There are geologists who can pick up a rock and say, 'Yes, there's oil under there. ' A geologist who has been studying those kinds of rocks for 10 or 20 years is able to make that pronouncement.
The members of the legislative department. . . are numerous. They are distributed and dwell among the people at large. Their connections of blood, of friendship, and of acquaintance embrace a great proportion of the most influential part of the society. . . they are more immediately the confidential guardians of their rights and liberties.