The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-01-03
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Delivered Thursday, Dec. I2, 1850. q
Ge"tlemen Of the Senate, as1s "a rsz.
II v and House Of Representatives
(Concluded) "
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

/ The 7th section of the same .atiicl,
enacted that the Governor "may requir,
Information in wiring fiom the officer
I'm The executive department., upon an
subject relating TO the duties of their res
peclive Offices, and shall take care tia
the laws are faithfully executed" "A'
| This provision was designed, I con
clnde TO authorize The Governor to ex
anime Ind advise in relation 10 tho trans
action Of business, in the other execu
tive del anments OF the government; {
power which may lie essential TO ths
knowledge.requfred 10 enable tlro Exc
cn,ivc, 10 his annual message, ut the com
mcnccmem Of the sessions of the Gen
eral Asse mbly, or from time to ;imc, tt
give tlat body information Of the stat;
of tho e vernment, and that a supcrvi
SO llnrncc may he cxertcd, calcula
ted to effect the punctual and faiihfu
discharge ofoficial obligations. nw
In the performance of this impor,an,
duty. !shall invite the most frank ant
friendly communication with the subordi
natc executive departments, and shall
doubtless, moro frequently be under the
necessity Of asking advice, in my own
department, than imparling it in theirs
and shall strive TO maintain the most
friendly and confidential relations, so es.
sentlal ,u The public interest, in The dis.
charge of duties connected by official in.
'cfcou'se. ,Aels.asr-9 8s,.. ...,....,
THE D,NK,NG sHsTEM--ITs EVILS.
Thcre ;s one subject of general legis
la ion, in addition TO those before cnum-
Grated, however, 10 which l would invite
your particular attention. do so with
great respect for the opinions of those
with whom mny differ, and not without
doubts whether il should moi be left, un-
til'tho result of the deliberations of the
Convention is known, as that body, in
my opinion, possesses supieme power
over it in all things, not inconsiste ont with
the Constitution of The United States
! ullude TO the great banking system Of
The sta,c;a system, by no means, with
out lis evils and imperft ctions, as all
must conccde. GHa... .fs.i O.
The question ia not now, however,
whether tho General Asscmb!y y las the
co ls,intivnal pcaer4,o repeal the char
tri of private monicd corporations, and
aonul their usual and ordinary fran
ciIiscs. AS to the exercise of this pow
cr, there is. diversity of sentiment
Tic right has been decided by the re-
.pGp.ed precisions Of Tic highest Judicial
tribunals of the country, while the ailir-
naive has been ably and zcalonsiy
maintained by political writer's Of great
merit, and statesmen Of distinguished
ability. -.,-.,-... n,
] think il may be safely asserted, how
ever, that all spccil lgislu;iun for the
benz Fl, Of capital at the expense Of la-
bpr, that is, in the character of mono
pol ,, and Golfers upon the few exclusive
privileges which the many arc prohibited
to enjoy, are utterly Inconsistent with the
nature and spli, Of our democratic ins'i-
tuions. They should be very. seldom il
ever granted, and when found TO be in
furious to tho best interests of the COM
munity, there ough', somewhere, TO exist
the unqnestioned authority TO remedy
every .vil they iuflid =" -''- 's.'@