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

flencys HBd clt0s an hfticiu III Tic udsetti
d aIay 18th. 1851.
Here i vafsihea the eaying, t,cifeum
ssniroea alter eases Z lit tina, tinle tic De
nnoetary, aud probably tllis same 'I4r GU
nLux" who HOW cites the Gasettef s testi
mony against the justification or fitness
Of Gen. scoTr for The Presidency, wer,
1otd HI his praise OF ~lini--tiley urged his
claims upon the Wing party will, a forct
no almost to leave The impression with tile
friends Of Gen acoTr TINT were l1e uoinl'
mated there could scarcely be O dissenting
Voice, that sven they the democracy wonld
be constrained TO support him. lie wa
then il the eyes Of the democracy the
most deserving fttest nun WHO could re.
eeive HE nomination. President seort
would be The champion Of the south, md
would adhere strictly to the constitution.
The now model president, aud The fret
choice OF the wlIigso Of the South was hot
fit for the Office or suited to Tie emefaen.
ey, Atlas! We iiast exelaiIn, how
changed, The man who held tile strong.
ust claims upon The American people for
their support, who was Ia every way fitted
aud qualified for higl, aud eallaited station
~ not now deserving the meHiaesl support;
hnl President FiLhmong, (wllose chances
bid fair for the nomination. bit who was
denounced Ivy The democrats, Ii nov point.
ed 10 NJ d ~cfitcfien-tlie Model President.
Aud why IL Ill this, because IN times past
they feared Mr.. IfiLLMonE would receive
the nomination, aud full well did they
know bis etrengtti in the South they
thought Gen. Seerr' chances Of success
to be slin-But the one Is out Of tie way
aud the strength or Tile oiher Ii perfectly
apparent 10 them fIuiMe their course.
We now come to %ouf#ell. tlial the arti
Gle alluded TO, did aplear in the G;asette
we al,all not deny, we admit that In our
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zeal Tor the promotion Of that past tribute,
that debt OF gratitude which tile South
especially owed To Mr.. FILLMORE should be
paid, we 1T d time when Gen. ScorT was
hot fully before the South for her suffrage,
we may have published such Nh article.
But it was when the South was ehgross.
ed in the praise OF the noble bearing o
President FILLMORE, aud there were com.
paratively none to canvass, aud spread the
strengthening claims Of Gen. Scorr before
the people, that the article was penned'
Not only we. but we viii say few In the
South had their memories ffestlened with
the equally noble conduct OF Gen ScoTT
upon the sarne pending measure. There
was then scarce d voice TO remind the
wings OF Louisiana, that Gen. ScoTr mp.
pearedin Castle Garden. and there express
himselfin favor Of The Union and tllis TOO
before the course Of FILLMORE aud Wen.
TER was fully known
But TO come to later dates, aud by a ref
erence to the files Of the Gazette will be
articles. at the time much stronger
Than the II advanced nj a time too
General SoorT's chance for the
aomination, had every propect Of success.
We're then published IN this paper.
,ouveying a most direct conclusion, thai
{ General ScorT received the nomination.
md failed to express his most emphatic
APPRECIATION Of the Compromise measures,
lot only the Gazette bnt the whole wing
,arty Of the South wontd turn from him.
This was done when he sshad every hope of
'uccess.
Since the advocates OF The nominee o
he wing party advanced him, he has not
undergone any change, he IL the same as
asst year, only he has been shown sound
n the points questioned, points any party,
my nation may well be proud Of: and
our support.
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The New Jersey Wing State Convention
vas held at Tfenton OH the "a instant, was
uneronsly attended, and its proceedings
marked with the greatest enthusiasm.
lfler passing a series OF resolutions warm
!, ratifying the National Wing domination,
nd pledying to the Wings of the Union
seven electoral votes OF New Jersey for
and GRAHAM, an Electoral Ticket
'as nominated, and the Convention then
ljonrned.
10 We perceive from a %communica-
on in the last 1drocate that the resig-
alton OF Hon. T G.. DAVIDSON as elector
the Fourth District Is suggested. !
We also learn from the same paper that
HEREFoRD has resigned the position
president Of the PIERCE and KING Club !
I this place. !
Gen. Pierce and the South.~
A very short paragraph viii give d pref J
|, good daguerreotype Of Gen. Plerce's
towards the South .
Let Il Be continually remembered dy
e men of the South, that IN 1884, Gen. !
ierce, the present l~ocofoco candidate for
Presidency, voted against permitting !,
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