The St. Landry whig., 1845-03-13
FACTs FOR TnE People.

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adjourned.
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
We wish our tax-paying citizens to read what
follows below, as a specimen of the faithfulness
Of orr public agents. We unhesitatingly say
that more useless expense was never imposed
upon a State; and we also say that, with the
heavy taxes and tremendous debt Of our State,
the work Of the present winter of New Orleans
will come upon the people with terrible severity,
more particularly from the present hard times,
and the entire want ofany reason for such enor-
nous expenditure of the public money. We
ask the people to look TO it.
The s'bodies," we mean the Convention and
Legislature, are full of lovers OF the ''dear peo-
ple,' the dear, DEAR people, and yet they seem
as reckless of the rights of the dear people as If
they were simply made TO pay taxes, and be hew-
ers of wood and drawers of water. Now let
us examine what has been done for the dear
people. The Convention consists of seventy
seven members, their pay is four dollars per
day, at present the room rent per day Is fifteen
dollars. This makes three hundred and ttenty.
three dollars per day. Now take expenses of
officers, door-keepers, printing, &c, and it will
amount to more than seuenty.fpe dollars per day,
making a sum Of over FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS PER DAY, expenses Of the Con
%venti,n.
The General Assembly Of the State consists
of seventy nanembers, consequently its pay
is three hundred and twenty-three dollars per
day, include thd sergeant at arms, reporters,
printers &c, and it will be found that the SEN
ate and House Of Representatives cost the State
at least three hundred and seuenfy,fre dollars
per day, the Convention and the Legislature
costing the enormous sum of SEVEN HUN
i DRIED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS
PER DAY, and FOUR THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS PER
WEEK.
When it is considered that the Legislature ia
busy in making laws that may be repealed
i by the Convention, and that the members Of this
body that are members of the Convention are
entitled to pay for attending both bodies, it will
be seen how regardless it is of economy at least,
for the Legislature to be in session with the Con-
o %vention.
! Again, the Convention has been in session
near three months; when that time is accom-
plished, the people Of the State will he taxed, TO
pay for ninety days service, THIRTY SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS, for altering and
amending the Constitution, and how much more
( is buried in the womb Of timca 4
~ If the people Of Louisiana cannot see that
such normous expense is unnecessary, then nc
wrong has been done. We I've the matter
with The dear people; they cas.e dFpose Of it al
suits their majesties best.-Coacordia Int.
G-The Gazette is a great paper!--a very
! great paperl Last Saturday number contain
: ed a very beautiful bunch Of soft soap, intended
for |. E. Morse, Esq. While, in the same col
unn we finds dolcful wailing caused by the re
: moval Of the U. S. District Court This re
y minds us strongly of the dog licking the ham
Of the master that stripes him We think tn,
= election of Mr.. Morse a curse to the parish of S,
Landry. Had we proper Representatives i
Congress, the Court never would nave bee
abolished, and we have the documents to prov
1T it. Try again, Mr.. French Editor, we will en-
deayor to give you tit for tai
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PEAs.-Sunday last, we feasted ON green pea
!; the growtho Of this season, in the open ground
They were a present from the gentleman til;
, sent US . specimen Of them some three-weel
I. since, for which w return thanks. All, BIO,
Of the north, how do you feel now !?
GrThe Louisiana Chronicle, = ofthe LIST ms
cts has a long and able appeal 10 the Wings of 0,
ow State, to preserve their Parish organization, al
eli to buckle on their armor for another dash at il
enemy! Good advice.
G-The Gazette Of Saturday made a discoy
as, ryl II found out the People of Boston had vot,
scccn times for Mayor! About Thursday ola
Of week we learnt tina; a Mayor had been elected
the Native. american candidate at that
~" EIoREy Ne nniprstand savs tho URa
o@ ner" ofthe LIST inst. that the sentence Of Jol
1on Florey has been c~onmuted, by the Governor,
,ri. and with the advice and consent of the Senat
y. to imprisonment for life, in the State ~penitenti
~. He left on the last steamer for Baton Roug
BAprIslNc. On Sunday last q large co
course ofpeople, assembled on the bank Of o
me river, at Franklin, to witness the ceremol
hat ofemersing four persons,-FrGnkiin Banner.
per The Planters Gazette, states that d sufFicie
sum has been subscribed 10 make the road fro
and Bayou Crosse T6te Settlement To- the Indian "
M lage.
4 Il SHERIFF. Gen. Rousseau has been rea
pointed sheriff Of the Parish Of IbeTvilIe. Il
M nomination was unanimously confirmed by i
our Senate.
m MUNICIPAL ELECTION. At the election ht
urs in Plaquenline, last Monday, Phillip F. Roc
Esq. was elected Mayor, and Henry Worsha
,or G. l.. Petit, J. S. Leonard and w. /. Hamilt
were electedto the city council.
nj D~IsTREssINe OecuRaEScE. A son Of Il
III; Lecase, (who resides in the parish of Assam
ton between three and four yours of age, i
has lite IN the following manner: He had pie
mi I'd up a pin and put it in his mouth, aud i
the knowing The danger, tried to swallow
and i stuck IN his throat. Medical assistan
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