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

BATON RouGE, Tuesday S1st Jany. 1854
When ! find that have committed an error,
| always hasten to confess, at least, if cannot
repair it. have repeatedly told you, of late,
that the proceedings of the day which was
ehronichng had been uniateresting. Now, this,
no doubt, conveyed to your mind an impression
that the morrow's doings would be of different
character wherein, was guilty of creating IN
you a false expectation When, therefore, for
the future, it shall be my hap to have to say,
that 6 to-day our collective wisdom has perform
ed nothing remarkable understand me, pray
you, as by no means promising that II Will pc
otherwise to- morrow.
Nor. indeed, is this all, When, in the present
times, it can be truly recorded Of public body
that it has done nothing notable, and therefore
no harm, we should get down on our knees and
give most hearty thanks. For that omission is
much more than can usually be hoped for from
them
Heneeforth, then, when shall negatively let
you know that this party legislature, which
might do what it pleased, has done, for the ends
of its faction, nothing bad, nothing partial,
nothing pernicious, conceive, entreat you, that
speak the fact to their honor, and with a
hearty mental thanksgiving, none the less fer
vent for being left unexpressed.
Another of these white days has just passed
over US our Conscript Fathers have, believe,
hurt nobody and, meantime, have, perhaps,
not merely kept their hands from mischief. but
done good in the quieter matters of law giving
/ will proceed to reeite what is most mention
able in their acts OF to-day
In the Senate, Mr.. Hodge brought in bill for
giving effect to the Constitutional injunction
so shamefully sighted by the last Legislature
for a registry of voters in New Orleans. 1t is
late to pass such a bill but better late than
never. We will now see whether they who re-
iected it once will do so again.
Mr.. Moore introduced an act in amendment
Of 5he existing one for draining the swamps and
oYerfowed lands of the State On this very
important subject, though really felt as such,
there seems to be little unity Of purpose. This
is, Of course, because there is yet great IN
certainty as to the means by which the grand
end is to be accomplished | know not; but
should judge that they had gone about it too
hurriedly. There were, no doubt, works of
pressing necessity, that were to be done at once
independently of great systematic plan but
for the latter. it was necessary to begin by
what they have not yet set on foot-a thorough
and exact scientific survey of the entire surface
to which their operations must be applied. Why
do they not employ body of the ablest engi-
neers, and go about it, They will have to do it,
and the sooner the better.
In the House, Mr. Roberts brought in and
carried a resolution requesting Prof Dimitry to
deliver before the Legislature, during its present
session. a lecture on Public Education This is
comforting distinguished honor on that able
as well as learned gentleman. am heartily
glad that it has been done him; for, by the
general voice, he is the first scholar in the
State; and, in my humble opinion, he stands in
the foremost class of those of the Union
Mr.. Pearce offered resolution directing an
inquiry and report on the present state of the
laws against Gambling and the amendments
which they require. All, Mr.. Pearce! I'll tell
you the single amendment which such laws
everywhere abundant) require the amend
ment of finding officers and juries that will ex-
ecute them. But the Resolution was adopted,
and betokens an addition of fresh nugatory pro-
visions Of law, where there was already plen-
tiful surplus Of inoperative legislation. On this
subject, that of Dram drinking, that of Duelling
and some others, we have an admirable state Of
statutes, one-half of which are made, because
none will be enforced.
Some Benthamite bill for abo1ishing the
0sury laws was made the special order for
Thursday. The having no such laws is favor
lite kink of the logicans of politics But in
spite of the philosophers, must say that prac-
tice leaves me unconyinced that such restraints
are not wholesome. will, however, spare you
dissertation on the subject, and wish you what
will be more weleome-a good night.