Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-12-10

likely to occasion similar outrages In future y
Where free and slave States are contiguous, ~
it is natural for the slave to make efforts to nc
escape, and for the STAKEHOLDER to suspect the or
inhabitants of the free states, of aiding in the to
transit of the fugitive. If however, citizens of
of the free states should actually violate the
rights of any oft the citizens Of the sister states,
The laws of the country give ample redress, to
without resorling to violence. ct
In the present case, 4 questioa of jursdic- OF
ton has been raised. !. The citizens Of Ohiej 70 "
who have been csptured, we're on the bunk. ~ y
on the northwest side Of the Ohio River, md .,
the authorities of Virginia have set uPa m
clam of jurisdiction over the soil where the ii
capture occurred II was supposed that the d.
decision of the Supreme Court of the United
States, made ia 1920 had definitely and finally II
settled this question of boundary between o
States, each holdsto themiddle OF hastraRnfl fl1
but Virginia having been the orig inal ri m y
etor, ceded the territory north west Of ih6O-
hio River only, and therefore claims jurIsdc'' 5
ton over The river: 1t becomes important that y y
some fixed an certain line be known as the
boundary: and this the decision of the sus 4
preme judicial tribunal of the country has dis G
tincly defined, under the constructions of The b
original cession of 1873, to be at low water Il
mark, on this side Of the river. a. IN
it never could have been designed that q
narrow strip of land on the beach of the eilser, |
should belong 10 the opposite shore. lhe prln.
ciple tha, country bounded by the shore OF
river extends to low water mark, is 20 nat
ural ard CONVEX lent as to have secured gene
raj adoption. The claim Of jurisdiction for
Virginia, however, here set up, extends as it
seems, not only over the river, but also On the
bank OH this side. sa@
The dec sion Of the Court referred to- goes
further, and recognizes the right acquired by
the Compact with Virginia, under which Ken
!, lucky became Stale, which stipulates that
the navigation of, and jurisdiction over the
river, should be concurrent between the new
State. and the State which possessed the OPP
pusite shore of the said river. This compact
having been ratified. became binding IN VIZ
!, gna, as we'll as the ether sta ea OoFderrg up
ON the river.
= 1t wonld seem, therefore, that no doubt can
:. - exist that the captured citizens were kidnap>
v v ned and violently abducted from the jurisdlc-
. lion of Ohio, and that due regard for the
8 honor of the state, as well as justice TO the
injured citizens, demands reputation for the
# wrong.
y y Should the Executive of Virginia persist in
IS his refusal to surrender the aggressors, thai
, state will assume the responsibility OF the
. . outrage perpeirated by those lawless persons
y upon the rights and jurisdiction Of Ohio: and
Ne if this outras be submitted to, on the part of
u, Ohio, il NAV be made precedent tor future
tu u insult and wrong. In the mean time, l respect
~ fully submit to your consideration The propri
an ety of adopting effective measures to prevent
similar INVASION of the rights Of the citizens
80 - of Ohio.
81 'y deem it my duty again TO call your at
Il. 10 tention to the laws which unJnstly o2pres
~ y and degrade our colored population. 1t scent
- to me that their repeal is demanded alike b.
w. a> the spirit of our religion and the phisosoph,
10 ofthe age.
t. r. The Penitentiary of the state, has during
~" the wear been conducted with skill, prudence
49, and economy. The system Of prison discl
wse w pIinc which has been vigantly adhered to
H. has been we'll calculated to secure the objects
IL 10 Of criminal punishment. Special regard IA
m 'n' been paid to the complaint of portion OF ou
'. W citizens. who have perhaps with good cause
w !. alleged that the system Of prison labor Great
'o' ed an unjust competition with their business
~ and tended to degrade their pursuits. SO 10
e. as practicable, without violation OF old prs
M .ne on contracts ior prison labor, the employment
~ =" of the convict has very properly, as wen a
IL, ~, pro6tabIy been directed TO those ob]ec'
',iy which do no. conflict with the interests OF an
\ OF the eAiEtlUR iHCSt'uhi~oA Po'sN'tS S- w.
~ state. Since my last communication 10 sLR
Ine legislature, have seen no reason to iustlf
dl- chanpe of nv views then expressed on tn
W. VI subjec, of prison labor.
o' The finances of the instltution'for the eu
ate 'eA. Accru,ng c revenue, $4a.5O0,0O
op. Disbursements during the ycar, 24,525,OO
nth -
to Leaving balance in favor Of the
of institution of l2,o25.Qo
the The number of convicts on the lst of..'N
out yember, 10 Al, was 464. The number of co
ned victs received dusing the past year, was u
IDLY The number of convicts in prison on the
the of November, l845 was 47l. Four corVit
o escaped during the present year, Thirteen di
vio- by disease and two by accident. Some ma
8 of been discharged by wrlts of error from
uch Supreme Court some have been pardoned'
lar- the terms OF service ofa considerable nutno
n to have expired during the year =.
ther The benevolent institutions OF the state'
that Gated at Columbus, consisting Of the Lunat
pnn Assylum, the ASYLUM for the education
au the Deaf and Dumb, and the ASYLUM for
less Education of the Blind, are all IN mgr
tate Aourlshng condition, and each OF them i
,uld been conducted during the past year W
icial eminent skill and efficiency. These instlt'
pre-. ions are highly creditable to the people
gton Ohio and CO situte living and enduring e
,urt, dences of the enlightened aud humane sP
inst of the age. =
itch The number fthe patients IN the Aahe,le nn.
e in ylum on the 18th November iast. was ~~.'
for which l25 were males ane % iI ,hn ;"s;;,nS
ce of the new addition 10 the eah'u ~ ivy haI, hs -
ome whlcn is In prosress oe Ion ~ ononmodata
,em> P'eleu' wiz W OF" nc ,h;s ,f1;c,ad norton
II for h".,cG IT,. y. n,ras The number Of pupils
sors. out M ',,',s Co. ,ho education Of the Deaf.
n be t,' mo.h;s Is ohont ,0O. When tho addition to
rres hr;dngs of this institution which is in pro-
sbaIl be completed the number Of about SO m
har- can probably be accommodated. In the Asy
and for the education Of the blind there are ssve
on is pupils, and the institution is In oono''" ~
'ence cevo larger number r Al. I'm
fact In May last the so'n''R'e' "