The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-12-21

from hand Ia hand and have we rot, il
some resp' cls, forgotten what is due 10 thci
minds and bodes' May il not well be
questioned whether unremitting and unre.
quilted toll, from early dawn till night. un.
ier The eye Of an Interested tss k master
without an hour 10 read by day or light 10
read by night, constitutes the greaI road e.
moral reioimaions Is it right to contnss in
ths hands Of one Individual a monopoly OF
between Two and thee hundred labor ing
men, at only thrty-three cents per day
boarding. and workshops insnds Is it Just
IL keep up this monopoly at Vt ,ha, price in
competition with the honest mechanics Of
'he Statet is il TO be tolerated that such IA
contract Ia cla'E'ed t" be porpclual' sub.
nil 10 your judgemea, whether the Warden
Of the Penoten'aty hal pover, either by viz
'uc of his Office, or by any legal enactment,
10 limit or con'ro! legislation by such perpel-
ual contract, and whether the General AS.
semh!y has moi undoul ted right, in lhe ex-
erclsc OF lis discretion, TO abolish the Peni-
I"ntla'y system entirely, oi 10 adopt SOLITARY
confinement, either in whole or in part; or
if they find the present system detrimental
10 The industrial concerns of tho S.aIe,
whether, tmm llo nature of government and
the terrus Of the contracts themselves, they
may not emylny either the whole or a part,
of .he convicls at The public buildings.
And wonj further submit TO the wisdom
of the Legislature, whether the work on the
State House ought NO, TO be Immediately
and earnestly resumed; and whether convict
labsr ought not to be wi;harewn from avo-
ca tons injurious TO mechanical pursuits and
directed TO This nec' sSary object, ,aking care,
N its gradual withdrawal: To work no ;nu-
y 10 any just rights ofof Contractors And
ii by This direction TO The Labor Of the prison,
or Iol'ion Of il, appropriations become ne.
cessary 10 pay hrt,c stone qua purchas d
and to support lie institutions, whether they
should no, be made: Is il not better ,han
either TO hire out convicts at thir,y-lhrce
cents per day; and empoy other laborers to
do the same work a, one dollar aud fifty
cents per day; or TO suffer the foundation
laid, and materials provided for the State
House, as well us all our archives to 20 TO
iui.
The National Government havng for the
time being nj least Abandoned aur lakes aud
rivers aud directed all the energy add re-
sources OF the nation to a war ef foreign
conquest il becomes the more important, es-
,rcially az il is ske settled policy of the
State oi Ohio not 10 Increase her debt but TO
pay it of, that all proper encouragement
should be given 10 such organizations az will
bring the private en- erprse of the county to
bear OIL its physical improvement. Tho
Railroads extending from Bostsn, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore towards Buff 10,
Dunkirk, Pittsburgh, and Wheeling, must
ali, in two or mrre concentrated chains
across The Slate OF Ohio. at right angles at
our canals and railroads. from Toledo, San
dnsky, aud Cleveland to the Ohio River, aud
connect with other roads soon to be coinple-
ted to the mississippi river at Galina, GUM
cy, Alton and 81. Louis. In all truly dem
cratic governments where ihc policy of the
law is 10 distribute. not to concentrate es-
lates, and where there are consequently, few
rich men, associated wealth and effort be-
come indt spensble 10 the accomplishment
OF great enterprises. 1t is that corporations
emaDate from and exist as the efficient in
slrumenlalites of Republican Institutions,
are multiplied, in direct proportion 10 the en-.
lerprIse and freedom of States and Nations
For these, amongst many other reasons,
| would recommend the passage of more
efficient general law incorporating manulac.
turing companies with proper limitations
TO call into active use dormant capital, 10
build up manufactures, 10 aid young men oil
small means 10 begin business, to create for
The hnsbandman a market at his own door, to
develope the resources oftho State, and to
repress emigration from it, the tendency OF
such law Is NOT only obvious bur sanction
ed by Massachusetts and other states.
Permit me also to recommend, that the
law regulating interest '.ny be so modified
rs 10 permit parties 10 coitrsct for any rate
not exceeding a certain limit 10 be fixed by
the Legislature, leaving .jie law as il now is,
III all cases wherein no Contract Lss been
made in relation TO interest. Capital now
baals its equal burden OF taxation, reducing
interest below five per cent. 1t is necessary
| 10 the prosperity ni a a'a,e Us well as labor,
and no wise Legislator will make war upon
| /. Con,rac is as l. lh as ten per cent, are
made every day in d, fance Of the law as il,
stands. Homes, Inrn fulfil, and others lees
scrupulous, retreat h,lind t''s law and dis.
egard them. Some reasonable modification
instead Of banishing capital as the present
law does to other States, tolorating higher
ra,e ofintcrest, would invite ii amongst US,
md thus by competition diminish rather
han increase the rate Of interest.
| II is a matter Of rejoicing TO every lover Of
cnlightmen, und freedom, that the course of
rducat ation, in all its departments was never