The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-11-05
Letter from New York.
NEw YoRK. Oct. "a, ~

ter alluded to in The papers ! simp't
repeat, thai If thy language had hsel
reported rs ! uttered it, no exception
could have been taken, if il is agrSs
BE to ANONYMOUS writer's to attack ma
! know Of 10 way f. stop them, be
lieve however, thai public opinion vii
finally put true estimate upon siof
conduct. | am deeply obliged to von
TO Winftce, and 10 Bryan, for thc
promptncss they and you came 70 my
rescue. confidence in me, ! believe !.
deserved. shall take no more notice
Of the misrepresentation Of mysel
than | have tho times ore too bard
and ! hive 10 be too busy, to take care
Of those dependent on me. to indulge
in the luxury Of breaking flies on .
wheel"
The dea,h Of Col. Stephen lIep3c1
son, will cel iainlv cause q loss IN YOU
community. lie was 4 MN Of supa-
,ior information, and requirements,
and | think possessed, as fine q mind
by nature, as any one ] ever met. II
was Il true friend 10 Baton Rouge. and
Louisiana. and I think it is to he re-
GREETED. that such men 20 ID was. eeull
not be frequently put in public posi-
tons, that their minds might be useful
in shaping and developing the energies
Of he State. Tho longer liro th.
more | see The folly Of mnro p1riln-
slip, in choosing ctr public men bnt
any thing than capacity, u thg tue
test to win office.
Prof Dimit'v las been harc lho
last eight or ten days, and has doliyar-
ed three lectures, ] believe his ropu-
larity increased, NJ he pursued tbe
course. tbink he would bo popular
in The North, aud find thousands Of
admirers gentlctnan remarked to
me, alluding 10 Tie Professor: "lhat
Louisiana must be rich IL talent, to Of
fcr to loose sueh Il man made 10
reply, for | bad nnno % make, should
say however, bat his learning ehoiill
commend ioF him ,,lenas every where.
and particularly among the people
with whom he Is SO identified. Prof:
Dimitry in this city, with His lnoal-
edge Of modern languages, could com
mand a position amoEg q certain ror-
ton Of our naturaIi5od cilizeDa, iintI
would give him ~ immense influence
The ODER evening. visited, a. "a
invited guest, the celebrated sketch
Club Of this city. It is composed Of
Artists exclusively. but few honorary
members are added. from among Iitc-
rary men, f;,mous for thoi humoy and
good fellowship. Tie eatly part Il the
tjmo Of The meeting, was consumed in
Che examination ct o1igtHaI Sketchcs,
Illustrating Che subject Of ihc evening.
viz: Woodland scenes. Tho custom
is, for each member to contribute one
sketch 1T each gathering, the whole
going 10 the gentleman who gives thc
The treat TO me was
a highly intellectual one, and Tie i'm
mense ability Of tho Sketches" dis
plays IN = wo1eriul manner, he rapid |
advances art has made in bis country. |
wi,I''u he last iwcu wears. ! thought
Of You George, Of yonr----blt no
mater, YOU and VII editor man, and |
the easel and brush aIe laid aside.
At given signal, DC folding doota
moved and sumptuous table appear
cd, and among the subslail wand. !
was a joint Of corned beef, that wa I
wonderful 10 behold. II il needless 10
say, that The ''itleal' and ''rear', met
over that said beet, and tie very gen
Ilemap. who were Rw moments be-
fore expaiiaiing 50 enthusiastically up
on the sublime cllo 4 Of the pencil,
md the cteai'uns Of The cultivated i'm
equation, found great consolation in
eating, and in blinking too. The ply
steal repast being ended, cigars and
oug pipes were next introduced. and
had the benefit Of thirty good fellows
smoke, wit, and eloQucncc. | have
'arely spent such an evening; it re-
minded me OF those good old times
,bout Nalchcz and New Orleans, when
Prentiss and Benjamin were in their
glory, and when they, with kindred
minds, lavished upon one convial par
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