The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-11-22
CORRESPOND ENCE.
The Crescent City-Dy Piecemeal,

Within very few. years the Coffee
House, or as it is more stylislly called
! Restu1af business, beth in this city
and II al our Northern cities, has
greatly increased, and the number Of
drinking houses been rapidly multi
Piled The fashionable Resturant Of
the present day, is an infinite improve
lnent upon the establishments Of that
character, which fotlished when you
and were boys, and neither of us are
yet proprietor of Sfey hairs The
blending Of several very popular feat
ures, such as the Ball Alley, Billiard
and card tables and the comfortable
lunch, together with every variety Of
the best brands such as Sazerac, Cog
nae, Old Port and Madeira, have pop-
ulorieed. and greatly improved these
establishments. The Crescent City Is
prolific in them, and when conducted
/ by those who understand the business,
they are well patronized, and vastly
/ profitable. Aud why MT profitable 2
Do they not afford that nourishment
for the inner man dat ms kes ore feel
IKE another being DO they not sup
] ply those spiritual eni oyments to the
! young and inexperienced, that make
them forget the teachings and precepts
/ Of parental care and solicleudc, and set
Il e::.. taet N lie patti tlaat leads them
al last to--"God knows where y But
n ampGrtc-whal are health, wealth,
honors, fame, the blood and body, aye,
what are human souls in the scale,
when gold weighs in lie opposite bal
! lance! Walk in and drink--take
/ bite end then let's have a ,oll at them
| pins" Tunblcrs clink and crash on
the counter, deoantcss fash and CLEAN
behind it, the balls roll and thunders
down the alley, here's one singing
maudl;n, sota there is one telling "a
id good Joke" all is noise and ex-
element within these .f.t$lionable
restraints, md What wonder Is it, that
/ lie young nan who enters for The first
time, i; astolished, bewildered and
finally yields himself mp willing vic
tim at last to the temptations and
! Establishments that besot him in such
a 'Uri4iuut helI.'
How many q youthful head has
bowed in death, how many maternal
hearts have been broken, how many a
brilliant mind, has been darkened and
lofty hopes and bright prospects been
brought low il the dust, by influences
tia. em;nate from the fashionable res
turaEt, Or were caught from Hose who
| frequent those entrees te the internal
world.
But 50 It is, and 50 long as society
Is based upon those principles that
now sustain it, the coffee house, the
low groggery, the fashionable rum
hole, will have a wider and more po-
| tent influence upon the characters and
destiny Of those who compose it, than
! the Bible and the teachings Of the
Gospel. 70 get brick at s5am's'' or
a 'SMttc at the Shades" to treat at
The City" or "take a turn" at the st.
( Charles, will long form the SUN and
substance Of many q young mans con-
! yersational powers, and bound his
efforts at intellectual expression >
The effects Of this rUmdrinking is not
confined to New Orleans alone, bat az
from collateral! cause, they reach be-
/ yond and are felt throughout the State.
Who will undertake to determine the
exact amount Of RIM, which 1t took
dining the recent canvass here, to
elect rms man and defeat that one or
reverse the proposition, and give us
the correct answer. Two hundred H.
legal voters, who are fortified for the
deed, by voting in FIVE precincts, cast
one thousand Illegal votes, and by so
doing, whom 10 they.not rob ofsacred
rights by thus pronouncinga false YER
diet against them AIlparties will DO
well to seriously think Of these matters
which every year grow worse and
worse. One THOUSAND Illegal votes
cast il This city, may overrule the
whole Safe, ana instead Of allowing a
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