The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-01-25

and which should be composed by CONNIE.
tent persons for the instruction of the youths
of Pennsylvania. Such course as would
tend propvi5y - impress our youth with
due regard for our commonwealth, and en-
dear her 10 their hearts. her position,
wealth aud intelligence; the admirable and
free syiem Of her laws; her unwavering pa!
trotism and devotion to republican princi.
pies; her Distinguished philanthropy and be.
nevolence, enliile her in a pre-eminent de-
gree to the love aud veueratlon of her chill
drcn, who should be early taught properly
to estimate her great characteristics.
Our colleges are in successful operationS,
and BY the aid afforded them, from the
treasury Of the commonwealth are accom-.
plshing much good Our country acs.
denies are, from the same source Of aid,
af,ording the advantages of the higher bran--
ches Of elementary educaiion, in almost
every county in the state. to such as seek TO-
Git themselves for entering our colleges !
and by no means the least important institu.
tons, connected with the education Of youth
are the female seminafes which, Of late
years, have been springing up over the
commonwealth, aud are likewise the OBJ
jects Of legislative bounty. The impor@
tance Of female education, will always bs
sensibly felt upon the rising generation
and mothers well instructed in the ordinary
branches Of education, will seldom suffer
their children TO grow Up in ignorance
With intelligent mothers, followed and
seconded in their efforts, by competent and
well instructed teachers, we shall socn see
an intelligent and well informed population
filing our beloved commonwealth, and gi.
vinr her, in an intellectual point of view,
thai .ark and station to which she is Justly
entitled. shall be glad at all times to CO.
operate with the legislature, in any proper
measures calculated TO improve the moral
and intellectual condition Of our citizens, as
we, thereby, rear the most enduring pillars
for the support Of our political cdifce, in all
its strength, beauty, aud grandeur.
The report Of the superintendent Of COM
mon schools, will inform you of the opera
ton Of our common school system in its
details, with his views in regard to the i'm
proyement Of the system and the best means
o! accomplishing it.
The amended constitution was adopted
| by the people upon the 9th day OF October,
1893. 1t provides for q new mode Of ap-
pointing the Judges OF our courts, and chan
ges their tenure from that Of good behavior
to a terms of years, il they shall behave
themselves well. There is marked diff
ference in the language Of the schedule 10
that instrument, when speaking of the judg-
es Of the supreme court, and the other
| Judges of the commonwealth. The form.
er were to be graded as 10 the expiration Of
their offices, by the date of their commits.
sions upon the LIST day Of JaHuaI?, 1889.
Vacancies in other judicial stations, occur
ring after lhc adoption Of the amendments,
and before the lst of January 1899, were
not provided fer BIZ that instrument. as no
commissions were provided for, or coniinu'
ed in force by i, excepting such as were
in being at the adoption Of the amendments
TO the constitutions" Consequently al aP-'
pointmenls made Of such Judges, between
the 0,h of October, 1888, and lst of Janu'
airy 1899, only endured unll the latte! day,
and we're then annulled by the new cons!i'
tuition, going into effect, except where 9TH
erwise provided for in that instrument.
Ii is always a su5iect Of regret 10 see
| management Maue use U w ~sAN"t "S va
pressed viii of the people, and i is sGi5om
successful. Shortly before the Is, Of Jan.
uary 1889, two of the president judges OF
judicial districts resigned heir Offices, and
were ro-commis5oned on the day follow
ing their designations, to hold their ofceS
$50 long as they behave themselves well,
deemed it my duty to direct proceeding
to be Instituted in the supreme court fgalnss
them. One Of them died pending the pro-
ceeding, aad the other was olsIod by the
Judgment of the court, and his place has
been supplied by new appointment
In relation to the associate judges, thefo
were numerous instances Of designations
between the adoption Of the amended con,
st,ution ard the lst of January, 1889, and
others were commissioned in their places
to hold during good behaviour. According
to the decision Of the supreme court IN
"IRe Commonwealth, US, Collins" these
commissions expired on the latter day
and there were two instances in which aP'l
pointnenls were made on the l4th OF Jan,
uary, 1889, by and with the advice anu
consent Of The senate TO gil vacancies oc.
casioned by designations made on or alte' !
the lst of January, 1889 The cohn'',
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