Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-03-19

!. with great caution upon the question:
now before them. 1t palpable tina
l. the new Constitution cannot be de
feated, because Congress has made
an e.r post fanto amendment to The
reconstruction act, by which major
ity of votes cast for the Constitution
will secure its adoption. There are
certain obnoxious and insupportable
provisions 10 this instrument. They
have not been put there with the con.
sent Of the governed They will
sooner or later. be stricken out, be-
cause they were not demanded by
either the white or black people Of
Louisiana. We, Of course, aIlude to
few such provisions as the following
All persons shall enjoy equal rights
and privileges upon any conveyance
Of public character and all places
Of business or Of public resort, or for
which license is required by either
Stale, parish or municipal authority,
shall be deemed places Of a public
character, and shall be opened to the
accommodation and patronage Of all
persons, without distinction or discrimi,
nation on account Of race or color.
This proposes what cannot be Of.
fected- the social amalgamation of
races. Persons who come here to
agtate do not appreciate the settled
determination of white people to
choose their own associates. They
will see this more clearly if they re-
main until this Constitution shall be
enforced. 10 the meantime, however,
it becomes our citizens to determine
what shall be done in the premises
The Constitution cannot be defeated
by non.action on the part Of the Con-
ssrvatives. They must choose, then,
between submission without effort
and the best political exertion in their
power. If it be assumed that the
Constitution is inevitable, then the
property holders and business men
who expect 10 make Louisiana the
home Of themselves and children must
take active part in the election and
strive to secure such representation in
the Legislature and 10 the State Of.
fees as will enable them to amend
the Constitution hereafter, or will al
least alleviate by just administration
the obnoxious features to which we
have referred.
Our readers will now see why we
have always regarded the defeat or
modification Of the Constitution as in
dispensable to the success of a Federal
party. Suppose we let this Constiu-
ton aud the elections to DO held un-
der it 60 by default9 What chance |
will we have to send member to
Congress, or to the electoral college. !? |
And if we can send neither, Of what
use will Louisiana be to any political
party at the North (? Our interest in
this question is social aud CONNER
cial. We feel the intense mischief 10
result from the embodiment and con-
tirmation Of the obnoxious provisions
quoted and alluded to. We desire
10 secure the safest organization and
the earliest repeal OF the South. We
are not politicians, and any competent
persons are welcome to the offices and
patronage to result from the action
which we suggest. The election will
take place within the next month,
which will fix upon us representative
officers and official policy for some
years to come Let our citizens take
counsel together what is best to be
done in the emergency
70 In his speech Of acceptance,
Mr.. Vickers, the new Senator from
said II shall not have
'ne code of morals for private life
md another for pubic station. but
shall be governed in my official con
iuct by the conscientiousness which
have always endeavored to make
he rule of my private life
Mr.. Vickers has got into sorry !
lace to maintain his equilibrious
'ropriety and character as a gentle
nan. Between his own conscientious
onvictions Of duty and self-respect /, ;
nd the communicating influences and 9
ssociations to which he will be sub +
scted at Washington, his fortitude
nd philosophy will be put to the
everest test be has ever known.
'either political gamblers nor their t
aunts conduce to the instilIing or q
erpetuating Of good morals. 1t has
cen observable for the past twenty !. =
ears or so, that going to Congress i,
as ruined many good man and t.