The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-28
CORRESPONDENCE.


ms ttt NDif't tltite, 'lNite hiiitti tnt
weather aud hence have not sent you
the news, "nV Of the news" "the very
latest and important. and authentic
news Of late. But "Richard is him
self again and my grey goose quill"
has got into its old motion and uiW
write-,so here goes. Passing up
Chartres street, yesterday. ! was not a
little startled to behold figure well
known to you and to Baton Rougeans
generally, the no less parsonage,
than your worthy chief magistrate Of
the Capitol City. But what d change
was there had to look twice to as
sure myself Of the fact that he was the
man, he has 50 altered in size and
looks. He told me he was here under
treatment, for a painful disorder of the
throat, and the seeming great exer-
ton it cost him to converse, is evil
dence Of the severity of his complaint.
to day took run over the Ponichar-
train railroad to the lake end, and |
was surprised TO see the perfect rush
Of people going cover the lake to
one or the other ofthe watering places
bay st. LOFTS, Pascagoula, Pass
Christian, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, &c,
&c. Old ladies and young ladies, ser
wants and children, dry goods and
ponies, beds and bedding and all the
paraphanalia Of house keeping Grained
and jamed together, all bound cover
the lake. One family. | noticed, took
along their own "lnillS establishment
in the shape Of good looking "short
horned COW. That is all addition to
household affairs, by no means unim-
portant. and rather like the idea,
don't YOU'D Pure Niih, not chalk and
water, with fresh fish, fresh oysters
and all the edibles, so plentiful in the
country, is not to be sneezed at
Really the prospects now are if things
60 on at this rate the goodly Crescent
City will be depopulated ere long,
leaving but few behind to the mercy
Of pestilence or war, if either or both
should come
Speaking Of war reminds me that
we, that is, Uncle SANS people will
very soon be up to their eyes in blood
with Spain. and that Cuba, SO long
coveted and SO leary priced will be
ours. Whatever may be the result
Of Mr.. soule's negotiations at Madrid,
there will ere long be need of some
such disturbance to divert the pub
lie mind from the question that is
just now exciting so much bitterness
of feeling, and open enmty, at Wash
ipgton. Disguise the fact as we may,
there is a foregone conclusion il the
minds of a very large majority of her
Northern brethren, that they can and
'ctU get along, without any farther
spread Of slavery in territory now free.
! have opportunities for perusing pa
pers from almost every nook and cor
ner of the free States, and confess
that never saw SO much unallimity
upon any one question, as there Is
against the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise. The question abstractly
considered is right, but is it proper, is
il absolutely necessary for the South
| lnow4sonothing Of the feelings of
the Northern people myself, and | be-
lieye | can say that nine-tonths of
them would rejoice tomorrow to see
peaceful separation of the Union based
upon the line of slavery. Why should
this feeling be pushed to the extreme
for a mere abstraction, a Pigment Of
principle, mere question Of law
Nous re9v0us.
Matters here in the city are rather
quiet just now, although we do occas-
onally have bit Of a row just to keep
5he hand in. You will see that our
Mayor has made list of appointments ,
among our citizens to meet and CON
or with the Baton Rougeaus in re-
alton to your branch railroad to con-
1ect with the Great Northern Railroad. {
have heard but one opinion here re- J
alive to that bit Of road, and that is {
decidedly in its favor, and | hope you ,
will get it.
The weather is getting to be very
warm, but as yet the health of the city