American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-03-08

AT a meeting of Delegates to county convention
at the town of Bethlehem, New York, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
REsoLvED-1hat the from the middle district
and the members of assembly from this county, be request
ed to their best endeavors induce the legislature to
the adoption of amendment the consti
tuition OF the United States, disquang any member of
the national legislature from receiving appointment
civil or military under the government of the United States
except that of minister foreign power during the
term for which he shall have been elected.
As much opposed as we are, 20 frequent altera-
tons of the Constitution, we think the one propos-
ed would be Of essential advantage. The incon-
venience which attends frequent elections must
have been experienced in every state in the Union
The influence it gives the national executive must
be obvious that it rs made use of, we do not pre-
tend to say it may however, prove a serious
evil; and the sooner checked by the constitution,
the sooner dangerous species of corruption will
be removed. The New Constitution of New York
prevents any member of the legislature from &C
|ceptng any office from the governor or senate, du,
ring the term for which he shall have been elect
led
The following paragraph from the editor of the
the Baltimore Patriot, may be with charitableness
considered pretty broad hint to the good people
of that place; if Mr. Munroe could, by maiden
eech, convince his colleagues that trvo dollars were
preferable to -four, would be of advantage to elec
him to the assembly.
The legislature of Massachusetts, says he, of the
lunwieldy number of three hundred members with pei
diam t men day atO iIna6c
after aJOrOuS session Of ry days. If this is termed
aboi0 what may call the session of the egs
ature of Maryland, of only mneytUe members, at pr
day, which held out for egyeig days2 If the good PEG
pie Of Baltimore, of any other part Of the state, vii
only honor with seat in that august body nader
speech which will be brief brevy is the soul of wit
and delivered the first day of the SESSION. shall ru
thus MIR speaker rise to make motion! 1t is this
move that the members of this house shall receive but
dollars per day for their services and that devote
much time to the business of the people we natural
do owns in which session of thirty days is
good thirty months Let this be adopted, and the com
mce of zsayS and will not much longer have to
lport permanent deficiency in the public revenue
i We think the editor of the Patriot would find it
very labOriOus business to carry his project into ex
ecuton.
A resolution has passed thesenate been read ono
in the house, to adjourn on the first Monday i
tonal Intelligencer of March 9th, it would appea
impossible that they could conscientiously adjour
at that time. Mr.. Randolph, in the course of debat
lon the motion for adjournment he introduced o
the second of March, told the house " that tn
merchant, agriculturist and lawyer could not afor
to remain there during a long session for the pa
lthey received" We would almost wish that OF
Representatives received no emoiunenfs exceptin
their efhences: we should then discover those WI
were real patriots and there would be no fear th
: |" congress would be made up of the refuse an
: ofal of all professions" Honor and PATRIOTS
would induce many capable men to aspire TO II
dignity of representatives; their pay is an induce
ment to many pettifoggng politicians to wrigg
II and talk themselves into the station and when ont
n there, they get the fleece, and the ID may tai
their constituents. 1t is high time for the people
S cease paying for long talks and to elect men wi
are capable of doing justice to themselves and the
!. country. What can the people of the u. Stat
think of such sentiments as those which fell fro
and then and not until then, shall we attend to
siness." The following extract from the pap
above referred to, will shew what business is befo
the house.
"There are the list of orders of the day-tl
lis of propositions referred to committees of the who
ibouse for discussion, hundred and three in nunbe
l. and there is of propositions yet before committees
to be originated, at least equal number. 10 adjourn
month"; the house must finally dispose of six eight
" these subjects some of them of great mporance) in
Il, day leave them untouched and neglected. Furth
the number of the petitions presented the house of
h. representatives. since the of the pres
session, yesterday inclusive is tzoetue hundred and fly
M Upon the whole number there has this day, we
H. Heve been final decision in favor of any of the
10 ltitioners."