Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27

communicated.
The Fair aaestion.
Editor Of Comet.-This is a great coun-
try there are great many learned and
successful men In this country, and q
vast number who rould be great, If they
| could drag others down to a level with
themselves. haye always noticed, that
when person takes special pains to con-
vince the public what they have accom-
plished, and more particularly their indi-
viduai sacrifices and honesty in particular
transactions or enterprises, it looks ss
though something is wrong or unsound
somewhere. The public generally put the
true and right construction upon q mans
motives and acts and in time, every one
receives all the credit due them from those
who have been familiar with their opera
tions.
Mr.: Editor, the lengthy article which
appeared in ycur mornings paper, from
the pen Of the learned, Perieles, Demos
ther oes, Eshinss, Wormistocles, Sophoeles
Thueodes, and particularly Theosites, Dr.
A. L. Plough of New Orleans consider
ing the source from which this article em-
mated, my friends think It is not worthy
of notice OF comment Bat If the learned
Doctor, would like to see in print, the
opinions Of the older citizens Of Louisiana.
respecting the Fairs TO which he alludes.
I will in time make known all the infor-
nation which can be relied upon for his
particular benefit as the citizens Of Baton
Rouge, are well posted on this Plough
hnancierine, and take no further interest
in the subject, and for the present, few
articles taken from newspapers Of this
state must suffice.
4 The following is from the New River
Acadiau, Ascension Parish, La. March 2sth
1890.
Dir. A. l.. Plough--this gudct Dentist
and errant humbBg is again through the
columns ofthe Orleans papers, thrusting
himself forward ns champion, Of Agri-
cultural Associations, Fairs, etc. It is the
ofiicious intermeddling ofjust such char
acters as DR.. Plough which destroys public
confidence in all attempts to deveope the
resources of our State by the organization
Of associations and it is TO be hoped that
every Editor who sincerely desires the
success Of such organizations and exhibit
tions, will post their readers in regard TO
the bogus pretentions tho pould BE- cham
pion.
Ialso find in the Advocate, published
at Baton Rouge, La, March goth, 1860,
the following article.
Editors of the Advocate-I noticed a
day or so since q communication in the
Comet from DR.. Plough Ct New Orleans,
touching the correctness of q statement
made by Col Sparks, in his address TO the
people assembled at our late Industrial
Fair. Col Sparks is eminently competent
TO his own defence, his address certainly
speaks for itself. merely wish to ask
DR.. Plough, if the association of which he
speaks, was an Agricultural Society or
Industrial Fair. remember the meeting
to which he ailudes, and about which his
memory seems so accurate. Iftbose books
said to have been lost at the time could to
referred to, they might answer my ques-
ton, and might enable me too, TO state the
reasons of the failures OF that society. As
the Doctors memory is so tenacious, per-
baps he can enlighten the few living
members of that association as to how,
and what too, was tho fate Of certain funds
reported to have been collected for the use
Of that association.
ONE VINO HAS SOME REooLLEcTioSs OF
THE FAST.
There are some articles, in papers, on
file respecting this matter published dur
ing the time DR.. Plough's great achieve
ments which may appear again ifnoccssa-
ry. SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Baton Rouge, La, April Goth, 1850.