Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-25
Render Unto Cesar the things that
are C@sars.

hhceeu oetehuon III my huafnees, anu
professional matters. has been but recent
" placed befcfe the. While thank sou
dear cir. fot the generous expressions you
have made ~ my behalf permit ms 10 uss
f0af e9ls inss ~ farther illustrating ,ifs
position you have taken, regarding vety
fanny communication IN yout Paper ste
cially aud pointedlv directed 1T me IN
name, though Invested ~ the msnines.
that shbhld have dictated 10 its anthct ri
90 giving his real name, instead ~ an ed
rsi'tsssem hons 10 gssss of"sorthern Pro
etess" This particular "scuthern pro
sfess," on this particular occasion and the
iaets, ! think will warrant the assertion
reminds the SO much Of The language Of
him If vote, an alien, IN Athens, who
spoke so vauhtinely, grand eloquent IN
greek, that sven the learned Athehians
themselves could not comprehend bis
pf1tsm patriotism, is, I take 10, but two
ansleus TO- be the be al and above all Of
uut feet southern men. Yet discover on
him the ear marks Of envy, which are less
e,editsble than tlcse Of the tcnsne ~ een b
sute, ~ even the physical and elongated
adofnhnents ~ that Northern thistle lov
Ing common browsing animal, with whom
regret TO believe this "southetn Pro
ffess" has more aiElniiy than amy Of The
spcd interests ~ ent Southern States
volt, end 7. Nj. Editor have not lived
ctet quarter 6f q century on the heart
Of the south. without knowing, alas, too
eften. 10 str sorrow. that "southefn Pro
gtess' eluaks, are wutn, nov frequently by
anonymous monthly blastefefs, blatant
with lip service, b6 Under their assumed
Rstb, 90 about like human mosquitoes
sucking the blood ~ their FELLOW men.
southern men who Tef time. and ~ az
oversight Of suiTranee admit them tc The
privileges Of the social ststss of southern
ets We have found these willy e,cten
patriots converted ~ IN henf 10 euf sou,h
eth Views, from an age Of inefalned north
eth opposition. Time and place serving
sreophsnss, hypeefl.s whe are really new
bare 10 the seuth, than our oht marked
we'll known enemies, have we found these
sequiesesnt creatures often : Mt Editor.
though they be clothed IN The meet Gilt
tefiBg gatb of"sea.hefa Progress They
are the eloquent pfeeks IN out Athens.
who weald tule. who weuld lll their pnt-
ses and then build their mansions on their
own foreign soil-be II Old ct New Eng
laad, they are the lasidioas ialefiaeilsfs
with our laws. ouf rights, eut local pro-
efess and as sdeh only. DO wish 10
speak how of this, too highly Eel csessr.
this "Southern Progress" who sirs him
self ard Yestllng experiences IN your jour
mel. with an assumption which nm aged
and intelligent eitisen Of Baton Rouge.
weuld net pretend 10 he would presume
to does 10 fact dictate to you, sir. on your
meanings and writings, ssd fsrsseth calls
my maine Into question Under the flaming
head Of "llendet unto Caesar the things
UNIV VIZ fNr~ff - fNNNrf. VIM fFNNf
must he not haze fed on = lie not only
does not ,eHde, unto Caesar 90 Liaiisy
Murray o. anybody else, save himself, the
things that are theiis. either IN facts ot
justice.
lie charges yoa MI. Editor. with having
given credit TO me ne "the prime mover
In the late Fair held IN yont city, this IL
az absurd an assertion ne his own sssump-
ton to The tfdthitil application of"south-
sfn Progress 10 himself. ss any intelli-
gent power 10 comprehend your editorial
remarks aud know him, will easily see,
lie says "whst Dr. Plough lone aud ac-
aempllshed 10 or 20 years ago IN awsking
an Interest IN Fairs some of his old assoz
aiates who were members NJ the sssoeia-
lion can speak for themselves" Good for
Jonathan In disguise Hut let ne see Mr..
Editor what Dr.. Plough has done and let
The fles fyour papers too, bring 10 view
what he has done for fairs in baton Rouge,
What DR.. Plough did 10 or 90 years ago
wv 'N'' WV '''thit UNIV W wa VII bl "
vide spread press, community and leeis-
ative corporal body influence. A Fair
organized and carried out In Baton Rouge
and AM proud and happy to testify TO
he success thereof What DR.. Plough did
q or 20 years ago, and what his tfath-loy-
ng honorable "oid associates, will en-
lofse, was first TO intimate TO the people
II Louisiana, that not by Yankee sneets
hsild southern art aud southern art,,abs
'outhern products aud planters be- put
Town, should southern legitimate and
'onsenial advancement in tho family Of
tases be denied to OF pooh poohed at a |
lister state, by northern brsggarts. or |
'orthorh purse-fall willy spongers. II
vas on this postuletc 10 or 90 years ago |
hat DR.. Plough, rs n oompnratiyalv lao.