Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-05-31

OeIlGeen June !, IS49, and Jnng /, 1891
Sept 12.-Advertisement of election % 50
Handbils of same. , 80
Oct.-Receved our half of contract 80 90
Nov. 22.--Prating Circulars, 5 90
Jan. l6.-AdVertISement of sale of par
ish property. 24 90
Aprl.-Recsived our half of contract, so 90
T.-Adpertsement of election for
members of Police Jury, "a 90
May l8.--Notice of election, 90
Total for the year ending May 81, 1850, $l89 90
Thus it is seen that, from the COM
mencement Of publishing the Sentinel to
the lst June, 1850, the whole amount
received by us for doing the parish print
ing, was only 1912 25! and that the
entire amount for the whole period that
we done the printing, was $l543 IS, or
fraction over three hundred dollars a
year; and yet, with this fact staring the
writer in the Gazette in the face, (for he
doubtless has access to the Treasurer's
books, where the same amount MUST be
shown,) he boldly asserts that we re.
ceiVed 1851 for the last year we did the
printing, when it is shown, and we are
willing to make an affidavit of it, that
between June, 1852 aud June, 1853, we
received but 9444 90, and which large
amount was caused by extraordinary cir
cumstances, to which we have previously
alluded. He not only makes that asser-
ton, in opposition to figures, which he
doubtless has access to, but he says also,
that 'the Gazette is now receiving the
same compensation for the same amount
Of labor that the Sentinel received for a
NUMBER OF YEARS prior to the ascendancy
of the Democratic party;' when we show
by figures which are facts that we
never received but a fraction over three
hundred dollars!
The above figures are true copy of
the charges against the parish, which we
copy verbatim from our books; and if
the writer in the Gazette, alluded to, has
so little respect for our veracity, as to
doubt that we have made true tran
script, he, or any of the members of the
Police Jury, can examine the same, to
their own satisfaction. 1t is in opposition
to common sense and reason, to suppose
that we would not charge the parish
for every article of work that we done for
it. Therefore, there caH be no better
evidence of the sums annually paid us,
than those which our books present. AS
we are accused, also, of being a hungry
leech, the writer would naturally believe
that we would charge ALL we could
He says also that we would charge the
same amount, if not more, than is now
given the Gazette, if all opposition was
removed Why did we not do it, then,
when we had no opposition? We are
also held up to public scorn,' because,
(when our party strangely annulled an
existing contract, before the time expired,
that the printing might be put to the
lowest bidder, that the Gazette might
have an opportunity to get IT'D we bid
nothing in opposition to the bid of
$83 by our opponent; and the writer says
that said bid was made to injure the Ga
zette Did not the proprietor of that
paper bid eighty-three dollars to injure
US? 1t is bad rule that will not work
both ways. AS to the assertion that
some uterior reward or benefit was ex-
pected, if not promised, we simply assert
that the aIlusion is false, if not absurd.
The flourish about our getting every
dollar arising from the sheriff's business,
the entire advertising of the Jail, etc.
(the ct cetera meaning nothing, is sim
ply plunge at balderdash. Perhaps he
would like to know whatwe have received
through the sheriff and jailor's patronage
for the last year ending with this date :
If SO, we will satisfy him and all who
take an interest in it:
Jailor's patronage, year ending May 81.