Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-21

grows out Of The fact that they are ms.
pirapts for the Presidency. They
take this method Of getting before the
public. beoauss every other avenue is
closed by mob equally ambitious,
aud they think The position they 90.
ouny tho most enviahle Of all Their
chances afe hourly biightning "
they are disappointed, they will not
be worse Of than their fsends who
hold tacit mortgages ON oil the pay
ing places in government, aud hence
have tho best motives to work for
them" Think of itl Could bet.
ter platform be erected could sspi-
rants TO tho Presidency Of this great
| tin miStures) nation. stand before the
public in more acceptable attitude
for iis cheap honors than bare backed
and bowie kpived for BghtY We
think not Talk Of your military
chieftainz aud heroes Of hundred
and ton fights for the Presidency !
Put tho game cocks gails on thom
and stick feathers In their heads that
they may have The ovation Of the
blood thirsty "Christiau" mob, and
they may 90 hide their diminished
heads before the Royal bengal, bowie.
knived Tigers, who get before the
people in the attitude Of the two dis.
ilhsuished NJ Ga Turn open your
columns, all you Of the press gang,
who would place before your readers
a dainty dish. oil desert Of tho rareHt
cuniection Give lhpm The details Of
the iigbt-ihe terms agreed upon
the notes aud counter notes.-the ru-
mors and reports Send man NJ tha
heels Of each of them, with note.
book 10 let the world (already dar.
sled with tho brightness Of their 40.
tions) know how they deport them.
selves ~. as we'll rs out of Congress
aud how they arc met by their friends
Good Crescent--we mean you Of the
newspaper In the Metropolis below
and YOU, Delta, aud True Delta !. do
not publish aide by sije with the
Pryor, Potter difficulty, tho details
of the English dog fight IL will tako
FROM the eddf Of the tbing-it Ia do
tractiug from tho Potter, Pryor affair,
aud lesseuiug the chances of these as.
pirants 10 the Democratic nomination
A FLAo or Tgucf. 7-Gutta. the
Spirits correspondent nj Alexandria,
Va, sends that paper tho following
scrap of history;
During the pession of The late Dom.
ocretic Convention in Richmond, tho
Hon. Gov Fayette McMullcn, del.
egete from the County Of Marion, in
the middle of most stormy debate,
said ono day TO the gentlemen who
stood near him "Wcll. this fuss IN n
aheme, and M | have helped TO kick
u up, | suppose IL dovolves upon me
60 calm II down, which, by little
tact, Ill do in few minutes" After
saying this, the Governor walked
away, and in few moments appeared
az tho back of the Chairmnn's stand,
waving n white handkerchief tied TO
the end Of a cane, aud crying IN
loud voice--"A flag of truce flag
of truce y Instead, however, of calm.
ing tho discord, this exploit increased
IL tenfold, aud, while tho Governor,
astonishod al the reception of his well.
meant effort, continued 10 wave his
handkerchief for want of something
better 10 do, his unoccupied hand foil
upon his brooches pocket, and not
feeling his pockotb book, his astonish-
mont increased in equal ratio with the
clamor of tho convention, and no cried
out Justify, still waving his flag of
truce with one hand, while with the
other, he clampcd his empty pocket;
ooh! my God! I'm robbed | I'm
robbed Pickpoekets Pickpockcts
about, gentlemen -
This reminds us OF q sinilnr thinr