The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-04-23
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House At ST. Michel on the evening ot
The 10th inst. John BUTLER lisqr.,
was In the chair. A committee con.
=isling Of Messrs. T. Stubbleiiell II.
Y 1'omlinsop. y s. Hall, II Rollins,
B. 9. McNieee and Philip Wipfree
Jr was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive Of the sense Of the Meeting.
We would like to publish IN full the
resolutions Of The meeting but lack Of
space forbids. Suffice to say--they
excuse the acts Of Violence perpetrated
at The ballot box In New Orleans n
short time siuce and why and wbere+
fore it Ii, that action is demanded
here---at this distance from the tlea.
ire Of uWnstifyable proceedings, is The
question, We demand The indulgence Of
the public to ask. Was not The elec.
ton riot IN New Orleans, purely To-
cal matter, IN which and with which
her citizens are alone interested 1t
seems 40 10 "a and we cannot see
why 1t il that at this distance meet
Ing should be held, ITO cheer them
Oh AZ It ii said, il their work Of Re
form, so nobly commenced" What
shall We detlnce from The fact, il moi,
that an effort IL being made to organ
i've secret political parIy in the Union
---one that under The preteSt Of guard
ing the ballot box vii call around the
polls Of election, body OF armed des-
reraloes who under Tie cover Of d
powerful party, may deliver Che coun.
try from formidable enemy, but
Place 1t ia The hands, Of another, equal
~ dangerous foe TO the best interests
vf The republic , Such must ipc,i,a-
bly, be The result. OF the organisation
that would base it, origin Oh the dis-
graceful proceedings at the recent
municipal election IN New Orleans.
Evils correct thnmsclves--s,lch as
cannot be reached hv due form Of
law. are very short lived, and need no
violent cotrectiyes II there IA fraud
perpetrated. and covered with perjury.
we must look to the law for remedy aud
II II be weak and inefficient ii Should
gain strength from the people. in
whose hands all power IL vested. u il
madness to apply Tho remedy to the
effect. when tho same ca,i5e lics dor.
mant for the moment, but retaining it4
full strength and power Had not the
late legislature, been aware Of the iaei
that the main strength ot their party
was located in the uneiyiliaed rabile
Of New Orleans, we might have had
such a registry law for The commercial
emporium as would haze oiieotrally
put check u illegal voting there.
But 40. this rabLlc. composed alone
their constituency without this voice
at tho polls, they would have had to
remain the rumbihers of The "Shades'
for that season. Many good men Of
both rarties, begin TO see The necessity
of qualifying universal suffrage, and
i y only demogosues who are afraid
to take stand in tho matter.
Something must be done, but let it
be done openly aud then it viii have
the full sanction, of all legitimate eiti-
zcns--Fore'gn as well as native. A
secret and undetermined manner Of SO
called Reform will not correct the
evil, but other questions will grow out
Of il, involving the religious elements,
mud tho hreach IF on,, ,,,,,,J ~,
widen, until civil war, aud despot.
ism can alone close it. A secret no
litieal faction can have but brief OK.
istenee in this age and country, be.
cause the good sense Of the people
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