Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-25

tiun VIII TuIlle AFpiH Tug eetiivsthsrJ ptis'
| why. we answer, beea.ise The complies
lion Of the Convention which Il AIMED tile
proposed Constitution was wllg. Had
that body been composed %ulieIly OF lem
oafass, they wuuid have offered no oljes'
ton 10 tho labors Of their delegates.
Man IL not pe~tIeesion-and tho work
Of pran can never attain perfection TO
suei. b degree AZ viii correspond with tile
views of every one--we say II 10 beyond
The power of any deliberate body 10 40.
eamnlish the wishes Of oil, Where an as.
aembty hue me. TO tfpasaet the business 81
il community, that assembly can desire
The satisfaction Of each and every II OF
the represented, but their determination,
must be TO meet tho desires Of q majority
81 thai community, iii the convention were
assembled representatives from every par.
ish and senatorial district la this State,
men whom tile people thought most likely
and best fitted 10 represent them IN the
framing oFnn instrument from which
sllenld eminate their future government.
These satne people had declared them.
selves Iii favor OF calling a Convention.
to attend to The wants Of the citizens Of
Louisiana, and they sent those whom they
had confidence Ia to perform that duty,
The people OF the State have the proposed
instrument before them subject TO their
adoption OF rejection Aud we may cay
that the only objection Of any weight 10
the adoption Of the New Constitution, 10
founded oil the basis OF representation,
This affords ground with lie opponents
for serious aud determined opposition, they
eannet bear 10 be placed on a level With
the negro. MS they eonstruu IL Aud the
~opronents OF tile proposed instrument,
seems to have forgotten that the negro.
does o enjoy the rights Of suffrage,
which every free male citizen Of this State
has at his disposal,
III their zeal to have this instrument
defeated, they conceive the distinct line Of
demafkation between tho white man and
slave, TO be entirely hlotted out, that the
present relations between the white and
black population of Louisiana shall be
forgotten, and that II win raise the negro
upon u level Ia many respects with the
white man, How far will these repre-
sentalioas prove good J Il IL true. that the
parish which contains three hundred white
population and twanty.seven hundred
blacks, has the same representation with
another parish which contains twenty.
seven hundred whites and three hundred
black population. La this respect the
planting interes, OF this State are proper.
tionably euualin representation with the
large cities aud towns, And II is idle to
attempt TO Undue the minds Of the sntelli.
gent citizens OF Louisiana, with the idea,
that II gives tho rich mar privileges or
powers over the poor man, II will be 70.
membefea that hone but free born white
male eitixens can ever attain the exercise
OF the franchise here. The New Consti.
tuition does not propose to give TO any
man owning slaves, more votes titan tue
poorest voter in the State--their votes
win be Of equal weight, Representation
of the black population is not unpteceden.
ted the constitution Of this great repub.
lie, provides for black population under
the figures Of three-ffths representation,
or to illustrate: II il require thifty.tliousand
white population to n representative in
Congress from . free state, fifty.thousand
slaves win en,i,le a slave holding state TO
the same representation. And why
is this !. Why did the free statcs Of this
great confederacy submit to il We have
u right % suppose that the same principle
aotuated them, which operated on the
lase convention assembled III this place,
We say IL was aspirit Of concession We
know thar tho basis Of representation will
III d measure depive the cities in this State
Of their accommodating influence oyer the
country representation. We know that
this clause was considered detrimental to
the interests Of the city Of New Orleans
and we know TINT the burning watch
fires Of her delegation opposed this move
me,t. but finally acceded tot bscause il
was the bes. fhey could dc-they feared
arbitrary restriction. And new that the
pwholc instrument has been made accepta.
bic TO nearly the whole representatives 81
the people Of this State. they are called
upon to approve and confirm the action d
OF their servants this they viii do beyond
. doubt, and should any nature prove re;;
pnguant 20 their feelings. they will a
once resor. ii article l4l Of thy New Con
stitusiol. for their relief.
THE poLE RAisIao.-Thursday las
was . wonderful political day with lhs
Democracy Of this parish, and we presume
tile past events have been transcribed Il
the pages OF their history. On that day
the /" nnterriied' rallied IN numbers mol
70 be computed. flor va noticed 4 rood,