The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-03-14

l. SrgARn0wS, La, Dec. ). 1884.
;. To the Lake Charles Echo:
5 That responsibility and criticism al
p. two Of the most efficient agencies i
o whining n spirit Of intellectual ente
= prise and mental development. is
: fact bevcHd doubt with those of goo
q Judgment We do not deem it necel
sarT to designate a particular eXamPi
for the demonstration of this idea, 70
+ all who have felt the responsibility 0
trasl, even 10 An ordinary vocation Q
8 life, feel the truth Of it more effect
: ualiv than can be taught them frur
the construction of language. And a
fer the principle of criticism, w hav
10 doubt but that it has caused man,
to make a more devoted and studiou
application Of mind, which j. tn,
frst step toward distiBguishment, than
could have been brought about other
wise. Suppose the work of the jour
uIlist was exempt from criticism. o.
that Of any other public writer, aHc
Whs; W0lld his plrity Of sentiment bt
compared With those Of our time. Ii
wo8id oc decidedly inferior. as there
world b. IL Eack Of sufficient responsi,
bilIty Il rightly 1T forth the power Of
his talent
In applying l!r previously men
tla2ei principles u my own individual
self, ! mast sav Tia; II Is really a
pleasure l.. usv lmsi uaye tise oppor,
tEaity Of undergoing the responsible
IL o asie2fEag. l. @. attempting to
lls..@a.. sasE articles As | fee Inclined
VI aaEuaassate Il tine EcHo. when
t4-- a8eti viii criticisms and sap
.s5== 4 lis rezlers have seen with
gaA. -z-Eihoea: SIKH Mr.. Atlanta
tIs7iaye1 1ls aaaIvticsI criticism of
n Tsrssa> defects and errors, in the
lssse Of Nov. 29ii ~. How uanv of
tAe EcHo 8 readers sympathizc with me
H. ~ igr.Vu condition, seeing that
my "oyer,ighls have been 50 oh
T!ousiT pointed ont? Blu perhaps it
Was only ia HI. own imagination at
any consideration, I feel disposed to
embrace the yirtuous right Of sclf-de-
fense, which am happy to say we all
enjoy.
Mr.. ATLANTA, YOU need remaln no
longer in doubt concerning the inten-
ton Of my article, which YOU minated
you WAS, if yon will only refer TO it
AID read with school boy understand
IN. Tor | certainly conveyed the idea
that its intention Was, regardless of
tnescOnstrscIiou Of language" TO ex-
plain the idea Of Swiss" such as was
learned from personal interview
This was evidently sufficient TO ex-
plain the intention to all who @'opened
both eyes" But as you misunder-
stood, ] am not surprised that you had
about as much check" in making the
accusation. as ! did in committing the
oversight lou also minated that |
was probably bearing the responsibility
OF Swiss" article: at least yOu invite
me, if ] think not, etc, to take his
place. i do not desire it, neither did
] convey the least shadow of such an
idea. only spoke in explanation of
what Swiss" failed to express inteili-
gibEy. ! condemn the idea set forth
by his language as heartily as Won do.
In speaking of the first article from
Pear, | suppose you mean the first
yoU wrote for surely the first article
from Pearl was foreign to the subject
now nader consideration.
Mr. Atlanta" you must excuse me
for prying into the meaning of YOUR
language, but ] am anxioHs 10 know
precisely its Specification. In one
place yOn say: NOV, Mr.. 'Aytch,' !
does not common sense teach yon, and |
every other sane man, that it would |
be imprudent for any man 10 eontinue |
writing on a subject when they (itsl
should be he) cannot get reply tofl
letters that were written in direct OPP
position TO "A Swiss, etc. In this
yon did not specify the particular oc !
,asion, but simply used the terms in
their brOadest sense, by saying "any''
man and "a" subject. This implies
the imprndency of any man writing
I'LL "A Swiss" answered. Limited |
pace excludes ether points, which
will be added at the request of Mr.
4 Atlanta," indicated by reply to this.
With good viii to all, ETC.,
AyTgH