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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10
Rail Road Meeting.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE

III, ,sefnanent Railroad Committee mp
noinsed ut tie late meeting of the citizens
Of Ills Mace. met at Judge Morgan's Of
ice Sn Tuesday the Oh of July, 1852, }.
Nj. Exam, Chairman. Geo. Alike, secre-
,aryl' lhe following resolutions Wete adop,
ted III;
Resolrea, That it is of paramount I'M
porthlce 10 the permanent interests OF t.'e
peekNe of this parish. TINT we should am
bark iii All extended system Of Internal
improvements, for the purpose Of devel-
opl,sng the wealth and resources of this
pafiSh, aud the advantages to be derived
fronj the construction of roads, either
Plank or Rail.
Resolccd, That it the New Orleans and
Jackson Railroad be so located as TO pass
through this parish. we will cheerfully
lend onr aid in its construction; but should
that Company decline doing so. then, the
people of this parish will undertake the
conssruction of a Plank Road from this
city to the town of Clinton, East Felici-
Mississippi State line, IN the direction Of
Liberty, aud with the view Of It's being
eventually converted into a Railroad to
intersect at some convenient point in the
State Of Mississippi with the jackson aud
New Orleans road.
ResogUed, That in connection with this
| Read we hold in consideration the pro.
pretty of constructing a Plank Road to
tlle Southeastern border Of the parish.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

Whig Meeting.

We have been requested to state that Q
meeting Of the Whiss OF THE Parish will
be held n, the Court House, on
TUESDAY EVENING NEXT,
Al 8 o'clock, for the p~atpFnsn'of making
arrangements for a Grand Mass Meeting
Of the Wbigs Of the State. to be held III
,his Parish. We trust that there will bi
a full attendance, and that Baton Rouge
win prove the assertion that Scott ant!
Graham will not receive the Wing supi
nor, Of this Parish, ID to be without ionnda'
ton. Come Wings Come one, come all
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

a MopEL SusscRrBER.--Ihe Printer
ta Esck.--It was but a few weeks since
we acknowledged in the columns Of cur
PAPER, the receipt through mail from a sub.
Gerber in St, James, one years subscrip-
tion to the Gazette. in advance. Last
week wc received too late for acknow-
ledgement. a letter post marked Crosse
I'ese. enclosing three beautiful shining
little gold dollars, also in advance FOR one
year's subscription, and Inst Monday we
received the following, with its enclosure :
Msssns. WlNraEg & BRYAN:
Geaftemca---I having been a subscriber
TO yoar paper (the Gazette) for some time,
/ llase entirely forgotten when | COM
meaced takmg it. | paid for it in i'd
n which | think was overs year ago.
aas2 as + Cannot read a paper scith a
GOOD conscience achich is mot paid for,
/ have concluded that pay day is again at
hand. You viii Rnd enclosed a Ave dol
lar bin, and if it is more thanfis due You,
Won viii let the baiaace stand over 70, the
next year. Yours. etc. j. w. N.
We trust that orr friend will pardon us
for the liberty We have taken in publish.
ing his letter. We wanted TO see it in
priat. it deserves to be in letters Of gold.
We know that our subscriber is a happy
man, he can be nothing less. May he
live long and continne happy, aud may he
never be troubled by the devil. When
You come ID Baton Rouge, Just step into
OK Office, air.. N. and we will have Q re-
coipr prepaFed for You. which i siii 90
yonreheart good p look Of.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10
The Late Judge Preston.

Among those whose loss on the Inflated
ST. james we are so suddenly called OF, to
mourn, there was none who filed a larger
space IN public estimation than Judge
Isaac r.. Preston. lie was among The
foremost Of orr citizens in wisdom patriot
ism and public spirit, and united the noble
qualities Of mind aud heart with a sirik-
M simplicity Of character. For years he
has occupied q seat on the supreme ssncl,
Of the State, and lie has been distinguish
ed for the soundness of his judicial opiil.
ions. and The bold and fearless manner IN
which, he gave expression to them. lis
life and acts form an important part OF the
history Of the. country. Tie purity Of bis
| private life, the warm and generous i'm
pulses of his heart, and his known deeI
sympathy with the people. gave 10 all NJ:
| acts and opinions the san .tity Of sincerity
while lis ,lrtaiity. learning, ard devoted
attention to the duties Of bis official posi-
ton, secured TO him the ~nnbouIded res.
pect and warmest esteem of the whole
country.
Judge Preston was q Virginian by
| birth, born, we believe, in Abingdon, and
4 brother Of w. G. Preston and John s
Preston, Of South Carolina. At the com
nlencelnent Of the last war with Great
Britain. he entered the army, aud soon
after IFS close he removed to New Orleans
and commenced tile study Of tie Jaw. He
soon embarked in the practice Of this pro.
~fessiou. and befoae many years had clap
sed, he attained 4 high eminsnce. He held
several high official stations ii the State
previous 10 his being appointed 70 ths Sn.
prenee Bench. He vas appointed Attof.
ney General two or three times, aud was
once judge Or tie first District Conrf.-
But yesterday full Of life aud vigor, with
promise III many years III usefulness, W
day lie has one q the spirit land, leaving
q bereayed aid he~arl-broken family 10
mourn biz uidiuleIy end and his large
circle n warm and adnifit,g friel:ds. while
they deeply sytnpaillise win, u.af family.
win, when TIE passing events Ut Tie day
shall ~ fvgottea, cherish his memory ii
ffeasnfeesJ legacy. Judge !. was sdxfy
yeaks q 1ge.lCyescezx.
JosiahL Awrences: "a Cd nd Iespedted
|~citizen a Cincinnati died recently III
Ef0Hf sC3tV.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

nv- We had prepared an article on the
Democratic Macs Meeting, which was
mislaid uu,il too late for insertion We
will attend 10 IL In our next,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

ry~ Thanks to the Postmaster al Livs
Oak FOR his careful neglect of OUT interests
and the rights of our subscribers.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

nF- Thanks to Hons. ]. A. Landry, S.
w. Downs, w. II, Seward. and Louis
ST. Martin, for important public doca'
fnnnfa.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10
or THE STATE or LOUISIANA.
SjIf;ur oF fLe OH mt

or Il STATE or LOUISIANA.
Sitting Of The I'd. inst.
The following preamble aud resolutions
were adopted and ordered to be published:
WHEREAS, I. has pleased Almighty
Providence u, bow down this great nation
in ROW TO fill the national heart with
indispensable grief, by blotting out from it's
galaxy Of great men, he who has been 10
the nation for near q half century the star
Of its hope and its promise--io remove
from our midst the immoral spirit Of ouf
great leader. HENRY CLAY !; and
WHEREAS a life Of sucl, illustrious ser
vice-of sucl, disinlerested patriofisni-of
such increasing and self sacrificing devo.
ton as his presents, Is only parallel IN that
Of the Father OF his Country; and WHICH
for moral grandeur, Americas n%ational
characteristics, high cbiyalric bearing, and
great holiness Of purpose, las never been
surpassed In any age OF the history of c-
vilized man. It becomes meet aud pro.
| rer that we, the recognized organ OF that
party lin the State) Of which he was the
great founder, and Of which, during life.
he was the bold, arden, and consistent
leader--to unite in common with The rest
of his couHtrymen in offering up our ilnm.
BILE regrets for the great and irreparable
loss our country has sustained that whllo
we bow III humble submission to the de-
cree Of that Providence, which in its in.
scrutahle wisdom has again thought pro-
per 10 demonstrate (by the remova Of 20
great a many that fixed iaw Of nature, that
" from dust we came, and 10 dust we must
RETURN we cannot but feel that he who
is tho subject Of our sorrow, though he
has bent in obedience 10 Natures stern
decree-"t that III our hearts aud the hearts
4 OF our children he can never de- To the
young men Of America we hold him up
as a bright e~xanple-as oue Of tise pnrest
specimens Of Gods great image this coun-
FRY has ever produced. The record Of his
life and services he leaves TO bis country
as a legacy. rich in its magnificence, ma.
jesiic IN its grandeur, unsuliied IN It's mo.
Iaf purity. "A man or duty in an age Of
SELL he met death az the welcomed har-
bigger Of a glorious Immortality; not q
inurrnur, not an expressed regret; like
Socrates. lie smiled while ihorc around
him wept. It Is for the loss Of such o man
our. hearts are filed with sorrow.
Re 1t therefore 7esolrea. That this Com
mittee, as the organ Of the Wing party d
The State OF Louisiana, tender TO our WIhia
brethren throughout ilie Iand orr pre- .,.,,.a
sympathy for the loss our cop..rv has 80
taineds
Bet further ,esoired. That this Conn
mttee room .5eI ehrouded in mourning, and
mar re members of the Committee wear
tie usual badge for thirty days.
/. ~. MARKS, President.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10
Tribute to the Dead.

The following soul.touching resolutions
were adopted by the Wing State Central
Executive Committee, OF their sitting on
the I'd inst. The noble sentiments hero
uttered could have been conceived by zone
but a true patriot, and a devoted friend Of
the deceased. These resolutions will find
a fearful response in the bosoms Of the
thousands who will read them !:
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

Josia1 IAwrepcess 80 "a nd lespedted
citizen a Cincinnati died recently ii
thet city.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

"A LETTER FRom w. Ii. SEwARD.-We
| find the following letter from Gov. Sew
ard Of New York, iii the last New York
| Tribune. We publish it to quiet some of
the fears entertained Of Seward influ-
ence =
WASHINGTON. June &c, 1852.
M Dear Sv.-Yonr kind letter has
been received. It would be p%resnmptu-
Gus on my part to suppose that any Presi-
dent Of the United States would, at airy
| time, or under any circumstances, invite
me q d seat in the Executive Council
and equally so to suppose that the Senate
OF the United States would advise and
| consent to such d selection. Nevertheless.
il there be one Wing vote depending at
this election on the question yon have
raised, I will not stand on d point Of per-
sonal delicacy in the effort TO save il.
/ assure you, therefore, with entire
frankness, that, under no circumstances
which I have ever conceived or can now
conceive, would I ask or even accept any
public station 81 preferment whatever at
The hands Of the President Of the United
States, whether that President were VIM
Geld Scott or any other ma have ever
seen 81 known. Ia saying this. 1 arm only
saying 10 you what was well understood
Is j rule of my condnct BY the Iale and
lamensed President Taylor. and has been
equally well known and understood by
Winfield Scott. fiom the first hour when
NV preferences ut himself As the candidate
ii tie present canvass was fixed.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

what OF that! We can't all have our
own way. Somebody must be disappoint-
ed. In all republican organizations the
majority must, and of right ought to,
govern. Further than this the proud
motto Of the Wing party has ever been.
I measures, not men" Men are nothing
principles everything. Men perish and
decoy-principles are inmutable. eternal.
We got our platform Of principles-and q
glorious one it is, too-even if 81 first
choice 10 administer those principles was
defeated. The nominee has CALAMITY and
unqualifiedly placed himself upon and ac-
cepted that platform. He is pledged to
its support and maintenance. That Win
field Scott will redeem his pIighted word,
faithfully and truly, 81 q mai in the
Union doubts. Under these circumstan.
ces I do not see how any Wing can refuse
to come to the support Of the ticker with
a hearty good will. and III upllagging de.
termination 20 conquer in November next
Every dictate Of party fealfy and party
principle. calls npon every Wing ia the
land 10 rally around our t~ime-honored
principles and their unexceptionable stand
rd.bearers.
Il ever i party went into scion under
gallant General. the Wings u tln
Onion msy congratuIase themselves upon
That COED fortune. Take up tlle history
IF our country, and point ont ! MN who
has done q mich q illustrate i with
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01
Running II into the Ground

The whig Soup and Bran Bread Club Of
this place which started off under fam
ing colors, with such speakers as Dan. Tild-
en-, Bush. White ct ais, has been "growing
small by degrees and beautifully less" ever
since. Last Friday night they walked up
that splendid whig orator JOHN HARRIS
Esq, of Canton Bank notoriety, the man
who made affidavit that that rotten, corrupt
mother Of harlots would redeem her lying
promises, when the8Specie Circular should
be repealed-when he must have known, as
the people now know and feel that it was
a base instrument of fraud, and rotten to
the very core. He commenced letting off
bis "sound and fury" to some 40 persons,
but before be- closed, the Democratic and
Freesoil portion Of his audience had left,
leaving him spending bis precious breath
upon some 20 disconsolate coons. We un
derstand that the storator" is disirous of OBJ.
tanning the nomination Of the Wings for
Congress-. But when JOHN HARRts Esq,
gets the votes Of the people Of tbis district
for Congress, we shall expect to. see them
,exhume the rottDn, putfid carcass Of bis pet
Canton Bank. and hug it to their bosoms.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01

Magazine may well compliment an Amer
Ican commander under whose management
or mismanagemens, Ensland could mcguire
such an Advantage over our nation.
The Wings are not likely to make mucii
ssby their their molion,n in reminding the
public thus Of the parry symra,hies and &c.
collections, which bind thsm ind their can
dida,es 10 The hearts Of lord Normandy.
and others or The English sot}tsss. Our
opponen, may make Oh they ,san against
,ie Democra.s, by charging that we ap-
prove The policy which would give TO The
English poor cheap bread, and which, II il
always prevailed, would have saved mil.
lions Of lrishmen 40 well as Englishmen,
from starvation. But, be Il remembsFed.
while The wings are thus ridic6ling thus the
benevolent effects Of Free Trade, their
own theory Of Protection Is that contended
for by the Tories Of England that
Protection is opposed there by the Liberal
party. ln other words. the Tories Of Eng.
land are the Protection Parry lhere--ihe
wings OF the United States are the Protec>
tion Party here.
When the whig press, then, prpie about
the sympa.hies Of parties in England and
IN this country, and the opinions which En-
glisbmen entertain Of American Generals
and Statesmen, lot the people Inquire The
grounds Of that sympathy and Of those
opinions. se7rs-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01
The Real Heroes.

The Wings have latterly claimed the
glorious achievements of the Mexican war,
and are endeavoring TO make the public be.
liese that they won the glory while the
facts are staring them in the face that their
leaders refused to vote supplies, and offered
up prayers that the Mexieans might meet
them with abloody hands," Their FIRST de.
sire was to starve the American soldiers;
their next desire was that the Mexicans
might butcher them, as Corwin prayed for.
This heartless prayer was met with univer-
sal Indignation by the whole democratic
party. The advocates for starving Ameri.
can soldiers and the whig senator's who
desired that ruthless foe should be per-
mitted to wash their hands in the blood of
American citizens, are now endeayoring 10
make capital for their party out Of the fact
that their candidate went to Mexico, but, at
the same time, under the fearful apprehen-
sion that he would receive severe @6re in
the rear. He, very fortunately, escaped,
and had the prudence to keep both bis
front and rear out Of BARNS way, and be
came home safe. while thousands Of his fel.
low countrymen braved The FIRE Of the ene-
my and won the victories that the starra,.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01
British admiration for scstt- and why!

We hear great deal Of trash from the
Whig press in denuncialion Of British can.
dldates for President Of the United States.
Yet the New York Times Of August II,
quotes from letter of an English nabob,
Lord Normandy, written 10 SIR John Hnr-
vey, to prove General Scott a civilian!
The same paper also makes use Of FRA.
zER's Magazine, British periodical. for
the same purpose:
And in what instance, pray, do these
British Lords and Edtors discover the
great civil qualifications Of General Scott.
Nothing else than the part be played in the
Arostoook Boundary Queslion-in The set
Element Of which, the people Of this coi'r.
try know well enough that not only our
territory was soldI off at scarcely moro than
a fourth Of It's va ue, but that in the terrific
ry thus parted with, we lost some OF the
most valuable military sites along our whole
northeastern boundary.
Ii General Scotts civil qualifications are
so great, they did the country but little
good, when he did so much as The wings
oiain, in procuring the sale Of our terrific
ry to the British. Nor do we see an illus,
iration Of his grent military astuteness, in
thus yielding TO British dsmands comnand>
ing military locations, especially when We
reflect that we were giving up those dsfen.
ces to our "ancient enemy" the British.
Lord Normandy and Frazsr's London
- 1
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01
Things for the People to Remember
and Think ahont.

anu Illnks AD0At.
BEAR IN MIND, That William A. Graz
ham, the Wing candidatefor Vice Piesi,.
dent, voted Ia The Senate in fs4I, in favor
Of a United States Bank, and that General
Scott said that he would have voted in the
same way if he had had seat in Congress.
z REMEMBER, That Gen. Scott declared
himself in favor Of the infotnous Bankrupt
Lawby which hundreds of millions dollars
of debts were repudiatsd BY the oaths Of the
persons owing them. ...
DoN'T FoEeET, That the wings are in
favor ofimposing heavy tariff duties upon
articles consumed by the laboring classes,
while they are in favor Of admitting the
Injuries used by the rich, comparatively du.
ty free. lnsother words, they are in favor
Of imposing heavy burdens on labor to fos-
Ter Incidence. <.
REFLEcr UPON IT, That while the wings
have been canting most loudly about econ
omy, they have. been busy in plundering
the national treasury, until by their pecula.
tions and extravaganza they have increased
the expenses Of the Government, in a period
of profound peace, ten millions Of dollars
more per annum than it cost under the ad-
ministration of President Polk, when we
were engaged in a. foreign war and had
large army to support.
DoN'T BE DECEIVED by the pretext that
the wings have abandoned their old issues :;
but bear always ii mind that. in 1910, they
cautiously concealed their principles and
swent i, blind, ri but no sooner had they
succeeded to power than they undertook to
fasten upon the country all thei, obnoxious
measures; and thai in ls4s they practiced
the same trick, and used their i'll gotten
power for the base purpose Of plundering
the public treasury; that every time they
have been trusted with power they have
proved faithless. and that they have never
been trusted with power for two consecutive
Presidential terms. And don't forget that
they are the Same old coons" still.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01

Col. BENroN.-Some of the whig papers
claim that aOld Bullion" who has been SO
much Of terror to federal whiggery in
times past, and who stood by the old Hero
Of the Hermitage in his struggle with the
monopoly power, ais more Of whig than
anything else," and will soon come out for
Scott, who has declared himself in favor Of
National Bank, the odsous BANKRUPT
La,o, and the Dist,ibutionof the proceeds
Of the Public Lands. Such an assertion
is not only supremely ridiculous, but shows
to what lengths of falsehood the whig pa
pers will go in their desperation. So far
from his supporting Scott, we see it stated
that, since bis election to Congress, be has
expressed bis determination to devote his
time until electionday in promoting the cleo
ton Of Pierce and King, and intends to ad
dress the people in most Of the States Of the
Union. But to show that the wbig papers
have made their assertions without the least
particle OF warrant, we give the following
extract from his speech delivered at St.
Louis on the 26th Of June last:
CITIZENS: am now done with my view
o. our State elections, and take glance at
the national. Another Baltimore Conyen.
ton. has been held; and another President
selected for the people Of the United States,
ESQ Far as the Democracy is concerned,) for
the next four years. Personally, | deem
Mr.. Pierce preferable to any one that was
prominently before the nominators, or as
we may call Them, the electors; and his
nomination is a rebuke to those members
Of Congress, land a caution to the candi>
dates who were the objects Of their solici.
tudel who neglected The public Y. .sieess feEl
six months, and degraded Congress into
hustiugs court, in making stump speeches
for candidates, instead Of making laws for
the people. He has another recommends
tion in my eyes: he is not a member Of
Congress-, and has not been for ten years.
have seen too much Of prostitute legisla-
tion in Congressional arpirants to the Pres
idency ever TO be willing to see another
President taken from either House Of Con.
gress. Give me the camP, the plough, the
workshop, the shades of private life, The
departments of the State Governments-
any other in preference 10 Congress--for
The selection ofour future Presidents. Me-.
Pierce has still anoiher recommendation
with me; he has NOT sought The place! and
is the only ono among all the prominent
pre,er,ders that did NOT seek it-ihat can
use with truth the patriotic and memorable
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-01
IOWA ERECT.
100 Guns for the Hawkeye State!
From tho Iowa Democrat.)

From the Iowa Democrat.) r
OUR. BANNER is IN THE VAN
FORWARD!
We thus announce the result Of the recent
election in tie Hawkeye State: -.
1000 DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
ON THE STATE TICKET.
A DEMOCRATIC SECRETARY OF
STATE. ez
4 DEMOCRATIC AUDITOR OF
STATE.
A DEMOCRATIC TREASURER
OF STATE. @
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF
NINE IN THE STATE SENATE.
.l A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF
NINETEEN IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF
TWENTY-EIGHT ON JOINT BAL
LOT.
Which secures DEMOCRATIC u.
S SENATOR FOR SIX YEARS
FROM THE FOURTH OF MARCH
NEXT.
"A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN
FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT.
In oil the reSui., tne le0eraiistS nave Dut
one crumb of comfort, such ns iiis-n whig
congressman elected ON sectional issues, in
district which has given the Democratic
Siate ticket 800 to 1000 majority!
Well done, Iowa! VIII not even whig
efrontery blush 10 place your name in the
list Of s.Doubtfal States" when the thunder
of our glorious victory shall reyerberate
through the Union2
Small in number as we are--young in
years as we are-weak, in our little battery
Of FOUR GUNS, though we may be, let US
assure the Democracy Of the Union, that
our hearts are right, our ranks unshaken.
and our well.trained, true mettled little bat.
terry, ready to wheel into line, and give the
music of its four guns 10 complete The vic-
tory Of PIERCE and KING, in November
next!