Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-16

now drawing to a close. 1he fresluen'
tial campaign, anil the exciting news from
Cuta. have jointly kept the public mind
on The stretch OF excitement. The facts
regarding the treatment Of the steamship
Crescent City by the Governor General
of Cuba, will be found in another column
and our citizens throughout this broad I'm
ion. are looking with intense interest tc
the result-among the people we have
heard but one expression Of opinion
there has been among them no partizan
feeling mixed up with the Cuba excite.
mea,t. Wings and Democrats have freely
joined together, aud expressed their senti.
ments.
Ip New Orleans the leading Democrats
and leading Wings have stood side by side
and together joined their voices in ex
pressions of indignation at the treatment
Of the Crescent City. This has been the
case wherever we have heard from, wheth-
81 North or South Upon the receipt Of the
news here. the subject was brought before
the ScoTT und GRAHAM club of this city F.;
the best manner Of expressing public opin-
ion was decided to be, to call a meeting
Of the citizens, and together without re.
gard to political creeds, unite in some ex-
preston of public sentiment. demanded
under the circumstances. Some temper
ate resolutions were passed by the club,
breathing the spirit of patriotism, and
formally Resolving. that the preserva-
ton Of our national honor is not a matter
Of political difference, believing as we do,
that all american citisens are alike pat
riotic. Such was the course Of the wings
of Baton Rouge, and such has been the
course Of Democrats and Wings of every
part of the Union. ..y
In our city alone have the assumed lead.
ers of the democratic party attempted to
make political capital out of a national af.
fair. At a democratic meeting in this
place have resolutions been offered on
whichfhe democratic friends 0Cuba alone
were authorized to vote, end resolutions
were passed. that the acquisition Of Cuba,
justly or unjustly--is a democratic meas.
ure literally saying to the world. that all
this apparent sympathy for Cuba, is for
nothing else than to make political capital
for this Presidential campaign.
W. know that fellow citizens, as a
mass, who are opposed to us in politics.
repudiate this monstrous attempt to use
Cuba excitement to get votes at the
polls. We could say much Of the meeting
Of "wednesday evening if we were dis.
to use the weapons that our polite.
Al enemies have placed in our hands ; but
we:know the pain aud Indignation felt by
many democrats at the whole Of the pro-
,eedings-and we will not allude to them,
L is not our business to strengthen our
opponents by informing them Of their
weak points. but we hope we may notl
20 considered as transcending our province
n our political position, when we tell them
few facts: Throughout this campaign
he assumed leaders of the democratic
'ar'y have managed ~badly-,hey have
lad little material to work with, and that
las been badly used. MI. LAcEy's eulogy
Ipon Gen. PIERCE, (if we may entertain
he opinions of those present) on Wednes-
was SO cold, perfectly unworthy
{ an enthusiastic political admirer, that
.e wish sone wing speaker could have
the stand and gave Gen. P1eRcE's
wv good points in a favorable manner.
truth is too apparen. among the DEM
leaders that they are discouraged.
nd they show it in their faces, and in
leir acts. We would prefer that they
id not bear the solemn faces of utter de-
at until after the election. /.
FoR GovERNoK.-By the last issue Of
~ Thibodaux Minerva. we perceive
lat our friend WHITE has. hoisted the
az Of the Hon. Louis BoRDELoN for Gov.
ma.1