The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-25
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
AGAINST A CONVENTION.

Alexandria DemocratI
adminisered by our ', own executive officers.
Interpreted by our own courts, and II need pc.
may be amended through our own Legislature.
rsr Ysra neon 1T / hf Z me
OF the worst in What have we to fear +
honest registrars and reputable Judges TO
interpret the law Let us take anothef The
constitution Of 1898 gives , the higis l too
OF taxation, etc. Well, suppose It does the
Ingislnture is ours and need not exercise the
power. and If the present members were e. d Us
vlted TO stay at home ind Others sent IN theif
places. The, changes that are absolutely neces s
tie only objection we haye seen urged against
this is that IT would be patching ny, the q. ga
concern. II the organic law was an old coat ne
case, we have The power of cutting out and an
min ainR what II IN II that II had as aomlpieateiy
as II y never Ind been at al ana adding 70 IL
oughly i'd that twill DO as II Ii had always been
In it, that the instrument SO far from being
patched up'' will be u HON ogeneous and Salts
factory whole. standing in the place OF new
CONVENTION or JuRrsTs.
[St Mary Enterprise.
Will tho end wished for be, subserved by z
constitutional convention. Of delegates eleeed
directly by the people2 We fear not. We fear
came shndow that darkens tho present cqnsti-
tuition. We fear hat a convention f.amed that
way will a into the hands f ha
moral character. nor the inclination 70 give
Louisiana a good. just and wise constitution
The evil cannot be remeued that way
We propose that we have convention, but
select conven ion OF iufiss appointed by the
from each pagis hit frae
tion when framed by this conYen ion OF lurists
be submitted TO the Legislature, and by the
Legislature to the people for their Endorsement
or rejection. This is not new plan. 1t mas
been proposed before. but IL seems TO meet the
requirements of the case: 1t will certainly
afpn5d e sys w We ear are II dr
now constitution and o convention, but we
want vehtief ef II ists, If men learned IN
WORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
alexandria Dsmocratl
One Of the first acts that should be passed by
our Legislature this winter ought 70 Pc one ne
EaS 9sh a hs ne rh o NOW W on t o
ri FLYER. and the VIM parish Inc formerly came
sary to Do ioe is to s%py declare the parish
abolished, and that the territory, with all
records relating heEsto shall ha BE- returned +
earthly reason, why i should not be
done. and the fair name Of our State demands
that i should be abolished me land ril p9n
not at .all probable that It can be sold and built
upon 1Of inc next ten years. IL was HoHSu wv
for private purposes, has promoted the inter-
ests of but q few private persons, and 1t has
been q constant source of trouble and annoy
ancs to a majority Of the people OF the parish
and IN expense TO the. State. II probably bene-
borhood and IL it Is of service to any one else
can't discover 1t. | move that 1t be abolished.
THE ALEXANDRIA JETTIEs
Alexandria Democrat
The ietties constructed over the bar, below
Alexandria, are practically O complete success
and d great help to navigation. ina bar pre-
vious to the work. was the worst and most o7
structive on the river, calling only for two feet
scant, and now the heave Of the lead sings out
four feet full. Surely an Interested people must
remember this ki.d Of work and enterprise
on the part OF the Pool Line and must accord
to them great credit for this new born zeal and
energy In mating dead low river In "a partic-
ular spot. navigabe to all their boats.