Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-18

INT bu1NnGtSEs6 HRNeG5s
II must be admitted that Governor En
svAHp will probably vote for Cen aeorr
Tho oilnin Uf this fart tnust rest uror
TIE Vito candidate. DA there hfe fnsI
hi the North equally objectionable will
Guyefnor SEWARD. who are warm stf,
rssrtefs az General PfEHeE. II il not iie
eessnty lot rs 10 farapitnlate Them. Tho
names el DIX, Tie VAN BuKENs, PREsrof
Ktse, Governor CLEvrLAsr, MoLstaY
CAMPBELL, TtoYp, II. d. s1Arrps. and
III nh hundred others will readily oeelir q
our readers. Add TO these the Leading
1,rMuctArie Journal of tho Northern RlHtes
44~ths Journal whiuh for it, circulation
ability, and zeal In the eanae Of General
FtrRuE, ssaaas without n rival In THE
eeuutfy. We refer oF course To the Tte.
ming post, published III The city OF New
York, and edited by Mr.. BnyAar and Mr.
Hfaelpw, distinguished lenders III The
ranks Or The New York Democracy. Nc
tttic acquitted wish the journals or the day
will deny to Tie Tost The character we
have assigned to il, a. nliogetlier the most
prominent and able Democratic journal
devoted to The election Of General Pence.
We desire that CIR Southern friends
a,seutd fully comprehend the position OF
tho Democratic candidate aud we know
not that we can give them a better insight
into the tote and temper Of theirlNofthern
allies than by quoting from the EvnNtsa
posr the annexed Paragraphs faom an ed.
itofial article In It's columns exttavagantly
landing the reeelit speech OF Mr.. SUMNER
Upon the Fugitive Slave Law:
!" Il Ii no wonder that the shareholders
of the Senate should have pouneed Upon
the Massachusetts Senator. Mt the close Of
ills disoonfse, with such unanimous and
determined xenl-Asome, like Glen ems,
nnattering III imrotent rage, and others,
like Douglas. hiding behind shallow sopll.
istfieH-@for they must have felt that the
solid blows If the orator had completely
shattered their ediiics lie left them II vt
IN inch of ground Il stand upon, not 4 rag
ID cover their nakejness, not 40 much
even az d decent i,retence for their hinisey
gebiGen
1.-The Abolitionists have wasted two;
thirds oT the ammunition or aasault mpofi
slayery, by taxing grounds outside Of the,
Consultation, aud 40 involving mn uirop.!
,llar and unsupported question with the:
general discussion,
They have weakened d position ia IL:
self streng by trying to support II with ar:
pntneuts which are %nntenable, and verse,
if,en observation-disclosures but Mr.
Humner has shown them how they may
relieve themselves Of sllis false ground ir
my oi them should I've seized with a dis
position to do better. Fot, granting his
first conclusion, which no straight reasonss
ef can avoid. that slavery IL wholly sec.
sectional, and not at nil national. aud the.
Federal Constitution, ngaIntt which they
d~eclaitn, and becomes u powerful agency
on the aide OF truth and right. We asl
them, therefore, TO read this portion Of hif
remarks with, careful and discriminating
attention.
Z" The second part Of this speech relates
10 the Fugitive Slave Law, and IL equal,
" pertinent and irresistible with the first.
which rroves that slavery IL local. Il dial
poses OF the mitbs and fiction of those who
Worship the institution, with the same nj
tality Of demonstration
q lie shows that tho fnrfcnier Of tli6
tiavrs was not ainoag the original CONF
pfctniees, mid TINT tho convention which
framed Tive Constitution regarded the ttl,,
ieot, WATCH has aimee expanded like the lit.
tic vatug uf the Arabian tnle into giant
magnitude. almost with indifference.
81, IL made clear. toe, that Congress
has nc power 70 pass sncli an act that
the aeelsion of the Supreme Court IN ths
Priee case was extra judicial, and did nos
nvolec luestion of the Constit utionalitS
of the law , thai the Enid law OVERRIDE
trial by jury, aad the fundamental maxmns
of jurisprudence aud that !, IN. In every
ferpect, an anomaly in Legislation. ]
. But no rortion Of Mr.. Snnnct's REM
soning will command more attention, Oh.
r~rrially the atteutlon az Congress. tttat
that which argaes that the claim for the
delivery Of u fugitive slavc il a sni, NJ
common law, mud must DO determined OF
the general principles Of that law. ME
Webster, y high legal authority. has takea
nli opposite view, bit the citations Of biz
aucceesor cast him eleurly il the wrong
I'VE shalt Begin the publication or
tbis staprtam and eloquent speech 10 oas
sgsstv paper NJ to.,aoysosy. aad tssnd ths
se5oie Of Nj long as 10 is, ut thc tceekiy Of
aeft stysek,'
The weekly journal alluded to ia the
last paragraph IL probably the most eff,
Gent and reliable campaign paper engaged
ia the cause Of General piGRcs. The
speech Of Mr., SUMNER Il n part oil the elec.
sioneefiug matter Of the Post. Now, Is 4
nonsense FOR any Wnic 70 pretend
General Scorv's position and sur.
.yonndnigs ARE hess conservative than those
81 General pIRacg, when we see the lend.
DgmrsAric paper OF the North, which
will w tho chief Support .oi my DExt.
administration, c~ulogixing Senator
SrxNER. and circulating his SPEECHES
the Comprouaice s--Tepublic.
Tar ANERicAn Wine REviEw.-~-Tha
excellent monthly for September sou OR /,
and %containsa portrait OF the HoJ, !.
WM. a. GRAHAM aud Of Hon. Gro. ASH. |
NUN Of Massachusetts and has a~rticla;s !
on " Movements of the Enemy. = /" Hlsass !