The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-18
CORRE sPONDENCE.
PoNrntt, June ith, 1851.

1
--- 1t has been n "time since
you heard from me the multiplicity
Of intricate business engagements, the
noise and clatter incident to city life,
the perpetual hum drum of the car of
progress, and the fact Of my being
known in Pompeii as your especial
correspondent, has SO engrossed my
time and attention that seriously speak
ing ! find but few moments to reflect
upon the lends Of life AS your (paid)
correspondent had thought to remain
tncogutto IN erteuso, but | had not
been here week Sir, before the oh
ject of my visit was known, and its re-
suits upon the destiny Of nations free
ly talked Of within the very walls of
the Atlenium itself. ] have been
complimented, Toasted, aud toasted
hither and thither, since, to the seri-
GUS detriment of my body, if not some
thing more substantial To such a
pass has things come that | positively
believe that a Pompeiian da,nsel Of
sixteen summers has designs upon my
liberty if not my life But this is
personal.
In the present political aspect of the
nation, the great men Of Pompeii stand
firm. The iate Message of the Go
vernon in reference to the Tripnttue
treaty, and the Africanization Of Cuba,
has been received and is the general
topic of conversation. The Message
is admitted by all to be mastery
production; and the sentiment in re-
gard to the Afri-can-i-zation question.
evinces statesmanlike foresight and
thought Is not this your opinion ?
And if it is, why the devil don't you
come outin your independent off hand
style Of eloquent oratory q should
like also to add orthography syntax
and prossody) and say SO. You miseall
yourself a Democrat, when the evi-
dence is out against you that you are
a Know Nothing Wing If You have
any democracy in you why don't you
advocate the principles of the party
Why don't you pin yourself down to
the holy rules Of faith and practice,
and puff somebody into unenviable
notoriety? You should Immediately
take stand on Cuba--talk ]earnedly
loudly and longly. If we do not
take the van tour Democratic partly
in this matter, and advocate an imme-
diate invasion of The Island, the spolls
at home must inevitably fall into the
hands of the Know Nothing Native
American Wings. Should this come
to pass, how soon thereafter do you
think the world would conc to its last
extremity 2"
| see that your excellent contempt
rary the Pin-y Woodsman, still holds
up the Hon. Heron, for Governor, and
the Hon. Lacey for Atty. Genl. II
latter is a gentleman of ability--do'nt
you think this is fair way Of getting
out ticket? Each respectable and
influential sheet belonging to the par
ty Qike the Pin-y) should have the
right to bring out one or two candi-
dates, and with this they should be
satisfied
In reference to The Nebraska mat,
ter, our clergy got up counter pro-
test to the 800 pious knaves of world
wide notoriety but the day after it was
sent, they learned of the final settle
ment.
Adieu Comet cannot give you
the scandal gossip, of Pompeii at this
time. Long life to folly-changc of
fassion aud fun generally. Allow me
to make mention of you in my prayers
after asking blessing on the head of
JlNGO.
AN IMPORTANT DlscovERy--A
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