The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume], January 11, 1854, Image 2

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' GOVliaNOIl'S MESSAGE.
. i ik iJ.iruinb Jf,y(if July lt. JUtt-,
Ix'N WwkI. bavin? tufted1 tit fpJntweBi j
Kb otEe rf Grmor ci 01i, which, thero
'npoa, devolved ua ate LimweMiI Govtrriiur
I Uvin tlio -umi! Hie p3wers ton
fcrrvi by Um XKistinilion, tin ch'krf m-
t,ittrait ul ilieSutff, It U niJe'ivy duty up
ua your amnil!'.u at Ute tUi4 u'nbe
rrpfrrD( ivt- tf people. M coijmni-
-cat to you iU Sondin.m cf the frtc'rnl
ParUacaW l lite ilU- uovi-inoRni, ho iari
M tii m mf) A mV k wMtatge. and to
ceomc.ier.d to your nnitUTHlNMi ucK me !
'm'V V, in my jmlu'im-Ai; liuuld claim thfr
aimili.Hi (4 Uw-iiinkin people of
HwKtHi. '
Uf.trm. iiHii-wJIn r to the iliwliam nf tliU
M . r. ....... s
duty, permit w t---VViii;riiiuliii jou on the
4.r.ovenM. ' Tha-r that hts 4 bee
Vb'iihi piifr,!y tli 1Wth h'jin
lorih in fruit iifff-u tfu1'Hbnnd'nv: induJtry
Hod nierpriij hW brn pfoprite!y re
' fcT4rdd; wud lh ruml'ort nl enjoyments.
Tf hav b.-en mar; gnlraly and equ il
'jy HiffjeU amoti( ' rt,Rt b-ily of the
th-)I tflun at any ft'nm-r period of our!
4.lry," :
"'Wieii evklfiiPM if hp goolna aad roa- (
iinud faror of f frit Supreme and A'll-Wis j
vrtn , rlw h-Imi over and controls" the i
Jesfinv ill' 'human institutum, 'should!
have their due nnd projier itillueiiiw on Our
mindrf, and eommand the hvSiajje, "cif ourj
is. i i i m ' i '
.... . . .
r 1 he prciciif w an mtei"estin nnt! pro-
-J: The disVries -;,! i.!e -
a bolder inouirv Viu.hlui of human
'ffoverfient iii'iitiiii.st evvfj dt-jiariment ol
? r ""Under these Infttiiicrit, the ornnic law?
. tinder which the Sute nivernment was first
MablMlied, have been superceded by a
'new Constitution, in which private and indi-
Viilill viirlil.ti nr hlipt'w.l tn tm lirttfAr
. tlelined and more aen-rel- ifUai'diA '
Tlie people h'.v r:tJaeJ'lri their own
tiund t!:cj4Wtatft oflbt'r offioer. as well
i ,ti(a,itidi6iHl'urf.hi tl-S 'Kxicutive depart-
"jnenls4 of 'the (Jovei'imi.i? private prcperty
liaa beefc tendered' Uuly inviolate, and nil
'if.craasb inr (he 'public luinilHies,
eVPR'lt
tin a tbrj United extent, and t extraor
, 'dinar pufjinss.; has been efl'cctually pro-
'biteu
The General Assembly lias teen restrain
ed Irom passing anytv, eitLtr e.Pai 'general
or private nature, except rjy trvj ri-corded
,Yotes of a majority of the bemhets el'eoted
, to each IJouse, and fi ;wn! gfaui.ing' u.iy'- pri
'vilecres or iihm unities tit'ftt iuavJn,t le revo
ked, amended or repealed; by any subse -
....... i r
v ' Corporate powers can only be conferred
under geneneral laws; and no bill can be
introduced or considered, for any purpose, f
which si all contain more ihan one xobject !
to be cltfalrly expressed in its. title.
:; No money cau 'ba'dkwh-" som the Trea.
, nury, except iu pufiU'nce of specific appro
priaiion.''feil'4 by law!' and ail proterty not
used for public, thiVrfliiWe or rvl.ijious pur-
J loses, i required tU berfir tm equal prupor
ion of the burdens of the Stated
The du'y of preparing aws, in accordance
with these charges, and of oktry in ?uia ef
feet the various provisions of illie new Con'-
ttttuUon, devolved on your iBitueijiate pre
iieo4-s, wh'l), during a long aad iabjrtoui
Hessian, passed many salutan-ipd imwu tant
Wutet, To. rfrcUv ihei moreperfucl. and
tb ruatv-rjaiut fiXt HcU a.lditional nleusurea
its mav be touili'i tvecfcssarv to promote (lie
Sublia welfare, ilVt complete the organist v
Kion of the new Government, are amoiig the
principal diies that will claim the attention
bt the present Legislature. ' l ':
The people, in this Government, are the
aourceofall power.. Tl-ey nave the right to
tok. And it is Hie duty ot their -age ill ta fur
ishfiiiUrfd dorrect mformrttioKrespec.i.ii?!Pno't"',L'''OIllie several orancnes oi me
cciuiitliin oii4 htanaWmirHV 'cf tie affair
U the-' State, 'Complaints U fj.ig1i taxes and
Constantly iiureasing burdens are beepjuiug
general; ami nothing contributes mori suc
cessfully to allay uunecessary apprehensions
tin this subject, than a full exposition of our
financial 'operations, while it enables the
iU'gislr.ture to appy the appropriate rem
edy., 'A" . . '' ..'' ..
' The epAta oj tUa various officers of the
Government, riich; at&' liercwjili commu.
Hieated, will pface befoe you the detailed
accounts of their respective drpafi m?Ms,' ' '
Jt appears from the Auditor's llefkrts
that . the receipts iuto'tje "Stiite Treasury
for the fiscal year ending Ndveulbfeif 15A
T853, haf(? been aa follows; ''
General 're .'enue for State pmi)ft!f,oti-
' laed iiiwi the duplieaux Jt W35v.C$t ,fi?T 7! 3fl
Canal tolls mid water ruiiH Mir,ln' 62
iJividcnui-on iisrvke, cmuvinwl re,i rond
- slocks . ...-.., ' . -.a - v
Sales ot'enun! lanrt
ahlo cf lands by B'linl iJI'iihli.- Work,.
Surplus nreita'i;, pride pnl and iriluretfl..
Tolls on Naiinnul l(.ii'i
Toils on MinJB'.re Rind:..;..'.;
ttpayiHnt ol'irn'IroadJom-......... ..
Slsof -.hiiliiijidB'.ini.-aifTil limln... .
itttntu on Virgimn .Atililiirnolnl lands
Kor ur tif t'mnnirti-isl Jl jpiMl . .
Jniwrllauoou!)..
7'.I,'2J. ','0
7,S'J7 44
131. l!'.) 1!
'.li.a'it in !
n.:y;:t !
i i:.,mo on j
) 73 k
If. 4 00
." ' Total nnioinit . .......... .
Balance in rtr ;l'ra.iiry-,Mov.
fe-J.ftuVi.liW (v)
l.'i, li ;:H,0tl 77
Total ainrjH' oFiilifnhte to disburstiiirnt
' ef ii . . ,: , &t.w, i ?i
'The disljursrnenU'tlriogilie sain j jieriod
Jiave been- ' " " '''
Ear espenws of t!w Hne f oven: nrr;,l i $.'W3,!!. Sit
For rfipairS Bnoit iul)ltc works. ...'.v. -IHi.l .Vi
tor iuiwest on fctrjjfn pMblin .
. 4i.,.....,..M;n.. -wi -'A
IVnustic delit ):',ol:i :J1
'eniih'jol sb Itrusliiaiis; r,
i lag inducible duoi and rrjim
. m Virjjtifio Mid'ary School
imnilD ,. lUI,77li !M
.iV: ;r"' : 'J."'
for rrdcmptkh of domosiic i..
'd,tt.......'i'i..' )?IX7!) 1)0
ii7 71
Fur lsiioiulitkir.offurfiijiidelit 2IH,W!t 47
iii,ia 17 1
For invoinrcnia lijr Fund Cimniii.-wViyr : "'
. in. dniisd t)w'i Siunrka 1.
40fl ji '
il mil
Fw repairs of-.fauonul Kil.. MjM 4i!
For Ohio canal tel'a, paid ftnuly unA i
BevorCttn....iV.i...... 8.C03 M i
Total dilittrsfmel during th yenr. pUlM.'. 1H M
Valuiiec in llie Treasurv, Nov. 15, Kill. .id'J.Olii j.) j
'I'h variiuauimuii ascawl on the duplicate of
" ISM, ware aafollvwr, . ": '.
For Btats pnrpw. V 1-10. n:
t. pntpo. yl-10.n.U... ,. ....93,o.i8fi 7
!MMWaAlt'aiirul'la ,
ia I v 8,001.969 4ti
f or tanmy
- tiuitdiii!.
Far road Jh'i.rsri Hi
'or aehoul, and rHl hwuaea, sjucird. . Wl.Hll HO i
t ut oihnr apeoial lusua.,... ; U:i,lW:l lb i
t at citi-(i, tnwibi, and boriiuirbs 'J.'l.l II) 1)7
Far diilinqneneiea of the preceding year,
, witR.msioiwra ami aunnnjri... ,
Railroad tastes, ..................
Kii.'Sa 92
fhl tmtiN'.V...'. U .Ii7,801,1tt-"ir
Tile reyeoueeor:ag frwm these an!i.
iiifhts are now in the hands of lhe county
1 rtraaarers, and will be accounted ft unif
f illed between these wftteet and the An-
fllior ! oime in aiarcn aeti. 1 lie Ardl-1
U'' estimate approach, no doubt, very.1!
UtVa'fly to the amount wbieh they will ' pro- j
jc to (heStat5.;; '"i":1"1 :,v. -'
nuor eioiste in aiarcn next, me Afdi-1
'"t'he foflowing tabular ctateroent plaees j 'f ls aet providing " for the organization of
!j..-for you the several ,! that were ; ibe General Assemb'y," will, if strictly oV-ii's-wsstJ
lpcil the grand luptieatu for the ! trved, obviate all future cause of 00111 plaint.
Iroi ten y!,r, an 1 1.'. pirpVse- tv whih j i',0 unnecessary absence of members hat
ihey were levied: ' ' v ' ' I U'en checked, tinecy re h ive been iibolish-
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"The- SUte taxis for 1353 embrace tlie J
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sehool tax, w.hicli accounts for so great tp- qf a very serious character, wluch were, on
parent increase. ieverul occasions, ioquiried into by the spe-
' This statement exhibits the fact, that Jcial commissions. The Boards and Iheir
State taxes have not increased as rapidly as' yicuuibetHs were frequently changed, but
I in The oountv. citv.townsniD and
, . . . r. . J: . .,;.,
' f' u.n'"Pnt ,U.XeS' X
I rl!"e " HUtbonm. have heretofore
enjoyed an almost unlimited power of tax.
1 ttun. This arose Irom llie want or mai gen
i eral attention, which the subject has more
' recently attracted; and from a disinclination
I on the part of the General Assembly to in
ilerfere with these' authorities, created as
! thuy are by, aiid responstbe s they are to,
; ll"iir
v$ oohsUtuVnckiS.
Sinee the new tiwisutuKun, however,
m. kes it the duty of the Genearl Assembly
"to restrict their power ol taxaton, assess
ment, borrowing money, contrncting debts,
and loaning their credit, so as to pievent the
.I...... ..r ..i.K n.uvi.r " T litivii not. dnemed it
( uu: ' ouwii pvv., -
! :mn.nni,. In ftlll tTllll- flttpntion tO tllA SUh.
I uiifiurci vv vi-.i j . -. - - ........
! it-ct. Tiie rapid increase and enlargement
j . ..
of these
corporations in all parts of the State,
render
it one of irreat importance. The
aws under which they are organized should
be civrefally revised, and such guards and
restimtions imposed on the exercise oi tne
power referred to, a.s iay not be inconsis
tent wlvU tlie eBjcitpicy ol tUtif ad.ministra.
! tloni
The cauntv taxes, as
exhibited in the
precedinL' sta emetit, will a.sa, on doubt,
attract your attention; especially when it is
recolleoted that a very large poilion of the
expenses incident to their administration is
paid by fees, of which no recOVd, accessible
to the public, is kept. Tl 'entire expenses
of the several counties cannot, therefore, be
ascertained, nor can it bo known without
detailed examinations of great labor, in
which of them the ' administration is most
expeusfre. 'There, a "every . where elae,
the utmost publicity should be given to all
transactions of a public nature. It pro
motes economy and laciliates reform. whil$
the addition ofofliuers, without such pub
licity , only complicates the system. As in
. ' i v.. .i.i:..
mwh.mics no power is ganwu uj nuu...K
unnecessary machinery, so i government,
j f ld)m that either purity oc etficiey
i "-p'" " -:r-
Iu teftftring to thesgi rnunicipal corpora-
lions, it was not my purpose to divert your
attention from the -less flagrant, but still
rapidly istweasing expenses vftUe Slate.
Th WUvwing vabw'ar statonaent has beep,
collated from the annual reports of lite State
Auditor. It exhibits, at a sin'le view, tli
j Suie Government for the last ten years,
1 otdn the means of an easy comparison
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'examination of this" stalemelit will
tend L,IVU diet i-fficieiiey ro eny rfefbrroa.
u.nu wgn " 1 .
lory and ectnrimiixing etforU, Wibce It plaCt-s
lory and ecMiamg en..r s, since n pm-s
the responsibiiriiy lor whatever increaso j
there has been i.J the Hiate expenditures.
upon
the dejmirnriveirt of Govrliment to
waiuh it properly lMousr. Teroiwrary cau
ses, however, have' produced liiucll of this
increase. ' -! '' ' '' r '" 1 ':''''
The expenses of the last General Assem
bly have th-en made the Mibjest df public
animadversion; but, when His Ult imo' iu mind
that hdoii that boly devolved" the reeponsi
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bfe and arduous duty of 'carrying into "effect
th nw Cotuututioii. embraeirif' -mo r.w-
the new CoiuUtUl
iniiiOiou of the
0f thl anima lver
unmerited. ' !." "
' the entire L'ovrrnmtnt, muc-h
1 1 version falls to the groui'U aa
,11 wate of public tin. and mean J
guarded ai(Aiut, and Ilia k moot tal-
! beva
nes!aiilv lo cohsurne its time. The peo
lle heiiceiurth i vpict a steady devotion to
! the duties now imputed by the Constitution
! within aa 'brief a suace of time as is consis
tent with well niaitrei and well considered
PS,VTS. t i... c...i s u
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i ik suDreme law oi un cuiw iwwbo. u .
Doseiuve terms, udoh
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tbe uenerai Assem.
blv the dutv of inuuiiiti ' into, ai
nd deiermi-1
ning upui, the receipt and expenditures of
every branch of the Government Specific
appropriations must preced every expendi-
tu"". nd no money can be' collected, ex-
eept in pursuance oi law
Ftr a series of years the public works and
nublio debts of the Slate, have
been man
i'ed bv eyecutrve boards. The
Boards of '
L..l.l! T Kl.. ....n:Al iirutn till Hmullllt
I U ill IU II Ul O UCIiCI lllliim
:..fi,.n-. an,l ii 'arrri!i!iL' revenues were
i-. 1 i.M KniirH unitnurl.
Iv by "ComraissioWrapf the Sinking Fund,
without 'due legislative 'authority. Their
proceedings, ssbseqiie'ntly'reported, as they
were, to the General Assembly, were sel- j
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dom verv closely
... nt .1 inr- their
examination after the transaction, tould be
&. little public benefit.
As'miL'ht have been expected, the public
mind was frequently disturhed by charges
iu.. . i.i ......... inn utua imi'pr
., .1. ... .i . i. or m i
ICIilVttU
. ........ imm .
. ?
ine people, mi iuw wi""0 y"'""-""""'""
i fJ'-A .r that were liable la;
be abused; and U therefore.. likeall otb-.
r v-uiiv officers, thev should be broujrM
under the proper oontrul of' the representa
tives of the people.
A want of certainty pervaded our finan
cial system; the nett revenues of the pub
lic works' fluctuated from year to year; ex
penditures were concealed by after dating,
and through mere transters upon account
bf trust and similar funds, the pecuniary
. r.i i.Ai ri....,-.,...i
transactions oi iuo ni.v.c
mys'iitied, 'defying alike legislative and pop-ularjsornutiy.-
" ' ' " ' '
All this forced upon tls people the con
viction that there was eome inherent dilji
culty in a system which made the membefs
of the boards legislators and executive of-
! ficers at the same time. Their executive
! Hu-its were, and are. in themselves oner-
I oll9 enou"h to require their undivided atten
tjon anfj it was certainly wrong to impose
upon them the determination of questions of
policy, which had a bearing far beyond the
appropriate sphere of their duties, and
..i.:..t. 1..., , I, .. fl,inn-.j t A ucfmlil V. Rom.
KUICII 1IUIII! UU UIC uiiivi". ..- i
posed of representatives from ali parts of
the State, should determine.
This public desire found its 'realization in
the most stringent provitiotis of the new
ConsjtUutioat which were, in part, carried
mtoeflect by subjecting, for the first time,
'during the past fiscal year; the expenditures
5pua the public works and their nett revs
nues to the legitlative appropriation.' Tiqs
p&lioy miist, however, be followed up by
requiring, at an early1 period "of the pesstoft,
specific and detailed estimates for' the varU
pus Public Works of the State, and their
sub-divisions, and by appropriating herefor
such MWMints as, upou, legislavive examina
tion, will be found proper.
Insurmountable difficulties are sometimes
said to oe in the way; but, I have no doubt,
they will on close examiuatioh, be found
fciihout any tangible existauci. General
and mere wholesal estimates, may fail to
approach exactness, and, consequently, lead
to embarrassment; bu. estimates made in
detail, by the present able Board, acquaint
ed as they are, by peisonal inspection with
every rart of the public works, and assis
ted as they will be, by experienced engi
neers, superintendents and collectors, must
pro-ve verv nearly corrct. cucn estimates
and .:orrespondiui appropriations would af-
feet, in each case, only a very small part of
tiie public works, and specific contingent
appropriations would, as is done iu Cungitss
provide against extraordinary failures iu rev
enue or other unforseen events.
Thu fi.llnumrr fadulur ftl.utr.mnnt pYliihilH
the receipts and expenditures on the public
works since their completion; the estimates
madejfor them the year previous; and
the deficit in the interest fund that had to
j be made up by taxation, as near as the hit-
ter can be ascertained;
Defictin
Some 08-. .Sawees intgrcat
18. V.rOSS IIIIIIVLCU UApeil- 11,1111111.-
ijecijits the year ses and the year
Expen- timaicd uwle w,
by laxa
irUVlUU H.pui.19, IliVlUfl
tiun.
lS4.-iu.3Ca.Km 30J.&I0
1,001,7-18
lB.6..K)S,4i (WO.OOO U.,ii2
;iW),W0 B0!l,014
1M47..7'J0.7:1 700.000 313,17a 1875,000 687,89a
1H4H .7li-'),041 lijy.lXlO 339,372 310,000 781,22.5
ie4U..7),295 7.W.000 440,089 350,000 !IG7.Wi:l
1850.. 728,05 800.000 329,595 459,000 72li,045
1851.. 809,929 775,1)00 3u7,5li0 . 400,009 579,4li8
1852. Ii56,9b8 800,000 429,796 4t5,()00 798,435
1852..G05,KiS GOO.OoO 459,87.1 4'M090 8IK.545
It will be seen thatgehciai as thes esti
mates were, they 'differed btt liyle frotu the
actual resu ta. Had they been detailed and
and specifijC, andasd4 by contingent ap-
firopfiatio'ps, as suggesi'ed, the results would
lave been within tbe limits prescribed.
Much miirht thus have been saved, without
impafing the aondition .or in any way dimin
ishing the" revenues arising from these
works. Fmaaciul fluctuations, would there
by have been' avoided, and a greater de
gree ef regularity imparted to all our' pecu
niary transactions.
Jlor should I omit to press upon your con
sideration the necessity of pijoviiing for a
strict accountability of the various' officers
who- arecfiarged wiih the expeadstUre bf the
public money' The Auditor of State and
the eouiit'y Auditors are the proper account
ing of tlsp government' No one should be
permitted 10 be lus own accounting officer,
and all avenues to t,he treasury show! be re
quired to. pass through the prootr account
ing bt'AWjeu.
A practice formerly prevailed upon the
public works lit the I'eintnetiary, and per
haps in tome of the other institution of tV
Slate, by without the required and neces
sary control of the Auditor of 'Stale. It
this practice has been followed bv so frauds
or serious loss, tbe. &uU i.hould be attribu
ted to the inetejrrity oi' the officers, ahd hot
-h- gft)uta restraiiits imposed bit law.
A jirectdrilfu opon lh, Xrcasury should
. , ttnille., an.i :. everi 1
j . , -
tfansactinruof the Government, there sliodkl
be in practice, as well as in theory, an ac
counting and paying officer, acting as checks
upon each other. But little is gained by
tptcitio appropriations, if there be no check
upon the improper application of the raon.ey.
And in connection with this subject, it is
proper to remember, that it will not be long
before aU our expenditures wi l have to be
met by assessmenU'on the grand duplicate
of the State. All special taxs, except auc
tion duties, peddlars' licenses and a few
others have been suffered to go out of ex
istence; and labor, as such, it no longer re
quired to contribute to tb burdens imposed
by the State; a policy so salutary that it
commends the appropriation ' of every one.
ieJ. a
uiarr 9inl will la.- imparled' w the wlole iTt rs;ihei.urplui revenue win oe re paid; of taxation, w,ti.enecutauy aecura ine ex- 7 r -h . . . .."u.iW(uli.iM1iyM1ioi mp
" ' e , lhu nell,lr al purees of revenue will tinsttiahment Vibe entire deU'aa it falls' lljeM Comm.ssioners wera. appouvled. .benevolent lasjituj;.
liOVeniaxnt. . . i ' . ik. '- J.tf. it,. .V. J ir.i,':i U i.. k n..r.,i It i I and on the 15th of JanUArV. 18&J. IchiIh Th ivnnira Mn.l ifr-nrnv.rvirni. .t In.
The "3 rP31 fM iki RU railroad essenUUit be so ditefminei at this Unreport to the .Gera Asstmbly. tj-.en natic Asyhup .yhkwerlbir.i.d by
heve. the Genial Aembly from jnaa, www Ux,vionr 'That t!.ee ex- time. JX " ' ' tatetaion. The j reported a Code 6f CvB ppprili.;nial oJmHw of ui. Cen-
:rar.Md1.tut raleorre hnrdly The .heretofore pursed on this IWdure. which La gone into operatlen e& bbl r?. ar coTpleted. and
iKM.d to disturb tta Ui lioerauona, auu . , . .i.;, 1m.i,i11, ; i , Site Treaa- as a statute of the btate. oromue to add frrent u il ....mfnrt nf i m
Ourtchiiol. minUrtUUnd ecnaliuiwls.
:U soon DasftiDto the lind of cliwi :
!irH wlnli tliev mVstified our nublic ac-
. I HI LffJ I V"l Vttou. uc w ai- ---- - - , j , , . I
counu. Their tinbldi&'Hppearance, with the j be-augmented by the additional levy just
causes that called 'llieni (orlh, will' not in-1 recommended: as this large sum is appliea
creaae the public burdens, it will but change ble to the payment of the State debt due iu
their character. ' ;
' These facts should have their due weight
in i.l.rm ninir a II hmnciu (lllHSllOllS. 1 I1C ;
- . ,
- ......a t
taxing ana appropruung powers re u;
' . f....ni..H ni liAvaramMni
lUUsb lulUUliniiw luuvbiuus w w ..... ,
lli.rh'trfva Ho ni.t AlwitviindicHte uunecei-
8Rry eitravlRncet, and for many of our tx- j
acuoiis, at tins tiuje, we may pieau iue iurec
of circumstances.
Weaje a young and rapidly growin
I people; we hava every thing to create, all '
' I I- I . n 1 I I I
our public buildings to ereet, and large and
onerous debts to discharge, it is, never
theless, true, that our financial system is
without those salutary checks which experi
ence has shown to be necessary in all pub
lic transaction1;; nor will it be denied, I
may be attained. The recommendations al-
1 t J LI I.--,.
"uy made, .win, ii aaop.ea, oo mucuw se
tuic una enu.
Our taxes ore now levied upon a uniform
and equitable hasis;-they should be expend
ed uuder the stiictest accountability. Sat
isfy lhe people that the funds drawn from
them, are properly and economically appli
ed, aud the taxes'now complained of, will be
cheerfully borne.
The verv lanre amount which has been
n - n-a. t .i ... r n ii ul. n n i ii this aiuiu iiiiriiiir
u i n ii iiuiu ,uv uvwuiv v. ....... . . ..
l i
Uio past year, for the supp
irioiuie vanuus
, r ,i .:n '
governments under which they live, w. I
V""5 "j--
lures upon jour consideration.
Estimating lhe revenues of the General
GoVerement at 68,00Q,000, it will produce
for each member of Cuagsess about 25U,
000. '
'l'lidro nr twrnty-one membars fro tte
, StntBi touuty, 'i owiiship ami City taxes. 7,bol,lii6
Slate, making iiuout. ,,:
! FeesolCouiityorlitTrsestiiimiedut$Ui,oiV
ixr county
800,000
2O0,0U0
- . D .
t'L of Justices ol the l'cucu,'JoiisUibles,etc. ilOU.OOli
Makirigatotiilof $11,101 106
This is an annual burden, equal to one
half the Value of the wholesale fifty years
ago, and requires a tax of "2 on every vo
ter, and of nearly six dollars on every indi
vidual in the State! When burdens become
so, onerous, U is propei that every outlay
should he exanuaed with (he strictest scru
tiny. My predecessors have had frequent occa
sion to remark upon the safety aud dispatch
with which the taxes are levied, collected
and disbursed. v'tli Coiintv and State
,
.officers,
Defalcations have been ot rare
.
occurrence.
Our treasury system has.
berefore, served as a model for other Slates
and in manv refpects for the General Gov -
irnment "
A practice is said to have grown up
many of the large to'Tns, however, of bank
ers and brokers paying interest on deposits.
The State surely has no objection to this
when confined to, the transactions of private
individuals. But it is also charged that
these establishments sometimes beco me
tle
depositories of publio officers, and that large
sums are thus realized by speculating upon
t,he money of the people. These represen
tations may have their, origin in mere sus
picion, but they have cqllod forth a feeling
of dissatisfaction and alarm that can only
be allayed by trie adoption of such Piie-asur-es
iis will prevent the' possibility of so dan
gerous it practice. The present statutes are
defective Hn this particular and require re
vision,, Tllie public money should be guard
ed with the utmost caVe, and sll application
of it, except to the purposeses for which
it was raided, should be strictly prohibited
by law. . ,
An objection has sometimes been made
to this poliey, that it locks up the treasure
of the people. This objection, when exam-
CU. Will ue IUUUU iu iv n,i,iiwiii. niiv it'i
foundation. .In this State, as already obser-
I .1 Alu. '..tiul fr.m
ICU ktlC ICVCIlUUB ,1C I.IIIVIIJ' WVU tivm
direct taxation, for cer tain well known pur
poses, and payable at periods entirely with
in the coatroJ of the laature. At no pe
j "od is it necessary tokeep any considerable
! amount on hand, while ow treasures might
! most of the time, conveniently, be empty.
Under these circumstances, there surwly can
j be no difficulty in so modifying the laws that
mi uuujerui ucunc.vuui. nTci
of tlie public funds will be avoided, and the
i money of the people, at the same time.be
h f, : .1 ,:. owl. Dockets, until Featured for
I . , ,. . r
the public service
You will perceive the neeseity of these
remarks, intimately connected as they
are with the public debt and its final pay
ment. The entire debt of the State outstanding
Nov. 15th, 18i3, was aa follows; -roiyiiiw.
Five per ct. stock payable inn. 1st, 185,7. 150,000 00
Five per ct. stock payable Jim, 1st, trfliti..l ,025,000 00
Total five per cent, stock .......... 1,1,75,000. 00
Six per ct, stock payable Jan. 1st, l857.,$3i2,133 24
Six per ct. slock payable Jan. 1st, i;,665.335 53
Six pet ot.. stock payable Jan. lat, 1871.. 2,183,531 93
Six per ct stock payable. Jan Vn.,.1871, 1,000,000 00
Total six per ccnti. stockv
.13,742,000 70
Total
.......14,917,000 70
DOMISTK:-
Ohio canal stock, faith aud credit bonda, loan
of 1842 839 00
M iaini estt'p.ei.01), lonu biuid,, Iqnit of 1842. . 926 Oi)
Cnnal, school and miniaion.il bonds, loan of
1846.,,... 100 02
TatiuniJ lOHuliutock;.. ................ ........ 578 68
Total overdue $2,443 70
Miami extension canal stock, faith and 1
credit bonds paynslo after 114493 $224,500 00
Minnuextunsioii laiiil, U-ntU, payable uflur
180.1.. , 71,185 00
298,085 00
Total..
.301,128 70
Amount, of irreducible delit, nixing
Irom school and trui! fundu, hpUi by
the Stale upon which six per certK
internet is payable annually foroYer.$l,988,323 292
Fore inn debt...'
BECtsiTl'WriQS.
. ..$Mv917,000 70
301,128 70
,. 1,W8,323 29 2
Domestic debt . . .
lrroducibl debt.
Total. 17;206,452 69 2
The constitution fixes the minimum a
mount by which the principal of the debt
must be annually reduced; 'flirt amount
is gtOdtOUt) increased yeaily by compound
ing oil the ratJe of six per cent, per annum.
Under this policy, the Stale debt would not
be extinguished under forty yeans. It would
involve the' creation of new loans and an en
tire re-organi'',ation of existing liabilities
With ohjC public! creditors. " j '
It is'lfardlj necessary for me to recom
mend an eaiher payment of the jfate debt,
afttr the action on that subject by the last
Legislature, which U believed to htve met
Willi verygencial approbation. , 'Je ques
tion for jou to detersoine i, whelheij. shall
be met, and regularly paint as it matures,
On the first of January 1,85'?, $3,' 442,
133,24 become due. To meet this amount
will require an additional1 levy I have no
hesitation in recommending. A large a-
mount of iaUrmt will thereby b red(, ju
which. Ui the conUnuftttce ol tmhtt tm
subject.
ury surplus of 6-IO,25a80, which
18a7. it la eerily xse to apply u u mai
'purpose at once, if any saving to the State
Call llierVUT Ufl CUeCied. nimmu-
. .a... i i i
.
muuu vi pi". """j"
puliii. run itvwwivrx mi oiui h. tiiiricmic. uc
. .
conferred oq the Siukinir Fund Comm.ss-
ioners' to purcjuo our botjds before matu-
nty. lhe pewters uow possessed are limit
ed, nnd those limits instead of producing
advantageous purchases, have operated as
fixing publickly' the rate at which the Stale
n1,l ami Anncnilllnll V TirOflllpA
would buy, and consequently produce
loss instead of a saving.
During the past year, rhe real estate was
re-valueJ, 'ibis valuation, with that of the
persona) property next spring, will consti
tute the grand duplicate of 1854, the aggre
gate of which. wil be about eight hundred
millijns.
The following statement exhibits the val
ue of the entiie pnpertT'ir the State, at the
several periods incV'-vale'd, and affords grat
ifying evideiWof the rapid growth of our
people, in all rhe elements of prosperity and
wealth.
The amount for 1854 is ' partly estima
ted, but will not vaf'j much fiom the actual
result.
Years. Valuo of real VnVuo ol per
efttaie. sontil property
Totnl valve on
grand duplicate
lcv"-
ml.
j4,3!k;,ho8
T.ClM,7li5 4(i:t,517,47'J
1851 . . .
5li5,0O0,OOO
2M,00,0O0 ou.00O,000
The valuation last had, brings much prop
erty which had heretofore esciped. upon
the tax list. It also npproafics, as near as
is possible under any system, ta tne re
value of the property. With very few ex
ceptions, therefore the rule of equality of
burdens may be deemed as permanently es
tablished in Ohio.
The banks, acting under charters frcm
the General Assembly, form the tjnly formi
dable exception to the geiaeral acquiescence
in this just and equitable rule. They have
appealed from the State authorities to the
Court of the Uni'.ed States, in consequence
of which I have been under the necessity of
engaging connsei to represent the interest ol
the State before that tribunal.
An arraignment of State sovreignty, ue
der our peculiar form of Government, be
fore the tVdenil Judiciary, is always a mat
lerof doubtful expediency. It should cer
tainly never be resorted lo by institutions
of our own creation, upon which the State
! has conlered Mr.re mU valuable pn
lied-
..i r ...l. i,.. ... -,.ii.
: y' B r..v,w
' mg tn tliwr lair naa equal pi'opomon oi
! the burdens oi Wovernnient.
! A similar course was formerly pursued
I by 8,1 it'titutiun established in our midst
in j by federal autnoriiy, ana which inereiore,
instinctively looked to federal protection and
nnd support. The Bank of the United
S ateg it is 'true, was partially successful
at Washington, but where is it now? The
I people have advanced with unprecedented
; rapidity in all the elements 01 prosperity
mid greatness whilejnot one trace or vestige
of that proud institution is to be found with
in our borders. On the part of the State
banks, this course is the more reprehensi
ble as the appeal is made by foreign stock
holders, wpon whom the State has bostowed
rights of an exolusivo and highly lucrative
character..
They, too., complain of high taxes. I
have already remarked with some freed
om on this st'ibjeot and it is gratifying to
find thait these instutioins, impelled propably
by their own inteiests, are beginning to. n
nite with the great body of the tax payers
of the State, in laboring to promote a great
er degree of economy in all public expendi
tures. It is incorrect to suppose th". the origi
nal policy of taxing banks on their profits
. 1 only, was adopted with any rew of taxa-
; W2
them less than indiv..uals. Un the
contrary, it was claimed io be a higher
grade of State taxation and .the banks often
boasted that prior to 184C they paid more
than individuals.
The guowing magnitude of State especi
ally oi' local tnxut'on, however, led the
people to demand' that these institutions
should equally, with themselves, ba brought
within its range. Hencie arises the present
conflict. '
The higher grade of State taxation, plac-
eed in the charters, became in. the course of
time, a lower one evea, for State purposes, to.
say nothing about the local and many o,ll.icr
burdens which are necessarily bpiae by in
dividuals. An effort was made in 184
at a time when the whole basis of the rc
enue laws was changed, and when the in
equality referred to beanine clearly appar
ent, to subject the Banks, not as formerly,
to a higher and special rate of taxation but
to the same that was prescribed for and im
posed on individuals. This cffor,t, so fair
and equitable at the time, was successfully
resisted. It continued however to be insist
ed upon, and the provision upon that sub
ject in the New constitution, has been the
result. This provision relieves me anks
from Ike payment of the rates contained int
. . . 1 J ..... ... .
their charters, and whjch they alledged were
so much greater than those paid under the
general reveuue laws of the State-, and only
requires that "all property employaj ' in
banking, shall always bear a burden of
taxation equal to that imposed on the
property of individuals."' This burden is
now heavy, but a constantly hweasing du
plicate will, in a very few years, greatly
4educu it. The amount required to meet
the interest on the public debt, isannually
diminishing, and the temporary causes that
now tend to keep up the taxes, will soon
disappear. Tke Banks can therefore gain
but litsle by a perseAerance in their present
course, while injury and final ruin may be
the consequence.
The duty of the General Assembly is
plain an unquestionable, 'lug requirements
of the Constitution must be carried out. In
this determination the people, a ad every
branch of the State Government, are united
and will sustain each other, by the most
cheerful co-operation. No, one should de
sire to live among an industrious and heavi
ly taxed people, withonJ, bearing s lair and
equal proportion of the necessary burdens of
the State.
The New Constitution made three im
portant changes in th Judicial department,
referring to the manner of electing Judges,
the organization of the Courts, and the mode
of proceeding in the administration of jjis
tioe. ,,. ., . , .. ..' .:, . i
The fourteenth auticle requires that ,tU
General Assembly shall provide for the ap
pointment' of three CunTjiiBsioners'o revise,
ruforrry simplify a,rul abridge the practice,
pleadings, forms nnd . proceedings of the
Court' of llecord of this State, and a$ far as
practicable and expedients lo provide for
the abolition of tbe distinct forms of actions
at larr,thenin use, and or the administration
will
- uje by umform motlef procwdin
kil idui rrici riitc iu but uisuur ittn uriivrL t i irrxi luifnii u-niitii a iitri(ui in l in
i S. j ' . 4 I i f I " fc a -a-
Tbe changes made by this Code are rad
ical and .thorough, and seem to fwl',?
meet the rebuilt menls of the Constitu
tion. - ,
The actions at law heretofore in use ae
abolished, and justice is to be administered
by a mode of proceeding without reference
to any disu&otion between law and equity.
Technicalities aud fictions in pleading ate
no longer required. Tbe parlies in statiag
their ciaitp and defence, must tell the truth,
and ordinary anu concise iangunge.
To distourae unjust claims aud false de-1
fimres.
and to prevent a recurrence to formality
ices, 10 uispease wim uuukcwj r" .
and fiction, every pleading of fact must be
verified.
To est at the whole truth in everv case,
. . ii .i
the piC.Ues to the action, anu an ointr per
sons, ,ytith few exceptions, are
testify.
allowed to!
"These changes put an end to the old
system, of practice, aud aim to substitute
for it what the people have long demanded,
a simple, intelligible and economical mode
of proceduie for the administration! of jus
tice. The New Code went into operation! on the
second day of July last, and sufficient time
has not yet elapsed, to tett the wisdom and
practicability of all its provisions. That
most, if not all of them, are real and im-por-'tnt
reforms I have no doubt. It is
to be. expected, that in the beginning, they
will rrive rise to some embarrassment, but
it may be chitfly the embariasmtnt of
change. . ,
In view of the Lmportaace of this snbject,
and nf tlin untried condition of this law, I
al consider it proper to retommsnd I great cau-,
tin nio anv further immediate WisUtion up-
tio niu any lurther immediate jegisi-uou up
on it. It seems to me, tt w.ill be wiser io
wait for the modifications suggested by ex
perience, than hastily to adopt those of mere
theory.
It will bo observed, that tne requirement
of the Constitution referred to, npdlies as
well to the Crimnnl as to the Civil Code.
The Code reported and enacted relates only
to civil proceduie; and the- term of office of
the Commissioners heretofore appointed, en
ded by limitation on the first Monday of
March last. You will, therefore, consider
the propriety of creating a further commis
sion to prepare a Crimuid Code.
The reports of the Directors and Wasdta
of tli Penitentiary, will place be foi;e yon a
very Jull account of the raMtigMn;ut and
condition of that Institution,
The htws have been executed with mild
ness and humanity, and all proper efforts
made to ref'fin the unfortunate convicts who
are r.onfined within its walls.
Many of those who-se offences resulted
fi-nm m'tMmni.rnnne. unrestrained passion or
evil associates, it is confidently believed, will
uli.in.l.m ilm error of their past course, nni
on leaving the the Inttitution, become use
ful members of society.
.The exercise of the pardoning power is
one of the most delicate and perplexing du
ties imp.i ed on the executive. Applications
for pardons, during the past year, and have
been utmost as numerous as ttV convictions,
and there are verv few who aae so friend-
essor abandoned that they canaut excite
some interesa, nnd procure if neswiry, a ,ln,' ynparting to ii a 'tcreater degree of el
very respectable list of names to tdift'tf p-i ficieiwy. .
titions.
Formerly, lhe power was unaccompn-jiieUs
by any
- restraint or qualification whatever.;
and, it
is not imdrobable, was sometmus
improperly exercised. The
nncent and atUicted families
apivals ot in
are not easiU
Kcsistad.
Under the new Constitution, the Gov
ernor is required lo communicate to the
General Assembly "every case of reprieve,
commutation or pardon granted, stating
the name and cairne of tlm convict, the sen
tence, its date and the dale of the commu
tation, pardou, of reprieve, with his reason
therefor,"
This provision mast necessarily operate
ns a yery severe lestrieiion w$w the exer
cise of the poiwer referred to. The appeal
must hereafter be made to. the judgment,
rather than to the ayiapathieaofeur nature.
Reasons once assigned will be regarded as
precedents in favor of other applications,
and the penalties of the law would thus
gradually be divested of all lauraland prac
tical force.
Certainly, rather than saverty. of punish
ment, is believed to afford the best security
airainst
the commission of c-wmw. Jur
aws as 8dmimslered with
humanity.
Two juries grand and traverse have each j q'he annual assessment, and; leyy : of two
toaseertain the guilt of the iictmsed, while I lp0n the grand duplicirtte of the State .
the judge, who has 'heard the testimony ft,fl 'mo purposes, is r.sgvded, by nny
and, wrguiwents on both sides, is generally of the tax payers es oppoessive and unneces
requised to. concur. sauy. This levy, howevyr, i s -. oni tydt a
Sti 1, all human inounais are uaoie io
err, and it is not impossible that, by the
universality of the law and the strict appli
cation of general rules, the innocent may
sometimes be improperly involved. It was
in view of these circumstance that the par
doning power was conferred upon the Gov
ernorfand I have not, hesitated to interfere
in every case where, by the disclosure of
facta, known at th tune of the trial, a rea-
l.l .1 U. I t ..,..1 ,1 Iiwl in ,m ', inn
BOIlauie UOUU lino uj:cil lionw., I" ......
to the justice of the sentence.
The Courts are "jestr-amed in many eases,
from fixing the term of confinement in the
Penitentiary under three years, and is not
unfrequently made the ground of an applica
tion to the Executive at the end of one or
two years. 1 would suggest a mcdification
of the laws in this particular, so as to au
thorize the jjUdgea to. sentence for, a shorter
period. ; ' . ; .
Permit m.e ii conecion vthi tya sub
ject to call your attention to a very large
number of juveniles now confined in this
institution. Considerations of sound policy,
as well as of humanity ', create strong doubts
in ray mind as to the propriety of the pres
ent system of punishing 'his class of delin
quents. Offenses conhit(jA by boys are
usually the result of idleness; iinproper as
soaiations, and the absetioe of propei paren
tal earo. ;
They are very different iq. degree- and
moral turpitude, from those of th.3 deliberate
and confirmed crimnal."
Punishment besides securing the peace
and safety of society is designed to repress
orime and reform the offender. The last of
these subjects is particularly applicable to
the inexperienced and unfortunate youjth;
while many of the old are entirely, bejojMl,
the reach of hope, there is soantwlyi a yotjth
that may not be reclaimed. i
To, Uring about this ttesult, Iwwever,' a
classification of offences founded upon the
age ef thqie by whom they are committed,
should bp recognized with facilities for
teaching the juvenile offender the various
pursuits and duties of life, together with the
elementary branches of a common education.
Ihstitutiouji of this charaoteif have been
established i several of our . sister States,
and in every ijpstaoco have produced the
most salutary results. '
The r-ports rf the (ran .and of
patients, anc the end, diminish ,tbe
epi;sLSf t'ae austution.
1'te great increase of pupils in the Insti
tution fo the deaf and dumb, requires that
additional nom should -be provided fur
them.
A personal examination of th'it institu
tion has satisfied nio,' Uiat the time has" ar-
l rved lor the eregiipn of new bnildrngr
with adequate room and suitable ajowmo
dations. '
The site of a new .lifi.- V, hp a nil.
jee't of Irequent iscussion. It hits been
'"So""'1 "J "w!1 mat
many that the -institution
should be removed into, the country, and
the present buildings aiul grounds, which
are now almost in e heart of the city.even
tuufly solJ. .' , .
To this proposition, the present and late
superintendents, have been' .strongly oppo-
sen. i lieu eApeueiH'v iu ie (eu.ucaiou oi
d -af anil dumb, uivys preiu weight to their
opinions, especially f.s some $( ,$ie,ni rest on
educational "rouwlr.
I woyild submit to yciur eonJcralion the
propriety and justice ?f giving to the board
of trustees., suitable coiripeusa'.ion for their
servUes. ik labor which tlieyajie requited
to perform, and the responsibility imposed
upon them, aie loo greut2,be peilurmed
gratuitouslj;. ' v '
There is a class of perss, wiih equally
strong claims upon.9ur sympathies, who do
not seem to. be embraced within the range
or beneficial operations pf these institutions.
I a.luJe to. the fmhe;il and idiotic, ,o,f whom
there is said Uji be a large nurp-ber in the
State. " ' . . . '
UIocv and insaaltv. until lately, were
confounded; so far, u' last, as Bny efforts
were mada'for their aiiiliortition and relief.
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The preper distinctions aje now ubesrved,
and &ach cbiss is found amenable to differ
ent modes cf treatment.
Idiccy is understood to co.nsi.st in an im
pared'ondition of the powers of the mind,
and an entire want! of the reasoning
faculties. Persons affifii'ted aje not respon
sible for their acts, and must necessarily,
therefore, become a publis ..$ a private
charge.
l'ossuaaing muscular force, some traces of
miiinory, the and poyes of imitation, they
are capaLle .t$f being tnaiged to preform
many; of the njecessry duties of Jife. ;
Our Commom ShooU, from, their univer
sal dulrjsioiv, located as they are in every
neighborhood, and distributing their health
ful influence to every f unily, should always
be regarded as' very first objects of le
gislative ciuq. Th.vy have not inaptly, at
times, bcjn styled "tle petfple's collages,"
anil are certainly the g ill ulinj ifiid nost ef
ecttihl defense if our free in-slittjiiion.
The new constitution npkes it nnpera'ive
I on fanl Assembly, "to, make such
provisions by taxation, or otherwise, us with
the income nri'sing Froi the School Trust
Fund, will secure a thorough and' i fficirut
systeiU qf pominon ijceoida thtojhotit lhe.
State.' '
la Rccordance witlfc this requirement of
the constjtqtimi, the. last General A sembly,
with almost ejHire unanimity, passed a law
re-constructing' orfr educational system, ele-
, yatinir its htandaiid, extendins'its usefiiUiess,
I It is claimed bv the friends of the system
j thus ereated, l)mt the rjew teatnr jyigralteil
upon jt are decided iimirorenienUi, in jar-
I (,.,., ft,.,.ordancf with ediuM Lionel pro'fss ol
the inn), and the educational dwiands ot
our rap'tdry increasing population.
Jn a Republic; ljjte oqrs, lowiisiV aa it is
on. the virtue' any intelligence of lhe people
at) large, the thorough and efficient ednca
tion o? those who are soon to assume the du
ties and responsibilities of govei nmenf. in all
its deprj-tments, is'essent'al 'io the health
ful ezistaace of government itse, aidl can
not be neglected without danger to- tlye vital
interests of our free institutions, ,
The new provisions of the presenl Sjdiool
Law, involving changes, radkej in thf'r char
acter, must ne'essarily produce, fur. a time,
much embarrassment and innonvewiL'iic',
ami in some instances it may be, acctual op',
pression. But most of these being of a tern!,
pnrary nature and incident to almost evey
innovation upon long established usagef
they should no' impel the General Assem
bly toi hasty and inconsiedrnte legislation,
lest tiv present law may be, in a short time,
involved1 in the same complexity and con
fusion which imdiir the former . laws, pro
duced S3 mjud) embsjerassmen.V.
; a m,; ,rwiiter than that , authorised ry Hi:e
forinti Ihw.
Prior to the pisige of the present bvw
the State levied half a iil and County
Conwaissionfrs were required to, levy a mill,
for school purposes; maktui; total tax of
one milt and a halt. Under, the new law,
both levies hava been united into one,, and"
styled a State levy.. - s:.-i ." '--' '
Another tax which lias boias.ry heAvi
ly upon the 'ax payens-tha past yea?, .is the
one authorized to be assessed by .Township
Boards of Education for the purchase' of
school hruse sites, and the creation of school
houses. The amount that has been raised
for these objects is very nearly as; large as
that levied by the State. It is a tax that
will not be required to be repeated,.. ho'$e,y- '
or, in the next fiftee or twenty years, , , 4 -
In the , establishment of all school , sys
tems three objects should be constantly kept;
in view: brevity, simplicity, and utmost de
gree 0 economy that is consistent with hi
ediVait'ii of the youth of the State, ,Toat
taintheseexccllencies, liowevcf, muck .time
nnd expei;iencx acd, a careful observation of
the working of the system, are necessarily,
required. ... . ; ,. , , ;v.W. "
Tho grand duplicate has been greRjtljt, JlVw
creased by the re-valuation of tup xeali. es
tate.' A levy of two mills fbr lhe tnsuingy
year, would produce one-forth more revenue "
than was raised during the past) ear, under,
the same levy, No system can operate beon,
oficiaHy that bears too heavily on the people
I therefore reccommend that the law heap
modjified in this particular as not to require
any increase at kast, of the amount, now -;
ssseil'by thf State, i-'a,-.' o
Tlie work on the new. State Ilouse . lirts
been caried onjduuing the past year -with,
tlmmendabe ujdustry'and, dispatch, nTh; )
inopnyenjence. efii . experice . of procuring 1
suitable halls for the accommodation of tho.
Gera)' Assembly, together with the 1 prelf
ent uisecurity of the public records of the-, f
State, render the-eurly completion of this.''
building a matter of much interest, i-V.-Vr
Arrangements were made to have it co-1'1;
ered In last fall, so that the Work, inside' 1
could fee progressing during the winter; but
the contractors were disappointed In procur- "
Inr I Ii n nAnaetAiii mainrinla liiataPO
liiii biiv ikvv ib.-jui j uiui.1.1 iaio 4. lit J
have
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