New-York tribune., 1880-06-22
STIIE LEGTNL.ITt RES.
pl;.ct.- !oN ur lHE LIV. EuWLAND CoNNII's LII
TER.

bI;.tI- !ON Ol IllE hl.N. HONLhND CONNLES LII
Tn fhc EditOr NJ Thr TrtbHHc.
SIR: The exhaustive article 10y Mr.. COnnCr
In las Sunday TEBrNE, upon the nIb.lly of Sluc
Islltulrs 10 deal with thc diversified subjects pre-
rntr or rather his ariclr upon the increasing number
cnmplrNity aud mIocrilhucou>u">- Of matters TO bo
dealt wth by state Legislatures. was not n strk"s me.
very democratic In is conclusions When lie sad that
the matters to be- dealt with 10y Sn'c Lre-lanrc5 were
Increasing number AMI diversity. no ono cnnd object
hut that DOES his conciasou that therefore
state Lrr-lnurrs not competent to deal with them.
is STRUCTURES upon tho dense Ignorance OF Massncau-
sctrs legislators may not br well founded. had
always supposed tbut MaSsacnusctts took priic in
n,lng educated legislators, but perhaps she is not the
Muerya she has been pamtcd.
Members Uf Legislatures, In the lrst place.
sur posed torcprrscnt the yrws Of their constituents
First therefore, a. Legislators they have The welfare Of
their DISTRICTS nt heart after tt the welfare Of tho
whole Every h they nli Odurc may bc snppnscd
to contain the wishes or th'lr constituents nnd when
that b II under consideration the whole body having
tho welfare Of the state I'm Inlnd acts upon IT,
The law knows no better way Of dccldiuRa than
10 gt twc.vc impartial men into thr jury box without
opinions on thr cHsr lLHOVOd and then proceeding To
lay the Whole case DeI0Fe thrn to have thrh decide con
cerng IT. Is II not rrAHOnnblo to suppoSr that body
O' mon comioslng State Legislature. IA Wo,lnormcd
aud negligent at IehTt ~ III" aye rage m Their eOn>tu
cnl- aud having The welfare of the Whole State at hrait
my deal inieiVcnily Win the sui JrctS plcsrntcd1
Snip'sng 1t l. railf mi involved or Supp0NinE It Is
Question 81 cattle on Tuck. rmuck leland. presumably
undrrsauds the qursUn. und II he br blessed with the
tongue of--wc VIII ray hn hNrrnGr NV EuglandCr-he
Will make n plnln to IN, fcliOw-lrgi- dtOrS. There
belief growing ~, or being forced ny, that but
Of legal education ran form correct opinion
subjects OF almost any nature. The UVc:a-O farmer
cannot always, II * true, things IN the light that
mOnopO WUud like 10 have him bat there
growth Of hard common sense III hS head, horn of Ob
scrYaOn. II may b. and nuriured by IT, which Is
ii, rluy aut to be- met IN Its Judgment And wLnl me
all written laws hut tue accumulated growth Of mtn's
best conceptions " lustcul That conception he
lnbOru. hu the ont growth t. all intent, PURPOSES
only humnn; aud mOiu thun human Is clvi statute
book
Another fact IA that State Lcgi4aturc is composed Of
men from the nrbHn districts and from the rirt lIs
tTtcts One man knows the railroad question all through
another ls well up Ia the Iucfrrmu * Island AFFAIR."
II these represent the OF their constituents
must suppose they do as they vote would vote
the whole body OF mon hnCk Of them VINO pnItlru
arY Interested. or course am I'm favor OF Clucat.
legislators. Let them be weillnfOrmOd puHIblr.
hui VI this fco assured that while state Legislatures
may be faulty snmencs, ns legal opinions sometimes
are day hus not yot cJme when the average
has decrOrated below tho point of scfgOvrrnm, Mt.
Respectfully, YOUNG REPUBLICAN.
Nelr- York. Juno 10, 1850.