Louisiana capitolian., 1880-01-24
EDITORIAL CORRESP0N DENOE.

ism is unqucstionahlG. OF course til,
friends of Coy. McEncry was disap-
pointed that their f;iv0ritc did not
obtain The preference. but they re-
cognizc that III Gen. Gibson the STATE
will have worthy representative.
After the nominations OF Senator The
caucus continued it's session until
Mcssrs. Moncure OF C,lldo, George
of Webster, for the first circuit; Mayo
of Concorlia, Farmer .of Onachita,
Tor the second Moore Of st. Landry
Trion Of Avoycllcs, for tlae third, were
designated for Judges.
For our circuit one ballot was had
before adjournment, indicating that
Judge Charles McVea viii surely be
nominated, n consummaiIon that will
give the utmost atlslnction to the
people Of his district,I where his faith
ful and able discharge of duty on the
bench have won him the respect and
confidence of all.
The political contests being dispos-
cd Of, the General Assembly will, it
is believed, enter seriously into the
work before them, which is Of the
highest Importance to the future ad-
yanccment Of the public interests.
We believe that the members are OF
u class who will perform the duties
devolying upon them in accordance
with popular expectations. They
know what Louisiana needs, and
unless we are greatly mistaken in our
Judgment of men, the present body
will follow closely the spirit of the
constitution adopted byS majority OF
sixty thousand votes.
This week our active young Rep
resentative, Mr.. Robertson, will IN
troduce the bill Of appropriation for
the repair of the State House at Baton
Rouge and the removal Of the ar
chives. We do not apprellcnd that
any impeachment will be thrown in
the way Of its prompt passage. 1t
could only occur through persons
whose motives wouIdsbc prompted by
selfish designs, and this wonld be so
transparent that popular condemna-
ton would cause them to sltbsidc very
quickly. Some parties whose wish is
father to the thought, are constantly
saying: "Wiil your city be able to
raise the thirty five thousand dollars
without a great deal of difficulty
In reply we console (O them by re-
marking that the most earnest steps
are being taken to arrange the mat
ter long before the award of the con-
tract for rebuilding the Capitol, which
is the time specified by the constitu-
ton, at which time Baton Rouge will
be required to pay over its subscrjp-
ton.
Let tho General Assembly perform
it's part according to its instructions,
and Baton Rouge will do hers with
out fail. The fight has been too long
and arduOus to be abandoned for the
small sum that is required. The only
question now with the committee is
as to the most advantageous manner
of obtaining it--that's all. 1t must
and will be had; so those who are
uneasy about it can rest quietly.
Last evening, in company with
Gen Heron and John }. Wax, Esq,
of our city, we attsadcd the reunion
of the veterans of the army of North
ern Virginia. After a short prone.
made through the strcetS with Rev.
Father Hubert, the faithful Army
Chaplain who remained with "the
boys" during all the campaigns, the
Association repaired to Odd Fellows
Hall, where q sumptuous banquet
was attacked with a vigor that char
acterized the "foot cavalry" in the
days of "Auld Laug Syne."
Appropriate addresses and toasts
were delivered by Gov. Nichols,
Lieut-Gov. McEnery, Col. Richard,
Messrs. Richardson, Lyman, Marks,
and McCaleb, and Bigney Of the
Item.
After the banquet q serranade was
given to the newspapers.
Then, before winding up, at the
hall of the society, several songs were
given, led by Mr.. Dudley Coleman
who spread himself in "Upide," the
camp song of the Washington Artil-
cry, and "Stonewall's Way" Other
gentlemen were also called upon
to address "the boys" who by this
time were as merry as they could be,
without being uproarous.
Gov. Nichols, we are pleased to
report, was received with repeated
applause by his comrades. He must,
indeed, have been proud Of the ova-
tion spontaneously shown him.
1t is alleged that John Sherman is
sending !arged sized Autographs of
his ugly frontiSpicee to all parts of