Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-06-19
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highly clUd,sstls u the vpters and To- IA
candidates.. The csntnss was q warmly
cones.ed one, ma ~ result seems Il
please 10th polllesi parties. wv sayl
without intending the lesst dispsrugeren
to the defeated candidate,ss We think th,
selections good. MI. conrad's espe
rience and extensivs acquaintance. no
only with chs 4Hseshses ut ths ~eoBysntten
hut with psrlismsniary rules, and the In
,erests Of our Parish and State, with
which he IL completely identifies, vii
make him 4 leading man IN the Conven
ton. Col, r., q. Deale, though yoaas
and wanting III experience. possesses every
element to make him a good and useful
member. Industrious, affable aud OF win.
ming manners. with much natural talent,
we have no doub. bu, that he will acquit
himself IN a manner cfaditable III himself
and satisfactory to his friends. Our friend
Win. llubbs labored under disadvantages
In the race. lie was no. supported by HE
party ne we expected they supported an.
other, and his defeat was the consequence.
Major Dunn was defeated by over conf.
dence--and Col. Beale and Mr.. Conrad
were elected because their friends worked,
and tho people had confidence IN them
moi only az men but AZ politicians, aud
however men may talk Of q no rattyisni"
the mai who presents himself before the
people for their suffrage, In whatever guise
he may come, must show himself 10 be a
consistent par,izsn aud II Ii we'll that
this should b. Tho case, We believe The
existence Of the two political parties abso-
lntely necessary 10 keep the government
In proper t%rim~-thitd parties, however
plausible their p~retensions may seem. At
fret blush. have invariably proven failures,
and II AZ lille to atssmp. to break through
open and fair party diseiplihe~Awho ever
attempts to ride over that discipline npon
the strength OF his personal popularity pn.
deftakes . Hereulean task. . task which II.
accomplished ~ al,, brings snnihtstion
with IL We stated frankly osfr feelings
on this subject months ago, before h was
known who would be candidates, and the
result OF Moaday's election proves 10 w
that we uttered the public sentiment
We are not The particular friend Of Mr..
Conrad. nor personally have we any oh.
lection 10 The ether candidates, but for the
good name Of our Parrish, for the credit of
the people, for the sake Of defending the
franchise from Islander. we cannos
but express our surprise That the Advocate
IN its party zeal. be 90 blinded to
every SENSE OF respect for our good citi.
as TO charge directly or Indirectly
hat The election was carried by bribery
md corruption this, like most other nc.
,usa,ions, 10 easily msde and difficult 10
meet. Il 10 a charge at once illiberal and a.
'nly for the use Of papers having smaller
TO responsibility than the Advocate.
which should be above any thing calcu.
ated TO cast a reflection upon the purity Of
he ballot box. y
Since the charge Of bribery and .eorrup.
has been made, we have taken the
70 enquire aud ascertain how far il
ms the semblance Of truth. and we learn
nom the best authority Tint, 90 far a. Mr. :
is concerned. land il L. against :
i'm the charge is made) !. y Ike TIC base.
fabric ef a rtsios, ,5naas having Tho
Foundation In truth OF fact. That d
pom all occasions he has steadily refused I
D bring any undue Influence 70 boar UPON a
~ aai th s s85e r. III
That the expense Of the canvass was n I
here trile, and we honestly believe that if r
yer there was n representative chosen q
.irly and honorablA I. D. CoNaAp is that Il
representative, and IL certainly strikes us y
IL IL in extreme bad taste for any .
aper to give publicity to charges made Id ?
moment of bitter disappointment, when a
he passions are. excited by the heat Of d ?
contested election in the month of n
une, increased perhaps, by imbibing al |
yer abundance Of the generous juice Of a
le /" fancy SURFING grape" but when, the 9
thus made is magniied into one Y
'os an aMthensic source, il then takes q
shape and becomes one Of Islander, n
a----a monster Of % ffishtfal mien, III v
AZ 70 BE- hated, needs but to be ssen."
An ExrRA SESSION .RErusEp 10 aE
ALLEDs--Gos. Haat of New York refu. !,
. 70 coll an extra session OF the legisla. ,
re q that State to take legislative ac.
~. ia, consequence Of the decision OF the !.
OF appeals against tho constitution. =
ity OF the canal law. i He Aas wrinten
long letter npon the subject, discussing Z.
history OF the mcclure. His own !,
nnecsion with I. and sAe grounds upou /
hich be bad arrived ala ooncinsio0 dill. :.
ing from that'of tas Court. J.
The remedy he proposes in:ordet TO 60.
- !. completion Of re canals, %. he 10
approysd. i ~ asnsnarhsat 70 tlie al