The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-18

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filed With = account a. great Mas
meeting; The object Of which. is % en-.
deavour to awaken, and rally into the
field, the legitimate citizens. Of the
emporium, to wrest from the hands Of
gambling mountebanks, the right to
rule them, and appropriate their earn
ings to the support Of the lazy, unprin-
cipled louis in public places. e
Such a move--so loudly called for
BY the best interest Of the Emporium,
IL demanded in every town and village
throughout the State, or else the
people who are welded TO the interest
Of the country. will have to concent to
become bankrupt. and leave the land.
which must at an early period be cursed,
with condition Of public credit, worse
than that under which our sister State
of Mississippi, now labors. This is
no fancy sketch, nor does it need pro-
phetic eye to discover the dawn ofthe
day. close at hand. Now-under the
present condition Of things, it is we'll
known that many Of our best citizens,
will not go to the polls, for the reason
that they can see marched up behind
them, three Keeling vagabonds, from
some neighboring grogshop, to nullify
and offset each honest yote-deposi,ed
by the man who is interested in the
stability, theJ welfare and prosper.
ty Of the State. Are we then to won.
der that there should be Mass meet
ing--a convention, to make an effort
to rescue the country from the bribing
and the hribed? Is there any won
derlthat theipublic press--the unbought
independent portion of it. pours out its
inyective--in the following strain from
the Bulletin.
1.-The gentleman has less to do with
the control Of this city than the loafer
the honest, Woodworking man, less
than the rowdy: the Industrious and
skillful artizan, less than the levy rat;
the merchant, or property holder, or
the members ofany of the multifarious
ayocations that 60 to make up the sum
total O. respectable employment, less
than the depraved vagabond, who is too
lazy to work, yet perfectly willing to
steal, or swear his vote in at a dozen
election precincts, provided be gets
paid for bis perjuries and villainies."
The call for convention is signed
by column Of the best-the most
respectable citizens and business men
If the city, and was to have met on
Thursday evening in Lafayette square.
DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME CouRr.
-Sam'l G.. Laycock, administrator,
as. Thomas G.. Davidson,
'ppellee. Campbell, Judge. ..Ap-
zeal from Sixth District Court Of East
3aton Rouge. Judgment Of the Dis !
riot Court, sustaining defendants plea :
0 the jurisdiction, be annulled, and
hat the case be remanded for further
proceeding. I
Charles Gayarre, appellee, as. VIM. 8
!. Tunnard, appellant. Campbell,
Judge. Appeal from Sixth District
'ourt Of East Baton Rouge. Judg. t
nent REVERSE, and decreed that there I
70 Judgment in favor of defendant, as
n case Of nonsuit, aud that the costs of
9th courts be paid by plaintiff and :,
ppellee. q
John F Piker, ct a., appellee, Us. :
'oodloe 4 Co., appellants. Ogden, /.
udge. Appeal from Sixth District !.
'ourt Of East Baton Rouge. Judg-
lent of Lower Court reversed, and
laiutiff to pay costs in both courts.
A. Bird, executor, appellant, vs. A. /.
alexander and wife, A. B. Vail, ap. :
ellees. Campbell, Judge. Appeal "
ON Sixth District Court Of East Ba. !,
IN Rouge. Judgment affirmed with :. :.
osts in both courts.
State Of Louisiana, appellee, vs. :;
as w Pratt snnal1anf Voo,l,;oa u