The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-10-23
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All Fiction A. Truth /.
And ali Truth Absurdity.

AIn the whole history Of our news
paper career-4anl it has been brilliant
with varied incident--we do not re :
collect ever to haye said. any Thing
that his not been denied BY some one
Of two--in many instances more than
q half dosen different people. This
Ii Of itself strange, but what il still
more strange, is, that the more certain
the truth the greater the opposition
to IL. We never expect to have the
whole world to agree with us, and
shall always be very far from cryiiie
our eyes out Oh account Of Diversity
Of opinion, that HAY and
doubtless always will exist, iii d city
Of the vast dimensions Of this; and
composed Of SO many diversified mates
rails. The CoMEr has always been
open to let persons be heard, who diff
er with u, and lave invariably pub
lished everything anonymous or 9th
erwise, that has been comprehensive,
To our conprehensibilities. And
here, by the way Of parehthasis, let US
add, tthe first object Of the Publication
ofthis paper, is our own fun ana frolic,
and u Ii an inexhaustable source IF
both. When IL ceases u be, then We
will endeavour to throw the benighted
race Of IMAM into a mist, with the light
ofour extremities, and at once leave
the solar system, for a more congenial
atinosphere) # aHa China h II
We published an article the other
day. for The benefit Of our citizens,
.'abroad. \ that has called down upon
US, the vengence III the Board Of
Health which is expressed in q very
laconic note, ID another column. If
this (always) excellent paper. The
last Dem. Advocate, endorses the
''Important Notice, I md must needs
now go forth to the country and CAUSE
the terrified 10 70 off into spaslns, be-
cause they are told therein, that il is
extremely dangerous to come 70 town,
and they must not think Of coming III,
until official information Is published
under the advice Of onr Physicians,
from the Board itself. This il consol-
tory, IT. panic must be kept up,
and We find that our single arm can be
Of no avail in battling il down, why
We shall fall IN, and assist ii blowing
The trumpet Of CONSERVATION, u. The
terrier Of tho terror.stricken. But We
do not think II At all necessary.
Long before there was any appear
ance Of The epidemic in this city, We
learned BY the way of,tho .honrishing
town Of St Michael. that the fever was
committing Il ravages here, the Ga
xette and Advocate come suddenly
into the possession Of the same fact.
We put on our tri-cornerel hat, and
went into the suburbs, to learn the
truth but could nowhere find it
written, except III the Journals 81 our
cotemporaries, To do away with the
fiction, aud get NJ the fact We, volun.
teered tcpublisli a daily report, il the
Board Of selectnlen would organize
Health Office !; which was dene. Our
friend VIM. r. Tunnard, (io whom all |
praise is due) netting asreporter after
the first few days Of Mr. Coxc's admin.
istration, and continaeing 70 act, until
two Or three days elapsed, 5lsdOut i
case to repos--the Hospital closed,
and daily reports. we're at his suggsa
ton abandoned.
During the most gloomy days Of the
Epidemic. We ware not surprised 70
find our cotenporaries, eoutending in