The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-29

The New Parish.

1t seems that the committee on parO-
chial affairs, in tlie Legislature, has re-
ported favorably the bill introduced by
Representatives Lyons to create new
parish out of the territory of Southwest
ern st. Landry. IF what We have heard
OF the lines Of this proposed new parish
be correct, we think the bill defective
That St. Landry has territory enough to
make at least two new parishes there is
no d0nbt. That in the course of tim,,
new parishes will be created out of the
magnificent territory now composing the
old parish, there eau be as little doubt.
We are not opposed to the formation of
new parishes of proper dimensions and
the necessary population, when the pub
lie good requires that they shonld be
created. But in creating them. care
should be taken in the selection of ter
ritory from the parish or parishes to be
dismembered. Under the plea that the
public interest and convenience of one
section of m old parish demands that 1t
should be erected into new one, it will
not do to disregard the public good and
convenience of the other sections there
of. Care should be taken not to disturb
moro than is actually necessary the lines
and political status of the old parish.
Now, we understand that the upper or
northern lire of the proposed new par
ish will cone within or s miles of the
parish site of st. Landry, on the south,
and within 8 or 9 miles thereof on the
west, This, is an unnecessary and q
most Injurious disturbance of the south
ern and western lines of our parish-oDe
that will lead later On to more agitation
expense, trouble and annoyance on the
subject of removal of the parish site
from its present location. AS to the old
political status of st. Landry, the pro-
posed lines of the new parish destroy it
and substitute new one. From a
stauuch and true Democratic parish,
with good Democratic majority, it
will become a Republican parish. Any
man Of common sense who will look
over the published returns of general
election in the parish, held within the
last fen years, will not fail to perceive
that the proposed lines of the new par
ish will take from st. Landry the Dem
ocraiic vote that rescues it from Repub-
licanism and lis kindred isms. II the
Legislature We're engaged Ia, redistrict-
ing the State, would it not stop to con-
slider !. question of such vital import
ance 10 both the parish and State?
The political supremacy of the Dem
ocraic party in Louisiana, as III all the
Southern States. has IL Significance that
it possesses nowhere else in the United
States. Upon it depends the material,
moral aud educational advancement and
prosperity of the South and the two races
that 1nhabit it,
Whilst we do not think that there is
the good that some seem TO think there
is in having many small parishes in the
State, instead of larger ones, still, as
the work Of dismemhering old st. Lam
dry seems to have set in, we are in fa-
vor of giving those who are clamoring
for the work enough of ii to do all the
good that it possibly can, and as little
northeastern portions of st. Landry have
manifested u desire TO have new par
ish to be composed of territory to be
taken from St. Landry and perhaps Ra-
pides. We thiuk, if the people in South
western st. Landry are entitled to a new
parish for the reasons urged hy them,
foi the same aud perhaps better reasons
are the people of Northern and North
eastern st. Landry entitled to one. Then
we advocate the formation Of new par
isil for those people. with proper lines
this would with - correction of the. lines
{ Of the proposed parish Of Acadia, leav,
The old parish of st. Landry-ilie mother
parish in II far better condition, in al
x,,.eo uayyr than 81. yy,i,n1d ho
in if the proposed new parish of Acadia,
with the lines rs proposed by the bill
now before the Legislature, should alone
be created. Surely the people of South
western st. Landry, who have been sc
steadfast in their adhesion to the Demo
cratic party and have done SO much to
rescue our parish from the misrule ol
the Republican party, in erecting new
parish ont Of her territory, do not de
sire to do The mother parish grave
and serious injury. Surely their sup
posed interests and prosperity can be
snbserved without sacrifice of the best
interests and good of st. Lrndry. NJ
public exigency demands such sacri.
fee, and it would be indefensible, inex
cusable to make it.
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