Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-13

,,r,msn. which Nv reason ofthe casualties frequent
= attending their removal, upon change OF execu.
i've officers are peculiarly subject to INJURY ana
loss By this means. and By the aid OF small an
NAL donation from the State, valuable library may
he rollecied which should be open to the Judiciary,
= ,,au J. 10 the Executive aud Legislative depart
mens OF the State.
Iris content!ed by the advocates OF acts to author
80 lotteres that other States do and VIII continue
10 furnish 10 citizens ample opportunities oil par
tcipating in them BY the purchase OF ticRets. WIN
mr. securing 10 US in return any OF the Dement'S How
H., from This mode OF accommodating funds for pub
te nurn,ses aud that experience has shewn, that
the prevalence OF the propensity TO hazzard some
thing for The chance, however remote, OF gaming
more, will always 10 a considerable extent super
sele those obligations OF morality. "hether red UT
ancied. which have been urged by way of argu.
n.ot AGAINST laws Of this description. Hence nu-
merous applications for such acts 10 accomplish To-
cal purposes are annually addressed TO the LeSsia-
ture from various quarters OF the state. without
giving any opinion on tue general poncy VI 'lese
laws as distracted from the objects they are inten-
ed ID achieve, NAV venture to suggest, that II any
nubie benefit is to be thus obtained, It would be
more properly secured, by the institution OF STATE
lottery for the purpose, of internal improvements or
the promotion oil education.
There are few districts of our common country
which have been long settled and are as suscept-
BILE of Improvement that comprised within the Inn
ts of this State for which so little has been done by
the hand Of art. At very distant day It must be-
come as it deserves to be- an object OF leSisla tlVe
attention, to reclaim the large body OF uncutivaed
marsh on the shores of the Delaware, composing by
far the most fertile land within our limits. The
means of facilitating transportation between the wa
tiers of the Delaware at Wilmington or Newcastle
and the Chesapeake Bay. and between the navlgable
waters of the Nantcoke and the Delaware. are sub
tects which have already far exci4ed public inter
est that the appointment OF engineers to explore Inc
country and report upon the practicability, adyan
tages and probable expense OF executing the meas
ures proposed for these purposes, may now mer
your consideration. Relying on the estimates o
scientific men, the enterprise OF individuals may OF
,en accomplish what the public as body would new
er attempt. The establishment Of agricultural socl
cites III our sister states, has been attended with thu
most important advantages in disseminating valua
Bile information which would not otherwise have beef
e collected and the benefit Of the example should no
be lost upon in the present lansulshins condtlo
of the landed interests of the State. AS our climat
and soil are favourable to the culture and growth
silk efforts at this period to introduce among US
7 important source Of public wealth and prosperit
i may be entitled to your patronage BY you, Gentle
49, -
+ enlargement Of domestic industry whenever an op
portunty to effect them shall be offered, will doubt
! less be regarded as duties to be performed, and a
objects upon which your anxious attention is to
d bestowed.
# In compliance with a request Of the Governor @
d the State of Alabama, | lay before you copy OF
e resolution Of the Legislature of that State, disaE
If proving those resolutions OF certain States which pr,
d posed the emancipation of slaves and recommends
of a.I mt
l. effect that purpose. Upon this subject, the Leg!
J. lature Of this state has heretofore acted.
e Inmy last communication to the General Assem-
= BLY, had the honor to submit to their consideration
: a communication from his EXceliency George y
l. Troup, then Governor of Georgia, covering rest
e. uton Of the Legislature of that State, recunment
ut ng such alteration of the constitution ct the Tn
ID ted States, as would prevent the election Of Pres
lie dent from deyoving in any event on the house
e Representatives. now lay before You report wi
e resolution OF the Legislature of the State OF o.
n disappearing the alteration OF the Constitution pr
IF posed by the Legislature Of Georgia, but lnsructlr
5 the Senators and requesting the Repreoenatlv,
ia from Ohio $ in the event OF such an alteration BEN
D. deemed advisable by the constitutional majority
- the States composing the Union, or OF Congress,
H. use their endeavours to procure such an amendmei
De Of the Constitution of the United States as viii al
H. thorize all free white male citizens OF the Cnte
Is States, of the age Of twentv-one years, to vote
e rectly for President of the United States aud
ls the same time to vote for many electors as It
es State may be entitled to have Senators and sepr
h sentatives in Congress; which electors shall,
h case no candidate shall have majority OF all Il
u votes given by the free white male citizens of The
b. States, of the age of twenty years, proceed fort
~ with to elect President from the two persons ha
Il ing the highest number of votes" The remarks
,e my predecessor in his closing communication TO I'll
or Legislature at their session in eighteen hundred
ii twenty-seven, on the dangers Of the continued a
j, tempts made to produce alterations in prlnal
ii institutions throughout the Union, superseded Il
necessity of any observations from me at the time
submitting the resolutions from the State fGeorgl
:. Periods Of high party excitement are peculiarly u