The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-11
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CoxLx r. o. lane 9th, 1866.

| Coxik r. o. lane 9th, 1866.
Ma. CoMsr;
A flying visit to this section, or
other business does not cause me te
forget thot am still one Of your reg.
ular paid correspondents Yes
thus il is, we send "our own out in
all directions. to let this intelligent
community know what is going on =
I'VE 60 to immense expense. actual
OUTLAWS Of cash for travelling CORES.
pondents; thus, with laudable enter
prise defying competition and rivalry
in the newspaper business and after
all, the trouble and expense incurred ;
onr schemes are still born, owing to
the inefiiciency and impotency Of Post
Office emp!oyees, and that abominable
nuisance 1.-THE mails" Was ever any
institution" so justly deserving the
unqualified censuro Of this much
abuscd and always wronged people ?
Here is a communication from our
correspondent at Cock, in the Free
State--a distance Of not more than
forty miles in an "air line, and it is a
few days over month coming. Yer
lily the times are out Of joint-sadly
80. But it is useless to talk on this
subject there is no hope of redress,
until the country fall into the hands
Of some other party Of thieves; who
may be expected to do well for the
people. until they. themselves get fat.
But this is breaking our correspon-
dent in twain-the only apology is.
that we are mad-as mad as -. can
be Ed Cometl =,
The weather has been fluctuating-
April showers in June; and rain
enough (oearly) to make the Coelk
navigable. The crops are SO so-on
a stand. The great excitement here,
is the same AZ elsewhere. Know No.
thingism. is rampant. aid the classic
shores Of the Geek. have been made
to reverbrate with the war song:
"Ths DEVILS liar and cunjeser too .,
Few days-Few days;
He's cu'3ured me, and he'll eunjure you
I'm going home" ~.
The Wigv am is said to contain
about five hundred and fifty-three vot.
ing heads; and they have until the
past week-Wrked in tho utmost bar.
mony. They have met to give one
,ther the hug Of fellowship for the
past season; but alas, for frail human
nature. honest men, a. we'll as thieves.
will fall out Z; when it comes to great
'risis like that Of dividing the spoils.
In the history Of all political parties,
nch periods have come and then, Of
course the household is divided against
tself. Such is the present condition
f the Coelk institution. and the
iba"ghac cocks of the walk" crow
oud and long at it. Offices of Par.
sh, were to be disposed Of. last week,
nd by no process Of Odo. biology
ould they be made to 70 round. The
ontest for them was very properly
egulated by the amount Of honor to
ccrue from each. and the warmest
'rife was for the most comfortable DO
ition. A score 1--WE cannot say how
nany) withdrew because they made
he discovery just then, that secret
olitical society is anti-republican. an
constitutional, and revolutional.-
hey have gone into the ample fold of
ne venerable old Iron side" and
ave been each Rugged by their former
olitical friends, on the scripture prin.
iple, ofthe ''lost sheep" They were
ID over by that staunch Democrat
nd umvavering citizen, j. BLACK
lucGs, who, in conclave. made a
atriotic speech causing many of
re more sensible to shed tears and
rasp their hats.
l saould like to give you the speech,
at Of course it is SUB ROSA. Have
ready transcribed your limit. and
low me now to subscribe myself
bur much Obliged, gerry obedieat, hum-
e servani, JOB. !
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