Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-03-20
Correspondence of tho 0azstte.
Nnw Yong. 9Th March. 1856

1.-The attention ef porifon Of our aiijzsiis
forced. rs they afs, t1 ttotlee tlis passing
events Of ilie day. THIS evening laras
meeting will he held at Castle Gpfden. lf
lpnii,ne Dnisl Webster lof Tie Pfesi
dpuey A largs audist,ts will frrol,tlly
l,s IN aiteHdalpe ;ea fi,ie array 1f iIaiiiss
| VIII l,e fsHd off rs officers ef: The. nisHtiil1
Two fllinns of whom viii mol lie there ai
alt. hlid several eloquent appeals viii l,e
made 10 SECURE The support OF New York
TO- tie illuatrious sseretnry. Hs viii
without .do,,bi, lia .ilolnluHisJ bot hs eai,-
not expect to seizure tie vote Of New
York, Among lie members Of his owl
pafiy there are tt5se wliose l,feiipiieez afe
strongest If it's possible, tlia0 lose Ell.
tenalDed by some of Tho opposing rarty
IA was shown intths Gfueral COMMITTEES
fen Tnsedby evening. The friends Of MI
Claya@tlioae WHO are fifsi, lest, mud a.
why's ief ltiffla4nrpeaf To be shaping tlieiI
1e6ufse for h hearty aiid tinted Support sJi
| the, Presidents Tor reseIecsioii. Kentucky
hsspolsell III his fayor through her Why
| 5tale CONVENTION, aud her lavefits so,l
hns also spoksh III his favor, east OF thr
snouniaiiisV Tile contest. notWitiiaihiidl
ling the poieniial intinHnre of MI Clay
viii be warn.l and very iueh Of ground
viii be bitterly dsfenied. L. tile extrsme
case, hiiolief eo0,pf00sise iniss DO pfovi.
ded, wIep Goy Timer VIII ttike Ills place
| HI line, Md report for duty. HAs sHit #
Il But the opposition afe no leas busy. mid
reports are nying fHst. The letter wit,
| ten by Gen Bitter TO ds6ue lis position
has, NJ lehstb. nppeand, aid enclose II
copy of II for tie qualification OF yottf
retdprs. 1t viii he ssati iiiat hs IL frank
and eandid ~ expressing bis seuliuisnt=,
aud tin, lie leaves nothing to be gu sssed
at. III The curly bart OF tho week o 70.
port WIS circulated tha. Messfs Bhtiiaii.
an aud Dugluss Ind met and iiibde q
itehiy during The recent Southern trfc o.
Mr. Bnehanan TO Washington Tatlpa
into constellation the a9e and gsographi.
eal position Of Mr.. Bdel,a,lun Il WIS con.
siiered tiat his only ebauee WIS mt fhe
arptaafhina November election, whHs
MI Dougln-s, .liianse OF ilts nomination
of either Zen. Cass or Gen, Butler fbis
fall, wifi be laid oil lie sIielf until 1860.
ratl,ef too long prol,ttl6,l for "tiio Young
Giant OF Tie Wes.'fi The W4-t Ilsvilg
secured il.e iiplninuiioD IN 1sis, II u j.
aeain given 10 iier this year, che faiuiot
a-k IL IN 1856 i,,tt must stai,d aside for
oIltef serttoos wlio have t,6t isen ailpilar.
lly Iouored. II IA expeliet. tliffef,Fe,
Tint MI D,ualnss. 10 case hs ieaanpi se.i
stire the nomination himself, should throw
III out Of Gen. Casa mud Gen. Buffers
hands, md give II 10 =olne ole Ea4t Of
HE Aileahaies. tiot oi,iy for ,lfs purpose
Of dInai,g llrs claims. i,af ~ keep4
Jug tllat Ief ihe West open III 1856 aud
10 secure that end. ~ a lnat resort. MI.
Dnnulass VIII withdraw liz favor Of Mr..
Buelraput,, Willie tie latter agrees 10 re.
eipf1eateiii 1856 Ivy throwing lyiA soedkbt,1
lpid thni ~ tAe administration h, favor Of
Mr.. Douglass. Thi. management IL cer-
taiihy we'll pla,ihed, bnt II l. very doubt.
FIJI if jieni he carried ont 10 tie extent
wished for by tie partiesl n Ion
44----4sa-=--s~------- II
T4osr.--A Negro woman belonging 10
J. w liatpsndiug, who lives llrnr PriDes.
ton, Il, KelIuey. gos lost Il, fle woods on,
tlrs 29l, oi December. SIie was leolrd.
for AID advertised, b,t i,of beard Of nntii
tlla itih Of january, when some boys,
hunting lHbptfs u, lie woods, found her
apparently dead. Ter master aud some
oilers went fof tie body. One Of i,ein
touched II with lii4 cafe 10 zee II deco1i.
position had itiken place. when she slight. !
ly Moved lier hand. Being rsisel md
recovered to eosiscionsners by The ns,,al
remetlie-, size .ald size had neither eaten
nor drunk any jtl,fng except enow since.
si,e lrftl home, that -i,e had teen 10 fre
mad no person. but Ind been III tile weatll.
efaalt the time, which, was fourteen days.
Tho weather bad beeii extraordiuafi i /
cold, and wien size was found tie snow
saa on tile ground eight inches deep.
The negro Il iii a fair way of recovery
and VIII escape viii, The loss Of one foot.
Wien lost she was very fai, when found
size was extremely enIaciated. ~
~ ~ as sA.s - - =
TAFT Dsspcn.4-srfers 4 bridge Ia
The cdursc ol co,,stYfietion OH tie i3nffalo
auti New York Civ Railroai, where fi1
erosses the Gsnesee river, near PORTAGE.
vile. Wheiss0mpIesed ii wiIfi,e go feet
high, and 600 feet span; stone piers, sef
,,, iie bed of The rock, are carried up 30 |
lei lliri, from tl,s led ~ hcsriyer Il fsw
rods fron, ,hessnrpaY falls. From tt,e top |
II ii,e nie.rs the wood work ri.es 900 sfeer.
nd 10 periect is the model or tbe brjlye. |
.hat Il islthouqi,r there win not l,es HE |
east tyea,er III motion uassIer the iseaviieyt
'rai,l III cars that may ever have occasion
n, mss over II. TIE timber rrowi, on
IG0 acres lias ayrea.Iy teen exhausted. and /