Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-03-09
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IIns. Il. w. F~AHaAh.--1t becomes
our painful task this week to record
the demise of tho Hon. Preston W.
F'arrar, Speaker Of the H5tHe of Re-
representatives.. lie died on Thursday
evening last ut half past I, o'clock,
with the greatest ealmness. Mr.,
Farrar had been laboring Under se-
vtrt %indispoaition for several months
bit II was hot until "Wednesday. thai
Il assumed n serious character. III
Tho death OF Mr., Farrar. the State
has lost one Of it, most valuable md
useful ~titisens. Az speaker Of the
Ilotfse Of representatives he was e.
tecined and respected by Its mem
beers, for the dignitied, efficient and
impartial manner In which he aisA
charged the duties Of thnt elevated
position. Tie death has brought q
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deep shade Of sorrow over his family
circle. and left n vDid in society
whioh cannot be easily filled. a%flrlEn
ct OF Al thres o'tlbtk Yesterday afefA
Aoo',, tie boly IT NJ. FA,nHt,Aa vas ,ak 10
from The Harvey House: 20 The State
House. escorted, BY the men,he's Of ~,
James Lodge No,aAT, +. eul A.. NJ. the
,af,nbsrs of The Legislature aud r~i,isers,
preparatory 10 heins embarked tt New
Orleans. where The funeral vii take place.
tH '9il1t Ill III l2E 81 .HE FEl
a Iho,atAfuRs. = nome interesting
debates have taken place in both
Houses Of the Legislature In the
course of laAt week. In the Srhate
on "Wednesday on The bin of the
House ''to take the sense Of the PEG.
pie Of the State Oh calling n Conven.
tion &c.'' an interesting and Animal.
cd debate took place. Tho listeners
were numerous, htnong them were
several ladies. We are gratifed to
state that the bill was literally kill.
cd.IOn the last call 90 voted against
10 and . FOR IT The Constitution Il
imperfect. 1t ID q lame, very lame doc
ument. but let Il be amended In the
manner pointed out by ita provisions,
Such m IL In, we respect tive look
upon it his a sacred instrument, to BIO
touched carefully, ench amendment TO
be maturely weighed and calmly con
adhered by the people. hence that wise
clause requiring ak years to propose
and carry out amendments thereto.
We looked upon tho chief object of
the defeated bill to be, The removal
of the scat of government from Baton
Rouge. and on that account, as We'll
az onthc gsound OF unconstitutional
~ and the enormous expense Il would
cause the state, we rejoice mt lis de-
feat. The country melnbers will
never consent to the removal Of The
seat of government--nor do we be.
lieve such an idea viii ever again be-
entertained by the Representatives in
future legislatures. II IL fixed and
.irrcvocably fixed on the first high land
above the mouth of the Mississippi,
whore the State officers and lcgisla-
tors a IL all times reach their
offices without skifls.
In the Hoase on Thursday, a long
and animated debate took place, ro-
lative to authorizing the Governor to
send delegates 10 The proposed Nash
VILE Convention. The further debate
on the question was, on motion post.
ponod until Monday next, the llth
instant. Ii is right that some steps
should be taken for prompt action on
tho part of Louisiana in case of ne.
,cessits but we do not believe such Il
convention necessary unless Congress
should adopt The Wiimot pvoriiso, or
abolish slavery in the District Of Co
iambio, or snterferes with the iinsiitu-
tion Of slavery IN the STATES ia uhich
il ao,c erists. Then and not till then
do we, consider there is any need Of a
Southern Convention; and in either of
those cases, we have no doubt Loui-
siana will be in the front rank to re-
pei aggression and stand by the rights
guaranteed by the federal Constitn-
ton to the South. ,3 .t |
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We arc requested to announce tha, the
Aases of the Presbyterian Church, viii give
10 este*s inmesi az the Harney Hoa>e oe tive
a.sM18Mx NJ. .n.a.R3sa4 s~. a. L-. LII