The Georgetown news., 1855-11-22
through the ballot box-we deem it expe-

through the ballot box-we deem it expe-
dent at this juncture to address you.
We demand a careful rcvisal of our Grim
inal code, an eXpurgation of its errors and
reconcilement of its inconsistencies; that
the means Of enforcing its penalties be made
more certain, so that while the guilty shall
noC escape trial, the convicted shall not es-
cape punishment. We demand the enact
ment Of laws for the protection Of our votes
against the tricks and frauds of bullles and
knaves. We demand that the fountains OF
both civil and criminal Jurisprudence be
purified. We demand that more urgent
effort be made for the settlement OF our land
titlss, and also for the protection OF bona
fde settlers We demand more economl-
cal: responsible and systematic admlnlstra-
ton of our State Government. We de-
maad that laws be enacted which, indepen-
dent of healthy commercial intercourse,
will check the exhausting drain from our
pockets to those Of Eastern capitalists and
Spectators. and protest against making the
State either divided political or financial
dependency on New York or Louisiaua.-
We demaud that our Legislators shall di-
rect their attention to the passage of laws
for the support and maintainance of 0nLu
that system Of common schools for the edu-
cation of children which shall be wholly un-
controlled by sectarian influence.
We ask. that immediate steps be taken to
urge successfully upon the General Govern
ment the enlargement Of the plan and the
fastening Of the completion of our coast
defenses, their present condition leaving our
seaports exposed to blockade and lombard
ment, and our communication with the rest
of the world liable to be interrupted at any
time. We insist upon the establishment
amongst us of a U. S. Arsenal of sufficient
resources, in variety and quantity, to arm
and equip all our citizens for any emergency
which our ever varying foreign relations
may at any time create. We demand that
the General Government shall cease to tax
this people for government purposes beyond
those OF our sister States.
We believe that the General Government
has the power to lend her aid in the build
ing of works of internal improvement which,
in the event of war, would become vitally
important to the proper defense Of our peo-
pie. The Pacific Railroad being such, we
urge the united effort of our Representa-
tives in Congress to expedite its building.
We pledge ourselves to the support eff
every measure which has for its object the
facilitating means of the transit to and from
our State.
While we advocate either the repeal or
great modification of our naturalization
laws, we demand that all who have or will
comply with our terms, be allowed the
privileges guaranteed to them.
We believe in the doctrine of "Ameri-
cans ruling Americans and that the boon
held out to foreigners and secured to our
naturalized citizens by our Constitution and
laws is protection in the in the enjoyment of
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
We believe that all white native born
citizens of good moral character, who ac-
knowledge no allegiance superior to their
allegiance to the Constitution of the United
States, are a common brotherhood and en-
titled to the same privileges, without refer
ence to sect or religion, and drawing our
selves out of all sectional agitation upon the
subject Of southern rights as distinguished
from the northern, we demand that our Con
greSsional delegation shall vote may upon
every proposition, coming from whatever
quarter it may, to continue or renew it.
These are some of the more prominent
measures and doctrines which we believe it
becomes our party to carry out, and though
there may be others which should demand
the attention of our representatives in both
State and General Government, yet we
have sufficient confidence in the integrity,
abi.ity and craftsmanship of those whoha7e
received our suffrages, to believe that they
will lend all their energies to making our
people happy as well as sintelligent, and give
US wise and benefcent laws.