The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-23
WELL TIMED AND BEASONABLE.

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An article in last weeks Sugar
Planter, appeared in very good time
TO call out our Church street neighbor
on that interesting subject called IRE
form" upon which the candidate for
State Printer. stands committed in
tho following language
Tho duplicate and triplicate charges
for printing to which tho Planter
objects and. demands IN inquiry into
by the legislature. we have no hesita-
ton in pronouncing mr. being never
contemplated by tho body which made
the law, and az II consequence, n
wrong in itself; and il elected by tho
present Legislature to execute tho
State printing, we engage and pledge
ourselves to rid tho State Of this cx-
pense. aud do tho work on tho same
terms for it az we would for private
individual We will never take nd
vantage Of an oversight Of tho law
makers to exact price for printing
for the State. other tban what could
DO considered as u legitimate price in
an ordinary transaction. We are
satisfied othat by doing tho work in
compliance with the intentions Of tho
trainers Of tho law relative to tho
State printing, without taking advan-
tage of any extraordinary construc.
ton Of its letter, we can DO amply re-
munerated. We are. at least. willing
to pledge ourselves thus far, without
tho least hesitation.
We trust the Planter. and all 9TH
crs. will make themselves easy, and
Danish all fears for tho safty Of the
State Treasury; for we arc satisfied
its contents arc equally as safe from
depreciation in tho hands Of our party
m any other, although its Intense
American feeling" has not been 80
practically demonstrated in recent
election outrages as that to which the
editor Of tho Planter is attached.
All very good. We are decidedly
Of opinion that our ncighbor would
not. If he could. thrust his elbow in
the treasury without taking tho usual
precautionary measures to got it out
again. without damage. But this is
for the future to decide, and time the
grea, solver Of problems will no doubt
set it right What tho Sugar Plun.
ter. has been talking about. is the past,
which VIC have presented to our eyes
in facts and figures, which "nevcr lie,"
unless there is n mistake in the cal
cula,ion, which it is easy to correct
and prove. either by simple addition
or subtraction. In our own mind we
arc satisfied that our neighbor in
Church, would scorn with Indignation
to take fifty thousand dollars, Cor work
that could not DO made to measure,
with IN elastic tnpe line. more than
fifteen hundred; and yet wo know
that little salvage is allowed by the
party in power to keep tho key note
Of tho barrel organ up TO tho proper
pitch. It is unreasonable for any
party, or any people to expect music
for nothin.' even organ grinding
must be paid for, according to rules
as invariable, as those which apply to
tho wind measuring machine. Should
tho Advocate be so unfortunate MS to
have the State Printing thrust upon her
we have u mind-she will bear tho hon.
or with becoming dignity; and have no
doubt, that before tho season is over,
VIC should have TO chronicle tho fact
Of her refusal to receive amounts ap-
propriatcd to pay for services render
cd, according to due form and fashion
Of law.
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