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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-02

V"DN NUN = N''t' b'' 'et
The following are the resolutions re.
ported to the Wonan's Rrights Con
vention, iu session at Saratoga, New
York, on :he 18th inst, by the Bust
ness Committee, of which the Rev.
A. l.. Brown was Chairman
Whereas, The spirit of truth, JUS
tice and love has gone forth among
the nations of the earth, arresting
the thoughts of the needless, appalling
the oppressor, inspiring the oppressed,
and baptisiHg the nations with high
er and holier humanity; and whereas
the civilized mind of the world has,
within the last has centuary, Knocked
all previous time by the originality Of
its conception, and the granduer Of
their achievements, and is designed
to still farther progress and whereas
this nation has Recognized the prin-
ciple Of the natural equality Of all
human beings, and must not shrink
from the consistent application Of that
principle
1. Resolved, That it is high time
to inaugurate new era in civil and
political government to reservoy the
rights, and reconstruct the duties and
privileges Of man to recur to the first
principles. and hold fast to the natural
and inalenable rights of our race-as
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of hap
piness.
2. Resolved, That civil govern
ment ought to be the just partnership
Of n nation Of freemen, wherein the
highest good Of any one the good Of
all.
8. Resolved, That every popular
government is based upon certain sim
pie principles; as, that the consent Of
the governed is always essential that
there should be no taxation without
representation that no ones rights
can be safely left to the sole keeping
of another.
4. Resolved, That we cordially re-
joice to know that these principles
are more and more consistently APP
Piled to the male citizens Of New
York State; and we only demand
that they should be as consistently
extended to females also.
5. Resolved, That for this reason
we claim for women the right Of suf-
frago. fully, freely, universally.
s. Resolved, Thate womau's right
Of suffrage necessarily carries with it
another frauchise-namely elligibili-
ty to all officers Of trust, honor or en-
olumept. ....5#
I. Resolved, That the laborer must
have the stimulous of wages to work
with cheerfulness and industry the
student must have the hope of fame
anu ihbueHoo w 6HoouIaSo uiu
tlnrougf5lays and years Of solitude
and toll, therefore,
Resolved, That it is in vain that we
give to woman equal educational ad-
vantages with man, while we with
bold from her equal motives for attain
ment.
8. Resolved, That we will labor on,
1abor earnestly, labor ever, hoping aid
from the thoughtful and noble Of both
sexes, to harmonic tho theory and
practice of the American Govern
ments, and make suffrages truly uni
versal.
A JOKE DtsoovERED.-A joke goes
...-. Al .z.x.t.,, I l,co.,
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The Arkansas Traveller LoGatfd.


Arkansas entitled "l'he Tribune and
True American - " devoted to the
Instrumentation Of Pure American prin-
ciples, Agriculture, Commerce, Lite
nature the fine arts, etc" What are
pure American Principles : II is as
tonishing indeed, that there should be
any difference Of opinion on this sus=
iect, yet there is, and always will be,
until by some just legal process, the
party in power Is made to divide the
spoils Of Office with the party--or
rather the chief leaders of the party,
out power. Then will all differences
Of opinion be reconciled.
There are altogether too many Of
fees in the government; and instead
Of their being diminished by the ad-
vance of civilization, they are positive
" increased. The head Of an office,
instead Of doing some portion of the
work ofthe same, positively does moth
ing, but entrusts the whole manage
ment to clerk, who is de facto the
office holder. The people should be
jealous Of their rights in this direction,
and cut down the salaries, because
they are the rewards for faithful Jug
Cling on the part Of protested office
seekers, and hold out an inducement
for the generation coming after us, to
study the political tactics, of the times
which have been reduced to science.
To return to the original proposition.
There is an awful confouuding ofterms
in these latter days, and as far as Ian
guage is concerned. we are lost, for
,nords convey no distinct impression.
What signifies the word american
"True American" and Pure American
as applied by men to themselves =
What signifies the word Temperance
as applied to crazy tetotle fanatics,
who pronounce alcohol a poison p
What means The word "democrat" as
applied to an illeterate nation of peo-
pie; the pray of few damagogues I
Why, it means, positively nothing, or
is rather perversion Of term signi-
flying the very reverse of what is in
tSas!as to be conveyed. What sigpi-
ties !.sat i'll used and oft abused term
"Christian,'' as applied by wraugliug
sectarians to themselves Docs it point
to the man. who is known as a just, an
upright, honest, and virtuous citizen ?
Does it direct us to the man, who is
known by his charitable deeds 7 No,
it does not, 10y any manner of means.
The time is forever past, when man
shall be known by what he himself is
nleased to call himself. He cannot
be True American by calling him
self so he cannot be democrat, be-
cause he is booked in The town vigil
eace comlSittce as such, and votes
+" the ticket :" nor can he be a Chris
tan, by wearing the name, and pin
ming his salvation to any one of the
ten thousand different soi-dissont chris.
tan faith" For he may have taiM
and pretend to the worlde to believe
what he docs not; ana yet he may be
damned in it, and go the direct road,
with a mighty army to "Hades' itself,
IF man is Christian, let him show
it in his life; if he is a democrat let
him show it 10 his conservative views,
and modest opinions if he is an Am
erican citizen, let him act as such and
remember the axiom "that the laborer
is worthy of his hire" and never sell
himself, for the hope Of gain, unless
the prospect of reward" is certain
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GA sanguinity riot is said to have
occurred in Philadelphia on Saturday
night week between the New Market
and Mount Vernon fire companies.
Three Of the rioters were shot, two Of
whom are not expected TO live.
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@ As will be seen, a freight
train, will leave ,Montan y Bro, Mon
day, "Wednesday and Fridays for
Greenwich Springs.
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LAueHrER.-It is a good thing to
laugh at any rate says Dryden, and
if straw can tickle a man, it il an
instrument Of happiness.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-02

rF Mrs. LIE VERT, Of Mobile,
who is now in Paris, writes homo to
her friends. that she passed an evening
At the house Of LAxARr1NE, and that in
the course Of conversation, he assured
her he intended to visit the United
States in q year or two.
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Ell r. q II A pllIC.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Via Point Coupee, we have one
week later date from the continent,
which may be "run in under the fol-
lowing heads 1.-THE Crmea, Omar
Pasha, Sea of Azof-The Baltic. Ar.
ri,.sl of Nile. Rachel. The Spaniards
and the Allies, Bread Stuffs. Gorma-
ny. Preparations for making an as
saut. Halifax. Rumors Of raising
the Siege. Before Sevastepol. Anne
rican Securities.' Under this last
head, the paper says 1.-THE market
price Of American Securities was quo
tably unchanged, though slightly
easier" Should ike to know, what
precise meaning is intended to be con-
veyed by the words "quotably I'M
changed ~ When the Tapers say
under the head of tone week later"
that "Olnar Pacba has gone into Asia,
to meet tho Greeks we understand
this. We can vssy readily picture to
our fancy, gentleman in plush
breeches, with formidable moustache
marching at the head of battalion of
Turks, into Asia !; but when the tele-
graph informs us with flourish of
trumpet via Point Coupee or Port
Hudson, that American securities are
quotably unchanged, though slightly
easier VIC are positively appalled, with
the profspdity of such telegraphic
thought.
70 The Point Coupee Echo, says
a white man was found dead on Sat
urday last, near the sugar house, of
Col. }. W. Nichols, in that parish
The deceased appeared to be an Eng
lishman The only article about him
to identify the body, was memoran-
dun book with an account with G. E.
Noyes, of West Baton Rouge. There
were no marks of violence on the
body, and the opinion Of the pbysi-
clans is, that the man came to his
death from taking Laudunam.
~ Through our friend Morgan,
at Mccormick Il Cos literary depot,
we acknowledge Indebtedness for
Gems Of the Opera, and Wharton's
translation Of Nine. NJ. DeGrandfort's
New World" CWe shall read the
latter under the soul inspiriting in
fuence Of the former.
A New IDEA.-A Mr.. Thompson
Of Kansas Territory, has, it is said, just
completed a prairie ship or wagon, t.
be propelled by wind, in which he
proposes with thirty companions to
make voyage to the Rocky Noun
tains next June.
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II
WYANDor INDIANS HoLpipe AN
ELEor,or-A letter to THO st. Louis
Republican, dated Kapsaf Aug. "A.
says:
To-day the Wyandcts Re holding
their election flor chief, a I'd more
interesting and impressive scene
never witnessed. This nj tiou was
few years ago the mos populous,
powerful and warlike ofs the whole
region Of The north, Al are now
dwindled down to the small number
Of six or seven hundred all told
Some Of them are men Of: remarkable
sense, whose practical observation,
and sound discretion hsve induced
them to quit many traditional and
savage customs, and to form sort Of
republican government. I They now
elect their rulers, and to1 ay they are
to choose their Chief or President
The polls are held at a lodge about
two hundred yards froms the confu-
ence of the Kansas and Missouri
rivers, and within full WV Of passing
steamboats,. The jodget Of election
are three old Drawers who have the
confidence Of the nationt The voting
is is done BY bal I, low gravely
it proceeds . How uni se The cleo
tons Of The man How much more
orderly, dignifed and t,uiet There
is no excitement, no rpise--no cleo
pioneering or loud ords. They
come in singly from N forest; they
assemble in small nug,bers beneath
the boughs of spreading elms they
confer together gravelys and then, as
stately relics Of mighty race, they
step with q mein Of CONSCIOUS severe
ignty to the ballot box} and vote for
the chieftain Of their ibojce. What
an example to their white brethren
TNsreN,FrcArcE or! MAN.--How
insignificant is man. GLOW contrac-
ted the circle in which=he moves, sur
rounded on :all sides by obstacles
which his genius not his strength,
overcomes; lie cannts compare, in
bis physical powers, wath the horse,
which he has tanned in his hand. He
views tho armament spread out before
him, studied with a ousand worlds,
but confined TO earth, he stretches
forth his hand in vain ito reach hem,
and explores them onl xby and through
his mind. lie sends s'iis ships to the
furthest verge Of his own globe, and
yet he is scarcely abld TO move by his
own strength the weight Of bis own
body. And yet, thqfgh man is so
insignificant in the on tanization Of his
body, how powerful the workings Of
his wondrous mind He measures
the distance Of the rt3potest star and
marks the wanderinfs Of the most
eccentric comet, calculating its re-
turn with the precisness Of god.
He plunges amid thf profoundly Of
worlds, and out Of 10 confusion Of
their own order. he arrange system
after system, and MAKES them, as it
were, obedient to the calculations he
has established for tl;eir arrangement.
-Julge Elmmds. !
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A New IDEA.-A Mr.. Thompson
Of Kansas Territory, has, it is said, just
completed prairie ship or wagon, to
be propelled by wind, in which he
proposes with thirty companions to
make voyage to the Rocky Noun
tains next June.
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U,sinfhonce NJ fusie GorfeR -
The Nav York Courier and Enquirer,
Of sasuN'y last, says:
Yesterday the ship Fiddes arrived
at this port with 234 immigrants, and
as she approached Castle Garden, a
steamboat carrying a number of run
ners came alongside. The runners
declared to the immigrants that Gas
tie Garden was a prison, and that if
they landed there they would be rob
bed aud by this messs induced a num-
to 60 on board the steamboat. They
were landed at another place, and
soon the runners appeared at the gate
of the CASTLE and demanded the bag
gage of those they had induced to &C.
company them. They were refused
admittance, but one of them forcing
an entrance he was expelled by order
of the commissioners. His companions
then induced him to go to the Mayors
office and enter q complaint. As he
was telling his story Commissioner
KenSsdy entered, when he was set up
on and would have been assaulted but
for the interference Of the by ISLANDERS.
The Mayor seht an officer to receive
the baggage.
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THE PRInTER's FUNERAL.-The fu-
neral of Mr. J. B. Thomas, yesterday af-
ernoon, was attended by large num-
Der of his friends, among whom were
the members Of the Typographical
Union, Of which association he was a
member, and Of the company G, Natio-
nal Guards, and several officers Of the
Regiment, in uniform. His remains
were Inferred in the tomb Of the u ion
in the cemetery on Metai-ie Ridge. Mr.
Thomas was a native Of the city Of
New York, where, We believe bis
family are at present--Picayuae.
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The Attorney General Of the UNI
ted States has prepared an opinion on
the subject Of violation Of our neu-
trality by the agents Of the British
Government, in existing troops with
in our territory 70: service in the war
against Russia.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-02

70 The assassins dagger is not
more fatal to the peace Of community
then the liars tongue.-Nott
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A JOKE DIsoovERED.-A joke goes
a great way in the country. | have
knows one last pretty well for seven
years. remember making joke
after meeting Of the clergy in York
shire, where there was Rev. Mr..
Buckle. who never spoke when / gave
his health saying that he was buckle
without tongue. Most persons with
in hearing laughed, but my next
Deighbor sat unmoved and sunk in
thought. At last, quarter Of an hour
after we had all done, he suddenly
pudged, exclaiming:
II see now what you meant, Mr..
Smith, you meant joke"
YES" | said, "sir, | believe | did"
Upon which he began laughing SO
heartily that I thought be would
choke, and was obliged to put him Cd
the back.
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G3t 'lDrtkly Coll1rt
Thursday Morning, August 80, 1885

Thursday Morning, August 80, 1895.
THH LATE JONI s. BARRow day
before yesterday, we noticed the fact
that this gentleman, had declined, the
offer Of his friends in 1berville, to run
as a candidate for the Legislature
Then in the full enjoyment ofrSealth,
to-day, lis mortal remains lie in the
earth entomed! What an epitome of
human life and hope Verify, in troub-
lou4 times, like this, we know not
what the day will bring forth, and
cannot see through the dark cloud Of
night, that separates us from the NOR
row. A brief two years since, Mr..
BARROW, was a citizen Of this city
in the close neighborhcod of our office.
He had but recently led to the alter,
a beautiful and accomplished daugh-
ter Of Tennessee-was happy to the
full measure Of earthly felicity, with q
bright picture Of long life Of useful
ness before him, and talents Of the
first order to lead him onward and
upward. A brief period, and the idol
Of his manly heart, was shrowded for
the tomb and now the frank, the gem
erous .JoHN s. BARRow, is no more.
RySanta Anna, has again had TO
fiy for his life from Mexico. He has
lost his power, and this is the prelude
to locsing his head. But we opine he
has segacity enough, and funds enough
TO back bis sagacity to make good his
retreat. On the 18th inst, there was
a mass meeting Of the populace on the
Almeda, and provisions made to or
ganize the National Guards. The mob
went TO the palace square, and were
with difficulty restrained from going
into the Palace, to destry the furni-
ture of Santa Anna. Carrera, has
becn appointed Provisional President
for six months. Alvarez and Com
manfort are aspirants for the regal
honors. and trouble may be looked for.
The GREAT SquiRT Not wanting
to stand committed Is the virtues Of
the. New Orleans Squirt, until they
were tried we have said nothing =
Now, we may speak at liberty, and do
not hesitate to pronounce it. the very
best fire quencher, out; but, are dis
posed to regard it as great moral and
civil engine. Suppose there is to be
great mass meeting of the unwashod
in "Lafayette,' tomorrow night, and
inaamiary lplaeards are posted, to the
effect. that the Hon. Saml. Slumkey,
or some one else will make an indam-
itary speech Instead Of the Mayer
pressing into Police service, addition
al constables, to see the peace Of Lafa-
yette preserved he might order out
the squirt and have it stationed at
some convenient point to "play on y
the multitude in case the Hon. Stun
keys speech should make them boil
over. We think the "Great Squirt !"
should be christened the great moral
engine What has the city press to
say on this subject.
EE Tho down East papers, say
that the fourth Anniversary of the
fugitive slave, Mr.. Jerry, will take
place at Syracuse, N. Y, on the first
Of October. A gathering of black
spirits and white. may be looked for,
on that occasion. A delegation Of the
"Woman's Rights institution will go
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UAmongst othsr acts passed by
the asi-Legislature Of Kansas, is one
requiring that settlef from Massachu-
sets shall take an oth Of allegiance
to the Constitution and laws Of the ..
s. the fugitive slave Flaw, and The or
ganic act Of Kansas zrerritorv includ-
cd and that they ssould support the
laws eh acted by the1 rerritorial Legis-
lature Of Kansas, for which they
should pay q fee Of 3hree dollars, else
they should be declared from the cleo
tive franchise. The people Of all other
States, by paying sax Of one dollar,
without regard to tie length Of time
they Fave remaineds or purpose to re-.
main, ARE to enjoy IN equal privilege
with them, and th4 without the ne
ccssity of taking an;oath.
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M-A WoRp rioM NORM Louf-
srANA.--We would:ipform our friends
throughout the sta4B, that the march
Of SAN is triumph1pt in this region
Let every section do as well as North
Louisiana in the coming campaign,
and the notes <f aemagogism, hum
buggsry anApolitnal blackguardism
will never again b able to make an
echo within the bofders Of the Queen
Of the South.-Minden (La.) G0zetk.
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re- Tho down East papers, say
that the fourth Anniversary. Of the
fugitive slave, Mr.. Jerry, will take
place at Syracuse, N. Y, on the first
Of October. A gathering of black
spirits and white. may be looked for,
on thai occasion. A delegation of the
"Woman's Rights institution will go
down." to embrace the gentlemen from
Africa, and give them the hug Of free
dom and fellowship.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-05
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

The Bank Of EngiGad must be seen on the
inside as well as out, and to get into the in,e-
rior of this remarkable building, to observe the
operations Of an institution that exers more
moral and political power than any sovereign
in Europe, you must have an order from the
Governor of the Bank. The building occupies
an irregular area Of eight acres of ground All
edifce of no architectural beauty, with not one
window towards the streets, being lighted al
together from the roof OF the inclosed AREAS
The ordinary business apartments differ from
those in our banks only in their extent, a thous-
and clerks being constantly on duty, and driven
with business at that. Bat 10 form any ade-
quate idea of what the Bank is, we must pene-
trate its recesses, its vaults, and offices, where
we shall SEQ such operations as are not known
ia Wall Street. was led, on presenting my
card of admission, into private room, where,
after the delay of q few moments, messenger
came and conducted me through the mighty
and mysterious building. Down we went into
room where the notes of the Bank received
yesterday were noR examined, compared with
tho entries in the books, aud stored away
The Bank Of Englagd nerer issues the same note
second time. Ii receives in the ordinary
course Of business about fsO0, 900, or 81 ,000,-
600 daily in notes; these are put up in parcels
according 10 their denomination, boxedVp with
tho date of their reception, and are kept ten
years at the expiration OF which period they
are taken out and ground up in the mill which
saw running, and made again into paper. II
in the course of those ten years any dispute in
business, or lawsuit should arise concerning
the payment of any note, the Bank can produce
the identical bill To meet The demand for
notes so constantly used up, the Bank has lis
own paper makers, its own printers, its own
engravers, all at work under the same roof and
il even makes the machinery by which mos, o
its own work is done. A complicated but
beautiful operation is register, extending from
the printing Office to the banking offices, whicl
marks every sheet Of paper that is struck Of
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from the press, so that the printers cannot man
ufacture a single sheet Of blank notes that il
not recorded in the Bank On the same prin:
ciple Of exactness, shaft Is made to pass from
one apartment TO another, connecting clock in
sixteen business wings OF the establishment;
and regulating them with such precision that
the whole of them arc always pointing 10 the
same second of time
In another room was machine, exceeding
ly simple, for detecting light gold coins A
row of them dropped one by one upon spring
scale IL the piece Of gold was Of the standard
weight, the scale rose 10 certain height, and
the coin slid Off upon one side into box If
less than the standard, it rose little higher,
and the coin Gid or Upon The other side I
asked the weigher what was the average num-
Der Of light coins that came into his hands and
strange enough, he said it was question he
was not allowed to answer.
The next room | entetcd was that in which
the noies are deposited, which are ready for is
sue. "We have thirty-two millions Of pounds
sterling in this room," the officer remarked to
me-" twill you take little Of iti'' told
him il would be vastly agreeable, and he hand
ed me million sterling five millions Of dol
lars,) which received with many thanks for
his liberality, but he insisted on my depositing
il with him again, as it would be hardly safe
so carry so much money into the streets.
very much fear that shall never see that
money again. In the vault beneath the floor
was Director aud the Cashier counting tho
bags Of gold which men were pitching down to
them, each bag containing thousand pounds
sterling, just from the mint. This world Of
money seemed to realize she fables of Eastern
wealth, and gave me new and strong Impress
sions of the magnitude Of tile business done
here, and the extent Of the relations Of this
one Institution TO tho commerce Of the world
-Prinle's Trarels in Europe.