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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-29
"B1B1cAL LANGUAGE" APPLI

b. DIbICAL AANOOhVH NJ OA.~
AND" THuGGERY ExPLArNED.-Un-
der the above head, the dominent par
" organ, makes use Of unkird stric-
lures, in reference to remarks make
by tho Hon. d. +. KENNER, in the
Senate on Friday, in behalf as the
editor says of "Messrs. BURKE q Co.
1.-The contested elections" was the
subject, and in his capacity as Sen
ator, and not as citizen, Mr.. Ken
ner made some eloquent remarks. If
he was excited-less could not have
been expected; man who would be
tame, when conscious Of his right, IS
no man-such a one does not deserve
to represent the American people
Does any forked radish question
the motives of Mr.. K, or any other
member of the American party in the
Senate /? lfso, let them make per-
sonal attact. Mr.. Kenner, is by for.
tune removed from the temptations
which small politicians are exposed,
and which too often cause their souls
to creep out Of their castings. Hence
is be entitled to speak "emphaticolly'
and by his eloquence and logic gener-
ally commands attention in an ordim-
arg crowd, which is not the character
of the body in which he now is. Mr..
Kenner, did not speak for "Messrs.
Glendy Burke & Co.," nor for the
Thugs" or the "Know Nothings;;"
be spoke as an American citizen, a
Senator and a representative Of min
teen thousand of the freemen Of the
State of Louisiana. Such one with
such theme, generally commands the
attention, even Of q m;zed auditory.
10 Mn. P. W,SrREE, is out in a
letter to the Dem. Advocate in answer
to an insinuat;ng article, as W. calls
it, published in the Sugar Planter.
The article in question, is on that in
teresting subject" Rewards, which
are the only stimulants to virtue in a
moral age like this. The Planter it
seems is a Biblical reader, ard aver
of that beautiful passage which says
the "laborer is worthy of his hire"
Such being the fact the Planter won
ders why ex-Whigs. cx.Kuow Moth
ings and others, who are ex-every
thing, have not been properly rewar-
ded. The Planter, has discovered
that some of them who have done re-
markable good service. have not been
paid for the same. We read the arti-
Gle and did not see the most distant
allusion to our friend Winfree.-
Were we in bis place, we would be
satisfied for the present, with the
proceeds derived from the publication
ofthat exemplary sheet the True An'-
erican. 1t would please us much for
A." Phillip to define his present polit-
ical position and send it in to this
immaculate paper for publication.
A CoNrRAsT.--What contrast the
two following cases present! John
N. Srock, the dcfaulting treasurer of
Holmes county, Ohio, ran away with
$4,000 Of the public money. He
was pursued to Europe, captured, and
brought back, tried, convicted and
to one years Imprisonment
in the Penitentiary. Charles B. Smith,
, resident of the same county, about
he same time borrowed horse worth
about $75, rode him to neighboriug
own, sold him, pocketed the money,
vas pursued, caught, tried, convicted,
md sentanced to the Penitentiary for
hree years.-TDelta.
No contrast. The cases are not
'araIel. One is grand larceny which
s honorable in the eyes of modern
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day. the whole city was astir with
preparations for the Inauguration GER
monies. The day was as fair as the
ungrateful heart Of man could desire.
The packets arriving in the morning
brought up two or three volunteer
companies from New Orleans-citi-
zens and strangers were running to
and fro, to learn something Of the
programme, and no little confusion
followed, owing to the short notice
allowed the committee to make pre-
parations. How the procession would
form, when and where they would
march to; were questions none could
answer; all were agreed however
that the place for the body to gether
head, was Church street, in front Of
the Harvey house. At IL o'clock,
Capt. Barry, U. s. A., made his ap-
pearance, with his well disciplined
corps. One of the New Orleans COM
panies, was shortly after on the ground.
The two fire companies, the Knights
Of Jerico and the Masonic fraterity to-
gether with a large concourse Of citi-
zens, filled the street. After waiting
some time, a military escort came
down Lafayette, with Governor P. o.
HILBERT, and the Hon r. G. Wick
LIFT, Governor elect. Under command
of Col. G. C. BlBERoN, Marshall of the
day.the procession moved to the Capt.
tol, where much to the surprise every
one that body was found in joint
session, hard at the labor Of legisla-
tive business. His ExcELLENcY P.
o. HEBEET, and his successor, soon
made their appearance in the speak
er's stand. Just then, we heard an
involuntary and simultaneous exclam-
ton, on the part of several fair ladies
into whose presence we had been
jammed by the crowd, highly flaiter-
ing to the personnel Of the gentleman
who has just been invested with pur-
pie of Office. 1t would be out of place
here, and a breach of politeness on
our part, to give the language and
describe the looks Of the party we re-
fer to.
Gov. Hebert, with much feeling
rose and make few eloquent extern
porary remarks-a :remulous voice
and flashing eye, said much in Ian
guage which mere words cannot en-
body; be was proud Of the honor that
had been conferred upon him-had
discharged his duties with the best of
his abilities for the public veal and
and had every confidence in transferr-
ing the seal Of Office to his successor
that he would reflect honor and credit
on the exalted position. GOVERNOR
W1cKL,FF then took the oath of office,
and after him the Lieut.. Gov. Mouton
Gov. Wickliff then delivered an ad-
dress to the audience Of about half
hours length. From our position we
could not geather sufficient-to give
synopsis. The manuscript has been
handed to our confreres in Church
street, and will appear simultaneously
with this sheet. The procession es-
corted Gov. Hebert to his residence
marched down North Boulevard and
Main. to Third street. to the tempo
rary residence of the Governor. The
several societies and companies then
dispered with the crowd In common
with a number. we regret that the
crowd was SO dense that the young la
dies-who composed the most interest
ing branch of the knights of Jerico,
could not get into the hall.
1
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The man who cultivates a serious
turn Of mind, may wash his cheeks
with rivers Of brimey tears until old
age comes to make his phiz, the liv.
ing emtodymeut Of a deaths head
He may wet his linen and call on his
washerwoman, for dozen more each
week, and yet when be gets through
with life when he comes to Yield up
the ghost as (thank heaven for it) smart
men as well as fools have to do, he has
effected nothing; be is no wiser, and
the world is no better ior it. We
ground our happiness here, and expec-
tations ofjoy hereafter, on light heart,
such as may at any time be moved by
the god Menus. We like to laugh at
folly; smile at the indiscretion of youth,
and grin to our ears cxtremities at the
transparent knavcry of the only genu
inc patriots, in the whole army Of
sword swallowing politicians, and dan
GERS up to the music such set music,
as comes from the wind valves of a
special organ, to make the verdant air
mellifuluous and melodious. Mr.. Sher-
man IS a great mamie has often said
so himself; but We were skeptical and
would not believe. Now, we are en-
tirely satisfied and will most cheerfully
sign any certificate in the whole book
of forms. Sherman is entitled to i'm
mortal glory, and should (when death
pleases to knock at his door) be trans
ported into immortal bliss, on the right
hand of old Doctor Jacob Townsend,
who has (peace to his ashes) been per-
secuted from earth to heaven; where
there are no base counterfeits-and
where malice and envy cannot say that
the genuine sarsaparlla "busts the
bottles" Sherman has saved the
Comets life-prevented us from ex-
ploding into air, thin air" Had it
not been for him, this luminary-the
immaculate newspaper known in the
mile square city as THE Comet, would
now be going tail foremost back to the
undiscovered country, from whose
borne. etc Sherman's body brace
which we always put on to write a
stiff and heavy article, saved us; else
after reading the following funny
thing from the advocate newspaper of
Sunday morning, we should have burst
the bounds Of moderate discretion and
gene off:
Mr.. PIKE might throw light on the
subject, he being implicated in the
charge. Did he, and others, before
the election fawn upon the Catholics ?
If so, they have thrown off the mask"
and now appear in their true colors ?"
An indiscreet organ is worse than no
organ-by way of moral.
The fact, that the Adyocate asks the
question of our "fawning,," implies
doubt, and leads us to the conclusion
that he does not read our paper
Does he not know, that all the polit-
articles, which have APP
peared in this sheet, have been writ.
ten under the supervision of the Jes-
uits at St. Peter and St. Pauls col
|egc in the North end of the town ?
Does he not know that "much jobs"
nave been thrown into our hand by
his course? He ought to if he don't.
If there is any thing that we have
abored hard to do, it is to fix in the
mind of this indifierently honest COM
nunity our religious belief. We give
Up the task now, since it is clearly of
10 use. The Adyocate would do US
pecial favor to let US alone on this
ubject. 1t is only shor. time ago
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Gbt 9ailg Comet.
BATON ROUGE,:::::::JAN. 20, 1855.

~The Legislature met yesterday, at
the usual hour. There was nothing OF any
importance done, except the election Of q
State Printer. Messrs EMILE LA SERE
& Co., Of the New Orleans Courier, were
elected by very large vote.
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Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-08

and, above all and paramount to all, let the
great, leading, and cardinal landmarks of prin-
ciPle be uncompromisingly adhered to, and we
have an abiding confidence that victory will
perch upon our standard-that the interests and
honor of the country, the peace and union OF
the States, now at serious and alarming haz-
ard, will be preserved. But if a contrary spirit
should actuate the friends of the different
Presidential aspirants-if the Democratic party
should permit itself to become disorganized-
we wish not to lift the veil, aHd those who con-
tribute to it will regret the calamites their
misguided conduc ct produced.
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The Japan Treaty.

Commodore Perry in a note to the New
York Board Of Trade acknowledging the com
plimentary presentation Of q service of plate
says in relation to the japan treaty:
The treaty, with its notes Of explanation,
had supposed could not be misconstrued. 1t is
not Commercial treaty." but one Of amity and
partial intercourse for trade, and this was all
that II was possible to obtain at first Pre-.
cisely such q compact as ours has been thought
worthy elimination by three Of the great Powers
Of Europe, and it should be recollected that its
9th article contains stipulation, granting to
the United States without any consultation or
delay" whatever superior privileges or advan-
tages may at any future time be conceded to
any other nation or nations.
When the treaty was forwarded by me TO
our government to be submitted by the Presi.
dent, if he saw fit, to the Senate, for ratifca.
ton, notes accompanied it, explanatory Of my
motives and actions; on article 9th / wrote as
follows:
"This is a most important article, as there
can be little doubt that on hearing of the sue
cess of this mission, the English, French, and
Russians will follow our example and IL may
be reasonable to suppose that each will gain
some additional advantage until a commercial
treaty is accomplished. Article nine will give
Americans, without further consultation, all
these advantages"
The result has proved the correctness of my
anticipatons as to the other Powers England
and Russia have both followed our example.
The compact Of England, as one of her officers
states, Says nothing about commerce." while
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From the Richmond Dispatch Of the 9th.
Melancholy Death OF n Member of the
Legislature.


Melancholy Death OF Member of the
Legislature.
We regret to announce the death of DIR. Viii
liam Il. Harding, the delegate from the coun
ties of Lancaster and Northumberland. He
died yesterday at the Powhatan House, under
the following distressing circumstances: DR.
Ii. had been laboring for some five or six days
under severe attack of Pneumonia, which
had left him in very week condition, though
DR.. Pollard his attending physician, considered
the disease conquered, and his patient rapidly
recovering. A gentle cathartic being deemed
proper yesterday morning, DR.. p. suggested
the citrate Of Magnesia a modern preparation,
not much used in the country, but very popu-
lar in cities DR.. P. prepared prescription
for the magnesia and for some morphine-the
latter to be used externally upon a blister
which was painful and which had been much
soothed by the application Of this medicine
DR.. z. directed the servant to bring the med
cine to his office; but instead of this he took il
to the room of the patient. DR.. P. returned to
his Office about IL o'clock, and not finding the
medicine there, concluded that the servant had
not returned, and stepped out again, thinking
an hour later time enough to give the medicine
Returning in an hour and still not finding the
medicine, he went to the patients room, and
" MS BIcat lOuuu ulul III a uhTCOllS
condition. He found the bottle Of magnesa
about half full and the paper which had con.
tanned the morphine, with the superscription
'to be used externally" empted. The servant
who brought the medicine stated that the
patient had emptied the powder into the bottle,
after which he drank half Of it. The paper
contained 80 grains Of morphine. So be had
taken fifteen.
Drs. Pollard and Deane Immediately COM
menced the proper treatment. The stomach
pump was used, the stomach successfully
emptied, and everything that could be done
was tried to resusciate the patient; but in vain,
death ensued about four o'clock.
Ii is supposed that Dr. Harding, who had
not seen the prescription, and who was not &C.
quainted with the Citrate of Magnesia, con-
cluded that the paper coptained some acidu-
lated powder to be thrown into it. he was
feeble, and it is conjectured that without the
thoughtfulness or care he might have observed
in a more energetic condition, he threw in the
powder not observing the superscription upon
paper.
DR.. Harding was about thirty-fve or forty
years of age, and was an amiable and most
estimable gentleman. The sad circumstances
of his death will add to the sorrow Of his rela.
tiyes and friends. The usual marks of respect
for his memory as q member Of the Legislature
will be paid to-day.
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Execution. Of Miller.

Frederick Miller, the German who murdered
DR.. J. f. c. Hadel and young Graf, was exc
cuted at Cumberland on Friday last, in the
presence of an immense concourse Of persons.
He protested his innocence to the last, acknow-
Lodging, however, that he robbed the doctors
Office but utterly refusing to confess the double
murder. Of his guilt there can be no possible
doubt, and the miserable man thus died with
falsehood on his lips. When the attending
circumstances are considered, the crimes of
this man may be looked upon as among the
most attrocious ever perpetrated. Two unof-
Tending men were ruthlessly butchered, and
one of them fearfully mutilated merely to
CRAFTY the assassin's desire of lucre. 1t was
case, the parallel of which the criminal annals
of our country fail to furnish
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-08
CONGREGATIONAL.

In the Senate, yesterday, resolution was
adopted, at the instance of Mr.. Brodhead,
directing the Committee on Finance to inquire
into the expediency of reporting the general
appropriation bills, or adopting other measures
with view of obtaining more speedy action
on those bills; the object being to avoid the
evils Of night sessions, and to insure proper
action in the premises. An adjournment until
Thursday took place.
In the House of Representatives, four in
effectual trials were made for the election OF q
Speaker. Ninety-eight votes for that purpose
have, thus far, been taken. The House adj
journed till Wednesday.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-08

NAIVE shall endeavor as soon as possible,
to commence in the Sentinel, the publication
Of the Reports of the Heads of Departments,
as also such other public documents as we
deem of sufficient interest to our readers.
It's unfortunate that our public functionaries
make their reports and documents as long as
they do. Brevity is, perhaps more desirable in
papers of State, than in any other sort of wri-
tings, for they are not read as books, plays,
novels and poems are read for the excitement
and interest they create, but for the sole pur.
pose of getting information. Seldom, indeed, is
it that an official report, unless it be of a
battle, can be called interesting. Such docu-
ments are certainly not interesting to the null
titude. They are usually, nay, almost univer-
sally, read from sense of duty, and feeling OF
relief is experienced when the task is finished.
Nearly all ofour public functionaries, as well
in the States, as under the Federal Govern.
ment, commit the error of which we speak.
1t is usual for Governors message to occupy
one Wholesale of large and closely printed
newspaper; and as for the smaller country
sheets, they either have to exclude such docu-
ments altogether from their columns, or else
surrender their whole space to them. Thirty
one such annual messages would make large
volume, and coming out, as they usually do,
about the same time, the reading Of them would
be quite serious undertaking for any one.
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The Late senator Berrien.

We have already briefly recorded the death
Of the Hon. John Mcpherson Berrien, for SO
many years distinguished Senator Of the
United States from the State Of Georgia. The
Augusta Constitutionalist says:
Judge Berrien was born in New Jersey, on
the 23d August, 1871, during the temporary
residence Of his parents there. He had gradu.
ated at Princeton College, in 1896, and was
admitted to practice law in Augusta, in 1899.
In $780, he was elected Judge Of the Eastern
District, which position be held nearly eleven
years. In 1928, he represented Chat
ham county, in the State Senate. In 1924,
he was elected to the Senate OF the United
States. In 1929, during General Jackson's
administration, he was appointed Attorney
General of the States, but resigned in 1881.
In 1910, he was elected United States Senator,
and in l847 again reelected, but resigned in
May, 1852, and retired to private life.
In his public relations, while necessarily sub
ject to the vicissitudes which attend all who
participate in the strife of politics and the
ebbing and flowing Of public sentiment, he
maintained the respect Of all parties.
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Whole number Of votes. .2l6
Necessary 10 q choice. .l09

Mr.. EUSTIS, while the above vote was being
taken, rose for the purpose of making personal
explanation. He had voted for Mr.. FULLER be-
cause That gentleman was presented 10 him as
most acceptable candidate--as an honorable and
conservative gentleman; and he should vote for
him as long as he permitted his name to be used
before the House. He then proceeded to state
In very few words, what is the position of the
Amercanparty in Louisiana. They hold that re-
lgous faith is n question between every indivd-
ua and his God, and consider that any attempt to
abrdge or circumscribe religious freedom is I'M
worthy OF our great country, and must be repudi-
ated. In this spirit Louisiana repudiates the
eighth section of the Philadelphia platform, plac-
ing itself on the broad basis of civil and religious
liberty. II would be remembered that Mr.. Flour
noy, the American candidate for the Governor
ship OF Virginia, avowed, in letter. that he would
never vote for Roman Catholic for office Thank
Cod he was defeated. There was enough in that
letter TO defea! ten thousand candidates for Office
He expressed the hope that every man who holds
such odious doctrines will meet with as deep
political grave Mr.. Flournoy He would pre-
fer that his right arm should wither rather than be
connected with any party whose direct purposeis
10 persecute American Catholics in this country.
1t made him blush when he saw Protestant clergy
men dragging their robes in the mire of party poll
tics. The Legislatures are full Of gentlemen in
black coats and white cravats; this Congress is
full of them; but, he asked, show me Catholic
priest or an accredited agent of the Bishop of
Alomc III lnis ndH. j ne poor OQ man, ne mas 10
be protected himself by French bayonets, as they
would protect prisoner.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Alabama, replied to Mr.. EUsTIs.
He thanked God that Catholic priest nor &C.
credited agent of the Church Of Rome was here
and hoped that if the country should survive a
thousand years there will be one here
The gentleman ought TO remember that if there
are no Catholic priests here, that fraternity, in
their assemblies, have, from the first, arrayed
themselves on the side of power and against lib
erty. He denounced Roman Catholics because
spiritually, temporarily, and politically, they owed
their allegiance TO the Pope of Rome, above the
Constitution.
Mr. TAYLOR, of Louisiana, briefly replied to
Mr.. SMITH, showing that, during the French Rev.
olulion, the Catholic priests joined the third estate
the peope) against the mobiles and the clergy, and
gave motion and power to the popular element
which achieved freedom in France
Mr. PERCY WALKER acquiesced in the opin.
ions expressed by Mr.. EUsTIs and he announced
TO the House and the country that he took issue,
openly and directly with his honorable colleague,
(Mr. SMITH, of Alabama) He had YET 10 see the
first native American Catholic who acknowledged
his obligations 10 any other power TO be para
mount 10 the great organic law of the land.
The House adjourned till Wednesday.
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THE ORGANIZATION.

The organization seems as far off as ever 1t
was, and yet Congress is in the sixth week of
its session. We have so often pointed out
what we humbly consider the mode, and the
only mode of effecting an organization, that
we do not propose making any additional sug-
gestions at the present time. We feel satisfied
that the Democratic party in the House has
done its duty, and we furthermore have the
satisfaction of believing that the Democratic
masses of the country approve its action. The
Democrats have adhered to their principles and
to their candidate. No one can blame them
for doing SO, since in point of numerical force
they exceed all, save one of the political divis.
| ions of the House. Of course, under such
| circumstances, it is and ought to be understood
that the Democracy can vote for no man but 9
| Democrat for Speaker. But there is heavy
responsibility somewhere for the long con.
tinued failure to organize. The country be
gins to grow sick and tired of National Lee
gislature that can do nothing in the shape o.
| legislation. If Congress can, without detri
ment to the public interest, sit for weeks ane
months without accomplishing any result ther
indeed, would it seem that its sessions nigh
very properly be shortened This would be 9
great saving of money to the people, and q
the same time saving of frantic displays o
| Abolition oratory.