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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-29

VINO 10 THE Hon. GENrLEMAr p
We are pleased indeed to see that the
legislature has left us at least, one
mark Of honor to which our people
can refer (when the Capital is remov-
ed to Pompeii,) with pride and pleas
ure. In the new parish prison, there
il one Of the most comfortable " sleep
ing apartments, - called " Represen.
tative Hail, in consideration Of the
fact, that the first gentleman, who
honored II with nights lodging, was
a member Of the Lower House, during
Mayor Dufrocq's administration, for
/" being drunk and disturbing the
peace"
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The Parish Prison.

portalt adjacent 10 the court House
A short visit and having had access
to cells above and below feel at lib,
erty to descant freely upon its defects
az we'll as its merits.
The subject is rather forced on us
just now, and we lay hold Of it in or
der to mike our reputation whole
again, from roug', handling and dam
age received about two years ago,
when the building was in course Of
erection. The work was commenced
ID 1853. In looking to our file Of
that date, we find the institution pro-
noupced barbarous box, !" only fit
for the dark ages Of "lnquis'tori"l
Spain. 81 The pointed truth Of the
following paragraph in that paper,
strikes us this morning with all its
original force, "When we look al
the condition of society, and see nine
tentbs of the rogues 20 "unwhipped
Of Justice, and the remaining one
tenth, made rogues, by the very law
that condemns them it wounds ia to
sympathy with the unfortuuate--who
though they have "fallen when
they stand upright, are as perfect IN
limb and feature, as the best hypoerte
in society,"
When the work Of building the
Parish Prison was going forward !;
that was the time TO alter the barbar-
Gus plan; and had it been done, the
Parish would have saved-all told,
about one thousand dollars. Think of
1.-THE idea Of building a prison in
this parish, with all the lower part, in
damp dark dungeons, into which there
was no way Of getting but through
trap door in The second story, and then
ouly by means Of n rope Here, where
a half sheet of fools cap will contain
tho whole criminal record Of the Par.
ish, for the last twenty-five years,
during which time, only one man has
been sentenced to receive the extreme
penalty tf the law.
Now; the openings we contended
for, are being made doors are cat
through the wall on all sides; but
here is still one cell in the centre Of
The building that has the odor of bar
barism about it. For the sake of
health in the building. it should have
an opening on the south side, there
san lie no difference Of opinion about
I. The different apartments in the
upper story Of the Prison, have been
very appropriately named by CAPT.
OpoM; much better plan than mum
bering. On the second floor you en-
ier first, Mammoth Cave" What
strikes your attention in legible char
acters over the first doorway on the
eft, ia Representative Hall. " Capt.
doom tells US that the first person who
,ried this cell, as sleeping apart
ment, was a member of the t.swer house
IF the legislature--put there, under
Mayor Dufrocqs administration, for
being drunk and disturbing the peace.
Immediately opposite this Hall" is
Collins Hail." Then there is far
her along to the left, Loafers Hall,
which Capt. Odom informs us, is very
literally patronized at all seasons
} Africa" is in close proximity to
'Lodfers. :" The Prison il in the best
If order, and reflects great credit on
he keeper, as public officer.
Avarice the accumulation Of wealth
or its own sake, brings with it its own
punishment in the drying up Of every
lie with which the charities of life are
ind in the CONVEX sion Of the heart into
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| The Rev. Or. bard-as the re-
porter hath It, in his own language.
"beld his audience lat Clinton the
other day. spell bound for over two
hours in political harrangue. de-
signed to move East Feliciaua into
the belief, that be is the only man
having strong claims on the people
for their suffrage, for the Office OF
Superintendent Of Education. W.
make no doubt, that many who bad
been almost persuaded before, turned
clear over, when they added the elo-
qnence of ibe brilliant gentleman
to his antecedents. The two togeth-
er make very huge man indeed.
The Doctor may be very good
Doctor of Medicine or Divinity; be
may be good Temperance lecturer !;
a good Methodist or Presbyterian
minister, according to the new school /;
be may even by special providence.
make good editor Of the Provi-
dence Herald, Of political principles
in polities--he may preach the very
best morality and the purest virtue !,
but in his public speeches, the Doc
tor is the veriest trio. He should
come down from the stump, and re.
ceive few lessons from brother
demagogues, and learn to play bet
ter hand Of "brag."
That any man can have the audaci'y
to get up before an intelligent audi.
enoe and assert AS the Rev. DIR. Bard
has done. that Masonry conflicts with
"Americanism :" and that Mason
caunot belong to the American party.
is vain subterfuge, for capital We
did not think any enemy Of the or
der, could be so lost to any sense of
honor as to make such an assertion.-
Masonry, like Odd Fellowship recog
nizes all freemen of whatever com
plexion. Universal tolerance in reli-
gious belief, is the very corner stone
Of Odd FELLOWSHIP p as well as Mason
ry. This is the chief reasen, why
these two orders contain within their
borders, large proportion Of the
best men of the nation. Good Odd
Fellows and Masons, are practical
christians. Society would be much
better institution il it could imbibe
little Of the practical charity of Mason
ny and Odd Fellowship. Tolerance is
feature Of the American party, no
man will ever be prescribed, on &C.
count Of his religious belief; but the
man who acknowledges foreign tenn
poral Prince, is not, and cannot be a
republican. The cry is, and let it be
re.echoed from east to west; "check
the temporal power Of all denomina-
tions Of pol;tice religionists,' ere the
republic split into warning factions Of
fanatics.
The Rev. Bard will never be able
to convince the world that Native
Americanism, in any form, is opposed
to Masonry.
THE FrRsT INVENTOR OF STEAM
BoArs.-The Vienna correspondent Of
the Morning Chronicle" says-In
the archives Of Venice an interesting
discovery has been made, from which
it would appear that a Frenchman
Of the name Of Gautler, professor Of
mathematics at Nancy and mem
Der Of the Royal Society ofPa'is, was
the first to invent navigation by
steam. In the year 1855 he submit
ted his plan to the society Of which
ha UNA a nomh.r mid IL mot with mr.
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~ A bevy of hundred Roman

State prisoners are now making ex-
cavations among the ruins Of Ostia,
the old month and port Of the Tiber,.
which have revealed statue Of For
tune and some sculptures commemor-
alive Of the exploits of Hercules. It
is dreary, deserted region but proba-
bly contains some monuments Of the
past that may reward the labor Of the
search.
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% In the year l77S, eight hun
dred acres Of land, the present site Of
Cincinnati we're purchase for five
hundred dollars. The value of that
same lasd at the present time can
scarcely be estimated.
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~ Lieutenant Marcy, son Of the
Secretary Of State, is attached to the
United States frigate Congress, now
ready for three years, cruise in the
Mediterranean.
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A VERY EoufvocAL COMPLIMENT.

A VERY EqufvoCAL COMPLIMENT.
"A fly leaf in the last Lady's Book,
offers reward Of $50 for a Mr.. John
Potts. who borrowed the sum Of Is
good &, from the editor Of The Muncie
Messenger, mud went off without Civ
ing his note (as any hopest man would
for the same. The Messenger bereup-
on comes out with fly leaf in the
DLady's Book addressed to Printers,
Publishers, Editors Landlords, Hotel
keepers, Policemen, and all honest
men generally, Offering the aforesaid
reward of So, and describing the per.
sonal appsasnee Of the aforesaid
Potts, so that rogues who should
know rogues intuitiveIy, may not be Ia
ken in by Potts. In "a peculiar squirt
Of the left eye" we recognize a prom
'nent feature 10 the phz Of our old
friend the Count Nesslrode, who, In
early June. last, was an invited guest
at Nahant. The editor Of the Muncie
Messenger, is wrong to single out
Printers, Publishers, Editors, Lands
lords, ETC., and then say afterwards
''all honest men generally" Does not
the editor Of the Messenger, know
that a very large perceutum Of the
honesty Of The nation lies in the pro-
fessions enumerated He must know
it. It there were any doubt about,
then there mi ht be an excuse Tor the
inadvertent language Of his advertise
meDt.
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Avarice the accumulation Of wealth
for its own sake, brings with it its own
punishment in the drying up of every
tie with which the charities of life are
and in the CONVEX sion of the heart into
a substance barber than the Father
mill stone" "
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10 For mai,y years past, there
has been a National rivalry among
opticians for the laurel crown. Am
erica has the palm at this hour. A
Mr.. Hind, Of Ohio, constructed ami
croscope in 1861, excelling in power
every other instrument in the world.
It is capable Of magnifJiug objects
100000 this be has recently i'm.
proved upon upon, with diamond
tense, instrument capable Of magni-
flying 100000 times. What a
world Of living creatures below us I;
will not this bring to view !
A NOVEL ARTICLE ON SALE AT Auc-
rtor.---The Picayune says: . We
would call attention to the sale of the
splendid diorama Of the funeral of
John Y, calhoun, by Il, NJ. Montgom-
cry, auctioneer, at Titterton's ware.
house, corner Of Lafayette and Maya.
xene street, this day, at II o'clock.
See the advertisement in another col
uma." adam aud Eve were seiz-
ed and sold in Cincinnati, few days
ago, for house rent and Paradise
was "going going, going full half an
hour, at thirty Ave dollars when
.01y cents more had IL ; at the small
figure Of 'MrtyJvneG1y.' Verify
in an age Of "brass' like this, there
Is nothing that money will not CON-
mand.
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~ Ia Cleveland, Ohio, the cor
ner stone Of new homeopathic col
legs. has just been laid. There is to
b : department for female students
in the institution.
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10 Such stock Of Soap, Starch,
Wash boards etc, was never before, at
at any one time in this city, as may
now be found, at Thos. Prendcrgast
h Co., on Third Street. We have q
sample Of Elain's Sample, which
in point Of unnamed virtues, has no
parallel.
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INcENp1NARY- Very.--General or
ders from Head Quarters, on
Church Street, were found yesterday
under the hill by Mulverhilrs, and
brought to this Office. The officer to
whom they were issued, Capt. Pete
Meet, can have the document on ap-
plica.ion. As the paper comes into
our hand surrepticeoasly, we feel no
liberty to speak Of it. Suffice to say,
the orders are numbered 99s, and
command, that Capt. Pete, take the
left wing Of - Fusileers, and
60 in pursuit Of some seventy six des
ertes who have gone over to the
+" Traitors Camp"
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EH The following scrap, is from
the London Ol server Of 1851 "A
Responsible american Editor.--The
Baton Rouge Gazstte" is very anzi-
Gus that the public should know that
there is responsible editor attach
ed to that publication. H. is dan.
gerousman to be triAed with. The
grand hickory stick be twirls in bis
hand, would be enough with bis dare
devil look) to frigbten most persons (;
but when we state that in the depth Of
the pocket Of the remarkable check
coat that be wears he conceals one Of
the most beautiful persuaders, ever
manufactured by Colt, we are satisfied
he will be terror to all evil doors.
We should also state that generally
he is occupied d irg out door business
but that on every Saturday until one
o'clock P. NJ. be is always at the Office.
perfectly ready and willing to give
any and every satisfaction for articles
published
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s~ Some one who signs himself
II. A. M wriiesa letter to the Advo-
cate Of Thursday, 10 Low that Free
Masonry, "is incompatible with
ow-Notl,ingism. and this foul fun
gus must be Topped off f'om i, and
it must be pnrgpd Of the pol|utiops Of
K. N ism. Let The OM Quart of
Masonry then arouse itself before il is
too late, and see TO it that their an
cent and bonored institution, is not
made byword and 'eproach, or ut
ter|y swept away by that general des-
troyer Of friendship, confidence and
faith, called Know No'l,ingism. y
"R. A. N. " is evidently allied to
the man "wlo butt the bull off the
bridge. " The same gentleman says
From the signs which are beginning
to appear in various parts of the eoun-
try, we are rejoiced to see tina, the
honorable and genuine Masous Of the
land. are beginning 10 be aroneed to
the danger, which has SO suddenly
mepaced their ancient order, and is
threatening to uproot and obli'erate
its ancient and honorable landmarks =
Their Ancient order" II il very
evident that the writer's knowledge Of
Masonry has been derived from the
same honorable source, that his knowl
edge of Know Notbingism comes. lie
has not sufficient kuowledge Of either,
to eutitle his paper to notice. What
he knows Of Know-Nothipgi~m, is
such s may be bad of any disappoin.
ted demagogue who has seeded
from the party; or from The last beau
tiful piece of literature entitled "an
Expose. His knowledge Of Free
Masonry. is such as may be had, by an
Investment of four bits III Morgan's
Book"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-30
An ArIstOcr:lcy of RirtpI.

The meanest aristocracy is that of birth
1t is that which ignores intellect, energy,
courage, and great deeds. 1t is that which
loads down the people Of other countries
with taxation. 1t is that which demoral-
ICES governments, defeats armies, and dis.
graces manhood. If there were no aristoc.
racy Of birth in England, long ago great
man would have risen from the ranks OF
the masses to lead the British forces to tri-
umph; and, in that event, troops would have
followed leader, and volunteered to aid
him, because they would be inspired to
feel that the road to fame was not blocked
up by aristocratic ounces. How much bet
ter than this, oh, Know Nothing, ia your
standard of birth place! How much less
cnlpable you than the tyrant who rejects
the pariah because he 10 pariahl who ex.
tinguishes the holy fire OF ambition in the
heart of poor man because he Is poori
who repels the aid Of intelligent men Il
they should not be able to boast OF . long
line of glorious ancestors! OF all aristo
Gratis yours is the meanest and the worst
-Wcsk Unsep! NJ 1l'sI@sE'ss1 y'as
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The way to Pay Old Debts.

A circumstance transpired few days ago,
worthy passing notice. and especially so,
as such instances of justice are rare at the
present day. During the late war with
Great Britain, young man contracted a
small debt with the wife of the commanding
officer of the company to which he was at
tached, and which at the time he was unable
to pay. 1t was for the making of a uniform
in which to fight the battles of his country.
After the war, stillleft in a condition of pow
erty, the time passed until the parties lost
sight of each other. The young man for
whom the uniform was made obtained sit
uation, and by frugality and industry, in d
few years accumulated a sufficiency to estab.
lish himself in small business. He pros.
pered, and has now retired upon compe.
tency with happy family around him. Bu-
ring the time Of his prosperity he frequently
made inquiries after his captain. but until
within few days he codd not obtain any
clue to his residence. He discovered tina,
he resided in the northwestern section oil
the city and with his old age had come the
presence of limited circumstances.
He found an old friend, now totteriflg oh
the verge Of the grave, having passed more
than four score years, but he did not find he1
who, in the days Of his early manhood, hat
made his garments of war, and in her patri
otism had urged him to duty to his country
She was long ago gathered to her fathers
and the old patriarch still fingered in the
world, but nearly at the end Of the journey
of life. The fact of the transaction of early
life was related, but it had long since passed
from the memory of the old man.. Tha
however did not cancel the debt and he vol
untarialy paid it four-fold. Both Of thest
ARE now numbered amongst the little bant
Of old defenders, but with them the circum
stances OF life are changed. In those day
the now octagenarian had sufficiency Of thi
worlds goods and the other penniless, Will
now the old soldier has grown into the af1u
ent merchant, and his captain into the poo
and helpless old man. The interview wa
very interesting. and it was mutually agree
to renew the friendship of former years.
| Baltimore American.
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The Boy and the MAN.

A celebrated artist in one of his rambles,
met with the most beautiful and interesting
child he had ever seen. .sEl9 -.f
81 will paint the portrait of this child"
he suid, sand keep it for my own, for may
never look on its like again. He painted it
and when trouble came, and evil passion
moved his spirit to rebel. he gazed upon the
boy, and passion fled, and holy thoughts en-
tranced his soul. He said: "IfI can find
being who is q perfect contrast to this
child one in whom is concentrated every
thing vile and ugly of which ] can imagine,
| will paint his portrait also."
Years passed away, and he saw no person
sufficiently hideous to answer his design
At length, while travelling in distant land,
he went within prisons wall, and there he
saw stretched upon the floor of stone, the
object which his fancy had portrayed. = A
man whose soul was stained with blood
with glaring eyes and huggard face, and de-
moniac rage, chrsing himself, his fellow be-
ings and disappearing God, lay chained with.
in that miserable abode, and waiting fer the
moment of his execution. @ a. !,
The artist transferred his likeness to the
canvass, and placed it opposite to the child's
How striking! how complete the contrast
The angel boy--the man fend! s.s
What must have been the feelings Of tht
artist, when upon inquiry, he ascertainet
that both the portraits he had made were o
the same individual beingi The beautiful
the innocent child, had grown into the hid
eous, the sinful man! ,st.5;.s 3 ,.5,;.s
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What Family Governnient is.

II is not to watch children with suspi-
cious eye, to frown at their merry outbursts
of innocent hilarity, to suppress their joy
Gus laughter, and to mould them into little
models of octogenarian gravity. .a
And when they have been in fault it is
not to punish them simply on occount of the
personal injury that you have chanced to
suffer in consequence Of their fault ; while
dsobedience unattended by Inconvenience
to yourself, passes without rebuke,
Nor is it to overwhelm the little culprit
with deafening noise; to call him by hard
names, which do not express his misdeeds;
to load him with epithets which would be
extravagant if applied TO a fault of ten fold
enormity; OF. to declare with passionate ve-
hemence that he is the worst child in the
world, and destined to the gallows.
But il is to watch an&iously for the first
rising of sin, and to repress them; to coun-
teroct the earliest workings of selfshness;
to suppress the first beginnings of rebellion
against rightful authority; to teach an i'm
plicit and unquestionihg and cheerful obedi-
ence to the will Of the parent, as the best
preparation for future allegiance to the
requirements of civil magistrates, and to the
laws Of the great Ruler and Father in heay-
en-. . ,.... s. ...
1t is to punish fault because it is fault,
because It is sinful and contrary to the com.
mands of God; without reference to wheth.
er it may or may not have been productive
of immediate injury to the parent or to 9TH
ers.
1t is to reprove with calhness and COM
posure, and not with angry irritation; in a
few words fifty chosen, and not with tor
rent Of abuse; to punish as often as you
threaten, and threaten only when you intend
and can remember to perform; to say what
you mean, and infallibly to do what you
say.
1t is to govern your flmily as in the sight
of Him who gave you your authority; who
will regard your strict fidelity with such
blessings as he bestowed on Abraham, or
punish your criminal neglect with such cur
ses as he visited on Eli.-Religious Herald.
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Independence.

We like independence. We like to hear
a man express his honest convictions on any
and every subject on which he may have oc-
casion to speak. A man who is mere
echo of some leading politician, some dis
tinguished divine or seme shrewd fnancier
whose religious sentiments are the senti-
ments of his church-his political views a
fac simile Of his party organ-wbo listens
with open mouth and glaring eyes to those
whom accident had elevated pecuniarialY,
little above himself not daring to utter an
opinion which does not fully coincide with
that coming from such source, may find
appropriate spheres in this world; but the
moral and intellectual condition of the com.
munity will not be greatly improved BY any
thing he dares to do or say. fa Aaa
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Doetrg'
FOR RISIBILITY.
BI o. W. HsLMls.

J, Sweet cozi I'm happy when can,
I'm merry while may,
For life's at most narrow spau,
AT best winters day.
Ifcare could make a sunbeam wear.
A brighter, warmer hue,
The evening star shine ont more fair,
The blue sky look more blue,,
Then would te graver mau-
rl But since tits not the way,
g Sweet coz! I'm happy when can,
Andmerry when may.
lfsighs could make us sin the less,
Perchance were not glad
Ifmourning were the sage's dress,
Ny garb should then be sad;
Bot since the angels wings are white,
And even young saints siaiie--
2 Since virtue wears brow of light,
And vice robe of guile
Since laughter Is not under ban,
60 Nor gladness clad in gray
Sweet eozl I'm happy hen can,
3, And merry when may!
Two seen bishop dance and reel,
And q sinner fast and pray,
D A knave at top of Fortunes wheel,
a Agood man cast away!
Wine have seen your grave ones quah,
Might set your feet ahoat-
But never heard hearty laugh
= From out a villains throat;
And never knew mirthful man
Make sad young maids day
So, coz! I'm happy when can,
And merry when may. III.
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sOULs-.NOT STATIONS.

Who shall judge man from mannerf
Who shall know him by his dressf
Paupers may be flt for princes;
Princes fit for something less.
Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket
May beclothe the golden ore
ofthe deepest thoughts and feelings
Satin vests could do no more.
There are springs ofcrystal nectar
Ever welliDg out Of stone:
There are purple buds and golden
Hidden crushed and over grown.
God, who counts by souls, not dresses,
: Loves and prospers you and me,
While he values thrones the highest,
But as pebbles in the sea.