The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-01-03

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hands Of j. Madison Wells alone. A Con
|vention is the only remedy for all our evils,
and the Legislature will be recreant toits
duty if one is not called ediately onits
assembling in regular session.
The President Of the Senate.
The President Of the Senate, Mr. Foster
| of Connecticut. now occupies. to all intents
and purposes, the position Of Vice-lSesi.
ldent OF the United States. In the event
of the death Of President johnson, there
/ fore, in the interval to 1868, MIR. Foster, as
he now stands, would become President Of
the United States. He is understood to
be a sort OF semi -radical, semi-consefvative
Otl-iine Wing; bnt it is probable that
this is not enough for the leading Radicals
Hence there may be some truth in the re
port ailoat that there is some talk of Q
change in the presiding officer Of the Sen
ate. Perhaps Charles Sumner may be the
coming man. Who knows? many event
I'VE trust that the life and health Of Presi
ldent johnson may be spared to thelconn
! try to the end, of his present term Of office
and for many years after its expiration.
The above which we take fronlthe N
fY. Herald, is erroneous in stating that Mr.
Foster would become, President until 1868
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in ease Of the death of President Johnson
Article I'd Of the Constitution provides
| that in case Of the death Of the Vice Presi-
dent (who has succeeded to the Presidency
Congress shall provide BY law for an officer
who shall actfas President until one can be
elected. The Law Of 1892, provides that
the President pro tenn, Of the Senate, il
there. should be one. and if not, the Speak
er Of the House of Representatives, shall
act as President until an election can be
Iheldto fllthe vacancy. In no. cascades
the President pro. TEN. Of the Senate sue!
ceed to the office Of President Of the
United States for the, remainder Of the
term. The Law Of 1882, according to
Chancellor Kent. is defective, and may be
amended by the present Black Republican
Congress so as to keep the power of the
Executive in the hands Of that party with.
ont going before the people again.
| We write the aboye.on the supposition
| that the law was not changed during the
war, when, owing to the blockade, We were
cut off from communication with the Fede-
raj Congress, ofwhoye proceedings fortha
last four, years we are profoundly igno-
rant.
| e4s ss~>~-oSoee~.. -sSs-..,Ss~se~>e-.- 81 I'll
CyrgWoRk.-Unwise is The man who
considers every hour lost which is not spent
| in reading, writing, or study; and notsmore
rational is she who thinks every moment
Of her time lost which does not find her
sewing. elonce heard man advise that
book Of some Kind be caniedin the pocket
to beused in case Of an unoccupied mo
inent- such was his practice. BE died
early and fatuous. There are women, who,
after hard days work, will sit and sew by
candle or gaslight till their eyes are almost
blinded, OF till certain pains about the
shoulders come on. which are almost insup-
portable, and are only driven to bed by
physical ineapacity to work any longer.
The sleep Of the overBorked, ike those
who do not work at all, is ufgatisfying and
unrefreshing, and both alike wake up in
Iweariness. When u man is tired, he ought
ITO lie down till Ne Is fully rested, when,
with renovated strength, the work will be
better done, done the sooner with selfsus-
tanned alacrity. The time taken from Sc
ven or eight hours sleep cut Of each TWEEN
ty-four is time not gained, but time much
inorethan lost: we can cheat ourselves,
but cannot cheatnature. IA certainanaount
Of food is necessary for a healthy body, but
if less than the amount be furnished, decay
commences the very hour. 1t is the same
with sleep; any one who persists in
allowing himself less than nature requires,
will only hasten his arrival to the mad
house or the grave.
s@- Hon. Thomas B. Monroe, for many
,roe,,.c III. q Dat,;x.& il, e.. Kont,.aI.,.