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CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.

me NE" orleans TroPae says tirat the exper
rs 81 me Co9Ventiop which formed The pe /;
Constitution Of Ehaisiana amo1nt 10 nsa,is
SlUuo0o The principal features Of lbe res
CONSTITUTION are snbsianliallys- IL
An extension OF The right Of sufr.ce II
all white msles above twenty.one s.bf
nav. asYe resided two consecutive ears in the
sSa'e' and destroying he property auslf
ncaaon. No naturaIized cilizan d 10, j
pnlli fwo gears cfier he,6econes a 81 - ii
ne llie1enure Of Judges abolished ;bs
supreme Court appointed for eight wears
aug TIE lower Courts for six years.
onetiifs coFoners. clerks 81 count. sna
justices oithe peace, 10 Be elected tytbe
people. ,p Hi
biennlafse ssfons ofthe Legislators: al &
ny oas &c c1afI11sc qlglrr, tied % sixiyi
in existence prohibited also StFraunnli1s b@
ing the credit Of the State or borro sttlg
money, except IN cases Of war invasiop
or instruction.
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, .er;d
Senate elected Tor four years; House las
Two years.
All citizens disfranchised, both fas 10.
voting and holding office, who mspbgbt
pr in any way be connected with 9yb,.
ing duel, either in or oft Of the StIe. .
Future changes 10 the Constitution 10!
be made by a vote of two successive lie,
gisltaiutes, ndsubsequently ,o'be approx.
4ERy majority ofatl the qualified voters
offhe State; the first vote of.the Lepiss
lature TO be at least three ffths Of 10th
Houses. a3
II the Constitution i accepted in Noven ber,
The first election under il will take place ia Jal
nnary The subsequent elections are TO be held
IN November every second year.
Facfs for the .Abohtionists About sew !
en- years ago a. negro man belonging to3
Mr.. Stephen Jackson, atihat time sad !
Ter in this Flace, ran away from bis mas /
ter, and hadFnot been beard from ualsl-
few days sinte, when he msde, s ss,el ~
ance hereto enquire. r. 10 The Sf,,s In 4,
moved sines'Th negroes object i j. I'll
Misslg 70 give himself up 10 b;s ny
er. he = AZ excellent sadler and very
Intelligent regro. and has had a bs,,ty,
,oahe ZOO az 1aKlns care Of himself than 90
'u' o. ioo tree negroes. In spite Of MI /
however, he prefers to be uoder ,ba . - III
Of a good master, 70 having bic rSas d
Wand earnestly advises his fellow set VAN
to be con'elt ~'h their present condition
as one lsr oe, ~ = Ted TO the greater Dor.
lion oil mem saa" - iberiy which thew i
SO muen cose.. al i
Aas.s ~ occurred 10 the cas>-v re',.,-.. ( (
10 slsvay ~ - Mr.. Francis Eppes7egIo
neg'o hort time since returned aNo
anu up.-Peters6urg ~
. ty-dve ys-. s.of ne queen CITY For :.
3 Of Log Cabinsssin s.~-:anali was v1slaSsf
/ almost boundIess wildeThess,f ! vast an
! citv Of immenae commercial and mas
a featuring importance with population
! sepentv thousand moral, intelligent, enie'
: prizing add distinguished for all the s6ct
E virtues that adorn civilized apd enlighief
ted humanity. The Louisville Journal r.
" saws, the record of The Old World Gal
:, not furnish 40 instance sosRonderl0l, a.
so honorable 10 human enterprise. Wn
!. were The boosted wonders Of 1.-The VI
= World 10 such wonder as that we a
= considering. which required iofces & .
:. known 70 antiquiiy' To rescue aa7s
r. mos, ilIimitable WILDERNESS from slq'e
- na,urs and to build, where fifty wears a
the shadg OF trees many centuries ola
nossd ! city rich 10 intellect, arr. and e
L:-d - ;,d,,slry!tis an schieyeme
: = which The sncient world cannot Pafall
Il 4.
\. = a Wsst.yn Editors Opinion Of Pol
Il elans.-A western editor says ], = y
~ improper for iss New York Assemble
". invite The widow Of Alexander aalnil
WI 10 tass seat on the floor, when she N
ed her appearance in The legislative bal
IA few weeks ago. The editor thinks
/ a3would have been moro 70 Then cred
have offered her ehalE