Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-05-01
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saturday, May I, 1871.
nj ADvERTISERs

sI,lose al onr friends who have yearly Or hail
yearly advertisements standing in the Gazette
will please notify ns as carly as possible
whether they wisi, the same continued after
the present dare. Having received new type
for the ~tsaaafye, We expect next week to be
a;,le 10 make orr sheet appear IN clearer ana
bta,tter character than for sometime past. as
Il will be necessary to r~c-compose standing ah-
,cr,issuaents, yearly advertisers have Q iavora-
bic occasion presented for renewing then, if
they desire. VII, those disposed TO renew,
hand in their notices safly next week. They
will obligc lis, and perhaps Favor their PERSONAL
Interest to a small dega>,e, by so doing.
r~syolleei that ia a late number we reproved,
pver Tho shoulders of these journals, the PEN
c;aast for hoaxing the public, manifested by
MANY journalists Of the day. We particular
lied the Bee and Ptcayane, for reasons given
nj tho time. The editors OF the latter, we are
pleased to acc, a we'll az the English editors
Of the furrner, understood our remarks III their
proper spirit, viz; that of kindness, and a desire
TO correct at once an erroneous public impress
sion, and the means by which such Impressions
are generated. Did our limits permit, we
should insert here the articles of both papers
noticing our remarks.# Their most important
points, however, are as follow:-The Pied
sans says, ii aerer JOKES on serious subjects;
and the Bee observes, Like the Baton Rouge
s~;asctte, We reprobatn any thing like a delibe-
rate attempt through the columns of a public
journal, TO mystiiy or hoax the community,
and consider such exhibitions exceedingly un-
digniied aud improper"
The criticisms Of the Bee upon it's manutac-
tarcd foreign news, are very just, and such as
a minority Of the public would make 'on sight.
But the gentleman arc learned men, and doubt
less r~ecoilect the opinion Of Voltalre respecting
the maycrity Of his species. 1t is not every rea-
der tLat distinguishes between satire and fact,
Or between irony and candor and those least
ready at drawing such distinctions, are gene
rally the elowest TO receive the impressions OF
truth when di estcd against any preconce'ved
usi,ioi,. IF the gentlemen will think Of this in
connection With he fast that we found all our
arrrunonts and all cur evidence in favor of the
truth OF tic news from Washington, totally
dlecredi,ed by a large number Of very respeeta-
BILE readers, who even treated the matter sc
lightly as to make the Presidents decease a
subject of betting AID speculation. as if there
had been question Of horse race, they will
not wonder at our remarks, nor that we should
have felt indignant thai, tor the qualification Of
d mirti+ loving Whinl, the press should subject
It's statements OF a grave and important cha
raeter, to the humil;ation Of being questioned
on the score of truth,
As regards the French editor Of the Bee, his
remarks are of no; consequence. He may
treat our kindness With as little respect as he
likes; we shall not quarrel with him on that
account. It is the public confidence we desire,
and while honestly seeking it, should we lose
sais4 We do not think the event will ever mar
car appetite for dinslcr, or cause us to make
one efE<t the less to do good to our fellow mel
and felIew editors, though he be comprehended
aMopr the latter.