St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-23

n;sbed beautiful illustration of the
old saying, too many cooks spoil the
hroth." The combined wisdom of the
concern, would have been so great,
nothing could ever have been agreedto,
worth anything to the people. Besides
# would have necesstated double
a,ertion this year, one of which would
have come off in April or May, with all
it's attendant excitements and demor-
alization of the labor and agricultural
interests of the State would have re-
vived and reinvigorated issues, now
rapjdly passing away; would have
shelved the Nichols government and
with it the wise and concliatory course
ipaugurated by its head in assuming
the reins of government in Louisiana.
The second method was effectually |
killed the day it was introduced into
the Legislature by Gov. Hahn. When
he proposed to put Packard and Lude-
ling on his committee he threw wet
blanket over it, which caused it to fall
still born.
The Sd method or the one adopted by
the Legislature, obviates all the ohjec-
t;ons to which the other two are subject.
Demagogues may talk about the Legis-
lature usnrping authority to make a
constitution. 1t has done nothing OF
the sort. Strictly in accordance with
the provisions of the constitution, 1t
has proposed certain amendments OF
the organic law to the people for their
ratification. They can reject them or
they can adopt them. They will adopt
them in our opionion by an overwhelm-
ing majority and then Louisiana will
have good constitution as any con-
yention would have given her. 1t is
true some will object to these amend
ments. because for instance the Louis
lana lottery compauy's charter is not
abrogated. Well, if Howard has done
all he is charged with doing, he ought
TO i,e sent to the penitentiary and 10y
due process of law the charter of his
company should be forfeited; but we
see no need of the States spending two or
three hundred thousand dollars in hold
ing convention to get rid Of him and
his pestiferous lottery, when the proper
application of the criminal laws of the
State would do it just as effectually. A
better way still would be to send men
to the Legislature whom he couldn't
bribe and who would put him before
grand jury every time he attempted 1T.
There are certain things which a con-
stitution can never remedy and bribery
and corruption are amongst these; SO
also is larceny and burglary and mur-
der, but fearless Judge and District
Attorney aided and assisted by q good
iury can suppress, if not effectualiy
sauelch them. AS to the cry OF the
country press for convention 1T Is all
bosh. We judge other parishes by our
own. We vote about 1000 votes in st.
Landry, vet We venture to assert, that
the question OF convention or no con-
vention, is one that not three hundred
people in the parish have ever thought
about, and we know it the question
were submitted to them for a popular
vote, as to whether we should have
convention with it's increase OF taxa
tiou, its double election, its turning out
the "ins," and putting in the "outs," oI
whether we should avoid al this and
adopt the amendments, the latter Woulo
receive eight votes out OF ten. we
have got taxes enough to pay this yeal
without piling up any more. We sinai
recur to this subject again. and as sool
rs the House adopts the amendment
: we will publish them again as modl
fed by the House.. We say vote fo
these amendments and adopt them
= All this sentementalism about ho'd
, ing q convention, we can indulge IL
when we get the money to pay for III "
> present it is luxury we can't afford
, AS will he seen by the following ex
, tract from the New Orleans Dem"cra
of the 18th, Capt. Kenison will soon 10
enter our trade with new boat IN
. Captain is u special favorite with gu
people, and we hope his misfortune
are now ended and that with his neV
boat he may restore the severe losse
he has met with in losing the Lessi
: Taylor:
: SALE OF THE FANcHoN.-Capt. !. =
! Sweeney has sold the FanchOn TO Capt
D M. Kenison, the price, we heard, oeinl
4 $4,000. Can't. Keuis0n has bought ne
= for the purpose Of putting her IN tll'
Atchafalaya trade in place OF the Les
: sic Taylor, and will run her there a
s long as there is water. The Fanchoi
e is good steamboat, not over two year
old, and has been successful whefeve
she has run. She has excellent caDll
8 accommodation, everything, in plenGy ans
of the best kind. She has plenty o
, freight room, is a very fast ana cilsa
rGnning boat, is as staunch as 9ne:
make them and, in our oplninh, a".s,. an
: rably suited to the trade. lhere a., u,
Q a number of people in this, city, anu 4
I the Atchafalaya particularly, VINO W. Y.
be glad to hear that Capt. kenisoh
! himself again." and will heartily y;,1 Seeon ~
0 us in the wish that he may speedily re
4 cover with the Fanchon all that he ha
a lost this season by the Lessie, Iayiol
The Fanchon will be ready for buslnes
in few days.
HoMIcIDE.-On the 10th Of Februar.
Venance Richard Of Calcasieu, kllle
Paulin Broussard Of the same parlsi
near Maignauds store ON Mermento,
st. Landry parish.
; Desire Richard. bIyther of Nenane
Richard and Poiiive Manso, impilcate