The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-01-15
A Talk about Things In General.

some few candidates who are exceed
ingly anxious to serve faithfully the
Servants Of the peoples II is n
praiseworthy trait, and speaks well for
the country and its institutions, when
such a numerous band, Of youth and
aged men, can be found ready at a
moments notice to enroll their names
upon their copntry's Journal. This is
the age Of heroic selfdevotion. We
were yesterday reminded by beholding
once more, the familiar gate and eoun
tenanre of that war-worn, veteran fill
buster, Maj. Kelly, that the smoke of
the battle fought at, and near Bal,ia
Hontlo, had scarcely yet blown over,
ere we ore astounded by the exciting
intelligence that "Young America
had walked into his one-legged males
tvs dominions, and declared to the
"greasers' that they were free and In
dependent, and had right to do just
as they pleased. This declaration
must have had similar effect upon
the ''greasers,' to that felt BY the
Iibernian, who while stopping down
to get paving stene to beat off one
of the canine race, whose incisors were
in nrost affectionate eontig,lity with
just about six or eight inches below
the middle OF his back, exclaimed with
profound disgust aud Indignation, that
he would "Lave SIGH free country,
where the stones are tied fast end
the dogs were turned loose Uncle
Sans dogs of War" have been let
loose after officers and citizens of the
Young Republic Of California we
hope for the sake of President Wal
ker and bis cabinet, they may be cap
tured by Uncle SANS troops instead of
those OF the Dictator, Santa Anna.-
But we are cratic. The subject was
the Legislature, candidates, etc. The
latter are informed that we keep a
Directory i'll Our columns, in which
their names will be conspicuonsly set
forth and their merits proclaimed to
an anxious and waiting public. From
present appearances there will be no
difficulty in all who come here to find
comfortable bed and board. Coal
and wood is dear and scarce, but the
assembled WISDOM will find
that by the prudent foresight Of the
Sergeant-at-arm5 Mr.. Peralta, the
State House has been provided with a
bountiful supply.
From the rnlnors afloat, it is proba-
bic, that in addition to the number
of our annual visitors, we shall he
honored with the presence Of Mr..
Bedini, the Pope's Nnncio. A CON
siderable excitement has been raised
in our goody Crescent City at bis in
tended visit. Now we care personally
nothing about the Pope or his Nuneio,
nor were all the crowned heads of
Europe, to pay us a visit. would it dis
turb our eguanilnity Of temper or
arouse our admirations. 1t is by such |
silly demonstration, as that ananifes-
ted in New Orleans, and such riots
and outlawry as was exhibited in Gin
cinnatti, that fanaticism and humbug- |
gerry Of every description gains strength |
and obtains notoriety and if Jesuitism
or any other fanatical ism, obtains an
ascendancy in this country, it will be
by means Of this kind Of opposition
bordering upon persecution. Had
Joe Smith been let alone in his var
carries, the sect Of Mormons, would |
have been but as ripple on the sea
Of time past, and long ere this would
have been buried in the gulf of OBJ