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Ole 9ailg Comet,
BATON ROUGE,:AUG'ST 10, 1856.
The REPORTED WITHDRAWAL OF

HE ItbEchl Ell w thbheW AL pf
Mn. FILLMORE. AS one of the rum
ors aaoat; it is credited BY the city
papers, that Mr.. Fillmore has been
withdrawn from the Presidential con.
test. It is said that compromise has
been made, between the mutual friends
Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan
"On what principle p is a question
which yet remains TO be answered.
Here it might be asked, who are the
men, that have taken upon themselves.
without any previous notice, 10 make
such Notwithstanding the
nearest and dearest interest of the
American party and the American
people !? Where do they get the pow
err Satisfied are we, when these
questions are answered, there is not
single member Of the American Party,
who will not at once see the absurdity
of The rumor ; evidently put in cirou
lation BY partizans, Of the spoils party,
who from this to November next, will
leave no stone unturned to try and
make it apparent that Mr.. Buchanan
is the strongest man of the two; hav
ing greater claims on the sympathies
of American citizens than Mr.. Fill
more.
We incline to the belief that the
American people composing the Am
erican party, with Willard Fillmore,
as their champion are not to be intim-
idiated by threats, and certainly
cannot be bought off by an ignominous
compromise.
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HEALTH AND Lone LlEE.-Socrates used
to say that it was pleasant to grow old
with good health and good friend; and he
might have reason; man may be content
to live while he is no trouble to himself or
his friends; but after that it is hard if he be
not content 10 die. ! knew and esteemed
a person abroad who used to say, man
must be mean wretch who desired to
live after three-score years old But so
much, doubt is certain that in life as in
wine he that viii drink it good, must not
draw ii to the dregs. Where this happens
one comfort ofage may be that whereas
younger men are usually in pain whenever
they are not in pleasure old men find sort
ofpleasure when they are out Of pain and as
young men often lose or impair their pres.
emf enjoyments by craving after what is to
come by vain hopes or fruitless fears so
old men relieve the wants of their age by
pleasing reflections upon what Is past. Tn
erefore meuin the health and vigor of their
age should endeavor to fill their lives with
reading with travel with the best CONVEX
satlon and the worthiest actions either in
i2ubllc or private stations that they may
have something agreeable lett to feed on
when they are old by pleasing remembra-
nces.-SU. W. 1empie.
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REVOLUTION IN SAN DOMINGO
Telegraphic dispatches from New
York of the 18th inst, say that the
revolution in st. Domingo, is making
rapid progress. The trouble grows out
of the terms of the Spanish treaty,
which favors the Spanish decendents.
These being the most numerous, des-
ire to hoist the Spanish flag again, and
the citizens and soldiers are hocking
to the Spanish Councils office to reg
lister their names as Spanish citizens.
Great excitement exists, the tribun-
ais and all public buildings are closed,
and business entirely suspended.
The President and Cabinet threaten
ed to resign.
The foreigners and liberals are look
ing anxlousIy for some Government
vessel to protect them.
The liberals say that the Spanish
flag shall never again be hoisted,
The Spanish CONSUL is opposing
the ratification of the American trea-
ty, and doing all in bis power to
thwart the measures Of the American
Consul
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II The INSANE AsYLuM.-Dr G. W.
Mayberry, has resigned the post of
Superintendent and Physician, of the
Insane Asylum at jackson. During
Doctor Mayberry's administration no
word of complaint has been made of
the management Of the Asylum. It
is to be regretted, that the salary of the
Superintendent, is inadequate to Sc
cure the undivided attention Of the best
talent.
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The SUGAR CRoP IN WEST BATON
RouaE.-The crop Of sugar in West
Baton Rouge, averages about 5000
hdds. We are told by gentleman
who has been over the Parish since
the wind and the rain of last week, that
the crop this season will not amount
to mere than 1400, hdds. As much
as 1926 peracre, has been offered for
cane, standing in the field, for seed.
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CouNT DE MoRNY AND MISS HuT

CouNT DE MoRNY AND MISS HUT-
TON OF New oRK-The Paris cor
respondent of the New York Times
says it is still asserted that the Count
de Morny, on bis return from Mos
COW, is to marry Miss Hutton, of New
York. lie adds:
The housseaur are making, and
the difficulties which always arise in
this country in the signing of a con-
tract of marriage between a Catholic
and Protestant, have been overcome.
The immense inequality of fortune
between the two parties was also a
source of difficulty in the signing Of
the contract for, although the for
tune of Miss Hutton would be con
sIderatiop to most husbands, it is a
mere cyrher compared to that Of the
Count de Morny. who is twenty times
a millionaire. | give you these state
ments simply in the quality of an on
dit, without at all assuming tho res
possibility of their exactitude.
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The Balance Of Power.

1t is to DO regretted by all the
peaoeably disposed, as well within the
limits Of the Chinese Peace Society, as
without the borders Of this excellent
institution, that the scales of the Bal
ance of Power will never become adj
justed. Mankind have been fighting
and killing one other like brutes, since
the day of Ninrod, to adjust the bal
ances, and still TO this moment they
have not come to an equipose. The
beautiful fable about the monkey and
the cats told by Mr. Hsop, is striking
ly illustrated in this. It would seem
with 50 much evidence before us, that
human society is like the elements
around us; the very effort to establish
an equilibrium, keeps them all in mo-
ton. The wind and the rain; heat,
light and electricity, each one Is ever
struggling to this end. The waters of
the ocean; the gulf stream the cat
aract the impetious waters Of the
rivers are ever running and boiling
over in the heat of desire TO come to
an equilibrium, and be at rest yet they
never are and never can be. The
Eastern Question, which has caused
Europe to get rid Of some Of its sur
plus revenue of that cheap commodity,
"human life" stands now in the same
condition it was before, and treaty
has only been consented to, in order
to quarrel over its stipulations and Vi
olate its letter and spirit. 1t is now
said that the intentions of the French
Government with respect to Spain are
the subject Of much conversation in
Paris. They say that, if O'Donnell
proves himself master Of the situation
France can have no occasion to inter
fere. On the other hand, if the Lib
erals gain the day-and even should
the present Queen be required to alb
dictate in favor of the Princess of As
turias, with Espartero regont--neither
would France interfere. But France
apould ingade Spd5n-in either of the
two cases--should, firstly, the Ouch
ess of Montpensier become next heir
and make pretensions to the throne
or, secondly, should Republic be
proclaimed.
The crowned heads of Europe hang
together; Republican movement in
any direction is directly counter to the
interest of them all, and all are alike
interested in crushing out Of existence
any spark ofliberty that may show its
head. The Republic () of France not
less than other monarchal govern
ments.
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The HEALTH OF GEN. FELIX HUs-
ToN.-The Free Trader Of the 18th
says
We are gratifed to learn that Gen.
Felix Huston has so far recovered as
to be able to ride about His numer-
GUS friends in Mississippi and Louisiana
will join us in congratulating him on
his recovery.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-19

RED MISUNDERSTANDING differ
ence between Red and Black Republi-
canism is but mere shade. Il is so
slight that very powerful optics are.
require to decern one from the other.
The Memphis Bulletin, an independ-
ent Journal in politics, has the follow
ing in reference to Red Republicans,
and Democracy
Previous to the Revolution in 1848.
the mass of the immigration to this
country was made up Of population,
which had been bred up in and still
preserved a religious faith--among
Irish, mostly Roman Catholic, and
among the Germans, Catholic, Luth-
ern. and other forms of Professionalism.
After their manner, they were reli-
gious people.
After that great social volcano, how
ever, and the subsequent restoration of
ORDER" there set in upon our shores
another and very different class-the
democrats, republicans and socialists,
They were men Of very vague and
impracticable ideas of human liberty.
Many Of them highly educated, and
all more or less full Of intelligence,
they are nevertheless the veriest
dreamers in regard to Government.
that ever existed out of Eutopia.-
They are firm believers in the pro-
gressive perfectibility of human ma
tnre, and immense sticklers, in the
abstract, for the fraternity" of all
the human family, and the solidarity
Of the peoples They believe all hu.
man society. as it exists, or ever has
existed, is all wrong; and, with self.
complacency which is amuseipg to the
practical American mind, they fancy
they have worked out, in the nursery
of their European vassalage, and have
preserved from the wreck Of their own
miserable failure to establish and
maintain free government in their ma
tive land, the skill to give the perfec-
ting touches to our imperfect institu-
lions These very +" free.thinkers''
would begin abolishing the Presidency,
by setting aside the Senate as a relic
of aristocracy, by abrogating a vast
number of laws so as to leave man
more at liberty to do as be pleases by
making land free to all alike, by abol-
isbipg Sunday as day to be kept
holy" and by banishipg the idea Of
God, from the land, as superstition
with various and sundry other wild
yagalies not necessary to mentien.--
As class, together with all European
democrats" they are rank infdels
and atheists, under the fanciful idea
that they are philosophical
From this outline of their theories,
it is easy to see how natural it is that
they should be believers in the absol-
ute equality Of all the races Of men ;
and, starting thence, end in becoming
free-soiers and aboitionists of the
deepest dye. Mostly they are from
the dreamy schools of Germany and
between them and their religious CO.
immigrants, whether from the Rhine
or the Shannon, there is a radical anita
gonism. They are, almost to man,
abolitionists in theory and, except
when they have been cured Of this fol-
ly by practical observation of the &C
tual working Of African slavery in the
Southern States, fanatically SO in SEN
timent and practice.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-19

BEWARE or JEwELRY-- Many per-
sons haze suffered imprisonment and
even death on account of rings. The
great antiquarian, Winckelman, was
murdered by scoundrel servant for
very precious ring that he wore.--
Conrad, Neapolitan prince, flying
from Charles, King of Naples, was dis
covered to a sailor by his ring, inform
ed against, examined, and there being
found no sufficient reason why he
should live, was put to death accord
ingly. Richard Cnnr de Lion. hav-
ing made a three months truce with
Saladiu, hoped to get safe home, but
was betrayed to an enemy by the Jew
ell on bis finger. lie had reached
Vienna, when, fearing to fall into The
hands Of Leopold, the Austrian Arch
duke, whom he bad afronted, he took
a cooks place in q geut'oman's family
but not taking the precautlon to roast
with bis rings off, be was recognized,
arrested, aud thrown ilto prison. The
last instance we shall cite ola ring
proving inimical TO the happiness Of
its rossessor, is taken from a remark
able relation of Pblegon, Of Tralles,
Hadran's freed man, who dealt in
marvellous recitals, and who gives the
following amongst others of his naira-
Jjijon: A young man of the name
of AcIates, travelling in Greece, be-
came the guest of Demonstrates. One
evening after retiring to rest, be was
surprised by visit from the fair Phil
ipnoine, (the deceased daughter Of bis
host,) who presented herself in the
most bewitching guise before hlm,and
persuaded him to exchange pledge
rings with her. This nocturnal visit
was repeated for three nights success
siyely, the young man having no idea
the while that lis fair lnamorita was
o visitant from another world. On
the third night maid, discovering
strange lady in tho guest chamber,
recognized her deceased mistress, and
apprizcd The parents of the late Phil
innoine Of what she had seen. Incre-
dulous at first at the young womau's
story, they at length agreed to enter
the chamber at the same hour The
night following, when, to their bewild-
erment and joy, they saw their own
daughter before them but this joy
was soon turned into horror, for the
maided had no sooner recognized her
father and mother, than escaping from
the embrace Of both, she reproached
them bitterly for thus coming abrutly
to destroy the happiness which for three
more nights she had else enjoyed with
their guests, her leave Of absence from
the sha les extending to a whole week
and fell a lihess corpse on the ground
at their feet. On recovering from the
shock, the first impulse Of the parents
hurried them to the tomb, whence the
body had indeed departed, and all
that remained there was Acbates'
pledge-ring f; on seeing which the un-
happy youth, terror stricken at having
aflianced himselfto spectre, fell upon
his sword and died Immediately.
froSer's Maga1ine.
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AMERICANS GONG TO Moscow
A Paris letter, of July 24th SAYS:

A considerable number Of Ameri-
cans now in Paris are making prepare
tons for being present at the crowning
OF the Emperor Alexander at Moscow,
at the end Of next month, A very
considerable portion of American tour
lists now stopping in Germany will also
90 to Moscow, so that the United
States will be we'll represented on the
occasion. It is the event now most
talked Of in political life and fashion
able circles.
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WATER BouND.-The citizens on
the eastern limit of this Parish, and
Of Livingston since the great storm,
have been entirely cut off from town
by the overhowing of the Amite and
Comite rivers, and the inundaticn Of
the surrounding country.
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EE- From Mr.. F. Arbour, we learn
that Thos. Mile and Capt. Schlater,
both survived the disaster at Last L.
land. The former very much prostrat-
ed from fatigue, and the latter with bis
leg broken.
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TREATY WITH THE CREEK lNpIANs.--A
treaty has been signed at Washington be-
tween the head men of the Creek Nation
and the Secretary Of the lnterlor-the for
mer receiving for the Alabama land claims
100000, of which 100000 is to be ap-
piled to agricultural purposes and the bal
ance to be applied per capita The delega-
hon will leave tomorrow for TIE West.
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SAvED.-The numerous friends Of
Doct. VIM. J. Lyle will be gratified
to learn that he escaped uuinjured
from the disaster at Last Island, also
Mr.. w. d. Winter Of West B. Rouge,
was saved. ----
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spefial A0tiffs.
AMERICAN NEE TING
At Manchnc.

THERE will be meeting Of the friends ofFlLL-
MORE and DoNELsON, on Saturday, the 23nd
inst, near the Store Of j. D. Comeaux. Every
body invited to attend.
e8y'' The meeting will be addressed by Henry
Walsh, Dunn. Elan, and others.
August 19.5ts.
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DIED.

In West Baton Rouge on Sunday evening, 18th
inst, RAMA LOUISE, daughter ofDR. J. A. CAssor,
aged years.
In this city, on Sunday morning, The 18th inst,
SALLY ANN LEACH wife Of JOHN W. MUssELMAF, ,
of Consumption, aged 4s years.
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New CoTToN. The True Delta,

NEW WI IUN' - HU Wt DtUVUi
says:
The steamer Frank Lyon, from Mill
ken's Bend, arrived this morning with
nineteen bales Of cotton of the new
crop. The steamship Perseverance,
from Texas, brought one bale, which,
with what has been received previous
ly, makes total of thirty-eight bales
received up to this time.
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FOUND.
Now is the Time.

TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE FALL.
THE subscriber offers for sale to his numerous
L customers and the public in general, at lowef
rates than ever, his extensive stock OF Watches
and Jewelry 10 make room for bis new stock
Anybody wishing TO purchase any thing IN my
line can not do better than 10 call on me and
judge for himself
Watches ana Clocks repaired and warrented AZ
usual for twelve months
THEO. GOLDMAN.
Matchmaker and JesoeUer Udr7sey H0azSe.
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A CORNER STONE RrFLEp.-A wri-
ter from jackson, La, Of the 18th inst
to the New Orleans Delta, says:
On the night Of the 9th inst, the
corner stone Of Centre Building of the
Centenary College was rifed of its
contents. The parties are unknown.
The act is supposed to have been com
mltted by some negroes hat are at
work on the building, as it is supposed
that no white man would be guilty of
SO infamous deed.
FoR NIcARAGUA.-The Louisville Cour-
Ter, Of the 9th inst, says.
We understand that company Of about
fifty young men will leave the city to-day
on the cars for New York where on the
9th they will sail in the steamship Caha-
VIDA, for San Juan. They go out to settle
in Nicaragua, and are under the command
of Capt. J. B. Green of Walkers army.
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PLEASE GER THE GENTLEMAN's
NAME RIeHT.-The minor musical
instruments of the dominant party, in
going off with their variations, to the
music of the larger wind instruments
in reference to the Hon. Mr.. Wales,
are getting the initials Of the gentle
man wrongly placed hence the dan
ger of some one else, getting credit for
his letter of withdrawal from the
American party. The Natohez Free
Trader-a democrat paper that occa-
sionally gets a poljtiea1 article in its
columns, calls Mr. Wales the Hon.
G. N. 3. Wales. We have seen il
as the letter is signed "the Hon. y
George Wales the Hon. y. N, G.
and the Hon n. G. i. They are all
wrong. MIR. Wales name should be
written G. i. n. What the %. \. -
stands for, we know not. Mr.. W.
should let us know, else he will be adj
mired by future historians and com
mon people, under the wrong name.
1t is quite WITHOUT any re-
sort to metaphysics, that the mis-spell-
ing man s name, transfers bis fame
to other and anonymous shoulders
As Mr.. Wales is more interested in
this matter than any body else, he
should look TO it, ere It's too late.
Is IT NO DouBr TRuE,.-We read
in an ancient and highly respected
authority that a perverse and sinful
old gentleman--one of the earliest
Patr'arebs--was ordered to go in o
certain direction for certain purpose,
who in the sinfuness Of his heart was
disposed to violate the command, and
60 in opposite direction-that the
vessel in which ne took passage, was
caught in storm -capsized and the
Patriarch alluded to, fell into the sea ;
was swallowed by a whale, in whose
belly he remained, a certain length
of time and afterwards thrown up, well
convinced that it would be well for
him to do as he bad been ordered. A
parallel to the case referred to, has just
been produced by the Pittsburg Ex-
press from a newspaper published in
1867. The skeptica| and incredulous
are called on, to read and believe the
story.
Ona passage to Jamaica, with troops
on board, a little boy who was fifer,
setting on the gunwales, by sudden
roll Of the ship fell overheard. and was
swallowed by shark. A
hook was baited with a piece of beef
and thrown over the stern, which was
seized by the shark, and he was pre-
sently hauled on board On opening
the shark, the boy was found snugly
seated between two ribs and uncon
oerned, playing a tune on his fife.
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NEW GOODS.

Unread LACE GOODS, EMBR0IDERIES,
Il &c.-The Subscribers have just received from
New York, q full assortment of the below named
goods which have been selected with great care
from tho most recent importations, embracing all
the newest styles of
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