Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-24


1Ania6s wkssi-thas thsy belong soss psrly
vhsss psssa rneste has svss bssn, ",siseiStrs,
~ Mts.S and will, consequently, support with
snanimisy md differentiation, the sandidstss put
forward 70 sustain snd ssfosss those prineiplas--
Ny insslllgenes, f6sn various ssetisue q shs
Stats, lssds NO u " Down Loassiana = svsasn
fOs Scott. ihsps ! AfSayiess s,s equally fsvs-
fsbls. W f + "
by Che way, W have ! /" tel,er' here 10 New
Orleans, Sam. q. Esid, j.. Esq, BY name. He
Published . long address In the Courier, the other
day, addressed - everybody, and "shs rest Of
mankindn |. he's been the theme Of universal
laughter and ridieule smongstAe bays and The
presentation u IN appropriate nsdal, made oat
Of the finest and most durable Of leathsf, WITH
suitable devices and inscriptions ATTACHED TO q
yard Of green ribbon, 10 seriously contemplated
But, 10 spsak grsvely, We Ill feel happier since
Sam has |. n Us. He wss always In the way,
and never did any good. We wish The Democrats
joy Of the acquisition. Sam ID a good, clever fsl-
low, In q social way but - far ~ influence, Of
any kind, IL eosesrnsd, he IL sstaher and more i'm.
potent than the fellow who became 10 very
wsaA that he couldn't raise . ten dollar bili'-
This Is the truth, unadornsd.
In this connection IT IL sprepos 10 mention an
acquisition Of the Whigs Hon. Jane, 4. Belssr,
Of Montgomery, Alabau,s, one Of the most popu.
lar and talented Democrats. In that State, has
syowed himselfin faver Of the election Of Scott
and Graham. Such an acquisition IL worth
speaking Of. ~
In regard to the political speculations contain.
cd In my lest, l have nothing to change If
wsrs 10 add anything, | would say that Old Cha.
pultepee's prospects grow morssbfilliant with the
passage Of each succsi sive dsy. We may and
probably viii, lose Georgia, but with that single.
exception bslisve Gen. Scott will carry every
other southern State that Gen. Taylor carried,
with \ possibility Of winning Virginia, and . first
rate chance for Missouri. In Virgins, the cor
ruption and proaigacy Of many Of the leading
Democrats, have made thousands Of that party
disgusssd with the very nsYpsI5 and In Missouri.
the Bsnton snd n.i-Hsntou factions are fighting
each other with the ferody y of tigers which
must rebound to tbs adysntsse Of the Wings.
The gloomy prospects Of eu. opponents are
pretty well evidenced BY the bitterness which
many Of ihsmdisplay towards Gen. seott. Atths
commencement Of the canvass they treated the
old hero t~olerably we'll; bu, d. the shades Of ire
rasdisble defeat gatherdarkly and thiekly sroand
them, the malsvolsnes Of some Of the leaders
breaks forth irrsprsssibly, regardless Of the die
tatss Of policy or discretion. 1 have the phila-
dolphin Pennsylvania before me-, In which Gen.
Scott 10 charged both with eowarxtes and snbes.
Ring the money Belonging 10 his soldiers Fouler
charges never disgraesd the pen or HIP Of mortal
man, o. will their authors find out, when the
people east their votes. Al q public meeting in
This city, during the Mexican war, according to
the DsltaJ some malignant adventufer proclaim.
I'd that hs was prepared to prove Winfield Scott a
coward A prscipitats retreat only saved him
from the sfsess Of the popular wrath he had OK.
cited. The excitement was intense. Maj. Mount
fort d personal enemy Of the General, but IN
honorable mani assembled the ~rcstrurn, and Apoke
~ follows. /, !" +,
Fellow. citizens~-l am NO personal friend of
Wiuhsld Scott. | hsvn't spoken TO him for twen-
" years; we quarrelled and separated. But. I'll
ssy 20 any ,nan Who daFes 10 charge him with
cowardicr, that In his foul throat he LIss--he
uttsrs the big1s st lie that ever passed mortal lips.
/. myself, saw aim at Fort George, amid 4 lem
pest of hre, the crushing and falling Of stones,
thinkers, and other objects, produced by, The ex.
plesion Of the magazine. ! saw him, then and
there, tear down the Httish nag. | have seen
him, too, on other occasions, when he was ever
In the thickess Of the batt1e-where none but a
brave man would BE- found"
You will agree with me that such assaults are
disgracsful to American journalism and to the
American character. They will help our cause
and our candidate; ye, I should have much pre-
ferred that the canvass should have been conducts
ed on high and honorable grounds. But ~ we
can't help 4, we must fain submit.
The Democrats hereabouts, a. well as In the
North, have persuaded themselves that Daniel
Webster will consent to run for the Presiden y as
an Independent candidate. Hence they are in
great glee. Blu. their enjoyment is destined to be
short.lived. Mr.. Webster will not rs4s under any
circumstances At all likely to arise. This you
may RELY upon. Ny information il good, eones
direct, and 10 to the point. RI
The sale Of our millions Of bonds, a little
above par, ~ you will have seen from the papers,
has made Us all somewhat jubiiant, The credit
Of New Orleans aaops parl The phrase sounds
strangely, but il j. true - Gospel. With restos.
cd credit, and our two railroads. the future Of the
Crescent must Be- onward and upward.
We have had two affairs Of honor lately, be-
tween gentlemen contacted with the Press. No.
came Of across the Lake, last Saturday, ! believe.
Weapons, riAss-distanes, thirty paces-shoss,
three--nobody hit. No. 2 occurred on Tuesday,
I understand. somewhere in the vicinity Of JEFF
ferson City, also between members Of the edito-
rial corps. Weapons, double.barrelled shot guns,
loaded with ball-distance, thirty ~paccs-shots,
two-hit, nobody. 1t is rumored, also, that a
little private affair took place on Metsifie Ridge,
q few days since, whereat powder was burnt, but
no blood shed. Weapons, doublesbarrels. So
you win perceive, that the hest Of the season ia
not without its usual effects. The number Of
!. smiless,n " sm.shes,n . sling" 'seocktails,' f.ju-
leps,n. cobblers,n and as.raight-outs' taken or
consumed, on these interesting occasions, iscon-
iceded to Be beyond the power Of the multiplica-
ticn table {, compute.
We have delightful showers Of rain every day.
The city remains, generally. very healthy. I
hear Oft case Of cholera now and then, but noth-
ing resembling an epidemic.
But l will break Of. II you are not tired Of
me, / am tired Of writing. So, an vepoir.
- MORE ANON.
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f 4 DISTINGUISHED AcQuisITIoN.--For the
benefit Of our Democratic friends who are