The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-01-26

the State, &c. We trust those win
are the old readers of the VINDlCA
TOR see the point in this difference
between our legislative bodies. On
half the members of the Senate hole
over for two years more, while all til,
House go ont this year. See it!
A large number Of Influential citi
zens from tho country arc constantly
coming in, and with each arrival VT
have solid recruits to the Cons,itu.
tional Convention; and they, OF
course, exert u powerful influence on
their immediate friends in the House
and Senate. Capt Jefflirs and Col.
Wise, from Rapit!cs, Col. Morrison,
from Caddo, Mr. Moor, from La
fouche, Col. CampheIlc, from Cou.
coldia, and Il large number of others
are here, and they are gentlemen
whose opinions will be consulted and
needed. They are all for the Con-
vention, and arc cxerIiny ~ great in
hucncc in behalf of the people.
TIE OBJECTIONS
to the Convention, land | might say
en- Pussu"t, that all agree as to the
imperitive necessity of great changes
in the organic law Of our STATED are
to be summed up as follows:
LIST. Cost.
2nd. Fear we might not secure the
proper talent in the Convention.
Sd. Political excitement would
again spring up and the "pcace era
be disturbed, and
4'h ana last, (strange to say
fear we might lose the State.
1t will readily bc seen that in all
these reasons(!) for opposing y Con-
stltutional Convention, there is not
ono cogent enough to stand alone.
We are poor, Ills trnc, but with an
honest Constitution we could scre q
million per year in direct tax.tiop;
and this saving for one year, to say
nothing of it for 1, 5 or 10, settles
the ''cost question:
Better men will be nominated and
elected to the Convention, because its
objects are Of a higher order, and
gentlemen with especial fitness for
bo service will 10 clloscn-in other
words the talent of the Convention
will rank above the present Assem-
by by many degrees.
Political excitement is rs necessary
o Republic as a volcano is to the
eething centre of our earth. Senti.
nent must cbbulite. The patriot ,
aust take an interest in public af-
airs, else he must turn the govern ..
lent over to the machine politician, !
nd we all know what that means
nd where it ends. Only dreamers
nd fools talk of u desire for a cessa. t
on of politjcs-they are necessary +
representative government for l! r
re protection of our liberty and
'operty, aud we are dispoiled of one I
I'd plundered of the other, only Il
hen we cease to take interest in d
'litics. Now, reason No. ! is too ~
msey to comment on. If we could Il
Try Louisiana with the Fedora,
my stationed at every box to over.
re us and cmbolden our enemies e.,
tn the whole machinery of the el
ate government in the hands of the
ideals who knew how to, and did
g it. | say if we fought these po- RI
zeal battles and gained them, What ~
rfcct idiotcy must it be to suppose j.,
Mt with all these things reversed id
, could fail. in
CONCLUSION. AZ
might write pages on the subject ~. y"
d be of interest in every line, but re-
p Bart Able, yon know is on time, e''
d won't wait. She goes through nj
nc river this trip, aud I know w,
pt. Dick will receive, as he certain, 81
deserves, an ovation. 70
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