The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-08
EyNNY THINGs.-There are now

particularly the regular organs; Sc
to tunes, by that great wind instru
ment in New Orleans the La Courier
! The Felsciana DeDoecrat of the 30tl
ute, has just reched us, and contains
a we'll written article, penned on ths
Tuesday following the election fol
Chief Justice T; which might have
been little different in it's tone j
written Cgesterday. Tie writer yer,
quantity remarks:
"The result of Mondays election
has surprised many persons, although
to some it was not entirely unexpected
1t is useless for the .partisians of the
order to. protest, as we have heard
a few of them.do, that the conclave
took>no part in the contest, and had
no hand in nominating Mr.. Merrick
for Chief Justice and Mr.. Cooley for
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. We have been assured, on
good authority, that both these gen
tlemen were regularly selected as
candidates, by ballot, of the supreme
appointing council.
Very true sir, It is also a very
singular fact, (no doubt) as you say
"That the few members who have not
abandoned the order, all voted for
Merrick and Cooley, and we venture
to say that neither of them received
half dozen Democratic votes though
out the parish oforleans. " o
Also take for granted " these prem
ises. y But we decidedly object, to
this portion of the gentleman's we'll
conceived article, which he would per
force, thrust down the throat of we
lied StlCaers .....
"In ordinary times and under or
binary circumstances, this result
would be looked upon as an over
whelming defeat of party candidate
"a party that threatened the Union
with straightforward above all, felt
sure that they would rule the roast in
Louisiana for all time to come. Poor
Sam +"
What's the man talking about
when he refers to this parish, thus:
We have been more surprised at
the returns from Baton Rouge than
at any other occurrence that has turn
ed up in this contest. These returns
comprehended the votes of nearly the
whole parish, including the village
of the same name. So far as receiv-
ed, the votes stand thus: Elan 2O4,
Elgee 115, Merrick 35. In other
words, Merrick the Know Nothing
candidate, got 35 out Of 354 votes, or
not one tenth of the whole; and be it
remembered that the town of Baton
Rouge is withiS thirty miles Of Gin.
ton, where Mr.. NJ. resides.
What village Where ? When ?
and since what time +? Call our peo.
pie anything to suit your purpose;
but call not the de facto city a /" VI
liage, +" If this be not city, at al
points, impregnable. then there never
was one on the map. Look at our
daily press, and tremble less you call
its vengence down! Look at our
suburbs ! Look at our public lamp
posts Have we not Royal Square
in Beaurgard town, and a place
d'arms, on South Boulevard? Come
and look at the place sir, and then 60
home and shame the devil by telling
the truth for once i'll your useful
life. E U# +....
Now that we have done witkGlhe
Feliciana Democrat friend suggests,
that the article from which we have
50 literally extracted, is stolen wis
don@' and positively the property of
the New Orleans La. State Barrel
Organ Of the party in power. Of
course we can say no more.
o. l..