Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-20

uIH1F UBtillBHl Buttlbs
should De locking about ts, that we may
tile better choose the ground iipoii Which
we are ID stand, aud The leaders ,iiidsf
when we are 10 serve
We are now, aud always have been
Whigs.-tn our W hainble way W.
have defended those principles which, we
think, will most advance the interests Of
our country, with oil the might we pos.
sessei. whenever the occasion den1atitled II
Of us and we will always be ready ara
willing to do 1t. We will support, cheer
fully, tile candidates the party selee's
We have not the slightest disposition 70
dictate to the party who shall be the caa-
didates: nor have we The slightest dispp.
sitioil 10 attempt TO force the people inlo
voting for the neil WHOM we would mets'
like to see elected. IN either event, We
will, without hesitation, nd vocate the cHa'-
didates Of The one. and cleerlully submit 10
the will OF the other.
A. Wings, however. entertaiiging .
strong desire to see the party SUCCESSFUL
aud as citizens, feeling deeply the NECESSITY
VI being well represented III this Legisla-
tnre, we cannot forbear from making Hotti'
suggestions as TO the cotrse which shotld
be a sned, and the character OF the can
didates who should be put forward.
The frat session of a Legislature Under
a new Constitution. IL, necessarily, tlie
most important one which can sit under
it-and TIL. coming session is rendered
peculiarly important by the new era which
the accepted Constitution will open to the
annals Of our indastfial history.
A complete Judiciary System has to be
| neutrality-suspicious. have to be es.
tablished-Laws have TO be passed for the
purpose Of carrying ont the policy of In.
terial Improvements which sd strongly
| characteristics the features Of the new Com
stitution.--publie Education has to 10
taken care OF, and set up upon a proper
foundation. All these, aud a great many
more things Of equal Importance. VIII have
to come before the next Legislature.
Who are we going to send there to take
care OF them In Whose hands are we
to place these important trusts
We have saij that we would give our
cordial support to sucl, men as will be
brought out by the party but we do
most earnestly hope that the party will
bring out such men M will do credit 10
themselves, and the party--tnen who are
knowing 10 the wants of the community,
and iwho afe capable Of defending o,it
rights aud protecting our interests. And
unless this IL done, we may expect to be
| defeated-and we will deserve defeat
| This Is no time for second or third rate
men. II Ia useless for their friends to think
OF running them, and 1t is useless for them
10 think Of being elected. Deep interes,
will now take the place of mere party disci'
pline, aud personal popularity cannot avail
them against the want Of capacity.
II IL too much the fashion 10 push 1.-THE
far seeing doctrine Of availability to lie
utmost extremity. Strength Of mind, firm.
ness of purpose. intelligence and industry
IN times like these, mist override
the "haitsfellow. we'll met" species ol
men, who have no other credit rave that
Of never having done anything. aud who
are too good natured and too muct, eiraid
of offending, TO enable them 70 do any.
thing, These qualities will do well
enough where the way is clear and tn
| path smooth. When the frame is Up and
| the timhers laid, any man eau nail Oh the
planks; but when plans and specifications
are to be made, and an ediiice designed,
architects are wanted who have the gent
GUS to design. Capacity then becomes
availability, and mere popularity Is entire
~ worthless
Those who wish to 60 to the Legislature
should look al these things well before
they start III this race. Il will be close
all round. The time for canvassing the
| Parish ID very short. The weather they
viii have to do il In may he very bad
and they must canvass the Parish, or they
must be beaten. This they must make
| up their minds to. Aud they must also
make up their minds that, unless they ca,l
show the people what they will try 70 do,
# elected, aud convince them that what
they purpose doing is the best which can
he done for the interests of the Parish and
State, they will be beaten.
Put the matter in another light. II
they canno, identify themselves with some
policy which viii, if adopted. be beneficial
to the countiy.-If alter consideration,
they acknowledge that they can only fol.
low where others lead, what do they want
o 20 10 the Legislature for What do
their friends insist npon their running for :
That they may be styled "the Hon so.
and-so ~ That they may answer yes and
no, as their leaders set them the example !
That they may draw their per diem ?
Win this compensate shem for the MORT.