Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-02-21
T'lte Convention.

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Ibis i not enough. lie friends q the
measure have stilI a great deal teI ~
Thpse whp advocate Ii hive work lps'efv
them, IL they wish 10 have II voted Tor
II They ilnagi,etlat i WIN he voted ~
unanimously, they dte utterly hiis'ttkeh
A p,rony and vigorous opposition vii De
n,ufs VI itzaHn UfFsstIuif which Y VIII
|Itphp sll flsefY, aetue to uvefeonlt. Anu
'AatH they may as wen lnate ur tf'slF
ID pt epce, and rfepafe a i3r ~ ap
lttvn aud vtgilaAt contest. lt4H ails
IT is,nnits true t,at y vast minority u
t,,s ,neiibtrs Of The Legislature vofpti iof
glle bill admitting the question 10 the
people. tadaed tho majority was 70 great
%tlla,sit might be altnosteallea unanimous
nat they mist not he dsla,led by that.
ssbts iht9 the belief Mat The ss,ftie hiiaus
limily will prevail at the ballot, l,ox' fof
IL "a undeaaiaDly true Tint a great many OF
st,,a susnt,eia WHO VOTED ibf II la tlitllotatt
van oppose IL at The lmatintga, and do MI
Iin tlleif ptower agafhfsst. i, There is'iio
aae, Of shutting our eyes 10 this lat'
every enc h cegnttant efqit. saf.s
1ly no means does ititfftow That they
are compromised in hyst u the measure,
from having voted for the present bill
The questise.,s,are altogether separate aAl
d,s,anea, and the distinction will be drawn.
1'itose opposed to the Hieaatife ~ itself,
and who Yes voted fofstlle bill, were, ma
ny of them voting for Il beeatsse tlley
thought their constituents wefa IN fayof,
Of 1t; but the greater proportion et'siie,a:
we're aot,ated by the pff,eiple'ttf tliryi
naauo right TO deuy the peeps The privilege.
of expressing their wishes upon any,
onas,tomt THAT involved their Interests. Aud
this IL most certainly the true aud only
doctrine which aeeoftis at all with tll1
prineiptes OF our Government. |
Il IA tho people who nreintetesteu-4le
them decide. And the members wifi
Voted for Ii on these grounds, we're tfltk1
TO their duty and faithful Ia every way II
the trusts fe,esed IN theai. J
When they go out, however, among
the people, being one Of them, then thds
are acting IN a dilitrent capacity, aud theSs
have The undoibted right TO look only NJ
their own eoasuleilces M the guide wllt&
ID ID direct them IN their attioh upon
matter go pregnant with vital III pottnlg.
10 their interests , and they owe q duty 81
themselves, TO take aach Il stand as ea
them u,ny seem just and proper, mud y.
ccssaty to their wella re aud the v1e
which they gave before, will properly k
looked upon as n thing past, atalnot hii.sHa
ing upon them IN the slightest degree, vi
this they wtllb upheld by all figltt'tliiIH,
ing men. And that many Of them VII
oppose Il, there Is NO doubt--hAd the 9 H..
cess of the bill is far from being certefI.
Il must be remembered tl,at there iFs
still many men il the State who Wan
members OF the last convention. Witfea
few exceptions, they are all5o of opinEfn
that the present constitution, Is as MIR
the perfection H human wisdom as GtNy
instrument of the sort eau he, and tlfay
viii oppose its destruction with all tlsAsslf
might. They look urea Il as u
father does a prodigal son--ihey ata:As
blind to Its defects and us generous tsssllls
faults, They look ulou il AZ spmetlh1g
OF their own creation, und th.nk IL a go
rilcgeif 1t is in any way nolea,ed T4hy|
become nestlsd 1T every i~nsniaation wb1S,h
IS made against its deticieney, and Nill
use nil their best exertions to,keep it aam
being violated e33 hu .o
These Obstacles ran all be ov'ortSH i.
But it requires exertion 10 10 il, Latpks.
ing quietly oa-tasrtg no staps--selffeu.
iiaent, and trusting entirety TO the CAB
stract justice Of the measure, Will nsver
do, The objections 10 the present coEsti.
tuition nus be distinctly. set out7kkthc
remedies proposed must be plainly gold.
Meaas mast be taken 10 have them Ids.
cassed before tle people. mna maae ksshwaal
70 them IN every way. Iucsher wosas. a
platform mnst be raised apoa which sH,osc
in favor Of the measure are going to Stud
There must be some colcc,r: DC atzz ION .
some laal>iaark BY which TO steer. IIsAud
unless this be done, The convention hAinst
As certainly voted against as /. is csssstain
that the Legislature passed the tlst re-
fefred to.
We know that this is o the osssaion
Of many Of its war.nest supporters. aBat
Ne fear they are mistaken. New Csieans
and the parishes below here. witt hesluiie
strongly in favor Of IT, Bat the wfssaiern,
and eastern. aud northwestern p*rishes
will be as certainly ngaiust It. nnles;tosne
means nfe taken to enEghten HE Dsorae
upon It's merits. AT all events. disessassion
Of the matter can 40 no harm, an the
sooner it il done the better.
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THE Law MATRIMONIAL Wears i'm
debfed for the following to the IIa3litor's
Table of the last Knksserbonkar ARRAY,
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