The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-07-02
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Thursday Morning, June 2o, 1864

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Thursday Morning, Juno 2g, 1854
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j. P. BENJAMIN --- Whoever. bal
heard the smooth and even eloquenct
Of this distinguished statesman, car
fully appreciate the following poetica
note in parenthasis, at the close Of his
printed speech, on the Nebraska and
Kansas bill.
The hour Of sunset came and past
az the honorable gentlemen spoke, and
the subdued twilight deepened into q
settled gloom; but there was a fresh
ness in his ferved eloquepce, which
created a geniel warmth. Every ear
was attentive, and the clear tones Of
his voice was re-echoed from the
dome. As he closed, he exultipglv
contemplated the passing away Of the
suns observation, and the radent
light that the glorious orb would again
shed upon the earth /; and suddenly,
simultaneously with the utterance of
the words "radient light" the efful-
gence Of the chandelier burst forth
and illuminated the Senate Chamber
The combined effect of the Senator's
eloquence, and the unrehearsed incl
dent, a-tonished and bewildered the
delighted auditory, and the decorum
Of the Chamber was violated by plau.
dts that were uncomfortable.
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BuILpoelsM.-Recent additions to
the Capitol at Washington, do not
provide very necessary---if not indis-
peusible apartment, into which belig-
erent members of Congress- should be
conducted when words fail to express
sufficiently strong their chaste and ell
oquent thoughts, that they might be
able to settle with the weapons ma
ture affords without disturbing the
harmony Of the august assembly.
The following item suggests this:
A shameful fracus took place be.
tween Messrs. Churchweell and Nc.
Cullon. The latter. in the course of
the quarrel, repeatedly called Mr..
Churchwell ID liar and
"scoundrel,' and also repeatedly Jump
ed at him, but was sliced and prevent
ed. Mr.. Cburchwell drew a cooked
pistol. No blows passed however, but
there was naturally an intense excite.
ment Both parties were arrested.
"B But few are initiated into the
secrets of newspaper making The
editor lie, az it were the crank turner,
and his assistants are the Antomitans
that dance at his pleasure. He bids
one 90 to his attic and write letter
from the "East,' or the "West," as
the scene Of interest may shift, and it
is done. Very learned disquisitions
arc written by persons ignorant of the
subject matter, and Irregular paid
correspondent in the metropolis, is
some fellow who patronizes the five
cent house, and gets his dinner thrown
in gratis.
A correspondent Of the Now York
Tribune talks after this fashion in ref
erenco to the matter. lie apologies
for not giving description of Lake
Champlain: |
II consider it rather unfortunate
that Lake Champlain has been consid-
erably done because / passed
through II by night, could only give
an imaginative description oft. This
however, is not difficult. / may tell
you in confidence that | once wrote
an account Of travels in Turkey for
the North American Review, although
my experience Of Orientals was con.
fined to the wooden Turks that stands
opposite the doors Of tobacconists
stores, and am now an Eastern cor
respondent Of an important but disre-
puteable daily paper in New York.
You may have seen in its columns the