Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
THE EXTRA SESSION.

hlch u Ills bounty 10 all beneath
To the poorest and saddest He giveth death
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The value OF the work performed by
legislative body cannot be estimated
by the space which it occupies in the
statute books. The number of columns,
pages, square inches or thousand ems,
filled with new enactments, is no index
of the amount of good accomplished.
Many Of the worst legislatures, Ma
tional and State, ever convened, have
been the most prolific of new laws.
Under the mistaken notion that u stat
-ute can cure any evil, legislative bodies
have launched a be-it-enacted at every
wrong presented to their view, have
piled up monuments alike of their in
dustry and folly, and have adjourned
in the happy belief that their labors
would be productive of the most bene.
fcent and enduring results when, as
matter of fact, they had done nothing
to promote the morality, intelligence
or prosperity of the people, or the
safety and stability of the State.
On the other hand, some of the
wisest and best legislatures have ap-
piled themselves diligently to the re-
mcnts and hov. earned nnh,;c ora,;
tude resneot and conadence net hv
uniting IN new works bnt by teo,ing
down fbose which had been nw;selS
and needlesslv erected Tbov have
Tins cnt off sbackIes from va,;ons IN
dustries and trades have renewed an
nov;ng restr;c,;ons that nsalassl,, o;r
cnmscr;hed tho area of ;nd;y;dn3l In
ertv have cleared off ;mnad;men,s ,ho,
blocked tho nath ~ nrogress and with
ont attemnting anv new measnre he.
yond such indispensabIe work as nro.
yidinp revenues and MAKING necessary
appropriations have shown tbe bio6.
esf oualities of the most enligbtened
statesmapsbip.
The session of Congress- which closed
Julv Ist has added but few na ges 40
the laws of the limited states The
majority had Inc wisdom IN recognize
that the neonIe of tbis country hod
been agoverned too much y and no.
trained from Inducing in exnerimental
legislation 10 tcst new theories and air
JIionian schemes What Tho dom;nan,
Marty sonoht 10 do wos Tho renoai of
had Laws II tried IN o;va tho whole
country honest iuries bv renealing the
infamous test oath nrov;siops and nro.
vidino a fair md eouitable mode q,
constituting iuries in all the Federal
courts In this IL was entirelv spc.
oessfnI The most infamous act that
stained the National statute was wined
out. Justice was set pp in place ofI
iniouitv. reason was installed where
nassion and nreindice had re;gnod
Hereafter in ali conrts of tho IIn;,ed
States Il will be nossiblo ,or anv "c
cused marty 10 he triod bv an honss,
Jury. Partisan iudges and nrosecnting
prosecutors NAV siill trv 10 twist The
law and color tho o,;janno Co.. ,Lo
qualification Of malice ana sn;,e srch
tbinos have been in Inc mast and aro
moi unlikely to bc renaated cor wo
have some of the most ;ntense mart;
sans on The bonch and elI;ng ,he nos;
tion of nublic nrosecntor Rnt !, will
not bc possihle for them in f,tnro 70
mack iuries that will render such yor
diets and such only as tbev desire
Intelligence cannot be barred from tho
iurv.box. The men who do tbo tb;nk
ING who create nublic oninion who
own most of tho nronertv who monon
olize social inflnenco cannot he shnt
ont from inries in The Soutb nor he
comnolled IN snbm;t their l;vos ,he;r
liberty or their nronertv to ;nries mn
nosely naoked 10 fipd a verd;ct ogains,
them This ia one tbing-one Grand
aobieyement--for which all who lovc
iustice and desire eouitv will tbanL
The Fortv.sixtb Congrcss while Mold.
ing in memory The Iong and hitter
fgbt which the Radioals waged against
lis copsummation.
1t was the hone of tho Democracy
when the session began to be ahle ~
ropeal all laws permitting tho mao of
Federal troops al the polls II was n
Iaudablo hone and n noble nurnose
Bv the Constitntion or tho TTp;,ed
States the army Il tho creature Of Con.
eress, That BODY can create or do.
stroy il can decide upon its numbors
It's mode Of ORGANIZATION can inoroase
or reduce il AZ pleasure can assign il
TO any field of dutv. In short Con.
press has entire control of the regular
army and without the anthorisv of
Congress the Executive cannot uso il
for any purpose whatever. He has
power. under the Consultation N call
upon tho militia Of the several states
TO aid in executing the laws bnt as 10
the standing army no has no rigbt or
power beyond what is given Kim bv
Congress. True he il er.ofieio Com
mander in Chief of the army but when
80 acting he is under the control of the
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