The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-06-26
friday Morning, ~. fJune a, 1893
Court Etiquette.

is decidedly the most courteous Gener.
al Government functionary, we have
ever met with. A letter Of bis in the
True Delta Of the 22nd inst, will
convince any one of the fact, who ID
not willing to take our word for it.
The letter (so the True Delta says)
should properly form part of the cor
rcspondence which appeared in the
proceedings Of the "Convention Of
Sugar Planters published ia that
paper Of the 21st inst. The question
il, upon tllc usual mode of proceeding
in the employment Of Assistant coun-
sel." This Is delicate question, one
involving vast amount ofpfisate, and
personal---as well as public and diplo-
matte Court Etiquette. It Is sub.
iect that should be handled invari-
ably with gloves and then In the most
careful and gentle manner.k We do
not know more dlsagrseable position
to get III, than The one into which The
convention Of sugar planters have TN
fortunately fallen. They have involved
'flerchant appraisers, ""Custom. house
officers, l,eleher q Bro, Mr.. Randall
Hunt, agents III Matatzas. Home
runners and lastly they have run
upon the T. 8. District Attorney. who
tle,nolishes the whole Of them, in one
column Of Brewer type in the True
Deita newspaper
All this comes Of a violation Of the
f,s,,dau,cysfui laws Of etiquette known
10 Diplomats, Government function
aries and other gentlemen Listen to
J District Attorney Noise 4
g
: n ami Obliged 10 add---that had Il
known Ihad been consulted BY you
before you employed Mr.. Hunt, i
Should not have attempted to rebuke
you; SO that you must clearly per4
ceive that II you consulted me without
letting me know anything about it. the
error isop your eisls." n
Here's 4 clincher. The U. s. Dis.
strict Atttrnay, gravely insinuates, that
ifhe were scopsulted II was in some
unconscious State--~he,hasno lr,vl-
edge Of It. The committee says he scas
consulted aud expressed his wiling
hess 10 accept Mr.. Hunt. Il is rath-
" funny to US that the committee
would 60 to consult upon 50 grave a
subject as matter relating to the
Customs In a ligh..headed manner
Il manifests, Ito use Noises language. J
% simplicity asrefre shing asst is rare"
We know not of a more tantelising
interrogatory anywhere, than the one
U. s. District Attorney Noise couches
in the following language--tfis is put
to the Sugar planters convention.
care you sure that you would have
raised contributions for the employ.
ment of assistant couus eleven IN the
highest heat OF your indignant virtue
If Belcher and Brother had sought
to commit fraud on the revenue in
the entry ola cargo Of chateau aioville
or champagne from the cellers Of the
widow Meet ~ Al
! No sir. We can answer the oues-
ton for the sugar planters. "your ques.
ton Is irrelevent--not bearing on the
case at hand--foreign to the subject,
and should be discussed under another
head. We should like to know what
the widow Meet, or the chtteau Lilo
vile has to do with the matter of con-
centrated molasses !? The chateau
Lioville is one thing and the widow
Meet is another and wc should like |
to know why they are drawn into this
controversy. unless they are foremost
in some mems minds. In behalf ofl