The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-10-06
M!YE9 SCHOOLS.
Strong Reasons for a Constitutional
Convention.

time by no less parsonage tIiatl
pinchhack. unon the subject Of mixed
schools. II seems that one Pan|
T1pvignr has sued ont q writ Of in
junction to prevent the separation OF
'"'ored from white children III the
Nc Schools. and tue writ has been
granted by the Courts while it will
also be sustained and made perpetu'
al, no doubt.
The Democrat Of the 22tll Scptcm-
Der has an Article upon the subject,
weak in its bearing upon Tfevigne,
because he stands incascd behind an
article in the present villainons Con-
stitution the Courts cannot ignore,
hut strong and unansverable as an
argument in favor Of new Consti-
tuition. If the Democrat will permit
MS we will point ont the weakness Of
it's article, to which our attention has
been called by more than one gem
tleman, for it must be remembered
that the Democrat is the most ex-
tensiveIy read in this parish Of all
papers published in New Orleans.
The Democrat very properly de
n0uncps the present Constitution in
term. wNich SO fn||y applaud but,
the Democrat forepts there il but one
way to prevent the mixture Of chill
dren in pnhlic schools in this State,
and that is By a new Constitution.
That papers eloquent burst Of indig-
nation at the attempt of "this haugh-
IS son of Ham, (Trevigne) to dis
tnlh the present peace and quiet Of
he State the hope it expresses OF
very "little proft' accruing to those
:vho would resist separation Of pub
tic school children, meets our full and
hearty appreciation. Bnt this does
not, nor will not shake Trevignc, who,
bull dog like. clings to the "infamous
Constitution enacted for the pur.
pose of our Reorganization, humilia-
ton and shame" and against which
we sent up in 1863, "a most piteous
appeal to our conquerors to save rs
from"-this Constitution, rccking |
with all this, he has, and the Courts
must sustain its provisions, no mat
ter how Infamous or how degrading,
else must they peliure themselves.
Would our friends of the Democrat
ask this Of m honorable, honest
judge7 We think not, but still they
propose no other remedy than, that |
the Judge shall ignore the very arti-
Gle in tho Constitution which is
printed evidence of our degradation,
and to which his Honor is cited, and
upon which is based Treyigne's de
mand for al Injunction
Again does the Democrat indulge
in false philosophy, when it asserts
that under the "wOrst laws. admins |
tered by wise, honest, and devoted
public servants, the interests of so.
ciety can be protected and advanc-
ed.' If sucl, were the case, there
could be 20 worst laws" because
laws are to be judged as good or bad,
as they retarl or advance, by their
execution, the interests of society.
No law which 10 a bad law can ad.
vance the interests of civil society,
no matter who may administer it,
and as a perfect settler to the Demo-
Gratis philosophy, it complains of a
law, as degrading as ever disgraced a
Statute book, which, if enforced even
BY Governor Nichols, ~ wise, hon
est and devoted public servant"
wOnld result in y destruction of the
public school system. and thereby
retard the interests of society.
Oar friends have mistaken the
remely-it is not in good Governors,
bnt IN good Laws; it is not in peace
and quiet, but in honest Constitu-
tons, and jast so long as the present
instrument remains i'll force, just so
long will these troubles occur, and
society be hindered in it's advance.
The Judge who will pass upon this
injunction has nothing to do but to
grant 1t, however repugnant to his
feelings it may, and no doubt will be.
He is "wise, honest and devoted"
Judge, and is administering a law
which infamous as it is, the Demo-
Gratis own philosophy should require
it to acquiese in.
The people Of this State have all
along, for three months or more, been
demanding the only remedy for the
'worst laws" which by their enforce
ment deter society from Advancing
that remedy ia a Constitutional Con.
vention, and new Constitution. We
ask the Democrat to disabnse its mind
Of one thing, ''thc majority of the
people are in favor Of the Convex {
ton, and they have the right to ask t