The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-18

Il
yup1c1Af ApyERTIslEe Heretofore we were Of Union
that L was legally requisite that the fapeI Ethe
Enelish But somewhat to our surpIise on "Wednesday
last perceived Mr. LaIue. editor and prognetof Of
Of State where he had previously deposited his contract for
cent need not be observed printed wholly in English
has no French readers whereas 1t necessary 70 the pnr-
poses Of those obligated to advertise such medium. that
Il should have French circulation and patronage. We
have heard persons say evening, that Obliged BY law
own Interest," ake afterwards Re necessitated
paper published in both anguage-eo be sub
How i s possible for proprietor Of newspaper e
believe the of the Courier contracted to the ad
bes with he subject rsr Ioc Since then we
have learned thai he lost money By the operation notwlth
now cousced for BY the editor Of the Crescent Mr.
Larue, (YhO Is himself PRIMER Nj, Hayes another
partner the Crescent to the manifest detnment Of the
Nj Lame has, according to the Courier. undertaken
publish the Judicial advefenentso At east lO9 words in
said Advertisements, for tyes quarters q cent Nowhear
the Courier From the statement OF the editor some lea
may be entertained Of the profitable speculation Of MI L.
luey rulnous unless some other than ne plans genel9y
pursued by contracting parties are adopted by him. The
Yesterday was fixed for receiving proposals by the Sec
rotary of State and State Treasurer for The publication of
first Of next January We anaeand fonfth Of
cent were sskea IN one Ct Re psopesss i0 ne puPcsoa
" words in types oanlOt be done al less expense than nj
teen cents while the other expenses may be fairly set down
And for the COMPOSITION etc Of one hundred words
the Daily Crescent Will ii he G5dss By his contract receive
THREE QUARTERS OF A CENT
with he technical adum~ba the rattiag Of the Daily
Crescent beats Bannagher and Bannagher beats both the
NEW ORLEANS, November II, l84S.
TO John c. Prsadergast, Editor Of tie OrIeanian:
Most Excellent SrYou probably surprised at the con
spcuous place which have given to article in the
columns Of the Crescent thereby conferhng upon ocu
laon and character which could have aanedin
your valuable but unappeciated sheet Ihave done
my dear air. because there efforts Of genius which
only hooks and pOred over by the Ignorant
and criticised b. the unskilfu sufficiently under
stood reesYe the audaon which they merit but which
when brought the light of day, like the dewdrop OF the
morning the sun no sooner shines upon Them than their
surprising beauty strikes every behoder There another
reason SIR personal to youref You deserve high
rank among your felowmen for ingenuity. poetic
fancy and correct taste and DESTROYS of securing
you the station TO which you aspie by exposing the
doubted e1oeAsnee Of this intellectual gem.
not surprised. sir, at the confession with which yOn
begin your You have not had many opportunities of
becoming acquainted with the laws and that should not
have understood the governing a contract which you
DESTROYS of making, will not asonish of your
friends You doubtless believed, that the competition was
limited to the Bee, and the Couue and-as
thought that the thing has been done befoe-you
have INDUCED the hope that by uniting with them in
exhorban bid you might all have made fine specua
ton of the contract the expense of the people, If any
such arrangement had been made explains the surprise
and modification with which you at the stae-house
am sorry that thwarted your views indeed, candor
compels confess that do the main object OF
my bidding at all.
But sir the fact that made bid, by which the possibility
Of combination to make the people pay five times
much the work WORTH defeated, has only
soured your temper which regret but has excited i'm
agination TO a most extraordinary degTee-much to my
Amusement and that Of othen-which is a of
intense qualification.
on remark, sir that Mr. Larue has, according to the
Courier, undertaken publish the judicial advertisement
at least hundred words said advertisements for
three quarters of cent" and thereupon you graveIy
moralize the manifest detrment to the proiesson
caused by myself and Mr. Hayss-both pnteB-speak elo
qnently of the technical Odum attached rating"
and own beautiful and chaste language declare that
the rafting of the Daily Crescent heats Bannagher and
Bannagher beats the devil and John c. Lar9el" Il is true
you remark that Mr. Hayes and myself both printers
we have been journeymen, foreman publishers editors and
what not, and pretty well known in the trade will,
therefore, somewhat astoniEh Others connected with it. find,
from your account of the part which have been play
ing But this tng to of the other beauties deve
Oped in distinguished work For instance would
naturally suppose that like other eminent authors You had
fact which to base your story and that your appeal
to the Courier for authority not the result altogether of
invention. But such person could be well acquainted
with the brilliant fancy that heaven has blessed you
with, nor understand the peculiar with which you
cultivate it. and all lis native vigOr. One who
soften in the habit of seeing double, will later
rive at the pOetcal sublimatOn where his