Wilmington journal., 1871-06-16

FUeir IFS S'Tuctions, or decide to cu.1u, E
'erlury alter taking tie oath. There in
no more reason to believe that an hundred
I'D twenty-one per-ons selected by the
,eople, will s0fslsify their promises. than
there ls to apprp hen1 hat all the T Id0es
he Governor and tie members IF The L-e-
stature, will conspire to violate their oaths
o support the institution of the Cnited
states. The urging of such frivolous OBJ
lectlons rather shows the weakne IS of the
cause of the objectors.
1t Is ais, urged that the home tead pro-
vision will he endangered, for the reas IN
tnat, though the convention Is fOrbiddt u
o touch the subject, yet that the new
Judges VIII may be elected will decide
against it. This obj ction however can be
-aeiiy obvlated. TIE convention after
nxing the number OF judges my lay off
che q stIIc 8 IN provi1e f,r the election
OF the circu judges by the o ople of each
ils rict, aud the supreme Curt Judg s
6oy the ae at iaig.. The s.. erai cauui-
dates may be lnt~Tr g,ted as TO their
opIDloLs, aad all such as do not consider
he qus st,on settled by the decision.
already mada CAD be permitted to remain
yut # The judiciary.
We are told, hO wever, that the conyen-
ton will cost an enormous sum of money.
winch the people IN their pr, mt condi-
ton are lily abe to pay, aud that for tie
pte~eut tILcJnvenien es ought RI hor 10 be
'orn-. The coLveuti 1885 .ervt q for
he comper alton OF 81 50 yer day AID il
lie be no" c. lied they can surely he COLI
tent With t&lc9 tOat SUN. T. opg1 III
charg hf ce sar3 are very i'm ora t, 1ei,
ey are Dot humorous. rae convention
Will have their glidance and 81 ion
the provisi Us OF the prest Mt constitI,Iou.
the old one Of 1885. and s. tha frame
by Aodre~ bnson's conv ntion aud #
Sd table m are chosen, tht y otg easily
{" q their work IN three weeks. at three
to'lare rei day for fxenty one days, tier
dt III " Ouid sm"u- t to ven tuOusabd
TX "nndFed AMI t=eIt -tAr,e e dollar.
Isl, ,623). Ten cent. p III Tor srayeil e,
au" e'um+rng thrir aver G. di@tanc- al
10 hundrtd mitat, wEJc / above tn re i
iis ance, CIV fOrty doliaGs to each M tu-
Or I n N re urui 6 and in the ag
Z +gAte acOunIs to fOlt h"u.and eighr
h1nored mi fprty doII~r~ IL 84O). AddGug
titse toget'' VI havs for tr4e txpeuse of
ho meub-ra sum only of twelve
thousand tor hu1dred and six y-three
iolars (l2 463j Making The liberal al
10 1atce o! Fix ,hGueaud d Iiia for the
pay Of their eskF, other officers and
printing. the greg te is less tnan twep
b. thou and dollars. By making tt nt ces-
sary c.. n,Ses 10 cur system Ih1- sum will
be saved ma Y time over within the next
twelve months. Eor examp y, the Iiuaa-
uon lii the SSate is, L un ier .tand, re
than l. was befre / g var, when seven
Intges were found snffi .ionf, aud by abJl.
shing the two weeks cOuitS We Certainly
'an gel along very W II with eight circuit
udges. hsaiu IN com garrison with o.h.r
properly IN tte S5ete mOnry is scarcer
,han an!t ing else uod Is therefore worth |,
l-lse as much, in fact more, tha1 il ever
vas BY reducing the mum Der Of circuit |
n"ges to eight an !ho.o If the Su Orene |
J,urt beIc1 10 three, and Iu ung the |
alarles at tie old rat, about tw y thor
and dollars would Ca saved n okch wear.
TIE cost OF the L@gi4iature since the !
'dop ION OF the pr sent Constitution has
en-, thlpk, Ii re than five hundred
honsand d'tla's, or an average 1Dr the
hres years Of nearly two hundred thon-
and dollars per annnm. Wlen formerly
vas member lta of the House If l.
Commons aud of the Senate, the Leeisla-
W. expe u es did uOt exceed forty thou
and dollars per annum. If we O. low
AlDgs to run on In the present. chanDel
7e Can not hope for material reductions,
n the tendency of all extrsvag IN q j. to
u increase u Iless some oue>ide restra ming
over be applied. Why then should we
OF by going b Ack to III Old syst. m save
robaby IN huodred thousand dollars per
unLm 10 this item alone ? The money
aved is by no means the most important
)rs.dera loD connected with this branch
the subj -ct
Every one mu have been disgusted s
in the discreditabe wr4ngliug IN the
70 last Les slslatuTes over I'll elr per diem (
I'D n1lesg-. Nothing can be politely r
ore demoyalzIng to the community thaa .
le aspect OF SO mum rOHe u hOdV of pub !
9 meI Returning to cir cons'i ituente a. d a
asserting that they b d zach one =
Ian IN favor of lower wages. but some
DIV or Other they all togeth. r G mid not 9
duce their pay. There is no excuse for :
hat has lat y occarrel From havinp :
3 present 10 RAieIgh during the last tUo r
tfr Wluters, [ am satisfied that for q
N beers tbet KIP nte' llvirg ~ not great. =
than i paid thirty years ago, while trav- :
g Os iS les tatn Il dad then, and there n
re there was not the ightest rr xtf, y
l~'nR be m letge 10 trer'v c4nra. The / i
'nveQ ion Onght to estab'ish ~ e per diem -
re dollars and the mileag4 4, t., r
nfa. an" thus re 1--we nem ,cIs r N much :
b IN hxtng their own emp Ls.I n, e
d from all hard strains on thrir CON Il
ierc when they r4turn home to th ir a
nstitu s. Men who go to the l. >pi4a- .
t" make money, are not the pt raous r.
:" ought to be there. Three dol as DER /; !,
y was no tenn tafi ~ TO leave ,hetr husi- n
50 tn snc1 men as CASTOR and Macon. ~
t"ard' aud TooIner, aid More bead, o.
j If cur Respectable farmers cud me- ?
ami are sert, they ii be ta'is led to Il
We their xpenses iib rally paid. Again, +
orfer that tue ses 10 Is may It 9cnme H.
te' mi bic. we sh"u d fo Inv the Exam. -
. OF sucb States as New Ynk, sud pro-
IL Tor paHi g neub.Is only for a limited @
mhFr o. y. Sixty days would be a . .
r limit fo= our State. When thar 4riod sa sA
heen r, ached The me IL bers would de- Ic
re fe" d u to FL l. Jog the business u
return Lone. With It ess limit til ns u
} ~fot+ cost f lexls ion nefd not * re
q Fl ty thonfand dollars per anIQrn. "
Another mischief ought to he corrscse1,
; that resul ing from he abs ace of 80 th
ny mem beIs toWords thu coSa of the en-
sion. 1t il thus tba, much Of the worst ~
isia'lon l. 6oBe at ,he eud Of the ses. ho
- 10 th1n hou>es, VII re all remain who h1
h to get through bills of doubtful mer ar
IL ought 10 oarck this growing mis- m,
ef, to be rr vid d that a considerable co
tlop OF the pay rhou'd be retained. and :.
p id those who left their posts b f re ,n