Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-25
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LE01SLATION-uSUHY.
Persons who take the trouble to- re-
fleet upon such Matters nrust think
It strange that, with air THE talents In
Tennessee, one Legislature cannot
en~ct laws, which its successor does
not feel called upun to repeal or
amend. Tire code is the standing
target at which every would-be-states
man levels the shafts Of his wisdom
and satire, and so ceaseless are the
changes rung upon 1t, that none but
the lawyers can know by what laws
the people are governed.
We think It may be accepted as a
political axiom, that Indifferent laws,
well understood and faithfully adj
ministered, are better than wiser en-
actments constantly being changed.
The habit cf obedience to known
faws, is the very essence Of good or
der in all organized communities,
but this habit can never be formed so
hng as the habit of legislators Is to
take from the Code even the SEM
blance Of stability. There surely
may lie deduced from human nature
its inherent vices and virtues--its
passions and prejudices, its motives
and objects, some broad general prin-
ciples that will serve as basis for
wise legislation, and give 1t a sta
biiity and benlficence that are stran-
gers to the systems Of laws in force
MI over this country. Instead Of
multiplying rules Of action for the
government Of the people, the patri-
otto statesman would prune and
simplify. Could even q respectable
portion Of the people know what the
laws are, by which all are governed,
this, of itself, would constitute an
additional security for the prompt
and certain administration of justice,
because every man 40 informed,
would be more or less competent to
criticise the acts of those entrusted
WIN the ADMINISTRATOR ol laws. as
il liz. he may feel that his rights have
been violated in the Courts Of Justice,
yet lie can get no clue with which
TO thveaa the muafyn.n o. "s'"s'
tcchnicalities and speciaf pfeadfngs
amid which the foundation Of justice
il studiously concealed from the sight
OF the bewllderea Victim'
buc w "re uepH..'ns .vA w.
"r'sina1 intentloh' w"'cn Wssa pro.
test against the repeato' tns INV .na'
legalizes gen PER cent, on money oor.
rowed--proviaen s"at rae 81 ,n'eseS'
IL .hosnsnateu III lug uo""' l"e
acs II NOT yet Two ye"5s o'", anu " -
wsspessea 20 euec' goo" Pu.poeel
give ~ time 20 ueSeiop .'e so"u '.'"'
Is III ~. Oompe'eht Ju"ges s''y |" '",
nlroeuy had pehenc'"i e"ecs, ~.
0ught 10 NE iet "io"e. 1"ey INNS
inherently, WHO "!se '.s ,epe"' "".
are en',''tu 70 oe "."'"' " '' H'.s
ZION Is 10 oe feoPe"eu'
we look upon .he law US a." IN
Provement, anu there'ore Oppose ~
repeal oui' atthe same '''ne' 'ne T
peal OF III ususy ehac."e.'s woo'" '
III our op'h'o", P'o"io'e '"e S'ne,"
welfare ny confirming more c,osuiy
win the simple e'e'neh's VI JoS',oe
ana leaving the course o' 'r"'e "e'
from restrict'ons ''''oera' anu ""p'o
Iuctive OF g"o".
Money mas no ihtr'nsic s"ue' ""'
II ~ only rs the cohVe"',onai ,epr'
sentative OF properly ''"' IL s'"u''
he Regarded III ir""''hs laws WI -,
reSulation o. 'ra"e' ~ ""'Se Is WIZ
n hunured ao'iars' oeca"se ITO WI
'~'"g 'na' ainou". o' '"oney, "I' v"
hunureu "o'larS u worn" ..,e N',.o
because ~ VIII ouy h'n,' i""s y"
horse an" ohe money oeo"'he con
Vertioie terms, anu ''ereio'c' "p'
legislation whicii assumes 70 g've
liked Valpe 10 the money, shouiu u
the same Tor the morse, OF ieaVe DOT
To be determlned-as they are ~ las
by the laws oil, demand ana supply
The value of property--dependeht a
II IL, upon so many contihgehcie
over which legislation can, an
should, have no control, VIII heVe