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

desty, sobiey industry, to respect old age, to re-
|verence' religion; and let the young women be in
lstructed in all the arts Of domestic economy, thai
lthey may be qualified to be good wives, good mo
theirs, and to train their children in The way they
should go,' and then learning will sdorn, improve
and increase the more substantial excellenSies Of
public spirit and patriotism.
i Agriculture and domestic Manufactures NAV be
greatly promoted by proper encouragement. The
former happily has many Patrons and seems to be
I daily, though slowly improving but the latter needs
the aid of every friend TO his country. If we could
once resolve to live within ourseyes,to abandon for
egn Injuries, and indeed foreign necessares as the
country can supply them, or as others can be sub
stituted, we should be truly independent But while
we employ foreigners, in their own country, to la
Dor for us, we withdraw from our own citizens the
means OF subsistence, our specie is drained off, and
we, most detrimentay to ourselves, and beneficial
ly to other nations, become their tributaries. Why
there should be different opinions upon this subject
"a not easy to conceive The experience Of every
man must convince him that, the more he depends
upon his own resources and exertions, the more he
increases his own fortune, and becomes less Deepen
dant upon others. We are now indebted to Euro
pean nations in large sums of money, because we
have purchased OF them beyond abilities to pay.
They refuse TO receive the products of this country
and will take nothing in exchange but specie and the
States, to satisfy them for superuities and for arti
cles OF use, which with proper encouragement We
could manufacture ourselves. Congress only can
apply an immediate and adequate remedy, but indi-
vlduay, aided by proper public sentiment we could
supercede most OF these imports which are the bane
of our country.
cannot omit this opportunity of protesting a.
Igainst the frequent alterations which are made, or
proposed, of the constitution of the United States
That instrument has never yet been amended ex-
cep in the first eleven additional articles and they
only expressly guard aud secure rights which are
generally comprehended within the scope and mea.
ming OF the constitution or not being parted with
were retained by the people. This subject has been
forced upon me by perceivng the many proposals
made IN congress for effecting new mode of cleo
Ting President OF the United States. II may Sc
lrously be apprehended that all schemes now before
Congress arc rather designed to favor particular
candidates, than to promote the welfare OF the PEG
pie. 30 many novelties may be introduced, that the
whole fabric may be undermined before we are a.
ware OF the mischief. And allow me to remark,
gentlemen, that long the nation exists, the wit
of man wilInot be able to de wise system Of gene
raj government SO happy, SO we'll proportioned, so
practicable as the present was in its origin, with the
addition Of the eleven articles, and particularly for
The people of this state, and lift could be restored to
its primitive purity by abolishing the 18th article oil
the amendments, nothing farther would be required
than that it should be administered in wisdom, and
in integrity OF heart, without regard to private or To-
zeal interests, except they connected with the
general good and as the happiness of the whole be
promoted.
hope gentlemen, that may be pardoned for
the remark, that statute book is growing to an
unwleldy size that the number of our laws makes
our system perplexed and intricate; and that the
minute provisions and details scattered through
them, frequently without order, and often without
much connection with the acts in which they are
inserted, produce difficulties which sometimes en-
barrass professional gentlemen, and which, TO a
common reader are mysterious and inexplicable.
1t is trite observation that too much Legislation is
la peculiar mischief Of republics; and it cannot be
doubted that it is misfortune OF common occur
renee in the states of this union The Willingness
to satisfy all is the motive Of such excess, and is
audable one, but tits far better that partial in
conyeniences should happen from doing too little,
than that confusion, uncertainty, Inconsistencies,
from too ardent desire to provide for every ndivi
dual case, without perceiving how society in general
may be effected.
now, gentlemen, pray that He who rules the
destnles OF nations, may inspire US, in our several
stations, with knowledge and virtue, to promote the
prosperity Of the people and that He may lead, and
lguide, and direct US in all our duties, with single
leye TO the public good.
SAMUEL PAINTER.
Dover, Jan. 20th 1924.
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