New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-08
TaE. NEGRO IN LOUISIANA.

eietttoL at Tue hahus OF the supposluu0us iosi'"
tuTe OF 1851, is Mr. Michael Hahn. This gehue
man mas not yet been admitted F2slt IN 'hs coFeIs'
Senatorial ehair simply we presume oscaus
Louisiana is notreoognized as astate IN tne Ghioh
Henee he has been perlh'tteo, oy ms iaeioai "ssO
ciates' to shiYer u tne putheus % Tug eapt'a
during the last WINTER ana 70 Yainy wear OUT nj
shoes on the mafeie stepS " tLe nan q
: But Mr. HAM mas paiu ms price loc aulSslon' d
has done Fnat was required o. hlm' de ma
Joined the hue ana cry against the STATE wnen
assumes 10 represent ne mas proved hlInseH I
oe IN ali Respects more ntang representative o
fsfnloh' tliah ot housiana' ne mas aaaed the II
= us o"n ves'luony 70 lhas
my - anu AaAsners VINO are eI
e. ~ .nas eie peopie u LOUISIANA are no
-ss.e l ou' "te Just Nv 10 "
~ 0ltat mug "uu uelecsaole ussoe4a
- ail.' nSen'ion!s's ol O4'
.4l-...as . .nis uneo'iOI =
y " eef'aln pena'oi noge, n ~.
Tss5 y VI 'is i4.s A.
= iei'iti9r =
lain pi'list,9n s.ounS5 r. s'--p,s soa - 80
~ people ~ nis sarn,, - ,or 10 =
uuuei W ;,,a+ro+n obso
~ Of
~, tfbnuavar
,,s far tba szll With ,biob tba
af tbese laws was sought 70 be dsgnsad +bere /
naysTtbaess really veTg i;ttlo ,Ios;- -
/ to one half Of the nopuiatior, If T,o,siana j.
Mr.. Habn,s letter is made tbo fo,,,,Sa+;o,, G.,
bitter attack on the peonIe ana ,ae;sIat,ro f III;
stata bv the Rannbiie9p - 'iiis
not seem 70 have discovarsd tba+ III 1,,- ~
90 arouse tbeir ire ora III Ia,vs a aIt ~
tiouar aot referred to was oioyte5 h,, +a
ture II III first sessio,, p,+ -as s,
Governor. Tts on;,n,,s was te a.ori ~ 'i'
at that tipe ID ppt tp stats 4, ~ ,,,a,,
reotion from bar fallen condi4;a, go VI
her industry On soma t,,st,,a,tF,, r
mode proposed NAV possibly have been ipi,,di
cious; but we submit that even this noint III + Il
IL nrovad III IN son,a +as+. ~ ~ y
Na+ y-orl psae.a - '1ie "pliied 70
Nsm lutA' beeause y II hoI necessary TO adopt
some general regulating system at the North n
does NOT follow that no sucb naaass;tr, y;4 ~
sontb Rafora AL oar, L, as-, s1N'a'a y te
''t.s eau We assulaedl II must be
pipYeu tAat the circumstances IN the two cases
are alike, and that the white lahorars If Nap,
York and New ENGLAND are a1,ac+I ~ 80, ~;
.Ca..t ~. 1-S-.,.. fsJ S'ie s"iue ANU u
y q sue o'aeA ''olels OF LOUISIANA. We
40 not argue now Tor the expediency of the act
referred to- or the efficiency of the svs+an, which
II nrorosea ~ i,,,-os4t ! ! ~ ~ !" - =,
= Ply say una elilst IL was aictatea by
4 III desfe 70 fe-estahhsh industry on solid
basis, and to do justice to both races Men NAV
belnnistaken as Ia the best means ,,f aI.
+lasa obi+ W. 49,, = ~ iisiins
= Ata9 w allilstaheh--so may the
AfotiASi 9E even sir' hahn but 1t does not follow
that we are, therefore, base and untnitioAtad viii
lains. or even q dislovaI ,, citizuns
I4. IN 80 80 - - 4
'si' Ut t4ls alltopnts 70 haHght, SINCE, as
we nave said, the Objectionable law is no law at
ting Labor that exist n Tonis;ano ~ 4Is.
which we reprodnce below ond r'Eiah LIS 1l.ose
H. sti9eaee W. ala which, we think,
Wli ns louna y resemble the Vagrant laws in force
IN many OF the Northern States:
sAN ACT NJ amsnd ana II .rao. ~ -. ,.,-.
arst section Of entitled ian Act Reaffye ID GrFes
enq onsnses'' approved March 18th, 1855 e3STT
SECTION l. BE at enacted 5y the Senate and
house or Representatives Of The State of Lot5fsS
e'la, "a genera Assembly con0ened, That theone
hundred and twenty first section of an act entitled
Anaetrelative TO crimes and offenses y aprroved
Mareh l4th; 1876; which reads as follows to-wit.
Y shaIl be the duty of any sheriff constable
po!lcellan, or other peace officer, whenever re.
CURED BY any person, to carry such yagrant before
justice of the peace Of any parish or before anv
one o. the recorders of the city in which he shall
net ior the purpose of examination and if the
lpsuce' or other officer, be satisfied, by the con.
isssi9n OF the offender, or by eompetenttestimony
that ne Is yagrant within the description afore
said, ne shali make certificate of the same which
shail be fled with the clerk Of the court of the
pafisn ana IA the city Of New Orleans the GER
nneate snail pc hled in the office of one Of the re.
eotaers, and the Justice OF other officer. shall
isSle z warrant TO commit such yagTant ii in the
cly ot.AeW orleans, to the WorEhouse Of the eitv
iof any thne noE exceeding six months, there to be
kept " nara iapof or, II such Vagrant be proper
o2lees oi chaIityto some place of refuge to be
pIoFaeu hF we common council Of the city and
u any OF me parishes to the parish Jail for not
lnoIs man SIX months and, If such yagrant be a
pIpts5 9DJsetot c9sfity; to such place of refuge
as shaA pe pHoVded oy the par0chial authorities
Shall be amended and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
That upon complaint made on oath before a
justice OF the peace, mayor or iadge of the dis
tmet court, on other proper officer, that any Dar
son IS yagrant within the description aforesaid
II snail be the duty Of such justice, Judge mayor
brother officer, to issue his warrant to any sheriff
constable policeman, or other peace officer, com
manding him 70 arrest the party accused and
bring him before such justice of the peace. Or
oesf oaqel ~ sna II sae Justice OF other officer be
oompetent testponv fbat Il II w 4 onehder q
the said description he shall make certaeste s Of
q the same which shall be filed with the clerk Of
5ng cour1 z. tne paash and IN the city of New
81 one of the recorders AM, tho soi3 \ .g oiiise
other officer shall reanire 4ba naTt s,. y
enter into bond. pavabe 10 tba Governoyy ~ W
siana or his successors in ofiee in sncb snYs ~
said Justice or other officer shall nrss-a l,ti ~
security Ia he anDroved bt sad tf "i'n
rood Behavior and future innstrv for tba uaraS
5f one wear and mon his faiii5 o ~
live s1sb bond and sacnrity tha fst;o n oiusis 70