Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-03-27
The Advocate and lrr. Chapman.

Ak0 0AA MAis NAaRssAasss
Having more time and space, We now
proceed ID notice The Advocates defsnce
Of Mr.. Chapinan's vote upon the aniefid-
nent proposed by Mr.. Connolly 10 the
| Homestead Exemption bill ; before doing
which, ho Fever, We feel it due to our
selves 10 say, that however wide we may
differ with Mr.. o., In politics, we have no
other feeling for him, personally, than re-
spect, and whatever we lave said. OF may
hereafter FAY Of linn, Is In no unkind
spirit. We have been told that he will
hold lis personally responsible for what we
may say f him. We cannot, however,
believe HAT Mr.. Chapman will make q
personal biaiter Of the criticisms upon his
public ads, farther than TO require the
facts 10 be stated If this Is all, we are
perfectly fwiIling to be held responsible
but II Mi. G. expects to hold office, and
ty threats to silence criticisms upon his
acts, he is much mistaken. Public men
are PUBLIC property, at least 30 far as their
official kets are concerned, aud he who
attempts 10 make a personal matter Of
| what hif political opponents may say oil
him, wig find that there are blows to re-
ceiye, al well as blows to give. Weagaif
repeat that we have no unkind FEELING
towards Mf. g. As q member Of society
az d intn we respect MIN but we do
think that when the people sent him to
legielate for them, they took him out OF
| his lite Of business"
Now for the Advocates defence, it
says.
During the discussion, many attempts
were made 10 defeat the bill, aid nulne
Gus buflesque resolutions were offered.
Among these, was y proposed we be.
lieve, BY MIR. Cohnoly, that those who
had not one thousand dollars to exempt,
| should Be entitled to draw that amount
| from the treasury. Each member OF the
House understood the nature OF the pro.
| position, and tile vote taken was never
| intended 10 be, and is not now recorded
Of, the minutes. Tie yeas and nays were
| called on a motion 10 lay Oh the table, aud
the entire House, with the exception Of
Mr.. Chapman, voted in the affirmative.
We doubt IL any person, other than the
editors oil the Advocate, heard Of any other
burleaque resolution, proposed for the pur'
poes III defeating the bill, than the one
which Mr.. Connolly proposed. We were
present during the whole discussion, ana
heard none. Perhaps our hearing is not
10 aeod az that of the editors Of she Ad-
voease. However, We pass over hais--as
4 defeat Of our own.
"Evefy member Of the IIouse under.
stood the nature Of the proposition. and
the vote taken was never intended To be.
and ss not now recorded on the Minutes
TAlis statement Of the Advocate we
canfot so easily pass over. as its pi,fase.
olossy displays much more ingenuity than
cauJer. Il IL true that the vote IL not
now recorded, but unfortunately for the
Advocate, Mr.. Rtee,s' efpuagiag vesoln.
tioa Of the nest day, Is recorded on the
miautes. IT every member 50 thoroughly
understood the nature OF tho proposition,
why was Il that mfr. Chapman voted
alone? Why was It necessary the next
day, by . resolution of the House, to
~exliuuge 1t? Why IL It that AIR. G.
would not take iivc hundred dollars for
that vote We do believe that every
member except Mr.. c. understood the
nature of the proposition, but, unfortunate.
~, he being among the first to vote, did
aW hare time to sec the sue, In other
words being one Of the C.'s, he couldn't
see. But, says the Advocate, knowing
MIR. Chapman to DO. opposed to the BIZ,
does il look reasonable to suppose that he
co,ild record his vote In serious earnest to
4 proposition so absurd and 30 directly
ayerse to his OPTIONS and previous votes.
We admit that II does not erdctly look
reasonable that he should but he did 50
record his vote. whether in earnest or not.
we are unable to say, but y does look as
If no were in earnest when he would not
take $500 for the vote, for we hardly
think the Jest was worth 90 much, and il
does not seem probable that = Legislator,
las old as Mr.. Chapman, would trent 80
important q measure q measure advocated
BY the Advocate) in 90 light . manner
The Advocate is OF the opinion that "Mr.
G. deserves more credit for his burlesque
vote than MIR McC utchcn. who declined
voting for the widow and orphan clause"
III reference to this We can say, that At
the time the vote was taken upon this
question, Mi. McCntchen was out; but
that 90 far from declining to vote. the
next day he asked, aud obtained leave, and
did sccoyz his vote for the measure.
aOrr, NO, HE NEVER MENTIONS rr.-Our
neighbor Of the Advocate forgot to let its
readers know who was elected Mayor Of
the city OF New Orleans, at the election