The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-09-05

for il. Very large amounts have been
applied in payment Of private claims,
many Of which, all believe, to have been
uniounded in real justice. Hereafter
no private claim can be paid by the
Legislature until il shall have been first
scrutinized and reported on by the
Comptroller.
Such are some Of the respects 10
which the result Of our labcrs has placed
guards around the lnboring tax payers
for, as | have said before, and repeat,
they arc the real bearers Of all the bur
dens at last, but they arc only part
All through the Constitution we found,
think, like evidences Of rigid careful.
ness Of the public interests eonfded TO
our keeping.
The salaries Of the Governor, and Of
the Secretary Of State, have been in
creased, but the aggregate expense OF
the executive department has been di.
minished. The salary Of the Attorney
General has been increased, bat the ae.
tual cost Of the discharge Of the duties
pertaining to the position has been ef-
leetually diminished many thousands Of
dollars.
The whole aggregate expense Of the
Judiciary system has been increased
less than twenty thousand dollars, but
there is provided a system By which
the people win have justice fully and
faithfully and efficiently administered
by three judges sitting in every court,
The feelings, the interests, the rights Of
the citizens can no longer be the vic.
Tins Of either the defective OF erroneous
Judgments, or Of the whims or cupriees.
or accidental contingencies Of single
judges
And greatly above ard beyond even
that consideration, il is my firm belief
that IL the three judges who shall sit on
every bench shall faithfully and dill
gently discharge their duties, n result
Of the system embraced in this Cousti-
tuition will be 10 save, to deduct from
the icyies OF the several counties Of the
} State, aud Of the city Of Baltimore, an
amount in the aggregate cost Of the ju-
dietary system. The levy lists of the
several counties and Of the city Of Bal.
timore show that the local expenses Of
the courts for some years past have In
creased beyond former expenses, when
the amount Of business to be transacted
was in fact grcatcr--more than the
whole cost of the Judiciary system
This has been great WRONG, aud ought
to be corrected aud will be corrected il
the judges viii do their whole duty.
aod they ought to be and trust will be
held accountable BY the people for re-
duetion Of the enormous expenses, di-
rect and indirect, now attending the ad-
ministration Of justice in our State IL
the people will do their duty aud will
bear in mind that the judges hom they
shall place on their beaches are only
people themselves, and therefore to be
held accountable Ike other people, the
Judiciary system in this Constitution
viii be found to be an engine Of true
economy in the expenditure of the pub
! lic money, not less effective than any
which could be well devised.
,., nese are .,i so,as o 'ne features which
our labors TO the confidence and accep-
tsaee of the people Of our State, aud /
caunot persuade myself but that very
many who differ from US in general po-
litical opinions viii testify their approv-
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pursasnse oi our pafl'c'9af au'y, we
na'e =, ,rau'eu, We n'ly' anu n'oss pfopa,
o'y VIII, eAel'e 'ne pfeJuuices referred
70 ~ aua a'iey ,pe.u Asains' our work:--
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wa, IA luse rs. No'ss 7 We issue 'ness Ni'h
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