The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-12-10

II Conn wNse0fsd.
In your profound specializing
from time to time, you are pleased to
refer in respectful terms, to that inter
esting abstraction, denomina.ed "Vir-
tue = which as YOU have observed
"is very good thing but some
light is wanted, Just at this period Of
our history, on that common aphorism
Virtue is its own reward" AS sp-
piled to myself, there is no truth in the
venerable saying; and though every
rule, hath is exception. still one like
this. should be inAexible. 70 arrive
at logical conclusion. What is vir-
tue? What is it, as applied to patri-
otism and "the party p Does it no.
mean firmness, industry, persever-
ance under difficulties, etc Does 1t
not mean, prompt response to all
manner Of calls notices to meet at
the Court House," and lend hand
in deliberations for the nations sake,
and prop to stay "tbosc in Office,
from whom all honor, and all profit
flows ? Even 50 Most potent, grave,
and reverend Signiors.' Is it not
virtue, to be of long durance-never
to tire and complain of the lack Of
wind for the true canse ? Is it not a
virtue for man to leave his own af-
fairs, to attend the call for the Parish
Democracy ito assemble" and after
getting over rough road, have to pay
his own, as we'll as his horses poven.
der, out of his own private purse =?
This too, when he must know, that
there is at least half grain of pecu.
MARY interest mixed in, with the pat
riotism of those who call take
these qualities Of faithfulness and self.
sacrifice to be virtues of the first wa
ter, las they say of diamonds) and Of
the finest cut. How can it be expect
ed that man will "follow' year after
year, without prospect before him in
the future, of being called on. to lead
and hereby receive what is vulgarly
denominated "the reward Of virtue :?
1t is unreasonable to expect it. Now
sir, to my osgn case. / have done all
this. and more; | have swallowed ali
kinds Of brapds-can tell rotgut from
double rectifed at sight-have gone
through regular acclimatation CT
"schnapps cock tails" sings" and
punches Of all grades from "Nessel.
rode down | have talked with the
"Jellows,' until my wind has failed
me, on the importance-nay the neces-
sity Of voting for 'oar man. and have
Il ask forgiveness now for the sin) al
'nred others to the polls to vote by
holding out the inducement to them,
Of Certain gain which | knew at the
time, they would most certainly not re-
ceive, whilst to others, in order to be
forcibly argumentative, I have used
the most formidable oaths, for which
| begin to feel that birthstone is my
portiou"-all this sir, | have done for
virtues sake and now let me ask
where's the reward ~ | have been
in delightful expectancy the past if
teen years--Gve of which lat least)
have been sacrificed to the party and
yet sir, in late j. P. election in the
Ninth ward, I was most .ingloriously
defeated, by an overwhelming major
ity.
What bill, might I not bring
against my country for these services,
and against the party, for pecuniary
support of its organs!
Blame me not, Celestial Lumina-
ry" for subscribing myself to this, re-
nounclng and depouncing epistle. TT
-sNNs -
Mrs. HARPER's REsTAuRANr.-
This establishment under the bill on
Church street, is now fitted up in num-
Der one style; and prepared to give a
man any manner Of feast he may de-
sire. We bad dish Of Bi-valves.
from this establishment, last night, and
we notice the fact that they cannot be
beat Mrs. Harper is fitting up to
accommodate boarders.
The famous saying Of Shakespere,
that /" there is divinity which shapes
our end" is ILLUSTRATED in the emnlov.