia Tho National Convpn-
ton. and confirmed by the mrpttng-tt,e
names heing put sink'y; H,nA ITn. Brasil,
ear, Allen Pierce, China. N. C'onrad Jr
FeliS Labatut, Esq Philip Maher. Es1
II. + Winchester, ESQ, y, J. Peters. Esq
Hon. Preston w. Farrar, Hon. 20 +.
jackson, Hon. = :. PrentLss, Hon. Is.
u. Duncan, tos, NJ Wrey, Esq.. J.. o.
ptetson, Esq, NJ. Hurley. L1fayett, sauu.
ders, VIM Sparks. Cuthbcrt lsuIhtt, and
Dr.. james Richie.
Mr.. Brbsheur wHa nominated afer
having put the other names II the meeting,
and before putting bic own, le statt d h.
hHd been a friend Of VIZ. CLAW for nearly
RitS years, and yet he shoul 60 To the cnn.
v%entton e%ntirrly untra mmrllrd and drtrrm.
inedto vote In favor ofthe cnnd da'r mnst
liltelY TO seeur The sufffa tea Of The people
NJ Iarg". During the last visit Of Mr..
Clay In this city he had convrrsed with
that gentleman upon the subject If the
Presidency, and that Mr, c. had told him
that It bis health WAS sufficiently good Ia
enable him 10 IuIfll tho duties Of the Prcsi.
Dental office, he should have no ollie ton
to run, provided he could feel assured OF the
certainty Of his election. Mr.. y. thought
thar bef"e the assrmIllge Of the National
Conven'ioe the wing party would have To
settle down and decide uron what course
10 pursue, and that Mr., Clsy would then
be allie 10 determine whether he would
consent e. a nomination or not.
Randall Hunt, E-q Icing louIiy called
To-, addressed The meeting. H. rxmess-
I'd sentiments nearly in c~nnsonancr wi h
those Of ifr. rrrnliss. lie believed that
the wing party ceud rleet whatever can
didate they nominated, but TINT Gen Tay-
Tor wuu'd receive the largest vote. Nth
that view he should nd, ocatc his selection
rs the wing candi late, as q first clio CO,
and Nr Clay as a second. although he
should prefer Mr. Clay's election. W.
have not room to give even n synopsis Il
the remarks OF eithar Mr. Prrnriss nr Mr..
Hunt. AT the conclusion ofthe after gen
tleman's remarks the convention ADJOURN
ed. -Picdyaae.