The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-10-22
THE CAPITAL, AND THE ERE ssC0N-
vENTION.

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vENTION.
With the few hours interve ming be-
tween our return from the Press Con-
vention and the hour at which this
issue should go to press, and with an
office force partly disabled by the pre-
vailing sssummer colds," only a brief
and hurried synopsis of notes taken
on the trip to Baton Rouge can be
made and published this week. And
this leads US into the embarrassment of
condensation, a journalistic merit, we
admit, but one which rather augments
than diminishes a writer's troubles
when, as in this instance, occurrences
and thoughts conspire 20 bewilder his
Judgment and turn the pen, by ex-
cision, into an instrument of torture
rather than the facile 'transmitter of
pleasure.
Omitting, therefore, the prelimina-
ries of the start and the journey to
Baton Rouge, with the incidents APP
pertaining, all of which should in fair
symmetry preface this sketch, we
shall land the reader, by the aid of
asterisks, at Baton Rouge, without
ceremony, but not unprepared, we
trust, to attend convention of news
paper editors and publishers assembled
to organize IL permanent Press Asso-
citation. We shall dismiss at once the
proceedings of the Convention, since
we find that our vigilant pro tenn. has
caused the official record to be inserted
in this weeks paper, to which the
! reader is referred for full information
respecting the objects, purposes and re-
suits of the gathering of the fraternity.
Our last visit 10 Baton Rouge, prior
to this, terminated with the sitting
there of the Secession Convention
! February, 1861, just after the passagt
E of the Ordinance Withdrawing Louisi
ana from the Union, thus making {
hiatus of nearly twenty years between
the two visits, a lapse of time crowded
full of mighty events accomplished
: but with lasting memories and monu
J., ments behind. The tempting offer t.
plunge the editors leaden pick int
this treasure of thought assails us a
this momen&-but not of the past, now
; ex cept to say that the beautiful littl
e city of Baton Rouge affords evidences
many and instructive, of the change
I effected by the war, and is yet, unhap
:, PLY, in her physical aspects a suffere
from it's violent upheavals, but resc
lutely struggling toward recovery
rs The buildings and streets wear this
IF look OF neglect and want of NEAR
J. common in the South, and made Their,
i as every where else, only the MOI
- conspicuous by efforts at restoratiO
and an Improvement Indicative OF wi
-" shackled with inadequate resource:
i" The period which l.psed between tn
l. removal and the restoration of the CAY
d itol has been one of comparative imam
>. ton, resulting naturally from the ur
certain values of. improvements an
investments, and the restoration is to
o recent to have, as yet, directed TIL
l. flow of capital in that direction. o
e the State House, itself, which may t
regarded as the index to progress, b'
=. weak force is employed, owing, .
we were told, to the scarcity of labo
~ and the building has advanced b'
a little further than the removal
,g debris, patchwork OH the walls and IL
in placing in position of the frame-wo,
-, for the floors and roof. The citizen
however, are in purposes and plal
~ fully prepared to meet all future ex
Ell gencies, and in their movements ar
no expressions manifest resolution, activ
he ty and pcristency. With this, real c
ed tate is not held grudgingly, but can
,s, had reasonably and upon fair terms
so that, those of us who urged the 7
~ moval of the Capital, and those wi
did not, have, withal, strong assuranc
n that every citizen of the State will y
H. feel a just pride in tho new Capital.
H. OF the hospitality of the citizens
We Baton Rouge, those who were in :
tendance at the Press Convention c
speak in the most eulogistic teri
I'll and without eNaggeration. The cnt