New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-19
Editorial Convention.

BATON ROUGE, March l4th.-Pursuant to a call
made through the public journals, Messrs J. A. War
ner, of the Louisiana Democrat, of Rapides parish
j. N. Taylor, of the Baton Rouge Advocate; W. P.
Bradburn, of the Gazette and Sentinel, of Iberye
parish; p A. Roy, of the Pointe Coupee Democrat ;
A. l.. Gusman,. Of the Central Organ, of Avoyelles
Il. J. Hyams, of the Sugar Planter, of West Baton
Rouge; J. G. White, Of the Thibodaux Gazette
Dennet and White, of the Planters Banner of St.
Mary's parish; G. W. McCmnie, of the Southern
Times, OF jackson parish, and G. A. Pike, of the
Baton Rouge Gazette and Comet, met at the office of
the Superintendent of Public Education, when Jas a.
Warner was appointed temporary President, and A.
L. Gusman, temporary Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Bradburn, it was resolved to APP
point committee Of three to report business for the
next sitting. The President appointed Messrs. Brad.
burn Dennet and Hyams.
The Committee on Business made report, which
was received and made guide for the adoption of
resolutions
The first recommendation of the committee about
the formation of an association of editors through.
out the State, turned over to the consideration
of future Convention.
In lieu OF the second recommendation of the com.
mittee, 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 in no case
will accept rates for advertising patent medicines
quack nus.snms, itinerant exhibitions or other tran
sent advertising for less than the scale adopted by
this Convention.
The following, reported by the committee, was
then unanimously adopted:
Resolced, That we recommend an entire union oil
this body against any infringement upon our privi
leges by legislative, judicial and other authorities
and that, as body, we will use our best efforts to
advance and maintain the dignity of the Press against
all such usurpations.
The next recommendation of the committee was
disposed of by adopting the following substitute Of
Mr. McCranie
| ResoIypd That this Convention racop,nora IN +ho
Press throughout the State the discontinuance of in.
discriminate editorial notices for the benefit of adver
tisers unless such notices are paid for according to
| previous agreements
| The following recommendation of the committee
amended by Mr.. Gnsnan, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That all advertising and subscription be
considered due at the time of insertion or subscribe
ing, and that judicial advertisements he paid at or
| then that we recommend ten per cent. of their
amount be added to them to defray the expenses OF
collection.
The two following recommendations were then
| unanimously approved of:
l. That where there are two or more newspapers
published in parish the several propretors should
meet together and decide upon lair equivalent 70,
public printing and that they severay agree not tt
perform the same at less price than agreed upon
without reference to whom the printing may b,
\ given.
2. That in view of the beneficial results arisip.
from harmonious action of the fraternity Of til
State, we recommend that the utmost care be take
by the several members to avoid personalities or any
thing else calculated to interfere with his harmonoH
action, and that all questions, public and otherwise
| be discussed with proper courtesy.
The following rates of advertising, reported by tn
committee were then, on motion OF MIR. Bradburr
referred to a committee composed of Messrs. Pike
Taylor and Hyams, with instructions to perfect ther
and report at the next convention. These rates. how
ever, were also recommended to all publishers
papers throughout the State as those they should
the meantime be guided by or at least not go below
For longer period than two months the reduce
| charges will be as follows: