Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-05-15
N. q. BRYAN, Publisher.


staneas, would commit lis 10 ai iDootisis.
tency. and Justly awaken suspicion of our
sincerity. Regarding the vote ol Gsii-
/ trys amendment a. the emphatic deGlara-
ton by the meeting either tint the persous
/ present remained uucomfflilic1 MS 10 their
own support Of the adjustment measures.
or that they refuse to establish any sllci,
tests Of the qualification OF the nominee
OF the National Convention, no courss
remained. consistent with orr c6nyicion
Of duty and sepse Of self.respect, bi.t to
withdraw formally from tie meeting. and
| to retain tho position we desired to nlan.
| tain
Il Inns been charged that ii Is ouf delibef.
| nte purpose 10 dlsiruet the councils dF she
| Wings, and 10 create hH UNNECESSARY
scfistn III the body OF the wlig putty. H.
| has been charged that our object Is 20 opeIi
affesl the agitation upon tie slavery
Questions and 10 create sectional strife, ii,
order to prevent concentrations Of Wbg
strength 1T The approaching presidential
election. " bus been eltnfzed that VIZ
present insulting terms 10 the North by
requiring the reitefation Of pledges lo
| maiutai, mud n enforce laws which exist
on tls statue.l,ooh. and which no men.
bsf of Congress Or political aspirant has
| manifested all Intention 10 disturb. These
statements, feIow.whias, hfe unjust and
untrue. II my srliism shall occur III tile
| Wig purity, it will result from men
| whose present distinction is alone atifibh.
table 10 the success with which they llnyo
| heretofore fed the flames Of SECTIONAL fan.
alicisn, and ;ghose future hops rests inaii.
| ly uponth creation of sectional divisions.
Our effort has been 10 iBduce the Wligs
10 assume ii National afouDd--a consefy.
atiss aud patriotic positioii~--iile only po-
siilon upon Which tie statesman aud pa.
triot can maintain The hbrn,ouy OF li,ess
| States Or presefye tile existence Of this
| Government.
SO far from opening agitation upon tle
slavery questions, our avoWed object ~,
/ aud The effect Of te proposition We assef.
must be, TO terminate agitation by assumo
ing os d starting point Tor fhs canvas.
that the entire psf'y, North aud South.
faithfully abldes by the law as IL exists.
and maintains the Comproinise measures
ss final settlement Of Tie exciting ques.
sions they smbrace. How IL IL possib!e
| that this question con afford basis fof re-.
newed agitation, unless there Is deter.
lninaion not TO abide by tIiat settlement
The principle wo assert may be avowed
as consistently by tile opponents OF tho
Compromise measures as BY those Whose
exertions enacted them. When parthers
have li,igated questions arising In their
| former dealing, and decree has been reil-
ldered asserting tie tfne state of their ac.
count, would IL be considered Insulting Or
dnfar that. In opening new booas, QUO
should demand Of lie other that the
! decree be accepted as the basis ott
which they renew bnsiressy Would
the answer Js considered satisfactory 80
f. You have your decfee--eplorce Ii If yo,,
can but do not require an acanbwleda.
4 r1ent Of its justice by compelling me 10
asser. TINT will abide by il !" Had w,
neighlors disagreed md referred their fst.
pectlye claims 10 arbifators, does the fosfr
forfeit dignity by acknowledging tic
inward, and renewing b:isiness upon tl,s
basis thereof Tiio4e LONELY illustration.
point To the view ws take Of The PRESENT
duties of oil patriots in Ibis GoycrgmAD,
The original cofnpacts of TIE consfi,n.
ton established the terms of this coufed.
tfacy, and constitute the organic law f,f
i government. After series Of years sef.
tional disputes arose, aud tie Missouri
compromise was made - quiet coDffoysf.
~ relating to certain governmental pow.
ers and constitutional queations. 1t Wss
/ faithfully executed by the United States.
aiil submitted to'Ilfe people Of the saye.
holding States. After another seriss Of
1 years new acquisitions Of territory wers
made--psw disputes arose touching tIIs
same powers and tie same questions. A
new Compromise vas made, Whereby tfys
balance u power was yielded by lie s.aye.
holding States, and the feins Of enp.rg
were delivered Tsp 10 the free States by
ihcadmission Of California into lie Union.
The slave-trade was Suppressed In the
j District Of Columbia, territorial govern.
! nlents were created over the whole ptDfe
domain, and III act was passed to enforce
the delivery Of fustIves from labor This
settlement being made, has fIte Sousi.
murmnrcd al tls lazy suppressifo lis
slave trade in this District Look mon
| The opposite picture. Reply to your Own
hearts, how las the Law for Tie delivery
of fugitive slaves been executed We
ask merely that the Wig party shall no.
90 behind this last settIeineDt---tf,at it
shall nationaIize itself BY taking firm
and true position upon the inaIisy OF this
settlemeft. and shall hold ifs members.
bound without regard 70 forrnef opinions.
TO maintain and enforce this settlement in
good faith and honesty. ~
To this end we did desire the dec,ara-
ton to this eject TO come from The distin-
guished gentlemen who assembled IN til.
Capitol, under the hope that the country
would enthusiastically respond 10 IL. We
have been disappointed in the reaIjzatioa
OF ofir wish, and. because Of the effort,
we have been arraigned BY annonymous
employees of the press. and our motives
irnpugned by political leaders, athwars
whose policy lies our own course. and ws
solernnIy believe, the true direction OF The
public good What would l,e The effect Of
. refusal 20 endorse the position we have
assumed What will be the resul, Of i
failure to respond to the principles ws
have asserted Neither more nor less
than the ingIorions and deserved defeat of
the Wig candidate for tie presidency.
because the platform Of the party will be
/ too narrow for the pataotSsla Of the Deonia