American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-01-27
LEGISLATURE OF DELAWaRE.
H0nSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. Clement presented petition of one hundred and
eighty five citizens of New Castle county, praying the
Legislature to pass law securing payment to persons
furnishing materials, well mechanical and other
labor for erecting houses and other buildings IN the
county Of Newcastle, referred to Messls Clement Plea
sonton and VIM w. Polk
The bill entitled ga supplement TO the act entitled san
act the encouragement and support OF schools in this
State read second time, by special order AMI I'M
aninously passed the House.
The bill entitled an act supplementary to an act en-
titled act for the purpose of cutting and making
canal between the Chesapeak bay, and bay or river Della
ware and the waters thereof read second time by
special order and passed the House unanimously.
The bill entitled :" an act to incorporate the members
Of the " African School Society of Wilmington" was
read third time and unanimously passed the House.
Monday January 10.
The bill to change the place of holding the election in
Brandywine hundred, was passed.
The house conculred in amendment to bill for fix
ing the place of holding the election in Little Creek hum
dred in Kent county, which fixed it at Robert Registers
mill.
The bill to repeal the law ofas session for the election
of consbes having passed both the houses was ordered
10 be engrossed.
The Senate returned the bill change the place of
hodngthe elections in Brandywine hundred, concurred in
Tuesday, January 90.
The two houses met, in the Court House, at 10 o'clock,
the oath of office administered to the Governor elect
BY Chancellor Ridgey, after which the Governor deliver
ed the following.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS:
Gentlemen of the Senate,
find Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.
After the solemn engagements which have now
made cannot more pleaeingy indulge my fee lings,
than by expressing TO my Fellow Citizens, my
gratitude for the honor they have conferred upon
me- by eectng me to the Chief Magstracy Of the
State. This mark Of confidence imposes upon me
double obligation to endeavor to discharge the du
ties OF my station with fidelity, with zeal, and &C
cording to the very best of my understanding and
Judgment. But earnest as | may be not to dis
appoint the hopes OF my constituents, / am too
sensible Of my own insufhciency to suppose that
shall bs able to proceed without some aberrance.
Many services to be performed will be new and un
tried and might be better done by more experien-
ced salesman; mary will depend upon informa
ton to be obtained from others, in which cases
may be inadvertently led into error; and in many
instances il will be difficult to reconcile conflicting
interests and opinions, and TO explain to others my
own views yet, as persuade myself that my mo-
ives will be pure, and that the public good will be
the pole star of my administrator, | shall hope
gentlemen, with your powerful assistance, to salts
ty the reasonable expectations OF those whose well
fare, 10 certain extent, is intrusted to me.
AS the measures which have been Judged expe
dent have been recommended to your consideration
/ by my predecessor, at the commencement OF the
Session, and as ann new in office, there not
many subjects Tor me to propose, which have not
heen suggested by your own reflections, or by the
4 Message OF the late Chief Magistrate. In making
an examination into crimes and punshmens, the
first section OF the act concerning free negroes and
free mulattoes, servants and slaves passed the
9Th FEBRUARY 1885, will deserve mature delberation.
The practical experience of the operation of that
section, justihes belief which is very common,
that instead Of esscniDg offences, the manner in
which that law is executed, greatly increases them 81
and do not know that 1t could be executed with
better effect. considerable expense is incurred
! by the counties in prosecuting such offenders,
without the slightest public advantage OF which |
am sensible. In general, the expenses are not re-
imbursed and the subjects of the law feel incon
venence, except short, temporary restraint. AS
necessarily connected with the elones referred to-
submit to your wisdom the propriety OF mitiga-
ting the punishment prescribed by the 9th section
Of " act for The more effectual preventing and
Furnishing the evil and wicked practices oil Horse
stealing and other offences and felones committed
within this government - and rather, that if ne
gro is the principal, and white man the accessa-
ny, the former, in effect will escape entirely, and
the latter be cruelty and unduly punished
You have been often addressed, gentlemen, on
the subject OF Education and in all governments,
especially in republics this is theme which per-
peually demands the fostering care and attention
Of those intrusted with the powers Of legislation
shall repeat nothing which has been pressed upon
you. Your own wisdom must devise how this OBJ
lect shall be most conveniently and eHectually at
tanned. II is important to the present. and to future
generations, that learning, particularly the art Of
reading, writing, and knowledge OF arithmetic,
should be diffused as much possible but these
requirements should hold the second place in Edu-
cation. The first and leading principle should be
TO teach our youths order, obedience to the laws,
preference Of public private interest, alton
for our Institutions and the love of country. re-
\ publican government demands the whole power OF
education. 1t should be begun in infancy and con-
lnued to years OF maturity. They should be taught
by precept and example. We are all sensible how
strong hold early impressions lake on the mind,