The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-10-16


much expense that way saved, by adding such
number TO the Senate, as would enable them To dV'.'
their abOrs TO greater extern, and to lessen the
tgues of the duty.
But it may he said that this difficulty never DIS
covered TIL quite recently, and that for almost two
hundred years the whole business has been done by
that number of Legislators, and without this complaint
of the want of sufficient numbers. Ii will be remem-
bered, however, that until the adoption OF the present
Constitution, there have ever been sessions in
each year, and instead of four weeks spent legsa
tion the period of eight weeks has been taken up
1t is the short time in which the Legislature is COM
PEELED to do the business that has created the difficult
ty 1t obvious then that with the addition of twelve
members to the Senate, the whole business may be
done in less than half the time, and of with
less than half Of the expense required before the a.
doption of the present constitution.
Ii is said however, that the proper way 10 procure
TO- the Senate IFS appropriate Influence in the eg sla-
ture, is to diminish the number of members OF the
House, and TO send but representa- from each
town. | would remark that this would in way les
the burdens Ol the Senators, expedite the bu-
slness of the Legislature But if this should be done
still the relative strength of the Senate would be far
too small The House of Representatives, would be
then much larger than II when the ancient Con-
stltut, OF the formed; and there would be
much greater difference of numbers then, between
the two branches than any other state in the I'm
ion. speak OF those states which have Senate, for
there are which that branch is entirely
wanting, as for instance in Vermont AMI Rhode ISL
and. There is state in the Union which bears any
proportion to this in population which has so small a
Senate as NewJersey. In that state the number OF
Senators is thirteen, and the number ct representa-
tives is but htly-sx, and by examining the Consu-
ton Of every other state in the Union, we shall find
much greater relative strength point of numbers in
the Senate, than is allowed to that body in this
Stale.
Iftherefore we would profit by the wisdom and ex
perence OF others, shalt the importance OF adj
ding the numbers of the Senate to give its reia-
tive weg and character constitutional branch
of the Legislature and if we wish to diminish the
penses of the State in a considerable degree, we shall
come to the same result.
would further observe that represe ntative sys-
TEN is radically defective and unequal and it any thing
is done with view diminish the number of Repre-
sena, YES, the whole system should be changed But
the adoption of the DisricBil in way prevents the
measure of diminishing the number of Representa-
tives, or of alteriug the mode of their election.
A FRIEND TO THE DISTRICT BILL.
"The Young man in Lltchfeld, who is respectable
n his pace, and 'crows' well en"ug con his own
dungh,' should let alone matters of which he is as
ignorant he appears TO he OF good manners. Much
evil is done in the world by well meaning though Off
cious people, whose zeal keeps far ahead of their
". Y. Spectator.
Now we are determined to take this as a compi-
ment,-given indeed in Col. Stones own peculiar
way-but nevertheless full and complete compi-
ment. Our place,'' Or field of labor, is principally
Litchfeid County, territory not having its superior,
in point of general intelligence and moral worth
mong the inhabitants, in this any other country,an
yet we are SAID to conduct paper sufficiently 're-
.ectabe' for this place. The ''dung hill' which
| we "crnw," is "L:tchGeld Hl;' and ''rerkon'
if we can ''crow we'll enough for place dstn-
guished for science and general literature this,
we can "crow well enough for any other in this
land, not excepting "Pne-Sreet," New-York.
Now we had never fattered oursef that our poor
'abors would secure to praise like this but,
ing as it does from source which we have been wont
t. consider highly 'espectabe, induced to feel
lutte faered by the compliment, and record it as
one worth preserving. Our ignorance" in the
''matters which the editor says should have 'let
alone" applies specially to s alive to the
New-Y ork Observer few weeks SINCE. We said
we had been constant reader of the Observer since
| It's commencement in 1928; and in 50 saying we said
truIy and we thin if we capable of conducting
paper ''well enough" for "LItchied,' are capa-
bic OF forming judgment OF the merits OF cotem-
porary PRINT. 1t will be rccolected hat in our article
referred to, we SIMPLY gave our own opnon, and the
ground on which that oplnlon had been formed; and
in what way thus opened the door for the charge of
",gno, ance," we really cannot divine. To say that
ignorant of the general character of the New
York Observer, is equivalent to saying that we have
never seen read that paper; but this again is Col.
stones own peculiar way, and wiling TO
''take from whence it came," and make the hes, we
can OF It.
We wei! aware that ''much evil is done in the
world by ofclous people, whether "well'' III
''mean'ng,' we are incapable of Judging other than
by their fruIts;" and this truth has been strkngIy
exemplted of late by certain editors who ought 10
stand among the first in country But whether
tins "evll' viii affect themselves or their aelgn-
bors, TING can best determine.
"That paragon Of perfection, the Litchfeld County
Post, "A slnng OF taisehoods against Gen. Jackson
thai he 'cO~triUed to escape the gaLloS on
Cch he should haze erpiated has Crimes by the lar
OF the of Tennessee. In the wi.Ote hstor,
Of potcaI ami party conflicts, have never mel
with paragraph so Infamous, degrading, SO shock
ing Tue MOI al sense of an enlightened community
the foregoing extract from adm nstrat.un paer
in this state. distinguished individual, who ha- iii
led the most responsible stations the gut OF the geo
pie, whose services have shed hao OF glory has