Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-01-12

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IN last fall 50 that tho work iasids. could be
progressing during the winter but the eoutrat-
tors wers disappointed in procuring the neees-
sary materials. They have sigee been proeu
red however. aud the rOSf will be pat on early
in the spring
It's expected that the rooms intended Cor
the Supreme Court. the Library. and the v.Fi-
ous State offices will be flushed and ready TO
be oeruoied early in the ensuing lAll and that
the whole builhng viii he completed in time
for the next session 81 he General Assembly.
Il vill be large aud beautiful ii'e-com
porting we'll with the mAgnituls and increasing
wealth II the State.
But liltle attention has be,.a paid for sone
time past to the Militia System Of this State.
and in some places il has beea suffered to 90
entirely do~n. No II turns, it is believed have
been made for several years, and the State has
thereby failed to receive her just proportion OF
the public arms Many OF the Divisions, Br-
Qades and Regiments are without oacerS and
I lhsre is some doubt ~ 70 the manner in which
thew should be chosen.
The Constitution requires that all white male
citizens between the ages Of eighteen snd forty
Eve years shall be enrolled in the Militia OF the
State, and that provision shall be made by law
for the protection and safe keeping OF the pub
/ lie arms.
1t has been found necessary in All Govern
ments TO keep up some kind Of military force.
In ours. tie reliance is chiefly upons citizen
soldiery.
There may be occasions wheu the civil au-
thorities are unable TO perform their spproprl'
ate duties, and vhsR the Governor is expressly
required 80 cali forth the Militia to execute
the laws Of the State, to suppress insurree'lon'
and repe invasion"
The public arms as will be seen from the
Quarter Master Generals report are in a m os'
unsafe coni'ion.
These circurns.ances, it appears to me, ren
der it imperative On the General Assembly tC
proyide for more efficient organization of the
, Militia of the State.
The reduction Of the price Of our Cana
: Lands has increased the number OF acres upor
l,he Grand duplicate and contributed largely
, to the settlement CT one Of the most promising
regions Of the State.
The area of The whole State contains st, 57C
e6O acres OF which there will be brought on tn
the grand duplicate for the ensuing year2@,
9II.4 .455 acres leaving balance of 766 800
Z cres the greater part Of which still belongs Il
, the General Government
: Tn. United States cOnjinun, TO demand tn
former prices of from 81 ,25 10 $3.50 per acre
| while the State sells her lands in the same VIC
Unity at greatly reduced rates This ntcesSa
o r,lv retards the settrment OF these lands sn'
: nroves very serious Inconvenience TO The peo
. ME in lhst section Of the State.
, The General Government should at ono
surrender the remainder of its lands to tn
f State so that they may go into lhe hands oI &C
tual settlers at graduated prices and be orongh
. bouoht with all other Snde OF the State on tn
+ grand duplicate. -. N,
. This would be no more than Just. Th
whole quantity Of land at first held by tn
& General Government in this State a appear
from the actual surveys was 1910, 984 acre'
a The proceeds already realized by the Nationa
h t,sasnrv amount to nearly S2l 900, wh'c
+. ;s an ayearge of more than Sl,s5 per acre 10
g the entire quantity
Deem the present al appropriate and favC
= able tim1 to press this matter upon Ihe cohs'ue'
tiou Of III, General Government, since the sa
n " settlement ofths public domain ia the avoV
4 ed roIcv Of he present Administration.
: Our eederal Relatons--both At home an
.broad.-have been conducted, during the pa
r wear, with signal ability and success
The principals and policy announced IN tf
Trongura Address and Message of the Chi
+ MAGISTRATE Of the Union, reflect the seutimeA
+ and opinions Of The people, and afford amp
nroof that the honor and high interests Of OF
!. eou,try will be fully and scrupniously m"
II tanned WILL AM MhDlhh'
d COLUMBUS, January 2, 1854