The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-23

compendium u oho WI w hiN'o'y
been searched to find that the Goth of
September, in times past, has given
birth to any remarkable event The
Catholic almanac with its record of
dates, in reference to the birth nat
ural death, or martyrdom of its host Of
Saints has been looked to, to find
the name of some demi-god or Saint
who did something on the Goth day of
September; so that for spice and va
riety we might head this notice of an
other barbecue, SO as TO deceive the
unwary into reading it ;-such as have
become surfei;ed with barbecue &C
counts, and turn from them with the
repugnance that Master Slender had
for stewed meats. Our neighbor in
Lafayette, heads the account with the
very words we should ourself have Sc
lected--"The Ball Rolling" but the
ground is occupied How significant
that ? The Ball is rolling; as one side
comes up, the other goes down. The
good, the bad and the ipdiffsrently
good, oil come up and 60 down to-
gether. Yet man gets no better than
he was thousands of years ago. His
hypocracy and deceit is not SO deep
now, as it was then; now we may be-
hold "the kpave' in every thing he
does The noblest aspiration and the
greatest virtue 10 the beast, in latter
days; is 10 steal enough from a tbiev-
ing world to play the nabob with
But to note the 10Th of September,
ere it leaves us forever. A glorious
day was that Jones will excuse us for
growing poetieaD when the sun arrived
at his meridian splendor. We stood
on the banquet of our friend A. Mon
tan, Sr.'s grocery store, in company
Without this is private. In view Of
the nearness of the election. and to
give additional security of the sound
ness and safeuess of the Byrona, A.
Montan Jr., with commendable spirit
bad procured a large flat boat-on the
deck of which, the Fillmore Rangers
of East Baton Rouge marched with
music and flying colors and host of
lovely young ladies' We think TO
ny" done this, not only for the love he
bears bis friends and fellow citizens of
the right side" bit to invalidate the
prediction of certain good Prophets on
this side of the river. that the boat
would sink What a lovely picture
for the artist, who would like to place
on canvass "the Star of Empire mov-
ing Westm With such hands and such
hearts, the blessings of civil and reli
gious liberty can alone be taken over
the plains Of the West-even to the
rock bound shores Of the Pacific. We
love our own people, and believe that
with them, has the care and the re
spousibility Of the principles offs Dem
ocratic and free government been
entrusted-that if they do not protect
and nurture the plant, it will 60 to
seed without harvest.
That ingenious piece of mechanism
from the hand of our fellow-citizen,
Jos. Arbour, proceeded the crowd
The West Baton Rouge Contine ntals
received the delegation at the landing,
and together they marched up to the
scene of action. The place selected
for the entertainment, was the late
residence of Mrs. Pope, about a mile
above St. Michael. Here, stands were
erected and decorated tastefully the
tables for the feast were spread and
every thing in that order and style for
which our sister parish has merited
reputation. Already awaiting was
number of citizens of the two parishes.