The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17

| bonds III the sum Of 1--WE OF tttire mijiins dnl
| lars. But as such petiton Is before our pres
erred, YOU will be requested to EXPRESS your
! selves. upon this subject also
= The debt question Of this city will next b.
| claims reaches some sg4o1D oDD. This colossal
fp-eallrd 1ebt Of OUT city is Almost vital gties
, ana II 40 sw Gratasln ~ claims upon lis M
| wtll new phdeavor to place before you Al,
array q Important facts III connection with
| tbs subject. aud which. trust you will follow
| closely.
| Vt was Impossible for Or Tebault to BIZ
| heard. He was constantly Interrupted by tbs
| nost Indecent, outrageous and Injurious Ian.
guage. Eggs apples and rotten matter Of ell
description were thrown ri HIN. but still be
Kept on speaking, and never stopped one III
slant Until he had said all he had to speak
about
Hon Chas. u. Lea, member of the Legisla-
tire from st. Helena, spoke Ia this wise
j, le'ly,r s \, Young IA years unlettered n
tictan 70, proclaim iruin. the stump motives
eommendlne = Given polity while within hls
eM bosom ,ssa i earanl'y gnssa,9Ed fsGm PUBLIC
controls. his movements, | trust. ypu will par
lrn ne = IN tl,eae few remarks submit Muqn
, s'o Wann nofr tSn sna "
iee,nea essential 10 ' tie t'lu,nph 81 pfineipe
ana The future aneeessss q the Denaoefatic aud
bills d St Helena to visit your grand
and glorious city, entrusted with The
a gnay q ttepteseptnE true and steal I,
the Legislature, entertained the hope that
We would not remain IN session longer than ten
Or fifteen DAYS; | hoped that We would ea'! .
convention and give the people an opportunity
l'tc, wipe out the dangerous and expensive CON
s!itu'ion ,nnqer wbioh, we NOW live In the, ctea
mil Louisiana to adopt constitution that
would meet the Just and necessary demand for
s,etrenehment and reform. and would protect
vested IN the Legislative department. II took
b lew Hsys asr Ea aTt lsa to dses TIP asI
with the friends Of the convention developed the
fact that to press the measure was TO oyerwhelm
y with defeat IN the meantime igiht resollu-
SS a" t9a sp ssns ss % ps sF s s
repert amendments to the constitution, with
the spparent view Of enabl,ng the General AZ,
should be amended by Q convention. | intend
to ahow you that you will obtain convention
from the present L gtsetnre. No more need ia
give you. the chief argument against it. The
arent cost of a convention. In answer. TO this, |
say that ] believe a convention would save to
sufficient to cover the cost OF three conven
tipns, |. WOULD do II BY reducing the salarit 9
Of otIlcehodets aud abbishine needless offices.
Mr.. BARLEY next took the stand, and tried
shouting and kissing of the crowd
| that he could not proceed. He omade
some remarks to the meeting. calling
| ON those who were not Inclined 10 hear him to
| main. A perfect shower Of missiles was
| hutled at him, some Of which struck him. and
| others fell on the table upon which the mem
| hers OF the press we's making their reports.
No more diagfacetul Occurrences was ever wit
| messed here, Ii was indeed "cunfusipp worse
cpnfounded, and the speaker retireTto give
place to pr Febault, who read the following
Itcs1iwtions 7+.0"' a
Whereas, II is sell. evident proposition that
the General Assembly Of Tho state Of Louisiana.
now u session, has shown itself entirely M
mindful M q its impnrlant PIE 1ees to the people
Whereas. II IL the solemn duty Of people
who. would enjoy the blessings Of free govern
Misrepresentation Of The derectipns negligence
OF .encroachments Of their appointed servants;
Fesnrea That notwithstanding the General
Assembly If this State may be possessed Of the
tenhnira tower To ptofr4r nh amendment to the
nNons'itution at general election nevertheless
II is a power 10 be exefted by such body only
under extraordinary stress OF circumstances
RESOLVED, That q constitution demanding
seventeen " more aweepina anenamsnta to
Y ANA ,"s Z
m instrument requiring the earnest attention
Of tue whole people through their Representa-
tiyes expressly chosen for that work and for no
other,
Resolped, THAT the General Assembly Of The
State now IN session; IN attempting the teYi-
State to the extent Of the seventeen amend
mentB recently and uhanitnously passed by the
ssn sa nsw ss9 ne hs f. fer M
people, has openly ATTEMPTED 70 arrogate 90
itself rights never 10 be parted with BY liberty
loving people, and IN doing tlese things II has
Resoleed, That the General Assembly, in
attempting the passage, OF 90 many AZ seven
the same time omitting or refusing. to consider
the points or said law really most objectionable
TO the people OF large. haa Justly incurred the
Resored That the organic law OF every free
and enlightened people should be the work of
satd people, without let or hinderance from
ifesorei, That the organic law Of the State Of
Louisiana MAYER was the work of the people of
the state IN free. enlightened and untraamneled
Rssstsei That It il tho sSverwhemipg ssnti-
mont of the free aud enlightened people of the
on q he be be
thee General Assembly now III session al an
early day, and that the people never viii be sat-
isned until this work is thoroughly done.
Resolved, That tho amendments pronosed by
the Joint committee are almost worthless to.
ward accommodating the changes that the peo-
pls demands they rather increase than dimn
ish the lesiH !ative, expenses. and do nj dimin-
iah tl,a nnmhar If legialatnra
They do not give US judiciary systep, by
which Justice can be ehenp'y aud speedily admin
isterea, while theoielays mndeothe. present ava
tom are unhearabe. and render the courts n
mockery ana u snare. chthet tnan n aHlelu 10
the innocent and "A terror to evil doors
They effect no substantial reduction In the
number Of public officers or their salaries.
There ia no Limitation upon tho rate, pur-
poses, or objects Of taxation,
The artieles requiring mixed achools. and a
dtyisies OF lands in lots Of nifty acres, at judi
ca Gales are not repealed.
There taeno provision made fororelihving
the people from the incubus of rings and mo-
nopoltes that prey on industry aud reard our
prosperity. .5
ReSofrei. That we, tho people. in demanding
convention for the revision OF the constitution
do hereby, solemnly disolaim all intention or
desire to disturb our State COVE tnent, proper
ly so-called or to repudtate ono dollar odeht just
lydue by ua, On the contrary, we hayc entire con
hdence In the Executive Of the state and his
const tutiona officers and we most solemnly
assert that 1t is our will and Our duty TO en-
deavor to pay tho uttermoat farthing Of such
public debt NJ is absolutely legal and binding
on us. and white thus declaring. we invoke
only The decision Of the supreme legal tribunal
Of the State on this vital question.
Resored That the Democratic Conservative
members Of the General ASSEMBLY. 10 man,
wore elected 10 the seats they hold IL q Jimeo Of
extraordinary political and material distress:
that they w4re elected under the shibboleth OF