Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-27
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The Narksvil'e Review, from the time
the question of an extra session of the
Legislature was first agitated always
favored the movement, with great zeal
and carnestncss. In recurring again to
the subject, sugges ell by an editorial of
the. Ouachila Telegraph, the Review in
dnlges i'll sn,e very plain and pointed
language the force of which will be APP
r'eciateh by all WHO have abscryed the
workings of the new Constitution and
The conduct of the first sc sion of tie
legislature held untlcr its authority.
The Review says:
The Onachita Tclc. ralph comes out in
favor of an extra session for December or
January next. 1t thinks such II session
necessary, but does not think all tho re-
forms required can he accomplished with
out new cons+ltu, i"n.a E'The Telegraph
is not, however, ready as yet to agitate
the question ola new constitution. Louis
lana certainly has now tho poorest con-
stitution it ever had. and we cannot see
why those who cried so bitterly and per-
sistently against the constitution of 1868
can remain satisfied under the present
| wretchcd failure.
| The greatest enemies the Democratic
| party of Louisiana has ever known were
| the constitutional convention and the
late legislature. Those two bodies, by
misrcpresenting the Intelligent and bet
ter class of the party, have done more to-
ward dismembering it than any opposition
|
however, dwell upon subject so dis
heartenjng and SO we'll and sadly known
| to our readers. We have ever been in
| favor of an extra session of the legisla-
ture, ard as to our present constitution,
do not hesitate to say that it is vastly in
ferior to the one which it: displaced.
tits useless to attempt to disguise the
fact that the present constitution, is full
of defects and is i'll adapted to tie wants
of the people. In V cry many sof its pro-
visions there are such conflicts and incon-
sistencies that an Intelligent and salts
factory interpretation is impossible. Not
being able to reconcile these discrepan-
cies not to understand the meaning OF
the Consultation the Legislature passed a
plumber Of laws which have given rise to
ligi lation involving their constitutions
allty. Judge f,ightor has just passed
upon the act requiring the publication of
Judicial advertisements in the French
language, in the parish of Orleans, de-
claring that law unconstitutional.
Our municipal government is in a mud
die owing to the uncertainty of the law
and the confusion brought about by the
failure of the Legislature Ger rather the
veto of the Governor) to obey tho man.
dates Of the Constitution. The tax, IL
cense and revenue laws are unnteligible
while the new judiciary system is cum
bersome, expensive and withal a failure
The unlimited and unrestricted suffrage
features of the ConstItu: ion are blum.
der and fruitful of corrupt and fraudulent
elections the public school laws are in.
adequate to the educational demands OF
the people -; and finally the lcgalizing OF
gambling is Il disgrace to tie State. Sc
we might go through every division OF
the new Constitution and point out such
glaring defects as must sooner or later
call fer now Convention or for such
amendments by the Legislature AS will
render the organic law of the State intel
liglble, operative and efficient
Our Contemporaries structures upon the
last Legislature are severe and indicativ.
of Il want of confidence in it's ability tc
legislate for the good of the people. We
believe, however, that the members Of
that body have, by experience ana con
sultatlon with tlieir constituents, learned
the real wants of the ".peoplo and at the
; next session of the General Assembly vii
be better prepared and more anxious te
serve the in'erest OF their State.-Daily
States.