Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-09-11

bat Justice III 70. better administered III WIS
c~ountfy than my other. Our c%ntirts are mol
Impartial Tribunals whore the poor ana INC
rielt--tho feeble n d .ho etroiig meet on per-
feet equality. ] st: . is bought md aold ~
this count I, az III every other etgtlisea cotfi"
try On the earth. L. was 4 deml-1arbarian
who laid down tho maxim, that Justice, to DO
pure, must fom FREE ~ The waferS; ana ohiy
demi-barbafiafia ever appear to have P~factiaoa
tho precept. You cannot ~tralntllai Or dam tip
Justice, and have j: Justice still. y WY
| change itu nattirc--it will sthgnate j not lolt
| aa free m mountain 1ir. Justice bought ana
~ |, is in iinstiee and inetf,is cetintfy where
the righ;s Of hiah md low, rich and poor, are
yeprcaentcd as e~uiial-Wtefe III tho eye oi
government al citizens tl,are alike--iostfeo
should be administered Oh tio noble principle
Of freedom 10 All. Tribunals paid by govern
f,cnt and sapportdd by m eqnitable tariff on
tho property vi the citizens Should have orlyl-
aattld with government itsclf.
An opportunity, the like Of which may never
occur again, now presents it@olf for fetneiy-
inc til !. grand defect 10 our institutions. lot
us st least have ono law administered equally.
Let the poor and tie rich meet Mt the bank
r,pt'a tribunal on the eanlr grounds. Let the
court expenses be paid BY The general govern
ncnt lct advocates, like judges, receive o
a.nted aAlary, and II any thing must be addod
10 the fees Of tho clerk, lot the court II its
discretion name tho amount and draw # from
the general treasury.
This would not prevent rich men from 60
inr to as large expenses NJ they might deem
proper, while it would sIiirId thu poor man
from expenses be ii wholly unable tn bont.---
Our courts now resemble an arcua where
stronir tnen combat tho weak no sooner en-
ter the lists than they arc ground into powder.
A tedious course of litigation IL opened
through this Inv and it's benefits will be
chiefly confined 10 those most able TO fec tho
ablcst lawyers.
Ngw-ORIEANs.-fho yellow fever is in
eroasing /; i~ntermcnts last Tuesday 32--22 OF
the epidemic. NTho generous citizens use
great eSorfiona To ameiiorato tho condition Of
sufferers. 'rrale has arrived at that beatitic
point of d%ullness, from which it molests no
ono, and merchants clerks snooze away their
mornings in bed, pass their nooua at the lunch
table, and their evenings and nights amidst
entertainment peculiar to cities. Some mar-
chants contemplate q new speculation they
think u small fortune can DO satea between
this and November by shutting up shcpto cut
expenses.
Cotton is on the decline. New, fully fair,
is quoted al l0Ic.; average prices s to slc.
For ~bagging and rope the market is unset
ted, and the prices high. According TO the
[ - s - 49, Er# =
Bulletin (and that paper is authority in s'tch
matters) the stock on hand IL small and hold
ora firm at 25 to 26c. for India and Kentucky
~baggirg. Only about 700 bales Of tho former
in market. Rope is quoted at II to l1loe-
plenty on hand, market unsteady. Scotch
bagging 90 to PIC, German do. Ia 10 lSc,
Sales of sugar small prices a to DC. per
ID. for inferior, S to CT for m%iddling and fine
Molasscs 30 to % cents in small quantities !;
curn69 to 1755c.; no oats in market; flour is in
brisk demand, and sales are making at lbs Is
FOR now, and SO 81. to SO 50 for old 1900
bbls. arrived from Saturday to Wednesday
last pork very dull ut 80 25 TO 80 Is for
mess, SS7 so to Ss for prime, NJ. o. $50 to $s
50; bacon is IN better demand, stock decrcas-
ing, fams q to 6ac., cahyassed do Z to Sc,
! sides Al to 5 and shoulders 3 TO de-; mess
beef Sl2 10 $i2 so per Dbl; lard at 8 cents,
stock Of prime small, demand light; wlliskey
in small lots q to % cents.
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TnE FuLroS--This boat is again laid up.
We were indebted to our ohliging coTespon-
dent and other friends, for city papers by
the Persian on Thursday, or our latest dates
from New Orleans would have been n week
old. We recommend this mail route to the
attention of n reforming administration. The
manner iii which the mail has been carried
between New Orleans and Bayou Sara during
the last four or five months, was never exceed
ed for outrages neglect on any route, under
any administration, by any contractors. The
Persian and Clipper are both good beats, reg
ular in their trips, and commanded by atten-
tive captains; let the mail DO given to them
If the Falton is unable To fulfill her contract.
PArSruL"-It is really painful to see
men of such ability and accomplishments
as the editors Of the Natchez Courier and
Free Trader boast, devoting them TO reci-
procal injury and disgrace. If editors, like
lawyers, were paid 10 advocate opposite
interests, without regard to the justice or
injustice Of the cause, it would not be. sir.
prising that they should at times fall out
upon hair splitting problems; but as very
little personal benefit ever does or can ac-
cruc to them from a remorseless war Waged
against each other, aud as all are liable to
occasional errors, this intolerance and rank
hostility, savors more strongly Of animal
hate than of human ~forbearance. The
Natchez editors are gentlemen of high
talent, and, we doubt not, are amiable,
worthy members Of society-respected and
esteemed by their fellow citizens. 1t is a
pity they cannot learn TO esteem and re-
spect themselves au fond, they can have
no serious canse of quarrel, and a course
of mutual indulgence would enable them
to become far more useful to the public,
than they ever can be while seeking mere
ly each others destruction.
Why this sacrifice Of personal happi-
ness, peace, and the hearts holy feelings?
Arc editors, like Johnny Bulls or Spanish
bulls, thrown into the arena of public life
solely to pummel and gore a another ?
Is the taste Of our reading public so vicious
that these d~isgraceful scenes are daily call
ed for Are the conductors of public