Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-29

a NEsDAY Nlunr.--4Thc wife.wofkcrs OF III
DcHccrniic party being over nsious 70
the spoils Of Office. aud failing 10 end u
their own caucus. that uitaAiihity 81 sonii
e meni, with regard to the election Of al y
8. Seuator to snpercsds Mr.. BryJAmis
! which tl.ey coatd lmsssexTentsS soayh
e to create such a feeling ny forcing the bet
. Tee thinking Democrats ia the Legislmnr
z TO kfiuckle to n public expression Of III,
e opinion: Of the Democrats Of East Bato,
i Rouge. To this end, n Democratic
Meeting was held Oh the eveaing Of Las,
, Wednesday, haviae, TO them, the very de
D t,atable question, : Stall there be an cleo
. tiodi for n Se.ntor Of the United States, ia
the room Of General Downs, whose tern
Of office expires on the 4th Of March
, nextr
1t is very generally understood that the
eloquence Of Hon. SEru Barron was
thought would prove beneficial aud conv,n.
clug TO those suspectiug Democrats who
had their doubts about the propi.eiy of
such a proceeding, that now was ".lie
time to leap How far Col. Barton SUIT
ceeded, we are unable to say.
But il we take the 1dcocate as author.
ity, he certainly lost sight Of the original
question, mud got OH to the Legislature Of
1916. Contending as we DO, aud as the
Adcocate asserts, that the question was
not whether Mr.. Benjansta should tie
superseded, but achefher a Senator shoaM
be elected ~ the room Of Gent Dozens.
We think the Extta dduocatc might
have given his re~asoning--but Of course
the matter is all fixed IN the editors MUD.
We do not think the Adrocate'x edito.
rial aud ;l,e published object OF the meeting
perfectly agree--,lle question under con
sidetaliou, expressly denies that ali cleo
ton of y. s. Senator had been made at all
while the organ holds the following lai.
guage The election Of J. 2. BENJAMIN
is null aud void aud it is the night aud
the duty OF the Legislature, now sitting
at this place, to elect a successor to Soto.
MON w. Dowks, whose term OF ~service,
as Senator OF the United States from this
State. closes on tile 9TH Of March next. "
Here isu direct contraveutioa the q1es.
ton under consideration TO all in,ents aud
purposes was, whether Louisiana should
be represented IN the u. s. Senate. by
more tl,aa orc Sctator ,vl,ile4.lIe ht1uos
cate aud Col. Barron digressed from the
subjec, and strove to prove the election oil
Hon. ]. 2. BENJAMIN "nuI'. void aud o.:
no effect"
A. the winding up OF the meeting a reso-
luton was unanimously passed denying
that any legal election Of U. s. Senator
has been made, and ia the snme breath
urges the Legis allure ian i%ronical designa.
ton for democracy TO proceed to the cleo
ton Of n Z. S. Senator according 10 the
requirements OF the "pyeseat CoAstitH.
If there had been no " Legal cleo.
made. we cannot see The necessity OF
particularly designating The present Con
st,tution" as the proper rule for proceeding
is generally supposed that every act OF
he General Assembly since the adoption
Of tie "present Constitution" is made in
to its provisions. Hence "le-
gal election" aud present Constitution"
each other n nulity.
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To- BY telegraph we learn that Billy
3owlegs aud the Semiroies under him IN
have declared wal against the
Jnited States. 4,
Troops are being raised ia Florida by I
volunteer enlistment. Gen. johnson. an. !
by the Legislature, will take the :
Command. 4,
IMPORTANT FROM MExlco-FLrGHT OF I
ZEN. ARisrA.-The Diayo de Ia Mayiaa f,
Havana has received dates from Vera !
Cruz to the 18th inst. The news is Of the i
Importance. The r~evolutiouisis t
ave triumpl,ed and Gen. Arista has re. 4
igued the Presidency and left the city Of "
Gen. Minon has been routed by :;
zen. Uraga.
The N. O. P,cayune translates the G
articnIars which our space this week will
o, admit.
UOur friends A. MoNrAN & Bro. :.
a very excellent article OF fresh to-
'attoes put up in tin ca,s, Theoretically "
'aled, to their patrons at very reasonable L
rices. To those who have not tried this u
we can say they possess the same
as when inst plucked from the bush. "
of the legislature. r
MONDAY. January "a. 1858.
SENATE.-TtIe Senate m-t pursuant to .
ljonrnment-Hon. j. B. piaucle presi- =
la
The Hon. w. w. Farmer, Lieutenant
overnor. aud ex-nf1icio. President OF The 4
,nate, was introduced. aud after a few =
'pfopriate and happy remarks. took his /,
at.
rile Senate then adjourned 10 the House, =
! the purpose Of going into i,in, Assem- 3,
Y, for the election of a State Printer. :
ID counting The vot $ given at The late !
ate elections for Attorney General. Sec s.