Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-04-05
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Those who seek political honors must ex-
pect to zee their acts rigidiy criticised. 1t gives
us no pleasure whatever TO find fault with our
political enemies; we would much prefer allu-
ding to some meritoriaus action on their part
than TO be under the necessity, from our pecl-
liar position, to expose gross errors which they
have committed, and injurious acts which they
have caused TO be passed. The truth of this
last sentence may be doubted; we are perfectly
Indifferent whether it is or not.
I'D These remarks are oceasioned ty our atten-
ton being called 10 two very singular acts on
the part Of the above gentleman as the Repre-
sentative from this parish in the Legislature.
One of these acts is the bill which the gen.
tleman got through, making the April term of
Court here q Probate INSTEAD Of a Jury term,
which latter it has been heretofore. Conse>
quently, probate CO SEES and none other can be
tried at this term. This change win prove great.
" injurious 10 all classes Of citizens. We now
have but twoj jury terms, 4th Mondays of Dc
tober and January-eight long months without
q jury terul!-and then, if yellow fever pre-"
walls In the fall, there will be no court till jan
uaEy--elegen months!--when Judgment will
be rendered too late to appeal to the Supreme
Court.
We have often heard Democratic stump or
ators Say that the Constitution guarantees to
every individual charged with any misdemea-
nor or crime, a speedy trial. And yet here is
an act which q Democratic Representative is
the father Of, which takes away that; for there
is now confined in the Jail in this town q poor
white man, a stranger here, unable to furnish
security, and consequently must be confined
for eight and perhaps eleven months! and for
q crime the punishmento Of which would hardly
exceed six months Imprisonment in the parish
jail, eyenwere be found guilty. The bill, more
over, we understand, was got up without Mr..
DowNs consulting With any Of the members Of
the bar of this parish, or any body else. Que
ry. When East and West Baton Rouge have
preserved their three jury terms, as before, for
what reason pray should Iberville be deprived
of one of hers? We can see no reasen nor
can we see any reason that the above gentle:
man could have, unless he is personally inter-
ested in some shape in having the present jury
term dispensed with-and we cannot see how
he could be interested, excepting that he was
to be tried himself by a jury nd wished such
trial postponed or dispensed Ia.
But he aput his foot intl8x worse in ane~
Their matter. The Crosse ah Bill was intro
duced and passed the Houla sis3ying the ques-
ton as 70 which parish tha: se u should be-
long to be, decided BY the vote Of Iberville and
West Baton Rouge. The friends of retaining
Crosse Tete in this parish, did moi want a more
favorable bill, But 10! and behold. the Col
onel suddenly jumps up and moves to lay the
bill indefinitely on the table; when he received
the thahks Of Mr.. FAvRor, Of WestB Baton
Rouge, who 81 course was much pleased. At
the motion.
Hers ID al good hun1or, well let the Colo.
mel Side for the pfeseut-prouising, howev-
or, tgshowup his good acts as aptblic servant,
whenever Be will give Us oceasioato do so,
equally with the zest that we expose his bad
ones,