The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-08-11

tnlS assumed authority, wnlcn Is put
out as a "feeler," to ascertain tue
strength of madness and fanaticism.
Comet.
Which has ascertained the strength"
of yours to be developed to a degree
Of rabidness which, in the prevailing
warm weather, there is reason to fear,
may result in incurable canicular by.
drophobia. So far, the "feeler" has
worked successfully. But if it had
been designed as a ''feeler" to "ascer-
tain" the amount Of editorial logic
and common-sense in Baton Rouge, its
explorations in the void expan>e
through which the Comet roams, we
fear, would have been vain indeed
Adr0c0te.
Every now and then something like
the above brilliant dash, appears in
the Advocate-Indeed it is fair
sample Of the character, and complex.
ion they always wear. We shall no.
tice this at some length, as we think
the writer designed it to attract our
especial attention but in future shall
let them pass.
We are obliged to our neighbor for
pointing out to the community our
Grammatical, Typographical and 9th
er errors. This is doing the people
a service which they no doubt apprc-
ciate, and are very thankful for: but
when he talks about editorial logic
and common-sense, We should be
pleased to know if he considers the
standard for these things, located in
bis own boundless perception. 1t is
but very poor revenge to knock a
confrerS labored articles of of their
legs, by making the sweeping asser-
ton that they are devoid of logic and
common sense"
We write as we feel, and feel per-
sonally responsible for all We say. We
never halt and look abou. us to see
how our pecuniary interest is to be
affected, in any local matter involving
public interest, but are out, regardless
of consequences to give an opinion, at
least. If we are not understood when
We do so, we are sorry for ourselves,
and have heart full Of sympathy for
the obtuseness of intellect (this is the
expression) of -uch of our readers as
cannot find out, at least, the Subject
matter" We eschew all manner of
difficulties, and stear clear of them
when we can. We kick no man on
his quiet journey the down bill side of
life, though we know him for an i'm
poster (as all men are by circumstance).
We would ourselves impose upon this
community if we could, and make it
believe, that we have decidedly more
genius-more native talent-a better
analytic mind, and kecner percep.
ton of what is logic" than any body
else within the mile square bat we
feel, that it would be bootless under
taking-one that would meet with
sudden check from superior light
and better intelligence in Church
street. Therefore we make no effort
to conform to the thousand and one
rules laid down in the books for logi-
cal reasoning. We are willing to ad-
nit with our neighbor, that our style
might be improved, and we would give
this day a "tcn thousand" (ifany body
would loan us the money! to be able
to effect the "grandiloquent," Of
which the following, from the Advo-
cate is fair sample The writer is
speaking of the public press, and says:
Instead of being conservators Of
peace and advocates of the amenities
and morals of society, maintaining
their principles with vigor. but with