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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-06-24

Instructions to the Ctinese Army.
The following extract from the in.
structions Of the Council Of the &C..
lestial Empire to the General COM,
handing their armies has never, wer
believe, been published in this coun--
try -
"Take notice Of this in particular ;
you have to deal with people who
wear breeches 50 tight, that when once
the soldiers fall they cannot get them
selves up again. Your first endea-
vor must be to throw them down.
Paint your faces as Enthusiastically a.
you can, and when you approach the
enemy, shout out and make the most
bideous noises and grimaces possible,
to frighten and make them tuble down.
When PROSTATE they are at your
mercy.
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'Old soldiers, on applying for a
pension. are advised to adopt the, fol-
lowing as their motto IL have bleed
for my country-now may my coun-
try bleed for me ?"
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TnE LronuM.--This society sup
posed to be dead, recovered ANNA
tion, and held forth on Saturday
night, In very lucid manner, on a
dark question. Before the subject
was disposed Of, the audience was
reduced to two tallow candles, and
the president himself, who paid mar
led attention, looked bewildered and
lost in darkness.
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ALAS, WHAT A WRECK Fourteen
insane people of different age, and
sex, were landed here, off the Steamer
Capitol on Thursday, and taken by
land conveyance, to Jackson all 4 OF
them, from New Orleans. What a
lesson And who, but man, with his
unnatural and unjust institutions, is
responsible for this2 Who but man
himself is the author Of all the crime,
6the insanity, and the vice, that stains,
the otherwise fai1egace, of Creation 2
Shift the responsibility ye law makers
and law giveis, We professors Of Il
preached but Impractical religion
lay the weight Of your own sins on the
shoulders of the devil, or anyother
immaginary and irresponsible individ-
ual made up of nothingness but you,
and you, and you, are responsible for
all these things in proportion TO the
amount of reason which has been
given you, to correct them. Religion
as it now. is, makes us by reason of
common sense, infdels and unbeie-
vers; the law compels us to be knav-
ish bypoorites, or open thieves and
every axiom, in wLat is va carly called
the " Social SYSTEM" tells us plainly
that we must affect to be what we are
not.
What an epitomy, is here in
these fourteen wretches, of the times
What. q volumn would their history
furnish Pause each and every
one Of you careless passers by, and
consider. DO not forget in the ac-
count, that ordinavy minds are never
(uuless by bodily deraugemeoD affect
ed to insanity. The common man
is stone. Of finer stuff are they, whose
noble hearts are cracked with grief,
and melt into insanity.
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10 It is reported that Admiral
Lyons has written home for a. many
screw ships oftbe line az can be spar.
ed. in order that be may carry on
certain important operations in the
Black Sea.
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The 1UleetlDn for Chief Justice.

Tomorrow an election for Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court, will be
held throughout the State, and IL must
be sad reflection to the experiment
ers, who embodied the elective Judi
ciary in our Constitution to See how
sarelessly the people at large, look up
on an Office Of 80 much responsibility
AND for the very reason, as is APP
parent--that the Chief Justice, has
no political favors to bestow. This
makes the office Of Chief Justice Of
minor importsnee..so that Of Governor,
or even Sheriff Of Orleans. A far as
the Capital is concerned, we hope ev-
cry man entitled to vote will go, up
and express bis preference and we
hope that preferences will be based up.
on the proper answer to the ques-
tions, WHO il the best qualified,
from temperate habits, honesty ofpur.
pose and ability ~ This is very east
y arrived At by enquiry, A retro
spective view Of the past life Of each
Of the candidates, settles the question.
There are no political issues--no party
ends to be served by the result. There
IL common interest 10 be provided
for, and the merits Of candidates
should be viewed without party bias.
The Democrats, however, have. by
common consent, centered Upon Mr.
Elgee; whilst the opposite party have
had no concert Of action to center up.
% any one man. The consequence
II. thai there must be a divison---nnd
this too. In default Of the country.
In reference 30 the elective Judicial
ny, the opinion Of this paper is the
same expressed At the inception Of
this feature in the convention, from
which the present constitution emma.
tad; but as long as there is such a
system, \ virtue should be made of ne.
sessity, and regular nominations Of the
best men In the ranks Of both parties
should be made.
Let every citizen Of Red Stick 20 to
the polls tomorrow and by voting
rive 4 substantial evidence of The 70.
spect and esteem il this community
for our allow.c citizen, JAMES NJ. ELAN.
He is qualified. first by bis habits Of
temperance, by industry, by ability.
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10 Byron wrote his celebrated
poem Of the Bride Of Abydos" in
ene night. and without mending his
pen. Is yet preserved in the British
museum.
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IHE VALLEY OF THE AMAZON.-l IL
the Hon. JONI PERKINS, in, mus
we again express our thanks and graf
itude, for other valuable Congressional
Documents. Part II Of Explora-
ton Of the Valley Of the Amazon, by
Herndon and Gibbon;" handsomely
illustrated and accompanied with maps
is now before us; completing one Oh
the most valuable works in our H.
brary. .=.=.
Now that we hook about, and see nc
many substantial evidences Of the kind
consideration, of our Representative
we cannot refrain from summing up
all our thanks, during the past season,
in sol;do !; and again reiteratipg them
in renewed and concentrated form..--
And now that the Hon. gentleman is
no longer before The people-and is
about to retire to private life; we can
not refrain from taking glance at his
course in Congress.
Now, the charge cannot be brought
against us, that we are fishing after
public favors. cannot be said that
our pen moves with the ultimate object
in view; ofhavipg to advertise " Propo-
sails to carry the mail in Maine or
to furnish "beef to Barancas Barracks"
What we say, can therefore be set
down free from the common hypocra-
cy we are daily called on, to exercise,
in order to satisfy n Christian commu.
nifty
Within onr memory no one has ev-
err represented this section Of the pub
liz domain with more credit to the
people and honor to himself than the
Hon. JOIN PERKINS, lie has not
been the narrow sighted "Court house
candidate" but has busted himself as
one Of the representatives Of a great
nation, in pointing out, and offering
remedies for growing abuses abroad.
His reformation of the Consular Sys-
TEN, has indelably stamped his name
upon the records Of the American
Congress- We like man, who has a
purpose-we like u man, who as a
public servant, fixes the energies of bis
mind on some great object Of national
and does not flag in bis
efforts to have redress Of grievances
such q man is the Hon. JoHN PER.
RiNs; as a gentleman in private walks,
bis character is unapproacbable, and
as public servant there is not sin
gle citizen who cannot honestly ex-
claim, Well done. -
From the Convention proceedings
Of the other day. be stands out in bold
relief, as the best man, and the truest
Of them all lie stood not before that
body rs candidatc, to make pledges
to demagogues, TO obtain their sup
port-He stood there, with honors on
his head, as an honest and upright
citizen; and to follow the bent of his
7wp inclination--ready to retire to
private life; aud the action Of the ,,
only shows, that this is not !:
he manner of man, that these costo.
mo'tger times desire. Mn. PERKINS
might have beeu re elected but the :.
present candidate--never, from this :
District.
A GATHERING OF THE CLANS q
Among other queer things that have G
sprung out Of the National Baby show, G
q nm "enterl,risen tbe 1iLa of ,yb;nh ri n
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0RRENwoon CEMErERY.-Some
800 persons are kept constantly EN-.
ployed in decorating this City Of the
Dead" which now numbers nearly 80,
600 tenants.
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There is very little building going
on in New York this spring, except
for banking houses, of which there are
several.
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at half past:
MUSIC.
Orator Of the day snppotted
Mayor II Common Council.
Governor 4 Staff
State Officers
French and other Foreign Ministers.
Delegation from Jones' Creek,
Music, Hail Columbia, happy 'aud"
J. b. J. with punch bowl bottom upwards
Exiles,
Patriots.
Sufferers for Liberty.
THE PRESS. @
Owner Of The Public Pump on Church ST
Sons Of Temperance.
Odd Fellows-Masons.
Glee Club,
headed by Professor Morse,
singing '0ld dog Tray
The Young Mems Lyceum.
Union Society,
with banner. and the motto
UNITED we standardized. y
Know Nothisgs.
The Late Captains of the late Military
Companies
The Odologizing Society.
Distinguished strangers
Music
The Peoples Line, Omnibuss,
newly painted
with
1.-THE Hope Of the Nation is here /"
Honorary members Of the Port Hudson
Club.
The Hon. Mr.. John Brown.
with an escort
Of uncovered citizens.
The only true agent
~ of the
"Washington Remides."
The Sunday school Union
with banners,
bearing the name Of that ~
Benevolent Porcupine :.
the Rev. DR.. Williams.
The Medico Physieo Society
Lawyers, Doctors, Divines--
philistines in General.
Mr. PETE" much pleased at the result.
Defunct Candidates for democratic
Honors," with heads off.
sympathyzers.
The Florida street Porcupine
Charitable Society.
Owners Of Fast Horses.
Ladies in carriages--very imposing.
The spirited b'hoys, in spirits.
CITIZENS.
Banners with appropriate devices.
A Mammoth bull,
bearing all names from
Wickliffe down to Bard. y
Lofty Tumblers and
Rollers in PLAID pants.
National Colors.
Music ....
1.-THE Star spangled Banner"
If this programme will not do for
ratification will the Aduocate oblige
US, to furnish better, and this shall
bel used for tho dth nf Iulu
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noble hearts are cracked with grief
and melt into insanity.
ANOTHER HORSE or A DIFFERENT
Coton.--'rhe Gasette in noticing the
fact, that the Hon. r Green David
son, received a majority Of votes from
the Dem, Convention, over his Com
petitor, the Hon. John Perkins. is
wrong. It appears from the evidence
Of the Advocate that the Gazette is
in entirely SO. The Gazette
should have simply said--or rather
said simply, "The Hon. r. Green
was nominated unanimously BE.
cause why ~ Why, because the Hon.
John Perkins was not candidate !.
and although Mr.. Perkins received
nineteen Of the votes cost, yet he
received no votes, because be was
not candidate From a parity Of
reasoning, the Hon. T. Green is not
the nominee; for he was not q can.
date, and did not seek the Office
Is 1t not very well known to the
Advocate, that he gave up the Pres
identlal chair, and left the Hall, in
the very fear, that an attempt would
be made to thrust some unsought
honor upon him 4? Hence we argue
from the case as it now stands
First, that Nj, Perkins received no
votes, because he was rot before the
Convention Second, that Mr.. Da-
wilson was not before the conven-
ton TbirS that the vote given him,
was thrown away fourth, that there
was no vote; fifth, that there was
no election; and sixth, that there is
no candidate before the people.
1.-TWO females doctors are lectur.
ing at New Bedford, Massachusetts,,
on professional matters. One speaks
at eight in the morning, and The other
at eight in the evening.
According to advices from the Afri-
ca, the Emperor of Russia evidently
contemplates serious works in the Bal.
tic, and is preparing for vigorous de-
fence. lie had ordered all the Rus.
sian ships of war at Cronstadt to be
sunk, except eight ships of the line.
This policy is similar to that adopted
at sebastopol, only on larger scale.
A sea-fght, it appears, is distasteful to
the Russians. All the forfeited har.
bors in the Gulf of Finland have been
placed in state Of siege. The AL
lied fleets we're rapidly approaching
towards Reyel, Helsingfors, Cronstadt,
and the capital. But it is probable
that Cronstadt, and therefore, St. Pc
tersburg, will, as last year. be found
impregnable.
It appears from soundings, that the
Dead Sea, from the Jordan to the |
large peninsula on the south eastern |
side is an immense bowl, rather more
than fifty English miles long, and in
the middle one thousand three hundr.
ed feet deep, and that the remaining,
Or southern part, is an inundated plain,
in extent about ten miles long, at the
deepest only thirteen feet, while in
some places it can even be forded.
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A GATHERING OF THE CLANS
Among other queer things that have
sprung out Of the National Baby show,
is an "enterprise' the like of which, If
successfully carried out, the world
will never have seen the like, before.
Several gentlemen, it seems, have
associated together and subscribed
100000 to be expended in getting
together Congress of Nations, "
that is to say, living specimens, male
and female, of every nation on the
habitable globe, all in their native
custom, except when they are nude.
Great care will be used in selecting
the finest specimens, and when conven.
lent, preference will given to such per-
sons as play upon some instruments Of
music.
Such a study was Of course never
before bought under the eye Of mortal
man. The Congress of Nations will
necessarily include all the various
tribes of Indians in the world squi-
maux, Japanese, Laplapders, Persians,
Circassians, Turks, Arabs, Hottentots,
Bushmen, Caffirs, all the Asiatics etc.,
etc. Some eighteen months or more
may be required to make the entire
collection, but inter esting portions of
it, it is thought, can be obtained at |
much earlior period.-N. Y. Ezpress
18th inst.
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"The Star spangled Banner.n

If this programme will not do for n
ratification /; will the Advocate oblige
us, to furnish better, and this shall
be used for the 4th of July.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-13

"As to the growth of Wood, it is very gen.
orally estimated to equal the annual cOnsumP-
ton. But it ought to do more, much more
than this. True, there is as much wood in the
State as is needed, but not where it is needed.
Belts of timber skirt nearly every stream, but
there are thousands of square miles of choice
prairie at least five miles from the nearest
grove or opening" Every landowner, every
SPECTATOR, ought to realize the moral obliga-
ton resting on him to plant timber. If the
owner of each prairie quarter section, distant
more than one mile from the nearest timber
were required 10y law to plant at least ten acres
of timber thereon within year, and keep the
fire out of said timber by blowing wide belt
all around it, the total value of the lands OF
Illinois would be enhanced one-fourth within
ten years. Let the seed sown be part Locust
or some other quick growing wood, the residue
Hickory, Sugar Maple, White Pine, Chestnut
Cherry, Black Walnut, &c, and soon Illinois,
from icing the very worst, would soon become
decidedly the best timbered State in the IN
ion."]
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lar He lived for half hour after the catastrophe
but was insensible and did not speak All of the
dead, with the exception of Cameron and Tynmann,
were instantly killed; so sudden was this calamity
that they could not have had the slightest con.
sciOusness of its coming.
Mr.. Z III. Gregory, whose place of business is
next the of calamity bad several of the dead
carried into his Office, and provided mattresses and
other conVenences and necessaries, giving all the
facilities possible for the performance of the sad
duties OF the Coroner and the arrangements to
coffin the horribly bruised and shattered remains OF
the victims
The noise and shock of the masonry when it fell
was tremendous. The broad heavy stones were
shivered into hundreds of fragments each, and there
was not any portion of the cornice, however small,
but what was broken.
As the bodies of the massscred men were dragged
from the debris, they presented most fearful and
sickening spectacle, several Of them resembling
shapeless heaps of dusty rags, through which blood,
brains entras and broken bones oozed and pro.
truded. During the afternoon a large stone was to
be front of the building smeared with brains
which was partially yelled by quantity of hair
Cameron and Walden were but slightly mutlated
in the face, but the heads of two or three were
crushed out of all manner of shape.
The bodies of three of the victims were at FIRST
removed to the west side of Main street lust above
Third and there covered with newspapers. which
if they could recognize friend. Those bodies had
been dreadfuly mutilated. One mans foot had
been battered, and his legs crushed fat. The face
OF another had been mashed on one side, while the
other side was shockingy- distorted. The scenes
when the children, wives, mothers and other rela.
tons of the unfortunate men, recognized in the
bloody and dusty vestiges of humanity before them
all that remained of those so short time before in
the full vigor of manhood, and with whose fortunes
was bound up all that was hopeful in this world,
were heartrending beyond all power of description
DR.. Menzies, Coroner, was soon on the ground
and instructed constable to pick jury If builders;
a very suitable idea. The bodies, extended Oh the
sidewalk, were moved to the first story of Chase's
building, Third street. where the first session of
the COroner's Inquest was held. Most of the vic
tins so wofully mutilated that it was impossi
bic to wash and dress them, and they were placed
in collins in the clothes they wore when the ruin
fell The extent of mutllation of some of the per-
sons may be judged from the fact that the liver of
one was separated from the body, and was carried
TO the Coroner's Office in a hat The description
of the dead on the battle ground before Sebostopo
gives very correct idea of the scenes on Third and
Main street yesterday. During the afternoon thou
sands of persons visited the place of disaster, and
the most intense feeling was manifested.
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MONDAY MORNING. AUG. 49, 1885.
BEFORE and After the Election-Democratic Con-
Session.

The Union and American confesses GJIer the
election, as follows:
We have no doubt and we very cheerfuIy make
the admission that johnson would this time have
been defeated, but for whig votes.
Very well. We hope that confession will
be remembered by Democratic members of the
American party, whenever the stale old charge
of eswhig trick" is put at them. The Union
and American charged throughout the can
vass that the American organization is merely
swing trick" TO catch democrats, aud now,
as soon as the election is over, asserts that
johnson owes his success to sOhig votes, cast
for him, against the American party. Of
course Democratic Americans will no longer
listen to the cry of ''whig trick" in the face
of the confession Chat johnson owes his cleo
ton to schiy UOtes. Having done good service
together with the mass of conservative voters
throughout the State in the late Campaign, in
resisting the heretical encroachments Of the
new-light Johnsonian Democracy, they will
rany again like men of tried metal, to another
and yet more successful onset Let old line
wings and old line democrats, who are mem
bers of the American party in sentiment and
feeling, beware of the insidious efforts of our
opponents to SOW 8nong them the seeds of
dissension and division. This they may look
for upon every available occasion. 'Divide
and conquer" is the motto of the 'spoils"
party of the present day, misnamed "DeWpc-
racyn-the party of ism, and vagary, and
reckless, dangerous, destructive adventure.
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SENTIMENTS OF THE PRESS.
From the Shelbyville Expositor, Aug 10th.
Americans Stand IN Your GunsI


In the contest for Governor, the American Party
Of Tennessee have most Unexpectedly been de-
feated. 1t is useless to enter into an explanation of
the causes which combined to secure their over
throw. We have the naked result before u.s. and let
regard it calmly, without repinings or reproa
ches. But above ALL let US be true to the principles
that animated us in the struggle. They correct
they are patriotic-they are such as the people
must sooner or later adopt and illustrate in tile
parcticaI operations of the government, and should
be as sacred in defeat as in triumph. For ourself
though defeated We DO not abate one 'jot title"
of our devotion to the American cause and will
stand by it so long there is reason to hope for its
becoming the rallying ground of the conservative
American sentiment of the country. Here in Bed
fond, though we did not do as well as we expected,
the Party have reason to rejoice; and we hope there
is not an American amongst us, Wing or Democrat,
who is seriously discouraged by the result in the
State. Our duty has been discharged with fidelity,
aud we can look to the future hopefully.
Americans of Bedford, let US pledge ourselves,
whilst misfortune has Overtaken us in the general
contest to permit nothing to shake our determine
tion to push forward the great movement which
brought us together; and to commence anew the
work of organization for the Presidential canvass of
next year. Let us all resume our work. and dill
igenty pursue it, until our organization so power
tul no forces the opposition can bring to bear up
on IT, shall break its ranks. We owe this much TO
country; and under all circumstances, in defeat
or victory, we should discharge all obligations
to country. Unless the loving portion of the
people of the country can be united on the Ameri-
can Platform, no one can tell what is to be the fate
of the institutions that have conferred so much
happiness on us. The future is dark and theraten
ing the only ray of light which penetrates the gloom
is sent forth by the star of Americanism. Obscure
that, and utter darkness follows-our institutions
will be left fear to merciless sectional factions
and in the conflict that ensues, be lost Americans,
make another effort, for your country's sake
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AMERICAN IRoN.-The last Wheeling TateILi-
genoer says that every thing at present indi-
Gates prosperous condition of the American
iron trade. Our pig een is now in far better
repute and demand than it has been for a long
time, and by the attention of the manufacturers
1t has been so improved as to possess all the
valuable qualities of Scotch pig. The Phia-
delphia american states that Mount Hope and
Hibernan iron mines, in New Jersey, are do
ing large business. The rolling mill at Rock
away, Nj, has been enlarged, and is now
driven by steam, Instead of water power, the
steam being generated entirely from the waste
heat Of the building and heating furnaces, SO
that no more fuel is used than under the water
power system. The mill is now constantly
employed.