Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21
Whlg state Convention.

We extract the following able article
from the New Orleans Bulletin, Of We'd.
ncsday last, with much pleasure, and col.
daily second It's recommendations. II
strikes US they are emiuently wise. polite.
and proper. II the Wings delay holding
their State Convention until the vote Of
the people for or against the new Consti.
tuition shall he made officially known, 1t
| will 10 morally impossible for the nomi.
necs to visit any considerable portion Of
the State. This Is a fact beyond contro.
version.
Being convinced that n thorough can
VASES Of the State Is Indispensable TO the
success of the Wing cause, and being
also, fully assured the new Constitution
will DO carried by an overwhelming mejo-
rity, we heartily sanction and endorse the
suggestion Of tue Bulletin, that n Wing
State Convention 10 hold IN the town Of
Baton Rouge on the first Monday IN DC.
tobe, merit. This will give ample time for
the holding Of primary meetings through.
out the State, and for tho appointment Of
| delegates, and from the first Monday in
| October to the fourth Monday IN Deem.
Der, every candidate will have full oppor.
| :uni,y Of visiting all sections, aud hecom.
Ing generally acquainted with those he
| wishes 10 be his constituents.
As our well informed New Orleans cor
respondent speaks Of this ~suljec; at length.
we will bring our article to n close, aud
introduce the Bulletins remarks:
Vino STATE CONFERENCE.-The year
1859 will I've memorable, in Louisiana, for
lis Conventions and elections. if for
nothing else. Our good people have, and
will have had. the privilege Of exercising
| their inestimable franchises, as freeman, to
the uttermost extent that reason or mojcr.
alton could possibly desire. Those who
are disconnected, in this behalf, would not
be satisfied were they called upon TO prac.
,ice the right Of suffrage every day in the
| year. Let us recapitulate, for a moment.
| FIRST, we of N. Orleans, were called upon
to vote for city officers under tho CONSOLE
daiion law. Then we were asked, in
common with our fellow citizens of the
entire State, to say whether we desired n
Convention to frame a new Constitution,
or not. That question carried, almost
unanimously, an election for Delegates to
model an organic law, such as was evil
| dent the interests Of the State demanded,
followed in the course of a few weeks.
The delegates having performed their duty,
TO the best Of their ability having pre-.
scented a Constitution to the people Of
Louisiana, for adoption or rejection, anoth-
err election land the election OF a new
Constitution is a most important one, too,)
viii take place on the first Tuesday oil
November next. II the decision of the
people be favorable, Of which we do not
believe their is the slightest particle oil
doubt, the Governor will Immediately Issue
his PROCLAMATION directing the proper Off
GERS to hold an election, on the fourth
Monday of December. for Governor.
Lieutenant Governor. members of the
General Assembly, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General. Treasurer, aud Super
iniendant Of Public Education. Tie
whole sum- up five important elections III
one year. which certainly ought to satisfy
the most ardent upholder Of ballot-box
preroeatives.
In our opinion, the elections which have
-.n held. have been productive of good
.smsnrn I'D If the ending turns out as
'sa = ssa, =. ing, we shall be more
Blu, We are DEPRESSING ire..,..
~tention Of our article. AssnmnHssss'''a, ~ ].
Constitution will Be adopted on the NJ
Tuesday in November, an election 70
e>Eernor, members Of the Legislature
and MI State officers. will take place q
the ionrtn a<.-nday Of December follow
ing-sofn0 slx Or.xht weeks afterwards
! Fully half Of this tims-Siil pass "
before the voice 81 the pe0pls-n becom
/ officially known At the Secretary ots~.e
ofice. which would leave little time,
faca, none II III. 90 far as practical result
are concerned, for the candidates o. eittI
naatv 10 canvass the State. no matter
they were duly accredited By their Tespe
= i've State Conventions = tho very n
ment the 6at OF the people sl1onid ]
mnde known. These facts will stril
eyery reades, after : msment's TeiiectiO
and The consicsion will ioscc itself Up
his mind shaf. if thorongh csnvass