Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-05-22
Dishonored and Disgraced.


the State ; but from the fact that
it thrusts itself upon us, like the
blood stains on the garments Of
the murderer, and there is not wa
ter enough in the heavens above,
or the earth beneath, to wash it
out--We are forced to notice il, il is
indellible. An English and an IT.
ish dog, walking each on their hind
legs and having the outward sem
blence of u nobler beast, have been
permitted to fight for a purse Of
greasy dollars, in sight of the mu-
nicipal authorities, and some thous-
and men and women, in the city of
New Orleans. Verify, with the
fact before us-fineiy spun ont by
the flash papers of the place I; we
must hereafter deal sparingly with
the English Mill, and northern mo.
rality. Let US look to our own
household, aud it any stay can be
had to its downward, aud gutter
ward tendency let it be applied,
with oil convenient despatch. We
have no wonder, or astonishmcnt
to express, because of the existence
so near at home, of this phase of
beastiality ; because we all know
and feel, that the land Of liberty,
under a democratic system which
has no boundry line or limit, is the
great eddy of the world, into which
the tide brings the refuse mate
rial-the scum aud scurf of the
four quarters but, that condi-
ton of society should there exist
to unnerve the authorities, from
their clear duty, is one sufficiently
to warrant concert of
action on the part of all good peo-
pie, to use their restraining inAu-
ence. We have no maudlin senti-
ment for that common and cheap
liquid called blood. If it be neccs.
sary that il should flow in rivers
to wash out the stains on the es-
cutcheon of manhood, let it Aow.-l
The fact of one dog tearing the |
flesh of another dog in a naked |
fight is--as far as the fighters
are concerned a matter of small |
consequence but these ours, wear
he outward semblence of humanity !
md by their disgraceful acts, pull
Town and threaten with destruc-
ion what little leaven for good |
here is yet left in the world.
That noble old journal, the BID.
stin, in manly article on the sub.
ect, says:
In no place probably in this couu.
ry have the effects of the late Eng.
fish, or rather Irish, set-to in Eng.
aud been more marked or worse than
hey have been in New Orleans, and
{ any Of our readers think we intend
o speak of this matter in gipgerly
'hrases, they will be disappointed.
We shall speak very plainly of it,
rom high public considerations, we
blink every man who has any regard
Or the reputation or prosperity Of this
lty, or for the common decencies of
fe, should set his face against the in.
'oduction among us Of this debasing
base ofhuman degradation. wretched.
ess and crime. There is all the more
Jason for this from the fact that muir
er at leas, has already taken place IN
ar midst through the effects of the
'nglish-lrish set-to, while limitations
{ it have here been witnessed on sew
raj occasions, some of which have.
nd others have not been made pub
C. A gentleman informs us that he
let, few days ago, a couple of half
'own men with their faces bruised
I'd mangled in a borrid manner in
encounter Of this kind at some
ace on the lake shore. What kind ]
voters, we ask any respectable cit. {
en-, are these boys likely to make ?