The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-10-29


N ism, and drew such picture OF th
horrors of secret societies, as mad
every particular hair 10 stand on en-,
etc With this however we hav,
nothing to do; for this episile is in
dited to set the people on Blue Ba
right The Advocate has the temer
ity TO assert that this intelligent fIag
ment, of the Parish Of Iberville il no
acquainted with the mother tongue
aud says, that few, if any, of the au
dience understood word the K. N
orators said. This is d SANDER OF
Blue Point people, and if they have
any spirit in them, it is sufficient
ground for them to change the arti
Giles Of their political faith AS the
alicia organ of the Parish, has pub
lished the SANDER from hearsay, we
make no doubt that many of them,
will turn over and vote an American
and English ticket, in favor of Fill
more and Douelson the constitution
and tie Union A town meeting has
been thought of, here, in order to re-
Guest our neighbor in Church street,
to explain this SANDER on Blue Bar,
away; but we think it too late to do
it, Already several Of the most PROM
inent Democrats on the Bar, have
given in their adhesion to the Ameri-
can party. and on the Bar, it is pretty
much as it is elsewhere as one goes,
so goes all. Glad of it, if for moth,
ing more than to make our neighbor
feel bad, for bis attempted ridicule of
a very intelligent and respectable
THE LAST WEEK.--1t is needless to
say that this is the last week before
The election, this can be seen in the
anxious looks, of politicians at the
street corners. No one likes to be on
he wrong side. (which is the weak
'ide) for day. The prospect of a
our years term of hopeless impotency,
o do the country service. is awful for
and lofty desire to contem-
,late.
The Advocate of Monday evening,
las a communication signed +" Impress
IONS intended 10 serve as a rule of
'ractice for commissioners. We find
h it the following good suggestion
Commissioners OF election Empower
d " to preserue order and decorum at
lection to commit to prison disorder
7 persons-Jfrst taking their votes-
Imprisonment after, for Il time not be-
ond the hour of closing the poll.
Again, to the power of commission
RS, that is, to their extent less
no hnc rice ---thau that of courts of
'stice, embracing all within the pres.
nee and purlieus-immy diately be
re the courts, and even beyond, with
/ its hearlng-in any sense of its dis
lrbance. All disturbance need not {
. of the peace to be reprehensible,
ut also of order and decorum and {
ere of Commissioners to Judge at his J
scresion. 1t need not be Of contempt {
commissioners, but may be in con t
mpt Of others, of all before him. His 1
notion is not merely to protect him t
If, but the public. Challenge mere, a
e right of partizans-not argument t
1t dispute of fact and Of law prccis- Q
to the oath of the attestant. THIS t
fore the vote, not after; for the oath t
de6native and implicl! to the Com il
isioners.
Very good. But suppose the peace h
eakers refuse to vote, and yet per- h
st in breaking the peace! Shall they
en- be marched up between two min !
ers and forced ingloriously to do so 7 L
PRO hac vice' for this turn, we think S
It. Mill protest Rer guam quod J
jure protest. Such being the fact y
D should like to know where the :,
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