The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-19

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New ORLEANS, Manner 18th. I'd

Dear Contef The winter is oveI
aud gone, The clear sky, balny air
and blooming flowers all speak Of 'tht
fair season spring" Of which Poets
write SO lovingly, aud lovers speak ST
often to their ''bright particular stars
You will have already seen the 90
count OF the seizure Of the Black War,
rior by the Havana authorities, in the
city papers, and as there is nothing
further from the island OH the subject
worth repeating, ] need hardly STOP
to notice the event. This however is
but one Of the many similar annoy
ances to which Americans and Amer.
lean interests will be subjected to
there, Until the Spanish officials are
all driven from that island, as they in
evitably mill be in no great length Of
time from this. There was no excite
ment here when the news Of this last
seizure arrived for why should there
be! The officers Of the port get only
about $4,000 to divide amongst
themselves, and who blames them. as
IT was done iegatly and will not be
unaone very soon. A gentleman who
came over ON the Crescent City told
me that the Black Warrior was
worth, together with her cargo, about
$1SO,o0O-the cotton on board was
worth between 45 and 100000
Two thirds Of the proceeds 90 to the
officers making The seizure and the
balance to the Government. There
are some who still ask /: "What will
Pierce do ~ Or "What will Congress
do y Why ask Pierce will do moth
ing more than Fillmore did before
him, and Congress is too busily enga-
ged in plundering the National Treas
ury and breaking up the Union, to
care much about matters in Cuba
But there is a spirit that sleeps not
power that rests not, an eye that closes
not upon these things, and that spirit
cares not for Congress or Mr.. Pierce,
nor anything else that may put itself
in the way Of its march towards the
revolution in Cuba.
The Democrats have held their
primary ward meetings, and have put
into the field their nominations for the
various offices under the city govern
ment. Gen. Lewis for Mayor, may be
looked upon now as empbatieally the
slett and the whole Democratic tick
ct from Mayor down will be successful.
| do not believe the Wings have pluck
enough to make any nominations, but
will probably resort to the mean CUR
rillys warfare, SO disgraeefnl to any
party, for "plumplng'' upon this or
that one who may best suit their
views. If the leading Wings Of this
nation are ashamed Of their names as
why the duce do they keep
up any show OF party T! Why not
60 over neck and heels to the other
side, and If they have any principles,
try to infuse them into the reeking
hulk Of Loeofocoism. Democracy
seems to be in the ascendent now, and |
surely it Wings are going to disband
why not stipulate that their democracy
If they have any shall be taken and
paid for by the yietors in such ''9udd
pro quo,' as the democrats will al |
ow2 Nous Verrons.
Julien has given his last concert,
shaken his last "baton,' and gone,
eaving the sontag to rival Borgheise
'lone in the REIN ofsong for a while
By the by, If you want to laugh hear
lily (you or your one hundred thous-
md readers) just peep into the latter
part Of the March No. Of Harper's
Magazine, Il presume Mccormick has
hem) where you will see n represent
alton Of Julien and several Of bis
,orps, represented in such attitudes as
AN be fully appreciated by any one
Who has attended any Of the concerts
# the "Grand Maitre."
The arrival Of the Daniel Webster,
md the El Dorado with the mails and
from California, brings
ONE intelligence from that region,
hough Of no very exciting nature
rhe Walker party in Lower Califor-
ia, had been divided, a portion of the
men leaving the expedition, and re-
llrninn home. The California nnnora