The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-08-21

the Dat0n Rouge Coiuep, vi 'CuhdhY
last .
We regret exceedingly to learn
That burning the deod has At length
been resurted to in New Orleans.
The authorities have been forced into
this measure from the inability to OBJ
tain hands to bury the dead. We
learn that on Friday morning fifty dead
bodies were publicly construed
We need not sav to our city read
era that there is not the slightest foun-
dation fer the above statement. We
are not astonished, however. to meet
with such paragraph in country
paper Considering the many ull-
founded statements put forth by the
panic press the horde of letter writer's
for country papers, who regardless of
facts, and intent only on making their
lucubrations interesting after the
manner Of their model writer's. Monk
Lewis Ainswerlh, Reynolds, Ingraharn,
&C., draw upon their heated imasiua-
tions to depict horrors that never ex-
listed aud, that Madame Rumor, that
ancient and notorious liar, is at such
times as the present, particularly bu-
~, we cannot be astonishel by any
thing we read in the papers at home
OF abroad
However, we have to say in refer
ence to the above paragraph, that the
only dead bodies burnt that we have
heard Of, are those burnt up by the
Comet. 49, True Deita.
The weather il altogether too warm,
and there are too many exciting sui
iects on our table just now, for lis too
fall out with our friends of the True
peitu. We made the statement OH
the authority Of gentlemen, now in
this Getty" who were present at the
burning, and what they told us was
backed by Geographic despatch Of
the same day. Its a matter however
ofno consequence. ii it was done, it
Ia not the first time. Il has been done
time and again, and found (where
lime is used TO consume the bodies the
best, and only etlectual way Of proven
ting The accumulation and spread Of
Infection, at this season Of the year.
After all there is nothing very hor-
ibie about it.
We feel ourselves very highly fat
tered in being classed with Lewis, the
author Of the "Monk, Ainsworth. Rev
nolds and 1ngraham" We are really
obliged to you Mr.. Delta for the com
pl'ment, and shall, seek an early OPP
portunity to repay it. There is only
ere thing in your article that touches
us in a tender place, and that is where
you call This city, 'the country
We have proved our title to the term
"Citv," and we take it to be a alur at
lis. whenever we are called otherwise
That handsomely bound "rsd-sheep"
morocco volume. called the "Aots of
1858 y inadvertently, no doubt, makes
the mistake on its very tile page, Of
calling this city IA town." This is Of
minor Importance, to other errors; the
result Of having to copy the manus-
oript laws, and send them to New
Orleans-contrary to common sense
and reason--say nothing Of law--for
publication.
Our compeers are not satisfied it
would seem, with doing every thing
in their own city--and having it there
own way, but they must needs abuse
us atevery turn and call us ''the town"
For shame gentlemen, have a little
more generosity.
The "Indepenaent' press Of this
CRY are afraid Of being cut off from
the 'crmnbs," and therefore are silent
guests at the feast. But let us assure