Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-13
piLlng on the Patronage.

ed{tooat-do aE1its PREDECESSORS q origgl ~ 4
tinE patronage ODE dispensed as the 20
!iticaI interest of tie great party may b
best subservel}, and layingjt n f4be out
spread, but already overloaded bands 9
tie Executive. File an,oosttit 81 t|is val
liable political machinery, Which ba:
been projected by different bills iii the
two Houses, is enormous, when consid
cred as but an addition, to the vastly ex
tended prerogative Of the Governor OF
! Louisiana. w ere This a county,
which coup d'etuts could originate and
flourish, and reasonable grounds Of fear
existed as 10 the possible establishment
OF a genuine :despotistn, The steady policy
of Democratic legislatures in continually
taking power from tire people, and ad-
ding it to that Of the Executive, might
be looked upon with mHch lustiiHble
anxiety. But our Government is fortu-
nate|y SO constituted that no ~apprehen-
sions OF an assault upon popular liberty
need be entertained, although at the
same time, It is a fact. which must inn
press itself npon the minds OF the reflect
ing, THAT this immense concentration of
patronage placed at the disposal o. q
partisan Executive, must prove injurious
to the best interests Of the State.
10 the House, Mr. Sterling has intro
duced a bill entitled An ACT to provide
more edecsually for the sale Of the; Pub
lie Lands" which proposes to place 10
less than eleven new aud important mp
pointments in the hands Of Governor
Wicklife. The Land Registry system is
be changed by the abolition of The Stale
Land office at Baton Rouge-the crea-
Of five new Offices, located respect
veIy at New Orlea@s, Opelousas, Match
toches, Monroe and Greensburg, and tie
appointment of an officer to be styled,
Commissioner OF Patents,'' who shall
Keep bis office at the Capital, and have
supervisory control over the diff
rent land offices. In a close. political
%ontest, what might not eleven fat ap-
'ointmeents do Tor the party having, them
0 dispose Of? I'm. $50
In the Senate, Mr.. St. Paul has a bill
'efore the Judiciary Committee; The pro-
isions Of which take away from the
eople Of New Orleans tile constitution
right Of eleoting their constabIes, tax
oIlectors, aud assessors, and gives the
ppointment Of all those officers to the
Governor. In the last mentioned meas
re- (which was strongly Recommended :
lletferocious report ofthe New Or =,
Superintendent of Elections, the ,
N gguinary Cotton, we see nothing more !
Or less than a bIow~aimed at the rights :
aswhole city, because tbe:po|itical OPP 5
onents Of Democracy in that city, can :
i be overcome at the ballot-box. But, q
. - ask, where y ! e Is Is this Il despotic policy to !,
op? VIII il. be limited b. the attain {
ent Q f7such perfect political secu,ity1 r
FEthe Democracy, as is aimed at, or J,
Il it grow until the Governor is vested :,
til the power of appointing members
the Legislature, and all State officers,
that popular elections will be entirely .
ne away with? That portion Of the K
ssan'c law that refers to- the organiza= u
n of 8 Board of Public works, and ),
l'ch has been wantonly trampled in 10
} dust by q series of Democratic Legis~ !,
u'res, has now. been attacked By a to
'mocratlc resolution in. the House ofl;n
personalities with a view of expung- II
: it, that it mayn no longer stand as a y,
'nnuments to a shameless disregard Of Il
rights of the people. It requires a b,
g Of three-ffths to secure The accom- as
shnent Of this object, but We should n
be surprised TO see It succeed. 4
WANT TO BE OFFICIALLY Re- pc
srap.-The grave Senators Of Louisi- sh
! had a long and serious conversation "
Z last, upon a proposition sub di
ted BY one Of their number. 10 elect sll