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GEO. A. PIKE, EDITOR,
OFFICE—OPPOSITE THE BRANCH LA. STATE BANK.
TERMS-FOB THE WEEKLY «» ftO.
VOL, I,
4-i
BATON ROUGE, LA, SUNDAY MORNING, MA? 29, 1853.
NO, 1,
GEORGE A, PIKE
E P t T O It AN II t 1 ROPftlR 1 O
The of ill« A*«»
Wc have said il before, or we wc
not now say what a concatenation
events force« us to o ufteretiee
"Kadi public functionary ought to
provided "by law" with at bust
fikl'k, empowered to «Î1W his inflate
trimd to publie rio^uMPHtx
The signing qffiiioJh/ oft he thotj
and and one papers, twenty to
;
, , . .
signed, is by lar the moat importai
if not the only important: duty tha,
Government funeiionarles bave to dtl'r
ami it; it for this re*«on that we eoi
tend that each nfflelal hould have
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least one clerk, authorised to suri,
'•Il
tiant.'B, and uao "ppalnofoffipp " Tbll
was urged in eloquent language to
la»t Legislature, but that en n o e n t r a t e
quint-essence of the Intelligence
Louisiana, eonld not find time to emii
'
sider a subject of such seeming
uillcunce. New wo begin to feel
want, of Législative action
It must not ;,e expend by il w
. \ è 4 * ,
foveroigtts that the dignity of an!
office eau be kept up by the "ofiieiaP'
roninining on t!|e tnsîde of It, it la not
in keoping with the cplrlt of the ago.
The pplrit of the ige h a progressive!
apiiit, The aneient landnmiks of tliej
Hepublie arm never pointed to by the
spirit in his onward maroh : be never;
Mop; to look baf'k, il is o'i7 FogtyitHt.
ti do po. Where (tie spirit- will halt
to take bmtli, (here »■. no living proph-:
et eau say ; bp goes madly forward—
the reins of the Republic are in hl<
hands, and the beautiful fabric of
model government must be soon dash
ed to piece«. Where is (ho virtue and
patriotism upon which the foundation
of the structure was origionnlly placed?
We seek now fo find it, in vain. Vice
and immorality and the corrupting
ulcers off ho times break forth at the
M rept. corners of ever crowded thor*
oughfaro and the passport to office of
"preference" is countersigned by the
devil himself.
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P rkiurr roii K xciosioks,
well aseertniiusl that a life pri«server
is not of mui h service in ease of ex
plosion, for this re:iSon we advise the
traveling public to "beware" or that
"IsHirne from whence no traveler re
turtis" may 1h> reached. If Louisville
is the point of destination we would
advise such as desire to get there eer-.
tain, to take a sldff. or travel up the I
,, ,, ' ï
1!w 'l' 0 '-îOth :
instant, contains a letter from the i
titivijjrnment Inspector of Ixiatsat New !
Orleans in which he sa va flic govern
mont requires that fusible allov
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should Ii« put in the flues of each
boiler. The E cupsk and the Snor
WKt.t kjL New Orleans, before the
alloy w»"pr«paTvd, so that the lu
$j>eetors 0|uM %ot limit the pressure
ot steam on them. The Inspector savs :
"If the common rumor, that thev
left everything t hat could by iniss ibi! j
ify be spared, even to their* lifi^boat« |
'*■ , " <} officers will doubtless d- !
all that the law requires them to do n
prevent the repetition of such repiv 1
heawble conduct. |
C apital or Washington T KUIU -
Ti ry— Olympia, at the head of |v
get Sound, will, it is said, l>e the se»
of the Territi'iia. Government tor tie
new terifoty of Washington, A sc.
entv-four can always safèîv ride at
anchor within a mi'e of the bluff
there ; and at certain fides she may
approaehthe shore within a planks
length. It is thought at the Depart
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ment ofthe Intenor, that Olymptaj
L m in O^L gretl ° 0mmercial
poiat m Oregt«.
H |i e c i a 1 I »t I l f f> |, o H il p n e p.
Hoti.vwoou, M m - 10, '63.
Mti Cumrt : I would have you to
I*(low that I him (lie daughter of « gen
tleman who is generally esteemed Hob,
and have been nil «eil situl educated in
the belief, that I am a voting lady of
fortune, When v>i v young, toy par
etits (« piiI ioi> oil'to fi Himrding In « it
as thev said lo make a fhir hui ty ol
nie, Ï received what is I alliai a polite,
iHiliimml'l- i i lu- oi"H . —I- *its taught
music and dniieittg, drawing, Kn n« b
iVe.,» I graduated *v i t h il! tit" honor,
of my A - id mv, and I returned liniu
with many btight anticipations. My
ither was delighted to sop hip— ale
Inet mo with all I ho warmlli of real
Inaternal affection. She gave me n
ffpi (wHy m{ mmy {Vh ^ (n
H , | )( ,,. r)^rfi»s daughter, I pi, im il
mv friends, I snug fut' them, I
M!1w, l thorn loy father, mother
tlfT' 'T'IT' ~"" sK T."? """ 1
1 ntfhteil «Uli mv accomplishments,
, , , , • , . .
H 1 party lieing over nn<i (.lie nnveltv
mv return having worn oil' my
tliÉothof asked inn «hat I mm fit ,A>.
<1^ ^ 'he tin" 1 practicing one ol
Jjtftdmlk;« favorite pieop«, "tlip Ibitn
i ... i r ■...
■ok'' 1 to mo an,! of course gave no re
inslg^^ that, she railed out at the to]
thelher voi'o, "afop that plagued thrum -
f"'» tbriiimrnnif. und come bor« to
r" ' w f VV 1 '' 11
iHifind. for Uiî^ wîv^ fh« k nt^( 11 tu«*
an! ^,„,1^,, 1( , mn j„ „ iM ,
| rotHm homo, 8hp«ald "Angrlitia
j
i
;
j f |, (1 hn ., u , r , i;f
j altfeitAtors, had livd all mv lit'',
'!■ among book« and mn^ie and
theiîT"^ «nd flowers, and now mnsf
n making come tiruio t'tr)f/tr><i Mini
ivant ymi to help mo," nnd im
liatelv threw info mv lap. a huge
ro shirt half linished, and told nie
lake it, t looked at the (hick,
y, filthy <ï'itlnenf and burst out
» flood oftefirs -was il pi«« ilil. ,
I had inst irradilafed üf on,, ol'l.
, , . . . , i
rno'f t h ■; n't nnd f1a->hloti;ililt !
ifs in fb- C' iihfrv !|«d •irhv iiifi'd
114 delicate tapering fingers of'mine,
ntliarized and degraded by tle>
h fill touch of those most hateful
liirts. "I wish all flio niggerx
wellend I do,"' "What's that you say
Alloua, you sav yon can't sew. and
VoBin't know how—so 1 see you
lia ween acting the tine ladv all the
whivou were at school, now Mi«« I
intii to tench you how fo work—
how sew and spin and wash—1
intetfo give voll ;1 t'ew lessons that
will I worth more to you a plague
sighliaii all your music and French
and linerv." Mv mother delivad
. this i'.'h with much volubility and
atfenB with divers and sundry nod
ding!! shakings ol' the head, I
I bona! her very cap. comb, hair and
J fly off her be ul. < >n leav
mm she screamed in mv ears
ing language that ««ill haunts
me cvi hour of my life. "Yes," says
die. "«are loo proud to work loi
azv tofork—I was burn to work -
ing (hi
the fol
t ,
I ^ Tnlf ^ V
ï expect; IworU till I die and mv pref
: tv MivJinfend that you shall work."
i Mv molr is not a hard hearted wo
! "Jan, I lev(> «lie loves me, she is
,<m 'l "'Ig^'d to alt—but sin
nn.t r.-itl^r old fash
toniMi—\\ sno wor<> » man
^'ys. I mnijo to the wash tub!
won't, I cJ 1 wont put these deli
'ate while iids of mine into the nasty
dirty soap-*|* no that I won't—m\
hands were ever made for that
was born a
you woul all her an old fogv. < >h !
Mr. Comiuy poor fingers! 1 have
been kopl-sowing for the last week
and my }Ar ling' rs are in a sorbid
blister. '!> cruel needle has pierced
t.hi m in iinosl pitiless manner. I
cry and friand fret and cry -but it
does no giil. To-morrow mv mother
ly and I intend fo die
was born a
ly and I intend fo die
i ladv. No Mr. Comet, I come to
ou sir for s , ice—1 «m "perplexed
n the extren ." If my mother does
i-sist on mal ig me go to the wash-1
nb. what wi Id you do? Oh ! Mr.
omet, just irjsgine if you. please a
beautiful, delilto accomplished young
lady, with sleées rolled up. frock tuck-,
ed up. all harAheaded ami her ala
baster, jcwele*ihand stuck deep into a
soap-gourd ! ! I can't s» and it,
-«»■ fevuiv*. » ; x can r s T aim iu
I wont, I vow/wont, Hi jump in the
ri r er fibril jommit suicide, or some
other terrible tjing—or ni tell vou
what I have n groat mind to do—to
marry the very first young man that
comes along that, is at, all good look
ing. why I'll marry him if we have
to run off to r to if. Now my dear
Mr. Comet,, do give a poor disconso
late. broken hearted gill sotlto advice,
and in h^r dailv orisons ymi shall be
remembered by yours, very truly,
A nori.ena SlNOl.lï'IOM,
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IjjlJ .Hail
1'Arow M sir g.'id 'fi-1,
A' *01 'tiligofllie ( 'oiiiillio^ioli'1°
of iho 1'inton Hiioij-o ntid NiW t M leans
I fail lioad held flils day. W. IV Walk
er. K sii., was cfdle.1 fo the c hair, mid
. 1'', Tiitiii od, appointed Heeielary.
When on motion i f was
HfKio't'Frf, Thai the bi-iikfl n!' Mnb
scrip<ioii fo fhc ' 'a pi t ol Mini k ol llii^
f 1 eillpanv be 0)' 'lied in the city of
New * Means mi flic ofiie" of »Itüm
|{i>bb A- I 'o„ under tiio direction oi
lie following nam- d getifleiiien. Ton ■
Ko! fi I>, Rollv, .losi-ph Menai '1
h, Mathews and II. H ilili, b«i|rs., ai
Ihifou b'oijge undor ill" rlirctinu oi
t), I », Avery, W H, Like 0. 8, Lneey
M. 11 m r f . In, T. .1, I'tiUlngtoii and
W. Ki Tnnnar-I and nnder the direr
Moll of t||e following liatn.-d getlfleinetl
(i(l file I 'opat, .1, If, Kleinpi 1er. ( 'o|. I',
II ickcy. 1'. IV f'oiirad. \\. I'. Walke..
•I. A. MeH iffon, A.Midiiov l-foborison.
t). I'', Kenner, and W, l\ Welham.
Ivors,
II, WAldvKK, t'hairman,
W, I'', Ti N N Mill, iSecl'v,
ol'l. , i ,i , • , , •
i >wn went, mail on the sttlaocl, and s (
! . , '
qiiirn W avs ,— Il has not been
many year 1 » ajio. since a ^ ankee flour
idied in thi" latitude, teaching largo
and «mall—old and young-—-what be
culled it "lirtucastertan ostein. "The
win with difficulty that the people could
ko p from singing bis system pi the
streets. The largest mom tobe l'"tmd
wtifi occupied by him— and crowds flock
ed in from all quarters to learn lie
Geography oflhe World in three lesions
The learned genileman who had «II flin
rivers, bays, sounds, cities and fowns,
stuffed info his brains, generally prefac
ed his lessons with a few pertinent
remark»—the red flentiel bate for the
multitude—and then lie would pitch
info his subject, with a whining song
to which he bad flic towns and cities
-—friths and froths set. The audience
would follow, slid the result was that
music came forth equal to that which
may be found at the margin of any
frog pond on a summers eve,—At the
expiration of the first, three lessons, of
course there were sotnn who were hot
perfect, and of course another series
was given. At length (he time ram»
for him to leave, and when he put his
cotton umbrella tinder his arm, and
marched out of' the town, leaving it
impressed with his profound knowl
edge of things, there was not a single
man woman or child left to' pilch the
tune, and the mora! of the song was
forever lost. There are quick ways
to do a great many th'ng«! There are
quick ways to get great—quick ways
to get rich—quick ways to get, a rep
«et down, that whatever is 'accomplish
ed without the labor of a long life and
, » j ' » .1 ,
patient study, is not worth much more |
utation for benevolence—by puachasc.
Then» are quick ways' even to get, to
Heaven. This last is accomplished by
. . . , . . :
calhnga minister to prny at tbecleventh
hour : but after all there's no better
ways than the old. If may bo safely
that the cost.
After Ihrce days' discussion in the
Massachusetts House of Representa
fives on the liquor question, a bill was
introduced on the 2d instant for tho
suppression of tippling houses, andre
viving the old license system, where
publie opinion in tW| cities or coun
ties shall sanction the sale of liquor.
An illiterate correspondent,
who is given to sporting, wants to
know when the "Anglo Saxon race,"
Ü0 mneh talking about is to come off ?
A m I'm t? h VVoitt,n's f'oisvtsNfttiN.—
A meeting was held in New York re
cently. lu appoint a commit,fee to call
a World's Temperance Convention.
Through the interference of some of
flip strong minded women of (lofhatn,
the mooting split and part of thorn
went away, with Miss H nanti Anthony,
and M i s. Abby Kelly to liohl atiother
World's convention some where p I sp,
The eanse of quarrel was, on aoeonnt
of ï he I'resident of the meeting refus
ing lo give the two above mentioned
strong minded women a seat as dele
gates.
The tlev. Mr. Iligginsbottom got
up, ntid said he would 'nt sit in any body
thiil would'nt allow the women fo be
henril, and he "begged leave to retire
Willi the Indies, with ibis the eonven
tioii di\ided against itself end the re
snli must be looked lor in another
world's e-invptition.
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<f??'l.f is suggested by a writer in
1,'V'I Hafutdtiv's Picayune that the
t»r|"gslea appolnfeil to attend the
d niphm t Vitivptifiou, assemble in
N ew ï h leans, in order fo obtain an
expression of the views of end), thai
the Mtaie may be properly represen
ted, lb lime for such a moefing is
very «Ii * »rf had H been suggested
outlier, there would have been room
to act. Now ii is imposant to asecr- ,
tain who, out of the long list appnin !
ted will be present on that interesting j
occasion. i
Ml'MMtW.—TI
- t ——
o Siiîtlffîni*
fairly
upon us,
— 1 !• i.,j I<ii|
t
iho llmref* hôve coitio tip
•in, and at-< read)
to return their immortal germs back
t'i the earth to n m ni ii until another
winter blows over us. The trees and
♦lie shrubs have nil put on their em
or,'dd garments the merry songsfer
looses the music of his voice, and flaps
his wings carelessly in fbe still atmos
phère. The sun pours down his con
eetitrated rays, twisting and scorching
everything beneath the Heavens, and
time is sharpening his sickle, to reap
another harvest. Life is listless iitirl
Lifo is listless and
. , ,
monoi. non«, and the philosopher re-1
res to Iii a cell to console himself with
the knowledge, that, the world wears
as il goes, taking all mankind with
it, at an equal pace—the old and the
young the rich and tho poor -all,
all, rest together in flic unsatiafed jaws
of iiblu ion.
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Tin- Oi .nKW W oman in rtttc Wonui,
—The t harleston Standard claims
that Mi«. Singleton, of Williamrbuig
District, H. 0., who is in tho one hun
dred and thirty-first year of Iter age,
and hearty at that, is tho oldest wo
man in tho world. The Standard
»ays :
Her mental faculties are still unim
paired, and she retains all her senses
pldw,t decendant living being a grand
J fU, * htor °!". r six ,^ Th «
" rst grand-daughter of this gram -
âtl ^ h l r< if now [Mhp wpnl ,j £ ov , r
sixteen years old. We have not learn
ed the place of Mrs. Singleton's nativ
ity, but the greater portion of her life
lia» Iwen spent in Williamsburg.
except that of sight, of which «be was
deprived at the advanced age of ninety
by an attack of measles.
Her bodily energy exhibits no dunm
„Hon for many years, she being still
able to walk briskly about the room.
She has outlived all her children, her
jcjrbrom the Louisville Democrat !
we see that Mr. P. T. B arncm , is oui
with a traveling Museum and Mena
geria, and is coming this way. Iiis'
canvass is largo enough to contain
15,000 persons. Mr. B arnüm him
self wiil not be tho least of the curios
ities. I
Lit, np ÇoMirr-- W ill you antiolirico
fit the citizens of Katon Bouge that,
preparations are being made on Grosse
Tote ami in West I Won Ifouge, for a
grand celebraf ioti of the 4th of »July
on the "neutral ground* 1 upon the (ho
Ink" Cneodrie on the line of the I'lattk
Uoad, to which tb" citizens of' East
and West M at on Monge, Iberville and
l'oint < 'oupep are in lie invited. The
planters of that region will contribute
lib eral l y to fbe t^ttrbpetie and it is sag,
g"sted that a subscription of a smell
atiioutif to each individual be raised
in Hal on Moitgo to defray the entrftor
ditituy expenses. As no eehbrafion
ejipears to be in cotifemiilafion in our
ï ify, our eiii?etis generally shouhl take
(lie occasion to ftoh'oig» greetings
with the citizens of that region soon
to b" united to iir in tin links of com
merce. 'I he spot selected, is a lovely
n ne -the fishing excellent, and the
tond pleged to lie ill (rood traveling
ï oinliiiiin by (lie 1st of* July,
The ladies of f iross Tote and West
Haton Monge ore said fo be unsurpassed
in beauty and other captivating qual
ifies, and ilie hules of Haton Monge
should he present to see that our youth
are imt drawn oil from equal attraetiou
at home. *
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DT" The Courier i | or l^tns Luis',
says that a woman calling herself Mary
Ann illiams has made affidavit that
she is (he natural mother of the He v.
KdeoKer Williams whoehtitn- folio the
son of Louis the XVI, and Dauphin
if France. The woman is about
eighty years of age and the widow of
Thomas William«. H bo says that Hev.
ftleancr, was born at Laughnawgn.
This puts the matter at rest, and goea
to show how dangerous it is to rake
nprn fcho tnnrdflgo äüu birth
find where a man comas from,
KereV au iitstftfiee whern a man lays
»„idnga Dauphin and ha turns
out to bo nothing but a f ,'nt-lish.
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Ltru iNsuKANfR,—Many instaneea
assure us that we cannot too forcibly
recommend to our readers the advant
age, and we might say (ho necessity
of a more general insurance of lives.
The duty of ilm husband and parent
to provide when in health tor those
who are dependent on him, is conceded
ry ail, A regitrd to the same ohliga
| should lead him while living to
! f"r their comforts_ and _ sup
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! port after los death. Amid all the
{1 | R!)N formed to accomplish fids object,
none have proved more mieecsf?ftii than
tbo.'c furnished by well regulated at?
poeiations for life inmiraneo.
We ware particularly reminded of
these facts \esterdav. by tho sight, of
u check for $5,000, drawn by one of
tho life insurance companies here, in
favor t f the widow of one «four uio,= t,
valued friends lately deceased, who by
the payment of only ilfiO per annum
j for ,1 few years pant, had secured tho
, bovo mentioned Kniii for tho benefit
; of hw fitnu'ly, a ;;um which w,is prompt
ly paid by tlm instranee company
without, claiming tho delay allowed by
the policy.— l' ira,y une.
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Lorisvitxf-, May 20.—-The pass
••i go of the Helipso to Louisville, waai
made in four days nine hours and fhir
ty-one minutes. There is consider
able excitement here with reference
to the Helipse and Hhotwcll.
"Tin; A. L. SrioTWKu,— Vickn
tun- g May I!» —The A. L. Shotwell
passed here this afternoon at a quar
ter before two o'clock, (Now Orloiins
J 1 ""'') , ri0 '. '»»d- A fit tam
. W "!', P ln , c '. kno, 1'
to sup
ply the M of ht/ I, is lying above hero
waiting for her."
M km f r ï is. May 20.—The A. L.
Shotwell passed here in two days and
ten hours from New Oilcan-— 6vo
minutes behind the time of the Keilpse.
The Shotwell had a heavy head wind
to contend wish yesterday. She did
not land, but threw a bottle overboard
*" tal,n S ' R ' r time, &<;.
N bw O rleans, May 24. B. 8.
T apfan was elected District Attorney
yesterday by an immeneo majority of
two thousand six hundred and sixty
votes.