The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-09-06
The State Government Again.

No further light seems TO nave
been thrown on the condition in
which .he government Of our State
finds itself. No steps, SO far as the
people ale aware, have been taken to
provide a civil government for the
State Of Louisiana, although her sis,
ter States are making rapid strides
towards reconstruction and readmis-
sion into the Federal Union. TO get
her into anarchy was a very easy
matter; to get her oft, ah there's
the rdb.o "Fdeilis dsscsasus Aasras. sxl
ysyoears graaaus. Tic 1a5or,' soe spus st.
The particular nature Of the tenure OF
Gov Wells ohiceis as yetunexplalned,
and, so far as we know, ine1plicable.
What is the particular nature of his
possession, whether he'is in Of right,
Or whether be is d mere squatter and
trespasser, are questions which still
remain a mystery, to those most In
|terested in their satisfactory solution.
BE does not pretend that his tenure
is by virtue of an election under the
provisions Of tile Convention IF
1864; for he himself, as well as
the Federal government, repudl.
| ates the Convention, spits upon
it's Constitution and kicks its infa-
nous acts to the dogs. He does not
/ claim, we presume, that he is a mill.
| tary governor; if SO why should his
appointment'be kept from the people
while that IF each Of the governors
Of the other States is heralded to the
world. He is not acting, GIVE ven
ture the opinion with becoming mo
[ desty) under she Constitution !of'lSel,
4 which, by the feat Of the President !.
/. has been consigned to the :" tomb d
Ian the capulets.D File Constitution
! of 1852, and It's predecessors, W.
Il P. B d ~ .g.Es ~
, should suppose, are not the organic
!, law sof the land; if 80, why fshoule
!, Louisiana be allowed to retain hel
I ancient organization while those o
her sister States are scattered to Thu
four winds! Where in the world ar
q we. what kind Of a government hav'
) we, and who are our fulersSa Thes
9 are the questions we want answered
d The truth is the mechanics VIII
r(ha7e undertaken TO tinker up iii
d State machinery are idcoihpetea. 70
!, the job, and the doctors s,I who % hav
been entrusted with the work OF mir
: istering to the diseases Of the bod
polite are the veriest Of quack'
1--WE have observed that a number c
: Northern politicians aad Editors ar
gloating ,o've the fact Fl that hefeafte
d the South would fail into the'hands I
D. a set Of leaders different from thos
: who have Formerly directed her affair
land moulded her political destin,
us With the fdisfranchiseheit Of b
re- e greatest men there is left no 'fnateri
For htatesmaaship at the South, !
q. every days experience proves, al
Y :. in the hour Of her greatest distre'
:, :. the South finds none capable Of exit
i, eating her from her present dificu
ties. So far from being a subject Of g
ultation, the North should rafher'pi
Y us for our fnfsfortunes. Our Mort
! : ern friends should the Father pref
). that our representatives in Congre
,er should be men Of the first ability,
ID ID times past, although political 7
Ipbnents, than to see the seats Of o
\. former distinguished leaders filled
!. - siich scrubs as The Southern Stat
/. have, since their defeat, been pickil
nd Up from the refuse Of theft popu1
ton, and electiDg to TIE highest .
ices in the git If the people. B I.
e The last piece Of auackery !
e g, our our Constitutional disease. that
- have heard mentioned, is the ell
Ition IF a Legislature under
md Constitution Of 1862, on the i: K
es- alar day Of election2iin Novemb
zee which shall meet at The usual time
,,,t assembling in January next, a
mi which shall amend the Constitution
, the mode which It prescribes, so
] to adapt tito the new order Of thin