Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-10

my name as q suatididatf fDr a sent&i Il
Convention for changing The Consiituiic
Of the state, i'd tile syent. the reop
shall decide III favor d assembling sacl,
body under The Inv. J
In presenting my name for the .nfr
RACES Of my fellow.ciiizen. Of the Paris
! wish them distinctly to uvdersiand,
am N a party candidate, believing ms
do. party spirit or principles onght mott
be considered as q, qualification for a pet
In the Convention. A man may be
very violent Democrat or Wing, and III
principles az either. beyond a questlot
rnd yet make very bad meniter, In MOI
flying the orgauio law Of tito state-
The necessity (if II really ~sxisis) fof
call Of a Convention At the present time
has arisen from alle fact that the Trainer
of our present Coistit ution. were 10 mucI
governed by party Influence.
If should BE- SO fortunate, as 10 re
ceive the support of the good ciiizena o
the Parish. Twill 60 into tile Convention
with a view to secure the country, al
equal representation with New Orleans
In the Senate and lower House, of til,
Legislature and determined to advocate
as a rule, IN the superintendent Of repre-
Fentatives, the same as prescribed III Sect
Q of Art. l Of the Constitution Of the
United States. l am clearly of the opin.
ion, a,nless the State adopts such a rule
the representation Of New CLEANS, mus
IN a very few years control aud govern the
State, and that in point of fact, the coun.
try Parishes will be at the mercy Of the
city.
The very large and rapidly increasing
free white population in New Orleans,
must IL such a rule Ia not adopted, give
her all uncomfortable influence, and even
with this safeguard, she will continue to
increase he. representation, In d more RI.
pid proportion, than that Of the country.
In the appointment Of State OF Parish,
officers, l will advocate their election BY
he people. ! am opposed to fixing the
Of officers Of the State by the
or their terms Ct service.
with the exception Of the Governor, be.
these are proper subjects for lea.
station. IN conclusion, / would remark,
believe The Convention ought to confine
tself to the simple organization Of the
Government, mud leave the fest, 10 the
'eople AZ proper objects Of legislation.
Having resided In Your midst, for the
nst twenty-five years, if my past life and
onduct does not furnish you a suficien,
Guarantee. | will faithfully represent your
interests, have nothing more 10 offer.
To visit you Mt your respective homes
you'd afford me muot, pleasure, but If this
his Is The only condition, upon which /
nay obtain your votes, then am I no Ion.
er a candidate.
| regard what 10 commonly called cleo
Ioneeriug, az practiced in out country
'eIl calculated 10 degrade and corrupt the
franchise, and for one, | am not
however much / might feel hon.
red by your support, to give it encourage
tent where | happen to be personally In
lam, Mr. Editor, very respectful, your
ser't. J. NJ BRUNOT.
w-The loss Of MraCIay's medal, says
'e correspondent Of the Charleston Cou-
er, can be easily repaired. because the
'e is in existence. A duplicate Of the
edal can be struck for the mere cost Of
9 gold The expense and merit Of d
edal is In the die, which is cut with a
amond on hardened steel. Tie die of
the medal presented by Congress to
IN. Taylor, cost three thousand dollars.
die of the Clay medal cost two thou.
Il is . singular circumstance though
at The medal should be exposed to the
ance of being stolen. Some suppose
At the thief must have followed the car.
bag in which it was deposited. from !.
$ city till he saw it thrown on the top ,
the omnibus, OF some other place where +,
could be raptu red.
nThe New York Tribune discusses I
policy which shuts mp our Iron beds
! furnaces aid %patronises those Of Eu- !,
,e, in preference. and says: !.
There never before was 50 great a
nth Unemployment throughout the Free :
ties, as during the last winter, aud ii still
And still we 20 on, running Q
debt millions per month for products G
I a own Idle laoorois would gladly .
ke, and can i buying them cheap
d '"e have jnst heard of a large purchase
iron from England al 375 per 9
. payable IN eve per cent bonds 2
ming fifteen years. Thus for each ton I
his iron ove SIG in cash must be paid 4
ire and at the maturing Of The honds- I,
who cares for debts abroad aud idle Ia .
Frs at home. Hurrah fol boundIess spec =
ion to-day, though bankruptcy be as g
Iudless tomorrow. Hurrah for giant
nnes made by bond-mongering aud gi- &
Texas 70 support our crowded Aims
ses! Hurrah for bIown-out Furnaces 8.
British Free Tradem n
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