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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-12-25
$50 REWARD

DAN AWAY from the undersigned X ~
IL on the 3lst ult, the slave man
ARCHIE, calling himself Archie 4
Louis about s feet inches in height, stout
built 35 years Of age, with sulky expression
of countenance, and ratherslow of speech
had on when he lett blue blanket coat and
gray cassinet pants. This boy is well
known in town.. and is doubtless lurking
about the city. The above reward will be
paid for his recovery if taken out OF the
State, or Twenty five Dollars if caught in
town, by
w. A. BROADWELL & CO.,
100 CARVER street, Ne~ Orleans.
o. Archie has pass from J. N. Harri-
son, of New Orleans, to hire his time on
steam boats Dec 21st 2wd.
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CHIROGRAPHY.-LC DeouS 10 euCO'
MUM from our hand to bring Mr..
Dolbear before this community. His
fame as teacher of the elegant art of
chirography proceeds him. We hope
some of our communicate" and all
! our advertisers will take instruction
from him j; and do SO more for our
sake than for "their own Many per-
sons, there are who have good ideas
and brilliant, who might write intelli-
gently if not elegantly, for Harris or
any other magazine; to give us a To-
cal literature, but from the fact that
they cannot themselves read what they
write; and compositors versed in the
hyreoglyphics of Memphis and Thebes
and also tho Aztics, cannot decipher
them, they do not. This added to the
fact-that the photography of the Eng.
lisb, is nothing less than a tissue Of
absurdities woven upon ground work
Of very flimsey material; does all, in
putting down. keeping down, and
choking out of existence much chiro-
graphical genius. The sins and short
comings Of society in this direction,
are. visited upon the newspaper pub
Usher. What is the fact? A man
who has gone through college, comes
with a sheet of fools cap in his hand,
whereon there are certain pot hooks,
and things resembling the tortuous
route Of spider, who has walked
through an iukstand; and be puts it
into the hand Of the compositor for
him to guess, at what he means. Is
it to be marveled at, that we are some
times mistaken Think not. We DO
not wish to be understood as wanting
to tear down, or rub out the mark
that modern genius makes for his au-
tograph; because mere dash or
scratch for the name Of a great man,
has become the sole mark by which
he is distinguished from the common
heard: but VIC do mean to say, that it
is within the power of every profess
sional man to acquire hand writing,
that himself may read, if no one else;
and it would be an appreciated favor
iteism to the printer, that would be
properly appreciated if many of such
would 60 learn to write.
Mr.. Dolbear has for years been de-
voted to teaching this elegant accom-
plishment. and gives instruction on
the simplest and most approved meth
od-let him have good class when
he opens. on the 9th inst.
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For the H0lilaysI
20 Quarter Boxes Raisins,
Whole do. M. r. Raisins,
5 do. do Layers do.
Case 2 doz. ! pints Currant Jelly,
so Lbs. fresh Currants,
Case Genoa Citron,
20 Boxes Table Claret
10 Half drums Dried Figs;
20 Kits No. and Mackerel;
300 Bottles Old Brandy, Port Wine and
Madeira;
Cases Sherry and Kirch Wasser,
Just received and for safe by
decay. J')ohUA bEAL.
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New Arrival Of Hats.

THE Subscriber has just received other assort T.
/ ment Of Mems, Boys and Youths Hats. Consist
ing in part of French Silk and Moleskin Hats
Soft French Cashmere Hats, of the latest style,
shapes he invites the attention Of buyers pa
ticularly to these goods, his assor iment il We
large, and cannot fail to please. A few more
those high crown black and dead soft, Hats
on hand. [dec5I " D. PHILLIP
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BACH ELORS.
An ENORMOUS KooM.-The largest

AN ENORMOUS KooM.-The largest
reading.room in the world is now
nearly completed, in the British Muse
UNI. It is circular. l4O feet in diane
ter, and l4O in height. The tables
will accommodate nearly four hunared
readers. The wrought-iron bookcases
will contain 100000 volumes. The
cost of the room will be about $780,
900.
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From O'Clock Pm. Friday, to2P. NJ. Monday.
NJ Mcdowell, Liberty Miss; J Ries; C
A Taylor, NO; A Campbell, Va; J Gar
diner, W B Rouge; Vim Mcclure, N q; T
" Bsrrett, do; DR. J w Hale, La; W E
Walker Springfield La j Mccullough,
Providence La A f Trabue Telegraph;
L NJ Torrey, N O.; A Levy, do; A j
Powell Donaldsonville.
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Liquors.! LiQuOrS!!

AZ Barrels st. Louis Whiskey.
~ Is Barrels Boyles Extra Rose Whis-
key.
10 Iron Bound, Halves, Magnolia do.
7 Barrels, DO do.
5 Quartes Casks American Brandy.
5 Eight, 60. do do.
Quarter Cask Best Imported do.
90 Half Barrels Rectifed Whiskey.
The above name OF Liquors just receiv-
ed and Tor sale to the trade in accommodating
ing terms.
Dec. 2lst. JOSHUE BEAL.
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Fresh .41'y'icNlS.

lust RECEIVED PER STEAMER CAPlTOL.--
5 Boxes St. Julien Medoc, Clarct,
4 Baskets Sweet Oil,
10 Boxes Morgan's Soap,
8 Winchester 90
4 Sperm Candles,
5 Herrings,
4 Lewis Cass, Fine Chewing Tobacco.
2 Barrels No 3. Fresh Mackerel,
6 Dozen Clark Co.'S. Fine Ale,
2 Gallon Jars Underwood Pickles,
3 Half 4"
2 Barrels Fresh Cramberries,
5 Dozen Mustard. For sale by
r. HOFFMAN,,
(Dec.6 Opposite V. Heude's Dry Good Store.
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n CAPDEVlLLE on Laurel street, has
L just received large lot of Toys and
Fancy articles, for Christmas presents, and
new years gifts. The citizens of Baton
Rouge and vacinity, are invited to call and
examine his stock. 1t is the largest and
best selected in town. dec22-1m.
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Cheap C0al.

THE undersigned DESTROYS of selling out
i his stock o. coal by the LIST OF January,
offers during the time at the unprecedented
low price 40 cents per Dbl. for milford coal
and so cents per bill Tor Pittsburg coal. Cash,
on delivery. RICHARD MARKHAM
Dec. 21st. ltwd.
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Cut Nails! Gu. Nails.
EROM the d" LabeiIe Works" a fine as
l. sortment of Cut Nails and spikes, just
received at d. &. MONTAN'S,
Deco. No. Ia Church street.
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Yankee Clocks,
I'm hand few tor sale cheap. to close
" out d. C. MONTAN.
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Thermometer Churns.

Thermometer Churns.
1 ANOTHER small supply, just reed,
n and for sale low. The Sc churns make but
ter, quicker, and more of 1t, from given quant,-
ty of milk, than any other. For sale BY,
dcc5-y D. G. MONTAN, church ST.
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Sheet Lead! Wire.
lust received at D. G. MONTAN'S.
q dec25 Church street.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-12-25

Browns Essence Of Ginger.
TX DOZ. just received 4 for sale by
i - 10. WM BOGEL.
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Colts Patent ReyOlvers.

JUST received on invoice, by
y dec19. THEo. GOLDMAN.
CUGAR CUR Ed HIAMS.--1000 POUNDS
y CHOICE s, G. HAMS, just to hand, for sale by
fDecS JOSHUA BEAL.
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Walking Canes.

lust received by steamship Grenada, beauti.
y full assortment Of Fancy, Gold and Silver noun.
ted Walking Canes, some Of which are very fine
and handsome. for sale at the Clothing Emporium,
of [dec6l W. D. PHILLIPS.
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New Crop Shaker Preserves!
IN GASES asserted-as follows.
~ PEACHES; APPLES CHERRIES; OUNCE /;
PLUMS; STRAWBERRY; CRAZE JELLY.
Just received, and for sale by the case or at re-
tail, BY fnny221 JOSHUA BEAL.
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Fresh Arrivals.
COCOA DIPPERS; Well Bucket Rig
v gins Collars and Hames; Carpenters
Mallets, Oakum Tea Scales Knife Trays
Tobacco Cutters; StillyaIds /, Rope Cor
dage Sash Cord, at d. c. MOUNTAINS.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28
Slavery in Missouri.

The following communication was sent
to st. Louis, with a request that it be
published in one of the papers of that
city. Suffice It to say, it was not pub
lished there, but was forwarded from st.
Louis to this Office. We hope the writer
will favor us with numerous letters of the
same sort Ed. HLRALD
Within the last year, thousands of The
inhabitants Of Maine and New Hamp-
shire have gone West aad settled; most
of them have gone to Wisconsin and
Iowa, a few TO Minnesota, and more to
Kansas. Our people will flock to Kan
sas as soon as the land is surveyed, but
none have gone to Missouri. These emf
grants are not paupers nor loafers, but
men of bone, muscle and enterprise
Now why do none go to Missouri? Is
il tbecause the climate is unhealthy, or the
soil poor? No. Is it because laud is
dear, and all of the best locations occu-
pied? No. Is it because those other
States possess greater natural advantages
than Missouri? No. Well then, if it is
none of these, what IS it Let those
who have gone West and made selections
for themselves or for their friends answer.
Last year a gentleman who had kept one
of the best hotels in the city of Portland,
Ne. wishing to settle his son in bust
ness, took him West, and travelled extern
siyely in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri. He spent about one month
in Missouri. Since his return. from the
West, he has been stopping in our VII
lage, and almost every day comes IN con-
tact with people proposing to go West !;
and he tells all that for the farmer, the
mechanic, the mill man or the trader,
Missouri is the best State he has seen;
and he thinks the climate very desirable.
And vet that mans son has gone into
business in New York. Why did he not
set up IN Missouri? Slavery was there.
Last October, an iron machinist of this
vicinity, who had accumulated about
three thousand dollars by working at his
trade, went west and purchased at Nus
catiue in Iowa, settling near but not with
lin the State of Missouri. He has well
educated family. and win be valuable
acquisition. lie would not SO much as
T look into Missouri, because slavery was
there. Within few weeks, | met a
merchant from one of our back towns,
who had purchased 3 large tract Of land
in the center of Iowa, and was going
largely into the milling business. He
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28


saFies, the freeIneu of the nortil-con-
denim the outrages of the Missourians in
their savage warfare upon the rights Of
the peaceful citizens of Kansas, and bring
the leaders to punishment, possibly they
might have been saved alive. But they
choose to. "sit,siill here . and die in the;l
leprosy, and die they surely win, and thai
by general consent. To approve of such
an outrage or to wink at it, or to pass il
over unnoticed, would XIII the most pop
rlar administration ever known to oul
government.
But the vilest and the meanest thing
the treatment Of Governor Reeder-is
yet to be considered. 1t has been re.
marked that the administration were in a
desperate fix. To come out manfully
against the outrage upon Kansas. they
knew would Illustrate their whole plan o
extending slavery. and would set the
whole south in array against them, while
| they had gone to firalready tosaye them.
selves at the north. And they come tc
the desperate conclusion of attempting
to divert the attention of the people from
tire whole concern-by sacrificing Gov
Reeder, by accusing him of improper
and unofficial conduct! Even if thi,
accusation were true, it would avail them
nothing. 1t would not excuse. diminish
or palliae the breaking up of the Kansa,
elections, nor any way affeetthe outrage
But the wickedness and meanness of the
accusation will be apparent to all.
The refusal OF the administration tc
notice Gov. ReeIer's measures, or the
Missourian shareholders in their treason
but substituting an accusation agains
him, is, virtually, addressing him thus
by the President-"Gov. Reeder, | an
astonished at your conductl / supposed
you understood enough of the plan an(
designs of the administration as to every
movement relating to the Kansas Terri
tory, as toknow that we are determined
at all events to INTRODUCES slavery int tha
Territory, 'pc aceably if we can; forcibl,
if we must 1t never occurred TO HI
as possible, that YOU could be soyerdant
as to suppose that our arguments in IA
yor of popular sovereignty orthe right
of the people, were anything more thar
the lnerest political pretensions. By your
egregious blunder, in supposing we mean
just what wesaid, you have got us into
inextricable difficulty. The only posi-
be chance of escape which now remain:
to us is to sacrifice the author of all oul
misfortune, which you must consent to,
as the forlorn hope p'-Bostop Tel.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28

said he thought very highly of the soil,
climate and natural advantages of Mis-
souri,; bat slavery was there. Another,
a merchant of twenty years standing of
our village, has just returned from a tour
in the West, and is making arrangements
to be westward bol l inquired of him
if he went into Missouri. He said no !;
Missouri was slave State. Within the
last year, two of our merchants have
gone 10 Wisconsin, another has sold out
and intends locating at the head of steam
boat navigation on the Mississippi; an
other is going west somewhere, but not
to Missouri. slavery is there. This is q
large manufacturing town, and the young
men from the hack towns come here and
work In the mills t;llthey accumulate one
or two thousand dollars; they then pur-
chase a farm and settle on It; but our
farmers have Jared so poorly for a few
years past, that the attention of The whole
community seems to be- turned to the
West. A company Of operatives in ouI
mills this spring sent out an agent with
funds to purchase land, to be used at some
future time. Hepurchased sixteen quar-.
ter sections in Wisconsin. saw him q
few days since, and inquired if he went
/ into Missouri. lie said Missouri was 6
slave State. Missouri is a slave State,
was the echo from each member of the
company who We're present.
l am consumptive, and intend TO emf
CRATE to Kansas. My family do net wish
to go so far, and myself would prefer nor
to 60 beyond the sound of the whistle o
railroad engine, aud think the climate o
Missouri would suit me well, and per
haps l could find a spot between St
Louis and Jefferson City, where / coulc
do a living business; but slavery is there
Mr. Editor, above have given you I
few facts, and have few more of a simi
I lar character left, which you can have i
you wish. JOHN b. WOOD.
.SomeYsporth, n H., June 26, 1855.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28
Sacrifice OF Coy. Feeder.

Slavery demanded the sacrifice of Gov.
Reeder. His offence consisted in simply
attending to do his duty. For that: the
Administration was unwilling TO remove
him. But what could not be done open
", has been accomplished by indirection.
Tho Governor of Kansas is suspended
on charge efspeeulating in lands OF
course there will, in such an emergency,
be no lack of proof Coy. Reeder's char
acter will be thus tainted to constitute a
ground of removal.
Slavery, as we have had frequent oeca-
sion to remark, is a hard master. Its
exactions are as hard upon It's ough-face
auxilIiaries as upon its bondmen. The
President was required to sign bill per-
fidiously violating the Missouri Compro-
mise. This cost him the support of ey-
cry free State, including even his own
granite fastness, where two Free Soil
Senator's have just been chosen
Now a further sacrifice is demanded
The Governor of Territory, though he
went 10 Kansas with pro-slavery antece-
dants and proclisities, attempted to pre-
serve the integrity of the ballot-boxes,
and to maintain the supremacy of law
Ex Senator Atchison, atthe head of bands
of invaders from Missouri, require his
removal. The public voice is heard ey-
erywhere in indignant opposition. The
Administration first declines, then falters
and finally surrenders. Gov. Reeder is
not removed but suspended. The effect
is that slavery triumphs, but only over
the Administration. The people viii re-
sist these aggressiaiis s.to the bitterend. !,
--Af6ang Journal
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28
Ho for Kansas.

A company of forty or more, says the
Ohio Independent journal, is. expected
to leave LimayilIe, Stark county, for Kan
sas, early IN September. Our friend L.
Northrup. one of the company, has hand
ed us the following statement concerning
the company, which We publish with
pleasure. They ask any who sympathise
in the movement to join their company
The following are the conditions upon
which thecompany is organized:
eve, the. undersigned, believing thai
our condition may be improved by colo.
nizing in Kansas Territory, do hereby
agree to go by land, leaving Limaville OF
the first day of September, with horse:
and OK teams. Each member takes hi'
own team and freight, and hence takes a.
much family. team and freight as hs
please.
The privilege of members are all to b
equal and impartial
A town viii be laid out, and the mem
bers desiring land for farming purposes
viii make selections around the village
We shall obtain the land of Congress a
fixed rate of S1.25 per acre; and ths
town lots will be disposed of to themem
bers on such terms as a majority shah de
iermine.
If any desire they can join the com
pany at any point on the route.
Any person may become a nenbe
of this company who is of good mora
character.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28

and exercise of unlimited power, they
now kindly propose TO incorporate us
as part of their own body polite and
territorial. thus making US bone of their
boue and flesh of their hesh," enc and
the same with them, subject to the same
laws, and cursed with the same insti-
tqtions. From this unnatural alliance
we shrink with instructive horror. We
invoke the aid of our lawful guardian, the
Congress of the United States, 10 protect
us from their repulsise embrace.
In the mean time, and until such pro-
lection can be procured, we shall lock
upon their legislation as farce, then
acts, in relation to us as nullity. We
have placed in their hands no trust. We
have delegated to them no power. We
do not recognize the legislators they have
elected, as our representatives. The
government which they are attempting
to establish over us, is adespotism which
we no more feel ourselves bound to sup
port to than we do to obey the. Emper
or of France or the AutoeFat of Russia
Kansas Freeman.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28
The Work Laid Out.

The pro-slavery party of western Mis-
souri, have at last issued programme OF
operations in Kansas. Their position is
distinctly defined, and we may calculate
with almost positive certainty what is to
follow.
Met in their illegal attempts to trample
on the guaranteed rights of TIE settlers OF
the Territory by the frowns of an iHdig-
nant people, they now shrink back from
the aggressive position they had assumed,
and seek to cover their nakedness with a
fig-leaf patch work of laws OF their own
creation.
Governor ReedeF, having proved him
self too firm a defender of the epnstitu-
,tional rights of freemen, to be made too
for the accomplishment of their perfid-
ions designs-alresdy suspended from
the duties of his office-is to be removed
and a pro-slavery man appointed in his
place.
The code of the State of Missouri with
such alterations and additions as the prop
agandists of slavery shall deem peculiarly
| fitted to-the wants of '.Vile dens of Abo-
litionists,'' is to be extended over the
Territory.
The Platte Purchase, lying on the easi
side of the river, formerly a part and par
eel of the Territory of Kansas, and now
the stronghold of slavery in Missouri. i:
/ to be re-annexed to the Territory by the
united action cf the two Legislatures,
and application made for admission as 3
slave State
Thus the work progresses. In uttel
] disregard of our rights as citizens OF
i free republic, this party came. thor
ouehly organized, to our polls OF
the 30th of March last, and elected the
men whom they wished TO make our laws
THE inhabitants of number of districts
I in the Territory protesting against TIN:
unprecedented fraud, the Governor. as b.
the organic acthe had right to do, de
clared the election In those districts void
aud ordered new one to ill the vaean
cies. The members. legally chosen a
this election, and holding the certificate:
j of the Executive, were deprived, by tht
majority of those who claimed seats il
/ that body, of the privilegeof acting a
| the representatives of the people who hat
elected them. To place themselves still
| more completely under the patronage ane
protection Of their masters, this body
who claim the right s.To exercise exclu
: sive legislation in all cases whatsoever
oyer us, have removed, without any lav
| TO uphold them in sosdoing. and eontrar,
Ito the viii and wishes of the Governor
i to the Shawnee Mission, within a shor
distance of the Missouri line.
| Not content with all this assumption
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-28
Kansas

Mrs. Julia Louisa Lovejoy writes to
the Independent Democrat as follows:
1t seems TO us impossible that any spot
on earth, uncul.iyated by art, can be
more inviting in appearance than this
country. Beautiful rolling prairie, un-
dulating like the waves of the sea, high
limestone cliffs, with immense bottom
lands, stretching into thousands of acres,
as rich as it is possible for it to be, high
table lands, with soil a number of feet
in depth. The only thing we have no
ticed as being lacking to make this coun-
try all that could be desired, is scarcity
of good building timber, such as spruce
and pine. There is a sufficiency of wood
for many years TO come, and limestone
in plenty for fencing here, and for build
ing purposes. There are living springs
of pure sweet water on most of the claims
in this vicinity, (Bi5 Blue, and wells
are dug on the prairie, where water is
found Of excellent quality, but few feet
below the surface. Our company con-
sists of men of the fright stamp" mostly
| from Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
including a number of clergymen, and
men of liberal educftion, who have been
successfully engaged for years as teach
ers in our distinguished seminaries of
learning at the East, and are henceforth
TO devote their energies for the benefit of
this new Territory. They have pitched
on beautiful site for city at the june
ton of the Big Blue and Kansas rivers,
and to-day surveyors are busy in stalking
out the streets OH an immense scale, a
number of miles in circumference; frames
and cabins are going up all around to Sc
cure this city property, whilst for miles
around, farm claims have been taken; and
FIVE, ten, and SO. on acres planted, and
everything is growing rapidly. The air
is so pure and clear that objects six and
eight miles distant can be as distinctly
seen as those in the East at one quarter
OF a mile; strange as it may seem. 1t is
| hard for us to become habituated to it,
and it seems a constant phenomenon to
us-so healthy, too, that one can lie in
the open air and realize no Inconvenience
from it. An instance occurs nightly in
sight of our cabin. A gentleman from
Maine, a graduate of Watervilie, and for
years past teacher in the Cbarlestown
Academy, who was to all appearance in
the last stages of consumption, given
over by his physicians TO die, as last
resort came to Kansas, has lived here
through the winter, and is now so well,
he labors constantly, and at night wraps
buffalo robe about him, and throws
himself on the open prairie, with no COW
ering but the canopy of heaven.