New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-25
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We publish officially this morning tAe
Governors proclamation giving notice Of
the general election to be beld on Monday,
| the seventh of next November. The
various offices to be filed are separately
set forth and the limits Of Congressional
Senatorial and Representative districts
given for the guidance Of electors and
commissioners. ~.
In addition to the election of officers,
the people will be called upon to vote for
the adoption or rejection Of four amend
ments to the constitution proposed by the
last LEGISLATURE. The amendments are
also published officially in this mornings
REPUBLICAN,.
At the same time and places fixed for
the general election, the vacancies in the
various local ofices-parochial and NUM-
cipal-will be filed. ....-.
This election viii take place six weeks
from tomorrow, and will be concluded in
one day. No person can vote unless he
shall first have been duly registered ac-
cording to law. The Commissioners Of
Election are in no sense judges of the
legal qualifications of voters, further than
to examine their registration papers, and
satisfy themselves of the identity OF the
applicant. They shall also take such pre-
cautions as will prevent any person from
voting more than once.
The registration is generally proceed
ing quietly, and we hear Of but few COM
plants. It is probable that no just cause
of dissatisfaction has been given by any
of the registrars. In Rapides, however,
we hear that some of the roughs Of that
region have been acting in the scandalous
manner, characteristic lrather of outlaws
and banditti than of enlightened citizens.
The books and records were captured and
destroyed, and the building damaged.
Fortunately it is not too late to repair the
evil by asking those who have been reg
istered to call again. ....
We hope for the credit of the State that
no attempt will be made at the coming
election to repeat the disgraceful out
RACES of 1868. We say attempt, because
we are satisfied that success will be rem
dered impossible by the precautions that
will be taken throughout the State to sup
press disturbances. Besides, the result is
anything but satisfactory to even the dis
orderly element We were left without
any Representatives in Congress during p
portion of the session, and in two dis
tricts, the First and Fifth, the question
was referred back to the people for settle
ment. With the exception Of General
Sheldon, from the Second District, we
were practically without any Representa-
tives in the House from Louisiana. until
near the close of the session, and came
near losing our sugar tariff in conse-
quence. Fortunately, General Sheldon
was barely able to save that for US, for which
every planter in this State shout ID
be forever grateful to him. It is con-
ceded that full delegation of Democratic
members from this State could not hare
accomplished this gratifying result. But
as the people are becoming too sensible
to stand longer in their own light, we X
pect they will, hereafter, pay more regard
to the fitness Of their candidates for Office.
It is necessary to select men not only for
their intelligence, activity, honesty and
learning, but for their political qualifda-
tons as well. The member Of Congress,
or of the General Assembly, who alway s
finds himself voting with hopeless mi ~
ority upon nearly every question pro-
posed is of very little account to his Cd n
shtuents. If he dogmatically opposes
every measure proposed by the majority,
and endeavors by every means in his
power to mar the harmony Of the policy
of the dominant party, he is so on
regarded as perfect cipher, whose
opinion is matter Of indifference. we
had many such characters in the lhst
Congress, and more in proportion in our
own General Assembly. An old back
woods Democrat, from an outlying
swampy region, whose only guide for
voting is some prominent Republican
member, and always careful to be
opposed to him, who never voted with The
majority during the session, except, pos
sibly, on question of adjournment cd ca
sionally, is of no possible use to hims elf,
his constituents or the State. We hope
there will be but few such members sent
here next winter. They will not be likely
to change the policy Of the Republi can
party by their dogged obstinacy, or find
many timid members to scare by calling
for the yeas and nays on every little
squabble.
And there should be e due regard to
fitness in the selection Of local officials.
1t is not every man that wants public po-
sition who is fit for it, any more tha N a
good, honest, ignorant blacksmith will
necessarily make good Judge Of the Su-
preme Court, or talented minister OF the
Gospel or lawyer, a good constable OF po-
liceman.
GUARANTEEING Us TO DEATH.
New Orleans is angry because Calves
ton quarantined old Morgan's round bot
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