Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-02

BAh'fot. Handing witness two papers.
Look ut these two papers, the iHdfprnd'
ent Democrat and The Manchester Demo-
crat, and tell the jury If you made ihe
speec, there reported.
WITNESS. Colorii,g good deal. "Fle
pretended report is 80 grossly and absurd.
iy false, rs 10 render In this vicinity any
denial uf its authenticity entirely uhhec.
essary"
Barron. Well, General, You ssy son
spoke agdtast Mr.. ATwoop, the Abolition
candidate for Governor You were try.
ing, then, to dissuhde the Aboitonists
from voting for hiini TO do that, did you
,condetnn li!s abolition views
WirNkbs ',t'oss' report Of my speeth
is grossly false"
BARTON. General, did yot tell these
Aboli,ionists That you aud your friends
hated slavery aud loathed the Fugitive
Slave Law 40 much as Mr.. ArwooD aud
his friends did aud that. therefore, it was
unnecessary for him to quit the party to
vote for ATwoop
WITNESS, "The wlidle fepdtt isgfossly
and absuftlly false
Barron. Well, General, If you did hot
say what Foss imputed 10 you, tell ttt
,uyy tshat yct did say
WITNESS. "Foss report is false"
BAhfof Your friends say you made d
two hours speech oil slavery What did
You say aboht it
WiraEss. did not say what Toss says
| did.
BAnfon. Well, but what did you ray 7
WirNEks. Mum,
Barron. lin soothing tone. Come,
now, General, do tell lis. Did you defend
OF condemn slavery and tho Fugitive Slave
Law !
Wlrsfss / did hot say what Foss has
reported, anu caii prove it by AVER.
BAntos. ueneraI, whit did you make
that speech for
WlrNtsss. 70 oppbse ArMuob, the Alb.
oliionist.
Barron. We'll, did you Oppose or dt.
nounce his abolition and ullti-slavery
Views
WITNESS. tell YOU. again, "Foss' rea
port Is grossly false
BAhror. Did soti say slavery was NOR
ally and politically right !
WITNESS Mum.
BARTON. Did you say slavery nnd the
Slave Law were wrong, aid that yun
loatlied the Fugitive Law
WITNESS Somewhat nettled1 / sny
again, sir, the whole report is false. and /
have proven it by Mr.. CAnpBELi., WHO
was not present.
BARTON. Well, now, Genrtal, you say
you nnde speech against Arwoopy the
Abolition cahdidAte for Governor. NOW,
which side Of the Question Of slavery and
the slave Jaw did you take?
WITNESS. ! tell you, once FOR all, cir
Foss is violent abolition eiieliiy Of ltiihe,
and hs whole report is grossly false,
BAereN. Did you say anything for slaveA
ry aud tile Fugitive law! II 20, whit
was it.?
WITNESS Mum.
BARTON. Did you say anything against
slavery aud the Slave law!
WITNESS. Once again, and for the last
time, sir, tell you Fosss s report IS gross
IN aud ADsuRpLY false.
BAnToa. General, are you not candi.
date for President! s
WITNESS | am sir.
BARTON General, are you not very
much afraid that this speech Of yours re-
ported by Mr.. Foss, II hot stopped, will
dainuge you very mitch at the South z
WITNESS. know il will, sir, but 4 ,tcc.
er made at.
WITNESS exit, very much excited, leav.
ing the court and jury in a roar, aud the
examiner looking ecstacies at the jnry.]
We wouid delight, then, to sit down
and listen to our friend criticse this tesii-
mony in tie argument Of the case. Would't
it BE- rich. EalsiafT aud Prince Hal, at
Mrs. QuisLEY's Iup, would be babies to
il.
II, associhting the name OF our estInlas
BILE friend. Major BARTON, in this coprex-
ion, we mean no disrespett to him; OH
the contrary. we have selected him for our
iltis,riohs because Of his known acute
ness and superior abilities iii such matters,
and because we know the figure that will
present itself to the public hereabont,
where the Majors skill has so often beer,
seen and felt.
IL The people OF the South cannot
look with indifference upon the fact. that
at the recent gathering Of the political
friends Of PIERCE at Hilisboro, in New