Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-09
The Democratic Party and MIR. spuIe.

Mr.. Houla and Mr.. Stanton, ald som
seventy and ifiefts prominent and leat1iu
democrats Of New Orleans, tonettar wit
the address, tt'I1tlia UsinBtfatie Purity i
tile State Of Leulsibna, I published b
those gentlemen ttpoii receiving M
eotild's extraordinary reply to .l,elr lettt
Of Interrogation
Among The tt,ities appended to the lei
tef 10 Mi Sattle wa see tltoss oil the mos
Influential and respectable Democrats i
the Htate. OH The list afe The Times
Judge John q Ibftie, two ~t1enioeFall
Fenhtbts and four members Of tie tLots
Of representatives, Including Mr.. f1peaka
Meise, Gen Lewis, Sheriff Of the Paris
Of Oflehils; aud many others edtially prt
littiieit. The numbers. rs well nc II,
responsibility md social position OF tiles
gentlemen, Should have ensured d tatien
herring aud respectful reply from MI
soHld. by feadlng ttie letters lie publ
will ascertain whether the Senator, ia hi
Overwhelming arrogance, ltas veuelisafe.
| either.
II TRAY b said that this is purely ii dem
oefHtic matter, and that the Wings hav'
nothing 10 do with IT, 10 this tfntosi
tieit WE respectfully dissent. Mr., aoilt
Is oie Of the Eenatofs Of tie State o
ltotisintitt, net OF my particular portion
Of party, hti1 it is his duty 10 represent i1lt
tfh1ie Suite to lie best Of his abilities il
tlie atnate, Were The matter purely 20
%litiebl, tbs eass might he different The
Wings could look Oh and lhttHli. not caring
" which side' whipped. hut The s~1il,iept
ttuder discussion presents points The re-.
verse Of political. aud 6f infinitely higher
Importance tliati any merely political topic
which l,ns ever aaithted the eeiintry. II
ia II question involving the atabifity NJ Tin
fftfph, which rises with STARTLING lis.
tjiietiiess, whenever Mr., Sanld's course.
IN reference to The measures Of Com
Promise, comes tip Iet scrutiny mud con.
sidetht.ion Mr.. r. has been openly de-
]tietlneei as n BtsMf1aisf. atd his course
in the lHst Renais. 10 say the very least,
WINS calculated 10 give currency 10 TINT
impress ioti There are tb D%istitii9nist in
LotiisihtiH@tlie people IRE well satisfied
with the measures Of adjustment, and IRE
prepared Ia sustain them III their integrity.
But the elibrge being made, il ~ieehtle 10.
eessary to feflte it, IT was doing itn.
liieise Injury 10 The democratic 1tarty, aud
he lenders ol the party, fufeseeins the evil
70 HE party which would etiatia were the
il,aFne Of Ufs7hHi0n against u Democratic
Senator allowed IL 90 tuconlfadicfad, ised
: every private effort. - stStliey shy IN
heir bddresE, 10 induce Mr. Eotllt 10 aes.
tress himself claHfiy ahd definitely oh lila
OF The Union The 'fpgttake
'tlerts . failed. and accordingly. the letters
published were addressed To him. Ills
%ltitnbte political aud personal friend,
Ion. u " Ethiiton, addressed II note til
in prepoHn1ihg three simple iuteffbet,.
Ills answer was evasiVe md Ills
satisfactory. ever to Mr.. Stanton, as Wift
6 seen by his reply to it. Then arlmhra
courteous hiid respectful letter aigned
Y e6Feuiy weight democrats Of New Or.
aus, asking, also, three important. btt
,sily answered questions, Wedpubt not
iht every hdrtifef Of tho !5enator will b.
steliislled and panied ut the tone mud
Iahher assumed by him In his answer,
Lis arrogance IL grossly offensive, md he
GINS not to hesitate for Il moment IN
ahtotly insulting n large number of his
friends who ltad approached him
'ttfteotaly aud IN fl spirit Of kindness.
After fetnling tie whole Of tie article
III correspondence referred 10, we believe
at no ttnprejudiced mud Ingenious mind
II come to any other conclusion than
at Mr., solle is, ut heart, Il Diaunioaiat,
he opinion is becoming quite prevalent !,
The people TINT there ate politicians
tic South who imagine they would be- i
me much greater men in Il Southern /
nlederaey, than they evor can ia the 8
llloi ms Mt present constituted. There il i
tie doubt but that Sotle il included in !
class. If he Is n0t fl Disnuionist. why !
he no carefully suppress his eenti. =
II not the reason obvious? It Is {
plain ms Il MONDAY sun, Il
Mr.. Sonle will obey instructions his !,
iatoflal ca1eer will be short. We lave ,
I the smallest question, were the legis. 4
IRE now in session, that q resolution re. :
estihg him TO resign, and another in. /
ming him that he had misrepresented n
State, could he passed by n vote Of b
r-fiths. Well, the Legislature will az. i
one of these days. le
-
q The Bayou Sara Ledger, Of the =
instant, says TINT the levcc aroutld That q
n was finally completed on the Tues. y
evening previous. We shonld suppose "
! it would prove Of great ultimate ad. u
to the future prosperity Of that y
wing village. q
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