New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-07
MONDAY MORNING. MARCH l. 1853
DAILY CRESCENT.
Baton Rouge Correspondence.
Coruspsnrtuts OF tbt gust,nt.


to appoint their deputies whether the Recorders
should them this trouble 10 the meanwhile Of
their absenees will have returned and they hope to be
able to get enough together overrue the wings and
such the democrats unwilling to lend themselves
to such outrageous piees of injustice.
Another good piece Of which done in the Sem
to-day the list of benefits the State will have
derived from their aborer their fixing the next cleo
ton for State Printer In j5 thus selecting printer for
the Legislature This goes beyond any thing which
has yet been done.
1t 80 happens and fortunately some think that this
present wise body. whole will be in the Legs-
ature again and it might and think it will happen
tht the wings will have majority where the democrats
strong In that event do the democrats think
they will submit this sort Of dctation Mr La
sere contract will with the present session and in
any election will have to be held when the mex
Legislature They mig well declare that the
Secretary Of the Senate shall not be chosen before eighteen
hundred and fy-ave and the sergeantatarss and the
enrolling clerks and following the principle out to Its last
extremity declare themselves entitled to their seats until
the time. hope not aacIigious in wishing
that Heaven may us from such a calamity
No party into power with better prospects
for long and und pued reign than did the democrats
the third Monday Of January last Their whole ticket
had been elected BY triumphant majority. popular |
which bad been making in their favor for months
placed them high above the reach Of subsequent defeat
if they had only managed properly But they have
mitted wapton and unnecessary suicide They became
intoxicated with their and have been ree
ing about from the without knowing what
they doing Twenty different leaders have sprung
up among them neither Of whom they willing to
give the supremacy Contentious of all sorts have been
rife in their midst and their session has been great
noise md confusion which s increasing every day In
stead of going work like energeticaly and with
GOOD will justify the confidence which the people had
placed in them by taking hold Of the great ques
ons upon which they sent to legsate aud after
due dviberation passing them and returning TO their
homes they have been creeping along for two months like
ndolent school by the road side With the ex
ception of the Judiciary bills which now before the
House thing has been entirely
looked or if called to their attention by man who
really wishes business been laid oTeri order to
give place party scramble for offices with SAL
aries ata he'd Off thousand dollars year Seemingly con-
tent themselves with luxuries which four dollars
day enables them to indulge in they appear TO have
care how long they may remain pensioners upon the
State losing sight Of the great public matters upon
which their should be concentrated have given
themselves up to adjournments, and. like Mr.. Toots,
writing imaginary letters themselves taking particular
care to direct them TO the Hon or B. heavy reck-
on ng ia before them in the future. They have killed
themselves and killed their party, and they will be
membered. Still, they will not have done no good They
will warning to the people in coming elections,
and make them look for better They will have
dsgusted them from choosing men TO egate upon theii
rights property whose only claim to preference
sheer ineapacity; and better men VIII be honored II
stead and better things done by them Looking
at it in this view the consolation is not bad bu
the harm in the meanv he will not be small ethe
The House had the judiciary bill again before then
and an attempt made to modify the plan proposed
Mr. Hardesty (making each parish Dstrict) by csai
fishing Districts composed of parish, where it was
large one and two where they small. This is ii
rIaT \ Nov,
Of the Senate and drawn up by linn ike its pravsiei
% better than any have yet 1t does away entire
with Probate Courts, which is great advantage for
10 cannot concealed that If these Courts again
tabshed would have constantly recurring those knott
questions OF jurisdiction which occupied much OF th
old Supreme Courts time and the nine District ysteI
been adopted they would have been indispensable
Two features this bill will prove great obstacles it
passage The first is that it requires the Judges b.
chosen from among persons learned in the law and TIL
second that it their salaries at three thousand M
hundred dollars 10 neither of these propositions will tn
A. House agree While the majority bill of the Judiciar
Ee Committee was under discussion although nothing wa
said in the qualifications Of the Judges nun
Der of speeches against it because it
that none but lawyers could be made Judges under Il
provisions (Mr Crane particularly was quite eloluer
upon the subject and harangued the House to his heart
content He in favor Of allowing people to judge f
themselves etc And the salary will be agreed
for several There who eonscientious
believe that Judges have easy time OF it, and shoul
not be paid much there Others who think that Ii
best talent be procured for two thousand ftee
81 hundred dollars year and there also not few WI
I'd confident that ii the salary is made small that
Of ability will take the Office that nothing will PR
them from going in and taking seat upon the Denc
The former of these objections have urged moi
than once and have heard say in support Of tt
position, that two thousand would be plenty that gen
tha Reno vhn his
already acquired competency This unquestonaby u
most dangerous doctrine which could be started in tn
connection. 1t prevents of capacity and learnir
IL from accepting Lgh oee if they shoudlhappen to
poor It takes from the people the possibility of havir
the OF their choice to deal out justice to them
6s he cannot afford it, 1t reduces the number
cir candidates for these high places to those who
~ fessedly incompetent fill them, and those who
dependent upon their exertious for support And Il
consequence of such state of things must necessar
"a be yiainous administration of the laws for if
competent be selected his very incompetency
prevent his proper exercise Of the duties devolyng ups
him il rich be the choice, being entirely ind
pendent their pleasure dpleasure and affected in
degree by their praise the business of tho peoI
entrusted his hands would in nine out Of ten
trded with and To keep faithful TO his
ties responsibility be attached to his performance
~ them and that responsibility must be something beyo
the a moral lie must be made to see that uplt
ted he does what expected from him he must suffer and
Aed must suffer different way than the subtracti
and of a small portion of his income would him
must be made to feel that himself and those depende
upon him for support will have to bear the burden of
faults and negeets He must be made to feel that he
to bear up against the complaints and lt-fndiRgs
N those who have placed him in place Of public eonhder
and and great power which complaints and fault findings
attack him in his dearest quarter and render hin
ee ec Of suspicion those around him and unworthy
support by the community who wished advance his
I~y terests and who had been treated with neglect and
warded by unaithfuness The poor is essentia
las the influenced by considerations Of this nature,
~, they higher and nober than the supercc
sold Struggling the shoulder which he who is not in
and entirely independent would give to complaints he
me ever however they might be deserved And
her people who select who would acknowledge Il
f he was dependent upon them, would be much bet
Es served by who would say to them II you do
like me care not you can do me no harm
M Mr. Theards Registry Law called up, and its rel
sm tion moved by Mr Hiriart Mr.. Theard moved t
it be referred TO the Judiciary Committee MIR Iliri
ers not being opposed to it. the bill referred.
va / see that Mr. Robb and Col. Campbell in to-
upon matters connected with railroad operations. Ih
heard any thing about the coast road to Newore
lately Isis expected that these gentlemen will be
ler to start the thing in motion.
notice also the arrival Of Mr. Slidel though what