The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-06-18


intended by the legislature; his scholastic
atta:nmcnts should be extensive and liberal,
SO as to enable him, with facility, TO frame
and indite q law, in such language as must
be readily and without doubt, understood by
all his constituents, -and in such plain,
direct, forcible, pithy and logical language
as not to be tortured from its obvious and
true meaning, by professional quirk, quib-
BILE, artifice or stratagcm of either court or
bar, SO as 10 effect purpose different from
that intended by the legislature. Such re-
prcsentalive would discharge the duties of
the importanttrust confidcd ohm, with hon.
or to himself and benefit to his constituents.
When you want pieceaof mechanical
| workmanship executed in a durable, neat
and skiful manner, do you not employ So
Der, sk,lfui and honest workman to do it for
you? lfyuu desire a coat made to fit you,
will you employ blacksmith to make ita
Ii YOU desire an. axe or hoe well made,
will you employ a tailor or shoemaker
And by parity Of reasoning. if you desire
good laws to govern you and yours, who is
most able and most likely to perform the i'm
Iportant task? He who has never opened q
iaw-book, nor any other book except his BIZ
Bile and his almanack, or he who has devo-
ted his time aid talents to acquire scienti-
ic, an accurate,7 critical and practical
knowledge of all the laws now of force in
u our state? Reflect maturely, and do moi
suffer prejudice to precipitate you into fata
error, when the laws by which you are
'fgoverned are in state of almost inextrica
!, Bile confusion.
} The Gallon law, the Petticoat law. the
Tavern law, and the Gaming law, enacted BY
7 the last session ofour legislature, all demand
r our carefulattention in their operations on ou
appetites as we'll as to reform our morals, OF
our domestic relations, and our purses. The
!, crying evils those laws were intended to cor
t rect, are manifest to all; but are they draw
t in the best possible language and style +
5 answer those ends? Experience will ties
f them, if fairly tried. The depraved CANISTER
$ the habitual drunkard, the low, dirty dogger
: keeper-under the mask Of decent inn
keeper, the hypocritical emancipation an
E ,sanctifed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the garb G
f an humble disciple Of the meek and lowl
a JESUS; and the ignorant steam quack, -shoul
: all be tightly curbed, by an appropriate sta
y tute, written in such language as not to b
e evaded by the stratagem ofspurial pleading
NOR by the stupidity of a lazy. ignorant judge
Ell The subject of internal improvement
!, should be thoroughly comprehended by you
# representatives; and a portion Of the fund r.
d served from the general for that purpose
should be applied to the erection of sui
c stantial wharf at Rodney, it being the mo.
IS convenient point for the shipment of most
&c the Cotton made in the county.
el Before the November election, may off
n some remarks on the right of constituents
c instruct their representatives, and the du
al of representatives to obey such instruction
j? Also, the deranged situation ofour state Gu
Ie rency, and the best and most correct meal
4 of correcting it. Also, some observations
ctl the banking system, as now in operation
A our state, and bowie knife to purge it.
al All those subjects, and many more. shou
IT be well comprehcnded by your represent
II tiyes, and presented in the shape Of laws,
l. an efficient and respectful manner, to the
nj gislature.
oil A SOUTHERN WING.
al OnEd0le. June 90. 1889.