The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-01-12
aOrfklgG azette.
CITY OF LANCASTER.

Governors Mrsssags concluded.
rious Sleicotiees, will be finished and ready
IA be oce0ps6a early IN the ensuing tall, and
sh6Ithe whole busIdIng will be completed 10
Atme Cor the next session ct the General As
sembly.
1, VII Be a large and beautiful edihce-
compofline well with the magnitude aud ~
creasine wealth II Of the State.
But little attention has heen paid for some
time pastl 10 the Militia Sysiemo OF the Stale,
end in some places, il has been suffered to
GO entirely down. No relnrHs il is believed,
have been made for several years, and the
State has thereby failed 10 receive her Just
proportion Of the public arms. Many Of the
divisions. brigades. and regiments, are with
out officers, aud there is some doubt ss to The
manner in which they should be chosen.
The constitution requires that oil white
malo citizens between The ages of eighteen
and forty 1--we years. shall be enrolled IN the
militia Of tho State, aud That provision shall
be made By law for the protection and safe
keeping OF the public N
Ii has been found necessary in oil govern
meuis TO keep up some kind Of q military
force. In ours. the reliance is chiefly upon
a citizen snldiery.
There may be occasions whom The civil
authorities are unable TO perform their up.
propriaie duties. aud when The Governor is
expressly required ',io csll forth the militia.
10 execute the laws ofthe Slate, TO suppress
insnrrectlou and Fepel Invasion"
The public arms, as will be seen from the
Quarter Master Generals report. are In q
most unsafe condition.
These circumstances. il appears To me,
reDder II imperative on the General ASSEM-
bly to provide FOR a mnge Efficient orgamza-
ton Of the militia ofthe Suite.
The reduction Of the price Of our canal
lands has Increased the number Of acres up
on the grand duplicate and contributed lBrge-
ly TO The settlement Of one Of the most prom
icing regions OF the Stale.
The area Of The whole State contains 3D.
576. $3.50 acres, Of Inch thore will be brought
on the grand duplicate for the ensuing yesr,
2i.sll.455 acres, leaving q balance Of 1885,
sos acres, the greater part Of which still be.
longs to Tho General Government.
The United States continues TO demand
the former prices Of from ST. % 10 81 bU
per acre, while the State sells her lands IN
the SAM vicinity at greatly reduced rates
This necessarily relArds the settlement oi
these lands, and proves q very serious incoD'
veaience 10 the people in that section Of the
State.
The General Government should at once
surrender The remainder Of its lands 10 the
State. so that they may 90 into the bands oI
actual settlers, at graduated prices, and be
brought with all tho other lands Of the State,
on tue grand duplicate,
This would be no more than Just. The
whole quantity Of land at efrst held by the
General Government in this State, as APP
pears by the actual surveys. was l6,770,084
acres. The proceeds already realized by
the national treasury, amount To n~early$2l,'
600 1000, which is an average Of more thar
81 % per aero for the entire quantity.
| deem the present 90 appropriate and r.
vorhble time 10 press this matter upon the
consideration of tho General Government,
since the early settlement of the public do
main is the avowed policy Of the present AID
ministtation.
Our federal relatioDs-hoth AT home and
abroad-have been conducted, during the
past wear, with signal ability AID success.
The principles and policy announced in
the inaugural address and messnge Of the
aChief Magistrate OF the Union. %reflcct the
sentiments aod opinions OF the people. and
afford ample proof tina, the honor and high
interests Of our country will be fully and
~scrupulously m%ainlnined.
WILLIAM MEDILL.
Columbus, Jan. 2, 1854.