The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-11-20
'1'lle vacant e3laaif.

i leA11Gi lS Hgeu 1Aet, he reason why
this item vf news did not appear yes.
tsrday, IL because we deemed II a
mere rtiinor. Il il true, that q letter
'sof resignation appeared In the city
papers, III advance OF the origihal Ms
/ received here, but IN these days, The
papers are 70 habitually given 10
lying. and politicians are 50 profound,
that we do not give credit to any State
| paper, unless we see the document it.
self with the proper hyerogliphics
for the authors signature-well attested,
by III least two competent witnesses.
We do not give currency to ruinofs ''as
facts the dignity ofour present po-
sition, is based upon our past truth
fllneas. With all our caution, how
ever. we are imposed upon some times,
by our oyerweening confidence in the
henor and integrity Of man How
could it be otherwise, when the tale Of
three hundred reporters have to be
listened to- not unfrequently all at
once. And here let us inform ''onf
ge,,eroas patrons. tlhis is a borrowed
exrression) that the number Of report
ers is swelling out to keep peace with
the growing propensities, Of the llaee
The place is positively pregnant
pregnant with great events that east
shadows 80 large and so long, that we
cannot see the other end Of them.
All of our great men have come To
town, and have found other great men
In the streets--fellows Of infinite Jest
and bumor, who study the history Of
boards. and pick pockets for a
living--others hunting solt places TO
lay their weary bvnes at night=-when
the cares Of atate are fcrgptten-4the
heavy weight" Of responsibility, that
ID to hang over The head Of the next
Legislature. And there are some be.
sides these, who are looking after the
Apostles, Mathew, Mark, Luke and
John. These fellows want to get on
the blind side Of The Apostles, SO as
to run small liquor bill. in case the
Legislative season does not offer har-
vest. But what has this to do with |
Judge Laroue /? Not thing. A
brief apology for The depression and
we proceed This article is designed
for leader---must be just SO long and
no longer, aud il being written in the
morning before coffee without which
the editorial nerve Is mere f1imsy fiber
Does this apology stiit IF so, 50 , ifI
not SO, so. TO return to the resignation
Of Judge Laroue. The Judge says
the salary Of the Office Is not sufficient
What Ia the law tan Office with in
sufficient salary, is no Office This il
rather paradosical, bit nevertheless.
it's law--See "Metcalf on evidence"
"Bullfshe's Digest also Pcltiers
commentaries, chap XXxxX, Sec,
XIII, Grim con. BY the opinion Of
these ancient writer's, tho FIRST District
court should bc abblishcd--but this
would not do, because where would
morality go to, for Justice, If the
First District was abolished Why
they would get no justice for either
love or money. They will remember
with tears in their eyes, with what
Joye like dignity (this is we believe
the term) that the resigned Judge,
threw the tlunderbolts of his wrath
amongst them. Enough. The qles.
ton now is, who shall gil tho vacant
chair We doubt not that the place
is spoken for. Impatieutly We look
to see re-arrangement OF the wires,