Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-10
Value Of The Union.

through the mouarchical States Of The
European Continent. Having re-
turned home perfectly cured, - msy
be expected, OF their disupiou rsbid-
ness, they will be able TO enlightsn
their former party associates on Ger.
tain points which these do not seem
TO be- fully acquainted with. How
does II happen that citizens OF the
North, Americans Of oil the States,
in spite Of their Republican creed,
may travel from one end Of Europe TO
the other without being molested and
annoyed by the suspectipg treason
scouting police that they may ven.
ture into the very deps Of the lions |;
that they may stand uuscatbed amidst
the lava fres Of bursting revolutionsf
What 10 IL that secures our country.
men everywhere = peculiar regard 10
the eyes Of the people, and that hos.
pitabls reception which money alone
cannot commando Personal courage
and prudence alone would certainly
not exempt them from difficulties and
annoyance on the part Of the su,hori.
ties. II 10 simply bis character a. .
citizen Of the United States, which in
sures T. . American traveller privsle-
gee and facilities conceded TO no 9th.
or nation, not even the British. The
name Of the Union 10 a. ipseparably
associated with the idea Of power in
the minds Of the rulers, ~ IL IL with
liberty in the minds Of the nations. -
The cereaipty that their powerful
Union would promptly redress any
wrong inflicted, endows the American
with that self-cob6depce and reliance
proverbially known oil over Europe
While the lonely star Of Of South
Carolina 10 not perceptible to the dis
tapt eye. the one and thirty stars Of
the Union are shining with dazzling
splepdor on the political horizon Of
The world. While the name Of Mas
sacbuse,ts 10 hard, unpronouuceable
word for European tongues, the
North American Union 10 term "a
miliar to, aud revered by the last Of
the people. Tear the stars and
stripes assunder, and the spell 10 bro
ken, the respect, the sympathies, and
the admiration for the Americans II
gone forever. In the estate Of the
European nation, confederacies eth
Or South or North, II there were any
vitality st oil In them, would mol
rank higher than Mexico, and che
dismembered States themselves would
be a par with Nicaragua or Costs
Rica -M,mphis Eagle and Enquirer
We have an apt illustration o
the point, which the Eagle is dri
wing at, aud Of which we can speal
from the book, the case (Which wa
very hard one) having occurred
right here at home. II is q cas-
too Of which We can speak will
some warmth Of feeling, II not elo
quently; because, IL touches the per
son Of an old friend, with whom II
the days by gone, We have oftel
strutted and fretted upon the stage
Col. Carlos B. was born at sea, in
J voyage from La Belle France, I
this country. As bis parents wer
both from that vine clad country
, and as the hour Of his nativity cam
. before the vessel was half wa
here; Of course naturally enough
his proclivities were always to tb
point from which he started; whic
, AS We think was Bordeaux. Whe
} Carlos got well toldo, in tho worl
,, IS he very soon did by energy an
4 economy, he turned his face L
r wards France. However we q,
Q in advance Of the story-which
no story--but the naked trutl
/. With his wealth. came honors an
distinctions; they being as nearl
allied in this as any other con-
. try. He was appointed by or
u Of the late Governors Of the Sta
to the responsible Office Of Colon,
u in his staff. The place is one
A honor only. There is no salary ar
d no provision Of law even to M
n form the staff, so it is allowed Il