Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-12-27

tndt tneyI IKE ntheT NlAIe InSNtuUOHs Ol
Ethe kind, have not fulfilled The just ex
pectations Of thecommunity. II is high
! ly desirable that The failure be trscpd to
its causes, and that such means as are
l within tho power of the Legislature may
be employed TO render them efficient
au2ildres in the work of impro
Professional education hiss received
but ittIe attention from the State gpv
ernmens. Tbe MedicaI College of Ohio
may however he claimed as State in
Islitulion; and il is worthy Of its parent
oGe. It has however, received no ap-
preparations Of late, end hus been go
prosperous, as 10 oulerow It's buildings
The faithful trustees 10 whom its in
terests are committed, w,lI in due time
present It's claims. which | commend to
your favorable considerations; more es-
PeCiaIy, as they can probably he can
ceIei with thc auction tuBd Of rhe city,
within whose limits thr coIIeea IS Ioca-
ted. The health and hvrsof communi-
ty sre as property the subjects Of l. gis
Iatlve protection as its pork and -four.
The law heretofore existing which i'm
posed penalties and disabilities upon
such practitioners Of medicine as dId not
give satisfsctory evidence Of adequate
ocIcnCe and skill, proved INSULT lent, and
~as regarded By the publ; as anti re-
publican and odIous. BY rendering
medical schools respectable, and medi.
cal knowledge accessible, we accomplish
tho object, eHectuaIy and 10 an unex
cepliouabIe mode. If public opinion
would justify the measure, ( should be
glad TO SEQ the portats Of our medical
schools (by permanent endowment Of
their pro'essorship) thrown vide open
10 The poorest youth in the land
There Gro certain sciences which, be
cause they cannot be cultivated at pri
vate expense, have always received
moro or less Of legislative encourage.
ment, in civilized countries; among
those sciences are Geography and As
tronomy. II is the practice Of the ma
ton 10 explore the distant cols's; but
ought We no: TO survey our own hills
aud valleys. A more thorough and ex
teGeiYe examination Of our own NATURAL
history and geology, would r"sn, in
valuable contributions 10 science, and
would by revealing unknown sources,
repay a thousand IOId the expense which
It might incur. A small Appropriation is
all that would suggest e prcsenl
advert with pride, 10 the tsc; that
an Observatory has sprung Up wi,hio the
last year in cur own'Queen CITY, which
ls likely TO become the best light house Of
the skies in this hemisphere May irs
exploring eyes discover truths t0com-
pousnto in ocmo humble degtee Tor the
valuable knowledge wo have derived in
the last haIf century from Europe. |
am not aware that It asks anv aid from
The Srate, bot | wouId not psss co proud
a monument without notice.
Amoeg tho vsrroUs suhiects 70 which
| your attention will be called, perhops no
one is Of deeper interest 10 your conslIta
ents nj this time, tha5 tho question Of
Banks ard the currency. Our banks
arc reduced 10 eight IN Number. ard
some OF them Hrc preparing to { lose their
DuslnCss That Banks promote ourpros.
prrlty is no iongera mooIcd question:
They 'ncrooao lho productive industry
Of the country. furnish facrlries for rom
mcrcnI operations, and afford a c1rrency
which is readily counted. easily and
safely transported, and, under proper
regulations, convertible INTO specie al
tho viii o! theholder.
That Banks are laElo 10 faiiureEnd
suspension, capable Of cxpnndlng aud
contracting their circulation at will, and
subject to the frauds Of dishonest drcc;
tors and stockholders, are reasons for
regulating bu, not destroying them -
The English language has been the
medium OF immcasurabIe eVIl. but who
proposes lu hUOllhU IIb NSf q fbIdN-
Ish M exclusive metallic currency
whilst our sister States have Banks lq
impossible, Legislation cannot prevent
the use Of paper currency. Stop ils
entrance at one avenue, aud ii will come
N with redoubrd iorce'at another 49,
70 say that one man shall aot pay aud
another receive what they mutually a.
gree upon in n borgain can answer no
value purpose among a free and indepen'
dent people Legislation may viliale u
currency--it seldom improves one.
What system Of Banking shall he a.
doped at this time ia the State OF Ohio?
Many OWLS have attended onr former
policy. tnd they might have been expec-
ted The dlniruIty Of dcvisiDg a safe
system in new country is very great
tho balsnce Of trade being against il
| there iS a perpeull drain upon It's spe-
Gle; and ts capitalists holng few, III
Bnuks ore generally established by those