The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
WE RENEW OUR PROPOSITION.

unanimous action for Governor KEEL
logg or his Republican successor to
appnint Gen. Nichols, Democratic
candidate for Governor, to position
upon the bench of the Supreme Court
of the State, has met with meagre re-
spouse from the press, and particular
~ from the Republican portion there
of. The Attakapas Register mentioned
the matter, without comment; the
Shreveport Telegram alone considered
the proposition at length, character
izing it as +" strange procedure, and
one not at all likely to be adopted"
and expressing a belief that Gen.
a party to such a scheme. ''1n our
opinion" said the Telegram, " the
CHIEF is too much impressed with
the chance of the Democracy to carry
the State and elect their ticket :"
which. we may incidentally remark,
| is an opinion entirely erroneous and
certainly not warranted by the intent
of any Language to which we may
have given utterance. The discussion
of the matter in hand reminded the
Shreveport paper of the claims OF II
n
worthy and distinguished citizen OF
| its own section to judicial promotion.
The gentleman referred to is Hon.
Geo. Williamson of Caddo, and we
know of no reason why we can not
heartily join the Telegram in recon-
mending his appointment to the SUI
preme Bench.
Three or four Democr attic newspa-
peers mentioned our proposition rela-
tive to Gen. Nichols, but of course it
did not meet with their serious con-
sideration or approval, aud we did
not expect it would. That ancient
granddam, the New Orleans Picdyune,
chartered facetiously over the matter.
and thanked the CHIEF with gentle
sarcasm for its generous desire to
have Gen. Nichols taken care of after
he should experience defeat in his ca
pacity as Democratic candidate for
| Governor. The Vermilion Banner
and one other Democratic journal
took note Of the eulogium we bestowed
upon Gen. Nichols for his high char
acter and prominent legal acquire
ments, assuming this an Endorsement
of his gubernatorial aspirations and
calling upon the CHIEF to support him
for Governor. This is frivolous and
scarcely merits serious attention.
While we accord candid and complete
recognition to those qualities and at
tainments which would render Gen.
Nichols an admirable judge and an
ornament to our Supreme Bench, we
still earnestly deprecate and oppose
his election as Governor, because he
is the nominal leader of, a1d in polit-
ical sympathy with party whose
policy we deem wholly opposed to the
material prosperity and advancement
of the people and government OF
Louisiana. The functions of the po-
sitions of Governor and Supreme
Judge are too well known to need re-
eapitulation, and too widely dissimilar
to warrant the assumption that capa-
city for one implies fitness for the
other.
We still adhere to our position and
will continue to urge the elevation of
Gen. Nichols to the Supreme Bench.
II Governor kellogg intends to APP
point new Judges ere retiring from
office, we shall press upon him the
name of Gen. Nichols. If, ON the
other hand, it is to be left to Governor
Packard to make the appointments,
then shall we ask at his hands mag
unanimous tribute to the ability and
worth of whilonl political opponent
that would merit the approval and
win the applause of the entire people.
There is precedent for the procedure
| in the case of the late Justice Talia-
ferro, who was placed upon the Su-
preme Bench by Governor Warmoth,
with whom he had contended for
gubernatorial honors; and there is
ample justification for it in the die
tates of sound reason, common sense
and wise policy.
The prompt and decisive response
of tha ppaSidant RI fha annaof nf Gov