Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10


bright mud glorious deeds as Winfield
Scott. Point out II living man who ilas
done one 1.-THE Of the good to this nattofi
that he llas done. Show MI q man, lily
ing or dead, with the exception oil WASH.
inulon, who has earned 70 fair n title 70
the gratitude and support Of his country
fner. Il cannot be- done. He stands on
d pinnacle Of fame too exalted Tor ordinary
comparison, and If the nm reward he
extended 10 him which has been votiul,-
safed to three American Generals, within
the last quarter of a century, he will go
into the Presidential office witt, u majority
unparalleled IN the record Of elections.
Ard why should lie mott Can a good
opposing reason be fonnd7 No. He has
done too much for the United Suites TO
be cast aside In his old age, even were
our people ungrateful, which they are not.
His fame Is as ull.pervading as II Is brill
liant. The world knows IL by heart
With d pen Of steel his nane bns been
engraved Oh the iron tablets Of history In
glorious characters. The bleak shores Of
the Northern Lakes witnessed his noble
achievements, aud saw the lion.banner OF
England trail In the dust before the con-
quefing a,nis and stripes. The warm stn
Of the tropics sbone Of n series Of deeds
from Vera Cruz to the city. Of Mexico,
which for btilliancy and magnifcene have
never been equalied, much less surpassed.
Bnt enough Of this, for the present.
Tile Wing National Convention took
ground in favor Of River and Harbor I'm.
provements. The Democratic Conven-
ton took the opposite position, md
M sers Pierce and King have been invet.
crate in their opposition. Gen. Pierce is
known to be against river improvements.
ogainst harbor improvements, aud against
all projects to mid In the construction Of
railroads. How Soutlier or Western PEG.
pie can vote for such men, and sustain
such a platform, under such circumstances,
is extremely difficult TO imagine.
Many Of our friends are lubilant over
the brillianey Of our political future. New
York and Pennsylvania are set down "a
| certain for Gen. Scott. ] have no doubt
"old Lundy's Lane" will carry those
States by overwhelming mujorities. III
Georgia and Massachusetts some Of the
Wings are not yet out Of the Dumps
but will be very apt to &" get right whei
the battle wakes animated and the slogal
Of conflict peals its inspiring strains lpot
the air. In Kentucky, Tennessee, Nortl
Carolina, Virginia. In fact almost ever
where the nominations have been received
with much favor, and in many places
with joyous enthusiasm.
The city Is very dull. Nearly every
body who can leave, has left. The wa
tering places across the Lake, and ever,
point Of resort, convenient OF access. or
~tbronged TO OVERLOOKING. Notwiihstand
ing the great number Of absentees tn
work Of improvement Is steadily progress
ing. Stately ediices, ine residences, an
extensive repairs are going OH IN ever
direction. There Is more Improvement i
New Orleans, this reason. now in pre-
gress, than has been known for the pa,
half.dozen years. This IL directly traces
BILE to tile connection in every mans min
that our great railroads will be built, ali
that New Orleans will soon assume he
proper place among the commercial mart
of earth. The ST. Charles towers Il
grandly, and is fast approaching compl'
ton. It will be, when finished, the mo
magnificent hotel structure in the Unite
States. There are between five and 81
hundred persons at present employed npc
!, it. The lessee thinks he will be able
open it in December ext
You have the Conuention with you,
hope they will show themselves more SCI
sible tl,nn their predecessors. Howeve
they cunt do worse, that's one consoi
ton. If ihoy will give Us a simple. plai
: practical Constitution, they will earn Il
everlasting gratitude Of their constituent
! But I fear | am growing tedious.
MORE ANON.
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