The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-25
The Capital.

the Seat of Government, and says.
1.-THE Comet, is quite indignant that
the proposition should be entertained
indeed, denies that it has been
thought of. The latter is an extra6r-
binary assertion. In an extended ac-
quaintance with the members of the
Legislature, we never met one who was
not DESTROYS of the removal. Nothing
was more freely spoken Of during the LIST
days Of the session Of the Legislature.
The only difficulty is, that members
are afraid of their constituents, who at
their comfortable homes, know nothing
of the discomfort of their representa-.
tives at the capital. Could the vote
be taken by ballot, there would not,
we believe, be six votes against the re-
moval. The feeling is stronger among
the country, than the city members. :"
We have the fortune 1--WE were about
to say nisfortune) to live little near
or the Gothic structure than the author
of the above VIGOROUSLY true para
graph ); and are not unfrequently in
the midst of the crowd at what is called
wire-working head quarters, the Har-
ney house; and we ask persons that
are here, whether the removal was
freely talked of the first days Of the
session or not ~ We think it an sex
traordinary assertion that any man in
or out of New Orleans should say SO.
AS we have said before I'VE do not
care a fig about it, farther than the truth
is concerned and it is our duty to state
things as they are. What we said a
few days ago, was in answer to very
strange piece of editorial that appeared
in the Picapune which was the
first intimation we have had, that there
was any desire on the part of the pre-
sent Legislature to remove the Seat Of
Government. No, we can assure you
Mr.. Delta, that all the agitation on
this subject, has come directly from
the press of your own city.
We are aware that there is lack
Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT that members
are harassed and vexed and extortion.
ate demands made upon chem for room
rent and for board. In our article the
other day we endeavored to give the
reason why it is so 4; whilst large and
comfortable houses lie idle.
In these revolutionary times, when
a constitution must be made every five
years to meet the "vants Of the peo-
pile" it is not to be wondered at that
we simple folks here. at the Seat of
Government, look upon our temue of
the Capitol as very slippery and TN
certain. It is for this triAing reason
that the State is unwilling to talk
about residence for her Governor,
and our people unwilling to make
large investments in hotels and board
ing houses for the rats and the bats to
inhabit.
We would not have our brethren of
the Press in New Orleans to think
that our people are SO welded to the
Capitol as to be unwilling to part with
it under any circumstances. Such is
far from the case.
The country with the aid Of the
well-wishing members Of the New Or
leans community. have after long
a desperate struggle, succeeded in re-
moving tie Capitol, from the monied
r1onopolis, and foreign stockjobbing
Capitalists, of the great Emporium
and they feel that its sane and healthy
commercial prosperity is not injured
thereby. Now that it is done we shall
to have it remain done. And
we feel satisfied that our country