Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-12-22

6estiDies of the world, and relying on the in
telligence and enlightened patriotism OF this
body, i hope will be able to discharge the
duties of the trust with which | have been
| honored, in such manner, as will meet the
expectations of my fellow-citizens. cannot
i hope to be always right; hut conscious as
am, that my greatest ambition is faithfully to
serve my country, and aid with my humble
efforts in promoting the interest, prosperity,
and glory of my native State, throw myself
without fear on the justice and forbearance Of
a great and generous community.
Next follows little common place upon the
rapid growth and increasing importance of
this state. He then speaks of education and
makes several very good suggestions in favor
of extending the benefits Of our system Of COM
mon schools to the German population of the
state, he says: .#...#
Under the present act, for the support and
better regulation of common schools, our Ger
man population are, in some degree, excluded
| from its benefits. The present law requires
that reading writing and arithmetic shall be
taught in the English language; Er)vided, how
ever, that any other language may be taught
in addition to the English, at the discretion of
the directors. Although the German may be
taught, in connection with the English Ian
guage, if the school directors SO order yet it is
impossible, in many places, to procure teach
er capable of teaching both German and Eng
lish, or to procure an English teacher capable
oftenchng German children. The consequence
is, that in German settlements, they are una
Bile to sustain any other than German schools,
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benefit of the school fund. This in not Justice,
their equal proportion towards the school fund,
with other citizens-they have the same inter-
est in it with others, and no portion of the COM
mumty more cheerfully comply with all the
laws Of the country than they do. They con-
stitute a large portion Of our population, and
are increasing pannually. They are industr-
Gus frugal intelligent and virtuous, and devo-
tedly attached to our free institutions. Their
rights and interests should not, therefore, be
dsregarded Why not leave it discretionary
with each district, whether the English or
German, or both shall be taughtl 1t is true,
it may be desirable that all our population
should be capable of understanding the Eng
lish language, but this cannot be brought
about in day-it will require time, and must,
and no doubt will take place gradually, by the
necessary and continual intercourse between
the German and English population. But it
cannot be produced by any arbitrary act of
legislation; requiring that to be done, which
is impracticabie, either on account Of the feel
ngs and education ofparents, or the impossi-
bity of procuring suitable teachers.
The next subject is that of internal i'm
provement, in which his views do not differ
from those of the Governors that have prece-
ded him. He speaks of the Importance of the
Sandy and Beaver canal, work hitherto car
ried ON by individual enterprise, and recon-
mends its adoption, by the state The Go
vernon then adverts to the agricultural inter-
ests of the state, and makes the following sug-
gestions respecting the silk culture.
From the experiments which have been
made, it may be said with certainty, that the
successful culture of silk in Ohio, is no longer
matter of doubt; all that is wanting to rem
der the business entirely successful and pros
rerous, is the direction of public attention to
the subject; and, to extend to it, in its infancy,
ard for limited time, some legislative aid, by
allowing bounty to the producer of the raw
material. A laudable anxiety has been mani
tested in several of the states to encourage this
branch of industry, by extending to the produ-
Ger, liberal bounty, for limited time, and it
has had fhe tendency of directing public at
tention to the subject, and bringing into active
operation the manufacture of this valuable ar
tice. would recommend the adoption of
similar policy in our own Stale.
The Governor then indulges in little non
committal upon the subject of the labor of the
convicts in the penetentiary coming in compile
ton with the Mechanical labor of the state, but
maks no recommendations for the avoidance of
the evil. E.- ~
Then comes the subject of finance. OF the
credit system he says:
Our system of credit, to which we have long
been accustomed, could not be destroyed, with.
out deranging,t to great extent, the whole bu-
siness order of the community. Our policy,
therefore, should be, not to destroy, or impair
that part of our credit system which exists in
the shape of bank paper, but to place it upon |
more solid and substantial footing. I am
aware that those who advoca the policy of
reforming the present banking system, are
charged with seeking its destruction, and de-
string to establish gold and silver as the only
of the country. There is no foun-
dation for this charge.
first of January, l843, you may be called on at
The present session to consider of the policy
Of pfcxtendng the charters of the existing banks,
Or such as may be deemed worthy of public con-
idence, and called for by the public good. /
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