The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-05

lowering c1ouos' AeuMSoRue'~In n"s
become 40 formidable, that the test for
Office is no longer, honesty, ability and
sobriety, but, low cunning. d,shon.
ssty and kiudrsd quslitisA without
which il would seem no man Is 81 10
serve the public. Principle; exalted
and honorable springs Of action, no
longer qualify eitiseus for Office; and
tho republic i fast resolving itself in.
TO factions governed by uupriucipled
tacticians, who would sacrifice the M.
ton for self aggrnndisement. The
public press, with few honorable ex'
ceptions. has degencrated into the
depth Of vilcness and scurrility; and
We look in vain for truth-plain and
unvarnished; such as should charac-
terise an honorable and honest people
Does the public taste demand this
condition i! Is it 90 vitiated that it
must have this Lind Of food for its
NAV? Verify il such be tho case'
there is something wrong In the very
springs Of government, that demands
immediate attention.
We read in every successive days
paper. Of deialcations to government !;
malfeasance in office; mail robbing
and Swartwou'ing innumerable; and
about nine out Of ten 60 unwhippcd Of
justice. Within the borders Of our
own State-in its commercial metrop.
oils a brief period ago. case occurred
which for day, created much excite
ment; but now seems TO have been ta-
ken off tho docket. We allude to tho
depredations on mail matter, in the
New Orleans post Office.
To commence particularizing cases
Of malfeasancc in Office within the
past season, one should have dozen
reams of paper, and make ready to
publish book.
Who arc tho shaved heads within
the Prison walls 3? Poor royuss, who
have been guilty Of petty laroency.
which seems to be the only punisha-
bic stealing offence.
Hero is the last recorded facts in
reference to the last Wholesale bribery
and corruption in that great place Of
pure morals. the city Of New York:
No little excitement was created in
the vicinity Of the City Hall, New
York. on Monday the oath uIt., by
the arrest of the officials who had
been indicted on the previous Satur.
aay, for malfcasance in office. Six
members Of the Council were arrested
and brought up before the magistrates
Alderman Herrick, on two indie
mcnts, one charging him with receiv-
ing sums of monies relative to the
grading Of Eigbty.Sixt street. aud
the other for seeking bribe in the
Joseph Walker case Alderman MOI
lie, for demanding $1,000 for mis- in
fucnce in the Joseph Walker case,
aud Alderman Drake for the like Of
Tense; Councilman Cooper for asking
five hundred dollars "a a bride to
procure the release Of certain con-
tractor from his street cleaning con-
tract; Councilman Healy, for demand.
ing 81 900 from the farmers and mar
ket-men for his influence in procuring
them favorable position at the Wash
ington market for the sale Of produce.
and Councilman Wandell, Chairman
Of the Finance Committee. for rcceiv-
ing money as a reward for getting
through the Board an appropriation
of $4,000 for the the exeution Of
Canal street.
KxreHrED nv THE PorE.--Thc
Pope has conferred upoG9lr Wilson,
who wac Mayor of Montreal at the
time Of the Gavazzi riots. the title OF
knight Of the Order Of St. Gregory"
Very good. We believe that vir-