New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-04
EDITORIAL c0RREsPoN,DENcE.

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EDITORIAL C0RRE SP O.NDENCE.
BARON RoueE, wednesday, Feb, ], 1864
Such (now that the elections are over) ha
come to be the democratic zeal for securing thei
purity, by Registry law, that they canno
content themselves with single bill for tina
purpose, nor even two to-day, third ha
been brought in Last year, they could disre
gard their oath and the peremptory command
of the Constitution and vote down such Law
without even attempting to pretend that thu
bill offered them was faulty: now, they are 81
anxious that they cannot wait to amend bill
already coming up, but must start others, as il
to outstrip it so different are their consciences
before an election and after it! Nay, now
think Of it, there are four such bills on foot
one, each, by Mr. Roberts and Mr.. james, in
the House; as many, by Mr. Hodge and Mr.
Boatner, in the Senate. Of these four, three
are by Democrats. The Wing, by Mr.. Hodge,
is the old one, last year passed by the Senate
and voted down by the democracy Of the House.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. McMurdo,
passed resolution requesting our men in Con-
gress to ask for gift of lands, in aid of rail
road from New Orleans to Mobile. like re-
solution was adopted, in behalf of the New
Orleans, jackson, and Great Northern and
Opelousas Roads,
The Senate held, also, one of those SO. called
Executive sessions, which are, in reality Though
wings sit in them for form sake,) but family
consultations over the last division of the spoils
made by the Governor. Of course, his Excel
lency's distribution of 6 the public plunder,''
was approved--being (you know according to
John G. Calhoun, all that by itsss cohesive
power keeps this Democracy together.
In the House, after sundry matters not of the
profoundest interest, and which, therefore, l
pray you will not compel me to relate at large,
Mr.. Jordan offered resolution, for the appoint
ment of committee of FIVE members to INQUIRE
and report whether the members from New
Orleans have been legally elected in accordance
with that provision Of the Constitution reouir-
ing registry law for that city.
This was, you see, an attempt to raise the
question, whether any of the late elections in
your city can be valid, inasmuch as the Consti
tuition made it the imperative duty Of the last
legislature to enact Registry law, in order to
the proper holding of that elections
Mr.. Jordan followed up his rather trouble
some Resolution with clever speech, in which
he made it rather provokingly clear that, when
the Constitution has positively prescribed that
elections shall be held in New Orleans. under
the previous condition of registry of the voters,
and such registry has Though there was every
opportunity for providing it) been neglected, the
elections thus made in wilfull violation of the
Constitution were necessarily void.
Mr. Roberts, of Orleans, replied that as there
is law Of the State regulating the manner in
which elections should be contested, and as no
one had seen fit to contest the elections of the
members of New Orleans under that law, an ut.
tempt to unseat them as contemplated by the
resolution was simply absurd He moved to lay
the resolution on the table. Carried.
This is what is more expresaively than ele-
gantly called shutting down upon a man"
The democracy did not like to discuss, nor even
inquire into this matter SO it resorted to the
victorious argument of numbers and voted down
the inquiry
After various matters of little moment, came
mp another of those continually occurring an
pheations Tor leave to emancipate slave, of
which lately gave you my opinion It was a
Dill to authorize John Cruzat to emancipate a
female slave and her three children, which was
taken up.
A lengthy debate ensued upon the general
policy Of emancipating slaves with permission
to remain in the State, and upon the merits of
this particular bill
The bill failed to pass--yeas 80, nays 32--the
Speaker voting in the negative.
The bill to amend the 10th section of the law
the District Courts of the city and
parish Of New Orleans was taken up and passed
Such has been our days work. You will per-
ceiye the phenomenon of debate would chad
it SO pleased the majority have occurred, in
one instance, and did occur, in another. We
are improving. For if we are not allowed to
discuss the Constitution and white peoples I
rights, we are allowed to discuss the negroes.
e. W. j.
BARON RoueE, Thursday, Feb Q 1854
We have, to-day, in the Lower House, had,
IN our serene sky of legislation, one of those
white squalls of discussion which never come,
you know, but in fine weather, and, AMUSING
he old tar as much as they alarm the lands I
nan, blow themselves out Of breath, almost be-
ore you can tell where they come from. Twill 9
ell you of it, of course; but it must be in the
lue order of history t
In the Senate, there was little done of note, a
except the following
On motion OF Mr Lacey, the House bill requiring Grim
nas condemned TO death in the parish Of Orleans TO be
Executed within the enclosure Of the walls Of the prison
gas taken UP and referred It is the course as to
nat rigor Of the law, capital punishment
Mr. hunday presented the report of the special com.
nttes appointed by the Governor in 1853 to examine
Vt Jackson - 2 - W 'e 1Asyi oha
me committee are Of tho opinion that the arrange
nents are comfortable rs can be expected .
On notion the report ordered to he pubKbea in I
he State paper. paeteAea ~ h
In the House, after '.sundry matters, fit for Il
he Clerk to record but not for any other cbron. p
oler, Mr.. WALES offered resolution to annoint q
select committee to inquire whether there ora q
ny constitutional grounds why the New Orleans n
aembers should not lose their seats because of CT
he failure Of the Legislature to pass registry ii
NV for New Orleans as required by the Gonsti. G.
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