The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-20

whatever. or Tor any private hntefNflSH wow
I'M us 500 what that would haze saved the STATE
III aIngla naae had 1t heen embodied III the
constitution pf lRfR.
came the nominal purchaser 81 over Il Nno
elarae In the stock of the North Louisiana
| ltatlroah Company at q par valuation, aud has
| paid to the company ~ ,ann Of her per cent
bonds for thc stock. This stock was then ana ~
now uttafly worthless. II was bought and pnih
| for by the State when II sllt pending In tho
| United States Court which out everybody on
notice. and has since provad that tho stock WAS
worthless, Already 'ha STATE hns & Paid oyer oyar
scaled In 1874 from sI,loh.oAo and over e about
si7o,ooo, for which new copaol ltdatnd "a were
given under tho funding law. whereby the state
bound herself to pay s4G .DoD per annnm interest
"a these hpnda. which ara now outstanding
and II is TO be supposed passed as soon rs pos
| aible into the hands Of innocent purnhafers.
4 With this axnariansa, is II sr tnGe hat the neq-
pie think 1t high tltne to prohibit their officials
from making the State partner ~ lolnt STOCK
nOmpaniaa2
The prohibition nga'nst The passage of merely
local and private aels gre nlao mos5 eqmmenn
statutea has long been standing reproaeh TO
tho country. The Legislature WAS looked to to
| do everything for everybody Take up any
volume of tho acts nf any General Assembly and
you will t'nd that probably nine -tenths of them
relate tonurely private and persona, matters. ,s.
| which ought tn have hann hlapnsad OF IN their
| local jurisdictions under the operation " gen
| oral lava,
| Thus ,la time ~ The senate and House and
the money of the pnarla has been frittorah
| away upen subjects uf no public conearnmant.
| The functions nf nntnriae public justices nf the
peaee police uTas. aud Inferior nourta had
| come 81 In largely abolished hy the Gnnnral As
| aembs 10 tue dairimnnt of all the great inter
eats VI tho State
| Passing from tho constitution taelf to the
ticket that has boon nominated by the Dama
| cratic unrty tu carry that constitution INTO ef-
| feet Ia oaae af its adoption, 'hore Ia every rea
son Ter giving II anh every name upon i nnr
| unanimous active aud hearty support. Naarly
a'la Of them hva nann - a. 'rien u va,,"na tha,a
eminent n naaa for tue aoyarRl posts Tor Witch
thay have been named.
Gov WiliT II n man NJ clear understanding.
Of log tcni power OF strong will and inexhanat-
ibla energy. Az presiding officer In adeltbar-
attve assembly b., is unsurpassed 4 ta''t which
not ONLY impliea the possession ~ all tie ataI
ling qualities already named. but also that he
u Just dispasaionate ani impartial man
person who prasliel With universal appr val
over the deliberations of the convention to su
| perintenl tho practical deve'npmnnt ot the con
atitution to which Il gave hirth They say ha is
ambitious hut that Ia not a vice unless directed
to unworthy ends, aunh aa getting rinh nut ~
official station rewarding bad men for their in
taraatni support hy promotion tu places thny
are unit to MI aud like abuses ct tho public
condolences lsut this " tho road ~ n"ohdemna-
tion aud final diserane and therefore. no truly
ambitious man would follow H. There Ia not
stronger Incentive ~ great deeds than true
ambition.
"Hut If III apurn at nnhln praise
Be- tho passport to thy Heaven.
Follow thou those gloomy wnysl
No such law to me was given. -@.[... m.
Faring like my friends before me- .~-+-
Nor higher Heaven laaira
Than Tlmnlaona arms require "M5. r.r
And Tulys cnrule chair. ana Millions golden
IN thja iia' connection Il eeems appropriate II
read the trhute paid by tho convention that
nominated this ticket 10 our present disttn
euIstei Chlaf Magistrate.
Hasored That Francis !. Nichols, now Coy,
arnor of Louisiana Il entitled to the grateful
acknowledgements Of his fellow citizens for his
patriotism ana pnhlis s"ryIers 9is devo,"n m 70
demption ot her liabilities.
" anything can tnanmpanae man Tor sleep
cas nights and anxious days. for the wear and
tear nf \ thankleas ot'lae, Y ia such tribute
deserved. Mr, Gayarre has divided biz
work upon Louisiana into three parts
A hls,ery Or The French domination.
u history Of the Spanish dominat'on and n his
tory Of the American domination In duo sou
writing tile history III tho carpet bag aalninH-
tion, and he will he. followed BY one who VII
write the histary at the renaissance of Lnutai-
ana. Hero At length tho service rendered in hts
state by Gov, Nlenolls viii be portrayed, u auf.
liees now tn say thai. backed hy - majority ~
ovnr 1000 ef hia follow citizens, he asserted tho
supremacy Of the popular will nonstituttnnRlly
| Expressed. over the will Of four mon pretend
Ing ,set under an unconstitutional law. hut IN
f,tl tramping both that law and the conatitu
ton under foot, nnd uaurred for themselves
deapotie authority n fras common q, Weath.9t
Athens, Tome and London, lacked ~ tha poo
pie. tho Legislature and the constitutions sns-
tnined by tue gallant Ogden nnd tha y"nng
rick Horny down that lio was worthless with
out liberty he restored the state 70 hor ant9no-
my aud secured hia place IN tho bright galaxy
Tha volY fltst att passed. Ivy TINT Legislature
and approved by him rs Governor abolished
the Returning Board "a the Joy W tho invera Ut
republican government IN nil lands. The Re
turning Board. "a an institution for pervert-
III IL, 'nT M soa q IL /" tn
hni, nll nnlnr tho willow tree And no mourn
ers went about tho et'oets. Even the plump
| and smiling Caaanava was not called upou 70
furnish Il single carriage Tor Tho funeral.
| hni intpnlel. fellow nt'n 'na. to hiaenaa to
some eSent ,he torunna nonrE" ,, "t thn nnn.
Board gaye birth lying almost ~ the nnt II
pa,ruriton- especially tho shnmNleas abandon
touching thn tof,rm II tho rIvii snrvieo, hat
must fnrago any eamnnnt urnn THE and "thnr
puhttr III dtera. l"Rt may treneh upon 'h"time
that will ha better employed w Senator ionns.
of Florida, who i with us agsnrly aud naoS
pnctnuly to@ night ~ wntl na W. tLa wolf known
senl"m"n q 'ha sty ~ whn l.,aaiRn nayn haen "n
Ln me Ia 81 stng. rnnni YOU THAT nonatifu- |
tiopa nan only pre-, NV" forms ANA limit the
rue Alhe Sioyes knpt lta hat tnl ~ th"m ana
could turn cut N new onain tho Frnunh Assem-
lily at short untieo, But what good iid th"y ~
while FFau IN waA s"nthtng With tnvoln ion nnl
mad with unresl2 Tho loye Of liherty. rngu |
lHtni NY law. must hekept over burning. liha q
ve-H drn ia The hears nf tho panplo ~ all tho |
constitutions that could hn framed by all the |
philosophers will net save that people from
sinking into degradation and ruin. The hnst
g@vernment IL that which interferes least with |
the FREQ anI healthy exercise pf private indn4- /
Try, Tho boat constitution n that which most
completely rostrain- tn" aouse OF p"wer. rn-
dnro- the expenses of gnvarnmont to the tow
"st standard consistent with tho passage ot
equitable gnnaral laws and too impartial ad- \
ADMINISTRATION Of justice. nui a+sUres equal pro-
lection IL lifn ,tnAry. urnunrty ant reputation |
All the rest the people must work out With
their own brnwny arms Especially unto you. \
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