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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-12
C H A r L + r.
OF THE
Baton Rouge 4 Clinton Plank Road Co

WE the undersigned agree to form our
selves into corporation, under the laws OF
the State Of Louisiana, as particularly set
forth in an act entitled an .Qct for lie 0gan-
isation Of corporations for scorks Of public
Improvement and utauy''-a copy Of which
is hereinto annexed, for the purpose Of con-
structing Plank Road from the city of
Baton Rouge, in the Parish of East Baton
Rouge, to the town Of Clinton. in the Parish
OF East Felicians, and from thence along
the most eligable rout to point that will
connect the town Of Liberty in Amite Co.,
State Of Mississippi, and for that purpose
we have formed the annexed charter, and
have signed the same, and have added to
our signature statement Of the lumber OF
shares and the amount Of our subscriptions
to said Company
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-12
Notice
Sixth Judicial District Court-Parish of
East Baton Rouge Clerks Office.

VIZ HEREAS Mrs Jane Williams widow
w and administrative of the Estate of
her decd. husband William Williams late of
said Parish has fled in the office of the I'M
dersigned Clerk of said Court an account Of
her administration of the Estate of said
decd
Notice is hereby given to all persons in
terested to show cause within ten DAYS from
the first publication of this notice, why the
said account should not be approved, homo
LOCATED and made the Judgement of said
Court M. MORENO,
Sept 9, 3ts. Clerk.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-12
CHARTER or THE COMPANY.

the "BatOn NOuge and Clinton Flank Road
Company and its domicile is fixed in the
the city Of Baton Rouge.
end The said corporation is established
for the purpose OF constructing working.
and maintaining plank road from Baton
Rouge to Clinton Louisiana, and from thence
hereafter TO be continued to Liberty in
Amite County, State Of Mississippi, should
a company be formed in Amite County to
connect at the State line.
Ord The capital stock Of the Company
IS fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars,
divided into four thousand shares at twenty
five dollars each. A payment Of five per
cent on the amount of each share shall be
made, within thirty days after the election
of the first Board Of Directors The subse-
quent payment shall be made in such sums
and at such periods as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors. Provided "That no
call shall be made, for greater amount than
ten per cent, at one time, and that sixty
days notice Of each call shall be given, by
publication in one newspaper published in
Baton Rouge which shall be known to the
stockholders as the official paper Of the
Company, and in one newspaper published
at Clinton.
4th. The said corporation, shall 20 into
operation and be organized, so soon as
shares Of stock to the amount Of Thirty
Thousand Dollars shall have been sub
scrbed.
9Th The business Of the corporation shall
be conducted at its domicil, ia the city OF
Baton Rouge by Board composed OF seven
Directors, who shall be stockholders The
Directors shall elect one of their body as
President Of the Company, at their first
meeting after their election. A quroum to
transact business shall consist of at least
three members and the President, or any
four members Of the Board At all elections
by the stockholders, and at all their meet
ings each share shall be entitled to one vote.
Votes may be given in person or by PROXY.
The President Of the Company is the officer
designated US the one on whom lega! service
Of ali process or citation against the Com
pany may be made, and the company agree
to be bound, by service Of process or cita-
ton, whether made on the President in
person, or 10 his address, a! the Office OF the
company in the hands Of any Of its officers
9Th. The first Board Of Directors 81 all
he chosen as soon as the list of subscription
shall be closed. This election shall be held
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-12

MAC l. MAC TOBACCO-1O boxc
lNl Just received and for sale low, by
lnne ie, Y JOSHUA BE.3L.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-12

BACON, SIDES, SHOULDERS and
ID HAMS. for sale by JOSHUA BEAL,
I'ne IL. y. opposite Harvey House.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Harmony.

Cur Democratic friends declare that no two
Wings, whose sentiments do not perfectly accord
on all Subjects can act in unison without evil
denoing the most fragrant disregard of principle;
and many of own party appear verdant
enough to credit their sincerity.
"X.," who plays Dromio of Ephesus in the
Baltimore Sun, is very sympathizing and ten
der-conscienced on this subject, and gives the
most prayerful attention to every move made by
the faithful among his whilom Wing confreres.
But in his letter this morning he thus discourseth
with respect to his present fraternity:
"The Constitutional Union Democrats of Geor-
gia will proceed in large numbers to Baltimore,
and will no doubt be admitted with the State
Rights Democrats, to seats in the convention.
They claim to represent the Democracy of Lump
kins and Cobbs districts, two thoroughly Dem
ocratic districts in the State, furnishing usually
majority of from nine to eleven thousand. Two
sets of delegates will also come from Mississippi
After the precedents furnished by the admission
of the Mecklenburg and Wolf delegates from
Pennsylvania, in 1850, and the admission of the
Barnburner and Hunker delegates from New
York, in 1848, | do not see how any other rule
can be adopted"
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21

AZ
The Alexandria Age, spirited and energeuc
Democratic paper recently established at Alex
andria, Va, in publishing communication In
which Eastern Virginia is admonished that the
West is inmcal to slavery, makes the followingre-
marks:
"Not only in the northwestern and middle
sections of the old Dominion has the sentiment
of abokitioaissa taken strong and deep root but
even here, in our very midst, it is springing into
life, and bids fair under the same kind of en-
couragement it is receiving at the hands of our
people, to become fearful element in our social
organization. Not only have we preached in
Eastern Virginia of the Northern Abolitionist
Church disseminating doctrines, which look and
tend to the overthrow Of our domestic insutu-
tons, but we have many sympathizing phlan-
trophists among u.s. who we are informed, are IN
the habit of not only tolerating, but Of encour-
aging the assemblage of social parties OF the Ju-
venile darkies by attending them IN person, and
even throwing open their private saloons 1or their
entertainment. What is to be the end OF all this
madness and fanaticism it requires no prophet to
foretel but if our people will continue to rush
thus madly and recklessly on, we trust that the
executors of our laws will increase their vigil
lance, and wherever and whenever case arises
that can be fairly brought to the notice OF our
tribunals of justice, that they will promptly
arraign the offenders. We regard all gatherings
of the kind in this light, and look upon those
who encourage them as more culpable by far
than the ignorant darkies themselves
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21

GEoRGETowN, May 2l-l2 m.
Many of our citizens visited your city yester-
day to witness the procession of the public
schools and the presentation of their memorial to
the committees of Congress. All who went were
highly pleased with the proceedings throughout,
and give a glowing description of the magnificent
display made by the schools and the address of
the Hon. Mr. Chandler. The schools of our town
would have been glad to have participated in the
exercises; and had an invitation been extended
to them, we have no doubt that at least two hun
dred, males and females would have been found
in the procession.
had conversation yesterday with q gen.
tleman who has travelled extensively in several
of the upper counties of Maryland, and he
assured nae that the great mass of the bone and
sinew of the people, those who do the voting, are
decidedly favorable to General Scott, as the Wing
candidate for President, in preference to any
other man in the party; and that it was only
those who have interests of peculiar character
to serve that prefer any other individual.
There was q sale yesterday of ST 900 of the
stock of the Corporation of Georgetown, at 10lc.
Flour market firm at S4.l2}c, with sales in
limited way, as wanted by the city trade.
ELECTRO
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Restrictive.

We see it stated in the New York papers that
Doyle, the incorporate maniac, who, in fit of
phrenzy, murdered Mrs. Connery, in New York
city, last week, attempted to commit suicide and
in the effort desperately wounded himself. 1t
has been found necessary to strap him down to
the prison floor. How would it have answered,
in the first instance, to strap down the man
who sold him the liquor that made him an
"intemperate maniac?" They do say that q
stream can be diverted most easily at its noun
tain source!
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Initiate a Good Example.

viator, the Washington correspondent of the
Pennsylvania, says:
''As the time approaches for holding the Dem
ocratic National Convention, less of personal
preference is manifested by those who are to
select candidate, and noble deuotion is appa-
rently beginning to exercise its influence for the
harmony Of the Democratic party. "a first
choice is yielding TO desire to produce union, and
achoeuer may be the nominee acU be heartily and
unanimously sustained"
We say to every Wing, "Go thou and do like
wise" Your party and your country demands
this of you.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Madame GoIdschmidt's Concert.

The New York Mirror, Of Wednesday, says
{" The concert of Jenny Goldschmidt last night
was crowded, and was one of her greatest
triumphs in the new world. To criticize her
performance would only be to repeat what has
been said thousand times-she sang, as only
Jenny can sing, divinely. Every note was as
rapture loosened from the heart of melody-the
soul of song. Her personal appearance was be-
delicate network Of lace over the swelling bosom,
and wreath of sprihgy green in her hair. She
looked as Of old, only more spiritueUe-an Otto
rose, plucked from its virgin stem, but neither
dropping nor faded.
Jenny was greeted with every applause she
could have wished and the shouts that crowned
her closing Bird Song were somewhat akin to
the madness of enthusiasm
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
-" And there were Giants in those DAYS.,

countries and among al people, and often rewarded with
only vexatious dsapponments and this propensity such
is is much manifested in the city of Washington as in
any other city, and humbuggng It's turn occasion
ally But there is among curiosities sometimes that
which is mertorious and duly entitled to large share
public patronage and such is the with the young
giant boy exhibition at Odd Fellows Hail. in this
city We are not afraid of being contradced when we say
that young McRask from the highlands Of Scotland is
the most perfect giant In the world. All contempora
res who have him. through tho North and South
cur in saying he Is the largest earth, and yet
only boy of nineteen years-nearly eight feet high, and
waxing up to the number Of FIVE hundred pounds
weight Preserve from army Of Nova Scotia men, if
this Is one Of her boy His stay in this city is only for
short time -
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
TN. wav the wind Blows.

There is a little shifting of the wind in certain
quarters just>at this time. Some OF our Demo-
cratic friends are beginning to acknowledge that
General Scorr may possibly receive the nomina-
ton Of the Wing Convention! This is a conces-
sion we were hardly prepared for. We thought
from the deep interest they had all along evinced
in our choice of candidate, and their desire
that we should do justice to Mr. Fillmore and Mr..
Webster, that they would certainly overrule US
in this matter. Indeed, it has occurred to US
that in their Convention next Tuesday week they
would even undertake the formal nomination of
both candidates, and thus remove the necessity
of our delegates converting at all
In the Pennsylvania of yesterday (the Bu-
chanan organ of PHILADELPHIA we find the fol-
lowing:
"a Washington letter-writer says:
a'Mr Fiz Henry warrens resignation is full Of political
meaning sLowliness is young ambitions ladder, and the
humble expect to be exalted
Fitz Henry no doubt sees that man but
Scott stands any chance of getting the Wing nom
ination, and, in the hope of obtaining something
better in future under the man who will be the
nominee, he resigns his place. Straws show
which way the wind blows. The assistant Post
master is an adroit and tar-seeing politician and
tain Fillmore preferrng to take his chances Nth the
Vessel Of Captain Scott, which is soon to be launched
on the sea Of politics"
The letter-writer alluded to, but not named, is
"X.," Of the Baltimore Sun-Dromio of Ephesus
good and pure Observation-Disclosures and who
is just now deeply interested in helping Dromio
Of Syracuse to fabrcate public opinion and select
the candidates who are to be pitted against each
other lest they might be themselves called upon,
we suppose!
The reasons for Col. Warren's resignation being
assigned by the Pennsylvania editor, they must
of course not be doubted by any one else; while
it must also be acknowledged that straws-and
newspapers-serve to show the way the wind
blowsl According to this proposition, we admit
the conclusion Of the Pennsylvania that Colonel
Warren, ms well as every other clear-minded
man, perceives the certainty of General SCOTS
nomination, and, of course the retiring of our
present amiable, gentlemanly, and most
this has determined Mr.. Warren's course is
simply guess of the Pennsylvania, and so
bad guess that we could wish his nativity nearer
Connecticut, or that he would hereafter venture
upon nothing but certainties. Why Mr.. Warren
has resigned will be known when he shall have
told it ]; and that will be after the accomplishment
ofapurpose far different from any scheme Of politi-
cal advancement of himself or any one else!
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE.

In the third week Of June, 1862, will be COM
Campaign Newspaper, under the above title.
1t will be devoted to the maintenance of gen.
uine republican principles as avowed and prac-
tised by the great WIG PARTY of the United
States; to the preservation of the NATIONAL
UNION, and of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and
the R1GHTs OF THE People under that Union
and in an especial manner to the election of
GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT, as the nominee
of the Wing National Convention, to the Presi-
dency of this Republic
1t will be the agreeable duty of the editor to
dwell and to descant upon the merits of a man
around whose brow are entwined the laurels
gathered on many victorious field During the
long period of forty years his talents, his valor,
and his humanity have nobly illustrated his
country's honor; and the patriotic masses, the
toiling millions of our widely extended country,
will, on the seventh of November next, arise in
their power and majesty to bestow their sufrages
upon their honored fellow citizen-the hero, the
patriot, and sage-and to proclaim THE GRATITUDE
OF REPUBLIc
TERMS;
THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE will be published
once week-from the third week of June until
the third week of November-at fifty cents.
Postmasters and others acting as voluntary
agents, who may send yfUe or more names, are
authorized to taceny ve per cent for their
trouble, or the advantage of this deduction may
be shared by all the members of club; and for
each ten subscribers, on these terms, an eleventh
copy will be also sent.
The notes of all specie-paying banks, gold, sill
yer, and letter-stamps, will be received in pay
ment. Address,
T. C. CONNOLLY,
MAY, 1862. Washington, D. G.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
THE MAYORALTY.

the friends of other candidates for this Office al
N ready active in their behalf desire to present the
name of the present incumbent, WALTER LENOx, esq,
for reelection 1t is to be expected that personal prefer
will to extent, govern the choice of many but
before the community generally honest and discerning in
i decision not the proper question: What is the public
INTEREST," 1T must be admitted by every rejecting citizen
that sudden and uncaedor change is not only unjust to
the officer but to the public interest 1t takes away the
personal motive and ambition which induce the faithful per-
Torrance of duty, and loses to the public the benefit of
official experience If the present incumbent has discharged
the duties of the Office with ability and ZEAL and here
after bring to it the advantage of practical experience,
that the people of Washington will not the elective
franchise their own injury the injustice public
officer.
ap 29-tf CITIZEN.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Alabama.

Our readers will remember that Messrs. White
and Abercrombie, the two Wing representatives
in Congress from that State, recently advised the
Wings Of Alabama to adhere to their Union or
ganization. The Mobile Advertiser dissents
strongly from this course. Messrs White and
Abercrombie are firm and decided men, but not
impracticable. They will be sure they are right,
and then 60 ahead. Wing nominee, occupying
a satisfactory position ON the Compromise, will,
as we are well assured, receive their hearty sup
port. They have been true to the Wing party in
darker days than the present.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Ba5" R. ]. Turner is singing at Frederick, Md
Tho RihIe.

Margaret" the author of the " Household of
Sir Thomas More" and the eldest daughter Of
the minister, in speaking Of the death of Erasmus
says: ITO me he gave a copy, how precious of
his Testament. You are an elegant Latinist,
Margaret he was pleased to say, but if you
would drink deeplie of the wel-springs of wis
dom, apple to Greek. The Latins have only
shallow rivulets the Greeks, copious rivers run
ming over sands Of gold Read Plato; he wrote
on marble, with diamond; but above allie, read
the new Testament. IT'S the key to the Kingdom
of Heaven"
She introduces the following, as showing the
almost Christian character which marked the
faith of some Of the heather philosophers: "Thus
sayeth Plato, of Him he soughte but hardly found
Truth is his body, and light is his shadow A
marvellous saying for heather" "
The little volume abounds in passages remark
able for their beauty and simplicity, clothed
although they be, in the quaint photography of
that day.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
mr.. Forrest a. RiohsIieu and Jack Cads.


No such audience as assembled last evening,
within the walls of the National Theatre to see
Forrest as Richeleu has ever assembled In that
building-except, probably, the crowd attracted
by Jenny Lind, and that was not larger Num-
bers had to leave without being able to get seats
and numbers had to stand during the whole per-
formance That the universal expectation was
realized, the breathless interest with which the
play was listened to- and the loud and protracted
applause that greeted the great actor, fully proved
Mr. Forrest surpassed himself in this character
He was dressed with great skill, and appeared
before us, instead of man of Herculean frame,
weak old cardinal his agedcough his feeble steps,
and his trembling voice, all showing the careful stu
dent of the author, and the consummate artistic.
But it was in his delineation Of the passions
that he most excelled. In the whole range of the
drama nothing has been witnessed finer than the
scene when Forrest, rs Richelieu, sends for DE
Mauprat (Bowers,) to upbraid, to save and to
reward him. The piece itself abounds with
gems, and beautifully and successfully were they
brought out by Forrest last evening The soft
and winning voice when pleading for his soyer-
eign's goodwill; the dry, harsh, cracked tones,
when crticizing some act of youthful folly; the
trembling but towering outburst OF fury when
reused by insult-added to face where every
emotion was exhibited as if by magic, a form full
ofgrace and dignity, even in old age and precision
and elegance pronunciation, never lost sight of in
the stormiest scenes-these were attributes that
won praise from the critic and the crowd-the
scholar, the Senator, the many and the few. TWAS
we'll observed by gentleman that Mr.. Forrest
enunciated the French names of the piece with
vcrnacular accuracy His residence in France, ten
or twelve years ago. was intended operfect him IN
his profession, and especially in French. So with
his personaton of old men. He has studied, for
days and weeks, from the life, the passions he
depicted in Richelieu; and in order faithfully to
represent Lear in his madness, he has regularly
visited the hospitals of this and of other coun-
tries that he might copy exactly from nature.
Tonight he appears in his great character of
Rclla, in the play of Pizarro, and will be power
fully sustained.
During Mr.. Forests engagement here he will
play Judge Conrad's startling play of Jack Cade,
play written expressly for Mr.. Forrest, and in
tended to illustrate the Importance of liberal
principles to the people of every country. The
generous contributions of this great actor to en-
courage own writers have produced some
brilliant efforts but all were not stage-plays.
Jack Cade is, however, real acting play; and
he has performed it in England and in Ireland,
under the very nose of royalty, as well as in this
country, and always with immense success. \
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
Mr.. CLAW.

Our last notice of the condition of the health
of this gentleman was on Monday last. 1t has
been slightly variable since then, but no worse,
and it is our opinion that he is now better than
he was during last week His cough is at times
painful and but for this we should entertain
hopes of seeing him again upon the Avenue.
Our information is derived daily, not from his
medical advisers, but from intelligent and discern.
ing friends who are every day at his bedside
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-05-21
MARYLAND PILGRIMS, CELEBRATION.

THE CELEBRATION, commemorative Of the Landing of
our Pilgrim Fathers will be held on the 18th of May,
on the site of the old city of St. Marys In st. Marys coun
ty under the auspices Of the Phodemc Society of George
town College The relics of the ancient capital and the
ceremonies of the celebration will be intensely interesting
and the citizens Of Maryland Virginia. and the District of
Columbia invited to attend with their families. The
Governor and General Assembly, the Bishops attending the
Council at Baltimore and the Corporate Authorities of Bal
tmore, have accepted invitations and many Of them will
attend The Phiodemc Society have chartered the magn
6cent steamer BALTIMORE" for an EXCURSION, which
will leave Georgetown at IL m, Washington at 1917 p.
m, Alexandria at Marburys Landing at on the 2lth
and will touch at Pney Point Music and dancing Will be
provided on the Baltimore for the qualification Of the In
dies gentlemen going and returning The steamer will
remain the night of the 25h at Pney Point return the
26th and will visit Fort Washington, and If time will per-
NIT, Mount Vernon
HENRY May esq, of Baltimore, will be the Orator The
trip with meals supplied will cost IS EACH Tickets to DO
procured on board the steamer. BY order Of the
may 2l-3t COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.