The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-10-29

the first time. He seconded Mirabea,
with all the power Of his coarse lima
gerry and burning scarcasm; MOI
against individual but the oppression
Of the people; previous to this time
Mirabeau had sought an interview
with the King, but failed in his OBJ
ject. As soon as Danton finished his
speech, Mirabeau approached him and
held a short consultation, the next
morning Mirabeau was heard to say
that Danton twas powerful auxiliary
but it required strong arm to man
age him. Mirabeau was an excel
lent Judge of human nature, but yet
he was not much of friend to Dan
ton.
Danton's power lay directly will,
the people and through them was felt
by the King. While Mirabeau would
have it believed that his influence
went directly to the King and Queen,
still their power turned upon one point,
the will Of the people.
Courts In GENEnAL.-The uni
versal complaint on the part Of the
press everywhere in this State, caused
by the criminal Indifference of men
elected to fill the high and responsible
position Of Judges" calls for serious
consideration and united action on the
part of the people, that some change
may take place at the next session of
the legislature in our judiciary sys-
tenn. Had the people in this district
alone, cause to complain, then we
should say nothing, but bide time
with patience, until the Lallot-box
shall be again resorted to. But the
complaints are universal. A paper is
now before us, from the Northern part
of the State, wherein the proceedings
of a meeting Of members of the Bar,
and others, is published and wherein,
among other resolutions, we find the
following:
Therefore be 1t Resolred, That
this state of facts causes dissatisfaction.
and that the practice of one of said
Judges absenting himself from the
State, meets our unqualified disapprov-
al, and that the failure of the Judges
to meet at this term Of the Court re-
ceives our unqualified condemnation
Perhaps Judges find warrant, for
This kind of Indifference to the suffer-
ing wants of the people, in the gener-
al negligence Of all manner of Office
holders; from the highest to the low
est condition that gives rise to the
question "shall the honest industry Of
The land, be taxed for the support of a
thousand and one sinecurc offices, that
seem to have been created for no other
purpose, than to foster and encourage
ldleness, and fee partizaDs for services
in the field? If so, it were far better
for the people to revert to primitive
State or fall back upon some old
system for the foupda-
ion Of the republic, is being sapped in
his direction. Taxation is becoming
yearly, more, and more onerous, and
what additional benefit do the people
'tlarge derive from it? None what
,ver. The fact of the business is,
when the naked truth is told, that
'bout one-fourth (only) of every civil
zed and Christian community sup
ports the other three. fourths in idle
less. Why, may we ask the curious
is it, that investments in
ii manner Of real and personal estate
n Louisiana are being withdrawn, by
he long headed sharpers, who can
ook ahead 1t is because they can
zee the very best substance Of the peo-
lie dragged off by aliens, and what
title there IS left. crinpled by the