Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-18

daunted courage wins our love, though
spent in errors cause. How much more,
then should we delight to honor the man
and his memory who wins the laurels OF
victory in an intellectual strife-who fights
the foes of human rights, and whose wea-
pons are drawn from the shining armory
Of Truth. If ever man deserved to be
cannonized by grateful people, niche
should be allotted, in the temple Of the
Saints to ALEXANDER HAMILTON. who,
by his incorruptible integrity, his answer
wing patriotism, his all conquering ener-
gy, and the Promethean fire of his genius
asd eloqucnce, saved sinking nation
from destruction. Surely there is that in
the annals of Washington, Hamilton, Jay,
Henry, franklin, Madison, and their COM
peers, to invite the attention Of the least
curious and the tardy.
In pursuing the history Of the Co"s'i-
tuition. the biographies of those ilustr!ous
men would form large part Of our Ia
| bOrs.
1t is therefore for our mutual and infor-
nation, and in order that we may he as
sisted by each others efforts, and that our
facilities may be increased, that we pro.
pose to form a Club to be called "I'he
Constitutional Historical Society"-the
object of which shall be. as its name in
dcates, to add to our knowledge Of the
history Of the Constitution Of the United
States, by means of essays. debates, ora.
tons, and other exercises which may
seem most suitable.
The plan we propose is the following:
We will organize private Club, with a
President, Secretary and Treasurer. At
our regular meetings-say semi.month-
ly-the exercises, such as we shall deter
mine upon, shall have some bearing upon
our constitutional history, and tend to elu-
cidate it. 1t is evident that this course
will require good deal of investigation
and research. That is the very thing we
want. But you ask how are we going to
conduct our investigations without the ne.
cessary books and documents! We an.
swer, let US buy them. When a member
is appointed to read an essay, or deliver
an Grafton upon given topic, he will be
the best judge of the books and sources
whence he can procure the desired intel
ligence; for having turned his mind to that
particular subject, and being inpelled BY
geoerous ambition-as we presume ev-
cry member of such club ,ciH be-he
will feel a personal interest in presenting
to the society full and correct exposition
Of that particular matter. He will there.
fore suggest to the society the books he
needs, which shall be purchased out Of q
common fund. In this way we will in the
course Of few years, collect together an
interesting and useful library, bearing
upon the most eventful period of our histo-
ry. The expense would not be very great,
as we would not have occasion for more
than $500 worth of books for the next two
years. The tax, too, would be constantly
growing lighter. We could not expend a
portion Of our money and time in a more
useful and entertaining cause. We could
thus accomplish, by association, what a
single individual would have neither the
ability nor the inclination for.
We celebrate the 4th Of July because
the Declaration Of Independence was pub
lished to the world on that day. We think
the adoption of the Constitution was quite
as important an event and as we'll worthy
of everlasting remembrance, and in some
places we are pleased to see that the 18th
Of September is commemorated with a
good deal Of quiet, but earnest, patriotism.
If, therefore, our society should wish to
make any public demonstration, it would
be very appropriate on the anniversary of
thu adonfion If tho Consf;fut;or II tb;.