Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-25

Whis Meeting.

says the .st. Tsnndfy Wig, n large con
course Of tho Wings Of st Landry. la
pides and AveyelIs, assembled at lilo Belle
Cheney Syringe OH Ttlurday The second
lust
The meeting was called 10 order, aud
Oh motion 81 e. North Cullen Esq., u. IL
MHstiu Esq, OF III, landry, was ealled 10
the clair, md Thefnas NJ Anderson Esq
tnads Secretary. Tbs President briefly
announced the Object Of the meeting
and The order Of business. The Giee
Club Of Rnpidea then sang a thrilling
seoTr solig, after which the Secretary
read lie following preamble md fesoltt'
lions which were unanimously adopted
WhEhfAs, III The Wing Convention
assembled III baltimore Iii June, 1862, and
delegated by the Wings Of the vnfious
seetioiis 81 the county y, General WirftsBr
sdorf Of New Jersey, aud WILLIAM A.
GRAHAM, Of North Carolina, wsfe liomil
mated as The candidates OF tbs Wliig party
for tile offices Of President aud Vice pfes.
ident respectively End whereas said gen.
ilemen have accepted tile profered honor,
mud have endorsed Tie platform Of rfilcis
pies as laid down by said Convention
Therefore I
De IL Yeso1ucd. That wa. the WlIgs oil
st Landry, do heartily aud fully ratlfy,
e%onIffn, and approve Of said nominations,
and we do hereby pledge with united
hearts and hands our honest and niaiily
efforts III behalf OF those distinguished
men, aud Id furtheranoe Of lie principles
Of The sreat conservative Wing party.
I'd That we do sincerely and faithful.
ly believe that the doctrines established
and in~tiileated as The freed OF the Wiig
party afe purely and wholly National and
American In their character, interrupted
by the introduction Of foreign eetsttme,ats,
aiming solely at the profession Of Atneri.
can industry mud The elevation Of our ia.
iietial reputation not moulded with a
view TO the support Of sectional questions,
bat highly salntary to all, aud. as we
ppine, essential and necessary 10 the con.
tinted prosperity and we'll being Of out
beloved country.
81. That we recognise In atlis signs
OF the times' matters Of yital interest
which are involved It'll the Presidential
contest that IL now In progress.
4th. That ws IRE more than ever salts.
fed with the wisdom, moderation, and
utility Of The system Of national policy, foi
the establishment OF which the Wing par.
ty has been eontei,ding for the last thirty
years, q policy peculiarly conservative Ia
its character, md eminertly pfopitious 10
oil the euiployments and interests Of OH
common eorntry,
9th That the principles ard policy d
tho Democrats party have been openly
exenpliied by two Of IT'D Administrations
within the last sixteen years and after
having been submitted TO the country
have been signally rejected by an liidig.
hans people and that we dread u return
to the system OF standing armies, political
prescription, official declarations, and that
whole catalogue Of f~iafesies which iivoly.
cd rs In extravagance, corruption, and the
horrors OF war, and the dangers OF disso.
Itttion, under the late Democratic admin.
istration.
9Th. That we regard tlle nomination oil
FHANKLIa PiEaeE for the Presidency AZ
an event OF dangerous import, not only
from the fact Of this being an obscure and
inexperienced politician and that he was
made TO snpplant statesmen and patriots
of established honor, and ability ofbis own
party, bur because that nomination was
secured by the Disnnionist Of the South,
and 10 sustained by the most dangerous
md fanaticnt Of the extremists Of the
North in a word, that Abolitionism and
Modification have staken hands, and
have become cordially consolidated In his
support.
7sh. That we agree with DANIEL WEB.
sTEn In his philosophical sentiment, that
1.-THE love Of religious liberty Is . stronger
passion tIian attachment 10 civil or polit.
ical freedom" and that ii becomes the
American people to frown down religious
intolerance wherever II manifests itself and
TO c%ountenance no State Of this Union
Whose bigotry has persisted and still per
sistsin excluding from equal rights men
whose religious principles are Identical
with those of TINT eminent citizen upof
whom has been placed the ermine Of the
| Chief Justice Of the nation, and that nov
q fitting opportunity presents itself TO IN,
American people to rebuke that high.hane
I'd oppression by Rejecting New Hamp
shirs's candidate for the Presidency.
9Th. That in the person Of Gen. Scor1