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

and cypress their appreciation o. tbs passage Of
the foregoing measures u, !,
Thptaiore, b. il fsssst,vi. tt. That we regard
The Union. az tAgs sheet anchor " our Liberties
cut only security fir safety at horne aitl respect
ul,toai The only qua fantee lot the petnianente
~ 81 e6 nsiitiitiuns. and The first. the last and the
Only hupe of Liberty throughout the world.
Resottef. '0iat We hail with heartfelt pleasure
the t,t,ssaea Of the Texas. New Mesieu. Calilof-
,,ia, Utah and Fugitive Slave Bills by Gongiess,
That We regard theft passage, as ie victory gain
aI by the North. as no victory gained by the
a,,utl, but AZ q vittety gained by the patriot
irisn,ls 1T the ttniuh, over miserable abvlitivrisin
a,I the mara miserable iat,atiuisin u The tettia-
euguetpsf pfSty.
pursued by Henry Clay. Lewis tass. Daniel
Webster and Henry s. Foute, in the Senate cfthe
United States. deserves the gratitude Of theii
.opntryH,sn. Fur a%atipeles IN general politics.
wtp,, The Constitution v 40 assailed. they met To-
pstl,pr. tilrr, n pu,,inirt platform and slipuldet to
shoulder, ~l,attiel ftf the nhioit. Liberty anl thei,
Country. and they now have The pttuA satisfac-
tot, IF knowing that siteess has crowned theit
ea,rts, that the Ufion is preserved aud they ere
,osseqsed Of the affections Of their fellow citizens.
Ryst,s,i, That Solomon w. Downs. by his
,stss and ,s,ttfse IN the Senate Of the United States,
40 me NJ The Hpnators iroitiS Louisiana. ,rpi the
,s,ia,ts measures alpate entilheratetl. fairly re-
,,,asao,ai the sentiment rf nine tattlis NJ hs lel-
law tiiiyAt,s and constituents Upon the slavery
.testi,n, pully and f~pafiassly discharged his duty
et,i ,iesert es we'll VI his State and country
EsstSrtri. That II was In bitter identification,
and deep sorrow. that we behold The cutitse that
was pnrs,ipl hy the othef Se,atot from Louisiana.
I,,,ty sp,,if. who misfprtesentei his constituents
and Nv hs misrepresentation letillnd the Uhiun
that by birth and ttluratip, he hos 10 distiiirt
tnrwiaige Of the value Of the nnibt, and Cohsti-
tutionat Liberty. and by his declarations upon the
floor Of The Eeiiate. that III The event efa civil WAT.
he shuiild be a passive looket OF, he hot only evi=
,ieneei a want Of cuutagp 10 face the danger he had
been sr instrumental IN t%reateing. but further
,t,vpl himself IA lie unworthy ei adoption and
truthetlpvtoin the great Family Of Free and Uni
tod Americans.
t,sfRry,L That we condemn the eeufsa anil the
'rtes " ! u. Morse upon The passage 81 the tbfe-
going bills, in the House Of Representatives.
That we would equally r~onlerln the votes or
Lttilp La apre, were we not informed that he
was favorable 10 The passage Of the Compromise
Hills. and voted in The negative for The ostrtsible
purpose sf l,pind able IN the event Of a failure 10
move y reconsideration H
Essrtpr4f. That II was the duty If john H. Has.
manson. member oitl,e House Of Representatives.
fpt the third Congressional District. AZ s,,rh q ctia
sic IN. The affairs of the rBt,ntry 10 have ~terfesens
ted his District III Congress. and ir unable, II was
then his ddiy 10 have resigned, He tluhe neither,
and reviewing his course we are compelled 10 lie.
lieve that love Of pay and mileage, outweished
his affection for his reli,tty.
lie+eirpi. That Willard Fillmore, President Of
the United States. hv hs message Ia Congress
anl by his signatures 10 the Compromise Bills,
has teba1v redeemed The pledges which his
Southern friends made for hiii@that he has the
confidence Of the South and deserves well Of his
country.
FdsJRepi, That undei all conceivable tirtut,-
stances. Louisiana will ever he ~steatiast to the
Union.
Rpsnpei. That copies Of these resolutions anil
preamble I've forwarded 10 Henry Clay. Lewis
lass. Daniel Webster. Henry 4. Feeie, selernri,
w Downs and Willard Fillmore. President pttha
United States and three copies bp for wartlp,l III
the Baton Rouge Gazette, Flaauemine aeii'inel,
nnnaldsonville Vigilant, and the various papers
printed in New Orleans for publication.
After the same were read, motion for
their adoption was made. Whereupon
the motion was put, and the same were
adopted, unanimously, lion, Il l., Wat.
son, and X, A, Upton, Esq, being called
upon by their fellow citizens. then ad-
dressed the meeting. After which the
meeting adjourned. sine die.
lSigned,1 rtilLtr WINTREE, in,
President.
O u WArsoS. NaHctssr 11r BbAsc. NJ. w.
NoS HrowtS, Abehras BAptN, tisaRR T. Co.'s,
Itt Presidents.
joHs SULLIVAN. Secretary. W