New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-05
THE NEW V. THE old ELEcTros LAW.

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Of the Intelligent masses OF the community ou.. as
there appears to be some slight MISUNDERSTANDING
regarding the matter, we have conciuoeo 70 s'"n'e
briefly at few of the principal points involved IN 'e
controversy, with view to dispel all aouo.s
1t is maintained that the " Army f'li repea'su
all other laws relative TO elections IN NeW orieas'
and that, consequently there can be no lawil eiee
tions held except those held under IL Aeeofuils W
the express terms of the act 1t went IN force imme
datey after its approval BY the Governor on te i''
of March last Yet we have had t'co elections since
under the old lawhrst Tor SIX Distret JUDGES ana
second, for Aldermen ana ASSISTANT Aiaeflren' e'c
and no objection has been made. THOSE VINO take
the ground that there can De no eiecton IN NoVem
Der except under the new law snouia also take ground
against the legality OF the eecton OF our Judges anu
municipal ohcers. IL their argument Is saiia' our
persohs' property anu ohaiao'e' ".e, " sieaV Va
tent in the custody OF Judges not entted 10 seats on
the bench, and the vast ana comphcateo concerns u
this mighty metropolis are managed by men not law
fully entitled to their management ana DC II re-
membered also that Gov Wicklffe, knowing 1ull wei
the terms OF the new law, commissioned al Tue oin
GERS elected under the old law! This IS proof that
the Governor does not approve the p'lcy recoin'
mended by the no-electlon adyocates.
Without touching upon point almost universally
conceded that when law Is suspended Dy .ne ope''
alton OF law, by Injunction as IN tne
it remains suspended dead ietter' unsi passeu upo
by the tribunal OF last resort that tne as WHICH au
previously prevailed necessarily coie iu.o
we come down to the question "he'uel' W .nJ p,'
cess OF legislation, the people c.h NC =.
most important nght guaran'eeu 'heli " 'ue p,'"
mount law OF the lano-the supfehe ia"-'"0 Ia"
from which legislatures, 1oVefhofs' 'u'ses anu al.
other officers derive theif au.ofi " speah VI ae'
officially. we eohtenu 'na. 'iiey eahno' anu II 'ne
last legislature hao az laws " ee.
tons, and 1alieo 10 enao' any o.eis III tneii s.eau'
the lnalenabe fghS OF the people W 1ne eiectse iran
chise would not nave peen iipareu' anu '"ey couiu
have met IN theH respeoeise p'eeiiots anu ""ius
throughout the otate' appoih'eu tueii o"h eo'lis-
sioners from among themselves proceeueu 10 e'ec'
their Senators, Representatives ana othef parish
officers, ana the eiectloh Mouu nave 'eei .'ea'.y
valid and binding. NO act OF omission or commas
sion on the part OF the creatures u te
for every oiilcef IN the otate fo 'ie ~ .ne
lowest is. directly or indirectly out creature Vi 'at
nstrument-ean deprive tne people OF tfle rlgnt Oh
suffrage 10 argue OTHERWISE "ou'u VI piepos'eious'
Carry it out and the INFERIOR oecoes the superior
| the offspring usurps cohtroi over the paren'.
| But, does the new Ia" repeal all other laws IL
certainly does where they CONNECT WIN ies peculiar
provisions, but not otherwlse. rms Is POM, we
| suggest worthy some consideration. Agall, those
who contend that an electoh cannot pe heu neA'
November seem to forget that the OLD ana new laws
are substantially the same IN she mus. essential par
ticular-that OF securing 10 Tue people tne
OF the electlVe ifahchse Inc oiu Id" says sn"' VIC
people OF this parish snail vote ior certain oicers On
the first Monday OF November next pursuant 10 'ie
behests OF the constitution Inc ne" says 'ne saie
thing; and there is no great difference save IN the
| mode of executon-ot mere form-wth the eAcep'
that vast majority OF our people peieVe tne Ne" Ia"
to be unconstitutional. "hether unconsu'ul'oai u
not, however, 1t makes provision ior the people "
vote, and that IS the point we are no" uscasshs ~
the substance is secured, the mere forms py WHICH
that end is attained are not material. our supreme
| Court has decided that polht Clearly anu unequ'o
cally. ...
| The man who would sacrilce the r'gh' Vi suhi"s'
on account OF laws winch aiiief III mere 'oinlsoo'i
of which were enacted 10 carry gu. tla1 very rln'
entertains peculiar Ideas Oh l.epupicahls'h "heie
the vital difference whether the people 'o'e uuef u.
old system, IN twehty-'hree oao''poAes VI ",'e'ne
they vote under tne ne" SYSTEM, ~ o",o'
boxes, under the management OF tne SUPERINTENDENT
and Central Board OF Commissioners oo iar AM
honest vote Is casC, 'ile sle''' oNee' VI e 'oi'''
ton is achieved and that great object cannot be Sc
aside or abrogated, no matterif ten thousand Arm
| billsn had been passed by the Legislature, and tel
thousand injunctions laid upon them. The latent
inherent power is in the people, the makers of con
situations and cannot be wrested from them excep
at the hazard of revolution.
We oppose the Army bilr' because we regard
/ as an inquitous, tyrannical, and unconstitutiona
piece of special legislation, striking directly at tn
city of our residence and trenching upon the mar
For people that would submit to it, there is no tern
too opprobrious-no serfdom too slavish.
/ These stcklers Tor ummportaht forms, VINO ave
tat no elecsoh can NC neiu ~ unless VII
Jo'"s vi '.'e army o''i "io . o'sei 'eu' o'e''e'
themselves IN 'feir Aeai W MANI converts AS peiof
s1ateu the SUBSTANCE ol oo'n laws varies pu' niue
any. Now II lornis are So esseh'iai' ana 'ne he'
law IS ehlofceo III November anu ah eee'ioil Is nel
unaef ~. anu ,ne eupre'ie couf' siiouia a''er"aio
.eoNe =. "noNs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES moAu 'ie ''eot'o
thus ne,u W lnSa''u assu'eu'y, II 'i'o
sne s.i.hle's % saiiu WY neoause VIC 'o'"'
'he ou I'd" "e,e NJ. 'o'ipieu "4.h lug 'oi'e
.he eoie "ol', y. ros' because VI TWIN no,'ui
ioi.y W ~ ,s .'7 s''''Pio '"o"' vi
'ie "''''D - eN''e'' '>'' VI VIC u
pos Aoan shonld the Injunction he withdrawn en-,
Po"o oie oASS'' "PPo''~A "4esA ''AS AMY phi