The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-21
FfeUREs OF SpEECH.-It is aston

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come. To think, that with twenty-siz
characters, made by stroke from the
pen; a man may convey to paper
any impression of any idea, with a
few up, and down strokes-dots and
crosses. The use of language chastely
and properly, is artistical; as much
so as the use of the brush OIL the ma.
ked canvas, to call into existence,
the day-dreams of the poet-painter.-
Fools-cap is the canvass, and it is re-
ally astonishing, what effects can be
produced, by few bold and fearless
dashes of master hand. Our neigh
Dor in Church street, gets us out,
things of this sort-things that leave
us in a wandering dreaminess as to
their reality-their meaning. This
style, is the climax-tho chef doeuve,
Of composition.
The beauty in painting, is, to unite
the real with the ideal :; to blend col
or with color. so that one may not say
(which is which" 80 in music-so
in composition. The following para
graph from yesterday mornings Ad-
vocate, headed. "HomaDy &C." lis of
the style referred to:
"When principles no longer vital
ize political organization, and it is
thought necessary to rouse it from its
moribend condition, by invoking the
potential name of this man or that
man, as the sole restorative, we think
it has then fulfilled its mission, and
that its dry bones had better be left to
bleach, unprophesied over, in the val
ley of Jehosiphat,'
Now thenl What have you to say
to this, as beautiful figure of speech !?
When we find tho man with 1.-THE
knife we shall send him around.
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WrTuDRAwAL.-At the request Of
the Gov, his name has been with
drawn from the Senatorial contest
A caucus was held on Thursday eve
ming, and Mr., John Slidelf was nomi-
mated, which is deemed equivalent to
his election. The advocate of Fri
day, evening says, in reference to the
withdrawal of Gov. Hebert
1--WE do not feel called upon to as
sign any special reasons for the Gov
ernor's course. 1t is enough to state
that he did so from reasons satisfact-
DRY to himself; and We presume that,
on proper occasion, he would not
withhold them; but we will make
free to say, that considerations look
ing to the harmony Of the party, were
not the least potential in influencing
him to the course he has pursued"
From the spirit and tenor of the
above, we infer that our neighbor,
knows all about it. IF he does, we
hope that he will take early occasion
to speak out boldly and tell US oil
about it.
We must confess, that political
matters, run entirely too deep for us,
in these latter days. We had as
soon attempt to ransack the "dark I'M
fathomed caves of ocean," as to get at
what is really going on, from "what
appears to be-" However, we aoould
like to know why the Cows. name
was withdrawn and believe we could
get as much "oficial' information
from our neighbor in Lafayette, as our
neighbor in Church street If "call-
If g. on anybody, but the Governor
himself, will satisfy our curiousity we
shall make fashionable visits for day,
to be satisfied.
THAT'S So.-A New York journal
is of the opinion that there are other
fools besides those who live on the
Fifth Avenue. Listen to it
Think not, laborer, extrayaeance is