The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
TIE NEW CONSTITUTION
A Resume Of Its Various Pro.
visions and Ordinances.
From the Speech of Chas. t. Fenner
Delivered at the Mass Meeting
at the ST. Charles Theatre.

at the st. Charles Theatre.
Tho now constitution, In Its bin Of rights do
cares that the only Legitimate end OF govern
ment ia TO protect the citizen In the enjoyment
Of life. liberty and property. When II assumes
other functions II Ia usnrpatlon and oppres-
sion.' This is q formulation Of the last results
of modern philosophical speculation upon the
theory and science OF government.
The world suffers from too much government,
The only Legislative reforms effected within q
century have consisted In the repeal Of prior
laws.
The people require from government simple
protection nothing more. All attempts to ia
vor foster or push fprwarl special interests
Interfere with the harmonious developments OF
sociological principles. under the influence of
which human motives interests aud actions
uneonsciouslg work together to satisfy all the
necessities and achieve all the purposes of SO
ciety. Thesa principles are too Infinite in
nnmber. too complicated, aud lie too deep. TO
he grasped by human intelligence. and NIL
attempts to direct. control or modify ,hair
operation. oan only result in confusing and
TO use the illustration Of Archbishop WFate-
ly. the problem Of supplying daily with all
kinds, of provisions such city "a London,
with Wi't the most ,s up,jmitsd means wonld Innde
duately perform, while It is perfectly accom-
pltshed through the ,aeency Of mon who
diate interest, aud combine uneonseiously 10
employ the wisest means for efTeetIng mn Oh.
sct. the vastness of which 1t would bawider
them even to contemplate.
Even IL we ware secure that the government
should always ba In TIN hauds of good mon
constitutional restrictions would b. essential
to protect the people against the benevolent fol
Hes which none are more prone to commit
than ell-meaning hum anitarlana whose Inn
ratience to ba doing snmn positive good to tue
world makes them misehiavpus legislators
But with such experience as we have had In
thu past, and such possibilities as constantly
threaten In the future the Importance of such
restrictions rises to level with the law OF self
preservation.
Tho formation Of a constitution. as m ori-
Rinal effort Of the human mind, IL n work Of
the highest imagination. In every grant Of
power, the author must try to conceive NIL the
possibilities of lis abuse; In every restr ctlon
he must anticipate all tho cunning resorts OF
evasion, 1t VIVA the happy forluns Of the late
convention, that the exnarienca Of Radical rula
In thi. STATE had afforded actual examples of
every possihle abuse of granted powers, and
sraiuts. Imagination could no furthur 90.
The simple prartionl task was left. TO provide
againat ths repetition Of abuses which had
been actually experienced within single
decade.
How effectually this task has boon accom-
nlished, 1t shall now be my purpose to show. by
reference to . few Of the provisions Of this
constitution.
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chances Of eRis ntive abuses,
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