The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-02
The Country Press.

1AtO0uHlry fTcSS.
1t has not been long ago since a sugges-
tion originated with the Plaquemine SEMI
rel, and was seconded by several of the
country papers to cab a Convention of
Country Printers and Editors, to talk over
the lamentable condition of the Craft in
this State. We hore the idea has not been
Notwithstanding ought to be done
speedily to redeem the Press from the la
menfable condition into which it has fallen.
mentally, as well as physically. There are
many things that could be brought before
snch body that would tend materially to
benefit the craft in pecuniary point of
view, and elevate the business to standard
Of some respectability. As it is, we are
free to confess, that owing to the want of
good understanding between publishers, the
trade is degraded to such degree, that the
haberdashery business is respectable by its
side. This should not be. and we are ner-
suaded that meeting of Country editors.
could throw off some OF the shackles that
bind Printers to the earth, and degrades the
editorial profession. Nothing can be done
without unity, and anything may be accom-.
plisfed with it. AS it is, we are our own
enemies, daily committing suicide upon our
selves. If there be two papers, published
IN town or Parish, of course we look for
one to be the barrel-organ of the Wing. and
The other the trumpet blast of Democratic
freedom but this is no reason WHY the
editors, who serve the public, should run
their opposition SO close, as to ruin the
business IN pecuniary point of view
Another thing, which is the result of this
opposition, is. that nine-tenths of the COM
a'innity are furnished with newspapers for |
winch the publisher never receives a |
cent, many persons who have been receiy-
1ng papers for nothing all the days of their
lives, think it an insult to pay the Printer |
This thing could be remedied by conyen- |
ton; for list of non-payers could be made |
eut-pr'nted and furnished the publishers
Tor their own protection. Thus might |
long list of blood suckers be cut of-fellows
that the press is always dananing, vet can |
never get rid Of Another thing is. that the
prices for work could be established al a
living rate, and we could bid the gigantic
Legislature of the State, when it takes upon
itself to cut us down, to 60 to the devil, and
get their printing done. The last legisla-
ture In its wisdom thought proper to fix
a list of prices for us-a magnaninous
thing on their part! Without us it could
have no exlstance. Politicians seem to
have forgotten that it is the newspaper
only that can take one of the smallest of
their wire workers and initiate him by
i putting" until he becomes a political
giant. These are some of the things for the
country press to legislate upon without
within our body, we have host of miser-
.ble sots = bloated dogs that delirum
remens drives from point to point, to i'm
,ose upon the craft and degrade the pro-
ession. We say let their names be pub
LET us withhold from them any
lind Of aid or support until they recover
rom the degradation into which they have
brown themselves. We call on our breth-
IN throughout the state to think of these
hings, and aid us in call for Conven-
ion.
W- A party of young gents'' haunted
'hurch street last night: fromsthe. good spir-
IS with which they seemed to be elated t
re conclude that it was one of the Glee |