Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-24

THe DEMornATIo CANDIDATES, The
Democratic candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency are unfortunate, III
more respects than one. This is especially
The case with the leader OH the ticket. H,s
civic and military eateer 10 wholly undis.
tinauisl,ed by anything great, brillisn. OF
glorious. Neither thu wreath Of the states.
man, nor tho chaplet Of the warrior, ell.
twine his brows. AZ civilian. his whole
career was marked by narrow, bigotted
par,isanshir. astd M a General, he was
vevy unfortunate. to say the least.
Having been chosen on account OF his
obscurity, In the hope that his negative
claims and qualifications might reconcile
the party, aud at the same timo present
fewer points OF attnck--having been pre-.
sen,ed ~ sort OF comprom,ss between
tue great inseIaot, large experience, and
dign,Red statesmanship OF, General Cass,
aud the fllibusterng proc.ivi,ios Of Doug.
as-~it was thought tho mark had been ILL
exactly. and that 1852 would witness d
tfomrtst exhibition Of the Polk game Of
ts44. zth ssaemEK3} aHe sns8 sss AZ
Shrewd m our opponents generally are
In their calculations, we think they have
rather overdone the business this time
Instead OF nominating man who was un.
assailable. (as they fondly their Gun.
didate IL exccptionable on many points Of
vital Importance TO the people Of the West
and Of the whole Union, His opposition
TO internal improvements--Rivers, Har..
bors, Railroads, etc---has already been re-
fcrred to. aud will he duly attended to
hereafter. Ia the meantime. we beg leave
to direct public attention to the following
proposition which was pending before the
Senate. on the l4th Of January. 1889:
/" And Be Il further enacted, that when
any OF the public lands Of the United
States have remained unsold for the space
Of fifteen years after the termination Of the
public sales, the same may be entered and
purchased by actual settlers on the fol-
lowing terms, to wit: it a settler ID lesi.
rons TO purchase for aresidence, slightly,
OF less than eighty acres, he may enter and
purchase the same st fifty cents per acre
The vote on this proposition stood, ayes
81. noes %. Among the noes were Frank
lin Pierce and William r. King. Sena--
tors from Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Kentuc.
sy Louisiana, Arkansas. Mississippi, Mi
,higan. and Tennessee, voted for this pro-
rision, without regard 70 party distinc.ion;|
ret Messrs. Pierce and King. in obedience
% the dictates Of narrow, contracted, anti |
lnatetl partisanship, acted with those who
were averse to giving the poor mans home |
,ut of our illimimble public domains The
poor and honest sst,lers-who have ever
,een the pioneers Of civilization, and who
ire, emphatically. the bone and sinew OIL
he country-ought. snd will Be very apt,
0 remember these things when they de-
sosit their ballots in November next. ~
The leaders cf the Democrasio partyl
ave ever pretended to be the peculiar
champions Of the interests Of the poor set
the sqaatters upon the public
ands--apd. il seoyds could have done them
ny good their rights and claims would
ave been cared for long since, in Z most
nunificent manner, Bat inords are about
u they ever got from the Democratic par.
+; snd7the sircetisy Of the professions or
hat party may b judged by the nomina- L
ION Of men ior the highest Offices in the
Dig OF the people soho rosed against the
atrlotic md benevolent proposition laid Il
own inths qpoted paragfsph above. 4
<tcfs sRenk loGaes than words" n Probes
iou., when il does NOT ACCORD with prac-