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

ticing events close at hand. that the
Legislature Of the State is about to
commence its session. One has but
to walk about town and see the mum.
Ter of strange faces-ses the little
squads Of lynx-eyed politicians here
and there, canvassiug about matters Of
interest to the party and hear the bus
tie and noise of preparation, to be sat
isfied of the fact There are other signs
Of the times, in French as well as
Englisb-bits Of paste board tackled on
street doors, and segar box tops, writ
ten over, in varied styles Of chirogra-
ply. to inform the world that This
house is for rent" or FURNISHED rooms
to let," "a Loer" or "Marson a loer."
Some Of the members" have already
10y letter. secured soft places to rest
their wearied limbs. after the daily toll
of hammering new laws into existence
and undoing what has been done.
There is much to do" This is Of
course a common expression. every
season. The only trouble about what
is to be done, is to do it. so as to salts
fly all han1s-to get rid Of the surplus
revenue Of the State, in such an equi-
table manner as not to offend the old
rats of party, by giving them less than
they are by inalienable right entitled
to. If this can be accomplished in
sixty days, it is as much as the people
expect. Of course there will be ten
thousand applicants for the half dozen
Offices to be disposed Of; this shows
progress. It shows more which may
be better imagined than named. The
cause Of it here, as we'll as elsewhere,
may be traced to the fact, that about
nine times as much compensation is
given for trifling service, as should be.
Now that the Capitol is firmly fixed
here, fleeing the members which has
in some instances been a just cause Of
complaint, will be at an end there
will be healthy competition in this
to bring board and lodging;
room rent and shirt washing down to
the lowest figure. Indeed segars and
cognac, which have heretofore cost the
town so much abuse, will now be the
legitimate subject Of competition and
rivalry and if the Hon. Member
from does not get the best, he
must lay the blame to his own vitiated
taste.
BY all odds, the most important
matter for the coming legislature to
consider. is the lamentable condition
Of our public School System under
which the people are taxed heavily
and the proceeds Of reserved lands are
being squandered to no purpose. The
generation coming after us, will be far
below the present in point Of liberal
enlightened and republican education.
Whilst those who live off of the public
very bone and sinew Of
the State are fast relapsing into semi
A republican government,
where each citizen is sovereign, is in
servitude, as abject as slavery Itself
to demagogues, if the people are not
educated in liberal and enlightning in
telligcnce. This principle is so well
understood, that there is not State in
our glorious constellation, that has not
provisions on this subject. The DOM
inant party. now; has been in author
ity since the adoption of the present
constitution, and the lame system
adopted by the first session of the lie.
gislature, has been getting worse until
now it is positively unable to get along
on crutches. After system of Edu-
cation. which all good citizens should
pray for; the next most important con-
sideration in our minds eye, is an ef-
fective "Registry Law" for New Or
leans. whereby each and every legally
constituted voter in that city, may
peaceably enjoy his franchise. These
two things, which might be done by
any three honest men, after a half
hours deliberation, the Legislature
has sixty days, to do in. If they will
do the work and do it we'll. they may
crowd in as much 6unkum afterwards,
as is generally required to make a vol
ume Of "Acts."
CONTESTED ELEcrroN.-Some per.
sons appear to think that the election
yesterday Of Mr.. Lumsden, in the
Second District, in consequence ofthe