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1ARan1 LAW U UKeAtfFo No
RoDSsnr4-Thal beasafsl pisss u
church srsAltsstsfs, ~ New Orleans
CstAol's Stssssts, allss dsvo.isg I'll
one side u II Aslssssbls sheet 10 an
article from Tie ~ dissNl, Dsmocrut-
ie Rev;ev, Of Col. Brownsou, in which
the very learned knsve. 1abors to prove
that The American Psny h linked t.
gesher BY fsl.eheod " damned ~ The
6end that lies like truth. We say,
that after this---iu The same paper
comes another article from the pen Of
the Catholic Standards own editor,
bearing the head which w hsve
placed above.
The article is in reference 10 the
law Of Connecticut, relative to Church
property in that State. A most ex-
cellent-commendab1e, republican en-
actment. The Bisbop-being no more
in the eyes Of the law, than any other
individual-dies. Il il found, That 4
very large amount Of property is in
his name that does not belong TO his
heirs at law. It is made incumbent
upon the State Treasurer 10 convey
the property to the society Or congre.
CATION who have occupied ii, immedi-
ately upon their becoming iocorpors-
ted. It appears, therefore, that the
State merely fills the gap temporarily
and that the congregations who built
the churches and paid for them, will
soon get the use Of them"
This is exactly ms IL should be-
Here we break chain, TO which link
by link is being forged eventually to
ens'ave our peoples
The Catholic STANDARD, with more
valor than discretion, exclaim.:
"'rhe point assumed is thst the
congregations worshipping in these
churches are the true owners thereof.
We deny this point blank We assert
that the law is a law Of high handed
eop6scation, by which not only the
property Of tbs Bishop ('he nominal
aud legal owner) but Of the Catholic !
people is really. truly and effectively |
coniscated (so far as The law can do |
iD; ard that it Is the eliminating |
point Of all that is most ptoscriptive, |
most anti Catholic, aud most persecu.
ting, in the policy Of the Know Moth
ing party.
Yes Sr.-We maintain that the
Connecticut law, is good ore, and
live in hope that the day is close At
hand, when Louisiana shall be suffi.
GENTLY Americauized to afford law
Of sin. liar character. If il is not done
1t will take but few years for the Ro-
man Catholic Hierarchy to absorb the
'balances' Of the money power, which
places us soul and body at the com.
nand Of foreign despot, who arro-
gates to himself, chief majesty over
the Presidents, Governors and Kings
Of the earth.
The editor Of the Catholic Standard
mistakes the age he lives in. and does
wrong to our nation, So to abuse the
freedom Of the press, as to put forth
such doctrines us this
lie says: "Let the legislature Of
Connecticut Incorporate tho Bishop,
so that property vested in him - Dish.
Dp, shall, on the death ofthe individu-
a incumbent, devolve upon snd vest
in his successor id office. To deter.
mine who is in fact The Roman Cath.
plic Bishop Of Hartford, OF any other
see, is perfectly easy. Our doctrine
On that point is universally koown.-
Communications with the Holy See 10
he test Of Catholicity."
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|
The question is answered this morn
ing, BY the appearance Of . neatly
printed volume entitled ''HsdAiei, d
Scenes in The South, BY ?. r. Mon
tesaBo, Esqr., u Louisiana" W.
will not ask Mr.. Montesano what Il
bis proper name, or where bis loca
habitation =? No. Let him remain
secure from the shafts Of criticism in.
cog, until his maine and bis fame shall
become the pride and the boast Of hi.
native home; then let him step for.
ward and take his appointed place in
the rank Of the prose writer's Of Amer.
lea. That he may do It, We have
abundance Of evidence, by hastily
glancing over this creature Of his fan
cy; sent out as it were, to survey the
ground, and herald the approach Of
another writer in the empire Of
imagination-of fancy and of fiction.
Il is no ight task to write a book =;
a good book and readable; yet there
are persons engaged by the week and
hired by the month to get up food for
the press to appease its rayenous ap-
petite, since its jaws have been work.
ed by steam. How many establish
men's are making books in this Union !;
would be hard to arrive at but there
are thousands turning them out, with
the rapid,ty that Yankee clocks are
made. and yet, notwithstanding the
number-countless in array Of names {;
still there is room, ample room for an
other and still another good book il
any Of the walks of literature, science
or art. Such is the vast extent in
each domain that, at every advance
step, we find new creations and new
beauties to admire. In romance and
fiction it is said that every imaginable
thought and fancy has been used, and
reused, until there is not a foot Of
novel ground u"possessed. Not so.
There lie ample room for the expap-
sion Of the Imagination OF genius, and
it were as we'll to attempt to fathom
the walls Of the Universe, as to %
over the whole region IN which fancy
delights to roam.
We share the pride Of our entire
citizens, that there is one among us,
who dare, without a prospectus or
notice to herald its approach, add a
work Of fiction to the literature of the
day, to stand or fall upon its own
merits.
Although the author Of Red Slick
claims to be a native of Tennessee.
we think he drew bis first breath in
The atmosphere Of Red Stick.--May
success attend his efforts and may
others follow MS example until the
south can boast Of literature of her
own, to give in exchange for the 10.
lellectual treasures Of other clines.
---e-QND
Communicated.
No one knows better than the Comets
immaculate head, that there is such a tbi
rs saying good thug in a bad way; at
east, Of putting good sentiment in bad
company. Perhaps I have failed to com.
prehend correctly the meaning and intent
IF what have read but it SEEMS to me
hat in the Comet of Wednesday. May IA,
Under the head, What shall be done"
many good things are said also some
thipgs that need not have been said. II
nay not have been the intention Of the
writer. to throw descredit On the Old Tes. |
in order to avoid the force of the
testimony he supposed it to bear in favor
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never trust . secret With man who
loves bis vile, for he will tell ber-she
will tell Aunt Hannah-and Aun,
Hannah will inpart it a. q profound
secret to every one Of her female &C.
quaintauces.
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creased, however, when some month.
later, be learned at Pesth that Lieut..
tenant SchlesiBgsr was still Corporal
Soh1esisger.
Concerning bic heroic deeds dur.
ing the war, nothing has trsnspirsd.--
Il WAS known. however, that be vsrs.
bondised from one place to another,
always bearing in mind the faet The
greater distance the better the shot,
At length he came to The surface again
At Comorn, shortely before the espitu.
lation Of that fortress. Here, a. at
Rastatt, there we're more titled officers
than privates, consequently Schlesinger
appeared in the list ~ 4 Lieutenant,
and on the SUR ender Of the place he
was, with The other officers, lei Mt liber-
~, with the rark Of first Lieutenant,
all the officers Of the garrison advanc
ing one grade.
From Conorn Schlesipger directed
his course to Hamburg, and from
thence to London, where he moved in
aristccratic circles, having large sums
Of money at his disposal, but which
vanished just as unaccountably as they
came.
Soon tberentter Schlesinger turned
up in America as major, with the
reputation Of having achieved niracu-
lous feats Of bravery in the Huogari.
an war. Through his knowledge of
languages he made the acquaintance
Of some Cuban patriots, whose respect
for his deeds Of valot knew no bounds.
He especially gained the friendship Of
Lopez, and soon his former talent for
raising money again developed itself.
With the rank Of major, in the gen
eral staff, he accompanied Lopez on
his Cuban expedition, without, how
ever, establishing a reputation for
Drawing danger at the cannou's mouth
He was captured aud transported
along with other fillibusters--among
them the writer of thie-to Ceuta, AZ
RIGA. During his imprisonment he
managed, through his knowledge of
languages and insinuating manners, to
gain many advantages over bis fellow
prisoners, and after the lapse Of nine
months, with the cid of some Cubans.
he contrived to escape and return TO
Americs. subsequently he was for
short time in limbo in Charleston, not
as has been reported, in consequence
Of a romantic adventure, but on The
charge Of theft. Ole Bull became bis
security, and If I mistake not, Schles
niger Ma afterwards acquitted.
Schle.inger is, in fact nothing more
than A skilful adventurer, ready for
anything that promises to pay BY |
means Of his boasts and his colossal
shamelessness be ingratitates himself
into psblic favor, but is coward from
the crown Of bis head TO the toe Of his
foot. All the stories about his heroic
achievements in Hungary and Cuba
are false.
U. s. CIRCUIT CouRr.-'rhe jury in the
Kendall case was completed yeste r,lay,
H.. Al -
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-20

CHINESE CnatsrANrrr.--A China.
man in Australia was a witness at an
inquest. lie was asked how he took
m oath lie said, !" on the book" ~
The magistrate then asked If he was
christian He replied that be Was
The magistrate then enquired wha,
he ment BY being christian I The
witness answered" Oh, wearing a coat
like YOURS"
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-20

~ ffEnCHq Pna16D CAROLINA RICE.
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The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-20
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y french Jsconetts, small figured
French Lawns

French Lawns u
% pe. Bobinet, for Bars:
Ladies Lisie thread Gloves, all colors;
and large variety 81 the latest style u
Embroidered Collars;
60pe. Irish linen;
Embroidered Skirts,
Extra hne Marseifls Quilts, ia;
~ dos. b. o. handkerchief II u 81 dos
0eyl0 J. Simon ACO
1UsT aECNfvNDi-Ljsbt ca,bc.,. t.,..
j for summer wear Drilling Pants Pure lin.
en- Shirt r onts; Patented seam shirt, very Ane ::
Shirt collars Light sin meek ties; Grsse neek
ties Iisls thread gloves Lisle thread sseks !:
Dleeched nd unblesched i hose.
msyl8 ]. SIMON 4 CO.
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70 We learn. says the V;cksburg
Wing, that an extensive land slide oc.
cured at Grand Gull. . few days since.
We imagine that it will not be many
years before = great portion Of that
town will BE- 10 the deep bosom " Of
the river buried.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-20

Soap and CaMa1es.
Inn BOXES STAR CANDLES;
lVU 30 boxes German Soap;
Just received and for sale BY
mayl9 JOSHUA BEAL.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-20

~ A lawsuit occurred 1t North
Danvi'le, VT, recently, III which q
justice. two lawyers, = constable, .
dozen wi nesses, and two sets Of jury.
men, to say nothing Of . score Of others
who wer. present for curiosity, spent
two days in a case Of trsspsss for sun
dry articles Of second. band iron wsrs.
After all, only one cent damage wa
awarded, When the plaintiff found that
the defendant was . minor and could
avoid payment Of that and The cosls.-
Great is the majesty Of law.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
THE FIRESIDE.

The fire side is seminary Of infinite
Importance. 1t is important because it is
universal and because the education it
bestows, being woven with the wool Of
childhood, gives form and color to the
whole texture of life. There are few
who can receive the honors Of a college,
but all are graduates Of the hearth. The
learning Of the university may fade from
the recollection; its classic lore may
molder in the halls of memory; but sim,
pie lessons Of home, enaMeled upon the
heart in childhood, defy the rust oGyears,
and outlve the mature and less vivid pic.
lures of after days.
So deep, and so lasting, indeed, are the
impressions Of early life, that you often
see manin the imbecility of age, holding
fresh in his recollection the events Of
his childhood, while all the wide space
between that and the present hour is a
blasted and forgotten waste. You have,
perhaps, seen an old and half obliterate
portrait, and in attempt to have it cleaned
and restored you have seen it fade away,
while brighter and still more perfect pic.
ture, painted beneath, is revealed to view.
This portrait, first drawn upon the canvas,
is an apt illustration Of youth; and though
it may be concealed by some after de.
sign, still the original traits will shine
through the outer picture, giving it a tone
while fresh, and surviving it in decay
Such is the freside-the great institution
furnished for our education.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
THE GUILTY CONSCIENCE.

One Of the most memorable passages
ever uttered by Mr.. Webster was in vim.
dicaton Of the authority of conscience
and Of Providence: "The guilty soul
cannot keep its own secret. 1t is false
to itself, or rather, it feels an irresistible
impulse to be true to itself. Itlabors un.
der its guilty possession, and knows not
what to do for it. The human heart was
not made for the residence Of such an in.
habitant. 1t finds itself preyed upon by
a torment which it does not knowledge
to God or man. A vuture is devouring
it, and it can ask no sympathy or assist
ancc, either from heaven or earth. The
secret which comes TO possess him; and
like the evil spirit, Of which we read, it
overcomes him; and leads him whitherso.
ever it will He feels it beating at his
heart, rising in his throat and demand.
ing disclosure. He thinks the whole
world sees tin his face, and almost hears
it working in the very silence Of his
thoughts--it has become his master. 1t
betrays his discretion, it breaks down his
courage, it conqucrs his prudence. When
suspicion without begins to embarrass
him, and the net OF circumstances to en-
tangle him, the fatal secret struggles
with still greater violence to burst forth.
1t must be confessed; there is no refuge
from confession, but suicide; and suicide
is confession."
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
NUMBER 80.
A SINGULAR AFFAIR.

A man at Hague, becoming tired of his
wife, attempted 10 poison her in the fol.
lowing manner:
They had sat down to dinner, and while
she had left the room, or her back was
turned, he put the poison in her SOUP
Not daring to trust himself in her. pres.
ence, he leigned some excuse and left tho
room. By wonderful Providence, when
she came to the table, spider had drop.
ped from the ceiling Of the room into her
soup'plate. She was especially afraid of
spiders, and her husband had often laugh.
ed at her for it. So she carefully took
the spider out with spoon, and finding
that she could not bring herself to cat af
ter it, she, in the absence of husband,
changed the plates, and eat his SOUP
He was Immediately taken with convul.
sons and expired. Before death he con.
lessed that he had poisoned the soup, and
that it musthave been placed before him
unintentionally by his wife. Now, how
narrow was the escape ofhis wife, not on.
ly from being poisoned, but from being
hung. 1.-THE man had died without q
confession, the woman must have been
Immediately arrested. Poison would
have been found in the man and in the
soup. plate. She gave him the soup
Here would have been circumstantal
evidence, strong enough to have hung her,
and an innocent woman would have ex.
pired, but for the confession.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
4 Dangerous Acquisition.

A Washington correspondent OF the
Nashville Patriot, thus alludes TO Percy
Walkers accession to the Sag NIGHT par,
ty:
You have heard, probably, Of the de.
lection Of Percy Walker Of Alabama
1t has beed anticipated here ever since
the nomination of Fillmore. In his
speech, announcing his determination to
support Buchanan, he denounced the
compromise measures of 1850, and said
that he was then for dissolution. That
the South in submitting to those great
measures of Clay, Webster, Cass, Dick.
inson and Fillmore, had submitted to an
irreparable wrong. You will agree with
me that the American party was not the
place for such man. 1t is meet that he
should support Buchanan, but the Buch.
aniers do not regard his support as a valu
able acquisition; they fear the influence
of his speech in favor of sold Squatter
Sovereignty" in the North and with the
Union men of the South. The Black
Republicans, always eager to appropri.
ate everythingro their advantage, have,
| learn, adopted his speech as one of
their campaign documents, intending to
circulate it throughout the whole North,
for the purpose Of inaaming the minds of
the people against old Buch. Injury to
old Buch will be the result Of the circu.
laton Of this speech in the North. A
few more such acquisitions by the De-.
mocracy will effectually spike their guns,
and they will become captives of the Re.
publican party. 1t is truly unfortunate
that the South will send such men to
Congress; they are an absolute and posi-.
tive injury TO tin short they are the
manufacturer of Abolitionists.
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
WHY DO III!

The democratic press have tecmed with
appeals to the people to lay aside all
party prejudice and come to the support
of their candidate, en- masse. There is no
reason, common sense or justice in such
appeals. Is it reasonable to ask Amer.
cans to disregard principles-principle les
they cherish as the true basis of our Gov.
eminent and the landmarks of the found.
ers Of the Republic--to support party
at war with these principles! Would it
be common sense on their part to desert
their chosen standard. bearer who has been
weighed and approved, and who is ac'
knowledgcd to be worthy and well quail
fed, to place in power a man whose
soundness is at least questionable? Would
it be Justice to themselves and to their
country to aid in keeping in power the
party that has involved the country in the
very troubles Of which they themselves
now complain? When the democratic
party took the reins Of Government in
hand, we were enjoying peace abroad and
prosperity at home-no civil feuds MOI
foreign brols were even perceptble in
the distant failure. Scctionalism had just
received blow from which it would new.
er recover. The democratic party took
entire control of the country. The Pres
ident and both branches Of the Nationa
observation-disclosures every State from
Maine to Texas and from Maryland tt
California, all, all under Democratic
sway. 1t was thought then if Democrat
ic doctrine was calculated to benefit thu
country, its good results must now BE-
felt. But in the space Of three and ;
halfyears what do we see? Sectionalisn
rampant-civil war--the treasury plum
dered-foreign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton abroad and confidence lost at home
The President sit, there perfect pigmy
the emaciated, afflicted subject Of hi
own folies. The House OF Representa-
tives he sold out to sectionalisnl-th
Senate repudiated him and his party
State after State has wheeled out of line
the country now groans beneath burden
such asst never did before, all resultin
from Democratic rule. This, men 0
franklin and other counties. is the rul
you are asked to perpetuate. Will yo'
do il?
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
THE MODERN BELLE.

The daughter sits in tbs parlor,
And rocks in her easy chair,
She's clad in her silks and satins,
And Jewels are in her hair;
She wnks and giggles and shippers,
And shippers and giggles and winks,
And though she talks but little,
IT'S vastly more than she thinks.
Her father goes clad in his russell,
And ragged and seedy at that,
His coats are all out at the elbow
He wears shocking bad hat.
He's boarding and saving his shillings
SO carefully day by day,
While she on her beaux and poodIcs,
Is throwing it all away.
She lies a,bel in the morning
Till nearly an hour o(noon;
Then comes down swapping and snarlin'
Because she was called so soon.
Her hair is still in the papers,
Her cheeks still dabbled with paint
Remains of her last nights bushes,
Before she intended to faint.
She doats upon men unshaven.
And men with the "flowing hair"
She's eloquent over moustaches,
They give such foreign air;
She talks of Italian music,
And falls in love with the moon,
And though but mouse should meet hcl
She sinks away in a swoon.
Her feet are so very little.
Her hands so very white,
Her jewels so very heavy,
And her head so very light;
Her color is made of cosmetics,
Though this she will never own;
Her body's made mostl y of cotton,
Her heart is made wholly Of stone
She falls in love with fellow,
Who struts with foreign air;
Who marries her for hermoney-
She marries him for his hair;
One ofthe very best Matches
Both are well mated in life!
She's got fool for husband,
And he's got a fool for a wife,
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
HAS SHANE FLED FROM THE
WOKLN.

When General Scott was nominated for
the Presidency over Fillmore, the latter
was wept over by the Pierce people be.
cause he was so good and so sound man,
and Gen Scott was abused because he
was so bad and unsound man. Will
any one think now that Scott and Fill.
more have changed places? Does any
human being suppose it possible that the
papers that then lauded Fillmore and
abused Scott, could now laud Scott and
abuse Fillmore? Alas for Sag Mich hu.
mainly! it is possible. The Cincinnati
Enquirer that lauded Fillmore and abused
Scott, now lauds Scott and abuses Fill.
more. Hear it on Scott:
at is stated that among the many
staunch Old.Line Wings who are op.
posed TO the election of Col. Fremont,
is Gen. Scott. That gallant veteran is
undoubtedly too true friend TO the Union,
which he has so long served with eminen,
distinction and credit, to countenance a
faction which proposes to erase from our
national flag fifteen stars, and whose
leaders are well known Abolitionists ane
Disunionists. The old General now, as
upon the bloody field Of Lundy's Lane
and Chepultapec, will march with nc
party that does not keep step to the alag
Of the Union" His patriotism revolts a,
the idea ofthe North being arfayed agains,
The South"
The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19

All our information from the counties
above us is ofthe most cheering character.
A gentleman who has travelled through
most Of the country north of the Tennes'
|see, represents that the American fires are
burning brightly on every hilltop, and
that there will be large gains for Fill
more in almost every county. From be-
yond the mountain the most gratifying
Intelligence reaches us-the canvass is
being most thoroughly prosecuted by the
Fillmore speakers, and their triumphs are
so often as they speak, and accessions are
daily to the American ranks. Of our
own immediate section, we Gao say TO
our friends abroad, All'swell, Enst Ten
nessee will give rorsnS majority iof
Fillmore.-AthenS Post.