Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-01-07

The LEGTsLATURE.-Monday last, as our readers are
aware, was the day by law appointed for the meetine
OF our State Legislature. We have made such arrange
ments as will enable give very full and imn.rt; :,
reports OF their proceedings weekly and we bco Leave
most respectfully to cal the attention of our readers
them. We have been accustomed in wears mast ~
near much Indiscrminate blame attached or praise
warded to different individuals and the different ma ,e
while in many instances the whole BODY has beep incI
ded In the same sweeing denunciation. This sbouId
not be SO. This should not be So The Ieg;sIatura !.
but the creature of the people. The people are re.
sponSloie or It's acts is therefore The duty of the
people 10 watch strictly the conduct of members nd
Judge impartiay of their merits aud dement's
WIN respect to the duty of the press as the channel
OF information upon which the people must depend need
we say should be Independent and honest 1t should
De entrey untrammeled by any influence which might
bias Its judgement, viate its intepritv This can
not be said OF presses dependent upon the majority for
the public printing unless indeed be taken bv controct
IKE oher printing, al prices which afford but modera e
state OF things which bids fair to exist
IN THIS state, or nation We speak the more freely on
this subject as We by our position entirely exempt
from Inc suspicion OF rivalry with such presses and or
words II founded in reason fall with the more weigb
Gan II De safe TO rely for judgment of the merit of
an administration, on the representations of . 80. -
paid, pensoned and enriched by that administrnon
Gan such press be called dsnerested witness he ore
the bar OF public opinion We pretend OF 70 decide
the public itself must Judge.
With the position of the Wing party in The present
Legislature We believe most wings are satisfied we
have there very respectable epresenation-prea,er
than we have had for the past two years-enouqb to
introduce and sustain respectfully the great
OF reform and retrenchment for which we contended
and enough to pass them if the opposite party were hof
sincere IN professions ofadvoca ting the same meas.
ures In the present case there can be no dodoino re-
sponslbility Our opponents do what thew please
we do not expect that the wishes of the whig partv will
be regarded except where the egnant party
That to disregard them would be attended with sad
sequences to themselves but the character of our whole
delegation sufficiently assures us that they will be
fairly represented.
Above all let us have short session not sborr IN
the defrment of the public interest, but let the whole
OF the time be confined to the transaction of State bus
ness and let not the floors of the State LEGISLATURE he
turned into school for practice of pin feathere Com
gressmen Our capitol has the honor of graduating one
such, Chlpman, let us be content with that Tcxa.
he Tariff Cuba Canada CALIFORNIA Notifications and
steam rIgates, we do conceive be proper subj ects
OF discus sion except In Congress- and certainly PAVING
once Tor their discussion is enough.
IL these subjects be removed the tones of contention
winch has stretched out preceding sessions to such
length is taken away.
Resolutions for the Improvement of our barbors If
passed without "long debate" we shall not saw word
against even these would have quite as much weight
II passed by simultaneous conventions of the peoole
irrespective OF party, throu ghout the State