Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-10-08

ttpversies, and always hasten to get out Of
| them, when we IRE in them. But some one
has said ''every bitter has its sweet" Or "ev-
cry sweet has its bitter" which is all the same
thing, and we believe it for yesterday, while
quietly coIloquizing with an ancient editorial
friend. now turned preacher, aud who stole
into our Office like o spirit Of the past, cur
Agreeable cenfab degcuerated into Il DOWN.
Ilglt controversy OIL the putting system. lie
took sides for, We agajnst it. We argued lis
tendency 10 elarlaianism aid dnplicity-
he argued it's beneficial influence Oh the tenn
poral and etcrnai welfare Of the editorial corps
in particular, and ether people in general.
"Bir," sud he, IN OIL energetic tone, his long
index digit pointing 10 a plearuhe that lay oil
tho tabIe-~"Sir ! that little puff, Of that rick
ely old boat, owing to the geed feeling that
inspired il, viii lie recorded in faver Of the
writer up yonder,' (tIle digit made a sudden
. perpendicular asceui above the speakers
hesd) and will. | doubt moi, prove 0 good set
of for sotue wild spree Of his on EARTH
To all tlrs, We usnered-"Iudge the
Editors of the licnyune never go on sprees.'
The good man was III q printing office, and
we thought al one moment he would certain
" swear a little but no r~efrained though
evidently much irritated by our kind Of logic,
The first thing he did was to leap from his chair,
the second~-to leap upon ii; and fixing on uR
t T.. .l ..f. H. z-4rr ,| ~. rapt,tt trtt,
gled with The benigpity Of his heart, and as.
Stunning at the same time a meeting house air
and attitude, he broke ground in this wise:
"rufTs. my obdurate btother-pulfs are o
concentration-tie distilled gas, Of the W
best qualities Of the heart, viz: hope, which
opens The door of heaven, and faith which
prevents it shutting again, when OPEN
That's not according TO Young, We inter
rnpted.
"Young DE. don't interrupt me, you siH-
ner Yes, sir.-of hope and faith. All pro-
perly conversant with the mysteries OF tho art
Of Faust, know well the truth Of this dnctrInes
The puff of faith, Is the puff paid for; and IL
an bflbtitt VI Wv ElhNltlit w iN'' w '"N
sinners in our pocket. The puff Of hope is
the puff unpaid for, the fruits OF which, Ilko
bread cast upon the waters, We hope to gath-
or in The course Of a very short time. Both
spring from a sentiment Of klndteEs and ge@.
nerosity-a PRAYER for success lnthc heart oi
the editor; aud The recording
DrIa,,t see. ,,r,,, ;,t,rr,rtnI tell ,,,a
will you. the recording angel ever takes 0
Fquint at editors and their concerns why no
clerk in Elysium could copy hslfthe puffs
written daily in The United States !! Cam
come that, no way the things prepesterou=.
"Sir!" he cried, "tbere are dozens Of
clerks at the Job and what's more, let me
tell you that not a steamer SO inferior divides
the mississippi, not a grocer, not a dry
goodsinan. or tailor or shoemaker or halter, go
mean, juhabits the land, Of whom von can
speak a kind word ii your columns, that il
will not be pa; GOWN to your favor on the Gre
dit side Of tho great ledger of life Pufs, sir,
are like pure mountain rills, that, leaping
from unpolluted fountains, go laughing down
the cragay steep to the plains below, lrrIga-
ting the soil, and a~aording cooling draughts
to thirsty animals and temperance men !"
This last flourish used us up. We gave
bis reverence our hand, aided him to descend
from bis impoverished tribune, called for two
glasses and a bottle of wine, and resolved
z,.z. - O.. ,,,,r ~, ,o.. ,.s,k tHo rt,..z.
Brilliant, Gen. Harrison and Fuselier for their
many kind attentions. But who yet ever saw
memory mix with wjne' We forgot our re-
solution, and suppose something in our favor
was missed on that great ledger
a." We are requested by Capt. CLARK, OF
the steamer Luda, 10 say that the editor of The
Baton Rouge Gazette shall travel on his boat
free of expense whenever he thinks proper to
avail himself of the privilege"
The above is from the Bayou Sara Ledger,
of Wednesday, the 9th instant, and before re-
turning our respects to Captain Clark for the
compliment rendered, We must apologize 10
the editor Of the Ledger for having so long
omitted the customary (and in this case, de-
served,) civilities, due to his sheet. The Led
ger is a democratic paper, and, as far as we
have seen, s~ustains the genuine principles of
democracy: viz: decorum, urbanity, and
sound moral ethics. This is the kind Of de-
mocracy we admire, and most devoutIy wish
to see prevail Throughout, all regions of the
country.
Rnsnprtinr fhr peneroue ofsr nT (aptatn
Clark, we have certain reasons for constru-
ing it in a sense precisely opposite that ex-
in the language quoted. Our reasons
arise from an article which came TO hand by
he last mail,-marked for our notice-in the
New Orleans Jeffersonian, and from private
'eport. Capt. c. took umbrage at some OBJ
'ervatlons made in our paper. a week or two
since, against steamboat racing, and in which
lis boat was censured for carrying too much
;team. Those observations we now rciterate
nd affirm. 1t is impossible they could have
'nenated from any ill feeling towards Capt.
Clark or his boat, for we know nothing Of the
but his6ame, and nothing ofhis boat
ut what we saw at the time specified. The
:dvicc we gave was as much for his benefit as
Or the benefit others. However, he knows
is own business better than we do, and will, o.
f course, manage it as he pleases. We shall
o the same. We disapprovc OF &teamboat
and shall exercise our option as to the
hammer or measure>of censure to be bestowed
n the dangerous and inhuman practice.