American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-20

10 Correspondents We think the request of brother
Editor hardly fair. lie ought TO employ his conana TO
fight his battles At the time him that
he besto3ing too much attention object little
worthy Of regard as his touchy" and insignificant anago
MIST.
communication the subject of the election for In
specor and Assessor late the purpose
intended by the writer OF it.
An essay on Rail Roads, in our next.
Several other communications have been received and
shall be attended TO-.
We pleased TO hear Of the Of Democratic
brethren in Kent, several Of their hundred elections
Let them be united and vgiIan,, and victory will
their exerons at the General Election in October next.
We lately refused some notes Of the Washington
e Warren Bant, under an impression that they
were 90 or so per cent. below par. We find how
ever, on reference to the Philadelphia Bank Note
Exchange, OF Saturday, tha, they quoted at only
three per cent. discount. We publish this for the
information OF several ofour subscribers in the coun-
try, who hold notes of this Bank.
Notes Of the State Bank at Trenton are at IS to
80 per. cent. discount.
Ar4o Civil Code Of Louisiana This body Of written law
has been force since the goth OF June last and though
is acknowledged by all 70 be great Improvement Of the
late Code it is like every thing else humant it not er-
feet The Louisiana Journal states that sit IS volume OF
written wisdom, easily conprehened and of practical nt
y II viii tend 10 explain many doubtful passages of the
law and render that certain that was before uncertain Nor
il the least of its merits that it repeas all the foreign
law which hitherto been in force our state, as well
as all statute law coming within its purvicw
This Code, however, not without its defects. One
provision is, that applications for marriage licenses are to
be announced Is DAYS BY public advertisement, before
they are Granted except in OF emergency This pro-
vision is not consonant American feelings, nor can we
conceive how the urlsconsus permitted 1t to creep INTO
fI1.t1O I'm
guard our fair counrywomen against thonghtless and i'm
prudent marriagesbut when all parties are consenting
and every legal npedmcnt removed, we can see no rea
son why public advertisement should be made, that mar
rage license is about TO be granted
Another and much more important objection TO tue
Code relates Apprentices by It's provisions, the en-
ragcment between and apprentice to cease when
the apprentice aains the age of eighteen. At the very
moment lad would be learning most and is most in need
of MASTER the connexon OF master and apprenuce is DIS
solved Nor MASTER by the Code, allowed 10 correct an
anprentice by whipping This is singular provision we
have vet learn what kind OF punishment master is to IN
ict 1t cannot be coninemen-because then the labor OF
the apprentice lost We apprehend urisconsuts mad
never been either master orapprence or they would nave
formed notions on the subject The result OF
the provision will be- that Louisiana will never produce
pood mechanic while is force For ourselves rearedin
school Of strict dscipnebred to the art of PRINTING! I'M
der the eye Of master who never overlooked fault
and having had ourselves the care OF many
ence, the surest test OF truli mas Taught US, a oMe
rod the boy zpR be spoiied
Take the Code, however, as whole, and it is good
one If administered az it IS written, without attempting
strained constructions this Code the civil rights of
man. in Louisiana as we'll they be secured in any
state in the unon.'
It's not entirely correct has been stated, that the
Code of Laws prepared by Mr. Livingston for Louisiana,
had been adopted by State and carried INTO operation
The Legislature Of Louisiana authorized the preparation
of Li1a we'll as Criminal code for the State The
frs which was conided Mr.. L. conformity with Judges
Derbigny and Moreon has been adopted, and now IN
force The preparation of the Criminal Code entrus-
ted to Mr. Livingston alone and this it which was
DESTROYED by fire New York last year. The Legislature
require the delivery Of it the list of January next and
though it will, doubt, be severely laborious to MIR
Livingstone is generally believed that he will be ready by
the time prescribed.