The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-21
THE "CHIEpu ONCE MORE AN
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

Upon the recommendation OF Sena-
tor Bovee and Representative Landry
and Lewis, majority of the Board of
Printing Commissioners, the Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor to-wit,
have designated the CHIEF official
journal of the parish of Ascension,
and all parechial and judicial adFer-
tisements must hereafter be published
in the columns of this paper to have
due force and effect of law. The third
member of tie Board, Hon. C. w.
Lowell, Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, is confined to his bed
with a severe attack of pneumonia,
else he would doubtless have joined
in the appointment of the CHIEF, as
he agreed with Senator Bovee that
whichever journal was recommended
by both Representatives from Aseen-
sion should receive his signature to .
printing contract. In consideration
of this, we feel justified in. claiming
the unanimous approval of our con-
tract by the officers invested with the
authority to consummate such instru-
meHts.
1t is with feelings of pride and sat
isfaetien that. we accept this honor
conferred upon the newspaper which
! we have labored hard to make rep
resentative of the opinions of ma
jority of the people of this section, a
faithful advocate of their best inter
ests, and welcome visitor to every
household in which it is received. At
times when financial difficulties have
almost disheartened us, when through
the enmity and dishonesty of open
foes and ,treaeherous friends we have
been brought almost to the verge of
bankruptcy and destruction of perso-
nal character, still have we chung to
the CHIEF, refusing several advanta-
geous offers for the establishment,
and have. we believe, maintained its
standard as a frst-class local news
1 paper, with or without official pap.
/ We can assert without fear of success
full contradiction that ever since the
first number of the CHIEF was issued
it has been Il consistent advocate OF
the great principle upon which the
Republican party has achieved its
success-the equal rights of all men
before the law, irrespective of their
race, color or previous condition. 1t
has been our advocacy of this under
| lying principle of Republieanism that
has secured for our newspaper that
degree of confidence from the leaders
of the dominant party which is mani
tested in the unanimous recommends
ton it has just received from onr To-
caI representatives in the General
Assembly for appointment as official
journal of Ascension parish, and the
favorable consideration thereof by the
officers composing the Board of Print
ing Commissioners.
Returning sincere thanks to those
gentlemen, we assure them this jour-
nal will be conducted in a manner
that will justify their action in its be-
half, both in a political and general
sense. To our readers and patrons
we have but to say that the CHIEF
| of the future will in no wise be infer
Tor to the CHIEF of the past. On the
contrary, it shall be our constant aim
to increase its merit and usefulness
and make it indeed what it's motto
indicates Ia friend of the human race.
1t shall be u chronieler of local news,
an advocate of all measures tending
to increase the prosperity of State,
parish and town, Che persistent assail-
ant of projects calculated to produce
contrary effect, and a fearless cham
pion of the Republican party and the
existing State Government.
With this, the CHIEF assumes the
position of Official journal of the par
ish of Ascension and accepts in ad-
vance the congratulations of its many
friends, whose number it hopes to in
crease with each successive issue.