The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-01-15
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The t-rssoent diiy by piecemesl.

by Americans. We hook back over
history and witness the many bloody
scenes that have been enacted during
The existence Of nations that are dead,
more for their glory than for anything
else; and the reflection that all the
great battles that have been fought
and won by Americans have been fot
a great and noble purpose, and not for
the glory of the affair. Our battles
are or have been, for something IN
which all mankind havainierest, aa
well as ourselves; hence their chiei
glory. The Battle of New Orleans
was fought on Our part for the soil,
the homes. the ALL which was OF prac-
teal value to us and to our country
men, aud not merely to crafty vain
ambition. or to make a vain glorious
display Of national strength and powess
So too were the battles Of the
Revolution. and | would be glad il
some one would start the enterprise,
Ut building II monument upon the spots
or fields where they were severely
fought, TO tell the generations TO come
where those scenes were enacted, and
who were the principal characters that
figured ia each Well-the Military
are out in full force to-day and
make n very creditable displav--in
fact that is always the case with the
several fine Military companies in this
city. Tile cannon below out then
noisy and sulpllurous breath to call
to the mind Of all true-born American
The fact, that thirty-eight years ago,
today the great battle of Chalmett
was fought and won by about 6 900
Americans under the lead of AadreN
Jackson. 1t was great a grand Viz
tory, u complete finale TO the Greai
American Revolution.
There has been another brutal mu
der in the Third District. One ma
named Castle, stabbed another named
Kuntz-,he latter died almost iu%t,p
tIy. The murderer had 10 other calis,
or provocation to the deed, than !
siniple request Of bis victim to leay,
The house. When will such iuialnott
crimes cease
The Legislature fellers" from Nj
city will all be OH the ground easly,
Some in rags, some in Tags,
And some in velvet gowns"
However the city delegation Til
year is quite an Improvement On The
'ne Of last year. BY the BY. Col. W
]. A. Roberts is mentioned as being
he city candidate for the Sp.ek"rship
No better man could get it, and hope
he will be the lucky man.
The upelousas and the Northern
Roads are reducing heir forces great
~, and only those parts of their works
now partly finished will 60 on, aud
those but slowly. The cause Of this
hardness. il want Of money. that grea
leveller down, anh bui der up of all
things. This is too bad, for if New
Orleans wishes to retain her CONNER
cial supremacy she must put forth
every energy in her power and com
plete these great works. Will she d.
it, The Cotton Market is more firm
and active Just now. on account Of III
news from Europe but sugar as usual
is heary. There were several sis
pensions on the 4th, but no value worih
mentioning; the only paper of any
account which was not promptly met
was drafts Of country origin, upon az
count Of shipments ''to arrive" which
it seems did not ''arrive" in time TO
meet the paper. The fact is the
money market here, IS MT easy, but
he most OF New Orleans merchants
are prudent and careful III all Their
operations and hence do not mind "a
stlngency'' which cannot materially
effect them. The speculative spirit so
rampant in New York and Boston and
IL the Eastern cities. is not partaken
Of by New Orleans and consequently,
d Financial crises is not the thing of
terror" 10 our Orleans traders, that it
is to the eastern merchant.
Miss Julia Dean is playing at the
st. Charles misunderstanding to
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney William. Ii
out managers would not patronize any
other talent than than which is dis
played by such actors rs Miss Dean,
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