Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-12-14

Aho uuty OF lu6 Dlhl61 10 uCfOtO WV "ASAN
of that fund TO the extingnishment OF tho
principal of tho public debt. Thus pos
Ierty, for whom it has been some tIme
imagined our internal improvements were
forging chains; would find themselves,
by the wisdom and energy OF their fathers,
the inheriturs Of an estate free from in-
cumberance, yielding an ample royonue
for all public purposes, with nearly a
thousand miles Of navigable canals, ira
versing the State in all directions, bear
ing to their destined markets all the pro-
ducts of their labor, and bringing to them
in return the necessaries, comforts. and
if they wished them, the luxuries of the
civilized world.
The operations Of the Penitentary for
the last year have been conducted in a
manner crediable to the Warden aud TO
the State. Whilst a wholesome discipline
has secured a strict obedience to the
rules of the prison, with single fragrant
exception, every practicable mode of re-.
form has been exerted. II there be any
exception TO this, it is'to be found in the
fact, that the convicts ere not regularly
supplied with religious instruction, in the
usual mode of worship on the Sabbath.
AS, however, this subject is to some eX-
tent within the control Of the Directors
. of the Penilentiary, their experience and
observation, will best determine the prac-
ticability as well as utility of such meas
ure under the present system. Very sub.
stantial and lasting improvements have
been made in machinery and workshops
during the past year, which account for
the fact that the nett proceeds of the in
stitution are less for this, than the prece-
ding year. After defrayng all expenses,
the balance paid into the ire asury the
present year is $24,700. Other facts
connected with the history of the
Penitentary, present an encouraging
view ofth progress Of morals in this
State. The amount of crime which has
been ascertained by Judicial decision, and
visited with punishment in the Peniten
tiary, has been greatly diminished within
the last three years. In the year 1885
the number of convicis sent from AL parts
Of the State to the Penitentary was i72
in 1910, 1877; 1871, l2l, showing not
withstanding our population has been con
stantly and rapidly increasing since 1889
decrease Of crime in three years Q
about thirty per cent
The law requires the costs Of prosecu
tiOn and transportation to be paid out c
the slate treasury, on delivery of the cor
Vict. 1t also requires the pfusecutn
attorneys Of the several counties to col
lecr, if practicable, the costs so paid, an
pay them into the State Treasury.
have reason to believe, that great negl
gence. has been INDUCED by the Officer
of The counties in collecting and payln
over costs, in such cases. The ProseCG
ting attorneys are officers for their respe'
tive counties, and may be expected to
less vigilant in their attention to the p
cuniary interests of the Stale, than thos
of their own particular counties. IT
same remarks are applicable TO sheriff
and clerks of courts Isubmit, therefor
20 the Legislature, whether legislation
not required or this subjects II Il
clerks were to send annually to the Trea
urer or Auditor Of State, an official stat
ment Of the amount collected i'll such C
ses, or the progress, if any, made in &C
lection Of costs due to the state treasur
it might awaken and secure degree
attention and fidelity on the part OF
concerned ia the business, which at Pre-
ent cannot BE expected.
The institution for the Deaf and DUN
for the Blind, and the LunatIc AsyIuI
have all during the past year, given
dtional proofs of the wise phila"thro
which dictated their establishment.
'Fhe existence, in q condition SO iiour'
ing, in country so new as ours, Is IFS
cheering evidence Of that high civil
ton which through benevolence, G.
ouers selfshness, and by the combr
powers Of science and art, triumphs O
The most fearful calamities Repc
from the proper officers Of these insu
tions will be laid before you. most ca
estly recommend to the cons IdeFat
of the legislature the propriety of erect
additional buildings. connected with
Lunatic Asylum. D
Bya a former act Of the Legislature,
geological survey Of the State was CO
menced. Tie result was tic
lection Of variety of soils
minerals from varous districts in the 81
whichfor some yearshad remained with
being classifed&stored in room PROV
for that purpose. At the last sossio
small appropriation was made, to be
Piled, under my direction, to pay the
penses of labelling and arrangeng II
specimens for preservation here ana
distribution to the literary institution
the State. Soon after the adJouFnn
ofthe last legislature, for the PurPos
executing the law, procured the scr
fDr. Mather, who has nearly CON
ted the arrangement. The specimen: