The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

torney, Tor Louisiana appears IN the
| VJs4a.p is, Of yesterday, III answer,
to his literary prize essay published in
| the True Delta, d short time since.
The extensive circulation Of our us
a. VIZ contemporaries paper IN tliis,
and the adjoining parish, and The
| knowledgs that the letter viii find its
way into the New Orleans papers, is
Dir apology for not spreading It be-
fore Our readers. The reply 70 the
Hon. Noises epistle Is over The sigma
ture Of on friend, Col IT. W. Allen.
The Col. replies totle Hon. Mote In
behalf Of the Sugar Planters, who he'd
the presumption and a,atlaeity to meet
in WEST Baton Rouge, and 1T Dvlaald-
sonsille III Convention, without first
obtaining the Hon. District Attorney
Noises consent to do 50. We take
| the following extract, as it is deemed
/ q sufficient apology for the Sugar
Planters.
"Why, sif, no INN dreamed That
your fastidious sensibilities would be
disturbed, N that your frothy vanity
would receive the slightest wound; We
thought that II gentleman Of your late
multltarlous employments, Il gentleman
who had heretofore bud his washing
done in Tie Parish Of pladndf5fas5s.
slept III jefferson, drunk his clarot III
the Citizens Bunk, and practieed law
iii New Urleaus, and electioneered
pronIiseo,sly, largely aud generally.
all yVef The State, ahd nov waits 10 rs
the next governor thereof, We thought.
sir, under I'LL these circumstances, yo.
would really be glad TO receive Tic
assistance ofeyen "a humble an inai.
vidnal as Haudall Hunt Id Ates ding
to your duties as District Attorney Of
the United 'states. But no, ilisfead
Of replying to the COMMITTEES Dis any
modest man would have a,iie, thank
ing them tor the assistance they had
furnished, you complain Of want Of
etiquette, dlseeurtesy, ind eviuce d
bad heart, and an ugly temper.
Circumstances always alter casts.
We de- not thihk in aeentfoyersv like
the present, where 'court etiqnette,h
professional courtesy and other aues-
tiohs Of mere ku1e are being discussed,
that it is altogether right u suppose
case for argument sake." We have
no doubt tliat Under different causes Of
actioh, different effects would have
resulted. Upon The Newtonian phil
osophy, it il established that similar
causes, invafibly produce similar re-
suits; this is applicable to 'physics''
but not to @ethies.' ANY problem in
ethical philosophy can Be solved, by
the application Of dollar marks and the
proper number Of figures; we do not
consequently think It air 10 ask The
questions
Il AK you this question. and / eal
upon every intelligent gentleman in
the State 70 answer it. II, when the
Sugar Planters Of Louisiana called
heir convention TO employ consul to
issist you, they bad passed this res.
,lution:
Resolued, That The sum If $4,000
'e paid the assisting consul ef5paUed
. this case. and also tho like ann1 Of
1000 be paid 70 the Hon. Il. Warren
Noise, District Attorney for The East.
I'm District Of Loau liiysaiafa Hes, sir,
would you have written on to head
quarters" for Instructions, Or would
tou have brought about this silly and
lisgraceful quarrel, No, sir. no.
Four wounded possibilities would have
,een healed BY that soothing balm
hat cnres the broken hearts of diseon-
olate, but too confdiug maidens.
An honest E.ird to virtues preeepts true,
an not only be made false, but true.
gain. Broken VOWS can Be msnded,
nd wounded hearts healed ard this
10 if they are moro tanJax = -.