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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

GuEAtFtHE IN DEfHnrT.-A destructive
fire broke out in Detroit, OH The 9Th, about
Two o'clock, aud hen he dtsputeh If our
correspondent Left nn hour afterwards, was
ra1iDg with unchecked Violence. Over
forty houses of various kinds, dwaliinga,
stores, and warehouses bad filifn q prey
10 The flames; mud yne third part orthe city
was threatened vi Ii entire d]rstfuetion.
Among The buildings destroyed, are the
staamtet's House. AHa lean lIolet. printing
Office oftle Adeettisgr, AMI other faltabls
proper !.
The greatest excitement andbeonsterHation
pfegaiiedi aatid 8hs5 it was impossible 10
ascertain the orig II Of the FIRE, as alsoto form
any adequate idea Of thg loss and suffering
which must result from this terrible eatastrda
Ule,-BalHmore sun.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

Nstaachoig fatf-Capt Thomas Post
ley, Of Company F; 10Th %Infahtty, was tit.
Jed in Cahare6, On Sunday, The 7th inst,
about II o'clock, A. NJ, by u pfiyats u
Company IL. NAMED Francis Darlington,
The man, IN the early part Of the dag, was
in tie camp Of Capt posdy, and was ord
cred by him 10 leave the plaee. lie dill
40, procured a pistol, waylaid aud shot
Capt Posfty 10 The yieiahy Of his quarters.
the ball striking bim the groin, and cut
ting his ihtestiBes in three places. Capt.
T. fingered IN great agony until & o'clock
The tttt day, when he died surrounded BY
his friends, and d number Of Masons and
Old Fellows, being a member Of both
otlsrs.- Fgg 1JM inst
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

LOUISIANA RErURLTcAN.-A very pro.
missing paper has been commenced under
the above title, at Lake Providence, by
Messrs y, y Berry and Charles Yancey.
I'VE he'd TIE pleasure Of IN Introduction
to The latter gentleman some months ago.
and ve Jar god reason e think that he
aud Mr, Berry will meet with complete
success. The Wing cause has gained q
lilt d. TIE establishment ofthe Repp5iicon,
and we hope to receive every number
punchlalIy.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
PROSPECTUS.
TIA CHEAPEST PERIOD
zeal in the
SOUTHERN

HaYiHF tdade tho necessary arrangements, the I'M
d~srsigHad proposes 10 publish d MoN4ffGY PAPER,
IN the tyvn Of Baton Rouge. devoted TO Af4ItlCUI~
TUBE, MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS and
INVENTIONS. The fret number will appsaf on
tic first day OF August next. 1913, and continue 10
be issued on ttg first day Of every month there
after II will be entitled the
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
KENTE DE E%UC0EsAION.

EN- yetiu dune commission 4 moi adfssske
par Honorable toar dd siRiafhs District Jha
ditiaits dams ct pour Ia p%afelsss d'Est Baton
Rouge, i~'6iTrifai eli vedtg pubiiqHei al plus
laut eti6itfissBdr. i IA msisoa De toaf, dams
ID vile De BatoH H6uge,
Mafdi le gone our de juih 1913,
a midi Ii ffapfltt4 fi4ptes dtefta, appaffe-
nt9t 4 Ia succession de- John Hani5lbht DE-
ekda,sa y6it
six lots d terta sitats d ms cbtte pattie de-
Ia vile de Baton Rouge, afttntGe par Me
leanregar1, tt8nt Tits Nos. !, g. 1859 ct 10
dtns filet Nos 90, eoufjrmbt6eat aH plan De
d. Ia dite tilis!
t6sUfFtbNs tE ia vEFTEs
VihFt ]fiastfts compliant sar 6haque %taffhin,
ct Ia balances payable ls pfetatef jour De tah-
vier pte h5in (1s4oJ ri biilgis end ssas /
satisfaction pagabins pd bureau da Recorder
de- p%af6isse dams HI vile &c Bston Rouge, ct
yp6.htdus fatpnH SIR Ia pfJtti6tb jds4a'aa
placement fbal
.MORES0, Ehtanfeat.
Mai ts-tG
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
Dancing gcho i.

MAD4MK ARfsALfgB BROOKS las fs foaor
% announce to ire residents If Bat9a eBas agd is
s~n7ffoBs, ifat shs viii commence 90fsaeh Dauftfgf
the State House. 81 &atfF8ag lie %34 81 May Afbs
IaSt 0 o'clock p III. when ststHsgs shs Wftyssstev
ig pasE1Dase wffcf h@f f~a1Fenge success ia New
Orleans eastfss hY 70 sa9p fr B3negfs1 if re high
scHoof nj her an. she il eapabte Of ifsGtaedna beF
scholars III sbL tAas Ia elegant modern a66 ~afseef0l,
as regards taaT eafftags ia waking W6AHeiaas also,
Ge fee 4Me og6ae asaeas ang exeTeIs met e1adaciVs
n hsaIth aod Deadf9s
M48as.B te$sae ~ 9s7sFBf eIdss NJ aa1
aagahces each sehokT aeeoSd3aa ~ heir eaea58iYs
making no exfaa Charges yghale4ss
M8daHse ~ viii g5gg ehrss A5sg9as 98s Hsek Won
days, Wetaesda and safasdag9 from "a o'eleek 10
.GEP. M THes5ays, 9Eureaga end friday evenings.
for ladies' and geafteaaats eiasst
R-EFEUEgCE@
Dr.. Perkins, Cot y HE Dgki4
HJ G. Byrd, ~ T Nl Hefsor8.
Jas, McIlaaon, JwN Henderson,
r. b. g. Haeh
nag z0-16.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

A woman named Bell has been commit.
ted by tho magistrates Of DgvoDp0ri for
selling her husbands woolen leg
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

IF you want any PAINTING done. such as.
SreSs Of any description, or House. PArNTIse.
Of any and every kiDa-you cannot do BET
ter thing than call on The subscriber, who is
always en- hard, 10 attend ID the wants Of his
customers.
WILLIAM MORRISON.
Shop on Boulevard Street, near the Market
House.
REyEREvcE.-Meears. Pike e. TIart, J. nj.
Brnnot, ,. w. Fowler, Esq, Rev. ]. Wood
bridge and Col. a Malta.
apFi1 i7-27.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
ChatHrLnNs tk IA NtNrf.
RnGcEaafnN SALE

by viftus Of q commission 10 me directed
froii the Homo able Sixth Judicial District
Court in ard ief The Perish If Fast Dttsa
Rouge. | will offer for sale. 1T public Auction,
to the highest bidder, ii tha Gut II Use
door 10 lie Town Of Baton House, on Tues
day ths 10Th day u Ja6e 1913 at IL O'Clock
NJ. The f~Gll5Wing described foa6ft3 belonging
10 the succession OF John ftahd ,lGli deceased.
to Wit
Six lois If ground situated n that pBrt u
the Town 6f Baton iteuaa laid oft By Ellie
Bgantagatd. and leine hts No. j 81, g. O.
aud 10 il square No 60, according q the
tlan tHhthnf.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

Is Also two horses, one dfay and three
carts, eight head 81 c%atle,. household
and kitchen ffnitare-silver spoons
lot of books, 6se., On.
TERMS OF SALE.
Beginning in the order in which tic
above described property Is offered for
sale, each O lect as enumerated will be ex-
posed fir C0sh, until the sum Of -four
thousand six hundred dollars are realized,
together with Judicial charges, after which
the residue Of the property VIII be offered
on b credit Of one, two and lhfee years, The
purchasers furnishing good security with
mortgages on the land and slaves 10 secure
the Gnal payment.
MANUEL MORENO,
Auctionesr.
may 2O-16 5ts
ON THE SAME DAY,
And al the same place, | will ofsr for
sale at auction, lot Of ground no. liz, in
square no, 80, containing go feet front BY
12O il depth, in that part of The town of
Baton Rouge laid out BY H. B~eaaregard,
together With all the buildings and inn
proyefnefiis thereon.
FIRM on SAIL.
The sum of $500 10 be paid cash On the
house and lot, and the balance AT |, Q, and
years credit, from the day Of sale, in notrs
well endorsed, bearing eight per cent In
teTest aierd due tHl paid, and mortgage re.
tanned ell final payment.
NJ. MORENO,
Anctionc<r.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

BBAtf1fE HemB.@Men will say that
appearance Is nothing, md that the plea
sutes Of The sight are moi to be valued
and cultivated / say That abpeahee Is
always 10 be regarded, that We cannot
render our homes too beautiful and attrae-
live. Our first object should be TO make
ottF dwellings as convenient and o6mf0rtas
ble as art can make them: Our second
object should be to render them 10 an equal
extent tasteful end elegant. Do shat we
can aud all We car, we shall fall far short
Of r~ivallihg even he simplest forms and
combinations 6f hatufe.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27


VEHY Mys4bt1oUs.-A young and beat.
tfui woman: about twenty years # age, with
MI infant apparently two Or three months old
il her arms boarded the mail steamer Pike
Mo- 7, ~ Louisville, ny, bn Saturday NOR
ming, and engaged passage for herself end
babe for tbis city About half tast seven .
eto Il in the svoding, in he presence Of this
chambermaid, she pndreHeod the infant and
wrapped it up very eIosgiy in Il piece Of Il inneI
cloth, which attracted the attention Of the
s'rambernaId, who inquired Of her the reason
why she dressed tho child in such a strange
COST me; b ahich the woman replied that
It was in Il feeble state Of health, and she
feared 1t might take cold. She retired to her
state on with The infant, aud nothing more
was said until morning, when the chamber
maid, after entering hor room, discovered hat
both the woman and child bad disappeared,
and beneath the pillow found the infants
wearing apparel. VIZ are Informed that,
when the boat arrived at our landing, the
woman went to the mate ard requested him.
to accompany her 10 one Of tho hotels, as sho
was tired of staying on the boat. The mate
consented, and after ia ling to gan admission
i1fo several houses, at 20 early sn bopr, Jeff
her at house on Front street. As she left
the boat without the child and appeared much
troubled, and search being made for it by
the chambermaid, il Is thought she threw IL
overheard during tie night, and that IL vas
drowned. The police went 10 the hotel 10
search other, bnt could learn nothing con-
corning her Whereabouts, but areendeavoring
10 ferret her out. This is strange proceeding.
and should be investigated BY the proper au-
thorities.
Cincinnati Chronicle, Nays
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
TtRws M sbtH[

TweBty dollars tssB On each tof, and tlt
batsnea ~pavable on the fl st dtF Of January
next 1919, IN notes satisfactorily endorsed
payable III Tie ofiea Of The P8nsL Eeacidaf n
it6 JWn Of Eatb Rouge, and mottgage to
be retained on the property sid aafil fusl
paynatt. NJ. MORENO,
Nay 1916. 5ts. Aattit HahF.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

A slip Of The fact you may soon reeo9efi
But n slip Of The tongue you can never get
pVeFs
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

PbHFB6Ttoa.-A friend called on Mi
ebael Angelo, who was furnishing q stat
ds some time aherward he again called,
the sculptor wal still Ut his work. His
friend looking ut the figure, exclaimed
"You have been idle since | saw you
last"
"By no means" replied tbe sculptor 4
have shltsned this featnre, and thought
out this muscle have given expression
to this lip, and more energy to this limb"
"Wst, well,' said his friend ''btt
these are ttldes.'
1t may be So" replied Angelo 'JH
fseolteel that triGFa make perfection, and
that perfection IL no trife."
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

A stauncll Whtg.-A few days
ego, at the fost Office, u negro man, we'll
known about town, formerly cartier of the
Coaseruo'o, and now doing similar honor
to tho Aaeecofe, enquired Of us wcther we
bad received the Wig paper be had left
for 10 the day before, On replying IN The
negative, he Expressed much sorrow tho
lost five cents by the hilure,) aud declared
emphatically that although now obliged
from necessity 10 associate with the loco.
locos, he had been u true Wing frotn tho
time OF bis irst connection with the press
aud that his heart was still the same. Suit.
ing the action 10 the word, he elapp'd his
hand q his heart, IN IN attitude that would
have done honor to Mucready or Forrest,
and we've be possessed Of both eyes he
could certainly tako the principal palt III
uihclio.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

4 good mans real Gbfisiah-seldom
sees a defect in ais neighbor. A pure lake
reflects tie beautiful sky. tic clouds, and the
overbanging trees, but when 1t is filed ii
reflects nothing hal Is pure. A bad man
real confederation sees a good
trait In the character Of bis neighb6f. 40
imperfect glass reflects nothing correctly,
but shows it, own deficiency. A perfect
mirror reflects nothing but bright and pure
images.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

~ tllC Country Safe From
every Slate Ia The Uniun. announcements
cont nue "a be received Of the intended ap.
peafahto Of party publications, some Of
them with permanent views and others os.
tplsibly FOR the Presidential Cambai IGN on.
II. These demonstrations have excited
the emulation If many Of the miaer su'ei4
iRes, and amongst others Of the publisher
of the Democratic Aitotae of this city.
lie does not intend however, to make his
effort, ttnlt SO II may appear that the eoon.
Try ls 10 danger, Heaven forbid that such
u calamity should become probable; but II
II should actually threaten, bur SAFETY will
be insured, ibr, II The Editor Of the above
paper may not be able to furnish The mat.
tet for a campaign paper, he has at all
events made n conditional promise TO run
ne piySs.
For ourselves, we will be quite content
on political subjects, 10 Itsst inmate the
views of those who have better oppo,t1ni.
ties and are better qualified 10 explain
them, A few occasional extracts from
the best campaign papers, will serve the
expectations Of The greater number of our
patrons but If tho Ait3. Campatgntst
should ever appear, It will not be much
used anywhere, for that purpose. VIZ
hope Il viii be large enough for another.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

Mtssfsstrpf.-Tb8 Natehez FREE Traaet.
Of the 10Th, says, the neggo hos Bfiseoe,
ba'ber Of the Steamer Mqsnoiia. who was
committed 10 prison In that citya short ime
since, on the charge Of numbering a Ger
man girl. passenger, has been discharged,
the Grand Jury from the evidence before
them bring unable 10 find o true bill
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
Nam Authenticated Pnper.

Our friend A. r. Converse ESD, lofmeF-
~ DO. editor with John X. DultDeq Esq, Of
ibe Baton Rouge Gazette, has issued this
day, ii Prospectus Of q paper 10 be devoted
to the Agricultural mud Mechanical inter
psis sf the Htate. II will ho entitled the
STATE AUBiCuL1UR15'T, 10 be pub
lishtd on The first oreacb month, commence
in4 on the fret If August next, at the
tIatEenf One dollar PR dnabtt.
Mr. Converse IL we'll known tn this
community atul requires no recomlnehias
ton where already known. 10 those at a
distance we hhyg only to mention, that he
"A a gentleman Of undertaking business
habItsAslow to promise, hut Sure to per-
form Every farmer aud tradesman III the
State Of Louisiana con afford 10 pay . dot.
lHf a.year for 4 pupet devoted to their i'll
%ieresls, aud Il long list Of subscribers has
already been Ubtaintd III various districts.
This project viii therefore be carried int
tIlarL aud there i not The slightest danger
that the publisher will back out Under any
circumstances. Fbr particulars zee Pros
pectts in another column.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27

~ pior edJ Atff IL ii 1913 R66tr ~
he GfadJ 5rg NJ I'll III fes q aIt 81 Gaaf
Baton K6agf fftd AbfF VI, 1915.
JosRFH w. f0wtBsf Cte
State Of L1astaua d XII Jtd ~ Ds8i@t
u ,aft, Parish if Ftatt Baton Rouge
Cltrks Gftae.
Certify the ffrseeib9 70 ta Il ftne t6Jy II
fbe original OF file ID ny offer.
Given Under my hard a0d seal of oar said
Court, thts t5h ~ of May \ u.
t845s
M. Ioez4o. DspafY Cl1rk
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-27
WILLTAM MORRISON.

Roaae. MaY 9Th, 1879
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-23
STATISTICS OF THE MEX
ICAN WAR.

The New Orleans Bulletin is summing
up the losses in the Mexican war, by. .deaIh
in the battle field and by disease. The
former bear but small proportion To the
latter. The soldier in Mexico had much
less danger to encounter from lhe bulleIs Of
the foe than from he inhospirable climate.
The whole number of Americans killed
in The war, including the line Of the Rio
GIande and that Of Vera Cruz, is eslima-
led at 1000 and the wounded al 1000 II
is impossible to say how many Of the lat
Ter have died in consequence Of lfei,
wounds, bul we should suppose not less
Than one fourth, say 1000, making in all
5000 deaths from ba'lle.
The ravages of disease were terrible =
At Perole there are 2600 American graves,
all victims of disease. At the City Of
Mexico the deaths were, for the greater
part of The time, 1000 monthly.
The 6rs, Mississippi Regiment that went
out to The Rio Grande. buried 1876 on the
banks of that river before it ever went in-
to battle. and finally brought back less
than one third Of theirnumber. They SUI
fered dreadfully at Buena Vista.
The FIRST and second Pennsylvania Reg.
ments recently returned. went ou' looo
strong, 1000 each y they brought home
about 600 of their original number. About
s20fell id battle. nearly 400 died, aud ooU
were discharged as unfit for duly. How
many of the latter have since died IS oil
course unknown.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-23

tfosesWto voted TO insert it in he bill were
Democtats. Hence the inference that The
Democrats are Mo better than the Wings
in the Morh and The West on the suhjec
Of slavery: Now, admit he facts and the
inference 10 be true, how do they justify
The CONCLUSION that we ought 10 60 with
The Wings in support Of Gen. Taylor?
II the slavery question is TO be the exclu-'
sive Question in the next Presidential
eleclioasthen these facts will only show
that Wrought to 90 with neither the
WhissstHr the Democrats. We ought TO
put forthspHIe Candidate Of our own, truly
reflecli3s our principles, and look 10 our
own safety, independent Of either of the
Two greai parties in the Union. But The
facts justly no such inference. The fol-
lowing sthe vote referred 10:
YFAs@AIIen, Atherton, Baldwin, Ben-
ton, Bradbury, Clarke. Corwin, Davis. of
Mass. dayton. Dix, Dodge. FeIch, Fiz-
gerald. Greene. Hale, Hamlin, Miller.
Niles. Sgtuauce. Upham, and Walker 2l.
NAYss-Alchisop. Badger. Bell, Berrien,
Burtands sBreese, Bright, Butler, Calhoun,
Clayton. Davis, of Miss, Dickinson,
Douglas, Downs, Foote, Hannegan,
Houston, Hunter johnson, of Md, John
son, nfIiay, Johnson, of Ga. King. Lewis.
MangDmi Mason. Metcalfe, Rusk, Sebas.
tiau, Sluiseon. Turney. Underwood, Vest
colt, andsYulee.-33.
Mr.s2heIps absent. Messrs. Came
ron. Peaice and Webster absent
Now,sia order TO understand the true
nature oflhe vote from the Free States,
it is notseuough to inquire who of the
Wings or tho Democrats voted for the
Wiimot Proviso but We must know also
who voted against it. The following
Democrats from The Free States voted
against IL: Breese, Bright, Dickinson,
Douglass Hannegan. and Sturgeon. Now
how manS Wings from The Free States
voted win them. Not one! Here. lhen,
are siS Democrats from the Free States
voting Wit1thc Sou bern Senators against
The iiinotiolsto add The Wilhot Prnviso to
the Oregon bill. Does this prove that the
Democrats ftpm-,hA E"e~-S
hRtLo~-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-23

House establishing territorial govern
meut for Oregon, and The question was on
an amendment proposed hy the Senate
CommitIee on Territories, to insert alter
the prohibition Of slavery in The bill the
. words "inasmuch as said territory lies
north of go go norh latitude" 1t was
most gratifying to witness the ability and
the unsnimity with which The rights and
honor of the South were maintained ~
Southern Senator'S, Wing and Democrat.
Calhoun and Berrien. Butler and JmNlnson.
of Md. Mangum and King, and Jobnson,
of Ga. and Hunter and Mason, stond
shoulder to shoulder in resistance 10 the
assaults Of Webster, Davis. Hale. Niles,
and Walker; while Douglas, OF Illinois,
deserves all honor and credit for his paIri'
otic and manly movement with view 10
harrnonize The dissenlions in Congress'and
restore peace to the Union.
Mr.. Webster (whnse absence from the
Senate during the debate on the Compro-
mise B has been the subject ofso much
commen) took This oppor unity oil declar-
ing his unaiterable determination never to
consent to The addition of anoIher inch of
slave territory To the Uuion. or TO any ac-
cessiun TO he slave power in Congress-
He was opposed to all concessions and
compromises. and would vnie against The
bill if the proposed amendment was adop-
ted.
MIR. Butler, of your State, made al el-
oquent and forcible reply 10 Mr.. Webster,
aud expressed his determination TO advise
the people Of his Stale TO defend their
rights to an equal participation in the ter
rilories of The Union at all and every haz.
ard, and 10 resist any invasion Of them ev.
en- to the death if necessary. He called
upon Northern men to settle this question
nnw on fair aud equitable terms, as the
only means Of avoiding results most dis
astrous to the Union.
Mr.. Hale. The Abolitionist followed in
some sneerng remarks upon the moGera.
ton of South Carlina and in opposition to
The amendment.
The vote was about to he taken, when
Mr.. Calhoun arose, an able and impres
sive speech, during which he reviewed the
origin aud progress of the Aholiiinn-naLln-
n MI Tho -.>-.-.i.------'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-23

worthy pro -; aud secured by the force
of. considerations we heartily detesl. Its
advocates either assumed that ,ths, great
distinctive. measures for which the Wing
parry had long and houorah !. struggled
were obsolete. {that is surrendered,) or
thar they were not sufficiently popular TO
triumph on their own merits, but must be-
carried by lhe roll of the drum and the
fash uf Buena Vista guns. We deny these
assertions and despise the councils rhey in
spired..
4. Gen. Taylor stood before the public
in an e9uivocal attitude with regard to the
Wing party. He was supported by some
as independent Of parry; by Others as $ q
Wing but not an ultra Whig;' and again
by Others as n full Wing aud o, quarter
orer.' lie was pledged to some To run for
President, even in opposition to The Whis
nonnee; by others he was understood
and represented as commi'lei TO abide the
decision OF the Philadelphia Convention.
Ii seems difficult To see how frank, hon
est, straightforward man should get invol-
we'd in such labyrinihs Of misapprehensiou.
5. He was first proposed and most
warmly urged for the Presidency, in good
par by men in whose integrity we had no
confidence and whose characters we could
not esteem-who had belonged 10 several
p rites and acquired no good reputation
witieany-men whom we had been CONS
pelEsd TO regard as spectators in politics
and merccnary hunters after spoils.
6. He was an especial favorite with
lhuse known 10 US as Northern Wings with
Southern principles, advocates Of a 'Vigo.
rous prosecution of the War no peace
without indemnify 'our couhIry right or
wrong &c. This class do not like the
Tribune, nor we them.
Z. Last and worst of all, he was The cam
didate of the ultra SIaveholtiing interest,
90 far as any portion Of it adheres 10 The
Wing parly-of Georgia. Alabama, Mig
sissippi. Arkansas, Florida. aud Texas
of those who claim for the South The right
of planting Slavery in the new Territories.
We do say, however, that he was the only
one among all those proposed as Wing can-
didale> for The Presidency who had never
uttered word in public apprehension of
Slavery aud vas not known 10 US TO be-
hostile To its extension.
These are The reasons which induced u.s.,
in opposition TO our uniform course hlher-
to. to hesitate as 10 supporting the regular
Wing nominations, so for as The President
was concerned. To US they seemed strong
enough to require hesitation at least. Yer
we said a, the first, and have Stood to it
ever since, that if compelled to choose be-
tween The support of Taylor and the elec-
ton of Cass, we should supporl Taylor
We have doubts as to Taylor's fitness for
The Presidency. Gen. G. lacks The good
traits in Gen. TayIor's character which we
have cheerfulv recognized and acknowI.
edged; he is disqualified for The Presidency
alike by what he has done and what he
has failed 10 do. Even on lhe Slavery
question, where he has naturally the bet
Ter position by fifteen degrees Of latitude.