The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-05-09
REMARKS or HON Il. HAYNES IN
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTA-.
TIVES. on THE NEW ORLEANS
ELECTION BILL DELIVERED Fun.
2Stl,. 1857.

Mr. SpcakcrLf am in favor Of this. and am
ready 10 give nv reasons for. 50 doing DO
we not know that the elective franchise has
been violated, aud the election made farce oT
in New Orleans. 10 We not kauw ltat great
and crying evils have existed, and do now exist
in that city, which the cool people thereof AMI
the people i'll the country disconntcnanre and
call for corrective at orr hands Snail We
di3appoH them, and 20 HON" without doing
something 10 rcctjfy the evils there existing
and will continue TO exist, unless Sc take mpas-
ures oput a stop to it? Shall ru'iiauism reign
supreme in That great eity--;le emporium OF
the South? Thrccfourths Of the citizens Of
Ncw Orleans itself, and the people ofthe com.
try generally, require rs 70 rchuko The bands
Of lnwlcss men that run riot in that cilyo the
day of elections VIII we not do 50, or at
least attcmp, to do 50?
The gentleman from ST. Mary's parish { Mr..
Hawkins) says this bill gives a lie TO the boas'
ted claim of Democracy hat mnn is capable
Of scIfgoyermcut So far from this Bills
having surh an effect, IL aim md Object is to
enable The good people Of New Orleans to cy.
crciSa their legal aud constitutional rights
It's object Is to pat down the armed binds Of
ImlliaOs who have united together 10 take them
. away, IL IL 10 UNC sPtNli'N w WV ptOIi' ~
the exercise of the elective franchise which we
all know has been denied for some three or
four elections past Il the gentlemen who
Gnd fault with the bill will present IA better QUE,
will chcer'uly vote for it, but as they haze
not done 50 shall vote for this one, believing
it will accomplish the object aimed az.
The honorable gentleman Mr. Lawrason
/ gives itas his opinion that the moral sentiment
Of the people Of New Orleans will itself correct
the evil He admits the state Of things TO eX
ist which we all 50 much dcpreeate Sir
We have waited for the moral sentiment Of the
people Of New Orleans to correct the evil which
has so long prevailed there. We have waited
for some three or four elections TO pass by, ho
ping against hope, that the state Of things in
New Orleans would pass away, and that re-
turing sense of right Oh the part of those who
had deprived n large number Of voters Of that
city from exercising their rights, would correct
the evil But, sir we have waited in vain, anC
it is now time for the Legislature of the State
TO interfere before it will be to late. If We
do not do so, sooner or later n revolution il
public sentiment will be aroused, that vii
I take terrible Vengeance upon those who have 81
long and successfully sought to deprive them Of
! their privileges, We wish to avoid this state
of things by the enactment of this bill, as t
peace measure. fear that the moral senti
ment of the people of New Orleans is powerles
to correct the evil. Unless we take steps t.
4 put it down it never will be pat down 1t i
to the interest of those who produce that stat
of affairs to continue tokeepi it up, as it is by i
they live, and move, and have their being, /
f is not to be expected that this band Of Inwles
men in New Orleans will give up that, without
which they could not subsst The hope i
a vain one, and we need not clay the llattcrinG
junction to our SOUL
, We wish the people of New Orleans to b.
allowed to govern themselves unmoestcd, I'm
{ thugged, and unbraSsknuckled. II they shnl
be allowed to come to the ballot box as in day
past, when the old Wing and Democratic par
ties were rivals and when the people could e
TO the polls and give a fair expression Of thoi