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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-16
Moral Influences

| SUIT by AN EDITOR Judge Alex
ander Walker Yesterday filed suit in
The Fourth District Court, claiming
1925 of Denis Corcoran and d. q.
jenkins, present proprietors Of tho
Daily Delta, for extra services previous
ly rendered by him TO that paper, in
his editorial capacity. lie claims
$1,000 out Of tue extra $4,000 which
the paper obtained upon the city print
ing in 1853 for his inhuenre iu obtain
ing the official lctter-]ist, 10 claims
$3.50; and for extra labor, in writing,
the historical sketches Of the Battles Of
Lake 'orgne and ChaImetter, General
jackson, Lafitte the Pirate. etc, he
claims S415-total, Sl12J. The judge
is his own council in the case. 1t now
remains to be seen ii what estimation
the laws Of this region holds hR'c-iet
teys. Things are becoming rather uno-
tuous in our Counts 10
Daily Gyeecpnf9M inst
The time has come when another
law book is impcritiveIy demanded !;
aud as Sampson persists in silence,
and will not come out against the
rhilistinss, as he promised, we hope
some young scion, ambitious Of llstinc
ton, will come out With the book, and
take his place with, d Phillips on Evl
dencc," and other gentlemen who are
now bound in immortal calf @
The book wanted, should be on "Darn-
ages" settling tho question how much
ought the heirs Of an ordinary man,
5receive in damages, for the loss Of his
leg or srm, or for the breaking Of his
neck Then the matter Of" moral
Influence should be settled, upon
equitable I'D ro1orem, prinSlples 50
shat when claim like the aboye9is
set up" Influence in obtaining the let
ter-list" II may be adjusted gu princi-
pies of equity. The acn'I cns. of 60
gars, drinks, oyster EpPpers etc, can
be easily arrived sS;; bj't moral Ing
fssence," what tSft2 and how is it TO
be measured These are profound
qscstions, that may well engaged the
undivided attention of the learned Julis
consult. Is y man left, to be the Judge
of his own moral influence One may
be a good judge as upright as a second
llanlel, in other matters, and9yet when
5seomes to his own case, may give a
BIASED judgement. g
Ped,aps the two branches Of equi-
ty, could not be embraced in one
volume. and thcreforeSt would be well
to have two books; as two, are better
than one"--one@ volume, on" Moral
Influence and another con Damages. 4"
W1THpRAwAL.---On Saturday last,
Mr.. J, J. Lugenhs'hl withdrew his
suit before the First District Court of
New Orleans, contesting the election
of =. S. Wilt to the office of Clerk
of the Second District Court. The
Crescent says: This is creditable to
the good sense and experience of Mr..
L., and will unquestionably operate in
his favor on future occasions:
The people have an innate, and
well founded repugnancc to ncn. who
prefer getting Office through the me-
dium Of courts and juries instead of
the ballot-bos, And well they may.
Where candidates are afraid of the
people, it is high time for the people
to become fearful Of the candidates.
CRIME IN DELAwARE.-The laws in
Delaware punish with severity all man.
ner Of crime. Asman named Labori-
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HIAWATHA.

HavH2reu read the misty poem
Ot$fIe MY attic Iliawatha?
Raad about the wild Dakotas, ....
and the brave Humbugawampams,
u In the wales of lIifaluten,
IN the wales of Wishy Washy,
In the Wales Of Skinny Dishys Az
M, Sir 5, Sir. that have not,
And would not for n hundred ~
Dollars paid in silver or in
cold hy the8inflated teller
OF a bank called the Manhatten.
] looked in the book q moment,
Aud my spine is really aching
At the hard words MIR. Longfei-
low puts in his learned verses
Runor says that Mr.. Rply.
Critic Of the n fGTrihune.
Hired by q snob called areely,
Labors with an awful lock jaw,
Got IN reading IIiawatha,
Guess he got a fegl Of this word
ohejaywayasceloMl
Here the Ms. enls #3ruptly.
Since the above was in tipe," The
head compositor has informed us that
,he body of our devil is lying under
he pfess, with an empty bottle in his
nandomarhcd brandy, but supposed
o have contained laudnum. Another
Genius gone, They die early whom
he gDns Iove.
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G5e 0Q(ee|'lg Gromet
GEO. A. PIX KE,.,..f.,,......,.1 r, Editor.

Nox PoruLJ.-The voice Of the
people, cannot always be the voice Of
God according TO the Latin axiom =
The people in their united strength,
81 reason and good sense, are Just as
apt to be wrong, as the individual, As
an instance, at hand. and now before
the eyes of the citizens of Louisiana !,
1T will be remembered, that bret
year agn. lecturers were travelling
facre and there. lecturing to the reo.
pie on tho subject Of temperance
there were temperance organizations,
in every town and village IN the State !;
ncarly everybody Joined many went
in and staid, whilst others we're in and
ont. alternate weeks-drunk half the
time, and intemperatcly sober the
other II was matter of srocula-
siop with many of the eloquent lee
turcrs we wot Of, aud some Of them
did not mind to take little-hv wa,
OF staying their stomachs, or stimulat-
ing their minds, on the eve of lectur-
ing to an excited audience. The pledge
was generally sent down, aud all
hands signed it, men women aud
children there were Sons Of Temper
ance; Daughters Of Temperance, Ca
diets Of Temperance, social circles etc,
and new, alas. where are they : Dur.
ing the excitement on the subject, a
bill was hastily pushed through the
legislature, requiring the town author
itles to put the question of license to
vote, at stated periods, thus making
IL a matter for true temperance advo-
Gates, aud fanatics to quarrel over
and giving a bare majority the power
TO rroscrlble, the minority in the en-
loyment Of their private rights.
What a change has come over the
people since the adoption Of the Main
law, tho mission Of Father Mathew
and the enactment of prohlbitory laws,
In nearly every town in the State,
where mo license was voted last
wear, /" license" is now the order of
Tho day. What is astonishing in the
history c( the question is; that dur
ing the contest. the most violent and
unreasonable advocates Of temperance
have been Incorporate men; only re-
claimed for a moment.sto fall back,
farther into the depths Of this hesot-
ting vice and sin.
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Our FiRsr CHoloE.-7he Phanir
Loager. at Bayou Sara, under the a.
boye head sasys.:: oar first Choice
F or President, Hon. D. s. Dickinson,
of New York
win the party press, please make a
note. Oar first choice, independent
of all other. than Artesian consider
atoms, is Col, William Bucksherer. Of
New Orleans
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CRIME IN DELAwARE.-The laws in
Delaware punish with severity all man
ner Of crime. A9man named Labori-
Gus has just been convicted at Wilm-
ington Of horse stealing, and sentenced
to orestore to the owner $3.50, to pay
a fine of 500 to the State, to stand in
the pillory for one hour and be whipp-
ed with twenty lashes. The same
man has also been convicted Of larceny,
tor which the sentence is to be whipp-
ed with five lashes, to be imprisoned
one day after the expiration Of his SEN
tence in the former case, to restore
$344, so. and to wear convict S jack
et six months and pay thc costs.
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LETTER WRlTING.-ln London and,
Liverpool the inhabitants write oil an
average forty-four letters to person
annually. In New York this average
il thirty ; in Cincinnati and New Or
leans twenty; Philadelphia, seventeen;
Baltimore, nine Boston, forty one
The average for all the large American
cities is twenty -four in the country
districts, four, and for the whole Uni.
It'd States, five I
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CATTLE IMrfonrINe ASSOCIATIONS


Mason, Bracken & Fleming counties,
Kentucky, have an association with
the above title; tbs object of which,
is to import from other States and
abroad, the finest specimens that can
be had, to graft on The parent stock
The consequence of this, is, that Ken
lucky, turns out for market, some Of
The finest Jacks, Jcnnotts and by
brides; Of any State in the Union --
IN the culture Of short horn cattle, she
is not behind hand but is rroverbi-
ally kn,svn from ocean to ocean, AS
far in advance Of any other State in
this respect
This calls to mind the condition of
things at homie. Louisiana is pro-
nounced to be well adapted to the
raising of stock, and yet, where is the
man or the men. who give any alton
ton to this matter. Of course it is
greatly dishonorahle for any white
man in this State to pull off his coat,
and soil his hands in the field or gar.
den: with any kind Of manuel and
manly labor; but it docs not require
this, in eutivatlng the animal pro
duets which embrace all mahner of
useful and profitable oahle. They
might DO raised here toaas much pro
fit as elsewhere E|en the breed of
that noble aulmalfho horse might be
improved; buHthcn, what would the
coast ".lc9egous' do for that variety Of
animal s/callcd "A .Tac1ry,' upon
whlMH they live, move, and have their
hAng? 1t is hum'iatlng to travel
over Louisiana and become acquainted
with tho truo state Of society. The
people are either very rich or very
poor, the former become cllemina-
I'd, rLyr;aelly s. ,vnll 90 o dn+e||ant"nl'y
by indulgence whilst the latter Ere
vegotarians. Perhaps tins may be at
tribntcl, by tbcscharitablc, to the cli-
mute but therS@arc other causes Of
paramount consideration.
O Last scason-~w when, from long
dreutb, it was Expected that the corn
AID other crops would fal we met a
planter from North Louisiana, who
gave an awful picture of what was
threatened there. The poor people
we're cut off from market, by the dry
ing up Of streams, and yet, SO dePsn-
dent were they, upon others for the
products of the soil, they had TO wan
der about rs bcggars and Migrants;
this too, in region of country, where
the principal labor of raising a crop
is--'hat required to place the seeds
in tho earth.
A8STATE WITHOUT GENERALS -
Since the adoption of the new coustl-
tuition Of Ohio, all military appoint
ments above the grade of Captain, are
declared null and void The old laws
for their election or appointment, it has
been decided by the Atty. General are
revoked by the adoption of this instru-
ment, and the Legislature has thus far
neglected to provide a new mode by
which theS may be appointed. So
the entire military organization of
Ohio, above the captains Of companies,
is dlsbanded at blow The Quarter
master has been ordered by the Cover
nor'not to issue arms to military men
of any other garde than that of Cap
tain. Louisiana might furnish pro ten
a few majors, colonels generals. field
marshels ETC., until better order of
things in Ohio, comes about.
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QUITE ENouGH OF A Coop Tn1NG.
The bill at the Memphis Theatre one
night last week consisted of "Still
Water Runs Deep and Katharine
and petruchio.' We think they
ought to have played Macbeth " as
an afterpiece.
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r To cool the atmosphere, brag
of another woman's good looks in the
presence Of your wife
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To neglect beginnings, is the fun
danental error into which most par
ents fsn.
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The Sound Dues and the Yankees.

An article of the Angosburger Allgemeine Eel
tung, translated for the New York Evening Post,
has for its subject. "The Sound Dues, and the
Yankees" We make the following extract:
There is nothing more contradictory and discordant
than these subjects The latter has been broug
as near to the former of late Europe has to Anne
ca. As the Baltic Sea trade of the Yankees grows
from year to year, 30 his bile increases against the
Sound Dues The Yankee aspires after nothing which
brings him no profit But he seeks to annhi ate eve
rything that damages him. especially if it affects his
purse 1t would be absurd therefore to imagine that
he would inquire after ancient rights for soon as he
did thir he would cease to be Yankee Sound du.s'
has become to him the most terrible word in the die
tionary he seizes the map of the world and examines
tie arbis terrdru TO ascertain what is its cond
and about what part of it he may regard as his FRO
perry; he scrutnzes it carefully and finds as follows
1.-The strait of Babelmandel free from toll the strait
of Ormus free from toll, the strait of Malacca so
much frequented, free from toll the strait of sam
da, free from toll, the strait of Macassar free
from TOLL the Yorres strait free from toll the
strait of Gbreltar free from toll tie entrance to
the Gulf of Venice free from toll the entrance to the
Black Sea, also free from toll. And all the outlets
from the North Sea- the strait of Dover on the sonth
and the Pentiand ford, together with the passage he
tween the Orkney and Shetland Islands on the north
all these free from toll. The only two pon,s on
Gods earth where | Obliged to pay nv rnoney
without receiving anything return are Hesn efors
on the Sound, and Bruushausen the Elbe I cam,
stand that any longer, as true as am Yankeen
This is very good. The newspaper with tie
unpronounceable name has hit the nail directly on
the head. 1t has given in nutshell the pbiloso
ply of this whole controversy.
The Yankee aspires after nothing which brings
him no profit. But he seeks to annihilate every.
thing that damages him, especially if it affects his
purse. Where could this audacous Dutchm.n
have obtained such an unjust idea of the lihor.,
disnterestod Yankee race
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Datr;otic Sentiments.

Richmond correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce. who appears to have visited
-. o;,v m the occasion of the late Synod of the
,N.s1 Presbyterian Church, writes an interesting
letter concerning the proceedings of the Synod ant
objects Of curiosity to stranger in our town. Re
forrinp to the responcc of the Synod among othe
!. ,o,,;ous bodies to the Governors recommendation
Nor Thanksgiving, he says: MAY the religious Oh
servance of the day promote the spirit of UNTO,
everywhere among the people. We ought to re
yve more wildly the recofeetions Of the past tha
we NAV strengthen the resolutions of the present
yya call upon Massachusetts, in her present temper
IF mind. to remember how Virginia sympathized
,,b her in her colonial trials; how when the Br;.
fish parliament passed the odioHs Boston por. bill
sbuttng ND the gates of commerce, and giving her
a strong taste of the meditated oppression the
VIRGINIA House of Burgesses set apart a dav of
fasting. humiliation and prayer, 'devoutly to i'm
More the divine interposton for avertng the heavy
,.m;tv which threatens destruction to their civil
.;rbts and the evils of civil war; to give them
ons heart and one mind firmly to oppose, by all lust
and proper means, every injury to the american
rights"
Tho writer makes honorable mention of the two
s,e bronze statues of Patrick Henry and lief
farson. which he remarks, Virginians NAV well
he nroud to contemplate, and every American
NAV participate in their pride He calls m
IN Massachusetts, which he says has given the
world no such memorials of her herioc age to he
stow the same honors ON Hancock and Adams
New York, too, is in the back ground.
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W4n041DDiL-1A.NWN; the inte residence Of Jno;

w DUNKUM, IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY. FOR
SALE-W i'll be sold at public auction, on THURS
DAY, the oh day of December next or the first fair
day thereafter, the premises the highest bidder
that desirable tract of land belonging John Dunkum.
decd. lying in the county of Albemarle, five miles
south OF Charlottesville, the road reading SCOTS
vile. cont, ming Eight Hundred and Thirty Nine
Acres. Th,re are between 800 and 400 Of Land
heavily tin Dered with pine, oak and hickory, which
can easily B.. sold in Charlottesville and the Uni
YersIy OF /. az 81 to f5 per card The balance is
cleared, and well set with clover and grasses of all
kinds, well adapted to the cultivation of Corn Wheat
Oats, Tobacco and Rye. There is the farm young
Orchard of choice fruit The improvements consist
ola large brick residence with rooms large Barn.
servants and all other necessary outhouses all in good
order. The Dwelling House has recently been cover
ed with tin
The whole tract is well watered with numerous
springs OF good water The residence is garded
healthy any in Albemarle and the location is Ugh
commanding an extensive prospect ofthe surrounding
country, winch is picturesque and beautiful.
The tract viii be offered for sale in a body and if
not sold in that way, will be divided to suit
and sold the same day
Persons who may wish to purchase can apply to
Mr. Frederick Roberts, myself, who will take
pleasure IN showing the premises
TERMS-One, two and three years with interest
from date The purchaser give bond and the further
security ola deed of trust the land The title
the land Is deemed unqnestiouabie, but acting
ecutor, shall convey only such title vested III me
by the will of John DunkHm deed.
AT the same time and place. will sell for cash one
Negro Woman and Boy.
Full possession OF the land given immediately
My address is North Garden, Alb. Co, Va.
PHILIP EDGE, Executor
no f-2t& lawtds of John Dunkum, deed.
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Railroad. and Trade.

.,..-.,,a,,. &, 81, .o,r.c of trade which can
be effected by malicious outlay in canas anu TO-
roads has beer s.rik;uefy evinced In the ea'. "
,a,..on That CITY is naturally the eomniefe'"l =,
- yac England alone, y seetioh oi .o""'
r. .r..,,-.ees seventy eight hundred square iiiee
'. ~. mo-. intolerabIe land in the UHted S'a'e
=, NJ BOSTON is not to be compared 70 tna'
~ Newport which once enjoyed hour'shihe com,
r.o-oo Tet Newport, from negiectihs rai'foa"
f,c;t;cs has degeaerated into mere "A.eAe
nI.ce whilst Boston BY her raiiroad !"
,,o,es directly with New York Tor me 'fau0 -
800, lakes, and by her raiiroa" 10 o"
WV ,,oronolizes the trade q that pro'ihoe
= =, sne believed, that in consequence VI '"o
'' hitch aiyerge from Boston III every po'S'o'e
-, abe has become market tor near3 one
,,o Irn;on. as well as for almost the "hoie
C.a. The magnificent harbor OF Ne"Poit
" -. aud deserted while Boston, Win her h'ic
.h.rhor has become the second seaport oi 'iio
nation. e .ho .~,,,b
-.ronos,on. Before the New York and Ohio
.are constructed New Orleans had the
.1.,or,ofv of the entire trade Of the West IL was
s-,v cav q, sesi the wheat of the West to mar
-. b., The construction Of the two canals open
channel Of Communication with the AT
laptic and the various railroads. Joining Ne" orA,
philadelphia and Baltimore, to Enc fa'so"rs anu
wheeling, have directed produce 10 the saiue Oh
,,;,,ions. from its former route by New orleans
The consequence is that, New Orleans the"sh 'he
natural outlet of the whole Mississippi valley mas
been stripped, by these artificial works OF elea
nortiop of her trade, and is advancing less rapioay
than any of the great American cities
Let virginia take warning by these examples
She has an admirable geographical position TO con
,eud for the trade of the great West. The shortcs
and mos. direct route for the incalculabe treasure
Of the great Mississippi valley lies through her boz
doris But all her natural advantages will be OF n
avail unless she secures railroad connexion wit
the great granary of the world, and opens char
mol for the food of wealth which is vainly seekin
egress through the borders of Virginia.
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E.ir.-Tbe Ladies' of Duvg I

sy- Ladies' Fair.-TheoLaftes OF DMvai
street Chnrch are preparing 10 hold FAR with a
view TO help in liquida,ing debt of 81 100 which
h bern resting on this church ever since It was built
Ti ,yonJd earnestly entreat their friends, and all
these who feel interested in the cause to come up to
their HELM. 1t is scarcely necessary to REMIND the
Christian community in Richmond OF how nnch good
ths church has accomplished and is now accoInp-h-
ng in lis guiet wav in the neghborhood where 1t Is
located God has blessed the enterprise with rnany
seasons of refreshing from his presence, ana mas
made il instrumental in bringing many souls unto
Christ But while the number of its members has in
creased considerable yet its pecuniary strength has
Increased very little. The church has been laborns
under a disadvantage in consequence OF Tue ABOVE
mcntioned debt and now the ladies have resolved
with the cooperation of their friends to help largely
towards canceling it. For this purpose they VIII hold
Fair fof the sale of Fancy and Useful articles and
Rrfreshments of which they will have goodiy guam
tty of superior kind. The ladies have taken great
mains to have the best assortment OF useful arcies
Their embroidery and fine work has cost them much
labor and expense aud they hope to be able satisfy
those who win paronze them with the full value of
their money Let their friends and the public give
them cali and help their efforts in this good
The Fair will commence on MONDAY, 18th instant,
at n o'clock p NJ. In the church, and will continue
the week. no i'p--1I
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NORFOLK AND PoRTsMoUTH-The Portsmou,,
Transcript of Wednesday afternoon contradict.
the statements put forth in regard to the rcappear
ance of yellow fever there, and denies that an,
case has occurred recently. The Norfolk Argus
asserts that that city is perfectly healthy. Among
the passengers who arrived In Norfolk We,1pesd,y
evening were the venerable Ex-Governor T azewell
and Rev. Dr. Minnigerode Baker p. Lee. Esq
Editor of the Norfolk News, was married =, Ham,
ton on Tuesday to Miss Mary e. simpkins. daugh.
ter of DR. j. j. Simpkins
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FARM FOR sALE.-The .ub.crIbcr hay

Il ing become one of the purchasers and removed
TO the Hotel at Chesterfield Court House, will SELL AT
public auction, on the premises, on TUESDAY, the
1oth OF November, tf not previously disposed of; il
So due notice will be given Of the sane the Farm
which formerly resided lying on the Broad Rock
Road, eight miles froih the city of Richmond con-
tanning 40 acres-onehalf of which is in original
growth the other half in fine arabic land well adap-
with so acres of lou ,ronnd. on Failin, Crs.s - g.
as any in the State-well drained and in nigh state
OF cultivation. The improvements consist OF a new
frame dwelling with eight and passage loea-
ted beautiful grove Of 1870 oaks with an excelen,
well of water In tho yard, The outhouses are all new
and of the most ample character; all of the negro
quarters with brick chimneys There is also wheel.
wright and blacksmith shops on the premises, and
good stand for both The location is healthy and the
neishborhood good. This Farm, taken altogether is
most desirable one My brother, III. King Graves who
resides the premises viii take pleasure in show
Ing IL to any one desrous 70 purchase.
Terms; Liberal, and made known on application
to Chesterfield Court House.
oc M--dfawG rfdx WM GQAvs0
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POST-OFFICE acknowledgements General
Campbell orders the following appointments =
William II. McGibbons postmaster at Brucetovn
Mills, Preston county, Va vice John H. Hoffman,
resigned. Jefferson S. Robertson postmaster at
New Canton, buckingham county, Va, vice Thos.
F. Barber, resigned. Jacob Hutsler postmaster at
Gainesborough, Frederick county, Va, vice ]. Y.
Brown resigned.