St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-07

We commend to the careful consid-
Grafton of our readers, The axle minority
report of the Hon. Don Caffry, of St.
Mary, to Hon. E. E. Kidd, chairman Of
the committee on State debt.
1t seems the committee on the State
debt appointed a subcommittee and
submitted to it the following questions,
to-wit:
Whether the Legislature OF 1874 was
competent to bind the people OF free
State ?'and whether any evidence exists
in the Office OF Secretary of State show
ing the adoption by Gthe people of the
constitutional amendment OF 1875. The
majority of this subcommittee held
that the Legislature that passed the act
of 1874 was not chosen by the people,
but was upheld by the military arm of
the Federal government; the funding
act was therefore invalid. With:regard
to the second question, it was held that
the constitutional amendment of 1875
was not ratified by the people, the re-
tnrns having been counted by the Re-
turning Board in violation of the facts.
From this majority report Mr.. Caffry
dissented in a minority report, which
reflects honor upon him, and the people
alike, whom he represents in the con-
vention. 1t is q sound, conservative,
legal refutation of the pernicious, reyo-
lutionary and Mexicanizing doctrines,
enunciated in the report of the majority;
and we sincerely hope there will be in
dependence and manhood enoug',in the
convention to lead to The unqualified re-
lection of the majority report, even if
presented by majority of the whole
committee. If, as the New Orleans
Bemocrat says, we are TO have repudia-
tlon, let us put it on some other ground, |
st. Landry stands to-day as she stood !
when the convention met here in |
April to nominate delegates to the
convention. But one candidate then |
came before the convention avowedly in
favor of reputation Of the State debt.
lie was notoriously the most popular
man, personally, in the parish. He
possessed every qualification necessary
III delegate; yet he was defeated on
the first ballot, and for the avowed
reason, that he was in favor Of gepu-
tttdt,oh. Yet he never, under any COM
blnation OF circumstances, could have
been brought to advocate the wild
scheme on which the majority of the
subcommittee base their report.
by Tuesday next the question will be
before the convention. 1t must be
source of qualification to all who have
at heart the honor and future pros
perity Of the State, to reflect that
amongst the opponents OF this wild
scheme to Mexicanize Louisiana, Don
Carry stands pre-eminent. There is
not a bolder man, reader debator,
an abler lawyer on the floor of that
body; he has always stood in the very
1ront rank OF those, who had at heart
the honor OF Louisiana, alfn1now if this
scifme at Mexicanization and repudia-
ia' itlo's ls TO snceeed, to the eternal shame !
andN disgrace of our State, we rejoice u
p ? tbllnk there will be found one true
e so1n OF Louisiana at least, the clarion
ones Of whose voice will he heard il
earnest protest throughout the length
and breadth of the land, against the
Qnsummatlon of this iniguity.
!. " this connection we also call atten- |
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1emoerat OF the 51st, entitled "What I
IS III" reproduced by US to-day. )