The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-07

sst their progress were entirely Intellectual.
"1He Great and General Court"
"GRAND CouRT OF IMPEACHMENT" &c.
QIanq'tam rideniem
Ssria jocO, deere reratnl, qmid eeidl?
The truth may be expressed in jocular man
rer; why not?
Nh. EDIToR-
observe by The accounts published, that
our State Representatives for the last year
are nearly all out this year; that many towns
do not send Representatives, and others send
new ones. Il brings to mind the anecdote Of
Paddy, who, after being forced cut of the
hall, and kicked down stairs, and locked out,
said, she took HE hint and was. off," Per-
haps these outs went off in the same way.
| would not be among the number Of those
who censure, Unfortunately, all our civil
officers and Legislators, both Of The State and
General Government, practice too preva-
lent at the present day; yet | cannot think
the numerous complaints against our long par
| Iiament are wholly groundless The ques-
ton has heen repeatedly asked, " What has
| oar Legislature been doing all winter ~
| Without being able TO answer the question,
| / nave put the same 10 SEVERN WIN OngHt 10
! know, and have been answered thus Mr..
s. Of l.. is one droll man, yO1t meg depend.
! lie made sport enough for us, tel yo,s:"--
| Now, whether the business of legislation is TO
| be turned into farce, aud our Legislators
into Comedians and Partomimds, is for the
people 10 decide ard it eoms they have de-
| cided tho business in their usual style, sans
mountaineering to their sovereign will
and pleasure.
Our halls Of Legislation and Courts of JUS
tice are places whore suitable striousness, so
lemnity, and dignity ought to he maintained
not buToonery and abortiye attempts al wit
& Referring the subject OF Banks TO the Com
mittee on Roads, moy sound very well in
The ears Of some, but TO Others il will appear
undigni6ed and triiing. Spending much time,
aud making worse than Court-Martiai dis
play about impeachment on imaginary COM
plai&ts, may he delightful sport 10 the parties
Immediately concerned; but hy those who
"pay the piper" it will be otherwise consid-
cred. So,spending much time in cquaizEg
the expense Of legslaticn," or, in other words
determining the question, " How shall we
get our pay in such manner as to have our
;, seats and salaries annually renewed to US,
and be enabled beside to hold good long ses-
sions ?" may he decided one way by the la
borers, and quite another way, perhaps, by
their employers, who seem already TO have
: said, "replcr an account Of your steward
ship--you shall no longer be paid al alb
Hitherto you have paid yourselves by rudely
and without authority thrus,ing your hands
into our chest. Having proved unfaithful SER
wants. we shall invite Others into our WING
yari-depart.n Not that think il unjust or
improper that ali branches Of our Legislature
should be paid by the State--it has always
seemed to me the most equitable; but let 1t
be done deccnly aud fairly. let Gae re-
: spcct he paid to the Senate, who, from the
manner in which they are elected and paid,
are less selfnterested and more impartial
than the Representatives and il the Sena-
tors abuse their trust, let the people, not their
Representatives, turn them out OF Office. But,
if we may judge any thing from the elections
which have taken place This spring, we must
infer. that The people coincide with the Sen.
ate, or are wholly Indifferent on the subject.
Al any rate, there can be no need of spending
So much time on a subject, long since OK
haustcd by argument and which every body
understands.
In the new law for laying cut roads, there
is "war between the belly aud members"
Tile first part requires that all business relat-
!, ing to the laying ont Of roads, sc. " nolO
pending'' before the Court Of Sessions, shall
be transferred to The Committee TO be appoint
ed; and the last part provides that : this law
shall take effect and be in force on and after
TIE fist dag Of Ju'y next" Many cases are
now pending, some IN an advanced stage,
and much business will suffer 10 be done be-
fore the first day of July. Now what shall5e
done with these cases? How is the law to
operate o. thcm-the Judges cannot deter
mine. Nobody else is competent to decide.
| hn ycy 10 fhe II ia Inn wit
itself-iho consequence is, that individuals and
towns, having business with this Court, will
be greatly hatassed, delayed, ard pnt TO OK
traordinary expense-thc probability is, that,
if the law should lire long enough 10 Je born,
it will die yearling. To be consistent, it
ought 10 be referred, or TecGnDliiied TO the
Committee on Banks
Some purse-proud gripping shaperS had
long kept malicious eye on the usury law;
and few of this class being s in General
Court assembled" thought il favorable OPP
por'uniiy 10 lay violent hands on the same
introduced their bill accordingly, and qsorried
it through. The old law was well enough,
and the new is we'll enough, except costing
the Commonwealth more eTira interest than
these SHAY ers ought ever to receive. There
ought 10 have been clause oblgng these to
pay the cost OF making their own law.
BY the way, (for came near forgetting IT'D
what has become of the "CANOL?" is il
continued to be defa,lted, or continued Ec,
friGl, or final nisi, as the lawyers would say,
or is it because the defendant is out Of The
Commonwealth In which case, am told,
il must he continued two terms Of course ,
Forn:y own part, believe the death-likc ST.
le.co, which prevails at present on the sub
ject,. is owing TO the people having been
struck dumb, by the proceedings, or rather
standings of our legislative QuSotcs, that
there has not heon time 10 recover from the
shock. The Governor certanly did justice