Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-03-26
Editorial Convention,
BATON RorCE, March II.

Pursuant to q call made through the
public journals, Messrs. j. A. Warner,
of the Louisiana Democrat, of Rapidcs
parish; J. NJ. Taylor, of the Baton Rouge
Advocate; w. p Bradburl, of the Ga
zette and Sentinel, of lbervillc parish; !;
p. \. Roy, of the Pointe Coupcc Demo
crat; \. l.. Gusnian, of the Central Or
gan, OF Avoycllcs parish; Samuel Bard,
of the Ouachita Register, and H. J. Hy-
ans, of the Sugar Planter, of West B..
Rouge; J. G. White, of the Thibodeaux
Gazette, editors and publishers, met at
the office of the superintendent Of Pub
lie Education, when JAS T. Warner was
appointed temporary President and a.
l.. Gusman, temporary secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Bradburn, it was
resolved to appoint q committee OF three
to report business for the next sitting.
The President appointed Mcssrs. Brad
burn, bennett and llyams.
On motion Of DR.. Bard, the meeting
adjourned until o'clock, P NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Present, same members as this morn
ing, together with Mcssrs bennett and
White Of the Planters Banner, of ST.
Mary's parish; G. W. M'Cralic, OF. the
Southern Times, of Jackson parish, and
G. 4. Pike, Of the Baton Rouge Gazette
& Comet.
On motion of Mr. Taylor, the officers
temporarily appointed this morning,
were confirmed as the permanent officers
of the Convention.
The Committee on Business made a
report, which was received and made a
guide fer the adoption of resolutions.
The FIRST recommendation OF the COM
mittec about the formation Of an asso-
citation of editors throughout the State,
was turned over to the consideration OF
a future convention.
In lieu of the second recommendation
of the committee, the following, offered
by Mr.. Taylor, was adopted:
Resolved, That we, the newspaper
proprietors, and those who may hereafter
concur with us, do agree and pledge
ourselves one to another, that i'll no case
will We accept rates for advertising pa
tent medicines, quack nostrums, timer
ant exhibitions, or other transient advcr-
tising for less than the scale adopted by
this convention.
The following, reported by the com,
mittee was then unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we recommend an en-.
tire union of this body against any IN
fringcment upon our privileges by leg
islatiye, judicial and other authorities
and that, as a body, we will use our best
efforts to advance and maintain the dig
nifty of the Press against all such usurp
ations.
The next recommendation of the com
mittec gave rise to long discussion
aud to the offering of amendments By
Messrs. Pike, Taylor, Roy and Bard
when the same was finally disposed o
by adopting the following substitute 0
Mr.. M'Cranie:
/ Resolved, That this convention recon
mend to the Press throughout the STATE
the discontinuancc of indiscrimlnat'
editorial notices for the benefit OF ad
yertisers, unless such notices are pal,
for according to drevious agreements,
| The following recommendation OF th'
committee, amended by Mr.. Gusman
was adopted:
Resolved, That all advertising ane
subscription be considered due at TIN
time of insertion or subscribing, ant
I that judicial advertisements be paid a
or before the expiration of thirty days
and if not paid then, that we rccommen'
10 per cent Of their amount be added t
them to dcfray the expenses Of collcc
tion.