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

curtes upon such as are vested with banking powers and up
all in which any considerable portion of society may be in
teested should not be overlooked The acts for the
relief of the poor and the laws touching the collection Of
public fines and orfeitues require careful revisa While
sderng the subject of incorporating with portions
of the English statute law, opportunity will offer of extend
ing TO this State, much of IT as refuses costs TO plaintiffs in
certain vexalious law suits When party nominal
damages under such circumstances evnce that he object
the has been merely harass his opponent costs should
be allowed him. The sproftiga in all cases. where
rights of some importance are not involved may be thus
pressed and the of society meloraed by dscounen
ancg of conduct which not nnfequenty embttes
the feelings of and destroys the charities of life
Whether the mseries inflicted by Imprisonment the poor
honest debtor be aevaed by the Legislature cons
tenty with the rights of his creditors may be also worthy of
attention make illusions to those nsovens who
forfeit their title sympahies by their fraudulent
conduct But the honest debtor be sometimes confined
in close custody for several months before the session of
court which can grant him relief Such should be
punished for his mortunes and perhaps the
principle adopted in other utes by which the confines of his
prison may extended the limits of y-own could
reorted without mparng the right of any other per-
The revised act concerning apprentices and servants
thought by many whose experience in this particular emit
ties their opinions respect require such stpnaiIons
the of the MASTER too many cases to defeat the
general of that law have been informed that few
possessing the requisite responsibility TO ensure comPl-
ance will the of the ndenure have been willing
gage The clause in that act which for these is
thought to he exceptionabe, originated from motives OF be-
neyolence which fail to command eseem but if
that it has thwartsd the principal object of the act
may deprive the helpless of home must back to
our old practice regard the education of apprentices,
find other remedy for the existing difficulty
The Governor of Maine has requested me to sub
init to your consideration report with resolution OF
the legislature of that State, declaring that if it shall
be the determination of the government of the United
States, to appropriate part of its to the pur
pose Of internal improvement in the construction of
roads and canals, in improving the navigation OF riv
ers and in promoting education, it is tic opinion Of
that Legislature, that the funds designed for these OBJ
ects ought be distributed among the several States,
in proportion to their population" This report and
resolution herewith lay before you, together with
communication from the Governor of Connecticut,
covering resolution of the Legislature of that State,
declaring it inexpetent at this time, to express any
opinion on the subject matter of the resolution from
the State of Maine, in relation to the funds which
may be appropriated for objects of internal improve
ment.
The general promotion of educaton,' as object
to which part of the national revenue may be appro
priaed, appears to have gained more advocates than
any other enumerated in these resolutions and there
NAV be reason to hope that the resources OF the ma
ton will be rendered auxiliary to those of the States
for the attainment of this purpose. Numerous mani
festaons of public opinion in relation to this subject
have been already developed. resolution Of the
Legislature of Maryland, relative to appropriations of
the public lands, several years ago attracted general
attention, and was in many instances approved by
\ concurring resolutions of the Legislative bodies of
other States, to whom it had been submitted That
resolution declares that each of the United States has
nm equal right to participate in the benefit Of the pub
lie lands, the. common property OF the Union; and