The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-18
+ THE AMERluANs EsFoNssr~~-This
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Issued in the Cfeseeit city, with 10
ssspll E ! Esq, Il The etait eiif,oti
H. The Exponent" is to be devoted
10 resurrecting the materials upon
which the American Union WIS plant
ed. and upon which II tan alone exist
Tie corruption Of parties that has fol.
lowed aslopg peace; the prostitution
Of the ballut-box trickcstering witt,
aliens and exbtit hot house reptibli-
cans, has perverted lie Ships If State
from her true bearings and all must
be lost unless true hands and strong
hearts come to the rescue, Success
cry we 10 the Exponent It needs
but concerted action on tile part of
the teform tartr, TO traatle dema-
gtg,ii'ism III the dist, md clear away
the clouds chat now lower on our po-
litieal horizcp ph aftv -s
SIN u. LvrToN BtTwEn.-sir T.
Bulwer Lyiton. says, now that he new
er said what the newspapers lave been
attlibuting TO him in this country
The report had it, that in a pirate lat-
ter to d gentlemen IL. Boston be said :.
Il have closed my career as d wri-
ter of fiction. | ain gloomy and I'M
happy. | have expended the powers
Of life, chasing E pleasure where it is not
to be found"
Il is no evidence of a mans good
sense TO give expression to suel, sent
ments and Sir Edward Lytton Bu|
wer, should stand corrected.
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+ Who is the Scissors Editor 2-Hou
are The following two items to be rec
untitled. Our cotempo,ary of the
Delta will please ANSWER they ae
birth in the same isshe.
Il Is thought that Mr.. Breckenridge
will start for Madrid in fortnight.
an, that he will 90 out IN a nalionH
vessel.
In The next column, is the '.tele-
graph and from Washington (Which
is deemed headsq'latters) under date
of the 9th inst 1T is sa'da.s st+#
Hon. John G. Breckenridge, d|
Kentucky, has declined the Minister,
to Spain. He says lie was not aware
Of Mr.. soule's resignation. or Of BIZ
appointment, until his name was sent
TO the Senate for confirmation.
The Charleston Standard gives til
following particulars of the burning
of the railroad bridge over tie E'owah
river, two miles below Cartersyile,
on The 1st inst.
Tie fire was first discovered Oh the
south end by the bridge keeuer, who
could have extinguishpd it with a sin
gle bucket Of water. Finding The VII
Ter in the tubs frozen he ran to tlR
rivY, q DISTANCES Of several haadred
yards. and on his return found elbptl
the fire had made such progress AZ ID
rehder It impossible to stop it, An
effort was made 10 stop The flames BY
blowing up a portion of' the bridget
but it filled, This was the longest
aud most costly bridge on the road, its
length beihg 1e20sfpet, .andsits origin
al cost about s;lO0, 900. I
81 l4--AAL ss<s s--A4-- f Y |
To- At an election held thiA day
for directors pf sliss BE I'm and Clinton
Plank Road Co, the following gen
tlelnen were elected: U3 *
Q. HAckErr, A. NJ. .Durr, 9. A.
PIKE, !. s. HsRnoN, s. W. DbAR
INC, J. NJ. BHrNoT, A. 7DnlARopR's.
BAHsuM IN PARlsTBarnunss.Au,
photography is on sale 10 Paris. and
attracts considerable attention, With
out doubt il will soon. appear, ini
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