The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-11-01
The Spirit IF The Morning Journals.

What an ipexliausiitle source Of ;bo'ht
and action il the human mind I How
complicated and yet how simple p
g,sping at all things, AMI yet unable
to ialhom the hidden spring OF its own
aciion1 We do not wonder That great
minds and small, have been engaged
in Efforts to f,thom its unfatliotned re-
courses. since Plato lectured III the
sacred groves Of Academlis, and Jere-
my Bentllan wrote bis book on Phil
osoplv. Sill with all the vast intelli-
gence of this age, the nat ural produce
and offspring of The last eighteen hun.
dred centuries, the mind Of nian u no
one whit farther advanced than it bas
always been. And here let us institute
an enquiry, which is rather humll'a-
ton for us to consider, but which i
nevertheless, melancholy fact
+ What is the unaided efforts Of any
single individual in The community
either intellectually or physically ?
What is the intelligence of any one
man worth. when the light past ex-
perience aud education does not shine
into the top of lis head ! Why pos
itively nothing. Then why this boast.
ING and Wanting about superior intel
ii,.ence and foresight, when the brlgli
intelligence OF this great age is po.l
lively nothing but the reflex OF the
past, We are lead to such reflection 5
from the eeo:istical manner in Which
many men give ''their views in reiel-
encc to things; the dogmatca' mail-
ncr in which they arc placed before
the world as though they were ISL
Orioles" and when they ope their
mouths, all men should ope then
eyes and stare with admiration at then
wisdom. Poor people are they, aud
| well deserving the worlds sympathy
here should be compassion for them,
| aud the milk OF human kindness should
low over 18th pap, wherever they are
We notice frequently u great deal
Of egotisn in the morning. Journals,
aud We laugh and cry at it by turns
The city papers and the country pres.
IS fui, o. it-towns, villages and country
groves are al painfully supplied with
| it, The market IS generally ovcrslocked
me the commodity goes begging
V,got OF style and independence ii
lbe Journals, ne frequently mistaken
ior it, by The multitude hut after all il
is something apart ftom it, and is lIk'
nothing but itself. Thank the Lort
! for it, if a man has really got som
valuable thought and wise Suggestion
to make for the benefit Of mankind i
is done ia Il modest yet forcable IN u
ner, aud lis influence is f.'t. Cur 10
cal morning Journal Of Saturday las
has an article in reference To th'
! Louisiana Press Union. which we com
mend to the especial attention OF thu
crai' in this Safe. lis intended f.
he craft and will undoubtedly pro
dueo he very reverse effect it is de
signed to have. The author Of til,
ANONYMOUS communication is M
doubtedly interested iii the welfare q
the fraternity, and no doubt think
he has given a death-blow 10 our or
glazation. lit will do Ilim;ny gooc
he can lay t'at naltering junction. Il
his soul, and pour ont as mitch wratl
against the Union rs will suilire t,
relieve his expanding bosom. w
doubt not that the writer Of the arti
Gle in question feels Che power that !
union Of the press will effect. aud it i