Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-12

The Wings Of New York, through tbei
delegates, met recently in Convention, n
Syracuse. They nominated Waslinpto,
Hunt for Governor, Tile nomination, WA
exceedingly popular, and would hay,
enabled the Wings 10 carry The State
The other State nominations were nai,al
ly poptlaf, So far, all was well, and tt,t
Empire State Would not have fatle1 i,
standing by, and lending her giant strength
TO, the Wing cause Of Tie Union. Blu
soite i%ntermeddling fanatic threw n fire.
brand into the Convention, which Al onee
construed MI the elements Of concord and
success, aild rendered the defeat Of the
ticket, II something Is not done, almost
inevitable. Tie fifebfand came IN Tic
shape Of h resolution endorsing the abon.
Unable opinions and sentiments Of WIN.
II. seward=undonbtedly the most iii.
priheipled and detestable man upon the
nee Of the earth. within OF without tt,e
walls OF d penitentiary. by preeoueerted
arrangement, (fof Seward, aud Greeley, of
the ~ y. Tribune, are sl,rewd mans aers,
The resolution was adopted. Tie Presj.
dent oil the C%onventios, lion, FnAgus
GRANGER, disdaining TO preside over n
Convention which would endorse such n
man It's Seward, left his seat, and waa fol.
lowed by d large number Of delegates.
nearly n majority, who eonelirred with
bin. They hold n meeting and tho result
Of their deliberations was an address to the
people Of the State, calling for Il new Con.
%vention, and repudiating that portion Of the
action Of the Convention in the most en-.
platte terms.
The difference was not confined TO the
Convention. And the Wing Executive
COMMITTEES OF the city Of New York, have
approved Of the course of The sccessionists,
and the Wing voice, throughout the State,
is loud in condemnation Of the notion Of
the Convention in reference to Seward |
The adoption Of the resolution was no
doubt the result Of p~reeoncerted arranpe.
ment-the corrupt fruit Of an unholy and
unknown, at the time, intrigue, set on foot
by Seward aud Greeley.
But, If the Wing party Of New York
endorse tho action Of the Syracuse Con.
v%ention, we hope they will be beaten
care not If beaten fifty thousSnflSd votes.
Better, far better, will it be for tliesWbies.
IS a National Union Party, that New
fork should hs forever IN the hands Of the
opposition, than that the Wings of that
State should triumph with such Nh abom.
standard floating over them. The
Endorsement Of Seward and his abolition.
SIN, his law Of conscience doctrine, which,
&c maintains to be superior TO the consti.
ntion and laws, and his fanaticism and
General corruption Of character, would be
asal to the Wings in a national point Of
Therefore, we hope and trust that. /,
Mess another Convention be held, or some !
t1er effectual mean resorted to, to clear !
Wing Party Of New York from this |
uass endorsement of Seward and his q
nominations, that they will meet with a t
Waterloo defeat. II will be a warning to !
and cleanse them from the corrup- :
ons of Sewardism.
10 VIM. Freret has been appointed r
.ollector OF the Customs for the port of |
lew Orleans, in place Of Samuel J. /,
whose appointment the United Z
Senate refused to confirm. We
uiy regret to learfi that the Senate have .
to the conclusion, at this late date, n
reject MIR. Peters. We know OF 10 b
IN the State better qualified t 0 fill the a
flce, and who could have performed r.
It'll more impartiality and ability the ar
'ous duties of Collector of the port of te
Orleans, than Mr.. Peters has during m
5 stay in office. IA
We copy the above from the ST. Fran. ],
willie Chronicle, Of the 9Th instaut.-h;
9 agree with the editor fully. No !,
in. with a mind 0 gangrened by ID
"a think otherwise, &c