The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-20
Calm Reflection

But ia few days will elapsc before tn,
people Of this Site will be called upon t.
exercise to its fullest limit the electiv.
franchise. All other ballotings diminish ir
importance when compared with this. A
new Constitution is to be acted upon. Or
the result Of that action depends much o.
the future prosperity and happiness Of oul
people. We opposed, as did nearly the
whole press of the State, the call for "a Con.
vention; for the reason that we thought the
evils of the old, could have been corrected
in . mode prescribed by the instrument its.
elf at much less trouble and expence to
the people than the cost Of framing the
instrument anew After the Convention
assembled, and we looked at its complexion
and found it to contain many Of our old and
respected citizens, and some Of the very
best talent that can be fonnd in the Union,
when we saw this and witnessed the har-
monious action that prevailed during their
short deliberations, we came to the conclu-
sion that something comesurate with its
intellinence must be looked for, and we
have not been disappointed. The basis Of
representation about which SO much has
been angrily said, is something that conld
not then-cannot now-and never can be set
tied to the satisfaction Of all portions Of the
State, so long as it has peculiar institutions
Were the white population, the basis OF re-
presentation only, the three municipalities
Of New Orleans would comprise the whole
State Were not slaves made part Of the
basis, real estate, would have to be, and
then there would be some grounds for war
fare. As it is we think the matter as
well adjusted as it could be. 1t is to be
regretted that the election comes in the
heat Of the Presidential canvass, for strong
efforts will be made to turn the question in
the scale of the Democratic party; since
the new Constitution was made by the !
Wings; but we hope the people will
wear some Of their senses about them Oh !
that occasion ana remember this fact which |
is prehaps the least important, but weigh
ty one that the State Treasury is at the
present reckoning perfectly dry, that there
is claims on the contingent expense fund Of
the last legislature unpald-that it will take
Of the feverish excitement in
to which the people will necessarily fall on
calling a new Conventional will take
S2OO, 900 to make new Constitution that
could not be much better than the one be.
fore US, and might be considerable woue.
That under the Constitution now to be vo-
ted upon their will be annual sessions of
The Legislature and the mode of its revise
nent is such that decided wish of the
people can change or amend it from time
to time as it may be deemed necessary.
The Way THEY EXECUTE GRIMM.
AIS IN CHNA.-A correspondent gives
an account Of the execution of fifty.three
criminals at Canton on the LIST Of Nav.
After describing the preparations he
says they were all made to kneel in
row. and three executioners, with sharp
swords, commenced chopping the heads
otf, with very little ceremony, u,ing
both hands and never giving more than
one blow, a man attending behind,
holding the arms up, causing the neck
% be in proper position. When
The head rolled in the mud. this party