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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

Our Patriotic Fcll0m Citizen,
Cam. r. Choppau.--On the 22nd
inst, we did not have The pleasure to
be with the the fire department when
down on South Boulevard street, or
we would have made mention Of the
fact, that our liberal and public spirit
ed fellow citizen, Captain Paul Chop
pin, spread out before then in his hos
pitality, n bountiful variety Of viands
in the way of lunch. We met the
Captain at Stephens, where the spirit
Of IA, animated his speech, and fash
ed his eye with the fire Of Young
America. On the occasion the Cap
tain offered the following toast express
ion Of his warm and patriotic feelings,
and which was loudly applauded:
MEssfEcRs :--vous gIoriGes dlgnement raniver-
saire de pimmortel fondateur de notre patrie, ct,
vous exereant afronter les dangers de pincendfe
--yous etes soldats de pavenir CONNIE vous stes
pespoir du pfesent.
Ia prosperit@ dc votre patriotiqae reunion.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

The heirs ofa Dentist in Paris re.
Gently brought % action for the recov.
cry Of about $1,000, the value Of twelve
ssts Of teeth fhrnished from 1841 to
1851 % the Counters Dc Cayla. who
wasec famous ii the restoration, for wit
and beauty.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26
NJ The Grand ROYAL Arch Chm,

~ The Grand Royal Arch Chap.
tor Of Masons in Louisiana has just
finished It's sessions in this city. In
to-morrows edition we will give the
newly elected officers and 80 much
Of the proceedings as Jean be had
for publication.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26
Ryan exchange says. "The in

vestigation in the great Gardiner cas-
is still going ON This should hay,
been headed, Information for III,
People |" Another question grow,
out Of this where Is the case going
and when will IL come to Its end F.
These last two years we have asked
this question, and IL still remains un-
answered. Thepapers ii the Gardiner
Case, have become 50 volutnino,,s, that
an important f ia was lost the Other
day, and no man can be found to over
turnthe papers and look for 1t. But
this does not seem TO stop the case ;
and the only thing that can possibly
putan end to II, il the lack Of funds to
fee the parties most interested It
was this, that threw The case Of Jarn-
dyce and Jarndyce out Of Chancery,
and Il is this alone, that will put a
quietus to the Gardner case,
PArRIoTlsm.--Mr. Marshall Of Tex
~, wishes to dispose Of the Star State
Patriot, published at Marshall. State
patriotism. has descended so low, that
there ID no room left for fluctuations.
The Star State Patriot should apply
TO the Texas legislature for change
Of name. Il will never do profta.
bic business under such name. Re
publican is very good name for a
biggoted partisan sheet, Or the word
Democrat viii do. Anything can
be said under the latter title, and the
multitude will gussle ID down as they
do the orthodox religion. State Pat.
riots Why, State patriots can be had
in many places for 'schnapps coc-
tail, apiece. The Market price III the
Commercial Emporium Of this State
is s1,25 and they never 60 more than
fifty cents. In advance Of that price.
Mr.. Marshall, take our word for II, you
will not got good price for Tho paper
under that name. The word "Patri-
OF" IL not understood in a political
sense. In civil sense, It means, d
man who cultivates rich field, and
raises tow headed children, to spring
into The ranks Of the rising generation,
and do nothing but dance TO the mu.
VIC Of crafty politicians. III
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

10 The Dutebman under the
head of Sunday notices in the
Crescent City gives the following
needy Of things: The Rev. Theo.
dore Clapp will preach in the First
Congregational Church in St. Charles
st. at Il o'clock, this morning. A
purse Of $500 will be contested for
today at IL o'clock over the Metaire
Course, the race being ] mile heats,
best three in FIVE. This kind Of race
makes betting spirited, and is always
popular with the crowd. The Rev.
DR.. Pierce, Of Georgia, will preach
in Carondelet st. Church, at II A. NJ,
to-day, and also in tho evening. A
collection towards the expense Of
building Moreau street Church, will
be made in The morning. The Rev.
A. T. Mann, Of the Georgia Confer
ence, will preach in Felicity street
Church. Miss JuliaDean, thiseveping,
is to appear at the st. Charles Theatre,
in her favori'e part Of Madeline, the
Belle Of the Faubourg. Mrs Charles
Howard and her husband make their
Temperance at Placide's Varieties
this evening in the play of the
Striking Likeness.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

GREAT rEEp The American clip
per ship Red jacket, has made the
voyage from New York to the dock at
Liverpool in thirteen days, one hour
and twenty-five minutes. In one day
Thursday the 10Th January, she made
Alb miles, which is said to be the
greatest distance ever run in twenty
four hours BY anything aAoat.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26
MARatAes BaoKERAeB,--The MAJ

MARRIAGE BHokEHAeE.--The Ma.
dne Court Of New York have decided
that contracts for The payment 81
services 10 procuring Marriages to
be effected are illegal. Hiltman, as
signee Of one Degroot, sued Stick1er
for $125, for work and labor, and
services. Desroot was called as q
witness by the defence. It turned
out that he introduced defendant to
young German girl, who had $1,000,
aud, a. be did not choose to marry
her himself, he undertook to induce
her to marry defendant, in eonsidera-
ton that the latter should pay him,
after being married, 1925. Defend
ant agreed to the proposal, and mar
ried the young lady After the mar
riage, however, be declined to pay the
1926. It was commended in defence
That the condition was illegal and CON
trary TO good morals. The Judge
took that view Of the case and dismissed
the complaint. a a7a
A man named Beaving died at Chill
compton, Somersetsbire England aged
90. lie denied himself Of almost ev-
cry necessary--eitber food, fire or
clothing A short time before he ex-
pred he was visited by a lady. who
gave him d shilling as he told her he
was perishing from cold and want Of
food He had the tale for any one
who went to see him After his death,
there was discovered hid about the
cottage nearly $4,000, principally in
g,,ineas and half guines, several suits
of clothes, rotton from lying by, and a
quantity Of coal bought by him twenty
one years since, and which he was too
niggardly to burn. There was also
found Il will, wherein he bequeathed
I50g, which it seems he bad put out
at interest, with bis other money, &c.
to some relatives in America, leaving
a poor old relative, who bad rendered
him every assistance in her power,
without q shilling.
AN ExnNoT AMERICAN RAeE.--
The following passage from the travels
If BARoN Hunno1DT, possesses more
than ordinary interest ut the present
time: t#!#j st 'itta1
*Amid the plains Of North Amer
ica, some powerful nation. which
has disappeared, constructed circu.
lar. square ard oo'agonal Notifications
walls 5000 toises 10 length tumuli
from 100 to 800 feet IN diameter, and
l40 feet in height, sometimes round,
sometimes with several stories. and
containing thousands Of skeletons.
Tho skeletons are the remains Of :
men less slender and mere squat than
lie present inhabitants Of those coun-
RIGS. On a vast space Of ground
1t the Lower Oripoco, NJ well as on
he banks of the Cassiquaire, and
between the sources Of tho Essequi-
20 and the Rio Branco there are
Vcks of granite covered with SYM
1olic figures. These sculptures de-
tote that the extinct generations be-
onged to nations different from those
which inhabit the same region
IA & -
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26


Mrs. Paul Darlington, the amiable
and seutentious widow, whose chosen
cbronieler is tho Bosten Post, was
walking down Washington street, d
few days ago, with her beloved nephew
Ike, when they were passed by q vol
teer soldier man belonging to one Of
the Boston companies, and arrayed in
all the pride Of gold lace and fancy
fixings, stepping off us if the whole
dignity oftbe Massachusetts volunteer
militia was centred upon him Ike
was warm admirer of the military.
and already at times aspires to wear
certain remainders Of the ancient cor.
poral's uniform, that time has spared
"See there, sasd he, catching the old
ladies shawl, and half pulling it from
her back in his earnestness, "does that
sodger look any thing like uncle Paal?'
Such a look as she gave him. mo,
DEAR" replied she sublimely, "he is no
more like your uncle, than Bogle's hy-
perion fluid is like SATIRE Fine
Shakspearian feeling has Mrs. Part
lDgtOn fit
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

WThe cash subscription for re-
building the Lafarge House in New
York, has rccched $4,000, and sub
scription in work to 500, 900. =
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

Whenever Garrick wished to in.
sure a secresy, he always solemn
ly pronounced, Swear will you
swear? will you take an oath %
Eyes, SIR" says the actor. On that
reply he Immediately went to his
bookcase, took out volume Of
Shakespeare, and presented it to the
performer, who kissed it with the
utmost solemnity; that ceremony
over, the mighty secret was impaired
and trusted to his honor.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

1--WE are much pleased to learr
that something Of the following pur.
port will be introduced in the present
legislature a#f
An act to remove civil disabilities
in certain cases.
"Be it enacted, ect That all free
persons having less than one sixteenth
Of negro blood in their veins shall, for
all civil purposes, be received and
treated in law as white persons, from
aud after the passage Of this act. .
It is to be hoped that the act will
find favor in tho eyes of The house,
and prevail without opposition. It is
a simple act Of humanity and justice,
and will strike heavy blow at some
of the evils Of our present social sys-
TEN.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26
H~Our entcrprisinp friend--.l

~Our enterprising friend-.he
man Of the curiosity shop,--G. VI.
>Heroman, has commenced his large
and costly building at the corner Of
Main and Florida streets. When
completed it will surpass in elegance
Of design and cost of workmanship,
any building for business in the State
- outside Of New Orleans. The
work-exclusive Of lot estimated to cost
800, 900.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26
4 Ry6oms Of the very eleverest fell

1r6ome Of the very oleverest fel
lows VIZ have ever met, have been Oh,
result ofpure accident, and have mad
their politest French bow to us, afte
we have run against them in our di
irnal motion around this great plane
the Earth It is well known to thu
world at large, that The Comet, has NJ
regular orbit, but goes hither ant
thither, and withersoever it ]isteth
The man at the helm, makes no pre-.
tention to CONTROL it, sometimes, il
throws the world into a fog, and then
blinds it afterwards with the brilliancy
Of its neither extremities. Il seems
that inadvertently the Comet has run
against Mr.. Peter Shearer, editor OF
the Mansfield Advertiser. All we
have to say we did mt 20 to do it. It
seems that he republisbed piece Of
uery original and select matter from
this paper without its proper credit,
and we fearing that the sin thereof,
would be laid at the door Of our friend
Of the Advertiser, noticed the fact, that
no error might occur. Then our
friend says in very fattering why.
The editor Of tie Comet was emit
tied to credit, aud we hereby award
it, The DiUyuat Comet is quite
brilliant body, eccentric in its orbit,
and progressively onward in its mo
tons. As it is now apparently ap-
preaching its perihelion its conductor
fears that it may be shorn Of its
lustre by ilnpinging against some body
Of greater specific gaavity. We here
by notify the sublunar sphere, and all
persons thereon, in order that we may
be occasionally fed by accessions Of
light from that blazing fountain, we
shall intervene between the Comet
and any opaque body that may at
tempt to seize it by the bornes or tail
with intent to divest it Of its "most
excellent original scintilations. May
ist beautiful effnlgebce never grow
lin May it ever ilamine this our
hemisphere. As no panegyric Of ours
could add a ray to the light by which
his star Of the Capital makes known
It's own presence. we take this occasion
Freely, to compliment the man in the
Comet, thus E1ae
He's an excellent" writer "original' man,
"Oh dear what pity, his lfe's but span ~
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

0|Ths South Western says; that
last week seventy or eighty hands,
were Get to work clearing the route Of
the proposed railroad from Marshall to
the Louisiana line. where IL will con-
meet with the Vicksburg and Shreve-
port road.
SrArE CREDlr.--We hear many
complaints on Change Of the failure
Of tho Stto to meet its coupons, a
great many Of which arc now past due
for some time. There must be some
serious neglect in this matter which,
we hope, will secure the prompt atten.
ton Of the authorities At Baton Rouge.
The credit Of tho State will always be
bal - long Is such neglect As this
characteriSes the administration Of its
finances. We are told that the Bank
Of Louisiana refuses to take these bills
for collection, stating that they have
already tried in vain to collect them.
Il would be better for the State to
borrow the money to pay their coupons,
than to allow them to stand over in
this manner. Delta 22d a,sst.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

- VIII our great, grave and no.
date contemporary Picayune
please 1T " know in brief "What is
the Eastern question:
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-26

tug I1astefH tuestl0n ---7 -
THE LOUISIANA GERMAN DRAyMAN's
AssooIArios.--An Act to incorpor-
alto this Association has passed the
House Of Representatives, 80, the
South Western says. The Act allows
them bar-keeping and banking priyel-
eges.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11
Congressional.

Senate, 5th.-Redfeld, successor 10
Bronson, was confirmed by vote of 80
TO 8.
House-Mr. Clingman moved iho, the
committee on patents be requested 10 in
quire into the expediency Of SO amending
the patent laws rs 10 preven, the exten.
sion Of patents longer than fourteen years.
The motion was agreed to.
House went into Committee of the
Whole, on the state of the Union, on the
Deficiency appropriation bill. when set
10 occurred between some of the Hards
and Sof's. Mr.. Smith Of Va. urged the
two factions from New York, to give up
their controversy, and join heart and
hand IN The support of the Administration
and the democracy. He said the Admin.
isiratlon would be found unit in supporl
of The Nebraska bill.
Senate-The Nebraska Bill was taken
up. and Mr.. Douglas commenced q speech h
upon it. He stated that the Mis.o
Compromise had been superseded by the
compromise measures of 1850. and thai
the committee had adopted The principles
of the latter as their guide.
Aouse-A bill was reported, organic
ing the territories of Nebraska and Kan.
zas. MIR. English as a member of the
committee that reported it, said he op
posed the bill in its present shape. The
bill after some confusion and excitement
was referred to the committee of the
whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. ODDS from the Fost-office commit
tee, reported bill TO secure the safe
transmission of the mails on railroads in
view of the Erie difficulties.
Seuaie, 6lh.-The Nebraska bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Wade made an able
speech, denouncing the attempt to repeal
the Missouri Compromise, as breach oI
plighted faith.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11
Legislative.

Senate, Friday.--Anderson's bill to
prevent the adulleration of alcoholic H.
quors, was debated at length. Friends
of the Maine Law urged i, as a temper.
ance measSre-those opposed TO it as one
which would save human life by saving
them from the various poisons which even
the best Of liquors are adul,era,ed with.
In the House, q bill was introduced by
Mr.. ONeill to exempt from stay of exc.
cution, judgments in favor of laborers
and mechanics for wages.
Petitions were presented from several
counties asking an amendment. of the
School law.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11
AIymauth ahdsrtissr.
plymouth, o., Saturday, February IL

@ We publish today, 10 the almost
entire exclusion Of editorial, and large
amount Of other matter, the able address
OF Messrs. Seward, Chase, and others, 10
the people Of Ohio, on the Nebraska bill.
his long, but let not 5 length deter our
resders from giving il careful perusal.
The Sare-faced, audacious attempt Of that
tool of the south, Douglas, 10 open Ne
braska TO slavery, demands something
more than a passing notice from true
friends OF free institutions, especially
when the gigantic wrong has venal
press, and hosts of paid politicians TO
suppor, il. We had hoped and believed
that no paper north of Mason & Dixon's
line, would even offer un apology tor the
Infamous course of Douglas, but the re-
suit has proved different. After few
weeks Of total silence on the sui ject, the
Ohio Statesman, following the lead Of
the Washington Union, gives vigorous
support to it, and spends columns to prove
black white, and white black. The
Cleveland Plain Dealer, the editor OF
which holds lucrative Office under the
administration, of course gives its sup.
port, and the country press of the same
kidney, like well-whip. spaniels, bend the
knee TO their masters, and most ahjecly
fall in line. 1t is bitter pill, this Ne
braska bill, for them to swallow, bu! after
preparatory course Of editing party pa
pers they can do i; without grimace.
They are not responsible. They never
had consciences.
But day of retribuiion is at hand, and
wo 10 these tricksterS when il does come.
Their glaring inconsistencies have open.
cd the eyes of the people, and they be,
gin to see the difference between party
drill and patriotism. The burs. of in
dignation which followed the announce
ment of Douglas scheme, is but the pre-
lude to storm that will make complies
wreck Of party. Stand from under, gen.
,lemen politicians, if you would save
yourselves.
We are gratitied to see that the Shield
and Banner. the organ of the Democra.
cy of old Richand. is an honorable sx-
cepiion to the general ruls in this matter.
GIessner is too honest TO sell himself, and
though he has not yet opposed ii. we are
confiden. he will no, supper. it.
The address is worthy OF the naaes ap.
pended to it, and we again commend il to
our readers, as clear and forcible expo.
sition Of the facts OF the case. LIE, it be
extensively read.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11

~ GoLD IN RIcHLASD Co. we
have just been shown, says the Mansfield
Herald, several specimens of gold taken
by Mr.. Edward Haferty, Of Washington
tp., from The ssnds in a spring upon his
farm. He had often noticed them, bu,
had no thought Of their icing gold unit
lately, when upon suggestion a portion oI
the sand was washed, and the gold tried il
a crucibe by the officers of the Mt. Yer
non Bank. One of the Jumps shown US
measured three-eigh'hs of an inch ii
length, half an inch in breadth, and some
sixteenth in thickness. Returned Califor
mans assure him that one man can wasl
five dollars per day, in the spring anc
stream running from the spring. Thi,
specimen with Others can be seen by call
ing at the Office of Young & Brinkerhofi
Mansfield.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11

necessarily is, to dangerous collision and yiO-
lsnSe.
But surely Senate which sat unmOved amidst
the outbreaks Of 1893 in Washington, trusting
to the city suthOriiies 70 keep the peace Of the
capital in which they conducted their deiberA-
tons, might afford TO trust the police Of other
cities, with which IL has no particular concern.
to suppress sudden and irregular gusts Af PePu-
lar excitement
May We be pardOned for saying that the fact
disclosed by the Census, that the population Of
this country Of Irish nativity, amounts to nearly
one million Of souls, has quite IS much 70 do as
anything else with its extraordinary mAnifesta-
ton Of devotion to Law and Order upon this
occasion.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11

10 say the progress Of the Free States
rIesiwards. and 10 cut OF The Free Safes
OF the Pacific from the Free States Of the
Atlantic.
Ii is hoped, doubtless. BY compelling
the whole commerce und the travel be.
tween the east and west, 10 pass for hun
dreds Of miles through a slsveholdi.g 9
region, in The heart Of the continent, and
by lhe influence Of q Federal Goyern-
ment controlled by the Slave Power 10
exiinguish Freedom and esihlish Slavery
in. The States and!rerrirories ofthe Pacific,
and thus permanently suhjugste The whole
country to the yoke n slveholding despo-
tism. Shall plot against humanity and
Democracy, so monslTous. and so danger
sus 10 the interests of Liberty throughout
the world, be permitted TO succeed.
We appeal 10 The People. We warn
YOU that the dearest interest Of Freedom
and. The Union are in imminen, PERIL
Servile demagogues may tell you that the
Union can be maintained only by sub.
mitIing to the demands Of slavery. We
tell you that the safety of the Union can
only be insured by the full reorganization
Of the just claims of freedom and man.
The Union was formed to establish Justice
and secure the blessings of Liberty =
When i, fails to occampish these ends il
will be worthless, and when it becomes
worthless il cannot long endure.
We entreat you to be mindful of the funda-
mental maxim of Democracy, Equal Rights and
Exact Justice for all men. Do not submit to
become agents in extending Legalized Oppression
and Systsmatizcd Injustice over a vast Territory
yet exempt from these terrible evils.
We inp'9S1GR Rristians and Christian Minis
ters to inteNi Their divine Religion require.
them to Btnt3 an every man a brother, and tc
labor for the Advancement and Regeneration Of
the Human Race.
Whatever apologies may be offered for the
liberation of Slavery in the States, none can be
urged for its extension into Territories where il
does not exist and where that extension involves
the repeal of ancientlaw, and the violation OF
solemn compact. Let all protest earnestly and
emphatically, by Correspondence. throdgh the
!. Press, by memorials, by resolutions of public
meetings and legislative Bodies. and in whatever
other mode may seem expedient against this
enormous crime.
For ourselves, we shall re sist it by speech and
vote, and with the abilities which God has giver
us. Even if overcome in the impending strug
, gle, we shall not submit. We shall go to oul
constituents: erect anew the standard of Free
dom, and call on the People to come to the re
scue of the country from the domination of Slave
ry. We will not despair; for the cause of Hp
, man Freedom is the cause of God.
W. ii. SEWARD, S. ?. CHASE.
B WADE, C.ESUMNER,
l. d CAMPBELL, J r GlDDINGs,
WADE, NJ B CORNISH,