Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. c., MARCH Is, 1866.
The Assembly,

The Assembly,
Like an Alexandrine, still drags its slow length
along" Considering the embarrassed condition
of the treasury their patriotism would have been
more signal mad their session terminated many
weeks ago. In this, as in all similar bodies in our
country, there are too few practical, working, or
business men, The great bulk of the members
are incapable qualified simply to say ditto to
Mr.. Burke :" and have not skill or learning suf-
fcient to draft bill. Of those who have parts
and attachments superior to the of their col
leagues, too many belong to the class OF orators
in the American sense /; each is anxious to make
his mark as public man addresses Buncombe'
and assuming Buncombe to be ignorant, discusses
the simplest proposition, sab 600 ~sq"e dd "aod
each must speak and fret his hour upon the stage,
repeating in the way of paraphrase, or patent
tantolopv the arguments of his file leader; the am
bilious, emulous of the fame of Scion and Lycur-
gus. introduce bill after bill, in defiance of his
tory, political economy and common sense
We will not say that there are inebriating Ii
guilds to be found in the vicinity of the Capitol
but we must express our conviction that there is
something intoxicating in its very air members
fancy that the eyes of the State, the eyes OF
the Union, and others the eyes of the world, are
fixed upon them. Such belief inspires self-re-
spect, tempts one to put his best foot forward to
compose his features so as to be most expressive
of profundity and dignity, and to sport his CLOS
siest broad-cloth.
We fatter ourselves that we can point out a
member, and especially member, though
never seen before, with as unerring certainty as
''deteqire' 'FfLle de jOie :" his clothes seem a
Sunday suit, not worn long enough to adapt itself
well to the body; his walk imposing; and his
gravity of countenance serene and suggestive as
that of a marble Jove.
ooh wad power the gittie gle us,
To see ourselves others us -
We're the good people of whom we speak, re-
ally aware of the little interest their constituents
not to say the whole world-take in their endless
disputations, inconsequential logic, and puerile
rhetoric, we think a salutary reform might be ex-
pected The people, even the literally educated
though sometimes speech of extraordinary merit
may beguile leisure hour, only look to the law
passed by them because of its obligation on the
citizen.
To our remarks, there are an honorable few who
are exceptions to whom they do not apply; we
mean those who, forgetful of self, think only
of the public good who never speak but when
they have something pertinent OF important to
say land who, ignorant of bars billiard-rooms,
and restaurants devote to the service of the peo-
pie, faithfully, their time and attention. We are
of opinion that no law at al is as good as law
ever changing that the world is too much gov
erned, and that statutes multiplied that in the
ordinary transactions of life. lawyer must be re-
sorted to for exposition of the law, become nui-
sance to be abated to simpler elements as soon as
practicable.
AS regards laws demanded by our present rela
lions to the United States, we have, for the sake
of economy, suggestion to make that the Assem-
bly, forthwith adjourn, ordering and empowering
their officers to authenticate and publish as laws
whatever bills may be sent On from Washington
City for the purpose.-Daily Journal, 1Oh