Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-09
New Orleans Correspondence.

t~hfpt'IHuHt LIE l#iafa nv Tile moment attn
wfitibgf md Of Hetrss | niitst fret alIbda
tn The item on which vfiir READERS brts
most iif2i6tts 10 jeafii the faalib4 Of e,,r
city, Tie "suttle controversy il tj,a
common p'hea u I'LL CONVERSATIONS IN tt,e
streets, and public resorts Htrl teu toay
fehaily guess what tle general opinion
now Is ~ 70 The conduct and department.
Of Off Honorable Senator First, f,is
speech Oh lsahitaft street, which, t,y HE
Wby, wins the Identical st~efeofy ped one. I
bslleVe, which ysit heard delivered Iii y,,t,f
good city, was tl,s drowning inait's effort
10 save himself Try u eatet, ut fta astsHtj.
I've reedl Mr. Eonld Hnew Tint fs ,gt,s
lost N Tie estimation, Of his 1f,ltisianu
fellotvseitizeiis tint his ultra e5litss Id
Tie seiiH1s had Hlletnted d great r~pFtiou
OF The good feelihg s*itiel, WIS held for l,jgr
W hfs constituents and he tlloirdd That.
~ he bud H0tie thts fir, lie might us welt
FISK tltsliabt balHfiee OF reputation Which
rettiHined To him tliat, il those who were
Southern, hut moderate men, depfipated
his hett9n. ne slfotld sFek 10 ~i5flent more
atlattt i5aliiias 6f division in tliase who
were bis frftn1s III Ills his lately el,etist,al
principle, By this plain expires sipa III lis
sentiments Il call II plhin fof ii svsts eotert
but to the blind he hoped 10 trge ipte
the fhhhs Of lis pfosetytes Tie fsW wiio
dared hot 4reah hiit their tfefefetWa fgr
distnethbarmen oftlis Union Nj. setttd.
MOREOVER, knew tint bis speech would lie
tead Throughout The South, md. tf,stlgli +
ehiitiot suspect hin ~ having sold he NJ.
Ieatioi1s to Il sister State, / must nxtyass
my conviction TINT ,iext ~ Leuisia1a, WfOt
S1tlle liked The thought Of receiving fi,a
applause aud sanction u llose WHO lr,a
tiutled lis eaf with such e~niopikt hyerftt,ets
t's 2 9aladin of The Semitic, " aud eliamtioi
Of Southern rights, and especially ~ tf,esn
Who bud, with Ills most patriotic Gratitude
IT, tier otvii stHtesinah, wrapped DIR fs'en-
htor il bis elohls hl bid him d,ttt tic
battles Of The South.
Tbs effect 6fttis most efHrpAfhtad ,,Ia4s
81 black gnbtiistn, was IT, tx t%sbdrete, 4.
gbinst its a%ittl6r, those Who Ind, through
rHtty principles still stick II hin, but Ind
eE Feeted rom bin Il sbasetl of eDit5iinflen
Hnd advice 10 abide BY The dalnits aptfo,
81 Congress. MAny Of lis lieflftmti triatds,
rs well rs we lubjnded wings. dearly
saw thu aist " his rtttlihFLs That ayFti{ug.
btit Others there we're who, though lion iii,
were still bitRlel by talffy p~rAtiIaegiyus
HlNi who eettd not be Induced 10 Interpret
lhiittrtGe rs ittofhtfs ~ dls,iuieb,
toaSidetf IN Their F%stffiat6f's l1fF fJr fi,s
1 btot', II Jatft ~ Wfitlt he went 10 faer..
stht. ind bis retdinhss tn ayow pet,iie. y
s'leli iii o%ttHtoi, s%stenty4f1iti6 Of hts fals
oWsdhitioffhts Wretd liitn n letter Wttfi
* presSea ti6ir desire tftAe1,a ettbfJd af 81,
u response ~ three d~ldnfeiit intaffoga q.
tes, bis views IN ~felatiou 10 ~ttIFaaemteFs
ileiit u tlte lsHiett. tie eHfhbii6Iiateih Of n
noli@letpey, ani q secession III
hs Efits Of Louisiana, l~6eause Of tho h.
t~tslatfeh If the late session NJ Congress-
he flglias to iufeffe8atn II eetlatof Oh his
.ie'fs fe'atly6 - Tic political qtt4ation4 II
day, u ora tilatlestioeabiy l~ploHetb4
Q The 1,eopie, whatever Nj. !aofie md I,e
Seth Burton my shy 10 tie con
rf'ff, aud eeftainly tbs sbtrutyatiiife 4iat-
~ OF tins letter hadh right taexpect from
he md yiaual addressed II courteous t.,e
Wer. Iflatfad. fliay receive Ii fitOaf In
reply eotielicd III the flo#t liz
snipefhte lhiguage, aud Insulting, 10 SEE
OF The Subscribers IN which reply M.
hu ffotn giving bis views OH tho
iieatiofis presented 10 his consideration,
sillshs to answer such Queries !" ahtililey
ONE to him ID tho Only Shape that can
such hisofItelal responsibilities, Think
Oh that Mr.. Soale, knowing Tho nuigeg.
q feeling Of the State ia favor Of thu
lniof, would have liesitaied b pnbliai,
is views il they had been cotlsolmfit with
lis public sentiment 7
But Mr.. Soulf, In d former letter 10 Mr.
%tanton, refers that gentleman, for m Il.
oslfion Of bis opinions, III u document
fafted BY vs.. Downs Ill JaDuary, 1850.
~ signed by both himself ind that Ileu-
able geBtlefnah, together with other
OF the Louisiana Delegation, N
Ut What does ttis paper contain /
ave It before my eyes, sud IN II J res
1t1tig hut the sentiments Of true friend
the South, md we give MIR. aonie cfs-
I for having signed eneIt o docarde1ie .-
II, II he please, III can neither egeiJpats
III, nor yet, although. le wish it, ipeflt.
ne bis co-Senator, hir. Downs. When
" paper was written, thc GotnfTora fys
u had not yet confc ZIP ia it, aeeuai
ape and form. True, the question m
'olitfon was strongly agitatcd, aud morlllr
y ultras were Tcadg 10 rob lie South
ne alAo, the abolifioftists IN! Congress
ere striking for the abolition 0f slavery.
y then the question Of cofrI,nsuIise was
{ yet discussed, aud we honor Mr.,
owns and bis colleagues lar expressing
determination to Do MI III their pow.
TO protect u~slinipajred the rights 81
.,fiisiana. But docs tifs doclsfe1f say.
they sifali do NJ Ut the s~acrifce ofthe
NO. Mr.. stonle, though you then
" have agreed vim Mr. Downs, you
! nov as Tar apart as the poles OF the
from each other.
What effect fhesc dssseoslons viii have
on the democratic rnFty, | cannot say i
They talk Of giving Gen Downs q oratd
in the city. Thoaofla Whig,I
nlre the man rs a ratr5ot, and hope 81,
receive tho Isonofy of d good patriot.
Before clo*ing / intended to say 4 fey
ngs III the liicsof amit4eInents, Ae but
letter Is already 50 long, | shall keep
: topic open for my next weeks letter.
cREDLE..
This doeun1ent shall appear II our next
lieation-ED. G&z.
l Wharf.-The following advertise
appears in the Albany Express.