The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-06
GRsAr Mrn Cemlae TouprnEH.-


Great men, may very well be compar-
ed TO great steamboats, A great steam
boat Is great and good institution,
an long AS she does not boast that she
can beat the fastest, and mako the
quickest trip 90 record. If she does,
as soon as the challenge is out, some
other great institution Of steamboat
comes along and Ia trial must be had,
which results in the running aground
Of one and tho blowing up Of The other
So with Great Men. The whole world
is ready ut a moments warpir & 10 &C
knowledge tho huge prsponderosity Of
great men willing to admit that the
last out, is the fastest In race for Of
fec, or can Talk tho longest and loudest
on the stump This is reasonable and
should be satisfactory, for each great
man in this manner, like eaoh great
dog " has bis day."Great men do very
well until they come together for The
for the same place +; which By virtue
Of solved problem in physics, they
cannot both occupy at the same tune,
the consequence Of which. IL, thai they
run against one-otler in dangerous
This is tie only solution
for fils hundred and one affairs Of hon
or, daily turning up, TO be Z" amicably
and give notoriety. Great
men, should ever bear III mind. that
the difference between great men, and
great fools, Is very slight. Such as
hive left little common sense, should
governsthemselves accordingly.
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The WEEKLY CALIFORNIA AMER.
loAN.-This we'll conducted journal,
published at Sacramento, City, comes
regularly to our table. The last mum.
Der, is full Of well written articles on
the subject Of The revolutionary move.
ment now going on in California
The widest excitement prevails, in
San Francisco, Sacramento, and other
places. The gwernment of the State
still continues In the hands Of the
Vigilenoe Committee, from which
orders Of Punishment for all the gam
blors, murderers, and thieves, in the
State, still issue. The action Of the
Committee is resisted, and unfortun-
ately in many instances has been
carried into effect, by force Of arms.
To tue question of "Will the Vigi-
Ience Committee dissolve Z" the
American says:
Almost every honest man in the
State has fnll confidence in the Com
niitee. and the asking Of this ques.
ion ~ merely equivalent to ipquiring
Wien they will have accomplished the
business which tlfoy have undertaken.
AS we have said before, their work
you'd long ago have been completed,
,ad it not been for the Governors
Proclamation. We speak with infor-
nation from the most reliable sources,
when we say that, had the men, dir
'cted to leave by the steamer OF the
10th. all Of them departed according
o order, the Committee would now
'e prepared to resign their authority
nto the bands Of the people, provided
hey could do SO with the probability
Il an entire freedom from future harm
II molestation The interposition Of
State authority in the affairs of San
francisco has had the effect to give a
emporary protection to the assassins
nd scoundrels against whom the
wrath Of the people has been eveled,
nd to retard the progress Of the Com
nittee in the measures which they
ave taken for their removal. Those
nen must be removed. They will be,
there is power enough in ten thous-
nd men, backed by the overwhelming
llrht cf the nennle. 70 eject them