New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-27
Tho election La,v-Judlclal Election.

1t appears quite probable-in fact, almost certain
that the Judicial elections to take place on next Mon
day week, will be held under the old, instead of the
new law. We do not see how this can be avoided |
now, SO much delay having taken place that proper
organization under the new act is well nigh impossi
be- No Central Board of Commissioners has yet been
appointed by the Governor, no Superintendent of
Elections has yet been designated have any steps
been taken to carry out the law according to tseter
and spirit, that we are aware Of.
Besides, it strikes us that the express wording of
the 18th section precudes the law from being opera
tive on the next Judicial elections That section
says That the designation of the places of hold
ing the polls and the numbers by which the respective
polls in each precinct shall be known, shall be pub
iished by the said Board, in two daily newspapers
printed in the city of New Orleans and said publ
cations shall be made in English and French, for ten
days precious to any election" etc.
There is no time after this in which to make the
publication imperativey required. This is the 9th
of March only ten days intervene between it and the
9Th of April and as the law peremptorily orders the
publications i" ten days precious to any election it
is clear our mind that the failure to publish the
partof the proper authorities in due season. renders
the new law imperative and makes the old one bind
ing. If the publication is not made to-day this is
tain. We arrive at no other conclusion,
not uncharitable enough to suppose that any scheme
to trick the people out of the right of eectng their
own judges, and retaining the incumbents in their
present places would be sanctioned in high quarters.
Although we have heard opposite opinions freely ex-
pressed, we consil Ter them entirely without founda-
tion GOV. Wicklife is strong partisan, perhaps too
strong but he is gentleman and would not counen-
ance any such unworthy subterfuge to retain his po
litica friends in office. OF this the public may rest
assured, else we are egregiously mistaken in our
estimate of the man.
Then, again. the law has not yet been officially pro
mugated, and how law can go into force and effect
until it has been officially promulgated it would puz
zle anybody but Louisiana jurisconsut to determine
Furthermore we have been credbly informed that il
is not the intention of the proper officer to promu
gate .he election act until it is reached in its regular
order If our information be correct, the promulga
ton will not take place in less than four or five weeks
in all probability, unless the columns of the State paper
are monopolized by the continual publication of legs
latiye acts.
Under such circumstances let the people go on il
peace and quiet, and select good and true men-mel
in whom the whole community will repose confidence
and rest assured that no difficulty will be interposed
in the way of their induction into Office From the
gentlemen who have been presented to them for teil
saages. all difficulty in the way of wise and udicious
selections has been removed.