The Weekly comet., 1855-08-19
BATON ROUGE, La, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1855.


into dark corners and drive it out now
and then, that reason and common
sense may look upon it. As Mr.. JEFF
ferson has said, Error ceases to be
dangerous if treason is left free to COM
bat it. !" Reason is light; and with
out its exercise, there could be no re-
vealed or natural religion--no truth.
IT is to human reason-or rather the
light from Heaven, shining through
it, that we feel directly indebted, not
only for the privileges we now enjoy,
but for the very soul and spirit within
us. What would the present age be,
without the light Of reason and intelli-
gence that come to us by heretage from
the past! What would man be, and
the living soul which is supposed to
move within him at his birth, if he
were taken away from fellowship with
bis parents and his fellow man =? A
poor defenceless, naked bi-ped, inferi-
or to every other creature in the ami
NAL kingdom.
tits astonishing-it positively passes
our comprehension, that the charge
should be made by Americans against
Americans; Of fie ndish desire to ex.
cite feuds and strites, to restrain the
inalienable right which every man
has, in this government. to worship
the Deity in whatever manner, may
best suit his reason. And yet it must
be inferred from the following para
graph in Monday evenings Advocate,
that there is a party in our midst-a
party born in this land, where unre-
strained liberty Of concious is indig-
nous-a party Of our own brothers
and fellows, who would say to others,
"do as we do; we do not worship the
Great Am after your fashion.-You
are wrong; and if you do not make
up your mind and 60 along with us
to Heaven, in the road ,ee have sur
veyed, ycu shall be forced by law
forms to do SO. = If this is not the
direct bearing of the following para
graph, from our neighbor's paper, we
do not understand the English" which
We SO often abuse to express our senti-
ments
Notwithstanding the extreme heat
Of the day, the different places Of wor-
ship were well attended yesterday
With what feelings of pride and pleas
ure can true American Republican
gaze on the masses Of intelligent be-
ings vending their way to the. differ
ent churches, to worship God, accord
ing to the peculiar forms Of their
creeds, without interruption, under the
protection Of our glorious Constitution !!
What fiendish feelings must those
possess who would excite feuds and
strifes, in the name Of patriotism, or
religious fanaticism, among the follow
ers of the slowly and meek Jesus" to
accomplish selfish political aggrand-
izement .a
Come neighbors, we are all travel.
ing along together to the ides Of No
and there will be excitement
enough, when the hour arrives. with
out calling into life, questions that are
not at issue, and the form Of things,
alike horrible to all, to look on.
One WAY TO DO 1r.STn Russia the
Of passengers by dill
gence is monopoly, aud ono Of the
rules is that each passenger may have
forty pounds Of baggage free, but
must pay the rest. The passengers
got in the way Of bribing the weighers
and conductors, so that nothing came
in for extra baggage. The managers
Of the monopoly got over this difficulty
in curions way; they had their bag