Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914.
The War With Mexico.

low Orleans anu I lc4oShf -,
,uch concerned Herewith. James NJ ro'h was !,
1ected president in 184A and it was largely va [
,ho Tovas issue, which involved the aeSlie ~ I
~. aort r. annex Texas, while in the North 1he {
,anan.nts Of slavery were violently opposed 70
Itp .oo,isition of any more territory where
l.vorv wight be developed, as was expected W
49, .oaa in Texas. Even those OF our reao-
!, +h;a narish who are not familiar WIN lhe
f.o+s NAV have heard of the important part Una.
onr parish took in those events. me e'ecuon
lanes K. Polk was determined by the so.e ~
louisiana. Owing to the large sugar nllelea ~
- 4h;e atate and the necessity forlts proteeuoh'
: o,,;s,ana was generally q Wing state ana the
doctrine Of protection to American industries 50
aornestly urged and taught by Henry Gay gave
him that Great popularity that resulted IN ehe
nl.c;no Of his statue in Canal Street, Ne" VI
leans. whence it was removed some yeai0 '"e
Il it's present location in Lafayetse Square.
louisiana became the turning point IN iasol
80 T.mes K. Polk, the Democratic nominee M
1oAA and John Sldeil was one Of his most ear
nest supporters. At that time electors Il. nouN
lana required some property quail'ca'loA w
tho editor Of this journal has now in his posses
.;on an old deed for some property down IN the
ssamarsh near Fort St. Philip which was un'
doubtedly made as the real estate qual'llca''oA
Of some voter, or voters, who would Vo'e ,ioll
+bat noint. In our courthouse there IS one doom
containing about a thousand deeds OF a similar
character, all printed in a dininutive form ~
order to convey these necessary lanoeo qua'lN-
cations. The writer now owns one snali pe'e
a auamn land that was conveyed at about tnat
TINA Is 2s8 persons and thus gave a suIncient
property qualification tqfsenable Mr. Sl,aei WIN -
his steamboat load Of Svoters'tc $50 uo"n ~
Mississippi river and secure a great vote ioi
James K. Polk that carried the faf'sh =,
plaouomincs for Polk and incidentally carried
thu state Of Louisiana, which depended upon tie
rlre of the Parish Of Plaqselaines, also TOT
.Ia,aea K. Polk and made him president Of Inc
Uri1,d States, The parish then received ana
has since retained the title Of the Empire
parish. . sometimes given in Jest and some
times because the users OF the term hasc ~
knowledge Of it's origin.
With tbs subsequent acquisition OF texas
and the increased strength Of the South anu
sr;th the increasing carnestness Of the aDoht-
ionists in their endeavors to extlrpate slavery,
the Mexican war Of that time was q natter y
oreat interest. The final result was rhe annex
alton Of California, the election OF Genera
Tayior to the presidency IN lS4S and the wing
nomination for the presidency Of General WIN
felds Scott in 1852, who was defeated by frank
lin Pierce.
with an interim Of nearly seventy years tn
relations Of the United States and Mexico nav
become wonderfully changed. During the CIV
war. with the aid Of Louis Napoleon the EN-
neror Macmillan established an empire IN NE
leo, which crurnbled away at the end Of IN
civil war and with the Mexican republic ono
then established, largely BY the direct and II
direct owe Of the United States, Mexico ma
nrosnered wonderfully and enormous amount
ii American capital have been invested WITH
tbe limits Of the Mexican republic and IT IS oni
now as our readers know, that with the rece'
ovprthrowo Of porfirio Diaz there has come upt
that urhaupv republic a series Of disasters tn
cannot be otherwise than disheartenlng 20 eve
patriotic man in this country or in Mexico.
i evident that President Wilson deeply deplor
no conditions that environ Mexico and the q
6culties that have arisen between Mexico q
our own country. which by our last advices :.
NAV be possible to arrange through the nnedl
ton e Brazil, Argentina and Chile, the tni
great South American republics, whose x X
oFces Of mediation we understand have De
accepted by the Mexican dictator huerta' 9
suggested by President Wilson. It IS the e
nest hope we believe Of all rejecting PEG
that the war clouds may blow over and that
shan not have the dire disaster in Mexico :
With ourselves such as comes with war and
Us an earnestly hope that such relief may COZ
on the other hand, should war with Me,
now result, as many persons think very pr
able. louisiana may be depended upon to
her mart and the young men OF the entire C
try seem to be hailing with pleasure the OPT
unity to them that would come in such 9
TAD Is secure military pr~eferment and cons
uitv ssu lchh IS would come 70 the conquerors
&&kJ y - 4. .ra~ Tho eanteTU dlSp2t