American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-15

ton. The pubic good does not require an
nual sessions Of the legislature. The arcu-
! mont OF expense IN our present depressed con-
? ditlon Is conclusive; but in any state Of the
treasury, we believe that the business OF law
making, like many other kinds of business,
may be over-done. 1t cannot be, that the same
people, living within the same territory, and
surrounded by the same social institutions, can
! need annually, either new laws or changes in
old ones
f We hold that the landmarks which define
the rights oipcrson and of property, ought not
; so tar to decay as to require annual repair or
! renewal; and we would urgently impress upon
) you the Importance OF considering, in all your
/ primary meetings, the eGpcdiency OF providing
that there should be BIENNIAL SESSIONS OF the
Legislature,
f Remember, that by so doing you will in eve
ry alternate year. be released from the burden
, Of interest on 100000 OF your public debt!
In this connection, we recommend to YOU a
reduction OF the number Of the members ofthe
: Legislature, and change of the term OF Scnato-
) lal service. The period Of four years is quite
long enough for the Senate to be removed
from the appointing power. The pressure of
the public tie which binds the delegate to the
constituent is apt to lose its force by time and
familiarity, and should therefore, in republican
governments, be renewed at no very distant
stages Upon what scale. the reduction shouId
take place, it will be for the wisdom the Con-
venton to decide. This committee will onlv
venture the suWpcston. that no nrhitrarv r,ia
of representation should in their ind,r,,on, Lo
/, applied,
The claims of thc s,,,lror co,r,;ossbo ho
judged with al! the sacred feelings of fellow
ship, which come full and gushing from the
memories Of onr comnnn e,rnrgIc mi am
common oIorv. 'Chern should he7 aclc,JoJ -,
them. y GIII ACE ,ra,arons u,o,snro r. Co.,,
anv cause the rol,f,ve nos,ion and s,,oott ~
counties have channed thofr n,st rcr7tinos
mus, NOT he ioiroiten. NVnarn of nno f,,,i-
": and our d,sc.ss.ons ,,,,t all bo l., H.,
snirit Of suoh = ro,,,r,n,,io,
W. ra.H.n,nc,d f. ,.a,, ,r,o ,,.,,,r......c
duc.uo tho INV. of ,I,. ,,al,rL ',ao I a,,.Io-
turr No s,rJld ,nnt.,,, ,,,, Lo r.,,ffl ,,I,
n,vas !, sands ~ j. w., o..h 80 n,. Wv
rp9iditr. o.J ~, i,s lrs,a, -. a., ;.I..,'t.
merely ao,.., cynap.os T.r-.ca a., viva r',,.
lic ,..rvioa If .n,nid b., br,,,.,}, t',.,, >, XIX
a,,ronrj,t,. li,oit '''''
we thipl, HAT s,r.ryo' .,,o l,.,,o..,..r.
io, HIGH E,, ,.,. ,,,,.,,... ,,l 49,, :, lII H.
rpdrcra IN = s,,,,, or,,,,,,,,i,,,,,, f. ,h 5,; -,
that o0ica and i,r art,,,t 81 ,,,. .',rr;,,,.,.
He has mo- martin the LEGISLATION NJ ,hc. sI,,e.
and in other stotcsnr much lorrer territnr, on,
whore his field ot' drtyond onv;ot,, l. ',,nnt
more extended. whore tho mini If H. Ca,,a.I
nor is ymoIoyrd with the mnI,fnr as ,vnu nc
the execution ofthe laws, and where fine nnhIic
revenue is rich and unincumbered. the saIa-
ry is much less.
The public experience for few wears has
induced the universal conviction. that the of.
flee of Secretary of State is unnecessary: and
that as a substitute, it might be we'll To nrovide
by law for the salary of a clerk to the Cover
nor. We recommend this chance: and were II
not that statement of many details might
seem to transcend the proper character of This
address, we might point out other subjects of
proper reform, bv the abolition of useless Off
ces of lower Grade.
Our desire, however, is to call vour attention
to the more prominent objects of vour action.
: And we believe it therefore to be our duty to
advise, that the chancerv iurisdiction of Ills
State should he distributed differently from ,h.
present ARRANGEMENT. Tho latrc salary nj inc
ChancelIar would thus ne sayca To the stat, :.
and the powers Of that court he exercised with
less EXPENSE and greater convenience to thn
citizen. The committee and tho Convrotin,
were eharpcd with the d,,,v or ,rco,nman,i,,,,r
10 Won measures Of Retrenrbmont. and -
thouob. as individuals thew NAV rprrct ,ha,
anv worthy lueu,ahen,s of 1ob!jc offices shnpj5
suffer from the contemplated chanpcs: We,
their interests comDared With those of ,bn 80;
zens of the state and the creditors of the stale
are too small to impede the GREAT and benoti.
cial changes PROPOSED.
In many portions ofthe State. n entire cbance
of the judiciary svsten, is loudly caIlad G,r a7,J
we do not doubt That this particnlar subject Of
Reform should receive vonr sneciaI conside,o,
ton, as we'll from its intrinsic cIoms 70 vow
notice, as from its close association Win re-.
trenchment. In reference to the labors Of the
iudpes in what nav he called the s,conntry Dis
tricts,n our citizens arc prone TO comnnre ,hem
with the labors of other Judges in other states.
and they have become satisfied that in the dis,