, 1879-01-04

VI common defense md welfare. lhia coltd
vnst rc1tnn laws which wond promote the prus-
pcritr ri every s,ast. WI,rre was thu wisdom 10
trasue the laws to meet the wants 50 di7erslhctt
and conf1tctlngf Thcr knew from experience
It. Their failures led to tho Revolusfoo. Thy
clniu1ctl no wisdom superior to thar OF Farlih.
mcnt,-fos tt.a. was Tho period when host ot
orators and statesmen made Parliament glorious
in british annals. The Colonies were p.aril.
cnlly as renlote iron. each either al from
Britain, when obstacles e Intercourse
were taken into account. The necessities
Of the case forced our fathers to frame Their
State and General Governments upon princi-
pies
Tna RErEHsn or rnosN
which usually mark the polly Of nations.
ahs hsSY nkss aTsy eqot1S sa r,fs 'G ssa ns
that arc most Interested In lis wise and honest
exercise. It keeps At every msu's han,e tho
greatest st!arc Of the political pnwer that eo,i-
a h Il yta. to the ssm.tss
they Eeeetlc from the direct influence and action
Of tho 2copfe. Tho local eelfVosernnent un.
der which our :ountry, Ia expanding ltsest over
tension, Is founded on these propositions. That
Government Is tnos. wise which 1, In the hands
Of those hest Informed about the particular
questions on which they lcgslate; mos. cco20n,-
Interested III preserving trugal'ty md Virtue;
most strone, when It, only exercises authority
wbcl, is beneficial IN It's action to the governed.
These arc Obvious truths, but how arc they to
IN thts that tho wisdom VI our Institutions con-
ssts. in their progress, ta,oy arc developing
truths III government which larc not only dts
appointed Tin hopes OF our enemies, but .dsst-
palct the fenra nf our friends.
The good order of society," tho protection OF
utlr lives an1 Hur property, tho promotion of re-
lf4ion and 1carung, thu entnrccnlcnto of statutes,
or the npho1iing ii tho nnwrfttcn laws Of Just
dom Of the inhabitants Of townships. Upon
surll questions. 50 far Us thcr particularly con-
ccrn them. the penplc of tho towns arn moro in
tclligcnt and more interested thnn those outside
OF their limits tnn by. The w.scst statesmen,
living nnj acting at tho CITY Ot Washington.
eal,nos understand these affairs, nor ran thry
conduct them, 40 we'll as tic c!izens upon tho
gro,inl. although they NAV be- uncarnr} men.
What Ia true or Que town Is true uf tho other
10000 suwna in the United States. When we
shall laye 70, 900 towns, ttis system of govern
mcnt will In mn degree become overloaded or
| complicated. T',ers viii be no moro then for
in the aggregate
ARE MORE IMPORTANT
| than CouGresstncS or Scnaiors. Hence, the I'M
pogtanec u our Government VI religion, morality,
and education, which cnlfghtcn mud purify tho
Eoyeriied anu tho governors Ut the sanlc time.
mud which i1.st ever constitute tho best sccuri
! ties for the advancement and haupuesa of our
COUNTY, Townshp sI.xa;. po"S5s aud aes su
| item, Thc l.exl organizations In order
! and Itn,ortanco arc buartls Of county
o1trcrs, Wt,o control n,lcstjons o{ local cbaruc-
trr. hut aircrtiur rrcatrr humber tllan Flo in.
hnh,tants of single towns, The pcoplc Of each
conuty urc fnur0 ptctjINcnt and mort, int crest e
| In wi,nt rt,nrerna tlrfr own nfrairn than ntly
n,nn,1nt ri wi.tinn nr Of nntriotIsu, outside II
n. trhe nrrrerntc tra,,euctlous Of COUNTY oill-
rSr. nro mira imno,tauI linn tl,osn nj mir stntc
I,rrsInt,,rrs' Whrn va hara SECURED good puy.
nrn,rcr In tnwns nnl ct,i,ntics. moat f1f Tho oh,
iert. of rnvrrnn,nrt ore ,rninul. IN 4lto ns-
.1,u;jno- stoic ~ rnnl. in tia descending acnle
~ fn,nor,nncr. is thr i.erfsIatnrc. wIt"il ia rr
shmIII bc. limited "a Stats afinira. is arcntcst
| ,ri-,;n,n il snnwn bv ti,c an,aiIr,t nmnnnt al
.~.1nt.ou. ami liz strnnvcst cln,a for YralItn6n
nrn,r s,t nf what It ,lt,ea mt 10. fnIr GcncrnI
Sinrr,n,rcnt IL rrmari:aln fsr l.Inr lin rcxers,
~ csrrv n,,,er. instcaf] ot hrjnr thn snur,c nj
"rth"r;;rp p'Ao' 0~Ae Wv -
~ mstr upcrtvr. rnn nrvaAsr op row,.u
oiter III ,hat rnn,erua tow,' co,,1,tv anrf stntc
.'r,.dn.tion. i,ss h.n, t,tst trh,tn3 Its i"rt..
,ir,jm,. aithoIs.b conilnc " wtthm nnrraw lIinits
!. ~ ,,roat .itr,mitr for Il rnnrar,s Dnr Eatnna
S.'"nr NJ anii ur.,rttra fnr m" Na,ionai 1cf"nsr
W'' mil" ri. hes,1 ri mir ars,rm .tron~ whrn
~ ,nnrne t,s n.tun 10 ti'n.c ,hc.ta ,Y,ir1, "rc
~ ~ rcnnroi lnfr.cst and nr,Sent ffs Intcrfcrcn.c
.s,.i, sEhtarta rrn, ,rhtc T. oannn, nct ,ith ~.
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