The Opelousas courier., 1870-10-22

il us a good GeT. T It is improper that the Executive
sssd ct sy
almoste ffsctatorial power, should be eIgiDae&
to u imor abuse this patronage. andN
power. order to secure his own renominationH
and re tction The amendment IL proposed In +
the intDt'st of the present Governor.
The III amendment, which reads as follows
ARr,XB -. That prior to the first day of
sJannae )ne thousand eight hundred anu hlho-
.ty theAaAbt of the State shall not be 60 lncreas
led az tlpaceed twenty-five millions OF dollars.
Shorra ,also receive the sanction OF the Demo +
cratic ,iry. The party will only have them f
|seves r blame if the legislative power is agans
vestedll the Radical party, but if they intend
by sup .eness want OF energy and lack OF patrl
lotism t.5 permit such deplorablc result, let1
rthem IT least secure constitutional cheek
against further vela legislation and public rob
sbery, such as have run riot IL thus state sAlceG
sthe davs of Radical domination. The Demo /
yosatic party eheerfuly acquicsoe in the proppsedf
amendment; they desire to reduce the pubhc}
siebt and to put AL end to the extravaganza andi
corruption which prevail in every branch of oart
State Government, and which is rapidly das-f
throwing property and labor through excessiveI
taxation. ,
4 We congratulate the party on the excellent
nominations made by our State Convention. |
! Our candidates are men, new in politics, but of
Stried fidelity to their party and people, possess.
ling, in the largest degree, capacity honesty andI
Spopularity. BY earnest and United effort VIE can!
easily place them iu the positions for which they
$have been nominated
Rtive; on it every man can plant himself who is
$ouposcd to that combination OF oppression, cor
@ruption and ignorance which rules in this State
y &under the name OF Radical Republicanism.
We urge the people to select true and popular
$canditiafts for the General Assembly, and to
uake their election q matter Ut first Importance
In order to insure success, We need only 70 re-
cister and poll our full vote. We can only be
Sdefeated by our own lcthargy
The systematic at tempt to deprive Democra&fc
voters Of their rights of registration aud sunras
Unjust be met with systematic recourse to aIi
remedies afforded by both State and Federal
legislation
adequ uate remedy, and no voter, who tails to ex-
8ercise the right Of suffrage ON account OF the
&obstacles thrown in his way by partisan regis
&trars, will have done his duty to his country,
and vindicated his own legal right, unless he
&has resorted to the etticacious and easy remedy
(which he has at hand.
II registered, the voter can exercise the right
#Sof suffrage without difficulty.
ID If not egistered. and he has not applied fos
Srepistratiun. then has he wil1ully given up hls
fright OF suffrage. 80
d If not registered, on account of the illegal
E8ruling OF the registrars denying him registra
ton, then mis- remedies are
FrHt-To have said registrars arrested uniel
section 33 of act Of 1870, tp. liil denouncnl
such official misconduct felony. punishable
Inv five Years imprisonment in the PenitentiaRy
land fne not exceeding five Thousand dollars.
Secondly--To proceed against registrars, un
der section 2, of act Of Congress, approved MAJ
3l, 1870, declaring such offence to be misde
hpea amor, punishable by q tine of not less thai
3five hundred dollars, aud imprisonment not les
than one mouth and not more than one year
and, Furthermore providing, that the g!llity OF
&ficer shall forfeit and pay the sum OF five nun
S;.red dollars to the person aggrieved thereby.
Rha recove vered by ar action on the case, with fni
1 coats and such allowance for counsel fees az th
/ Rcourt shall deem just"
u Third-Besides having recourse TO tne aoos
e punitive redress l.. II sState and federai coo1ss
the Citizen who has been nnjustly deprived
registration can, nevertheless, exercise the T'sh
of suffrage.
'M When denied registration, he can vote with
out producing y certificate of registration ant
Wwithout his name being on the list OF the Cou
missioners Of Election; and, for this most ehca
cious remedy, thanks to the act of Congress q
RMay 81; 1870 which denounces, under the SANE
Y tion of severe penalties, the refusal or onllsslO
of registrars to register legal voters and, als<
@the refusal or omission of Commissioners .
a Election to receive the ballots Of sueh legal "
j &3ters who have been unlawfully denied regil
btration.
!. It is earnestly recommended to the Dem%
scratic Parish Central Committees OF the variou
tparishes uf the State, to take the matter IN nan
HAat ence and TO adopt q systematic plan OF 0pe
= sation by which Democratic voters. who may
a&3ilIegally denied registration, may be turnishe
NJ with proper vouchers, enabling them to vote
4, the election, or to have the refusal OF the Coh
Il eBmissioners Of Election made matter OF recor'
:, both for the purpose of subsequently compeihu
al the counting of such. votes, and OF testing Il
cnuestion against the Commissioners thefhseive
= ~. A. q. BRICE, Chairman.