The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-27
BATON ROUGE, La, SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST e. 1854

doubt not for this reason, las q more
woighty influence in the public mind
The editor takes Mp The weak slang
fired at us through the Democratic Al
ynra'e, and after rrnlaring il with re
marks Of his own. sends it back 10 us
10 . new g'ise S'iIl ore We not IN.
horsed, but with new girt armor on
are ready for any contest. Our side
is The strong side, IL is the side oI
America. aud the citizens Of Americo
Arrayed on the right we are prepared
for any service, and will never be
found wanting We have no desire to
dispute the question "of authority
with the learned eli'or Of the South,
"rn Journal, or any other sectarian.
We 'leny the Divine right Of Priests
and l'tiestcraft'y, aud feel satisfied that
every true American citizen, either hy
birth or legitimate adoption. would
be willing TO lay down his life in snp
prrt of liberty, aud the laws upon
which il is based. against the auloeracy
IF The "Fa'ho'ic" or any other religion
IN reference to what we said some DAYS
ago under the head Of Peculiar cir
oums'anoes, we would give uteranro
tn The same sentiments to morrow JiJ
The sarnn pral circumstances present
themselves. The same words would
have been used against the clergy Of
any other denomination under the
same circumstances bnt none other,
than the Catholic, has tlle au1acty to
take such stand That the course
rersued by the Priest here, in refer
enee to The Masonic fraternity does not
meet with the appreciation Of the intel
ligent members Of the church. we have
abundance of evidence Therefore we
may well say that the sooner con
cession is made on this point, the bet
ter.
In reference to the Southern Jour
nal and The extracts from bis note
book we have to say we seek no
controversy with him, he will have
enough TO employ his time and talents,
'fhe can put a cheek upon freedom Of
thought and actlon--lfhe can succeed
in convincing any half dozen readers
Of his own paper (leaving the old wo-
men out Of the question: that the Priest
must think for them. and they must
ask noquestions. then he will have done
enough in this country to entitle him
to Immortality.
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IL John B Cough. the great tenn
porance lecturer stated recently in a
speech in London, that out Of 500, 600
persons who had signed tho pledge in
the United States $50. 600 had broken
II. As the editor of the Planters
Banner very trnl y remarks Such
Fl cts give color to the oblectors to all
such pledges. and afford them an OPP
portun'ty to compare the sin Of break
ing a solemn promise with that of in
Well may we ex-
claim HY7on,c0//Y:
ooh man thou feeble tenant If m hour
pehased by slavery or corrupt by power
Thy love is lust, thy friendship all cheat.
Thy SMILES hypooracy, and thy words deceit" "
SINGULAR D1sCLosuREs.--A Sur
geon IN the United States Army re-
Gently desired to know the most com
mon cause Of onlstmonts. by per
mission of the Captain of a company
containing ifty-6ve, the writer in
pledge never to disclose the name Of
,ry officer or private, except as Il
physical or metaphysical fact, The true
history was obtained Of every man
On investigation, it appeared that nine
enths enlisted On account of same fc.
male difficulty thirteen Of them had
hanged their names, and forty-tbrce
xere either drunk OF uariiY so. ut tho