The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-26

the Comet, OF this morning, assumes
to know wonderful deal about the .
Methodists South especially, but asks
with the most ludicros,s innocence,
who, what, where, &c, is Mr.. A. B.
Longstreet,' whose letter was publish
ed in the 1dvocate Of the 21stl--
Dem. Advocate.
The author of the above is the con-
fessed, champion of all ministers Of
all denominations of christians. He
would like their political influence,
and we, who care not hpw they vote
as private pitizens, would have them
as minister, keep within their sphere;
that they may be honorsd and respee-
ted each according to his merit as
such. This is the difference between
us. We serve: none, ard had sooner
profess onrself the bosom friend of
the devil himself, than 10 try to advo-
cate all their antagonis1ns As long
as they keep ont of polita lmud-pud-
dies, with theif professions, we have
never word tp say bit when they
do, not we'takb it for grapted that the
desire for political inhuence,is greater
than that Of ehding souls to heaven,
and then as on independent republi-
can, we shall do the bist battle we
can, against them without any regard
to the Parish or State organ Of any
party.
We are sorry indeed| that gentle
man, Of Mr.. Longstrest's illustrious
antecedents should venture them all,
on such a. fin,sey, wishy-wash epistle
as that published the other day by
the Advocate; We should not have
asked the question of Who is A. B.
LoDgstreet, " If there had been sin
gle word IN the communication itself
to tell us wheIl, where, land for what
paper it was written.
We are.satisfed that eur ignorance
and presumption" comes up to the
full measure, and we a;e gland that
the standard weight, is;to be found in
town.
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GENU1NE BENEvoLEsoE.-The fact
that society is being organized here,
to relieve the sick and suffering; has
scarcely lhad time to reach the coun-
try; ere h number of benevolent and
kind heated citizens have voluntarily
offered u contribute their material
aid. This is refreshing. In times
like this-S-when there Is shadow up
on every brow--when death walks
openly at monday, and lays his cold
hand upon all alike, without distinc-
tion-wttere he finds some, from world
ly CIRCUMSTANCE, able 70 grapple with
him and others friendess and desti-
tute; it aoes the soul good to contem-
plate ths picture.
After .all, may we mot wisely con-
clude, th..4t pestilence is sent among
us as a minister from sthe Most High,
to teach humility and submission in
practicaE lessons; that although the
haphazaid thrusts of fortune, place us
in Different circumstance still are we
made o. the self-sane stuf-brittle
material that the north winds breath
may blSw down like withered leaves
into obl:vious death! Dose not pest
lence teach us, that
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II droppsth ais the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath at is twice blessed;
It blesseth him that givessand him that takes"
Yea, and moro than this. Fire,
flood ana famine, are in the eye Of the
mind, tbat looks beneath the surface Of
things ;, important regulators of the
worlds affairs; cleasing out the at
we breathe, of the pride and
pomp, with which the lungs Of man
become; inflated, during the growing
cankers of long peace.
To our liberal and kind hearted fel-
low citizens, now out Of town, we
would SAY, that the; relief association
has NOT ye. (nor is it thought that the
necessity will EXIST, called tor dona-
lions from Individuals. The amount
asked for from the public Treasury Of
the city, will be ample for present pur~-
poses and unless 5he epidemic as
sumo q more viole1a and fatal type;
the amount will be more than suti-
Gent.
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