The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-08-03
WAR AT HOME!!
vsarkA EAT Exc1rEmEsr.
ONE HUNDRED NEW IN ARNN

VERY = AT EXCITE MENT.
ONE HUNDRED xxv IN ARxx
On Wednesday morning, Constable
Pete Stubble6eld, on orders from the
properly constituted civil authorities,
went out to Camp Cobb. near Green.
we'll, to arrest a Mr.. A. johnson, Tor
selling whiskey contrary to law. lie
took no deputies with him. and no
weapon of defence but q crooked han
die stick-did not think it necessary,
as A. Johnson's house was in de-
serted nick Of the woods, and be did
not expect to meet with any resist
ence. Alas, we cannot foresee the
dangers that lie before US, if we could,
then would we provide for them; and
dangers provided for. would rot be
dangerous. In this instance, Consta.
bic Pete Stubble6eld did not foresee of
course. and when he got to A. John
sons house, in the vicinity Of Camp
Cobb, be found there six valiant war;
riors of Uncle SANS company. ready
to fight either for, or against Odds
Constable Stubble6eld took out his
parchment authority, to represent the
State of Louisiana, and arrest A. John
son to bring his "ha6eas corpus" be-
fore Justice Walkers court in the
second district. A. johnson begged
to be excused politely; then declined,
and afterwards positively refused
Constable Stpbblefeld laid violent
hands on A. Sbhnson-warriors came
to the rescue with raised war clubs"
and were about to ''lay on" as Mr.
Macbeth hath it-Mrs. johnson inter-
posed and saved the Cons'able's head
from being cracked. Discretion be-
ing the "better part of valor.' the
minister Of law, let 60 his hold, and
with bottled up indignation lett the
premises In this respectable the
king Of France without the men, he
"Marched up Hill, end then
Marched down again."
The assistance of Mr.. F. Bradford
was obtained. With a couple Of elo-
quent persuaders they went back to
Camp Cobb, and on marching into
head quarters. informed Capt. Barry
If the rumpus; hereupon. the kettle
lrum (which is ever the tocian Of
wary sounded-about one hundred
men assembled in line and with guns
as usual "glistening in the morning |
'uu," marched over to Mr.. A. John.
'on's shop. Terms of capituIation
we're proposed to A. johnson, and in
his instance, as 10 all similar instances
# history (where there has been vast
'dds) we're accepted. Indeed, what
8 the use in kicking against bricks"
v standing up against DDS when you
now for certain you will be knocked
own? A. johnson acted in this mat
er as A. Jones, or A. Smith, or A.
Brown would have done. He agreed
0 turn over the six valiant men. who
ever before had been conquered, save
y "Old Rye" at The battle of Man.
ehela; andJ Constable Pete, would
ct like gentleman, he had no OBJ
,ction to coming to town in bis COM
any; as he was perfectly willing to
,ok the Unnecessarily" offended law
f the land, full in the face. The men
'ere marched off to Camp Cobb, "pri-
,ners Of War;" and Mr.. A. johnson
cnae to town for examination.
The evil Of liquor selling about the
amp, is serious indeed. The men
ct drunk-are punished, and desert.
'etween thirty and forty have desert
1. The troops were sent out, in Or :
er to keep them away from the evils
intempe'ance in town, and lot Of
lie vagabonds in society, hang about
lem, to sell liquor to them get them I
runk, and steal the pittance allowed {
'ch; which, in the aggregate, is ,
Odd round sum. We think Capt. t
AIRY would be justified in making an !
kanpIe Of some Of them, by introduce
g the stocks to their attention. ,
MURDER ON THE H1GH SEAs.-We /;
arm from Capt. Lloyd, of the bark ;
[azard, from Rio de Janeiro, that !