The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-06-10
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The Police Jury.

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June term. The proceedings have
not yet been made public, and we CAN
not therefore make customary COM
rnent. Too little attention Is paid by
the people at large, town and country
to the selection Of proper and stuff
ciept men to take charge Of the Paro-
chal legislature, having power; as 1t
has over the whole internal police OF
the Parish.
AT the recent election for mem
beers Of the Jury, a half dozen persons
ID some Of the Wards did the voting
and in one ward no election took
place---the Judges did not appear to
open the polls. This is negligence
for which the people have no one to
blame but themselves. Thanks be
given, however, to The powers Above.
for watching over The affairs Of this
neither world, and directing the same
UP to this time the public have not
suffered for their own default. Goud
and true men, have--and do still rep.
resent us, and there is nothing to
complain Of. One thing we must con-
fess does a little grieve ,s. Il Is, that
the Jury has consented, contrary to
our wishes to have alterations made ID
the basement story Of the new Jail;
SO as to furnish dir and day light, and
obviate the necessity Of letting the
unfortunate devil consigned to impri.
sonment; down with rope through a
trap door. This is wrong. The Jail
IL a perfect model Of an affair, and
was 10 pronounced, by The commits
siouers who built it. We inclined to
their side, and for doing SO, were very
sloquently villifed by some anonymous
scribbler in d contemporary morning
paper. We bore II like a christian
martyr, as we do all things; and in
defending our position incidentlv al
luded to the Importance Of making
some alteration In the basement story,
that struck US in company with sever
al other round heads, As Important
The ire Of some ofthe gentlemen Of
the jury" came down on us for it.
and since then, we have felt mashed in
to the earth.
What strikes us as rather queer in
the proceeding Of the morning session
Of the Jury on Tuesday, they elected
this respectable Independent paper to
be the Official Journal Of the Parish
!
and the fact was officially proclaimed
"a half dozen breathless reporters
and special messengers, came upon
the heel Of one other to proclaim the
fact, and we felt 30 much more than
usual, "elated, !" that we positively
INDUCED an extra havana on the
strength Of it. To reflect for mo-
ment on the fact, that you have actu-
ally received three hundred, as
kind Of bonus for virtue is a comfort
able reaection--it is decidedly more
elating to the feelings than "unani-
nous vote Of thanks. But alas, alas,
al are alike doomed to disappoint-
ment. We are only taken up into
the mountain to look for moment on
the beautiful aspect below, and then
be kicked down.--Took another extra
segar after dinner, and whilst watch
ing it curl gracefully, and specializing
upon our future prospects, as shadow
ed by the present complexion Of things,
we were paralized with the intelli-
gence that the Jury voted on the
question again, in evening session, to
allow (as we must suppose) some
member to change his vote, and VIC
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