Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21
Correspondence or tho Gazette.
NsM OntKArs. August 10. 1855

Mn Deay Haznttss LAS 4. ever occnr.
red 10 yon tint, In tho midst Of an exeit.
ing Presidential canvass, we are neglect.
ing ohr State political interests This
may be n s,rnnge assumption, but II is n
true one, Us will he readily perceived Upon
reflection. According to the proclamation
OF the Governor, orr people viii DO called
upon 10 VOTE for the adoption or rejection
Of the new Constitution OH the first Tues.
day In November next. II the response
Of the people he favorable, an election for
Governor, md o.lief high State officers,
will take place on the fourth Monday o!
December MISUNDERSTANDING n margin Of
only seyen u eight weeks for the State
Conventions Of the Two parties 10 Assem-.
Die, TO make their nominations, aud for the
respective gHndidatea TO eaiivnss The State.
And furthermore, If the two parties delay
nominations until The official resnlt lie
nude known, which will certainly occupy
three or four weeks Of time. IL will DO mo
rally impossible TO do anything, save max.
ing nominations, aud that too in u hurried
inhnner, r.4.
Under these circumstances. tho force oil
which will strike every rejecting render,
is II not impefaiively incumbeot upon us
10 hold our State Convention fully one
nronll before Tie people vote upon the
new Constitution / thiut 10, and 10 DO
msby influential Wligs, BOTH Of countfy
mud city, with whom I luve eonversed. II
orr candidates do not have the opportunity
allowed them Of thoroughly canvassing the
State, IL II by no mems impossible that
defeat will overtake us, Give them n
chapoo TO see tho people face 10 face-to
converse with them In respect to sbeit
wants-to become acquainted with the
necessities OF the various sections~-.o IN.
miliarize themselves with local require.
meD,a, md to enforce, at the same time,
tho great, beneficent, and patriotic princi.
pies, Of on glorious party, ond triumphant
auecess will assuredly attend upon ON
banners. Any other course may tad ID
defea, and disaster.
/ am well aware that captions objec'
tons TO Auch prompt movement will be
urged IN some quarters. But sucl, objec'
tons oan lie easily controver,ed--ensil}
o%verthrewn. They will aay, what an aw'
ful figure we would cut, sbonld we holds
Convention, nominate candidates, and tber
the people should rejec, The Constitution
True. the category would not be o very
agreeable one and were there any proba'
biIity Of snch m event, | would be the
last person in the world (as sou know tt
propose any action in the premises. But
M / entertain not the smallest doubt Of the
adoption OF the new Constitution, by M
overwhelming majority, ! have no fears
and therefore urge ~ friends onward
with updoub,ing confidence. The city o.
New Orleans, which certainly has more
reason TO complain than any other section
Of Louisiana, win give the new organic
law m immense majority. We feel tia,
injustice has been done rs IN the absurd
aud apli.republicap Senatorial restriction,
to say nothing else |; yet the new Consti.
tuition Is 10 iar superior 10 ,be old ono, ~
oil vitality important partiCDlngs, that we
accept il c%hecrfully, and shall do cnr hes,
TO make u the supreme law Of the State.
! have no doubt il will carry in the city
by n three.fourtlis vote. Such being tho
case, it Is as evident as the III ut noon
day that The Constitution will he adopted
A majority OF the votes Of the country will
be cnst for il. At lenst 30 write gentlemen,
OF intelligence from many portions Of the
interior. Add to this MI enormous city
vote, and n more one.sided affair will he.
YER have been witnessed in the political
| world. I.z
With these convictions ! have no hest.
fancy in recommending my Wing fricnd'
to early a%ction--to appoint delegates, hold
a Wing State Convention, a. least one
month before the first Tuesday In Novein'
Der. The New Orleans Commercial Bull
| Ietin, Of Yesterday, one OF the oldest and
most reliable Wing papers in the State
and in the Southwest, a journal that nevel
asks anything from the party, but which
exercises immense influence with the corn
mercial community, and among the re-
fecting and undergraduates the sam
view / do, and, in able article, fully setting
forth the eyigencies of the case, suggest
the first Monday in October as a proper
and suitable day for the holding Of the
Wing State Convention. II strikes ms
,tat the u Jews of the editor are correct
are founded in fact, common sense ant
reason. and that they will prove generally
acceptable to the party. II you agree will
me. upon a perusal Of it, perhaps it wonlt
lie well enough to spread it before you
readers. One thing is certain: if we d.
| not nominate our candidates before the re
suit OF the vote of the first Tuesday o
November is made known, they will no
have an opportunity of canvassing thu
State--andS without a thorough canvass
the most unfortunate of results may b,
| unprecedented. The Democratic party cal
be welded in solid %phalanx. at brief no
tice. Such is not the case with the Wings
AH oJcctoys should bear these facts u
| mind.
] have no news to communicate. Tn
city is dull, hot, and healthy. Signs Q
Improvement are everywhere apparent
aud the prospect Of an excellent season al