Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-01-06

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the government, will in due time, be laid be-
fore you, by the proper officers, and to the state
1 ments and suggestions therein contained, re-
specially solicit your attention.
The Reports of the Adjutant General and
Quartermaster General are herewith transmit
ted. The whole number of enrolled militia in
the State is reported 61,045. The neglect of
the township officers, upon whom it is devolved
by law, the duty of returning the names of per-
sons liable to do military duty, has occasioned
much embarrassment. A strict attention on
their part to this duty, is indispensable under
the present militia organization. In pursuance
Of the provisions of the law of Congress, author
izing an annual distribution of arms, this State
has received her quota for the present year, a.
mounting in value to the sum of $4,000.
| A communication of the war department of
the U. States, dated May 10Th 1916, was re-
ceived by me, requiring the enrolment of vol
unteer regiment, to be held in readiness, for the
service of the country, whenever demanded by
the President. A call for the organization of
volunteers received ready response from our
! patriotic fellow citizens, who, to number
greater than required, rendered themselves for
this duty. No order has been received for
mastering this regiment into service, but the
| alacrity with which our soldery have presented
| themselves as volunteers, gives full assurance
of their readiness in case ofemergency, to bear
their part in sustaining the rights and honor of
the country, in the ranks of the National army.
No event could be subject of more general re-
greet than the present hostile collision with the
government of Mexico.
Long years of peace has blessed our nation.
The love of domestic quiet, and peaceful pur-
suits; and settled aversion to the policy of
war, pervade almost every class in community.
From its earliest existence, our National gov
eminent has cultivated amity W it'll all natl ons
and a constant effort to avoid resort to arms
in the settlement of matters of di ference, is ap
parent in the history of our foreign relations.
Remonstrance has succeeded remonstrance, ne
gociation has followed negotiation, and spirit
of concession and forbearance has been liberal
ly exercised to avoid threatened hostillties. 1t
is creditable to the spirit of the age, that the
same just and humane sentiments, characteri
zing other civilized nations of the earth, has en-
abled us, almost uniformly, to maintain an hon
| orable peace.
With Mexico, sister Republic, on the same
Content, friendly alliance is especially desra-
BILE. In reviewing the causes of the present
war between the two nations, the same forbear-
ance under provocations and indignities, and
the same unremitted efforts to cultivate friendly
relations, and avoid hostlities, which have be-
come the settled policy of our Government, are
apparent on our part. Hitherto in the contest,
the most brilliant success has rested on the A
merican arms, and valor has been rewarded
with victory. While we rejoice over our ma
tional triumpbs, shall we not devoutly hope that
the renewed offers ofpeace, magnanimously ten
dered by our Government, may secure an hon.
orable adjustment OF difference, and again unite
| the two Republics in the bonds of amity.
At the commencement of the last session of
the Legislature, five banks only were in opera
ton in this state. Since that time, two of these
the Oakland County Bank, and the bank of
River Rasin, have ceased to do business. Pro-
ceedngs are now pending in chancery, having
for their object the forfeiture of their Chartered
privileges and the dstributionof their effects a
mong creditors. The failure of these two mon
led corporations at a time of general business
prosperity, has renewed the recollection of the
disasters incident 10 the banking system.
The State of Michigan has now fewer banks
than at any former period, and it may safely be
asserted that the legitimate business of the COM
munty has never been transacted on principles
more safe and economical, and with such uni
form and certain profits, or with such well re-
Quilted reliance upon skill, Industry, and econo-
my, to the exclusion of hazardous speculation,
as during the past season. In some of the
States an effort is being made to abolish the old
system of banks and to adopt another with diff
ferent checks and securities. That some of its
evils may thereby be avoided is beyond doubt.
In any event, however, it is believed that the
people of the State, prospered in their business
transactions, and warned by the lessons of the
past, desire no Legislation calculated to increase
the hazard of moneyed corporations,
A law, passed at the last session, authorized
| the Governor to appoint some competent per-
sons to colIate and arrange the materials and
memoranda in the Office of the late Geologst
of the State, and appropriated $l,700 for con-
tinuing the surveys, and preparing and publish
ing tng geological report. From an exam
nation Of affairs at that office, was satisfied
that the task of preparing final report would
be one of much labor and expense, and didnot
| feel willing to commence again the geological
explorations unfortunately terminated by the
death of the late Geologist, until some definite
plan should be adopted, and the limit of the ex-
| penditures ascertained. Instead therefore of
proceeding under the law above referred to, l
have procured estimates to be made by person
connected with the geological department, of
the probable expense Of preparing and publish
ing final report from the materials now in the
office, which herewith transmit for your con-
sideration. 1t will be seen thereby, that two
years labor of a competent person, already ia
miliar with that department, will be required.
For the preparing and publishing of two thou
sand Volumes the total expense to the treasury
is estimated at 1850, not Including the print
ing and binding. The expense of these last, it
is presumed can by an agreement with the pub
Usher, be met out of the first sales of the work.
i The Importance of this publication cannot be
doubted, but the embarrassed state of the treas
ury induces me before commencing unlimited
expenditures, to lay the es innate of the whole
work before you, :or your consideration.
The approaching expiration of the official term
of one of the Senators from this State in Con-
gress, will require the election of his successor
at the present session.
The twelfth article of the Constitution also
provides that the seat of Government shall, at
the present session, be permanently located by
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