Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-31
Correspondence Of The Gazette.
.Nrw ORLEANS. July 20. 1862,

invaluable class Of citizens, known, designated
and should bel honored, in this community, a
the Can't-ge.4away.CIub.n Without the "Can't.
getaways" New Orleans would soon 20 10 the
dogs. We stay here all uminer put out fires
protect property, keep the wheels of bushes,
oiled for the fall and winter season, raise a breeze
now and then, just to illustrate the truth Of sau
Pateh's maxim, that sseme things can be done
es well AZ othersji' besides performing, all ant
singular, various other important functions & Too
tedious TO MENTION" Yet, notwithstanding al
these claims upon the respectful consideration
there are individuals wLo return after a summers
absence at the North--after s,nf. ing 1t at New
port, cobb rising at Saratoga, and partaking Of
the aroma of the mint, compounded with inspir-
ing juice distilled from luscious peaches. for which
the Old Dominion is go faf,ous- and say that we
did not stay here from pure and patriotic mo.
tives, such as / have enumerated, but that We
remained for the simple reason that we could no,
get away What ought to be dore with such
fellowsf They ought TO be punished severely.
In regard 10 them, / should like to revive the old
law the greater the truth, the greater the II.
bel,n for there IL altogether loo much truth in
their impertinens eompsrisonsl A word private.
" with you friend WiNrRss. the fact IL, the
Club would be remarkably small during tho sum.
mer solstiee, were 1t not for the epidelnical pres.
sure in the mensy market, which always pre-.
walls through the hot season. But say nothing
about this. We term staying patrioiisn, when it
IL actually caused by nothing else but an absence
Of the root Of all evil.n
The papers informed you, last week, of the
nsurderous ARRAY and foul brusalities committed
ut McDennells coffee. house. One Of the parties,
Capt. Weymouth, has since died. The other,
Mr.. Green, IL rapidly recovering. This ARRAY
caused much feeling in the eity---a feeling that
every rowdy In 1t knew 1t would be- dangerous
10 tfiHe with-~for there was California Justice
spoken Of, broadly and Enthusiastically, In hume.
rcus quarters. The object of the scoundrels was
evidently robbery. One Of the gentlemen had
been imprudent enough to expose $500 In sigh.
Of Thompson and Cunningham. Every one who
knows these two wretches feels convinced that
they would not scr,pls ct the commission Of one
hundred murders TO obtain such a slim. The evi.
dencs against them Is very streng. / hope it
will be sufficient TO enable q jury TO ccayict Tor
there IL no doubt Of their guilt, even II 1t be found
impossible to legally prove them 10. II the tech
n~icalitiss Of the law save them, they had best put
= long distance between the and this city, 40
A. steam will enable them 80 10 do. The
Bulletin, Of Friday, had a strong and forcibls arti.
on rdfianism generally, and the inefHeieney
Of our police In particular, which was universally
was much amused at your description Of 4
" Scene in the Convention which followed the
r~eioinder Of Randall Hunt TO the attack Of tho
: handsome member from jefferson. / hope
II. did not entirely annihilate him, although
In an intellectual passage at arms he could do 10
any considerable effort. But in bis at
at obtaining distinction the worthy gentle.
man from Jefferson is following illustrious De.
examples. r. J. Walker, afterwards
Folks Secretary Of the Tiessury) never obs
aimed any national reputation until, by repeated
he induced Henry Clay to notice him
ropsed the old lion, and terrible was the rstri-
button. Not q vesiige of his positions, argu-
nents, or illustrations, was left. He was over
whelmcd-crushed. But he had gained his OBJ
Jet Henry Clay had noticed him, and his name
became known thereby throughout the Union
,oul6, too, attracted the attention ofthe old states. |
Of Kentucky during the tendency Of the /
Compromise measures, and, notwithstanding his
lamiliating overthrow, won q reputation with |
he country at large he had never possessed be-
ore. II was = high distinction for such men TO
'e demolished by Henry Clay. Therefore, It IL
'ot wonderful that the member from Jefferson
hould follow such distinguished examples. He
no doubt, by the .ressing he received at the
lands OF Mr.. Hunt, obtained a larger publicity
han before. is4{ s
Nothing, Of any absorbing interest, seems STIR
In the political world, 50 far as this metro
'olis, At least, il concerned. Fact is, the weather
too hot to do much Of anything, save discussing
sed lemonades, with--Me pyiriege-a privilege
taken advantage Of, lik, many tnre.
essary things, in this land Of unrestricted free
ON. This ID an " immense country, with or
~cnions,n as a renowned hotel-keerer used
. say Of his beef steak--immense In il iuleps:
',nssnse in Its extent, immense In its towering
fountains, immense in its vast prairies, immense
its varied and valuable productions, agricuiu-
ii and mineral, immense in its lakes, immense
it's rivers, immense in it's cold, immense in its
immense in its weight among the nations,
immense in its capacity 10 do good, sublimely
immense in it, glorious future, immense IN its
avail power, immense in its land power, inn
,ense 10 ito steamboat explosions, surprising, al
does ID this particular, all civilized countries,
in some Of the grandest statesmen that
yer adorned the coronet Of a people, immense in
ae mightiest generals who ever wreathed q ma
on's flag with the eternal flowers OF victory,
in the aspirations Of its people for uni
erssl freedom, religious and civil, immense in
. Ba,combs, immense in its small beer poljti.
ians, immense in it, humbugs, immense in its
res, immense in its overlows, immense. super.
in it, beautiful women. whore love is
whose chsste kiss elysium and whose
eyoted. conpanionship along. LIES pathway
,akes earth . paradise. and pretty good for
old bachelor, isn't i'll home an Eden,
there blooming cherubs dance away the glow
is hours, making the very air redolent with
y, immense in it colleges and academies, inn
lense in it, common school system, immense il
things-haA in nothing. So ends this i-nnuemse
aragrsphsMr. Editor, with a sincere wish that
% and yours may enjoy health and prosperity,
j ell future time, i~gpnenseiy. sHs
Senator Jones, Of Tennessee, alean jimmy
he used to be called, after attending the re-
Of the iIlrntrious Clay to their last resting
lace in the Lexington Cemetery, made q lying