Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10
Detection of VIM. 9. parhann.

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We have ever regarded The idea of pos
lisicai regeneration as one OF the veflest
humbugs of the day. We have see1is.
toned ourselves to look with a suspicious
eve upon the political convert from Wing.
gerry to Locofoooisn, or vice versa. we
know that there are times and causes
Which may justify a change of political
sentiment. The young and inexperienced,
when convinced by reason, of their error,
may change, and il is cofnmendable; tie
old, after leaving HE political world, anu
calmly rejecting OH the past, and calling
to mind the errors which the ardor Of
their youth led them iuto, may change
aud II is right the deeply disappointed
Office seeker, writhing under parlizan I'M
gratitude, may falter In the support of his
marty mud 1t ean be %pardoned. When the
cherished principles VI a party are saeri-
feed by The majority of that party 1t is the
tiul,t, Il IL the duty, Of the minority 10 re-
sist that sacrifice, by absolvipg Itself from
all allegiance TO the party thns sacrificed.
Have any of these been instrumental IN
bringing about Mr.. patham's npostaey-
| Let ts see, for he has not aeigned TO en-.
tighten the world upon this point. II
caunot be said that MIR, Parhain lie yonns,
and inexperienced, for years ago we re-.
member him IN the Legislature as an able
aud prominent whig. 1t cannot be sail
| that he Ia old aud q reolilse from the pc.
| li,ical world. for we last winter saw him
d member of the Legislature--a delegate
to and taking part in the Wing State Cog
ven,ion, which pledged itself to the nom
iuee of the Baltimore Convention schoevY,
| he might be, teith 5ut one proeiso, tlie,
The Convention endorse the series 3
measures known as the Compromise o
1850 aud that the nominee approve tie
Anne-pnd now we see him q delegate *
/ Wv 49, %
the Convention holding Its session at tlls
place, for the purpose of changing ths
organic law of our State. It cannot bt
said that he Ia q disappointed ofliee.seeker
for he has for years been IN office, Will
a short in%terregnum accustomed by a PIECE
| Of political treaohery, equal IN turpltude Is
| that which suggests this article. ], cab,
not be said that any OF our cherished pfiss
| ciples were sacrificed by the Baltimore
Convention, for every plank of which u
| platform Is composed was selected frqa
the rood old tree of whiggery. Thfl
Why Mr.. patham's detection? The oiil,
rational. reasonable conclusion Is that Al
has willully, knowingly, deliberately AM
Intentionally gone over body and sonl:t'
l~oeofoeoisrn, we cannot ray Democracy
ltor we firmly believe that the mass OF tn
Democratic party will epurn hint as
traitor willing to sacrifice them upon til
first showing, He has proved himself &c
creaut to his duty as a sentinel on sh
watch.tower Of Wing principles, and 70
a second time abuses the misplaced con
hdence of the party which nursed iHn
into political existence, aud after seeksu,
the position from whence he could NOR
deeply innict the paracislal wound, b
CROCODILE tears Of repentance he obtain
that position-he makes the lunge but oh
auintessence Of John Tylerisnn, your vic
tim was too far above your unholy reatli
and your lunge must send you to the bot
tom of the precipioe-be careful that i
your decent you meet not the fate you s
richly deserve.