The Arkansas advocate., 1836-09-23


 An act for the admission o the State ct Arkansas ID t ,ho Jrnon. and 10 provide for the due execution O IIa.,s arale UuitedsS States within the same, and fol ahas nnrnoses,v approved 23d of June, 1896, whicf La,ld he ratified By provision of this act, section nnbered sixteen in every township mas been granted m h State for the use of the inhabitants o such town ba far the use of schools disposition of the lands ,bus graned in manner best calculated 10 secure the ob;ects designed, will meet my appfooatioh: All safs springs, not exceeding l2 III numpef' "i'n siA If land adjoining to each, have been granted to me c,, for inc use of the Sate which are to be selected IT. ,be General Assembly, or before me hrst day of January, iS4o; the same to De useo uHae, suen terms. conditions and regulations as the ueheiai As- onhlv shall direct but not to be sold or eased al any tin,e for longer period than ten years w,nou' tae on,sen, of Congress- For selecting those lands and leasing out the salt springs agehuS oi eo4'i''''0''.s should be appoinied .... 1 ,be sale of public lands Arkansas to which, by this
 we are entitled from and after the lst day of July r iss, nroyison should be made. The funds arising from this source, will be gradually augmenting, and shopd be loaned out Ut interest, until sum of sul- cent magnitude is at disposal for making foaas anu canals.
 Amono the most interesting portion of your legisa- ,;v aIors will no doubt be consideration of and ae- lion mon, system of internal improvement for the State By the division of the surplus revenue, 10 which have before alluded, a fund will be placed at the control of the Representatives ot the people, which, if iudciously managed will enable them to lm- prove the roads and highways to great degree and thus enhance the value of the property et our citizens, by making the access to and from market an object of trifne in 3orance. We are too young in knowledge and means, to follow closely !he vast strides of n- terna improvement taken by most of the States in the Union but we can make such beginning as will, when our resources and experience become greater and our population dense assist materially Tn the proper application of those resources. would there- Ore recommend the appointment of Board of Inter- nal Improvement, composed of persons o suitable to- geographical knowledge and experience.
 The miserable and shackllng condition of our con- mon Jails is such, that we have scarcely in our State sufficiently strong to secure prisoner without standing guard. Experience Tn other States demon- strates clearly the good effects of Penentiarles but should the present Legislature Tn its wlsdom deem It nexpedeni at this session, to make provision for the erection of building of that character, am eonyneed that the public good requires some kind of legislation that will insure the establishment of common Jails which will be sufficient retain criminals, without the expense of guards, or necessity of loading them with chains.
 The time and mode of choosing Electors to vote foi President and Vice President of the United States, k of sufficient importance to insure your immediate action One among the important duties to be performed by he present Legislature, Will be me udciouS osposa of the fund which will arise from donation of seventy sections of land granted to the State by the Gene raj Government, for the purpose of establishing sem mary of learning. It's magnitude will doubtless insure your serious consideration and action. The creation of institutions of learning upon scale as liberal as on will justify must, when carried into effect, give to our young State early. respectable and prouo stand among her sister Republics. Most of the States in Union have adopted measures and created funds for general system of education within their respect i've borders and from their experience taugE that earlier movement in the benevolent would have much advanced the moral and intellectua standard of their citizens; and learning wisdom iron the experience of our neighbors can, in the outset take such steps as will, in the of few years enable al our citizens to besow on their children the benefits of education.
 Ardently hoping that unity and harmony of action will prevail in your deliberations, and nothing be done which will prove preudical to the best interests of the people, and that wisdom may guide you in the creation of wholesome and sautary laws that will reflect honol yourselves, and give character to State, is the deyout supplcation of your felow-czen.
 JAMES s. CONWAY.
 Little Rock, September 17th, 1886.
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