The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-09
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
Various Views on the subject of Cor
stltuti0nal Convention.
tSt. Bernard Eagle.1

In former issue we made brief statement
Of our views upon the subject. which was appro-
the PRESENT res Of nf% 70
rs the offspring Of venal and c,rrupt partisan
labors. which should be cast out among the
| tn ngs that were
We therefore join in the appeal to either az
semble convention. free Of political com
plexion. or o repeal by our Legislature OF all
really repulsive provisions which the actual
constitution contains and we dare say they are
| not q few.
[Opelousas Courier.l
Though we are fully persuaded that the vast
body of taxpayers OF the State desire the speedy y
| assembling of @ convention as the only ade-
quate way of getting relief get we should pre-
of such consideration and be decided by right,
| reason, common sense and the honest purpose
| to serve the State. :
| Let our members Of the Legislatures and espe-
| cialy such as are oppo ed to a convention dis
| cuss the question from this standpoint for the
responsible ity. we repeat, Is upon them, and it
cannot be evaded. Criticisms Of the extrava-
| game and failures of the last session have been
withheld by the pre- and people because Of the
| stress Of circumstances then existing, Now no
such obstacles stand In the way, and the SOW
| ereign people Of this State will enter into judg-
ment with their public servants, and hold them
strictly Is, account for the manner in which
they shall execute the sacred trust committed
| to hem.
Let them put beneath their feet personal
aims, party considerations and CAUCUS in
trigues: Let them n heed the sophistries and
Establishments Of the bsnefcarios of the pres
ett system. nor the dictation OF others who may
pre- end to speak by authority.
Now is the time to a It dscsively. We declare
1t to be our conviction that the special mission
of this Legislature at this very session Is to as
tional convention. which body alone can save
the people OF Louisiana from poverty and per-
manent ruin. And we fear that the opportunity
SO aBspiciously presented by the good provi-
dence OF God will not soon be presented again.
Let our representa- ives seriously consider
this grave matter. and then act upon a solemn
al DbliUatiOnS which they
upon themselves.
LOuachita Telegraph
To amend the constitution of 1868 would be an
endless task. 1t cannot be amended-it must be
or subterfuges The people want no connecting
link, ith Radical infamy. The members Of the
Legislature had best leave this tinkering alone.
Not one of them was g ected for such purpose,
but the promise was expressed or implied
by them in the canvass to liberate Louiai-
aa ho9t a of this pedg aas rsfase n4 e.
call convention of the peoples delegates. no
natter what his or that lending politician may
last and all the time. that Louisiana is not re-
deemed, and that their duty is not discharged
until the people are conyoked in convention. II
a new and better constitution. is not MADE and
adopted the members Of the Legislature will at
least have done what pla n duty required. 1t is
morally certain that the State cannot be worsted.
But we have the objection Of expense-of i'm
pecunosity to answer. The full redemp ion OF
Louisiana-,the liberty of the people and their
assured saivatlon-1S for saiel We who have
felt the Radical yoke. and staked honor, life
and everything to be ffeemen once more. are
to be jewed down into aceuescenee, and. for
dollars and cent surrender our manhood and
brlhrightl Why are Louisianians 50 base as
this? Our wealth is not in dollars and cents,
for we are al impoverished; but it is in our in
stitutions. our government and our hosDi
tallty. No. such miserable interrogatory as
What is, all, this worth?' should confront
people who long to be free. This may do for
of1ce-holders. or, for imp" "cunious legislators
Wuo cannot make buckle and strap meet
nickel in taxes: but for those who have strug-
& ed through ten years Of Rad cal wrongs, and
death grips of Radicalism. nothing will suffice
but new constitution. guaranteeing the su-
premacY OF intelligence and YiTtne forever.