The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-02-01

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the tribunal. Let provision be made by
law to preclude The possibility Of ehcroach-
mcnt on this most wise and venerable Of
all human and social insii,ution1, and pro.
tect this long boasted bulwalk Of liberty
from prostitution 10 the basest purposes. ..@
One of the causes specially. assigned for
our " Declaration Of Independence" was
the dePriving u OF i!Ie right OF ,rial by
Jury" Vain indeed have been the ehorts
.of the sages of the Revolution to restore
this invaluable right, if we silently look on
and permit it thus TO be wrested from U.s.
Every state in the Union has emphatically
engralted on her constitution "that the trial
by jury shall be. preserved forever invio-
latc." No one is safe in his life, his liber-
ty, or his property in this utate CT things.
l therefore respectfully recommend, that it
be made Tie duty Of the judges Of the courts
Of common pleas, or some two of them,
and the sheriff annually 10 select the Jurors
IN open court, end tina. the drawing OF the
same from time to time, shall be by them
also done III open court; or that such other
provision be made by law, as you in your
wisdom shall think best, to restore public
confidence to the exercise of this veneraed
ard dearly cherished right, and to preserve
the purity OF the trial by jury from suspi-
cion.
There are many instances ia which tie
laws relative 10 collateral Inheritance have
not been observed, and in which the pay.
meni OF considerable sums of money, right.
fully belonging to the state, is evaded. It
is, therefore, respectfully suggested to the
registers Of wills be erioned by law, TO
enquire of all executions and administra-
tors on cath at the time Of granting letters,
whether the estate of their lestator or intes-
tate will be, in their opinion, the subject Of
the laws relative TO collateral inkeritances,
and that the register give notics of all such
to the attorney general, or his deputy,
whose duty it shall be 10 make record
thereof, and enforce the collection, from
time TO time, and of the moneys arising
therefrom.
The militia of the commonwealth are
enrolled as required by law, with the ex-
cePtion of some portions of the state, in
which difficulties exist in procuring officers
TO perform that duty. The militia system
is tax TO considerable amour: upon the
State treasury, which might BE- considera-
bly, lossencd if the adjutant general were
charged with the duty personally superin-
tending the SYSTEM in its details, and prop.
er'y compensated therefor. Legislative at
tentcn is requested to this subject. The
due enrolment, offering and classification
Of the militia, should be continued, end en-
coaragemem hel1 out to volunteers, and the
days Of militia trainings might be adganta.
gecnsly reduced to one in The ycaE.
Nothing haS occurred, since the meeting
Of the last legislature, to disturb or affect
the relations oil Pennsylvania az amembel
of the Union. The government Of the
United States has continued to be adminis-
tered by the wise and distinguished states
man a! his head, with his accustomed a.
bliIy and fidelity. In the high and respon.
sible position which he occupies, he has
fully justified the best hopes of our citizens
by whose free suTrages he has been clevat-
ed to the station which he so well Ills.
By the act entitled "an act relating to the
elections OF this commonwealth, approved
I'd July last, no provision appears TO have
been made for the election of senator 10
represent this state, in the senate of thc
United States, at any other time than on
the second Tuesday in January, next pre-.
cedng the expiration Of the constitutional
terra Of senator, unless informed by the
governor that vacancy exists. BY reason
of which have supposed ii proper 10 in
form you that vacancy does exist, in the
representations of this state, in the senate
of the United States.
By the terms Of the loan negotiated with
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