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s5liNGTON;-N:-;D;; FRIDAY,, AUGUST 18315:
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-, . r - ..,.. .iv utiuviuivd iUlCilUUli cirbU'JU j - HHCUCiauuu."" 4 1 3 ;--r
mpnts of the 1? etieral (jovemment This
va and recpgnized from tirne immemo-1 thmio-ht the neanle wonW he more Dartic-I'was not a new ideaf,?to him: he had con-
published evry Friday Morning, by
Three Dollars peb anncm, in advance.
i , '-, ADVKHTISK3IEJITS :
Not fxreMin a 4qiar Jnnerfiid at ONE DOLLAR
WieflrtuaadTWENTk-nVK CENTd for eacH ube
quent iuiurtion, t .
, N j S j'ji '.ribflrs iaken for lc..than one year;
and ft'l who pcrmii their subscription to run over
a yiir,--without ivin notice, are considered
bound fyr the"ecand year, and so on .for all suc
it dmg years. .
Y-. irly i Ir-irtirs, who will ajrre'e to pay $10
p'ir Y' tr, will bi allow-fd 30 pT cent' discount, on
al! over that K'.thi.and ..lrat vim .included, so as
lint to fd.iv th it? yr nriy bill Wtow IQ' j
r-OFFlOR on tie Hoatn'aide of Market 3treet,b)i
0w tltt Court llog. ' ; ;
ktath Icon vf:xt2o
do
rial. 1 he 18th eciwn Hpi Um that
the people have a right to assemble to
gether, to consult for the common good,
to instruct their Representatives and to
apply to the Legislature for redress of
-grievarices-" The 120th Section declares
"that for redress of greivances, and fdr a
mending and strengthening the las.ii
lections ought to be often held." The
word often might be regarded as used in
a tjualid sense, and iV might be sard;
that once in tvyo years is often, within the
"c luciunnir 01 tne win oiiKitrnts. am lvalue
... s r
tie believed this constructioito be incon
sistent and Unreasonably seeing the prac
tical ei position given of it by the Trainers
of Our Constitution themselves, in fixino-
ular in the choice of their members, 1
am in favor of irequekit elections, said Mr.
F. but there may be kuch thing as hav
ing theal too fretmentl WKenever.a thing
becomes very common, 'it . ceases to ,be
much valued, and vfjen we cease to prize
it," we a"re careless hour we Use it : The
elective franchise is khe crreatest political
BIENNIAL, SESSIONS. . !
.t-' ' . ' :. -i "i '
I Toe Articles .of limentlfnent; in, relation
to the nifmVj of Members of ivhich the
Sr-natf and -Iouse-. of Commons : hall
.consist, beino'iinder onsideration. Mr.
Fisher moved to fill the blank .with the
Mor.i.' biennial" The question hating
ieen stated from the Chair
Mr. Edvahds said, he did nolrise
to detain the Convention; for, if '.dispo
sed 'to do so, he felt too unwell to make
is.
privilege we. enjoy, rand the 'darjoer
that we undervalue it by the frequeiicv or
ejections. . tsy naving ourotaie elecuons
only once in two years, the people will
tne pri
viiege more hl'ihlv. and ex-
sidered it before he" came here. ant! felt
its veight - He believed with those-who
opposed biennial sessions- that the State
Legislatures are the natural and legiti
mate guardians of ihr; rights' of the States
and the people, and that it was not only
their right, but their duty, to keep a strict; Legislature)
wra'ch over t the conduct or our b ederal
people cepenaeaupon tne. purity, oi me Commerce, is carried on thrmjgKthA Al-
elective irancliise, and he was therefore 1 Der0arle and Pa'tnpHco Soi:ndiind i& the
disposed to mate it more highly appreci- waiers connected with them; thequantir
ated. Would the sp-irksoHiberty glow of "corn and naval stores prpilikeV, on J
with less intensity if the Legislature met tue auanthv of shionin!r emDloyt-d to car-
a
auantitv oi shiDnin!r emDlOyi
every two years, than they do now when ry theH1 lo market is'great 'lt'bad beeji.
u meets every year way u it, mat iuc estimated, he tatd, that produce.to.the l
Congressional cleclions excite more inter- j mount of five millions of dollars wa art-
man ixie eiaunns oi raemutrra ui iuc nua - shin-vd tram lull -fteciien CI ine
our bfderai one station are
Rulers."! The writers of the Federalist, i of the other: it is because the people e-
iexnifr namuion; joanjayanu j tmr.s : ercising tne ngni oi sunraze oui once in
Jl-a take this vimy o ' the subject in t-o years, are more circurnspcct in .the
the" 20th N. of that abb work.! I do not sleci.i of their agents, and attach great
believe, hovvever, said Mr. F. that; the ; cr value to the privilege. '
errise it more iJirliiMriiislv A rir hni i mere .'action Of the Legislature, tint is, the . Ci:mng ever,!?." "it wns Slid. MC3St
in tnanv niaces wri see that the. neonle
care but little about fr6in to the. noils, union ; for.;s6 .fir as his observation had cil. Judge T. remarkVi. it wr
lselres but litt'e ; gone, the Legislature., as oiten decides in : less true, i or years, mere
land often -limes give them
it is oecaue me aunes oi State, and that three and a hlI'iiiiIiiorTs
more important than those! 0f wcnt throuih the A'benarK ar?d
employed 200,O0JrJ tons ol shipping tp
transport it to' market. H? left 'grntletnrji
to judge, therefore, whethrr.the.comnvf
cial interes of this portion oi the counirV
were not deserving tof cqnsiderstion, aud
whether the towns in which jhe Ctntr
merceofthe Country is princpiry ca-'
ried on ought not to be distinctly rcprV1
scut til-
upon annnal sessions. ; -trouble to' inquire into the qualifications of favor othe;abuse of power as .against it. complaints th-.t the Legislature was top 42r. IJols had hrnjd nothing" sincr
.There is another Section, said Mr., C. the Candidates j Thfy siy, it is only 'for It depends altogether how the rriijor'ity of I fr.quenlly assembled at grear expense, he spoke on thi 8;i!j'crbrJ V5 rkan;Jd
to which he would call - the attention .q. one year, and if the;elecnoii goes wrong, .j the Slate stand affected id the Administra-j without any corresponding publicjjcnefit. his opmio'i'ns lj the proprjety of ro.vii-
honora'ble gentlemen. That is the 2 1st next year they i;an correct' Members of tion. if, for . eyample!- they arefir the j The people- have found fault, because-so uing Uorough representntisn "The to .to
section which declares ;ujiat a freq ivnt i Oing res? are chose'n "onff once in two powers that be, then the Legislature will often called from their farm to. - rote of W'iliningloTr. fituuted i:i t!i f dariy
recurrence to fundametital principles is years, and his the ountry experienced approve ; ifotherwise, will cexscre. they have complained that, their young which he represented, was the Iarg-M.!:r.3
absolutely necessary to preserve the bles-1 anv inconvenience or. ' in'iu ry frdnT this ? The guardianship, therefore,! does not men met too of'en at election-grounds, most imnbrtint teanort inthe Stdt; btt
sings of liberty" 1 What, ; ajre fundameh-
tai principles I Une of them is the su
pervisory power the people have over
their Representatives, and may be found
in the first Article of the Bill of Rights,
which declares "that all political power
is derivable from and belongs to the peo
I think not. Ir it bebroner to elect mem
bers of Congress, whose powers are vital
ly connected wit-h Uidprinciples of liberty,
only once in two yedrs, can'it be lessj so
to elect in "the same manner members of
the State Legislature! whose snhere of ac-
tion ia more limiteu land less dangerous
for purposes of intemperance and disaipa'
tion-every clas3 of the community has
the attemtt. But he owed it to the 1 l),e- . So far as yon postpone : or put on to the rights of the people? In the new
Convention to tate, that vwfiilst concur
ring in the Articles tindef (consideration,
$6 Tarns 4he number of members in each
House was concerned, yet he could not
vote for them jfjthe blaftk , was 'filled with
the word biennial: lie had pronounced
it tbe other day ohe of the most import
ant questions to come before the Conven
tion, and 'subsequent reflection 'had 'gone
to confirm the opinion. He could not
therefore vote for any. adjustment o( Re
presentation which would authorize Elec
' tiont only at' intervals oftwo years.
This statement ivas due ;to himstflf-pdue
to candor-anjl -due to the ConvcnUpn.- .
Anxious that every amendment, made to
the Constitution shouli be confirmed, he
wassorry to see this inattejr "o pertina
ciously insisted on ; for in his opinion, if
adopted, the. people would reject the Con-,
stitution.' They would not part with the
control over their Representatives which
annual Elections'-gave, for the sake of
speculative hoUons of -.-Economy, j For
the whole matter was open ta conjecture,
1 and the experiment was .to be tried I whe-
ther '"there would be any saving or nqt.
He did not himself believe there '. yduldV
fo r the Leg i,Uitu re wo old si t twice as long
cyery two years, and, in the end, the . ex
penditure would be fully 'as jgreat.'' I'
. Mr. Carbon' of. Rutherford, remarked,
that he took p4rt Jif this discussion with
extreme reluctance, and felt mucli e.mbar:
. fasiment in rising to do so. The mani
festation of Sentiment, exhibited the other
day. was so clearly indicati veof the result
. of the vote about to be taken on '.this-question,
that he should, certarnlytnot have
'troubled 'the Convention, but that ho wish
" od to -justify the vote" he should "be abound
. to give. ".;'. ,' " i
Mr. C. said,i,he believed the great'p.B
i jeet which the peolr had in vinwjn au
thorizing the call of d Convention-, was to
correct tbxMnrqttalities of our Represen
tation. T Hat point attained, the most im
"ptirtant and the one which most concern-'
. ed them, they cart ii but Utile about j any
other alterations- In the discussions we
have had on tiis question, economy and
retrenchment have been "assigned "as pri
- mary considerations why biennial sesr
sions should be preferred. In rib part of
tlitj State, of which he had personal know
ledge, had ihi question been fairly put in
all its bearing before the neonle : and re-
the right of suffrage, so -you-weaken'' and
cut up thisr most excellent principle of free
Governments. . bis Convention, I trust,
will not hailily repudiate and set it at de
fiance. ' ;
-If. Mr. President, the people who" have
this right to apply to the Legislature for
a red ress of their grievances, are to be
putjjff'for two years,, before they can be
hearo.and run-all the chances of disap-
X)intrnent in;tUexnd, why Sir, it amounts
to a denial ofHe privilege, and is to my
mind, a manifest violation of the true spi
rit of that clause, and can be no longer
considered an axiom infree Governments.
Again Sir, frequent Elections give value
to the right of 'suffrage., and secure a
prompt and faithful accountability from.
the: Representative. to his constituent, and
in t riJdJy-rna kio Vra; n eft.-o u g hi not to be
departed frorri.; Hil; 'motto was annual
Elections and short "'"sessions. By this
means, we yyould have a rational system
States.; where there! is a constant filling
UP f JC0'Jntry, where -flew counties,
a re, every; year springing into existence,
and where new laws! and regulations be
come necessary, it is cerf a inly proper that
there should be anfiual sessions of the
Legislature; but in old States, like North
Carolina, where every thing is ,settfedr
where the system of jaws are established;
and all the institutions! of the country fixed,
no such necessity can1 exist. When there,
is nothing for the Lislature. to do, why
bring it in. session;? i It is with Legisla
tive bodies, asr- with every other mass of
men, u iney na ve-notqing to uo tnat ougnt
to be done, they-Willj"be very apt to set a
bout doing what th:y ought not to do!--For
my part, said Mr. F. I think, at pres
ent, there is niore-danper to be apprehend
ed to the institutions' of the country from
too much, than from jtoo little legislation;
When we look around, and seethe Legis
latures of the several States, and of the
he saw no necessity for. a ?ep3 ra?, Repre
sentative' for that town, -distinct from, the
County, members.-' Tie wat s,atts!!rd. in
deed, .tharthe -inhabitants of Wi!mintori-
themiclres Ud not .J s-r;' the rnvile
contcnied for.lr.U. deniid that, the"
fiort of Vrmirijton pjd lhtl.irgc'amr'int
of duu ? to the Cn-nerAl -Government ihaf
consist in ,the vots of the Legislature,
b'lt m the opportunity it auirds'.for-.puDlic
fa
ern
Carolina, send't Uo.ngress 13"members : ! examined and revised, and th,fdn.'trirf
they send to the Jjt'gislat'urelOi. -They I could be no surprise about thematter.
therefore have"-better meansf knowing' He hoped the amendinejit,wpuld prevail,
what takes place in the State Legislature Gov. Swain said, he should; vote to fill
than injCongress. I'heTriendrf of liberty . the blank with the word bienntaLwhU-a i irrg lOJ.-'JOO iljilarsin ! itiea to ihfll
can.speak.to them with'more Jflfect from ' view to press the amendment liliad aj cral Govenifn3ut'fcncTo-ut!i tlut
iaieiirn. inan iro:n v asiiiiizun.-ami
people will listen to the
minority as weu.as oi
aiproof of 'tlw?"'correctn
Mr.F. said,' he .would remind jthe Com- proposing amendment? here, gentlemen
;
hqd been .prVt),.eI.'' Titead of
p.iy.
ea
a-
nit; i luut-u 10 in ui.i remarks. i mo'iiu.was notTuia: an-j wnatever ivai
arguments'of the j Judge GASTON'said. that thedmendment (Collected in this way. wvtA ipf the Tr-a
int majority, as oi i:u gentleman irom liuncomoe, he snry ol the Utiited btalt-jr and not into .3
esiof this view, j thought, was wholly unnecessary. In the Treasury of the SLite - r
of Legislative economy arid preserve, our Federal Governments all in full operation
institution's 'iri': 'their hafinv and fust 'pro
portions To be blotted out f- political
existence for two years. the very thought
chilled his blood ay'd made him feel for
ihe-sabVty and -prosperity of iha State
Before manhood, and in pis boyish days,
he was lifted in joyous transport, aleach
annrversary Of this oti'jr political jubilee.
Tne spirit, the joyial . animation Vitl
vrhich the people of all ages and condi:
lions press forward. to the polls, prove by
th
at the same time, manufacturing laws at
the rate of five' thousand a-vear. it is a
matter of wonder that our political in'.tU
tutions ran remain permanent under this
-annual iioot? oi enactments, changes and
innovations. lt ' iodJcs like urissttlihir eve
ry tli hi g. - : ' h A , i
1 I
A second - reason in favor of biennial
sessions,' is, that the Legislature itself joe-
mg better selectedwill be rore cautious
in lts'enactrsvnts..; The inemhurs will con
to stand for two years and therefore they
It'l l.h.i m. n - I I . . L J
v in ur uiwic cuifiuf wiiai-iiiev uo. as
it now is, laws of ddubtful policy are of
ten, enacted, because 1 if 'thev do not work
l t a ! !,-.
well, they can next session be rene.iled.
A third reason is, tha't there will be
more steadiness1' arid-consistency in our
e mariner of its enjoyment, that they set siderlhat Cfie hi ws they make will have
a niqn vame upon tins privilege.
Mr. C. said, that ahnually.in his section
of the State, when people have finished
working .their crops, they assemble at
.public 'places -to' hear political discussions.
then being carried on by those canvass-
iog for their suffrages : and many of these
discussions afe4 managed with great spir-
11 anu are often tepiete witn instruction to
those, not otherwise conversant in politic
al affairs ; and of that class, are a large journs in January
portion oi meir nearers. 11 11 oe true;
that one of the best securities of the rights
and privileges of a free,people, is to en
lighten them on. these topics?-1 would say,
in proportion as you take away or dimin
ish their elective rights and prevent op-
legislation. It . now
laws are enacted at
often happens, that
one session and are
mittee that the Legislature, 1793, refused
to condemn-the'Ajitn andt Sedition Acts,
but the agitation of the subject awakeried
the atteaUon of the people to it, and the
State: was soon revolutionized in politics
So, also, ini832, the Legislature of N.
Carolina approved Congressional C-
cusses by refusing to censure tfiein ; but
the arguments went out among tho peo-
pie, ana tney ueciarea against oaneusses.
It was'. the discussion then, that took plnce,
and not iue vote;-that made the Leg is la
did not always advert to the provisions of
the existing Constitution. The 13tb. sec
tion of that instrument gives to tht Legis
lature the power of " adjourning- them
selves to any future day and place." " That
pajt of it which authorizes the adjourn
ment to any other place, was annul krd by
the Ordinance fixing th perminerit seat
of Government at -Raleigh; but the pow
er to adjourn to any; future day sttll re-v
mains, and, if it shull b& found, th'it the
1 1 s
people iiesire more Irequent meeting 01
ture, the giiaidian of th people's rights, ! the Legislature, the General Assembly is
agatnsi f'.-deral 'encroacfirnents.; Bat the ! co.n'.n teut to to provide.
question'. IsiviJl a change to bicn'sfiat ses
sions makeTthe. Legislature less a check
against-e'ricro.achmc.its, than at present ?"
Mr. F sind, at riist . he thought iLwould,
but farrher reflection brought him "to a
different,' conclusion. It is only on elec'-
tibhs that" these "discussions in the L'egis
Tiie Aycsnnd Xocs were then taken on
the question "Shall the blank be" filled
with the word " biennial ?" and decided,
as heretofore, stated,--in the .affirmative.
U ha? been Mid,- that the citizens hf
Wilmington J;ad''carcfly any" voice in the v
elt-ction ofa senator.: 1 hiMrH. sarrjt- . ;
might be easily lemedied. aj Ian 1 snfH
cieut to qualify them to vote, "could bm ob .
tti.ifdat a very low prVe. '
?J."IIV referred to'nn Act which the f
tbwrf-Memb'er from-Wilmington h-idc7- .
edo be pissed .in the ye;ir 13-0. ubic'ft
had given great'djsfatislactijm to the pecT
pfe of that town, and certainly - wa no
eTdi?iice that they uniformly, set a hjgh
value oa the services of their Represcrita-
tive.. t v . r
latujre can act, and electons for, members
of Congress lake place but once in two
years- If 'therefore, our sessions', can be
held during the w inter, before the-.elec-.
tions take place, then the people will have
the full benefit of all the light and infor
mation that were called forth during the
preceding session. Another advantage of
these biennial elections .will be, that it
can be so arranged, that our State elec
tions and our
Congressio
nal!
elections
shall not come on in the same year. As
it now; is,1 both come on together, and thej
consequence tnat very otten, tne btate
repealed at Ihe liiexf. The session ad-
the Acts usually come
out in INIay. andlhe elections Luke nlace
in August. So that Ithe laws are scarce
ly promulgated, before the new rojimbers
are elected. It oteri hannens. said Mr
T-. . 1 - - . 1 I ' W . I .
i4. tnat an act is passed at one session, is
repealed at the jTextl and at the, succeed-
and vice versa.. But to brine them on at
different times, the minds of, the people
being jess distracted with conflicting
claims, will be able to make better,and
PEDATEON BCRaUGII AlEMSERS:
"V
Wednesday, Jane 21.
The Report of the Committee allowing
the towns, of Edenton, Newbern, Wil-
mington and Fayetteville each a member,
bv iug under consideration : ' v
Air. J. B. Skinner said, though he rose
to address the Convention on the s:bjec4
of Borough Representation, he wished to
consider the subject only as connected
with the gieat interests of the Stale at
large. , j- 4-...
When the subject was under considera
tion, some days ago, in Committee of the
-Heat Lrotif ino ; A writer in lb
Boston CeiilioeliHus spVaV of the "vul
gar, notions of ira Lightning.
From my earliest recollections, . I hive
occasionally heard heat lightning spoken
of. Often, at the close of a hot tbiy fn -summer,
on reforling- to the Mail for
fresh air. I hdve seen ih iest and outh
horizon almost continually illuminatid
wilh lightning, not the fierce bine forked '
streams, but in iid pale.as he?, whilt? no
clouds 1 or perhaps very small ones only
were visible iahy" direction. Ou inert
ing.afrifntf, -if- our cancers uim waJ
turned on the subject, I. uas informed It
was heat lightning. . "
Having always resided id the vicinity
of the Coimnon. where trrivaDpearaaceii
so frequently seen in tlie south wrst and
west horizon on lhe.reuings of our lio
days in summer, and haying, consequent!
.r
elections influence tbe Congress electionTd 'whole, he took uo part in the debate, but; Jy heard It so repeatedly spoken of a
! - .( ...1 r - r 1 1 . . 1 . . '1 ! r :
neai iigiuning, 1 naoior many years, la-
voted in favor of allowing members to a
portion of the Borough towns to whch
he had intended to have added Edenton,
ally, the more! he heard k tcmched . lipon, experience warranted him in savin sr.' that
vi . ., .1 ; . ;..r- . . .. ... .
ine stronger wag ins convicuon, 11 au
There are, said
Wtter b left as it was.
he, bqt,three or four States in this xy.hole
TJniofl. vvhere biennial sessions are fequw
red by -their respective - Constitutions.
Wjth threeofj those, to wit: Delaware,
portunities of mlnglmg with and hearing ing oneTe-enacted. This wis-' the case
public men; arid profiting by public dis-Ti'h that important act abolishing' Impri
sonment tor JJebt. Now. if there were
biennial sessions; tlw? people would have
time to see the operations of the law. and
could determine better, whether it ought
to be repealed or continued.
Mr. F. said, he was in fa vor of biennial
sessions, on the score: of EcosdMirr Eco-
norny is riot less a virtue in Govern-
cussions, in the same degree,-you weaken
and detract frorff-the stability of our free
institutions. His. own observation1 and
Mississippi and Missouri, " we can - have
no connexion jajryj -cart.' have no sort df
Practical inrerrourse.u buCin -those States
bordering on Sis, with whichjwe might
be presumed ! to haver-legislative. inter-
irotirse, as 'wetrasin the Congress of thai
United States,5, all have their, annual Ses
sions anti-it ijiight ' often occur in the' j
roilfsevof all 'future lime, -that great and ln
iirftcnt matters might -require that we
jshjBuld -have 'simultaneous sessions. So
these discussions in politics ;irdw-a-days
thouph more frequent, yet they were lis?
tened to, and were often delivered hi a
style to make useful impressions on the
people, and served to put them m posses- meats than- in private families. When
sion ot the public tonics which at the Dar- ever we see a TiovHi'nmnt nMsremirriino
..'...i.j: r .1. . V - l.u.. :.. , . .1 ?
ijjiumr juncture were 01 me greatest mo- uie. principles 01 economy, we may look
lucuk. t.K luiuui. up 5iiiu. mat mere are o- uuuyi auusraana corrnntions ; 11 tnere-
more disinterested selections. Wrhen thei ing so
Congressional election is pending, Feder- TJie subject. Mr. S. observed, had.al-
al Politics will be mostly discussed, and j ready undergone, a pretty full discussion,
when the State elections are pending, The right of representation for the Bo-
oiaie ana local matters will engross atten- rougus, is ciaimeu oy me. citizens innao
tion: so that each will stand fairlv before' iting them, first, on the ground ofbeinc a
separate and distinct class, consisting of
of merchants and commercial men, hiv
ing a separate interest from men engaged
in agricultural imd other pursuits. If
this were the only ground on which the
citizens of Boroughs claimed a right trbe
deed all the earli'. paij'of my. life, as 'firm
a. faith in the ddctrine of thu existence of
had he found a proper opportunity of do- heat lightning as distinct from the ii;Ul- .
ning attending thunder storms, as T hm
I
the oeooleJ and candidates will have less
chance of combining to aid each other-inTi
Mr. F. said, far these reasons,! whfch
he miohttadd others, if time allowed, he
7. - -
would vote for biennial Sessions of the
Legislature. . ! -
Judge Toomer rose to make but a re
mark or two. This convention, he said,
was authorized to provideTor biennial, in
stead of annual meetings-off the General
Assenably ; but it has novanthority to de-
urne inai ooay 01 any other power con
a -
Ta rt berafdre1 as th ist Stato n i gin require
joint actionwith her-contiidu sister
... ... .... . - '.';.-
states, u wouia ocan.aavantage tonave
ther. sources of political information; for fore, biennial se$ion?iJn addition toother ferred upon it byjhe Constitution. That
ihsiari!ce, the newspapers of the jaytr adrantagesrwijlrx-casioo , a conf idefable instrument does not declaie that the L
rhis species of reading is extenringnd soring in poblfc expenditures, snrely, we gistatore shall meet annually, but certain
iraominmo'i;e difius''bat i'tlCnota' oatght not to disregrard this consideration! duties are rt-cribed in it, Avhjch are to
eral. and is not half so jrood asaviniriterl Will this be, tfe c isp f? Rnrna ntUmdn he?anhuallT r,prfrtrm0,t r,.t r,,nM.nc
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scpssion before the people. IntheNbr- say not. but he was certain it would. We also a provision, that the Legislature w
ern States, the people have the ad van- know that the annual ebenseoftheiLe-l rriayadjpnrn themselvelfto any future day:i
t. so that 1! the amendment . prevails, and
represented, he should not insist on their 1
right. But there is another ground on
which- h thought these Boroughs were
entitled to consideration: it is because of
the existence of a distinct commefciar in
terest in this portion of the.country. peco
liar and important, which requires a dis
tinct consideration. - The question is, is
this interest of sufficient extent tf require
in the existence of the latter , How many "
hundred times have 1 heard it said, CT T
that is LVat lightning, that never does -any
harm.".' : ' K , . ; - - v" '
A soon as I came to reason on the ab-v
ject, I dodbted the correctness of theoin- ' "
ion respecting the'exisTence of any .8clf
lightniog as is here froken cC Reflection
and a natural or .acquired pr'onerie? !")'
scrutinize opinions generally, induced, fria , :
j to givelhis subtect a little .attention! ans
the result , was that there was no i'Je'
thing as heat lightning in thecircbfnftan
ces alluded. to. 1 was convinced the op-' .
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pearance is caiisea ny iigmning procero- -ing
frorri clouds txdow the honzon.' iri
places were at ibe time a thunder ftorrrt is;
experienced. -In this way.thenprK-arahce
itelf, together with ilt aitendrng and ftc-k
ceeding phenomena, are camrally nnd,-
tageol lree achoois.and education is more jgisjature has been, for a goodwhile' ndsi
universal. : Here, we are not sor general- abonrS40,000 At the last session, our I 4leclare: the Legislature sh: 11 meet bi
I y educated, and therefore need aihthe 1 Legislature consisted of -202 memhers : ennially, vet rt wilt be ncrr.vtlv rr.mm.
benefits .of knowledge deriredTroro these the new Constitution will thrdvor3i2 oft tenfor that body, when assembled lo ad-
this innovation extremely, and ivrtrty two year in 100 or i 10 days' Mr? F saia, I quent jnTeet in g7 public sentiment will co-
ourn, to meet again
We do. not then, a
rive ourselves of the
nnually, if the peo-
tion on the subjecO and thV'consehaence
was,- inai nis minu naa undergone a
change. : HtCb'egged leave to calj tfiVat
: tention of the Cdn ventio'n to certain ririn
tipTes 'defined and tatd- down inouft Bill
': oi Rights, aricT wrfat were they ? Tt u to
K bbseryedj tnatithouhe Billof
' Xlfffhts is df claitd tn bo-a part i oftM
- State Constitutiori.-yet if forms no portTtin of
the organic part of body of our State Gov-
. . crnuiuni, txuw tuvv n nunc uno ciiner,
, thti Legislative, Judicial or Executfve Dd?
( partments. 11 is 1 inereiarc oipifig more
: ' tihr less than the most solemn; declaration
- or those, tights essential tdthe preservation,
f freedom, and which (he 'wisdom of bur
. ..ccctors have made sacred by engrafting there e btenni'sessmnv there raust be t
10 sweiJiiiucH- au ,.F'nau.ufwtJiis j ne ieit cenajnr inaaLiegisjature of J70I wee inai Doay to adj
point. llewas anwilh'ng.ihat acrsqj members. can dc jKe same mnt of I btl in twelve months.
should tajce place in out legisiaUye Uoun-t &iness m lo flats j for the reasons that harbeen argued, den
cilsor so long a time "as two years. It small bodies do business with greater de- privilege of meeting a
wiiiaiupvii luc iurcoi couuiry anu wean spatn, tnan i.arge jones. une hundred pie so win ir, r-ir y, be found, that annual
tbV!t-m?' ?t-e .bosom" of their 'Own. and seventy roembeTS, with incidental ex- srssions are essential to the preservation
Stateinstitutipns. Being in favor ofaijno penses, for a sessiori of 75 days, will tost of our political tigbts.the people will will-
ialeUctiorls -and short sessions,-he should about 040,000, or only5 the half what two ingly iniirthe exnenditnre necessary for
yai against the amehdrrrent whicb'tii-opo-' I'sessioDs" bovf-costi ::- Is' thu'stim'dilh I tbe pafposel' "" - ' 1 -
sesjuiri iiuiia ifuiy uucvju iwu yvars savmgi Tuenainiyu was. - t, : judge ;i. said, we did not now
r""FJSTt said,i he , was. in favor of IT Mr. F. said, he would very briefly ho-1 the privilege of convening the Leg
yehtiialtsessioas lor a few reasbns,which ticeohe ortwooff the objeHons'adviuDe-
be would briefly state. In the first place, etLaairistbienm
he thought they would insure to the .State tended that there ought to be annual ses-
more (fareful and - better ; legislation" If sions ortie State lgjslatdresrln order
exercise
Ulatnre
so frequently as ;cme ancesters did. " Wby
waa this f . One reason prhaps,.was the
expense, but another was, that the rrequep
cvofeniovrnMtt had nailed ODontheanae-
TUe believed that ths liberty of the
to go nana in ninu; lor wnaievcr over wmcn they pass. ,na fonseqner.tjy
luced bv Agricultural Industry be-j the next dajr, if the wind comes from:t!r;;-:,B
he supply 'of our . immediate wants, j quarter, we Tery Ireqaently hare e
lire aid of Commerce to find.for it cool morning:.' r ; ;
separate cansidetation ? He thought hi very simply accounted for. The hi-at of
wasJ It is not confijied to Boroughs on-j the preceVding day causes thunder lr a45
ly.. Ij. extends - throughout the country I as uial ; thefe clouds sometimes rrr? jl-
he re ver-trade is carried on. But. the round just below our, horizon, enrmngtc - .
commercial business of this county is ; the places over which-they pass a iiorri
principally conducted on our seaboard j or thunder gurt; coring the continnIncGL
it matters not so much what number off of which, we see "the reflection of tLtT "
persons are engageu in ii,- oui ine nruoum ; ngnining aunougu wr see no cjouu. or- - . .
of property employed in it ought tobe j the skirts of one mrrely.nd'We,-bror no
considered. Agriculture and Commerce (thunder ; the rlo.ndf give'raio 6n the tracu -
oii"ht to go band in hand ; for whatever over winch they pass, and fon?eqne r.tiy
is nrodi
yond the
needs the
a flood market, and to exchange it loro-.l . .-
ther articles of necessity and convenience j We are informed, (says ibe N. YoHc
frorn'abroad. The two interests are there- Gazelle) that the U-S. frigate- Constitu
tor? inseparably concreted.- and each ; tion. now riding in our waters, is ordered
ought to receive the' protection of the Le-to sail for the Meuiterannean between tbTs .
gislature. This protection is peculiarly j and the 20th inst : On her joining the.
necessary i.or iue yommerciai 'juicmi, ; squaurna. tor jyriaicarr, vjiu.- x -ATTti
which differs rnateriallf from any other. : 8QN,"will return to the United Stateit 3
It u-.sa separate code of laws, calculated j V V ' ' ' ' " " ' v 4 ." .
toiaeet all its wants in relation to:lospe.U'---EATio:SALLAD.-r-Afcyorlihif'e lad
tions. Insurance,- Exchange, fee: ThisjgFbo bad lately. gone out t aervice, Lar
distinction of interests between'Conijnerte j ing had allad tcrrel up at-dinner every
and AgricuUurerand the necessity of prrHf-dayfora "week, ranawky :"anT when ask
fecting.both, had been fully illustrated in jed why he .had left bis place, he re-, -Tt
the debate whKbt had already ' taken ; they iade me yeat grass V the .turar... .-,
Dlace." ''" f; . land t wuf afraid they'd maVt'-fr.?
Mf. Bj then introduced a namDer:ci ; nay 1 tne. winter, ana a woina
' &hewv -XLjl a very - ccidircbia 1 tb J; Z3
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