The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-01-11
GOVERNORS MESSAGE


On the thirteenth csy' of July has,. leu
ben Wood. having Eesepledan app5intmeni
10 the service Of de Unistsa slatSs. resigned
'the Office Of Governor Of Ohio. which. there
'upoa. devolyed on me LieuSenaIit Governor
~ the State.
Having thus assumed the powers con
ferrea by the constitution, On the chief ma
tisrale VI lhe StAte, il is made my duty up
sn your assembling at the capitol as '1he
representatives s5f the people, % cofmEni-
cate 10 YOU the sOnditOn Of the setcral de-
-partmeRls oG the State GoyrI hniGht, so far
sts tie sNsne chiafs 10 my kldtiedge. and to
recommend to Your consideration such mes-
'spies as. in my juiamrhl. should claim the
attention Of tile law-making people Of
TIA. SDste
$ Before proceeding 70 the discharge Of this
duty. permit me to- c0nl, ,raulaIe you on the
'y.usuiridnS circumstances under which you
-SrScasveneJ Thayrsr that hss iust been
unhbefed' with tie past. kss"Seeh one ol
s'uti.g,h pa sps.,l .-lhs RaE,h has given
forth It's fruits infiu tfulabundsnce: industry
h,nd enterpris. have bren appropriately re-
sg4rtled; and The comforts AMI en'oyments
sf LIE have ben mors generally and equ'l-
5v Gigrsed among the great body Of the
peopls. than at any former period of cur.
FhisteFy.
sPhrse evidences nf he goo lness and GOA
tinaed favor ofshat Supreme and AIT Wise
'Eeads, who E'.tthrS over and controls the
JeSsihy 6f I'll human institutions, should
have their due AMI proper influence on our
sninds, and command the homage CT our
grateful acknowledging " "'
: The presttit is an interesting and pro-
gressiye age, The discoveries -and in, en-
tions of the few lAst reass, haze Stimulated
"a bolder inquiry iht,f'he spSesGs oF human
geverhb,ent IN almost eyeyy department OF
lifeF'f1it'' SO ="
s'Under these Influences, the organic laws
under which the State Government was first
established, have been superseded by a
new Constitution, in which private and ind-
Vidual rights are believed to be better
defined and more Secrrel" gTs,dga
The peonle haze rTtaEaed in their own
hands t.,5ssslscti6h oEthesE officers. as we'll
in the 'JudieiaI Iii III the Executive depart
1nents of'the GoverlmrsItf private pre- perty
has been rendered truly inyiolate, and all
f.1craast in the public liabilities, except
tora ytry Aimited extent, and far extraor-
'dinary putpuscs has been cGectually pro-
hibited. g. ~,
The General Assembly has leen restrain
edirom passing any skw, either Cfa general
or private nature, except Ey ths recorded
votes OF "a majority Of The bemheEs elected
20 each House, and fl ori granting aAy pri-
'yileges or immanities that may nat Ee revo-
ked, amended or repealed; by any subse-
quent Legislature.
Corporate powers can only be conferred
under geneneral laws; and no bill can be
Introduced or considered, for any purpose,
ahich shall contain more than one sobject
TO be clearly expressed in its title.
No money can bee diawa' fsom the Trea,
sury except in pursuance Of specific appro.
priaiions. hlade by law and all property not
used for pithlic. charitable or religious pur-
poses, in required t6 bear an equal proper.
lion Of the burdens of the StateS
The du'y of preparing laws. in accordance
with these charges, and of carrying into. ef'
feet the various provisions Of Che new Con,
rtitutiOn, devSlvcd on your imhaeliate pre-
~-deeessors, wkb. during a long and laborious
session, passed many salutaFy aad important
Statutes. Te rgtsGsY shese more perfect, and
To matprs anil pass sgch additional MEASURES
as may be touhl NECESSARY to proihote the
publie welfare, aHf complete the organize
zion Of the aew Government. are among the
principal dAlies that will claim the attention
bf the present Legislature. =
The people. in this Government. are the
source ofall power. TLey have the right to
ask. aud tits the duty OF their agents to fur.
aish full add correct inform$tioh respecting
the condition ond hfanasemttis cf tie affairs
ii the State. Com plants 9fhiSh taxes and
constantly increasing burdens are becoming
general; and nothing contributes mora sac
cessfully to a!lay unnecessary apprehensions
on this subject, than u full exposition OF our
financial Operations, while it enables the
Legislature to appsy the appropriate rem
edy, 'i' 5H
The reports Of the vaysous officers of the
Government. ssbich ate' herewith commu.
nieated. will place bef6te you the detailed
accounts of their respective dcparimehts!
u appears from the Auditors Re- pC rts
that tha receipts into the State Treasury
for the fiscal year ending NovcmbtF Is.
1858, haze been as follows
General re 7enle for State purpdseS ccl- ...
lacted upon the duplicates of 1852 tSl 6s7 79a 80
Canal tolls and water rents COS, l6j 81
Dividends on tuElspike cnnaAard raj road ~
stocks. ~. '.....t+s........,.......... 7323A 20
Sales OF calia lands ds.................. 9,l03 N
sale of lands by Board ofPnbIic Works. 1891 A.
Surplus revenue, principal aud iaterest.. t3ils9 10
Tolls on National ROId. d................ 35.3H 40
Tolls on AIuupsec Road. ,........... 10,:i63 %
Repayment ofIa3 lroad oans- .......... 1880 90
sales Of school aId ministerial .lnds... H9,&@ -
Rents on Virginia JilitnrT Schnol lands j,I92 09
For use al Commercial Il,G5nifAl IfI 90