American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-25
Tor the american Untchman.

Mn. FDIroR.-rhe rules which YOU have pre
Hertz under penalty &C exclusion from your pa
8rr 10 hose who will, no doubt, as you expect, en-
flly their pens upon the several matters Of deep in
tfe' which now ensa The attention of the people
IL wise fhe abuse Of that inestimable right Of
Been y ite THIRTY # me press has long been felt
3nd depio'ed. Legislative interference is pregnant
N Nh much dan 5er 70 he ight that all concur il,
thlnkHg his medy worse than the disease Ex-
fmpLr damages at he hands Of our lures can Oh
y be obtained by tedious and expensive litigation.
anl by suI-ctng aim who l4lns them 10 the Gerv
q lea Of scrutiny, without stint and without mer-
ny alno, 90 & eal price to pay even for the vim
Cation d haracter o the Edit0rS Of our Pa
r. we can only 10 k to rescue individuals from the
Y ger and he community from the disgrace of Il
kyir.3@ m@raiF. Il they will e my exercise thei,
llted right Of exclu,in, from their papers the
tohnu9i2a'ions OF ali correspondents who wande
n N iae open road Of candid and manly discussion
Ro Ne BY p,ths Of personal abuse, the press, while
I wall b &c, viii never be licentious. You have,
" done honor 10 yourseIfb by the example you here
2 your brother editors, who must admire, and,
gust vii initiate it.
. Keeping 10 mind me rules, to which | have paid
" humble lGbute Of my appreciation, offer few
marks upon communication, in the last Della
saIe Nazetle, signed g One o! Many"
pom Constitutions, the charters of our dearest
esn'S' the utmost labor is bestowed by those VIII
Fame thsm, They employ the brightest talent and
R'sl 'Fieu virtue of nation Each one Of thei,
o?Is'on' Is deliberately discussed aud every wor
ms 'aAguage 10 which it Is clothed is cautiously
u 'Shei, We should surely not think those loo sar
su'Ge who would expect that instruments thus fra
Pa must contain landmarks Of our ri hts not to BE-
i'''teh ard oni~ Ks o oar liberties Impossible t..
u o'Nieaned, ut 10. the melancholy experience
sia constitutions TOO often mean any thing which il
'' 'Ae interest, 81 heir interpreters to impose or
r. e ms as their true sense
'e ON Section OF the 8h Article Of our Consti
Il "'h ,As received construction from " One Of
X witch am sure no man, of good sense,
Ns-SIa ~ constituting it parry fee ing AMI party
ltud'ce, can give it,
he part otthe section which this W tier, as | sin.
5rev oeheVe " ongiY onstrues. is il the ewurds-
nc Attorney General, Clerks Of the Supreme
Iourt' Prothonotaries Registers. Gle ks of The Or
na'' GouFt, and oil the Peace shall respectively be
ffOmmlssloned for five years if so long thew shall
S"aVe themselves well but may be removed by the
governor within that time, on conviction of missile
fa'puf IN office or on the address Of both Houses OF
'lr l.egisla,ure'
Inc proposition which " One Of Many'' labors to
ls'aoish = thlsthGt the Legislature cannot recon-
'". rem"cat and the Gorerh0r renoce unless there
"'aOeHSc'or N the C6icer. II this construction be
"uo one mere is one mischief and one too not Of
s'lue"' occurrence for which the Constitution
4 oo W 'etledy. Suppose clerk the day alter he
commissioned is struck by the palsy and forever
Gu incompetent to business, how are we to get
~ nm - his visitation of God is no msbeha
b."; '"e unfortunate paaytic, and only for msbe
trno n'' according 10 One OF Many" can the Gov
L,ns '0"'oVe' Ihe people then must be sadiied ior
Int eafs and three hundred and sixty four days
ridden clerk. That the Constitution should
o:eriookt so probable cause of lncapa, l,y as
Il. 4 ,'nconceiVabe. The construction we contend
na'"raIes It Construing it as we do is MOI. as
4nr,,. Hahy attirns, TO suppose that the Con-
II ~ wv" gives The right t remove Tor any cause
p'e!ud'ce may urge, passion invite, or power
may choose TO eXer, ise,'' but to do The
H. h 'nat instrument the justice o believe that
"e'e no' overlooked o,hel lust grounds for re-
sr,aa pe''des the one for msbehavior. 1t may be
Il W. IN all cases where ncapacitated by disease.
c ~'slN may act " deputy But what article of
sn, 0lsu'''n Gives tins power, and if this instru
~ Gos' not give H. whence is it derived? Farther.
srss. enec' oil the clerk is so much shattered by
n 50 70 ihcapacItate him To depuize, must not
N"''' ana the cout' 10 WHICH it belones be clio.