The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-10

be organized, eminently depends the of the
whole system. For this purpose it has been suggested
that uniform troops should be arranged into distinct
regiments and bataions, and that the limitations to
the number of companies of artillery and troops of
cavalry attached to the respective brgades should be
repealed. If the militia system should be deemed
thy of preservation, additional provision should be
made for supplying the different corps Of artillery, III
lemen and cavalry with arms and indeed thorough
revision will be requisite to remove that obscurty and
for diversity of constructions and to correct those
defects which dscoyerable throughout the act
The arms of the State have been delivered into the
hands Of the militia in obedience to the law in all
SEES where the acquisitions of it have been complied
with am informed that settlement of our account
with the United States for this states quota under the
act of Congress of TIE wentythrd of April eighteen
hundred and eight has been effected and that the re-
port of the agent appointed the part of this state
for that purpose will be laid before you at the present
session. In the event of either repeal a connll-
ance of the law, additional provision should be made
for the preservation of the which may be return
ed by the militia or in future acquired by the State
10 execute the duty required by the first section of
the act entitled further supplement to the act en-
titled, act for the interchange of aws' passed on
the eighth day Of February, eighteen hundred and
twentyseven, copies Of the laws of this State have
been transmitted to the executive of each State and
Territory of the United States, agreeably to the d.
recons OF that act whenever the requisite nforma-
ton of deficiency in the copies heretofore furnished
has heen received; and a request for a like inter
change has been forwarded to each of them. sche-
due is herewith submitted containing the titles Of an
the books maps and other papers received during the
two preceding years, with an accurate account off
their distribution. The accumulation of volumes |
t.ua annually transmitted to the Executive will render
necessary for the Legislature 10 provide soc place
or the reception of such may be intended for their
use other than the chambers Of the two Houses, and
would suggest that a librarian should be appointed
10 take charge Of them, as well as the books belong
ing to the Executive department, which by reason OF
ne casualties frequently attending their removal up
On ctllge Of executive officers, are peculiarly sub
lect to injury and loss. By this MEANS and by the aid
of small annual donation from the State, valuable
library may be collected; which should be open to
the Judiciary, as we'll to the Executive and Leeis.
iatve departments of the State.
1t is contended BY the advocates Of acts to author
lze lotteres that other States do and viii continue "a
furnish to our citizens ample opportunities of par
cpatlng IN them, by the purchase Of tickets without
securing to us in return any of the benefits flowing
from this mode Of accommodating funds for public pur
poses; and that experience has shewn, that the prev
aence OF the propensity to hazard something for the
chance however remote, of gaining moro, will always
to considerable extent supersede those obligations
OF morality, whether real fancied, which have heen
urged by the way Of argument against laws Of this des-
cripton. Hence numerous applications for such acts
10 accomplish local purposes are annually addressed
TO the Legislature from various quarters of the State
Without giving any opinion on the general policy of
these laws distracted from the objects thcy arc in