The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-18

tslstlHp C'i9Htibat'vh HIS Btcu uuIy TX.
ecuted The voice Of The State was In
favor Of the revision.
The Convention for TINT purpose
was held III July last, and the result Of
their labors approved at the late gen.
crol election Though / frankly con.
fess that I was one Of the minority
who believed that MI the changes need
ed in the late Constitution, to make II
the full reflection Of the unbiased
public will. could have been effected
by the mode of revision and amend
mcnt provided in the instrument It's.
elf, without the expense and risk Of
an entirely new Constitution, and that
still larger minority who disapproved
of many Of the leading provisions o!
our present organize law; still | am
willing TO submit my viii and my pre-
ference to the will Of the majority ..----
But while this IL the case, cannot re-
frain from expressing n wish and the
ardent hope that some Of tho anii-te-
publican, provisions Of the present
Constitution may be removed from it..
as soon as they can be legally oblitora-
ted. Equality Of representation aud
equality Of taxation. and freedom from
the danger Of oppressive burdens arc
ines'imable privileges, mud should A.
ways be secured to every citizen by
The organic law Of the land.
That tl,esc invaluable blcssingq md
privileges have not been secured by
The present Constitution. j. my sincere
conviction, and | believe il 10 he ssour
duty as guardians Of tho peoples rights
10 take lDliiatory steps, rs soon rs pos-
able, Ia relieve tl,eruarom present. aud
TO guard them from future cyils--lc.
lay in this case may he DANGEROUS. -
Evils become sanctioned BY time, op.
preston strengthens by ayc. aud bur.
tlcns easily imposed arc hard 10 re-
move when rendered venerable. and
sustained by the interest Of selfisl, ma
loritics. One Of the grca'ca and
most bumiliaiing Of ,hcs grievances
must be removed Mt once. If ever il
can be dunn Aftor the next appor-
mont Of representatives, baed on this
provision. il may be we'll nigh impoa-
able 10 effect what can now be done
viii, comparative ease. The voice Of
he Sfate, If fairly expressed, il still on
the side Of the people.
The Governor recommends an i'm
mediate reorganization Of tho Judi
9 arNR compliance with the rc1nis'.
lions Df the New Constitution. IL
advises that The number of districts
and JUDGES DO diminished and the
compensation insscased.
The authority granted to tho Leg.
lature, by the new Constitution. TO
pledge the faith ofthc State md con.
tract debts for other purposes than to
prosecute war and auLdue insuvse.
lions, il power that should be guard.
ed with sleeplcss vigilance, and eyer
clsed with extreme caution. The ex-
periencc Of n long life, no small por.
ton of which has been spent in ,
public service, has convinced me ,hnt
the 'Sst policy. both for individuals
and governments. il to avoid debt NJ
far ~ practicable. The enterprise Of
the community is generally adequate
to the construction Of internal improve
mcnfs actually needed. Governmental
aid in such eases. may be sometimes
needed, but it seldom happens that the
state, in matters of this kind, is not
made to suffer II is doubtless the
duty Of our State to open and improve
Dur nayigable streams. to construct
and to provide against inpln.
1aIions, but when she goes beyond this
md lends her faith and aid TO COM
panies for other kinds Of improvements
she should exercise the greatest cir
,umspoction, and look to the ways and
means" of meeting her engagements.
cast she have unpleasant bur'hens,
md hard to be borne, by those who
'hall come after us.
On the power granted by The New