New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-07
Letter from Baton Rouge


TUE CONTESTED EIECrToN--LARGE FiRE-REMov-
AL OF THE SEAT OF COY ERNMENr
Correspondence of tbt Crescent.
Baron RoUGr, January 1858
photographed you yesterday that the here had
been recouuted and that Duncan and Bailey the whig
candidates for the Legislature elected There has
been curious piece of work about this affair which does
rebound much the praise of the parties concerned
While the ballots being counted several persons who
keeping tally noticed mistake Of one which was
mentioned at the time TO the Commissioners. The Com
missioner who calling the replied that vote
would make difference and if it did, the vote could be
counted Next morning when the tic was discovered
they requested to have recount. This the two
democrats refused while the whg willing.
election was oreedhe democrats dropping their
men who was badly beaten, and the wings putting on;
again their former candidates In the meantime
amus applied for to the District Judge directing the
Commissioners to recount the votes which refused
Finding that justice denied them in all quarters the
wings determined to throw themselves back upon the
honesty of the community knowing that the people among
whom they live would countenance such barefacel
robbery their rights As there has been good deal of
excitement upon the subject committee of three dem
ocras and three wings examined the box yesterday and
after rigid scrutiny Duncan found to hive one
iory and Bailey two,
This will not hinder the election coming oil on Tuesday
next but great many the friends of tho democratic
candidates have advised them already to withdraw, and
host of them are pledged to either not vote at all
to vote fg the wings that under any circumstances
Duncan and Bailey will represent US in the next Lcgsla
turr.
We were visited with another fire last ughtsome hf
teen or twenty thousand dollars worth Of property being
DESTROYED With one two exceptions. all the buildings
were OF wood For while there every prospect Of
general eouaagaaton several houses being fire at the
same time: but the wind changing have Il few houses
left to accommodate the members of the Legislature.
The good people here have been somewhat alarmed for
a few days back on account Of having reached
them that the seat Of Government would be removed al
the uext session Of the Legislature This is sort Of reg
uar epidemic which seLes upon citizens every time
the Scion, Of the State gathering together As it Is
exported that the Governor elect approves Of such
it is thought that the disease malignant
form than it has done heretofore think they rest
Easy The Legislature will have many important things
get through with without wasting their time upon such
IN experiment There great fear about the city
npnt and the fact that it hard to get candidates
here is urged as a reason why the city would want it re.
moved But they leave out Of sight another fact equally
trong in their frvorthat the city eR be represented
NJ here and that while residence hers prevents oj-
vent of either party from accepting Office, it gives
great chance to the econdrates, who will suffer- any
ort of martyrIom for ephemcrl Hon" b.are their
ames and who hare an abiding confidence in their owu
apacity and no aversion to the PER dag. Yours etc.
Comm.