Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-30

10 make any disposition Of these funds which
IN their opinion. would prove moro safe and
profitable than their present investment, would i,
not be we'll, II the stock held In the bank. on
ACCOUNT OF these two funds, be sold, and the pro
eseds invested in such State securities as are in
market OF can be procured by negotiation. III
these stocks will realize seventy FIVE per cenum,
the seminary fund tfor nstance) would amount
to seventy five thousand dollars. This sum in
vested in State bonds, bearing at the lowest rate
slx per centun, would produce four thousand
i've hundred dollars annually, which is far more
than tho meagre amount arising from the divi.
dsnds OF the bank, which have realized on the
capital stock Of one hundred thousand dollars,
,hs annual amount, for nearly the las, three
yssfs, Of about one thousand dollars.
II the General Assembly, then, should think |
itself bound TO take care that these funds suffer
no diminution. might no, the deficit thus created
be supplied by money arising from the sale OF
the i've hundred thousand acres OF land granted
10 this State by Congressi 1t is true, that the
assent OF Congress must previously be obtained,
yet ! think that on a memorial 10 that effect
there would ne no difficulty in obtaining for
this purpose q modification Of the grant, which
would still leave a large sum for an internal
improvement fund.
The greet cost OF the construction Of the pub
lie buildings 10 the City OF Jefferson, in my
opinion, renders advisable some measure 10 guard
them against destruction by FIRE. BY virtue OF
on act Of the last General Assembly, the fire
places Of the Capitol have been laid with sheet
iron, SO as TO, in great degree, prevent all
danger from that source, yet the building is fur
from being FIRE proof. Perhaps it as much so as
il cen be rendered. yet 10 guard against acct
dents, would recommend to you the proprety
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more cisterns, and the purchase Of fire engine
with the necessary hose. The public spirit OF
the citizens OF Jefferson, have no doubt, would
soon organize fire company. whose services
would be cheerfully rendered in behalf Of the
State.
Among the documents which accompany this
communication will be found letter from the
Treasury Department Of the United States re-.
guessing certain statistical information respecting
this State, which respectfully refer to you,
Ti,h suggestion Of the propriety Of making it
the duty OF Sheriff., when they take the census
Of ,hissState, to collect and report the informa.
lion thus desired for the use OF both the State
and General Governments. You will also find
q correspondence between the late Governor OF
this State and the Governor of Illinois, in re-
lation 10 the surrender OF Richard Eels, fug
sive from justice, charged with having assisted in
decoying slaves from this State.
invite your particular attention to this sub
jsct. The other accompanying documents have
b,en received from the several States and from
individuals, with a request tina. they be laid be.
fore the General Assembly.
From communication OF the Register OF
lands, herewith transmitted, it will be seen that
nearly one half Of the grant to this State by
Congress Of five hundred thousand acres Of land
has been selected by the commissioners appointed
for this purpose, and tha. in the land districts of
.hs United States the proportion of these lands
hss been selected as follows
ACRES nprs.
In the PALMYRA land district 4S67S 16