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VOLUME III.}
BATON ROUGE, LA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30,
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INUMBER
30.
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ß$T That good uatured friend of
Sam's who presides over the column
of "Tilings," in the Advocate,
doubledly lias Sam's thanks for sun
dry notices published gratuitously of
meetings "special and ordinary." Un
der tho bf-ad of "Notice Special" in
liisliSalurdny's issue, lie says:
Tin>.-u sensible K. N.'s who take the
,i,/. if) preference toall other pa
pen in town, are informed that their
party will Ik .Id a meeting to night, at
"the usual place," and that they are
pa'rtieulai ly invited to attend and take
pari in that "business of importance
< liai appn,arf> determined to remain on
hand at headquarters, in spite of all
efforts, to transact it. If they don't
di--po«o ni it at this meeting, wo will
withdraw our inlluencc iti getting a
quorum together.
That the business on hand will re
main, until fully and fairly (ransacted,
"Things" need have no fear. A full
proportion of the American people
make up the American party ; a nw
joriiy at least know what they are
driving at ; and when tliey flag in
energetic action to that end, then
'•Things'' should make a note of it
such a note as will serve to hand the
(not down to remote posterity. l)y
the way, now tint meetings are tho
subj' i'.t mailer of discourse; «ill our
neighbor please say what become of
J be 'Grand Ralley Wake up Jake"
that was to have come off in the Hall
of the House of Representative^ in
obedience to a demand from 'ho " De
mocratic Anti-Association at
which time "Messrs. Ilenry 0. Mfllir,
Wm. >1. Racey and several other dit
tinguislicd Speakers" were to hate
held forth on that very beautiful partr
colored subject "The Politics of tin
day ?" We had nine reporters on'
the spot— phonographers, stenogra
phers and chirographers, and not a
1 i.10 from the Hall, savo this: A
about 1'J o'clock (the time appointed
for meeting) a gentleman came into
ill«' Hall, slightly bent with age and
the cares of Slate (who bad a look of
expectancy to be called on to preside)
looked vacantly about, pulled his hat
over his eyes—muttered something
iuàudable and went off".
We are not satisfied with this
should like lo know more—and beg
the Advocate through "Things" to let
us have the proceedings of the meet
ins;.
liKi OUTi O DEATH Of til 1-, EX-QlEEN
jor tug Fkkvch .—A Paris letter of
November 20th, to iho New York
liveiling iV«.t, says ;
Il i< reported the moment 1 write
that the poor Que<i M Maria Amelia,
the widow of Louis t'VUippe, has just
breathed her last at a ry place
near ticnoa, and that her sons
Prince vie domville and Duke ö\ ura .
nie who were notified of her ilu, 00
b\ tel
too la
ing.
■era;
>b. arrived at her bedsiu.
to receive her parting bless
st.oc V lvVNtJCET . s.
all.s aro not altogether
-Our side
in tho best
a
state to suit the skirts of the ladise j
dresses—some of the skirts, especially
-those which resemble the train of
Charlotte Cusbman. as Quern huilier
im , in "Henry \ 111." How very funny
these appeudages appear, all bedrag
gled wii h muddy slush, as they go
like sii many mops, over the sloppy
banquetts Talk about hooped pet
ticoats. one of the ugliest inventions
of the day ! Why, they are beautiful
in comparison with your long, soiled,
sweeping skirts any time. W e are
down on both. The ladies must ex
cuse us for it .—Picayu.i:.
r l he Pr< eilt Political A sjkc I.
Tt is the duty of each and every
newspaper publisher, now and then,
to enlighten bis readers, with an arti
cle bearing the head of this ; in which
he should place all the political charts
before him, and endeavor to deduce
from calculations of latitude and lon
gitude, the present position of the ves
sel of State, and show, as far as his
limited vision may extend, where the
boat is bound to, aud what dangers
there are, to tho leeward as well as
the windward. It is more particular
ly the duty of the independent por
tion of the press to do this, than any
other ; since the party organs arc
known to be inflated to make a [»ar
ticular kind of hand organ music, the
notes of which are set by the chief
priests and scribes; and they have no
option to say what they bouestly know
to be true.
The misfortune with the American
people is; that as a body they do too
little thinking for themselves. Pecu
niary matters, relating to the incom
ing and outgoing of money, alone in
terest them ; and it is only on the eve
of being sold out of house aud home
by the tax gatherer, that they get up
indignation meetings, to euquire into
prodigal expenditures, and demand re
dress. We think that Louisiana, has
arrived nt such a crisis. The people
now are beginning to enquire "what
becomes of all the money" and the
past few pages of history, points them,
to the enoimous salaries of executive
officers ; the lavish mannov in which
funds are expended for getting fogoth
er the statu' is at large ; the accumu
lating liabilities for Iîail, and other
roads, and the oilier tliou-nnJ and one
ways devised, by jugglers, (o augment
taxation, and thus depreciate tho val
ue of property. Look to our own
great Metropolis. Ts it not lo tho in
tra^ of every citizen, as far as bis in
ffience goes, to keep her unshackled ;
aid out of the hands of speculating!
capitalists ? Certainly
and yet j
all Manner of means are resorted to, in |
ordct to give the form of law to some
new burthen, more onerous '.hau tho
last.
Decidedly flic worst feature in the
present political aspect is the noticea
ble and notorious fact, that, money is
used at elections—not only for bring
ing up voters, but to buy them in the
exercise of their franchise. It is a
common way of talking among politi
cians to say that such and such a man
carries with him—any way he may go
—<■0 many votes. We have heard it
said, that a gentleman not more than
a hundred miles distant from the Cap
ital, has under his knuckle sonio one
hundred and fifty—we should like to
say men, but swim is a more appro
priate general term for ttiem. Such
animals arc unfit to live in n republi
can government, where every man is
opposed to exerciso the sovereign
^',pf franchise, independently and
N «l'y*
v ^er that there i;, misrule
p.odiga expv^t urc ant j onfrouj (ax _
j ation> ßtifli ^
th<; ua , ion . for ^ best i.Here* of
L u fot ^»d'tion n„
4 ,.: „_?ns to ban?
together like thieves, and
get in place, of course they îu c ^'
purses ; thus making tho pcopil' L ' r
back the puichase money, with in?«,
est compounded.
[^ F ^ N ow is the time to kill the fat
ted calf, and make mince meat of him.
lieal, as also Moutan, has all the
condiments necessary to do him up
v " \ in 'he most approved mode.
a
ed
is
of
be
Fiwvoun UE'H-r 1 coït rtKsp<>\DEW/'•
I . i"*-.hi I Doe. ist!,
H ha it Comet .-—The weather dur
ing the past week hps tried to e how
many changes it could afford us.
A military company, composed
principally of veterans of the war of
1812, from Manchester, N. II. arriv
rived in this city, on their way to
Waslrngton, 011 Fiiday aiternoon last,
they were tall men, and most of them
advanced in years ; I hey looked very
well and seemed to bo botter drilled
than most of nur militaiy companies.
There was a meeting of tho aboli
tionists of this city, I : t week, many
matters of importance were discussed
It was staled by 011e speaker, that the
society had been in existence for nino
tei'n years, and bad expended, some
&1 ">0,000, but, as yet, had advanced
its cause to a limited degree. It was
also slated that one person bed been
instrumental in sending oil nin<< ■ n
hundred and fil'tv runaways, since the
passage of the Fugtive Slave I'-i'l -
< >ue of the Speakers pronounced this
successful co operator iu their cause
" a good egg."
A. H. Simmons, Esq., of the D«.h/
Loihier, of this city, died h<st. Stuidav
and was buried on Wednesday. The
funeral was quite largo. He is high
ly spoken of by the press of our city.
We mentioned last week some of
the proceedings of ibe "Irish National
Convention, in New York ; since Iben
Mr. It. Tyler, of this city has become
a member of that convention. Foi
this proceeding he was pretty cxten
siveley ridiculed I y some of tho mem
bers of tho press. This led to the
publication of a letter in tho hflr/rr,
to _ Esq., which has tin means
tended lo clear up the business of thai
convention, imr did it oseuse the gentb
man for the course, he persued.
The Raker Trial consumed the
whole of tho week. The rush for
seats also continued throughout tho
trial, aud to *t (it is said) was
offered fur good scats in tho court
room. The evidence having been all
received on Friday afternoon In
jury proceeded to prepare their vei
i let ; tliev. le, we i , , , : i j : j i, ,1 -
mil were fhi.iily dismissed 15ak ,
I j
e. ;
i j
vas sont back to the Tombu to await
another trial, the result of which will
probably be either a verdict of mur
der in tin third degree, (the penally
of which is live years imprisonment)
or what is still more probable, an ac
quittal. Stanwix II,ill rows (in mini
attire) arc e! icqueiit ereurrnnco in
all of our l <r - > , it i-> , : e 1 we fear thai
their i'r ••'ciency will not be diminish
ed in any other manner lhan by pa
ho
,\t
I, le
fnl
lug a «m ! 'iitence on some of
ofleuders, and why not on Raker ?
tho occurrence of tho Poker and 1'
allair, it was thought quite an awful
transaction. Poole, was a prize lighter.
and no doubt, had
up
but. lie was a
a iur"i's feelings , and Raker shot
that man, ii. wa< said at the lim de
liberately, and in cold bloo I. In our
bumble opinion t he verdict of the jury
should be, " murder in the second de
gree." It is the opinion of many per
sons in New York City and Philadel
phia that he will be acquitted.
The balloting for speaker in the
House ol Representatives has continu
ed during the whole of last week, with
but little variation in the balloting«;
consequently we are no nearer the ul
timate election, than we were this day
week. We think, however, that there
is a weariness perceptible ou the part
of the members. Rank's of Mass, (Re
publican) vote was in the first part of
the week J 0*7 agninst, Richardson
(Dem.) Tt. Fuller's (of Pa.) vote
being 40. The result of the sixty-first
ballot stood ;—Ranks, 105 ; Richard
son l 74;~Fuller 40 ; scattering 6. No
election. This was the last ballot on
Saturday. To days proceedings have
not yet been telegraphed. They will
be of very little consequence. Noth
ing decisive will take place until M v.
Ranks can either add one more the
small parlies which compose his vote
manage to absent some of the
members. Horace Greeley who is at
nrteentin Washington, is evident from
äse communications that Horace is
B? all \,is influence to get Mr N. P.
Rai in thu speaker's chair. I'ut
vote chance is rather slim, for his
scly depgether likely to be immen-1
: >meof 'od by the fa"ing off of j
'11 1 pr-':es who the gen-j
j M e ,„en's friends (wo aro informed)
i have bard, work to keep together.
j Mr. E Forrest, the tragedian, com
j menced «^engagement liere on Mon
j day evening, bist. Mr. J. JG. Mur
| dwk has just concluded a very succcss
of f u | engagement at the City Museum.
The places of amusement, and indeed
all other places are preparing for
t'hiistmas. The stores aro all very
pretty.
Wishing you the best of Christ
masses 1 remain yours Ate.
" < >i:servkr."
T UK Weather .—It is a rule of ac
tion with us, lo say nothing on this
wornout subject, unless some sudden
and strange freak, on tho part of those
having cliargo of this department of
physical government, warrants it.—
Christmas day of this year was by all
odds the coldest, on the record of the
past half century. We went info the
country against the wind, in the morn
ing— buggy up to axel in the mira —
boise ditto to belly-band—refused to
- over dilapidated bridge-—had to get
out--(mud chin deep,) to convince
him of its soundness got frightened a'
a defunct animal by the road-side—
bad to get out again, and convince
thejiving, of no harm in the dead- -
In the evening got back to town stiff
met gentlemen, who had been on
a liko excursion of pleasure (who sports
mustaches, as luxumnt as the Grand
Turk's)--witli pendant ornaments of
ice thoretc -travelling over road, so
slippery, iVozeii aud that the iron nails
in their boots, strvrk lire as they went.
People living near the pole, can
Ibrni no idea of what kind of cold
weather we have in this latitude, wb
if r: roi"'.
if r: roi"'.
■
<!i r Fi n un Ki;to,,.ej^sr — Tho
j 1 re"oiiip"UFo Rewind is very
; Him h in the line and direction of prc
j Mil character. Tn other words, when
we shall laud i'i dieaven, we shall find
it is no introduction into a now course
hut the continuation of tue course we
eomnien cd on eailh. Have you, for
instance, sent your riches abroad in
acts of charity, in deeds of magnani
mous bcM.'IiceiH'O ? You will receive
in heaven, by grace, a richer reward
riches that thieves do not break
through and steal, and that do not
lake wings and flee away. Have you
j " signed, given up the pursuits of li
i ! Mature, in which you might have at
M lined ciuiiience, for the apparently
j humblo and low lie
j humblo and lowlier services of Chris
; f'au duty, in which you will meet with
reproach ! \ our name slia'l be pro
neuinvd in heaven ;il shall bo insciib
i d npnn a p'ller I'roui which it shall
not he era d. Have you bore pa
tiently, and without murmoriug the
afflictions of tho world? the cup that
your leather has given you to drink
have you patiently drank it ? Yoi ,r s
shall be the radiance of immortal youth
joys, that are at God's right band, and
pleasures that are forever and ever.
— ( '/ immid'i.
A Ri.an of the Duke Consta n
tinkto Ri un London .—According to
the St. Petersburg correspondedent of
the Paris Pa//.*, the Grand Duke Con
stantino, some time since, in a council
of war, made a most singular proposi
tion, namely: to arm and equip the
whole llect of Cronstadt, Ilevel and
Swcaborg, embark 20,000 men of
picked troops, to make sail at a propi
tious hour to force a passage through
the allied squadrons, or await th 'ir
departure, and the moment they le.
the l'altic to effect a landing in Scot
land or England. At first the Emper
or assented, but was afterwards pre
vailed upon by tho Empress, disap
proved of his brother's plan. It is,
however said tha tho has again resumed
j it. His uleejixc appears to be that he
[ could sack and burn London, or bury
j himself and his troops under the smo
| king ruins of the first commercial city,
of the world.
Ä _. r ,
A IAU£T lias uia ^ beautuul
j »rlieles for he t • e" appropi :itc for
C' ' >• S pre-on •
Geoffrey Monoton . —To Messrs.
De Witt <V Davenport, publishes. No.
100 Nassau street, New York, we aro
indebted for a copy of a novel bearing
the above title, from the pen of Mrs.
Moodie. The work holds the mirror
up to nature, in presenting that, every
day character, the •'Faithless Guardi
an, " the present chronicles of tho
times offer many such We look about
ii« and sec living and moving charac
ters, whoso history would be interest
ing iri a day to come, when some few
honest men may bo found in tho com
munity,— modest ; honest men, who do
not make a boast of it. Mr. Digby
has furnished lis otio of his inimitable
daguerreotypes of "ft model Adminis
trator" under the laws of Louisiana,
which shall be presented to the world
at an early day.
There are more foi tunes made in
winding up estates, and attending to
mortuary proceedings, than in specu
lating in the political stock market, or
the corn exchange.
-
of
IJcsiness in the CiTv.—The city
papeis—the great heart of trade, as
well as index of (he spit it and soul of
the times, show tho usual activity in
business. The Crescent of Saturday
says : that at the Arcade On Magazino
street, on Saturday, there was great
Activity in trade under i lie auctioneers
hammer. Houses and lots, lots with
out bouses, locatcd in every paît of tho
city, were offered ; negroes, horses,
mule-., cows, buggies, carriages, carls
»hrubbeiv, plants and dogs, in fact
eveiyihing. requisite to stock a plan,
tafioii, was for sale. Ruyors and look
ers on wore almost as numerous as Iho
leaves of Vallarnbrosa ; Carman (i Co.,
the auctioneers, were as busy as bees.
Fortunately, Magazine street, is pretty
broad find capacious, or the steps and
corner of the Canal Rack might bo
taken posses.-ion of hy the great crowds
which assemble every Saturday, or of
fener, on lliisgreat thoroughfare.
Whilst sojourning in the city a few
days last week, we noti< id, <hat eveiy
thing sold well, at auction except lo'i
2 —" town lots." In the rotunda of tho
St, Lou's, where some were offered,
bidders shook their heads at low
prices ; m and notwithstanding, they
were eiied in good French and indif
ferent English, still the crowd wor'd
not bid. but stood by v, .th heads dov. .i
and permitted one aucr another lo bo
withdrawn from sale. There was no
haste in the ciy 'ug—no lack ofbeauti
i '.' I maps in red white and black, show
ing the location tho lots wero "go
ing going, going" " once and twice,"
but. never three times. It occurred to
us, then and there, that tome of the
windy political trucksters, of all par
tics might read a valuable, lesson here
of their own writing. So much leak
ago and stealage, has taken place in
New Orleans, the past few years, that
(we have the Commercial Rulletinas
authority) tho la ; on real estate is
2,40 -per cent. This v, it.li insurance,
wear and tear, making it equal to be
tween five and seven per cent
We are informed that a person who
desires to remain unknown has addres
sed to the chief of the Russian legation
a check for four thousand dollars to be
transmitted to his government. The
unkovvn donor, who ouly signed tho
initials M. Y. states in his letter that,
full of admiration for the gallant do
fence of Scbastopol, ho sends this
liberal sum of money to be distributed
among the widows and orphans of tho
Russian soldiers who fell bravely fight
ing for their homes againrt foreign
aggro oit. [ Washington Union, 15th.