The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-02-08
An Unbouglat Letter writer.

An Unboug1t Letter writer.
In anage Ike this, when every thing
/ is reduced to vulgar fractions, and the
I only question is ''bow much viii il
pay z" It does us SO much good 70
]! see a man step out of the ranks, Of the
paid soldiery, and speak out boldly his
own honest opinions and convictions,
in very defiance Of all bribed hirelings
that we cannot retain from quoting his
words at length. Out Of the paid
ranks Of letter writers, sent here to
villify our town for political purposes
only, it does our soul good (f we have
sour to find one who has the indie
pendence tospeak his own convictions,
and paint true picture Of the con-
dition of things. Such one is the
author Of the following com munieation
to the Creo1c. We earnestly com
mend the letter to our fellow-citizens
of New Orleans, who are in common
with ourselves, interested in the well
fare and prosperity of the State. If
there is any honesty IN us, our word
for It, the following is true picture:
Il have been watching the move
ments and condition Of things here at
the capital, and l find that the State
of Louisiana is poor. helpless victim
in the hands Of political sharpers and
demagogues. Many Of them seem to
think and act as if they had a life estate
in the public treasury. It is disgust
ing to witness the contemplate mem
dicants, who come up year after year,
and hang on the public teats, crying
ont give, give, | have a legitimate
cloim on the public funds. One man
writes the history ofthe United States
and Louisiana, or gives a history Of
old line democracy, and petitions that
a thousand dollars be paid him, and
that the book be placed in the State
Library Another man says he has
done thus and so, and has greatly ben
Gifted the State, he must have an in
demnity of fifty thousand dollars.
Talk Of Bcggars-the State Treasury
is beset With beggars. The State will
soon be plunged into hopeless bank
ruptcy, if this state Of things 60 on.
The capital must be moved, cry ont
whole herd, who base the removal
solely upon their debased appetites
ard Ac5its. Complain of heavy taxes,
we are only at the beginning Of the
cbapter-tbe edition is only in manu-
script we shall have it ere long, and
the State will be bound up with it.
The dear people and the dear state, is
the cry Of these party wolves who arc
eating out her very vitals. The vel
fare Of the people or the State never en-
ter into the beadyof these men, who are
ruling them with rod of iron. Every
for the elevation Of morals, or !
the prosperity ef state, is dragged to
the political Block and sarroted to suit
The interests Of party, or to help State !
n'endicants to live upon the public !
treasury. Expediency and party,
party and expediency, govern every .
thing. The outsare maD@uvering to
ret in, what care they for the country?
The ms are manUuvering to keep out !
and down the outs; aud the State
must be the victim. !
We have no enlarged. and cnlight-
ened legislations ). everything is done
with reference to the spoils. Men and
.liGues are legislated for, with q VEN
,ence. Political corruption is the Or
1er of the day, men see it, and ac-.
knowledge the fact, and yet are will
ng to submit like cringiug spaniels
Men'are afraid'to speak out the honest
of their hearts. Offices
ire 5argained. for as you would for
meat in the shambles. Men are sold
At W i'll to build up the asperatien of
some political hack. Thus go, on.
When wiltwe come to the end Of the /
Chapter?
lex Marshal Keyar arrived in