The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-21
THE GUARANTEES or The NEW CON
STITI1TI0N.

IA, d,yianu whatever among thn people ~ mo
Btatn On that one question At lenst, and II Ia
Mn a,,rpIialnn that IL nhouli lie al, fnv tho
tow organic law contains every pnas1hln
uunrana" If anuI aud economical govern
n.an, mud Tia ptaviauna arc universally con
coded 10 he wise and liberal. I an,ohies the
wierIom IT one uf the moH Intelligent re-
apnrtalln and conservative bodies that WAS
eyer convened I'M amy State. and nnt Tho most
virrtIeni nnamv cf the I,en,eaniic part 4,
which was Responsible frr the convention.
can point 10 single "lauue IA
thn constitutions thas u nrnn ~ adyn'H"
ottleism Though tho whites largely prar
dominated In thn hrly, mad. thatefote, Ma
nnmpetata were IN Tie majority. every
safeguard was thrown around thu nnnred
rlnment ara that raee wHa placed ptnciaely
VA tha snn,n civil political tnatI,tp with tha
white M Discrimination an account If raaa,
color III previous n,n'ittrn waa made, aui tho
Iiuhia and plivilaana If Tho eolured han waa
az inalrnaly protected aa they could poaaihly
~ III amy Northern StntN. W II especially
provided IN tho Htll Of NiAhta That there ahall
hn Neither slavery nni involuntary aet"ltnia
In thia state oseant for punishment If pet
aae. nF any race, who may be duly convicted
u crime, and Il Ia declared III article nv TINT
thnre shalI w nn qualification of ANY kinf for
outrage w odine. nor any restraint npnn tho
same on account nf race. aolnr az previous
condition
Provision II made Tor tho education ~ all
the children W tie atate whether white or
cclnred equal la4,litios hoinH aiyen az both
ranoa aud also for tho establishment 81 q
university I'm the city pf Now Orleans eSnlu-
alvoly f,u the education IF persons Of color.
For Tho support ~ this nnivoraity the Gsn
eial Assembly Ia rumpaNlnd tn make Ell annual
augmentation of nut laaa than five nor mere
than ton thousand ioIaia nor annum,
In order 10 make euTra1e absolutely free
and tothrow no obstacle whatever Ia the way
uf the colured voters II waa decided not to
tmpnpc a pnl tan. Witch would hHvn fallen
most heavily upon tho aooted people and
which ia levte,l hy most IT the other Statna IN
the Union In every poasible way constaefa
ton was exhibited fnr the cnarod race anil
thnsn who are dscontpntni With their preR
ait homes viii find nowhere nlso laws
so fully guaranteeing every right given
them under the consultations of the Ifnitnd
Statca The ATTEMPT 90 the part of
Judge Heattte and other Radical candidates
to create all opposition ~ Tho constitution
amoug the cplorol people. aui IL dlaparaao
that instrumnnt IL strangely al Variance with
the action vt the loading rolore llainaa in
tho convention IN spnaking on the highly
resolutions of Coy. Witt, offered
~ Delegate Landry. and urging their alop
tIon Delegate ncmaa anlA
The utmost courtesy AM, fairness has boon
arTnrt,a,l ia Nv tho majority. Not only haa lta
bean dona in tha UoA' AanorarR manner, but a |
constitution haR boon aAoptaa which contains |
more guarantees ~ my people. aud Ia lnstar |
and taiiar to them than the constitution Of IAAa. |
The utmost lIberalty has been shown by tho |
\ INVENTION itself aud the Eraataat fatrnoaa aud
imuntI intty hy Tho rroaldant
Delegate rlnrhhana favored tho resolution |
and the amendment thereto. When the con |
rnntinn wac enllea ha hal prnltrtca iuRt tile |
lihcrnltty witch hna ohaiartarisod it, proceed |
tnua III rio eapert however tlle result hal |
exceeded ha nSuortattnna iia had thought |
tha y i plltnx qualification would hn fmpopod.
that this would havn baen Questionable; hut
when ii was discovered that the lsenuhliaan
wnrn oproaod t. such q reatritttan the majority /
hat generously abandoned ihair viewp, While
hc hnd not fearad fNr tho rnsult, tho mass nf the
Republic ia IN tho state had aeon Tho nHscm
lltns of thn convention with Iamay. f"ar!na
thai it would deprive them IT many ~ the /
privileges tliey nov enjoy. ThIa fear had
lnraoly Induced The emigration of hia people |
from tho state. F9f tnNfn hl rue Enba work |
81 tho convention tho president war 10 ho
thanked. Il was owing 10 HE Judgment III
forming tile conmiueea, and to tho fnirneaa
nfaaliad Svrr The bniy But lilo presldcnt waa
not only ~ ho, thanked The majority of the
had acted with evnn more llberali'y |
peorln of the state n constitution which wac
thn faireEt most liberal ANA most iuRt ~ all !
classes Of my ~ Nc country, and be thanked
thc majority for II. Ha thanked all tho
If such there were now, which he |
did not heleve-tor the liberal and graceful
manner In which hoy had mad" nonrroas Ions ~
t no minority and givnn constitution to the |
state which all could smpport ~ q wisc. liberal
and Just instrument. There miaht be different
the State daht, owtng 70 the ten"s II tho az.
tiona Republican party. but there could and
would hn no objection N the constitution itsolt.
which all could eheerfullY support
Delegate Attain advocated tho adoption OF the
resolution. III thanked tho majority Tor the
spirit of liharaltty which had been iisptayad
Ind adopted the ordinance rerorted Ivy the
Gommittee Oh Elective franchise the delegates
could not have convinced hts people that they
yeution wrappad In the American lag aud with
The thirteenth. feu ttcenth aud fifteenth amend
ments pasted On thcir backs. Asto the presi-
courtesy which he displayed Is all. and the tirm
aaa @ hn shdTn sye
Ia i caniilaln for Governor hc might not re-
cnvn q majority of the VOTES ST his Nhe speak
ar - people hut hewould receive the unanimous
vote of the Democratic party.
Delegate Stamps only desrad 10 say that he
cordially Endorsed the. remarks Of Delegate
Pinchback who had we'll expressed his senti-
mrnts reativetu the presiding officer and tho
members Of the majority, He would not say
more. ~ the conven ion was anxious to proceed
With In business. but he could not say less
Tho resolution amended. on motion of
Delegate Demas was adopted hy u unanimous
rising vote.
These were the honest convictions OF repre-
and leading colored men quito as
ahle to discern what is for the interest and
Of their race rs Is Judge Beattie
who occupies the anomalous position Of de-
CRYING a constitution which, If defeated.
would prevent his being Governor. even II all
the votes Iii the State were cast for him. In
stead of the very few he will receive. The
true explanation Of his opposition to the con-
lies In the fact that despairing OF
success himself he hopes to render the sue