American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-12-15

make necessary will be proper. whether hVe
,hou sand dollars be too much or whether ees' OF
the present salary be deemed sufficient. your impair
lahty will examine and your wisdom determine.
1t is believed that it would be safe to make inc
President of the Senate x-oifico Governor 10 the
event oil vacancy in the Chief Magls.racy OF this
State and in the event Of his death, the speaker oil
he House Of Representatives
Il is submitted to your wisdom also, whether con-
siderable benefit nigh, not accrue to the State win
80 possible injury, or infringing in the slightest de-
gree on the spirit Of our republican institutions by
SO aherng the Constitution, as to render the Cover
nor eligible iog more than one official term.
Our ancestors who framed the Constitution. seem
10 have exhausted their precautions against the ex
cess of Executive power: from which source We
have little to apprehend
Two wears seem too short period Tor maturing
and carrying into effect any measures important 10
The public The Governor who attempts such mea-
sures, is likely to incur all the odium Of innovation
without the chance oil obtaining credit ion haVng
siec ted improve ments."
1.-The Militia Laws OF this State, to alter and I'M
prove which, efforts have been continually making
since the organization Of 1894, require but lew sim
pie notifications. These properly regarded and
duly enforced, will produce all The results, that may
De desired and make The Militia all they were ever
intended to be--a safe and cheap means oil defence
en- invaluable substitute for regular armies, species
oil organized t0rCc dIORcinCI suNcO " ou' NtPuo'
can Government and the strong arm OF the law IN
Ordinary times The Militia trained and broughtto
the highest perfection Of which they are suscepti
BILE, serve barely 10 keep alive those elements OF
military pride and feeling, which are necessary Tor
the safety oil all Governments, and without the pos
sesson OF which, nation will be touno, rega dless
Of itself and It's dsae est rights and when times a0a
OCCASIONS demand, will be found recreant TO It's soil
and ts liberty.
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country and the witnesses Of the events OF the last,
placed proper value on the militia The records
VI our history prove thot achievements, than wbioh
gianGer and more important, are not TO De iouno IN
The annals Of war were performed by militia, a.
we'll under General Washington Of the first, as un
der General Jackson OF the last war
The military service required by our government
is simple and easily performed, and il is the duty, as
well the interest, OF every good citizen, 10 render
il with aacrity and cheerfuness but as there will
Se found every where, under all governments and
under all their notifications, those " h0 will not con
form TO the dictates or requirements oil the laws OF
the land, penalties should stand ready TO follow dis
obedience
In order that the militia laws should be plain.
simple and easy understood, there should be digest
OF them in which all that is obscure might be rem
de ed /, Iigible, a in which all that is obsolete.
and contradictory, should be thrown of, as ubbish
and incumbrance."
Laws relating TO the tflal Of negroes in this
State, are defective, and the experience OF another
Jear in that station, which II was he will oil your
body that should Gil, has mn'e deeply than ever
impressed on my mind the convictions and opln
IONS which were spread before you at your las.
lioD. The right OF trial ny Jury. is ne funda en-.
lal ~ ust!ce. and without II, life is without its
safe ard aoequate guards; prejudice, momentary
excitement, atd The want OF full open and all
Trial. jecpardze too often the h,auablt possession
Of life. 1t With Difference to your more enhghl
ene6 views, and TO your more intimate acqualn ance
With the bearing OF laws that ecommend now as
did before, the right OF trial BY Jury is capital
ses and the right of challenge BY heir masters
and the necessity as well a, the justice. OF hasnp
them conducted District Court House, where
The public eye may watch over he proceedings
Execution by burning, which we derive from our
European ancestors, and which was only suited lc
ages OF batbarty and 70 ce should be abolished as
repuenant to the spirit OF an age OF humanity snc
Wisdom.
Our criminal laws not SO improved as to hs
the Just proportions between punlsments anc
crimes Those laws against which public senu
ment revos, are and most be 'irtually repealed
they will never be enforced. Few criminals will b,
branded for petty Offences ard scarcely any will b,
executed the hig hest possible grade u punishment
for he minor offence OF stealing piece Of money
or horse
IL Is believed That the Time IS either al hand, o
that it has already arrived, when the advances Of in
proving society. and he accumulated wisdom an
knowledge OF man will give sresistless call for sue
digest cnde or whatever else it may please other
TO renominsle it. as will bring laws into such form
Ina, contradictions. hc'ious and many unnecesar
mint ligible te narratives may be super sede
by ules o! written reason am rialn common ems,
that hey may b. more EASILY unde stood and b
moe haPpilya acted to the essentially varied md
inn nj m cistV = he .pntd au
Many Of the laws ow n force as we'll in tn
country as in England owe their birth 10 age
when he human mind yet in the dark, an
which nrnc edinq in their nnrralinn with