The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-08-05

Gems" Of this temperate, and moderate
in-all-things-part. Of the city of Rec
Stick, the vote is to be re-taken in ref
: erence to the great bellum question o
License or No License" It is oul
+ duty as one of the sentinals on the
watch tower of liberty. to sing out t.
you in a warning voice. when the
geese in the temple below cackle, and
now-we, who have never yet cried
EVOLVES, when there were no wolves,
are forced to sing out 1t is very true
that the General Assembly in its le.
gislative wisdom has passed a lava
law which is the initiatory step to a
long series Of other laws to give to the
majorities the right to rule minorities
in despotic manner, in all matters con-
corning social habits, which have here
tofore been deemed sacred to the in
dividual. The law before us today,
opens wide the door to contention aud
fanaticism, and gives to the mob, a
power that sets at naught all written
law, and abrogates the necessity of a
constitution. We know "fellow-citi-
zens' that the example of other States
for insane temperance movements, is
before US, but has not their action, in
this matter, rather been the result of a
whirlwind of excitement bodering on
fanaticism, than the result of soberness
and reason ? We defy any one to
look on the efect-to see the strife
and contention in communities where
prohibitory laws exist-and witness
the law suits continually growing out
Of 'hsm, to come to any other conclu-
sion. Call US not grog shop advo-
cate for talking thus. this is our honest
and unbiased conviction. The use
and abuse of alcohol, in all its various
seductive forms, can meuer be pre-
vented by law, and its prohibition in
public; makes private hypocrites of
the people. Raise the tax on coffee
houses and you dignity them, and drive
out Of existence the miserable dogger-
les; but never think to purge the NOR
al atmosphere, by mere brute force in
the tyranny of numbers. This is Red
Stick, aud this is the Second Ward in
Rcd Stick-let the people act, as "be-
comes them" In conclusion let US
'ay that if you do not wish to change
Red Stick into Blue Stick. vote "Li-
'ense." The Blue laws of Conncti-
tut, are behind this arbitrary enact >
nent of the legislature, and Presby- >
erian-straight Jacket mandatory, 9
will soon be required in Louisiana, af-
er it gets the full force of numbers. !
MEETING OF THE LAD1Es.-The la.
lies interested in getting up a fund s
everal years ago, by public fair, to c
nclose the Protestant cemetery, met n
t the residence of James NJ. Elan a
,sq., on Thursday last to make a final c
isposition Of the fund. The money G
aised by fair, was about six hundred Ct
olIars, which amount was placed in D
ne hands of ". S. Pike, Esq, pending c.
lie prayer Of the ladies of Baton Rouge n
} Congress, that the spot of ground h
light be given in cabrge of the town ; Ell
: that our citizens, (many Of whom
ave friends or relatives sleeping on st
Re spot) might be permitted to enclose IS
with fence. This was a matter h,
the juggling politicians at the Ma tn
onal Capatol, Of minor importance ar
ough of no little interest to our citi- =,
ms. Suffice to say, that notwith- ~
anding the repeated efforts of the ~
dies through our Representatives in II
,nnross IA ohtain This s,nall ,,a4nL