The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-01-07

be editorial, sancfsm sGnctoynAn-
unholiest ofholies, yesterday morning
ing-mysteriously. The note Is I'M
answered, but imperitively demands
attention:
Editor Of tie C0met-Sir LIN
your paper Of yesterday, you say that
the, Chinese people went safely through
with their performance on the night
previous-that Bang Wang Ching is
the Most remarkable man you ever
met--that he suffered the knives to
be thrown at him and his head taken
off without even blinking Now sir,
in reference to the natter, ! know not
what object you Have in view. Your
receptions on the public are often
otterner than called for. May | not
say unwa~rantahe. The Chinese
company had not arrived, when you
wrote the article, and every body have
been sorely disappointed haihly on
your account. What excuse have you
to offer for this humbuggeryl 1t is
high time you were offering some
apology to the public, for the numer-
ous impositions, which you have either
directly or indirectly had hand in.
can only mention a few Of them
the 'Headless Statue at Mount Saneaa
is laid at your door, the marbles with
| hyerog.yphics at Magnolia Mound,
the animals at the race track, (which
cost the State $500 on account Of the
Legislatures adjourning,) all these
things, are to be added to your notice
Of the Chinese players, before they
had arrived. These things, sir, must
now tina. there is talented OPPOSITION
bring you down to a dead level, and
as friend and admirer, | ask you to
repent and sin no more.
This is a real clincher-we do re-
pent, but should not be swept off in
this manner, for the sins Of others
The Chinese wefe to have played
the small bills and the large bills were
out, and all We have to say in the mat
ter is that it is no fault o. ours if they
did'h:.
It is our misfortune to have no.
noticed their performance before it
came off-that's fact; but have we
not the example Of others in this
tllingl Are we not justified in doing
this, by our city contemporaries p
Have they never pulled nntasted, and
unseen things? Was mol grave and
dignified document called '''he mes
sage" delivered before it was actually
delivered /! May we ask You Mr..
Asterisk (who pretend to be our frlendd
is not this matter Of the message, a
fact, as paradoxical as it may seem
Now sir, suppose that dignified
journal the New Orleans Plea
yune, had to have reporter, at
each one of the the Theatres and
Shows, that take place nightly, in the
Crescent Cityl Where would be the
pr9fts, (which are gilmore importance
than the honor Of editing "respecta-
BILE Journal'') ia reporter had to be
paid to attend each show Why sir
it would never do. The notices Of
performances are always made up from
the ''small bills of the day" before the
entertainment comes of.
Suppose the editor had to Taste all
the quack medicines he is called on
to puff Why he would have to keep
tumbler full Of Ipecacuanna, and
water, constantly on his table. No, Mr..
Asterisk, you must not abuse us for
this thing about the knife throwing"
We are imposed upon sometimes,
and who the devil isn't! About the
other humbuggs you mentioned we
have had nothing to do. The Advo-
cate Office is responsible for the Head
less statue; VIC we're victimized in that
as no doubt YOU were and it