Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-13
whig state Convention.

lHB WINK 1eIissbt Sotitiittsb aHeufii
Ing that the voice of the people Of this
State concerning the New Constitutions
Gould not be officially made known Ia timt
for the assembling Of the Convention oil
ihe 10Th inst, very properly deferred tht
assembling Of that body until The 2Dtl
inst. We hope this arrangement will prove
hgreeable TO the Wings of the entire
State.
But aeide from the movements Of tst
Wing Central Commute there can Be ~
:doubt but that The Constitution l,as begI
:aoeepted by Mt least two Thousand %ntajosi
Fly. aud the Importance of preparing Tor tht
approaching State eleetious very foroibl,
presents itself to every rejecting WING,
The new Constitution Ia Wing docn
tnant. M some Of our Democratic itieiid'
have been pleased to call it-ana wei
may the Wings feel proud Of II. They
! frat put ia motion the subject Of REFORM
they agitated the matter until n Wing Leg.
i%slature decided that a call for the sense 81
the people should he had upon the ssPedi'
ency Of calling a Convention TO amend the
defeets Of the now existing Constitution
the result is we'll know. Agreeably To
the wishes of the people, the Governor.is'
sued n proclamation for the election oil te'
lcgaies TO the Conventional majority,ol
them were Wings, and by their i%ntelli.
gence and patriotism they succeeded IN
framing an instrument which has proven
Acceptable 20 the people Of Tho State. We
DO not contend that this instrument IL per.
feet. but il to be amended (ol our ohiee.
tiona we sIlnll write hefeafter) aud we con.
tend that as the Democrats have ever OPP
posed 1t III all its measures, 1t Ia right aud
proper that the Whigs should make q
grand effort to have Wings to pat it IN
successful operation rather than trust it
in the hands OF lite opponents, who will do
all IN their power to accomplish its over.
throw,
Under the conviction OF the Importance
OF having the administration Of the affairs
of Louisiana oonfded with the Wing par.
". we Urge the necessity Of immediate
aud prompt action no time IL to be lost
the National canvass llas resulted desas'
trous to the Wings of this State, but i by
no means follows that because sectional
lssoes have terminated against IA, all IL
loet, moi 40, The banner Of Whiggery
floats yet free and wholly unttemmeled in
our State elections. The battle now comes
home 70, and with ourselves. there IL no
North, no East, nd South and no West to
coneiliate-but the issuc aud result Ia
within the confines Of our own State. it is
with the Wings Of Louisiana to do. but
theifauty AMI nobly triumph in the glorious
redemption from the Lyons den of Demo.
oracy OF this fair State. 1t Ia with the
Wing party to set III active operation the
wheels ola New Constitution just super.
eedtng the old one-they framed 1t. hence
better understand the good result likely to
etnonatc from n right administration under
il. Aud to ensure the successful opera.
ton of this new machine. the hands which
made il must attend the muraing Of il
upon the field Of action The Wing party
the weight Of responsibility resting
upon lhem-if the New Constitution fails
to meet the demands of the people, then
is the most cherished wish Of the
frustrated. A duty also
rests with the Wings of the State, to sus-
tain by all their acts the New Constitu.
ion it is just adopted, and consequently
has only entered upon its rough and rug.
yed curse. It's friends have not yet done
heir whole duty--they must further sus.
ain, by ~coniding to friendly hands the
ask Of protecting it from the encroach.
nents of its enemies. To do this, the
party Of the State must Loose no
inc. The time is upon them, when it is
Imperative that a successful battle mus, be
they must arouse, and to renewed
ction, the conflict will be close, aud the
trngg!e decisive-the friends of the New
Constitution will predominant, but it can
pot be without the hardest aud most deter.
mined oppositicn-hut their victory will
G pregnant with the most beneficial aud
results to the people Of this State.
hen, Wings, to your post--oncc more to
hreech. i'll solid phalanx rally round
our banners, and let the death knell TO
oaf opponents go fortli.-IIte HAtgs of
arc knitted. +,
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