The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-12-12
RE President Message.


massage 10 Congress. We only regret that
We could not give the document entire, for
there IL not . sentsncA in it bat bfeaths
the puress patriotism, eouchcd In the most
agreeable and eloquent language.
n futs 10 rest several vexed questions
which during TIE isitriss u Ccnsreas hive.
furnished food for the Politicians. and copy
for the newspaper publishers. II is not TO
be wondered at that gre' nation ofnews-
papers and remarkable men, las Cau z'e.
wit say.) should be tickled into a furious
exci.emeh. about tribes.
The mammoth newspaper in the city Ia
boss and groans for it, daily twenty
columns Of original matter, and II il not a'
oil surprising that chat should occasionally
get into TIE mill. The country edition is
but On echo Of the city, thus thought acts
upon thoushs-echo upon echo, and people
who do nothing but read papers, and talk
politics are kept IN = continual hubbub Of
It is astonishing how cody and disposition.
ately the President in his message disposes
Of the fishery question" to an amicable
sdiustment-how the obstacles in The way
TO the ship cana. across the lsthmus Is dis
po.ed of-the expedition TO Japan is rob.
bed Of ito mystery-the exports and i'm
ports computed in few words--with sab
stantial and Wholesome reflections tor the
benefit of our commerce. All thcse matters
that have made so many newspaper Para
graphs are condemned into . few words,
robbed Of all tuperfuites, and deductions o!
wisdom ard sound Policy given in s'rit
Of thep,rest patriotism,
Inc closing paragraph Of the message IS
a death blow to Fil,abusterism, ard CON
tains Wholesome reflection for those who
would extend the area Of liberty" at the
cost Of freedom itself.
With regard TO the Spanish authorities
in Cuba, We did moi know before that thu
Captain General was SO unImrortant in
mower and authority from his sovereign
Such oeins the case, WE think that We
should call him to account for inh osp,table
and childish acts. whereby our citizens are
made to suffer.
The C.ocx OF Sr. JosErH s-On yes
terday morning our old friend in the steepe
Of St. Josephs swoke and commenced stink
Ing. W.. know not what could have ln'
Nuenced him 10 this procee ding 1t has
: been year ago since he pard of his hands
wound up his affairs and hid his face in
shame for the psrsimony Of tie town. We
lad thought that he would never run a.aln
and carry Il time for us, in the peculiar
method Of quarters and half quarters fol
which he is celebrated. When he awoke
Yesterday morning and struk four quarters
out Of existence, what a crowd Of pleasant
reminescenses he brought with him! Alas!
the year il now gone; and must we not
cay that he has come in order to celebrate
the birth Of the christian world,
"Some say that ever against that day
| Wherein our Saviours birth is ce'e biated
Clocks 20 without being ound.
"No shirts walk or ghosts have power &c
| charm,
| So gracious and so ha|lowed is the time.
|
~Certainly honors are very cheap
in this Great aud 0loriou. and Grow.
ing Country. All kind. Of mounte
banks and sword swallowers arc cal
ed professors all the le,rning neces-
sary to get the title Of NJ. d.. is t'
know how to bleed and the title o
Bishop is given to any man who Car