Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-02-08

as long as they keep within the Pow.
err OF Attorney which is furnished
them by the Constitution Of the State /;
which for mere form sake dixie the
morning prayors) they are sworn on
the Evaugelists to support When
ever they step beyond tho limits of
that document-which ought to be
the highest expression of public will !;
then they no longer represent tho
people but may very well take place
with the faithless ageut, who pre-
sumcs on the assumption of authority
for which he has no warrant. For
form sake. lot the caption stand.
That noble, conservative and solid
old journal Of the city, the Bee, thus
discourses on the three several propo-
sitions TO dissolve the Union, under
certain probable contingencies, In the
following manner:
Tho subject Of federal relations embod-
| led in the resolutions Of Col. ALLEN In tho
| House, and Of Mr.. LAwRENoE in the Sen
ate, were very properly referred 10 n stand
| ing committee in both bodies We may
shortly expect report. IL is To be hoped
that the original resolutions will be care
fully considered by the committee, aud
! that while the inherent and constitutional
| rights of the State are insisted upon, ov-
| cry thing like menace or bravado will be
! eSpungod. Nothing Ia gained by empty
shreats. For tho most part. they are re-
ceived only with ridicuie or contempt
The regular dsunion iabber of South Gar
| olina has passed. into y ptoverb. More
over, II may DO seriously questioned
whether the Legislature Of Louisiana Is
invested with the power Of deciding how
tho people Of the State will view any par
ticular act or measure. What right, for
instance, has the General Assembly TO do
clare that the election of Back Republi-
can President will be considered by Lou
isiana n just eanse for the dissolution Of
tho Union Who empowered that body
80 TO determine Where In tho evidence
that the people Of tho State arc of that
opinion We think the L. gislaturo will
| DO guilty Of piece Of ineffable presump-
/ ton should IL undertake, without instrue-
ton aud without warrant, to commit tho
people Of Louisiana TO any scheme involv-
! Ing the dissolution Of the Union. in tho
event of the success of the Black Republi-
can candidate for the Presidency. Tho
members were not elected upon such an
issue.
The Legislature has the same au.
tbority to pass resolutions of the kind
referred TO, that the town authorities
of this city would have to talk of the
dissolution of the bonds that makes it
part Of the Parish of East Baton
Rouge; or the Police Jury would
have to talk Of seeding from the
State. What wouIdtbis people think
If the jury that may assemble at mid
summer, should, for the want Of
something else to do, pass such a so.
rios of resolutions in reference to the
State, as several Of the legislatures Of
different Southern States of the Union
have taken through rough.shod, dur
ing the last yearY They would be
very apt to exclaim, "Very innocent
child's play this-let them pass p
There are two standing commit
tees, set on tacir legs by modern
Legislation, which should be merged
into one, and then abolished as soon
after AZ convenient. One Of these
is the Committee on Federal Rela-
tons, and the other, the Committee
on Unfinished Business. We argue
thus, from the fact that enc is ever
lastingiy reporting stuff as inno-
cent and harmless on the body poll.
tic as the verriest pap, and the
other never makes a report. We
recollect, several years ago, our
old friend, Capt. j. II. Wade, then
member of the Lower House, at
tempted to make a report, as chair
mau on unfinished business, and he
was hooted down ; because" ar
gued they who opposed him, "if
the committee should report, its &C.
cupaiion would be gone forever"
Pray, what is the use of electing
members to Congress, If they have
no power to see to our Federal re.
lations in the Federal Legislature Il?
Bea-Mrs. Siddons, while dressing