The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-08-14
The Daily Palefs

| I've GONE WlJH0u6 ulScOFPFfHE ttie Hsuai
lamouht Of egotism common u man !;
But we must give utterance to some
thing that has been choking us for
the past six months to have express
sion.
Our people begin to feel sensibly,
the importance and usefulness Of a
daily paper 1t Is even GO much 30.
with d majority Of the most intelligent
people In This city, that we verify do
not believe that their coffee and muffin
at breakfast would have any relish, if
the appetite were not sharpened by
the regular appearance OF the daily
Comet" when the sun rises. This Is
as II should be. We predicted it,
when in the cold month of December
81, we launched the Comet into pxs
isttpce. Then it wns but a half sheet
printed on one sida only. without a
single subscriber. and no ADVERTISE
nenls.
Now. We naltpr ourselves it ellis the
wants Of The town and keeps still p
little IN advance. We have as manv
advertisements as We can well find room
for, and publish regtlarly-i,ine hnnd-
rel and 90 papers every week, 1884
every month, and 46.3ds per annun.
Since the first number Of the paper
was issued ii has never missed being
published one single day, and has been
regularly and punctually at the door
Of each subscriber in town. before sun
rise in the morning.
In our selections from the columns
Of exchanges we have always endeavor-
cd to obtain the most interesting items.
and when articles. have been found too
long to insert entire. we have condens-
ed them without remark to suit our
paper In our leaders we cn1eavor
TO deal Justly, with the subject matter;
and claim to ourselves the merit of
writing them, which Is altogether, fat
ering 10 our vanity to think Of II
there are any ensious and malicious
people about town who do not be-
lieve it. all they have to do is to come
up to the "front Office and they will
find The best evidences. Having but
one editor, of course The Comet Is not
only conscientious, but eonsistant.--
We do not ask any body, to think as
We do. speak as we do, or act NJ we
do, for we can assure all parties in the
deep conviction Of sincerity, that we
will not change title on any sub
|ject, unless appealed to, in the most
eloquent manner
a Wing platform has been placed
IN our hands To defend, but the in
ducemonts to doao are insufficient, and
proposition has been made to It's by
q Democratic Iigi|ente committee, to
purchase the "other stoe' Of this pa
per for political purposes but the side
they Nsnt has already been purchased
by two quack medicine makers, in
New York. For these several reasons
We shall remain neutra! in our politics.
We never have---por we never intend,
10 try to please everybody--we
wouldn't If we could. and as we shall
never make an efiort---never vii.
As to our editorial notions, our CHS
toners can overlook them, if they are
not palitable they will find enough
elsewhere in the morning paper" to
interest them before breakfast. V We
can give our readers this assurance
that there is nothing to be had in the
way of news, but what we will have
"our share Which will always be
served up to our customers at least
one week head Of our country con-
temporaries, and with the present
mail arrangements at least forty-eight