The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-07
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T11E MAYONA1slT'T.
On Saturday next in pursuance :

paper, there is to be a Democratic
l Anti-Know-N othing meeting, at tb,
: old Presbyterian Church, for the pur
pose Of nominating candidates for the
Offices Of Mayor. City Constable, etc
Democrat as we are, we feel interes
ted in this matter, and as the press is
expected to foreshadow public opin-
ion, we desire to make few sugg.
estions to the meeting, on our own &C.
count, and we do this, not for the love
we bear any particular Cmsar in the
political arena who may be aspiring
to the royal purple, but for the IN
adulterated love we have Tor " Rome, +"
herself. II must be borne in mind by
the sovereigns who 60 up to the old
Church on the above named occas-
sion, that the Legislature in General
Assembly convened, is now laboring
over Charter for the city, which
when II passes) is to throw additional
power into tie hands Of the Chief
Magistrate Of the city ! for this reason
it is manifestly important that good
and sufficient man shonld be named--
one acquainted will, tie laws, ancient
as well AS modern; deal az we'll ~
living point Of fact ono who is
familiar with the Georges, the Pan
dicsJhe laws Of the Meads and Per
slams, Taci'us, Quintilliau, Coke, Chitty,
blackstone, and other learned Philis.
tines, who have from time TO time.
amused themselves by writing books
on this amusing subject We desire
to see the next Mayor Of the City, a
gentlemen. who, to the knowledge of
law and languages, brings the grey
hairs of age'and experience-some one,
who mayrornmand the respect and
attention in p Mayors Court, 80 diff
cult tc arrive at, from the fact that il |
is a court from which suspensive ap- |
peal may be taken. We desire also.
to see man 10 the chair who il. in
favor Of all proper internal improve
ments fur the public veal Such a
one we do not hesitate to pronounce
William On, ESQ, who is now req.
uIar'y before the party, with more
claims to favorable consideration than
any other man, who can be started.
The party must not forget, in canvass
ing the claims Of aspirants, that Mr..
Gil, was capolier|y treated by it, on q
former occasion, and If morit--suchI
rs we have named, coupled, with
desire to do strict justice in all mat.
Fers, is n recommendation, WILLIAM
Git, ESQ, is the man who will
receive the nomination. As the
regular nomnee Of the party, it
would afford us more pleasure to vote |
or Mr.. Gil, thsh any other man who
'ould be named. The question then,
o settle ia, shall Mr.. Gil, be the next I
thief Magistrate. Of the city No {
me can have the audacity to deny,
hat the Anti-Know Nothing meeting a
o convene at the time and place :
forosaid, has it in its power to answer e
his question definitely t
MunpER,--The Vicksburg Wing, +
earns that on the 10Th ult., G. G.
'owpbury, editor and proprietor of S
be Kosciusko (Miss) Chronicle, was
hot and killed in that place. A cor
gives the circumstances as r
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Lonsbury was shot while ascending 2
he steps to the tavern to get his sup o
or, and without any previous warn. ii
'gs whatever, by one Richard W. c.
'ayne, seventy-tbree small shotSaking I
fleet in his riaht side ranninn from o