THE LIERALI) CARLISLE, PENN:A J. M. Wallace J. M. Weakley, EDITORS 414 D -PROPRIETORS Volume LXXII. COMMITTEE MEET/NG! The: members of the Republican County Committee are: -`requested to Inca iu Ream's Hall, Carlisle, on Tues day, Fabruhry 20, at 11/ o'clock, a. in., for the purpose of electing a Represe.nta live Didegate to the Republican State Convention, and of appointing conferees to settle a Senatorial Delogafc: WILL A LINDSEY, - January 31, 1872. Chairman. COUNTY FINANCES. The statement of finances of the bounty, which is published by the com missioners for the present year, will doubtless be of interest to our readds. We will endeavor to condense all the im portant facts contained in ft, for their cenvenielice. The receipts of county fiom,old sources amount iu.round numbers to $126,000 which is disburtied for the following pur poses For making assessments and register ing votes $3,213, aro required. 'pads and bridges consume $1,253. The courts spent $9,801, in all., of which witnesses for the Commonwealth in criminal cases got $1,130, grand jurors $743 and traverse jurors, $3,173. It Cost to try the Kiehl murder case, iu addition to its propor tionate share of the general expenses of the courts; $1,814.. The county offices cost about $1,900, and thb Commissioners' office almost $3,000. Tho constables were paid $383, the elations made away with $832, and inquests $l4B. The jail came in for over $13,000, and the Poor House for $17,000, the public buildi43: were re paired to the tune of $1,092, and four en terprising printing establishments of the county were patronized to the extent of $1,209. The rest of the statement of expenditures cdnslsts of miscellaneous affairs which are not necessaey to enu merate. There-are some features of the whole statement which need some attention. The Commissidhers claim credit for the payment of interest and loans, $27,713,- 626, which is all right as a matter of boolt Creeping; but all wrong if it deludes any one into suppdsing that the .county_ fathers are reducing our indebtedness. A glance at tge debit column of the iitateinent will Show that they have re ceived from loam; $22,161.61. Without knowing tht. ,4 facts we should "guess" that this rep . resented the 'pro ceeds of a larger loan after deducting excessive interest in advance. Now if we knew what the real debt of the county was, we could tell exactly how much of it was paid last year from these figures. It could not have exceeded $2,000, how ever by anramount that would take lung time to spend. If the suggestion is'not impertinent we would advise the com missioners in the future to inform the tax-payers just how t much the county debt is; and whether it his been increased or decreased durin; the. current year. Let. us have light. :T - from Oar statement to have been pretty impartial this year be twden prisoner;:. and vagrants. It cost 1,141 to board the former soil $.1,175. to board the latter, Then the "drunks and disorderlies," who were " jugged" because they had no friend, stuck the county for a boarding hill for $O2O more. Now, this whole li.cu ding business is simply a big speculation at the expense of the tax.payers, and is endured rather inioatientir by thetn, while P is enjoyed hugely by the Sheriff. The net pr , lits of the three items given above are scarcely less, than $:i,000, but what would be the Use of a jail if it &Li': p those who keep it. 'rho Treasuler's different items of compensation foot up the neat little sum of 0,771:„.:2. Perhaps. this may be nec essary, but we can't see it. Thera arc very many gentlemen who would do this business fur and then think they had a very neat Uwe.; of it. The Cash ier of the State Treasury handles about seven millions of dollars a , mitally, and receives his little $1.700. responsi bilities Mid I,oeir ate al, ea seventy times granter thau those of • Ciantv . Tiyasurer. nut then he cu: Attend to nu other business, but a: our Treasurer is aften burthened with two or three other pursuits at the same trine, of course he ought to be paid a little more than double. Tim lion. it'r\nick Jordan, Secretary of the COMlllollWealth, will read a paper on the Jwoposed amendments to th'e constitution of Pennsylvania, before the 'Social Science Associathm, at Moreautile Library Hall, Philadelphia; this (Thurs day) evening. The sfteake . i' and the suldq,t both of.suthuient importance and familiarity to Jim. members of the .bar, to insure their attendance, as well 'as a share of the discussion .tvhich will ) follow the_ address. We are vary glad that this question of a ; constitutional amendment is taken in hand, and at, an early day, by a gentleman or such largo experience in' the requirements of the State. and we bespeak for his views a careful study. • REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS REPEIMICAN STATE CESi- TRAL commifymil O PENNSYLVA::ZIA PfiII,AI)ELI.IIIA, Fold. r, 1872 In lausuaoce of the resolutiOn of the Republican State Central 'Committee, adopted - at Harrisburg, 'Loma ry, 18 - , 1879, a Republican State C invention, composed of delegates from ittell Sunihoidhold and Repronentative Ai , triet, in the number to which such ilist.riut is 04U liel ill the Legislature, 1A11 . 111'34 fit 00.1tall'iot'lli,5 House of fieprescntativasot Harrisburg, at 12 o'cloglcomion, on WedeesditY, the tenth day of April, A. D. 1872, tii-iionii nato_caudidateiiffor- uf the Supreine, Court, ,Auditor General (should the Logiglature provide fur the choicoMf. one by the people), and an Electoral Ticket ; and also to elect Sena torial and Representative delegatn6 to represent this State' in the Republican - National Convention, to be hold at Phila delphia Juno 5,.1872." RUSSELL ERRETT, Chairman. • ELLIOTT;93I. E D. F. HOUSTON,. lt4 LUICE/413, Pi M. LYTLE, Bporetaries Cl,flin.`unr. CULLEN has issued a .194er in Grant • Britia'n 'against wrilies'hind crowded funerals during the ,prevalenes of small pox, "as 'they frequeialy • end in riotous •Oxcess and area sure 'means of spreading contnglon" . I. HARRISBURG LETTER..: AIMIRIBIII.IIIO, FRIIIIII,2110:" 18: 187 t • The Legislature Works along thus far harmoniongly and with reasonable dili gence. Perhaps as much progress. iu legislative work has bon made, during the past month, ae iii the first month of any previous Legislature. Bills-are in troduced, referred and passed with can siderable. rapidity. People who want banks, railroad_ companies, bridge com panies, gas companies, divorces and all the other kinds of - speCial legislation, which hard become the rage during Llie past few years, have been thus far ac commodated with reasonable prompt- RIM IMEM On Wednesday last, a bill canto up fixing the salaries of superintendents of schools, for the , several couni ice. It proposed to lix the salaries of the euper intendoills at rev 'dollars for each school, 1 one dollar for each square mile of t iv respeeti vs 00tIlltlOS ; no salary Low eve• to he less than one tlinsand,d otters, except in counties having loss than one hundred sehools, where the salary stall be eight hundred. After coneidyruble debate .the bill was : postponed- for the present. On tire same day a bill was called up amending the libel law of the State, so as to allow the truth of the matter charged as libellous, to be given in evi dence. The Senate refused, however, to proceed to a second reading, and there is very little probability that the bill will be passed by the present Legisla ture. A report of the committee ap pointed to examine the report of the Commissioners to - revise the civil code .was made, which condemned 'in genera , terms the new curie, and ' recoininended that it should not be adopted. This will, most lik, ly dispose of thisccode InNine.is r winch will not likely be soon revived, and thus dm labors of the Cod,: Commis sioners have been practically useless. On Thursday Mr. Davis, of JAti.ladel phia, presented the petition r ef - certain citizens contesting the scat of lieury W. Gray, Senat'ar from th'e fourth district. As soon as - it was - presented it use, on motion of i Mr. Strang, referred to the General Judiciary committee, to inquire whether the same "cotild be entertained runlet' the esi tit ing act. The difficulty has arisen limier the wording of the act of Assembly, of 18:19, which provided that no petition-should be acted upon, unless the same re:li pre sented within ten days - after the urganiza tion of tire Legislature, sueceedinwthe 'election.- The-committee was increased to nine 11101111/eni by sblisevent vot,,, or the Senate, and after hearing arginmens from the counsel, b,thr oVhe contOftit and the sit tine - member ,"I,lllr , irniFiFifFiir the committee reported on Mondayintorn ing that ac the law now stands, the Ren ate had no jeriSdietioll iu the case. The minority reported that the Senate had the power and proposed a time for draw ing. After considerable debate, during, each of the three sessions held that day, a vote was harkon each proposition and both were lost by a tie vote. ljhe Senate has been unusually afflicted -- since the election, by the loss'ef two or its members by death. Mr. Connell's. death, which was formally announced on Frithay last, in appropriate speeches and re,olutions, has been followed by that of lion. Henry S. Evans, of the Chester !list Ha.. In this , case, r as it .My, .(20n, 11 , 11 ' s, the Senate has becOme a tie politi cally. Mr. Evans was 0110 of the oldest Senators, arid enjoyed to a 'great degree, the respect aii,l confidence of the Senate, and of his constituency. Ile was well poeteil on all questions or I,gi,L,ti„n, was actiyc, courteous and inten live to his donee, and was thoroughly honest in all respects. His lose is greatiy do plinrstl. As we write tins runner is that Hon. Jess,: Knight, Senator from th e ll,reks district, is not expected to re cover. It is hoped the rumor inty not be well friumienl. Por some weeks something like gut in.- 0 cipient cholera has been 'prevailing in the city somewhat, to the alarm of' every body. During the past week it has spiced so rapidly that it is estimated that one-third of the entire population is suffering Conn it. I,ast, Saturday at wasdirected t.o.the water works te., containing the pr,6able....tanie of the trotible,‘ atkd an examination revealed the fact that the pter which is pumped nil., the re-terveirWor Cho die or the city 11.15 been for some tulle taken from the very mouth of one or the -sewer , . It ,eema incredible that those in elticgo of the works should be guilty of suet' awl culpable negligence,- and it is equally bmrvelloutt that this trouble should have existed for several weeks be fore its origin should have been discov ered. Now, howevdr, remedies are being' applied vigorously.' The pipe through which the water is _obtained is Irving extended into the river far enough to prevent any impuritiet front entering ; the reservoir is being thoroughly cleansed and every means tried to remove the cause of this very alarming disease which has bf,n so proyalmt. TT appears now to be conceded by the Demo - many that their only hope to suc ceed in the next campaign will be to nomMate Republicans for President and Vico President. They will find, how ever, that; but little ad_y_antage will ;gip. .rue to them from any such tactics. Their experience with the "new de parture" last year Ought to convince them that, they can't win in that way. They had .)etior prepare to shuffle off their political coil promptly. , CONS T I IT UTIO L REFORM: ADDRESS fIV..IION. FRANC.IS JORDAN, BE FORE TEE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIA CPION ON PIIILADELPILIA, FEBRUARY 15, 572.- MIL PIiiSIDENT, ANIi GENTI. EMEN. I t, was not without reluctance I accepted the invitation of Your executive 'coin 'in i It ee, to submit to your association ,ny views, in' writing, on the funeficoentK, wh kb . should be made to the Constitu tion of the State, by the conventem about to be called. That reluctance was hosed not only upon a want, of !cisme, hut-adoullt, ()filly ability to do hist Mc to the great. suldect. 'l' heartily—agiee. ;. wit 2 i your committee, that " there .is no qu stion nompeibie the people of this State more important than the changes to be made in our Constitution." The fact that the people have, declared for a , convention ' by a popular majority of about two hundred. and fifty thousand - -votes,may be accepted as an 'unmistak able declaration that they are M earnest; and that every citizen is expected to' Ai, Ids duty. Even should I fail to aceonis OEM what others might have done', Or what might, under more favorable Mr cumstanees, he reasonably- expected -of itiyAelf,'Yet-1 IMP°, through:the kind nil of your association, at least to attract, the, attention of others to the grave is sues and duties before us, to.excite dis mission, reflection, and delilieration; and thus lead ultimately to wise ,concluslons and actron. Hence.l am here to con tribute my mite into the coalition trees-, Airy of knowledge; indulging the Mini Miro that many others - only be found 'who out of their greater' treasures will cast in more abundardlY. ,• . • -• , "Iv American constitutional law, the word'ain - stgliticm is used. in a restricted sense, as implying the written instru ment agreed• upon by the pooplo.of the Union, or of any one of the *,tates,, as the absolute rule' of action and decision for all departments arid officer:4ot the _goy ernment,--in -.respect to all the 'points colored by it; until it shall be-changed by the authority which, established it, - and in opposition to which any act or rule of any department or officer of the government, or even, of the people thenAplves, will be altogether void.'-' In this discus:don we have nothing to do with the Constitution of the United States, except to boar in mind its supe rior authority as. to all powers and juris diction conferred by it; and what is written must be construed as applica bib only_ to the Constitution of the State, unless otherwise expressed. ___Long_ago our_wise_and patriotic fore fathers laid lite strong political founda lions of our 'Commonwealth, upon the grand-, and fundamental principles of equality and justice--" Virtue, Liberty, and Independence." By the,, , Constitu tion, filmy dishiluthid the powers ii the Government. ett.tt three hi:inches—din executive, And the .jutli vial. It is not now proposed, as I un derstand it, to destroy or reniMm those anoient landmarks, .to re-orgalnize our Government, .or to pull down and re-con struct our social 'fabric ; but rather to strengthen the old feundation, to fol dry against external violence and internal distraction . , to - impose further restraints Upon ourselves ;Intl our agents, anti to utilize and. adorn the noble Arnett/iv , in - evel7 part. Under this view of the situation, whilst keeping in remem brance.. established elementary -princi ples, wo may safely dispense with all profoUnd disquisitions upon the science of abstract government,"tor the philoso phy of Republicanism; - - liVaceept and build npon that wisp 'system of organic law • which we inheri l / 4 9,1 as our birth right, making only' such alterations and , improvements as time, experi ence,.' advanced, hat-Align:me, itnd ex pansion have made ndcessary.; W e know by both observation add ex ' perience that every alteration is not an amendment, _nor every eletni. , ,, an improrumen "t. Prove all things, hold lam, that, which is good," ie ai i injunction, :1 , 4 ~uund in constitutional lirw as in 111,•.1,1g y. (fur i,eople ale Awe, to move for raiii,..ll uis apt ttl Illy :lif,;tit bill. hilthe p.010110(1 or reKfmat Cur UMW \VII., slataiw l it ',form general ly, lint \iito ate linable - to point out clearly existing evil;, and' plausible remedies for their correction. We live in a practic,tl and utilitarian age; hurl in tile nature lof things, the puoplo be ing the source ()I all polit power, the government • ' if the people, by the pc., pie, and for the people," must confo:ln to antleanbody the. popular ideas, senti ments and convictions. in the vege table, mineral, and animal kingdom~, growth tel development are gcadual. In our every day life the goatesi •amodnt or imponess p; upon lwriornxineu of 1 11111.1tint,10 of south ditties ; and so, I appr,,li w ,i, it , will be found that the greatest, practical vod, and the best, Constitutional reform, Rill' i'C:SIIIS front a number of what nt,ii ly Might co n sider, viewed separately, as comparat vc,• , l , y small amend.nont,. 'rue' 111.111 all to • ' " IT, rCt S-1,1,10. V • "Li his hit is vain ; he ivho '14444s witli ddigenre whakocver his hand timbal' -to do, may aecomph.h nlneh. This spirit actuate 1 those who preceded us ; and in wisdom, we may rollow their ex ample. The first Constitution of the State was adopted in 1775; it was atuended in 17110, and again 'by the Convention of 1838. Since then more than thirty years have elapsed ; and in that. period no less than seventeen am endtnents have Wen added, at sundry times, by 4 . joint resolutions or the Legislature, ap proved by popular vol C. Another Loll stitutional - Convention having now been ti tiered, the practical questimt is, what rUrthm:' - amrmdmentS 511440141 it adopt ? I do not undurstaud your Itssocroiou as exPooting tho f"ons of suggostcd t.l) be ; but rather. toiltu4su4lh. r ol. idea-; Ns 'itch glt,' , alrl Ita iu.orporatod Lire ion. In toitiorilative with ohiniiintary principles, unit iioneritl viti.vs or 1 . 14 t: Nllll . jeGL, I proceed LO Ulllllll - i I rti end:Hi:tit s I have t.ii sitig - i4eNt ; t.Lciniipanying thorn only with such and exiilaiii?Tious as will inaku hem inLelligible, and', iL is hoped, coal- Ilona them Lo.pulitic Cavity. T. The, Constitution should require the LogislAturo to einnit goner:ditty' uni form have on every subject, which . can, be so re2;ititied ; and prohibit local, and special legislation in all cases where the same cilds can be itttained by general laws • lezislatiod is one of the great est evils our system, and of mir gen eration, In a reetnit letter, upon eons( i tutional . reform, in reply to slindry gentlemen of th,ls city, some of whom, I Relieve, ineinhersmf this association, I save my views, argument,: and illuatre tions on 'his ii'tibjeet is drolicd. u:lllrces.i;uy In re 11,;11 then. IS in oni 111'llly inii I;,' no Ille prin. iidni n i uC eau eI ring l ire .11.1 5,11111 ; 11.0111 111'1 In Ili , iS" •inyll Or (he L •gb-la( 1. ~.(th a ll ,o na h. Ou (h a e..yt.. a ry, winkt. many .f those c to In., throe by (foe ourts, it, at I R.•11 , ".' , 11.1Vi` LZI)11V gniir en•ltigk i:1 I tlil, etiu.t 1 have ;11,i!ling faith in the soundm,...s of the iny which the powers or wive; mocint, are divided into the legislative, exemitive a nd ißdi cial departments; and it follows that each of theso three CO-411 . t1 iII 13 lint nelleg should, as a gener.i.l Ill'etmlitied to its •legitiniate and natural ,funetions. All enetoaelimenis by the one depart ment, on the domain or ,jurisdiction of the other, arc departures from sound and established principles; and if not arrested or continua to nal l'Ow and ceptional limits, will destroy the syni netry of our wiiole system ;. ;old sooner or later will result, iu disastrous cense .> quences. Special legislation hat demor alized the .Legislat . ore, ,because bas tomptiitions greater than it could bear. Thu judges of our courts arc' but. men, of like passions and in lirmities ; and it is unwise to subject ! them to the influences and temptations by which others _have fallen. "l i pad us not into temptation," is an utterance of divine wisdom ; and the principle is.ap plicable at all times, and to :di cl a ss es . 11. Our Constitution ii6eds amend ment in that ,part which confers au -I.lwrity•upon the subject of education. At present it ri.duls thus : "ART. VII, Sic. I. TM; Legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide; by law for OM establishment of schools 1.11 - ffiigheitt the State; -in--such man nor 'that Mu poor may ho taught ratio." 4, In. a democratic or - republican govern. Inerilorinciple and policy unite in joint pretest againt.d; all distinctions and ffis criminationn among the people. All such classifications are odious in thorn selves ; and apt to bring any laws which embody theni•-into disrepute ; and make them diffic•ult or impossible .of enforce ment; and especially where 'finch distiac tlons aro maddbet wean the rich aid the poor. This wai the - main reason why our early public school laws wore a failure ; and the present Constitution, though a great advance• in the right •di realm, falls fanill'Ortof What it ought_ olhe in this respect. Instead, therefore, of thc-equivocal Mal • invillious provision just cited. I i woultt,entistitute the clear and manlydicelitrallon of the now Consti: tution of the State-of Illinois, as f.dlows : "The General Assembly shall provide a thorough and efficient system of free schools, wheyoby all thu . childron of. the State nutytee - Olve gopd common school education!" • 1.1.1 -What...aro known at the sinlclitg (owl sections-of the Constitution sltbuld boamended. Those were amendments - 0 181i7T and their history sheiks how impossible it is to foresee, and properly provided for the indefinite .future.. The ,balance In.l the sinlciug fund op thirtieth Novcimbor, 1899, was two bight hundred and fifteen thousand.five hundred and forty live dollars and twenty bents, whilst lilo bid:nice in the Treasury, at the same date, Aviv; only $1,400,802.49: The bal ance in the sinking fend thirtieth No: voinber, 1871),' *;is $3;014,829.40, and the balance iii the:. Treasury • at ititb same time was pulysl,3o2 ' 742.82. Tile bal- RLICO'in the sinking fund thirtieth No yernbet',' 1871, was $3,478,933.40, and the balande in the Treasuryat samedate,, only •$1,473,803.59. It thus 'appears that the balance in the Sinking fund is annuo:lly inereasing„i and that the-State Treasury is annually becoming more in debted to the sinking fund.. The State Treasurer is annually usilig the moneys in the sinking fund, to defray. the - oidi- - nary ckpenseal of the Government, not withstanding an existing Coultitutional prohibition, and the fart that by the seventh section of, the Act of Assembly creating.the sinking fund it, is made a criminal offense to use this hind, or any part oh it, for any other purpose than. tho payment, of tli.• public richt, and in terest thereon. This part of the Con stitution, and the :Let tot mitten it, are habitually violatod_ by a- sworn public .oftleer. -Thcr — T-Trate Treasurer is corn-. Tolled pallet; bud's-regard t h e Constitu tion anti the ,t.onte,„,,, pro;titlic.i the credit of the,,ST to, •hy 't I,: pay current demands on the treasury when there are no flunk on hind to meet them, except tim.ai iu I* • rum ; and practically,tho a lt erna ti ve is always chosen N so inchkes it contempt, for, ;ml of the law, whether ciiip:titat'inial 4taimite, as e „„m- au t v i o i n t,o n with impunity by the sworn officers chosen for its exccaion ; and it, can ri•gllire 110 1 . 1111.110 r argumentto (10111011titrilto Flle iw . oprray and neces sity for some change t.o rim - wily' this.con dition-of things. - --- TV. That pall of the C,lnstitution -regulating the election 'Ofjust ices of the peace and aldermen should It, so modi fied as to adapt, its provisions to the pub lic convenience. It now deClares that the, , e officers "shall ,he . elected; veral wards, borOuglis and. ,toiFicsli ins, at tly; t of the election, of Constables " in practice this constitaithinal fixation of the day on which these elections float he held is found very inconvenient, in the filling of. vacancies ; especially In these dis tticts,in which butt, 01W .. .ill:if or alder man is - antlio-ia , 2d by law. Inefrect, ordinary vacancies, by death. I,SPZIla tiOll, tr otherwiie, and them, mlice, in newly,cuatiut disc ricis, have 'Often to r ' ro unlined rm. or quite a year. This he roQarded by s.nne minor llnporralice ; bul the ft:im:l4.y of the 'antio . yaileos arking- It cm this ....ausc.,:nal the numbers prgpt dicially a'Pe; to l therohy, not:A:MR more ineonvenhmee and hardship than other eim.t itut lanai d , ;feets of apparently much entice nut..fiit tido. ;;rnidi.y statutes have heel; p.t , sed in Lim vain ,iticiiipt to oliviat.Q Il,i , difreailfy inns; he apparent, notliiii;,;; Lit appropri:lte amendment to Lit• Cons! Hulion is ade quate for the purpose. V. The State l'rda,urer should lie elected by the popular vale, and not by the LogiAlAttire. :;•111 eXperieLlee iia.ilkfilonNi rated our p11,1 . 1a 'mode of election hybe unwise. .1, administered, this is Ilia most profi table efilee in the l;tate ; end a-;•:i conse (looney great. eltOrtS ill,' 111 'di' to secure it. When the Legislature meets,, and long before, the. Aneinlews elect - are im pwt oiled by the e.inilhlates and their friends ; and it. is notorious that legis lators are bought, - and sold in .the un seemly a lid d t reel: f u tSlF.{;FAk4Yt+~t_uS 1y —t erne' t3titte • Treasimer. The Leeislaf tire is demoral- sesgion ;_the people of the State are 1111 Mina ; the wll6lO pet formanee is a scandal upon the fair fame of thf, State. Let us save out . selves from all this, by . proper -const itutional,a Mendment, mak," the Treasurer elective by popular vote. The term should be. two years and for ni)vious reasons t he person elected should thereafter be ineligible, at least until one full term had intervened. VI. The extensiiM of oflieial terms I h,v legislative enailiment should be pTo hibited. 'rids it; one variety of special legisla tion; but so peculiar, and of such im portance, as to justify special notice Almost every seAsiirn the iingislatiirn is occupied more or less by the consid eration of hills of.this eh:train er. Some times they Include only on:: finhier, and .ethers. a .whole class; - The iricirm - bents having been Plot - Rod. or appointed a. the ease limy be, fie- the preset lite() legal 1,1111, , tWilt , llle distrust ful of their ,consi it twins, or of the appointing Power, and appeal to tho Legislature to grant, Them second tetras,ol• nt least an ext,en siini or (-6:41, 4 ; ones. are ittortlied, the pnictitte knot if in legis lative pailaine tot 100--rifiling is in voked, and every lair and unfair nieatis used to 4left4llllllilill di.,j11 . 011 remits Ruch ell'orls and pracl ices arc departures from all sound ifftid just print•iples of legislation ; the •accompanying- scenes and contlintA Jive unseemly, and some times ; and the whole evil should be sternly prohibited by consti -tutif inal amendment. VII. TI, eompenNttion of the !nem ber, of the.Ueneral A,:setubly shonhUbe fixed hy the Constitution. _1 have known representatives of char aot er ;hal intolligenye, who on all twill in:ry ipiestinns might be regarded - as nitit of 1 ,, ; who coitlit be safely (Mail upon for an lionpridtle vote in al 11l any etanygeney, alai yet who could ir,,ist the temptation to via,: an eatnl pa,‘„",rhani,ver the niipar witty \rt. , ' lireittito.l. ()thins Mote .are, a but naive cunning, Ce :to tri stc"l iOla.i.nn .11c ham! exlitusting all Mail :Mitt} and ,ecare the eo‘,.teil mei ea.f=1"5.1,1-.t:e.l at' s tine lime stith a reootilma that t.lt.ar colisiittiaws nt ly 'tit lie able 'hold Mein respiittsiLla. Sr.oh 1,1,Fit2.s belittle reiiri setitat iv, in 111.• e