The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-07-20
BEAsrs ARE BUT BEASTS, AND


that brass mouth piece, that penny
wbistle.for.purchase, Of the party
that BACON, that bagpipe Of the grea'
and expanding mis.begotted Demo
crat party, that head and front Of the
Slidell dynasty-the New Orleans
Courier, never lets an opportunity slip
that she does not disgorge disgusting
SANDER Of Red Stick. In that most
incorruptable Of newspapers, of the
18th lust, there is an article headed
Congress-" in which some Of the
snobish members Of that great body,
urge as a reason for the adjournment
Of Congress that they can get moth-
ing to eat! One gentleman on the
floor says:
He had tried EN- all-hotels, board
ng-houses, lodging houses, and he had
come to the conclusion that the only
way to survive the operation Of dining
at Washington was to take chloroform.
The CouIier's beautiful article is
suggested by notice Of a letter to the
New York Herald, from its Washing
ton correspondent, in which the ex-
quisite Mr.. Fribble says:
1T is really becoming matter of
serious difficulty to get anything
wholesome to eat or drink, even for
those who have money left. Food is
incredibly scarce, even at the tables
Of the highest priced hotels; and
water, either for drinking or ablution,
is almost entirely out Of tho question
The eloquent writerof the Courier
then says:
We suspect the picture Of the con-
dition Of things at Washington is too
highly colored for the reality. The
market Of that place is usually as plen-
tifully stocked with provisions Of the
best kind as any that we know Of The
description, true or false. however, re-
minds Us Of Baton Rouge, the seat Of
our own State government, where the
accommodations for the residence Of
strangers are really scant and shabby,
particularly in the lodging department
at the same time everything is held
at exorbitant prices. The inhabitants,
too, are utterly Indifferent to all re-
which may be made to
them on the subject. They make no
efforts whatever to improve their hotels
aud boarding houses.
We can say to tho author of the
above that the citizens Of Baton Rouge
will never put themselves much out Of
the way to accommodate him or any
of his snobbish friends. When ever
they are attracted here, by an acqui-
sition to the General funds" Of the
Treasury, we would advise them to
bring along their own breakfasts, and
their own water for ablution. Gen.
tlem,en who have visited the Capital
during the sessions Of the legislature,
have never found cause to complain,
for they have been treatd as gentle
men. A we'll ordered stable is too
good, for many Of the Hon. members,
and hangers on at such times. The
country constituency gives ont its fair
proportion. Of this kind of scum O. the
earth-fellows who have never known
any other fare than that Of the back
woods plantation. We do not marvel
that some Of such snobs should get in
10 the National legislature, for the
is full of them. It is an evil
lence that illiterate vulgarity is ma
i've American"--a spontaneous growth
If the lowest stratum of society. A
Gentleman 'sever grumbles at what is
vet before him.
~VlAIEr, on Third Street, is
n receipt Of very large and varied
took of choice perfumery, embracing