Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-07-30
ADVERTISEMENT
40 THE PURgr

In an article in the Gq-etc of l,
Inc pen OF a "small-potatoe" gentleman 49, 49,.
up the editorials for that paper, (not the noren,i-
, ""ose name IS at the head of it as editor,
OUT lis wrath against a firm in this place ,d,E
leaSoh' a9 exposed, that it declines TO srbso.,
Tor the ha-We or advertise in IFS col,,nra wv
take Il 1"I granted mat the UNDERSIGNED is fro fr,
alluded to-. And to serve the do,l1o
splitting out the m~alignity of the wr;tor oao.
a political END, he accuses us of Pursuing the
course we have in reference to the Ga-a,e, no.
cause that polished sheet does not snpDo,t Mr.. En-
acin for Sheriff! There never was a more IN.
blushing or baser lalsehood! We care but little
who IS elected Sherif-such matters, or political
matters generally, have not the least influence
upon the management of our business. We have
as many personal Democratic friends, we are
proud to say, as Wing friends.
Ia justice to Mr.. ERWIN, Whose election is
mainly attempted to be injured by the unwarrant-
able attack we have reference to- and in Justice
to our own rights and feelings as business men
and citizens, we deem this reply and contradiction
necessary.
We gave orders both to the Gazette md Sentinel
long before the convention met which nominated
a sheriff, to take out our advertisements: the pro-
prietor of the latter paper did Immediately as we
desired, as his paper will show. Subsequently,
however, We concluded to advertise in at least
one paper. And are we to be a%rraigned at the
bar of public opinion because, forsooth, we choose
to exercise a preference 2-because we do not give
our advertisements TO a paper, for the reason that
we do not believe our interests will be advanced
by doing SO? Is a citizen to be called to account
because he does not buy his meat, his bread, his
groceries and his merchandise, from some certain
butcher, baker, grocer or merchant? Does this
community uphold attacks by a political paper
upon business firms of any description because
they choose to exercise clear and iastifable pri-
~vilege?
We gave repeated orders not to send us the Ga
rite. If we allowed it to be left at our store we
would be compelled to pay for it. The "small-
potatoe gentleman" then, who does up its edito-
rlals, should not feel so very much hurt, if one of
the partners, (who has a blunt way Of expressing
his feelings) shorId have kicked the "dirty sheet,
ont of the house.
As the Ga>ette suggests that "Whig Estab-
would be the most appropriate sign We
could place over our door, We beg leave likewise
to suggest as a sign for that establishment. a por-
trait of the editor with a bundle of his papers
around, and the initials Up. Pr underneath-and
cave others to determine which sign is most enc
olematical Of the business done within.
Here we take our leave of an article and its au-
hor and of an editor and his paper, which really
10 not merit the notice they have received-and
n Notwithstanding Democrats and Wings
hat we always keep the best of Groceries of all
Kinds at cheap rates, and a pitcher of ice water
md something else alongside of it for those who do
is the honor of a visit-we beg leave to subscribe
ourselves the public's most humble servants.
TOWNSEND & ADAMS.
Plaquemine, July 2s, ls53-It.*