The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-03

and the standing army in time of peace"-of
contrivances for extorting money from the
people, for the support of that strong and splen-
did government, which was then the cherished
vision OF SO many exalted heads What a
pity that the Hamiltons, the Pinckneys, the
Jays, and the Marshalls of that period. could
not have enjoyed the benefit of political instruc-
ton from the learned Senator of Missouri!
POLITICAL JUDGES Werepeat it, that judge
Morton is the first and only Judge of the Su.
preme Court of this State, who has, by becom-
ing party candidate, identified himself, as a
PartIzan, in the political contests of the day. It
has been said that the case of Gov. Lincoln was
parallel one; when it was, in fact, -preciseLu
the re0erse. Gov. Lincoln refused to stand as
party candidate, and did not consent to stand
at all, till it was found that all parties would
unite in his election, and that there would be
no opposing candidate, and of course, no con-
test for the office. We had hoped that this
state might be spared that worst of all political
curses, under our form of government-polti-
cal judges. The experience of some other
states, where the evil has existed, presents a
! fearful lesson for our instruction. Aman, seek
ing political preferment, at the hands of party.
will be in danger of feeling under obligations to
| that party and its leaders, and of acting under
fear of giving offence to them. inconsistent
with the impartial discharge of the duties of
high judicial station. The judiciary has been
justly esteemed the palladium of our liberties,
and it is so, so long as it is independent and i'm
partial. Will the people sanction an attempt
to do away its independence, and to render it
the instrument of party and faction We trust
not. fudge Morton wishes support, as par
TITAN candidate for office, let him first resign
his situation, as Judge, and then he may iden-
tify his political fortunes with whomsoever he
pleases.
The LEGISLATURE. 1t is probable that the
present session of the General Court will be
brought to close in few days. The proposed
amendments to the Constitution, it will be seen,
have been indefinitely postponed. Probably,
that will lead even to the making of an expert
ment of their utility on a comparatively small
scale; as the Legislature have refused to insert
a provision, that no other Railroad shall be
established in the same direction, within Civ
en- distances and, without such a provision, no
one would invest money in an enterprise Of that
kind, unless the state owned portion of the
stock The Resolve for making general sur
vey of the State, and of the several towns. for
the purpose of constructing an accurate man.
is an Important one, as there is, now, no map of
the State, that makes any very near approach
to accuracy in its details. Since the former
map, published by order of the State, two new
counties have been erected, numerous towns
have been divided, villages have grown up,
roads have been constructed, and various other
Improvements have been made, which render a
more perfect map almost indispensable, in order
tnaI the geographical KnowIeCge OF our own
state should keep pace with the advance of gen.
eral knowledge and information. We hope the
resolve may pass both branches of the Legisla
ture.
MORTGAGES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY We
are under obligations to friend of ours, at
Boston, for copy of the Bill before the Legis-
lature, relating to mortgages of personal prop
erty. The first section of the bill was rejected
in the Senate on Friday last, by a majority of
! two votes. 1t was as follows
Be 1t enacted, &C., That no mortgage or 9th
er conditional transfer of personal property.
! which is by law liable to attachment, hereafter
made, shall be held valid, as against any other
persons than the parties thereto, unless such
| property be actually delivered to the mortgagee
or shall have effect, any longer than he shall
retain possession thereof unless the said mort
gage or conditional transfer shall be recorded
IN the office of the town clerk, of the town
where said mortgagor, or person making the
said transfer, shall reside at the time of max
ing the same Provided, that, nothing, herein
4 contained, shall be taken to affect any transfer
] OF property, under bottomry or respondentia
bonds; or OF any ship or goods, at sea or
abroad, If the mortgage shall take possession
thereof, as soon as may be, after their arrival
in this Commonwealth.
The second section provides for the attach
ment on mesne process or execution of the
mortgagor's or pledgor's interest in personal
property, mortgaged or pledged upon payment,
" '0hoSA vi pay iieht, Wy the attaching cred
itor, of the sum for which the same was mort.
gagged or pledged
After the first section was rejected, the Sec
ond section was re-committed to the committee
who reported it, for amendment We think it
exceedingly doubtful whether any bill, in rela-
tion to the subject, will pass during the present
session of the Legislature.
4 ANOTHER MEETING HORSE BURNT On Sun
day afternoon last, the Meeting House in Rut-
land, was destroyed by fire. 1t is supposed to
have originated from the falling ola spark from
the stove through crack in the floor, as the
flames were first discovered soon after the at.
ternoon service, in a quantity of shavings
which were left under the house when il was