The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-29
BATON ROUGE La, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL %, 1855.
PuBtfc PRrr1No. Tile city press


/ Is at this time burthencd with articles
on this subject. The articles are MI
written ii that sclf-sacrificing, disin-
tercsted vein. for which the press 1T
nll points Of the compass is noted
The advantage OF having an I" officlnl
Journal is apparent TO oil for let "a
\ board Of Common Council, or tic
directors Of u company, do what they
may, the press will abuse them for it.
We say this, because II is well known
that such bodies are as often SANDER
cd for dong nothing as for actions and
work, that does not square with the
views of the public press. The Pub
lie press quarrels with itself, not un-
frequently, for entertaining through
self-interest, different views in refer
ence 10 matters, Of public utility. 1t
is therefore important, TINT there
should be an official Journal, in order
that the interest Of some ono Of the
press gang, be secured TO fight for the
corporation; for that most powerful Of
all motive powers "pecun'ary benefit
In tho quarrel, now waging in the
Crescent city, the views Of tho True
Delta strike lis as the best. out. The
editor Of tbut paper says, that is is well
known that, the ''official journal il
always "forestalled" by every duly
paperin the city, with a correct syn
opsis Of the Proceedings Of eac|, board,
aud therefore it recommends the ahol.
ition Of tho ancient plan Of having an
official journal. and to publish the
legal advertisements of the Board in
each one Of the daily papers, at the
customary rates. m
Since there are no longer two par
ties, and every press has to stand on
its own legs, there seems to us to be
no serious objection to this plan, in
reference to municipal proceedings,
because il is well known that each
paper will seek TO have them, as the
most interesting local intelligence
which can be served up for their rad
ders. In chartered company it is
different. Some one paper should be
paid and well paid to defend the Of
fieers, and directors from the stock
holders. We have an apt illus
tration Of this necessity before our
eyes, now. The Clinton Plank Road
Co., concluded in its generosity to
make Ill three Of the dalies of this
city, official Journals, at the liberel
salary Of $50 per annuln What is
the result Why all three Of the pa
pers are down on it. The Advocate
Of last week had a withering article on
tho road, reiterating in nearly the
same words, all that the Comet said
The week before; whilest the Gazette
looks on in silence. Had tho direc-
tors ofthe company, acted discreetly
in the matter, they would have elec-
ted the Comet at a salary Of $50, and
then they would have had a powerful
engine ofdefense, for all their iniqui-
/ ties.
/ DEATH OF Mas. CAss.-Adv:ces
| from Rome, Of March 18th, bring in
telligence Of the death Of Mrs. Cass,
wife Of the Hon. Lewis Cass, Jr.,
/ American Minister to Rome. She
died very suddenly. On the night of
the 4th ulto., she retired to bed, in
usual health and spirits, was taken
suddenly with apoplexy perhaps) and
before she could make known her
condition, was corpse. The letter
in the New York Observer, where the
intelligence Of her death occurs. con.