The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-12-24
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GEO. A. PlME. -. :Edtt0y.
To Readers and Writers.

There are many persons in The com
munity who labor under the erroneous
impression, that nothing in way Of
communication, is appropriate or ac-
cepable for the columns Of the local
paper, unless il square with The edi-
tors own one sided notions What
may-indeed must be the cost of an
article intended for the columns Of The
print, bound head, hands, and feet to
party, Is not required for sheet
claiming no allegiance and owing
none For this reason, we again ten
der the columns of the Comet, to each
and every adult individual, male and
female, within the compass Of the mile
square city; that each may (who can
think and write intelligibly) be heard,
and WELD an influence in all matters
pertaining to the welfare and happi-
ness Of our little city, whether in do.
nestle Politics. Religion, morality or
social ethics.
II has always been our desire. to
make the Comet, n local paper, inter-
esting abroad as well as at home. for
its tocat opinion and news: and to
this hour, we have never refused a
single tnteilig'bie communication On
any subject; this too, wishout regard
to conflicting ehments, with our own
parti-colered opinions. We do not
think il necessary, that tho ''name''
should always accompany the commu-
nication for unless it be personal
article, we can see no reason why the
editor should know the author. In
deed anonymous writing, where the
subjects treated Of, are general, and
the writer desires to depreciate the
vices of mankind, and esalt virtue. il
in our mind. preferable to any other ;
and We are more ready and willing to
give them place. for there Is less re.
straint. and more freedom Of opinion
in this kind Of writing, than ii that to
which the authors own autographs il
appended. IN an intelligent commu.
nifty (like this) there can be no harm
in any structures upon the fashionable
vices Of society, or the customs into
which we have been led so gradually,
as not to see their evil tendency. Ev.
orything 10 the whole range Of nature
and art, should stand on a foundation
so broad and so firm, as not TO be
shaken by mere 'sopbistical logic :"
such things as have not, and do not
at this hour have; must fall sooner or
later. Then We say again. our paper
is open to all and all may be heard
through its columns, on any subject Of
a general or local interest. One re-
quest however; our young friends of
both sexes will please not write us
poetry, this is the Grs., and should al
ways be the last branch Of literature,
INDUCED in BY young aspirants.
BALLOON EXCITEMENT. Mr. Boud-
sias who was to have gone up, in a
balloon, from the PLACE d'Arms in
New Orleans the other day, for the
entertainment Of the multitude at
-four bits q head, didn't 90. The
failure caused no little excitement, and
Monsieur Boudrias had to place the
funds in the hands of Capt. Baldwin of
the Second District Police, to prevent
\ row. Ms. Boudrias promises to 20
up on Sunday next in order to have
The money. He attributes his fail.
are 10 the "gas company"
A project is on foot in Washington,
and is encouraged by some of the
most distinguished men in the country.