The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-01-15

dent Of the fifty thousand appropriated in 1886,
for the %erectio1 Of buildings, There is, In the
Commissioners hands, detained under an in
junction III Chaneery, six thousand six humid
red and tiirty-two dollars, Of which his report
will give you a detailed account. And there
ls due the fund, in solvent debts not yet col
lected, twenty-five thousand dollars: thus the
whole fluids Of the Institution amount 10 near
ninety-three thousand dollars, exclusive of the
Planters Bank debt, III Is hoped that no fur
Their appropriation will be required for building
purposes, and that whatever sum is ascertain
ed 10 be due the University, will at once be
put at interest. The State ID my opinion,
should retain the principal and pay the inter-
est for the bsneft of the Institution in semi-
annual instruments.
The Common School law Of the last session
has not fulfilled The anticipations Of it's friends,
The report Of the Secretary Of State, herewith
transmitted, will bring you acquainted with It's
operations Its immediate repeal, and the sub
~stitutlon Of an act more In accordance with the
suggestions contained in my message at the
opening OF the session III l846, Is respectfully
recomme nded.
The educational wants Of the State require
the establishment Of d Normal School, where
young gentlemen and ladies may be educated
for the profession Of teaching. The want Of
competent teachers is very sensibly felt, even
by those who have the means to educate their
children. An interesting paper on this sub
ject, drawn up at my request BY the Hon.. J s.
B. Thatcher is herewith transmitted. The
subject has been 80 fully considered as to SUI
Percede the necessity Of my pursuing it. The
views of Judge Thatcher meet my cordial APP
probation, and are therefore recommended to
: your favorable consideration.
The Rev. Mr.. Champlin, a blind philanthro.
. pist has been for some time engaged in the
I humane work Of teaching the blind. He has
4 received the aid of many charitable persons
and intends making application to the Legisla,
6 ture for further assistance. Manyof the States
Of this Union have properly lent their assist
) ance to this benevolent work, and no. doubt il
e entertained that Mississippi will follow thei
3 example. u .a ua5
Although opposed to the increase Of %salarie!
Q as a general rule, ithas occurred to me that the
$ true interest Of the State would be promoted b.
d increasing the salaries Of the District Attorn.
8 eys to a sum equal to those ofthe Circuit Judg
es, and BY prohibiting them from practicinf
8 in their 70 circuits in civil cases. In thi
way the State would procure the undivided at
o %tention Of able Lawyers, and thus have the bes
G possible guarantees that her interest in Cour
would not suffer. The present low salaries d
l. not justify Attorneys in abandoning the civi
docket. and nothing is risked In asserting tina
e no lawyer Of respectable standing would b,
/, confined to the criminal docket for the salary
r Of a District Attorney, Economy and a faith
e full administration oil the criminal laws equal,
demand this change.-0ur Judiciary system
costs an unusual sum little short Of THU
IF ty thousand dollars over and above all the sal
%oriesin that department.. Much Of this larg
~ uHlbuht - paw v SuoAS III CuSCo WlO uVblu
has failed in the prosecutions through some Of
fetal neglect Or incompetency, and where tn
guilty have in consequence gone UNPUBLISHED
re The foregoing recommendation, if carried oul
it is hoped, will correct this great and CROWN
st evil. ra
le The success Of the PeniIentiary for tie la;
le TWO years has not ~equalled the general expeC
ie %tation. In 1916, the balance sheet exhibited
& loss of eight hundred and eighty-four dollar
1t and 6ity-three cents; and, this year the gain
shown by the same exhibit to be eighty-fv
Ie dollars and fifteen cents. In justice it shoul
'e be admitted that the losses, have been great,
at than the reports indicated. BY an investigate
= of the accounts for 1876, it will be seen Til
ne six thousand five hundred and seventy thre
~ dollars and seventy-three cents, was draw
e. from the Treasury int that year; and this yea
es I847, six thousand three hundred aud thirt,
RS nine dollars and forty.sight cents has bee
e. drawn tor the use and support of the institution
Ii and thut the income is credited in 1916, b
d stock and tools on hand, nineteen thousan
to six hundred aud ftty4hlne dollars and seve
cents, and in I847, by twenty-six thousand 81
al hundred and three dollars and sixty-thrt
be cents.
n All this material is valuable, and may
OF worth the estimated sums. The tools are SUI
- iect to waste however from constant use, an
in other articles will depreciate in value from b
u-ine kept on hand. Until converted into none
al their precise value cannot be ascertained.
rigid investigation into all the affairs Of Il
or prison is due to its officers and to the publ
lg and is earnestly recommended by me. ~
" reports Of the inspectors and other officers 4
lr the two last years ending Nov. 30th, l847, a.
d. herewith transmitted, and will make you a
a quointed with the operations Of the institute
" during that time. Your attention isespeciaI
he directed to the report for i847, and the recon