The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-24
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MessHge Ul the leople Governor, ~
which some views Of legislation are e.
which are worthy of cousiderali among
those who would tinker the times and be
satisfied with rothing short Of perfection
in social and political Institutions. The
Democra: gives the following account of
the custom in acCnrdance with which the
Peoples Governor holds for b annually
Some ten years Since-we believe
when Senator Dodge was Governor
during the territorial organization. when
the people had no voice in selecting the
Governor, the people assembled at Mad.
ison during the session ofthe Legislature,
called ameetlngo ollhe people or sovereigns
as they styled themselves, aud elected
Governor who held his court. delivered
his message, made appointments aud re.
movals. with all the tormallty that dis
tngulshed the administration OF Gov.
Dodge. His message was take off, of
the territorial Governors s and hit at men
aud things generally, at Madison aud
throughout the territory.
Since that time, the people attendant
on the Legislature, about the second
week of the session, have annually chos-
en- peoples Governor who has deliver.
message to the assembled sovereigns
aud spectators. in the Assembly. cham
Der. Lutterly the message has been the
principle attraction. the chief object "f
the peoples Governor being To hit as
many persons aud things sharply as pos.
sble, in the best humor. The ircesl Ii
censc is allowed. il being understand that
every Thing is said ocosely, ann though
a sharp moral may polnt each stroke "i
Wit, no one has any right Ia take eXcep.
tnns to any hits in the Gnveruor's mes.
sage. Sumo Of the illusions will doubt
less be Greek to mary of our readers,
but they are well understood al the Cap
! ital
We have not the Message Of the Pen.
ple's Guverno: in full, but fnd extracts
enough in the New York Cnmnelclai, Ia
give some idea of his Exceleucy's style
aud general views Of pulley.
The following suggestion is brought to
the notice Oi the Legislature 81 happily
and with 50 much furce that We cannot
doubt its favorable receptions:
An aclUt Congress, approved Sep rs,
/ 1850 granted To Wisconsin, all the swamp
aud overturned lands uIIsnld in the State,
aud as the commissioner of the General
| nal (lE.,, Ia
Executive, has decided that when the
major part of any subdivision is wet aud
uutl for cultivation, the whole shall bc
registered as swamp lands. ii is clearly
for our interest, by means Of our lakes
aud rivers, To make the public lands a'
wet aud swampy as pnsSihle. have
, been iniuimed that the whole NurIh'rr
; and Northwestern portion nl the State
could he overt ,wed AT triAug expense
aud recommend that for this purpns,
the acting commissioner Gf the Board u
Public Works be- empowered to dam tn,
Wisconsin River as eiltctuaIly AS he has
| dam ed the NuIthern Improvement.
"A melancholy casualty is announced
in the message. Itappears that ot the
three commissioners appointed 10 inquire
. into the Fox aud Wisconsin Rivrr i'm
/ provementS,t two only have reported. The
/ third while exploring new mail r"ut,
fur canal to connect Winnebagn Lake
e with the Mississippi, strayed away from
y his mules; aud although the Sergeant
at arms has made dlligent search fo
= him nothing has been heard from him.
Il IL is supposed that he is still initiating
!, the example of Saul the son of Kisll
e seeking the lost asses. The Gnvernu
e under the circumstances, recommend
$ that an expedition be fitted ou; to nun
~ up the missing commissioner and infnrr
n him that all the donkeys but one have re
s. turned.
It The condition of agriculture is treate
Of The enormous increase of 'sma
potatoes at the seat of government is a
admitted evil--for which there seems t
d. be no remedy except in improved mode
n. of culture, with more attention to the he
II ter sorts of plants. The great suhjec
o. of education is of course too impurlai
o. o. To be overlooked by such Governor {
il i, his Excelleucy. He highly approves {
re the proposition TO establish Norm
r. schonI for the instruction of candid Il
y, for office in the rudiments of learning, II
0 Guiding reading, writing,a some know
ie edge of cyphers, particularly the latte
With regardt To Law reform. inasmuch
~, u, the Revised Statutes have become Il
i. vouminous aud too contradictory 10 b
/. read or understood, the message re
he ommends shat they be amended by strl
ing out all after the title page.
A BIG FEAT FOR A SMALL BuY.-Tl
VI New Hampshire (Concord) Patriot, stat
M d that two boys. named Franklin Ch"n'
r. and Charles Levett, the former five at
ch the latter four years of age. .brnke lhroui
mill pond. The older one on getti'
out, seized the hand of his little trIen
which was prutrudlng from the wa,er.a'
i. succeededin in extricating him from his da
no no gerous position. Their presence of mi
he as remal kable. As the older boy W
ge' tugging at the younger, he exclaim
M NJ Charley, guess you are a goner!"-
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