The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-05-08
A NEWSPAPER NEVER D1Es.-That

evidence, before US. The "Conserva
tor" was the title Of paper publish
ed here years ago; by that eccentric
Author, artist and editor. 7. d. Thorpe
Esqr. It had a brief existence, in
which every body's interest. but It's
own was conceived; and it soon came
to an end Northern newspaper. aud
lottery Office agents, got hold Of the
name, and documents have been com,
ing through the Office ever since. ad.
dressed to the aforesaid Conservation
We are obliged to Our friend -. Nc"
Post master for turning over to the Co
met box, such documents. Itshows hi.
appreciation of our social and political
position. We are now, essentially
the Conservator and if we do not
reconsile all differences in the com.
munity, it is because we cannot con,
sistantly occupy more than two DIFF
fercnt positions in the same paper
this is a misfortune not fault. II
we are not on the popular side Of
every question. it is because we cannot
see which is the popular side. We
regret that in shifting unstable time
like this, we cannot indulge in the
common propensity of our contreres, to
prophisy. We should like to be-
able to look head" and tell how
the political cat,a.mount, will jump
next week; this would give us a de.
cided advantage in the struggle of n
contemporoneous press, for popularity.
We had rather, however, be certain
that We are in the popular current of
things to-day, than to hazard specu-
'ation for the future, that might turn
out 10 be improbable. o
CoNTRITloN OF HEART, AND Re-
cANTATIoN.-The Seminal at Plaque.
mine, whose support to this hour, we
have counted on takes back all here.
tofore said in support of us, for the
unimportant sinicure Office of Govern
or Of this State; and rs we do not
intend to decline the place, if thrust
upon us (for more reasons than one)
It were we'll to make peace with the
Santinal, for we count on IbcrviIle as
our strong hold. The editor of the
Seminal makes "dished fish" Of US,
n his last paper, thus:
10 PIKE-We me mean, GEORGE
ARTixoMrNEs PIKE-we feel very
',rry, much esteemed friend, that am
'''ion, the love Of fame, the exalted
'o>i';on in which your friends have
,laced you. have made you altogether
'blivious to former predictions, as
veil as to your sense of what is strict
y true and JUST. In your weekly of
he Goth, We were utterly surprised to
go SO many hard filings at your old
r'ends who constitute the American
'arty. or as you call them, the Know
lothings.
We are sorry to perceive that our
riend. fired with the ambition of be-
oming the Governor of this great
tate. is batting for the foreign vote.
What else does that article mean
Going to Seed" All, PIKE! tits
ruel, thus to come down upon those
GU formerly favored. But you
"a mt a candidate then-now YOU
re. The Dress will pardon You Pike.
We promised to vote for you. but such
lngs and TRADES, as contained in the
rtirIe alluded to-because ofthe wild
nd fanatic actions the Massachusetts
very much fear, will
lake us disregard our promise. De-
end upon it, you are on the wrong
ack by endeavoring to make the i'm
ression in this Safe, that the princi.
les you comment on in d" Goino to
eed, " are the principles of the Am
'ican Party.
We are sorry-by Jupiter we are
rry RRAnR,-pN that ,n,, find ,,r