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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11

An examination of this statement will tend to
give direct efficiency to any reformatory and econ
umizng efforts, since it places the responsibility
for whatever increase there has been in State ex-
penditures, upon the department of Government
to which it properly belongs. Temporary causes,
however, have produced much of this increase.
The expenses of the last Gen. Assembly have
been made the subject of public animadversion;
but when it is borne in mind that upon that body
developed the responsible and arduous duty of
CARRYING into effect the New Constitution, en-
bracing the reorganization of the entire govern
ment, much of this animadversion falls to the
ground, as unm rteC.
The act providing 'sfor the organization of the
General Assembly, will, if strictly observed OBJ
viate ali future of complaint. The unnec-
essary absence of members has been checked,
sinecures have been abolished, ,all waste of public
time and means has been guarded against, and
thus most sautary spirits will be impaired to the
whole Government.
The New Constitution, very properly relieves
the General Assembly of many powers and du-
ties that were formerly supposed to disturb its
deliberations, and unnecessarily to consume its
time The people henceforth expect steady
devotion, within as brief a space of time as is
consistent with we'll matured and we'll considered
Legislation. @y
The supreme law of the State imposes, in posi-
tive terms, upon the General Assembly, the duty
of inquirng into and determining upon the re-
ceipts and expenditures of every branch of the
Government. Specified appropriations mast pre-
cede every public expenditure, and no money can
be collected except in pursuance of law.
/ For a series of year the Public works and Pub
/ lie debts of the State, have been managed by Ex-
ecutive Boards. The Board of Public Works de-
termined upon the amount of tolls, and the accru-
ing revenues were expended partly by the same
Board, and partly by the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund.- without due Legislative authority.
/ Their proceedings subsequently reported, as they
were, to the General Assembly, were seldom
very closely scrutinized, since their examination
after the transaction could be of little public ben
/ eft
] As might have been expected, the public mind
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was frequently disturbed by charges of a very Sc
rous character, which were, on several occasions.
inquired into by special commissions. The Boards
and their incumbents were frequently changed,
but the impression was never removed from the
people, that these Boards possessed, or at least
exerisced, powers that were liable to be abused;
and that, therefore, like all other Executive Off,
GERS, they should be brought under the proper
control eff the Representatives of the People.
| A want of certainty pervaded our financial sys-
TEN; the nett revenues of the Public Works fuc-
tuated from year to year; expenditures were con-
cealed by after dating, and through mere funds,
the pecuniary transactions of the whole Govern
ment were mystifed, defying alike, Legislative
and popular scrutiny.
All this forced upon the people the conviction
that there was some inherent difficulty in a sys-
tenn which made the Members of the Boards, Leg
islators and Executive Officers, at the same time
Their executive duties were, and are, in them
selves onerous enough to require their undivided
attention, and it certainly wrong to impose
upon them, the determination of questions of pol
icy, which had bearing far beyond the appropri-
ate sphere of their duties, and which none but
the General Assembly, composed of Representa-
tives from all parts Of the State, should deter
mine.
The public desire found its realization in the
most stringent provisions of the New Constitution,
which were, in part, carried into effect by subject
ing, for the first time, during the last fiscal year,
the expenditures upon the Public Works and
their nett revenues to Legislature appropriation.
This policy must, however, be followed up by re-
quring, at early period Of the session, specific
and detailed estimates for the various public
Works of the State, and their subdivisions, and
by appropriating therefor, such amounts, as upon
Legislative examination will be found proper.
Insurmountable difficulties are sometimes said
to be in the way; but, have no doubt, they will
on close examination. be found without any tan
gible existence. General and mere wholesale
estimates may fail to approach exactness, and,
consequently, lead to embarrassment; but esti-
mates made in detail, by the present able Board,
acquainted as they are, by personal inspection
with every part OF the Public Works, and assist
ed they will be by experienced engineers, su-
perintendants and collectors, must prove very
nearly correct. Such estimates and correspond
ing appropriations would affect in each case, on
ly very small part of the Public Works, and
specific contingent appropriations would, as is
done in Congress, provide against extraordinary
failures in Revenue other unforeseen events.
The following tabular statement exhibits the
receipts and expenditures on the Public Works
since their completion the estimates made for
them the year previous; ;-and the deficits in the
interest fund that had to be made by taxation, as
near as the latter can be ascertained.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11

3O1,128,70
REHABILITATION.
14,917,OOO,7O
3O1,128,7O
l,988,323,29 2
Foreign Debt,
Domestic Debt,
Irreducible Debt,
l7,2O6, 6,452,69 2

Total 17,2O6, ,452,6 2
The Constitution fixes the minimum amount
by which the principle of the debt must be an
nually reduced That amount is 100000 in
creased yearly by compounding at the rate of
six per cent per annum. Under this policy, the
State debt would not be extinguished under forty
yeers 1t would involve the creation of new
loans and an entire reorganization of exis ting
liabilities with our public creditors.
1t is hardly necessary for me to recommend an
earlier payment of the State debt, after the ac-
ton on that subject, by the last Legislature, whic
is believed to have met with very general appro-
baton. The question for you to determine is,
whether it shall be met and regularly paid as it
natures.
On the fifth of January 1857, $3,442, 1873, "a,
become due. To meet this amount will require
an additional levy of nearly one mill, which
lew | have no hesitation in recommending. A
large amount of interest will thereby be saved,
which, with the continuance of small rates of
taxation, will effectually secure the extinguish-
ment of the entire debt as it falls due. If this
coure is to be pursued it is essential that it be
determined at this time.
The policy heretofore pursued on this subject,
has accumulated in the State Treasury surplus
Of $648, ,255 80, which will be augmented by the
additional levy just recommended as this large
sum is applicable to the payment of the State debt
due in 1857 it is certainly wise to apply it to that
purpose at once, if any saving to the State can
thereby be effected A large accumulation of
of public money is always to be deprecated. Full
powers should, therefore, be conferred on the
Sinking Fund Commissioners, to purchase our
bonds for maturity. The powers now possessed
are limited and those limits instead of producing
advantageous purchases, have operated as fixing
publicly the rate at which the State would buy,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11
i consequently produced loss instead of

and consequently produced loss instead of a
saving.
During the past year, the real estate was re-
valued. This valuation, with that of the person.
al property next spring, will constitute the Grand
Duplicate of 1854, the aggregate of which will
be about eight hundred millions.
The following statement exhibits the value of
the entire property of the State, at the several
periods indicated, and affords gratifying evidence
of The rapid growth of our people in all the ele-
ments of prosperity and wealth.
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Total. over due.

Total, over due,
Miami Extension Canal Stock, Faith
andCredit Bonds payable after 1868, S
Miami Extension Land Bonds, payable
after 1868,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11

Ohio Canal Stock, Faith and Cred
Bonds, Loan of 1912
Miami Extension Loan Bonds, Loan {
1S42,
Canal, School and Ministerial Bond:
Loan of 1916,
National Road Stock,
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Total

Total,
Amount of Irreducible Debt, arising
from School and Trust Funds, held
by the State,upon which six per cent
interest is payable, annually, for
over, $1,9
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11

ject of our expenditures upon your consideration.
Estimating the Revenues Of the General Gev-
ernment at S58,0OO,OOO, it will produce for each
Member of Congress about $25O,OOO.
There are twenty-one Members from
this State, making about 100000
State, county, township and city taxes, 1901 168
Fees of county officers, estimated at
$4,000 per county, 800. 1000
Special taxes, as auction duties, &C., 100000
Fees of Justices of the Peace, Consta-
bles, &C., 3OO. 600
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11

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New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

bic brain, rendering hin perilous and injurious 70
ctter. ard thus bad member Of so,ety-Vshsnce the
seca and poll cs necessity fox the rigorous restriction
Of tie Trafic in Liquors to their use otherwise
Linn az beverages No person who purposes to adso-
cate. IN hoseyer private and humble manner, the
c.u,e of Total Abs,iDeDee. afford to do without
t, textbook. whereof the cheaper elison ia sold oy
Aupstous O, Fowlers and Wells for twenty FIVE cents
we rree our friends to arrange with the booksellers
and periodical agents OF their respective localities That
a, .upply Of this work be ordered Immediately.
The Law being Low passed, We tru;' there MAJ De
20 necessity for special Temperance party at the
noIls next fI Should the Legislature iavte direct
vote Of the People the Main Question next NoVem
ber we shall wish ony to know of the rival candidates
for Tie LEGISLATURE that they ,rH l. g0rerned IN heU
ation on Ttmp rane. r,1 uirtr By the roies o. MAJOR
in Of the slOe Pcoye shall be sPressed in the direct
rote at this Fiction If they say they will aud can be
trusted that is all we ask if theY say No, or sand
obstpa-ey mute how can they ask tie People "a trust
them With tie question thus submitted 70 the
PEOPLE, and the People properly aroused and engat-
epsd we sha! await the issue without fear in spite Of
the oJds against Us involved in the impunity accorded
TO all tie grog shops which may be able TO secure
licenses between April and December.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

interdeting candidates from giving such sAovs.
peudirg the election canvass. But notwiths.snI-
ing legal restrictions the people sold themsslve,
to the candidate who would promise them n,
create st gadatOrial slaughter till. as Tscias relss
the price of the quastorship the msgui :encs Of
the coubats the qunstorship was to give Frsa
having in the beginning looked with horror q, ssx..
sladi,toral combat, the people by degrees bees..
hardened till st last they found lheir chief delight /,
witnessing wholesale carnage in the arena. At lut
simply viewing such sights did not satisfy them ssa
we fnd the sun Of Rome ultimately extinguisAed ia
blood, the free people of their own ac,ord entering
the arena to kill one another, and even an Empers
fighting among them.
In order that the excitements of the should cot
eclipse those OF the theater, the most literary and 70
fined classes were provided there with equally ha-
cnatipg recreatons of the demonac order The tras.
edies of the death of Hercules in flames; of Ays st
tackled by wild boar of Prometheus chained to rock
with yulture knawng his vtals, etc were giyea with
human victims with slight changes OF text when needed
as in the representations Of Prometheus, where the
vulture was replaced BY "a wild beast Those victims
were either criminals or slaves condemned TO such
death simply at masters will caprice. One master
Manutius Basilius, is especially mentione1 Tor tue
arocious manner in which he mutilated his slaves by
way of punishment for their faults There was nolaw to
prevent him The slaves his for use or abuse. So
says Seneca: Qaam in serum omnia iieeaat Another
Roman. Vedius, amused himsefb by feeding wild beasts
with his slaves. This was their punishment Tor the
slightest ofense. At feast given by this gentiema
TO the Emperor Augustus-he beng in the frat society
"A slave accidentally broke a crystal vase. lmme-
Jstey the slave threw himself at the EmPerors feet
and implored that Vedus should lot condemn him TO
be eaten-tiese are the very words OF Seneca-I
sca feret Augustus so indignant that he broke all
the vases OF vedus and protected the slave but
not related that he otherwise punished the master.
And how much better was Augustus than Veduss
This we may learn from Putarch, who tells US that
Augustus had bis man-ofbusness Eros crucied to tho
mast of bis ship because the slave killed very valu.
able fighting bird.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

Bishop POTTER of Pennsylvania is said to have
broken an engagement to lecture for the Young Mems
Association in Pittsburgh, Pa, mainly because Lucy
Stone and the Rev Antoinette L. Brown were aa-
uoupced 70 lecture in the same Course. Astonishing
"a II NAV seem the Association managed to outive the
refusal ond seems in fair way to recover.
We must have patience with these clerical gen
tlemen The Divine is still living ia Hartford Conn
who less than thirty years ago, refused to pray for the
LEGISLATURE of his State because clergyman Of
heretcal opinions had prayed for them the morning
previous He has doubtless lived to be wiser and moro
tolerant since Bishop Potter is ordinarily fair
minded map and we trust he will live to lecture 80
well as to fear no comparison with Lucy Sone though
she do her best.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

BY the news from Lower California we learn that
President WALKER flbusterDg arrangements are at
en- end On the 18th he spiked and buried his guns
and started for San Tomas with lao and one field
piece. Five of his party severely wounded, and four
sick were left behind who probably would have been
murdered but that they were taken aboard the Colun-
bus and brought TO San Diego Ii was reported that
Melendrez with force OF 300 men woald attack
Walker oD his march. So the foundation ofthat en-
pre is indefinitely postponed, and history has loss
another myth or hero The best Of the joke that the
busters were conquered by the nero sterlity ofthe
territory and the want Of food. For such the
Garsy treaty provides: so we shall have s'roas
frontier all that will be necessary will be to get an
ereny there and keep him there.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

HAMPSHIRE The Statesman Concord, N. H.
has returns of ol but two Representatives elected
which stand-Whigs and Free Sellers, l57; Regulau
l5O which the two to come in will probably make 52
We believe The Independent Democrat Free So claims
but so majority the Regulars. The run Is Close
and the two members from Goffstown are contested
At least dozen Members elect were chosen byo~
majority, and not less than thirty by |, 3 ora To
the Senate eight Regulars are chosen to two Wings,
and there are two Districts 10 which there is choice
vacancies TO he filed when the Legislature meets
The total vote for Governor will stand very nearly
Baker $4,000; Bell, IL 3O0 Perkins, IL 800: Bakers
majority 400.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

Tie detail, Of California news which we publish
this morning in addition to our teegaphic dispatches
on Saturday will be found to contain many interesting
items. Our record of crimes casualties, and other
incidents of fast life, presents its usual variety while
the accounts from the mines are more favorable than
have been received by the recent previous arrivals
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

Just On the eve Of the last Presidential election
we believe it was on the morning Of election day
Col. HEyxSCSTS, the secretary and confidential
agent of Gov. KOssuth published In the ZasHs
letter to our German feIlowctzens exhorting them.
in the lame of Kossatb, to vote for Sr. Pierce for
President because his election would be more ayor-
able to liberty and republcanism in Europe than that
of Gen. scoTT. What Gov. Kossuth thinks OF the
President he thus helped to make may be iaierrcd
from bis letter, not written by Mr Henningsen Pas'
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

By our teleeraphic dispatches from the South we
learn that the steamship Black Warrior had been given
UP to Capt Bullock The Cuban authorities offered to
give up the yessel Oh condition that fine Of $1,000 be
paid, which proposition accepted and the fine paid
under a solemn protest Capt b took possession OF
the vessel on Wednesday, the 22d inst aud sailed im
mediately for this port.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

BY our telegrapbic dispatches from NewOrleans we
have advces from Vera Cruz to the 22d inst and from
the City Of Mexico TO the 10th Santa Anna left the
Capital on the l2th inst to take the field in person
against Gen Alvarez, who had proclaimed against the
Mexican Government, and who s said to be surrounded
in bis mountainous retreat destitute of money and pro-
yi.iOns and nearly deserted by his adherents.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

The GrRMiN PRESS on NEBRAsKA.-Tle C'neis-
matt Ge.,s gives list Of the German journals through
out the Union classified they stand on the Nebrasks
question They stand eight for Douglass bill to sgaJ
arainst IL and are located aa follows:
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

ASoTHER RUNAWAY SLAVE CAsr-GREaF ENeuE-
nEsr-Tnt peope of Auburr Syracuse AMI vicinity, are
in state OF great excitement in consequence Of report
tia. man nsined George Washington now in stats Prison
ct stAuburp and whose Of confinement viii expire in
sdey or twe to be Immediately arrested again oy ha
United States Marshal runaway slave 4 dreadful
no; anticipated should bis arrest be attempted.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

Up to the hour of going to press this morning
nothing had been heard of the steamship Africa from
Liverpool. She is now in her sixteenth day out
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

TIE price r Advertising the WEEKLY Tssrsf vii hereafter
b. YIYry CKSTs line, esch nsertso1.
The eiscoB Of the Weekly alone has 5e.eh:1 nc -Hprs-
esSepied number Of 100. 600 copies
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

The Free Solers Of the First Congressional District Of
Massachusetts,, nominated Friday last, Abraham IL
LoHiand Of Now Bedford their candidate for Congress
IN Ihs place Of zsno Scudder
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27
?-enT29ork 'DailQ Gribl1lle,
MONDAY. MARCH q. 1854
10 cnRpFspnvnrNT7

Fo a0cs Of Conn onirstoo, "hssTf
inereei Tor iisri9B st b slthsntse 5J ~ ne 60
of TIE riter not n>esa,riF Tor p7bJeso ~ "a
guaranty OF his soOd fs.in.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27
MILLsrADr, st. Clair Co, Ill.
Wednesday, March Is, 1884.

/ am than seventeen years in this asylum OF
the oppressed and the land of the free always voted
the Democratic ticket. But Of late have become sick
and dgused with the hypocrisy Of the Democratic dem
agogues and their principles verify believe II
wants composing State Legislature, had the power
they would soon convert prairie. State into slave
State Look at the infamous called Black Law, passed
Of The scandalous Nebraska bill OF servants servant
hope. however that the coming election will convince
these serve unrepubcan creatures that their masters
the sovereign people do not all approve such acts by
6lec.ng honest and really honorable men as their repre-
sentayes who will repeal the Black Law erase from the
records the Nebrasky approval and demand the resigns
ton of Douglas entirely unworthy to be Senator from
this Free State Is not the greatest satire made
freedom, call the originator of the Nebraska bill the
chief and leader Of Young America c. W. v"
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27
For D1Hgta,'s bin. lgai

Nearly every one Of these journals has hithcrto
mistaken Sham Democracy for genuine.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

TnE GERMANS on NEBRAsKA.-Nothing ever pre-
cediDg it did much the Nebraska bill to open the
eyes of our fellow citizens Of German birth to the
fraud involved in the assumption of superior Demo
cracy by the party which lives on the appellation Of
Democratic The following is part of private let
ter from one of them which expresses the almost uu
yersal conviction:
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27
Drsfufse Motifs.

STEARNs, HUTCHINSON & Co, wholesale dealers IN
ynua Runsoxs DlEss LisEss RxssoIDszEs L,ess.
hAwvLss Hosxnv MILLINERY 0ooDs &c Merchants from
sy section are o't'd s ss..,se y,s sr Sss ss,r s's
Nos II sad Il wsusn *. fsur soor. helow srsseZsy
BHEBY q Co, Fashcuable Hstsers, No. l55 Broad
F ip for Gentlenen's B.,. and CAPS
CAPS OP NEW SIyLEs-Ihis department Of our
bsn the superyon Of talent and experience sshss "a
a syins Caps bat ,he' Of lbs @o.s tsfaI y pogsm
rsveins drss sa evening sJls Who's qtsy saS ai.e "
cnequslec -, .,1ss LssHs sa'So.v 40,
NEw STRING GOODs--3O0 cases new Spring Goods
opened O. No 50 Grsoast corner Orchard @
AIN ~srss plsia ss snoses5 .1a lon.
Si.s.S S ose'i s.ss.s p. Lsss . Fossrd Chs %
B, S:ss Is So.ss ssson Iss, Wi s their q.
vsAss. y selils thro.ss our sock ts''is
SuKs. sgAwIs DRESS G0ODs.-S. d ~ f. TowLE
recently :ss9 .a :ss ss & % , s s J, g s5s
Ds s1se a ao .ss as~:. syns o
vssi Invoices Of Plain and EbIoidesd Grape tie
ovna IN he city Five De L.nss sisa.y n2ssct
cent, worth, sound value III esn' per yard COLUMBIAN
RgMOyx.-SMTH a. LoUSsBERY would respect.
A % 1si, friend: sns he yTss ss 1s Hsys
shs ss'1. Tey are pared 70 exhibit she
10" s"s ssas ss9 sss eoI..ns So.ss Tapestry Bs
sps Floor Oh Cloth and all other goods pertain
FowLERs AND WELLS Phrenologists and Publish
as, Gin toi Hall No 13i Nassustr New.York
TIE ORIENT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY VIII
be preps on and March, 1854 TO receive applications
Marine ind Transportation snd Nssltoa ss
Assets &1000, 10 notes la advance Of premiums
Ofcs No. 2 Merchsns Exchange.
1sCsTEEs
Jobr l. Aspinwsli Charles Lsrnton
Jobu Agcbinc oss. Alex-M LAsTenc5t
galws Bro~n Arhnr Leary
y. CaTile Moftlner LiybSs@0h-
Ceoree Cbra w. A Plafenus,
Frsncis Cottenei Fredelck w kcsd'
E1efne D.tlih p. A III Remand,
EoEst Tnuet j. Thomas IuRneY,
rTederict o. foftei. y H sand
Joseph Osill.rd, Jr, Edward d. osNdeFson
Nxss GHanol, - a Shnmichsf
4 Woodrurd Haven. Wsts Sherman,
fichtfd Irwin, Cornelius n sutton
Iobn g. KitcbiDg Senoei IhonPsoo'
1eorse 4 Kubbardt William s. Wilson.
g. ". FlBgR President.
Allied OGDrs, Vice President
CHARLES IRvISG, Secretary.
New Kosk, Feb. n. 1854
New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

OFFICE OF THE RELIANCE MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY No G5 Wsl. Ne rYorkNEw YORK March 49, 1854
Al meeting the Board of Trustees Of this Compsly lbeld s
tue ofEce temporarily occupied by them NO 81 N4sl
dividend ecred Of cent for the last months
Of ftd Company payable tho stjckh es
their representatives. eeer the l day Of Aprl next
JAMES II. PISRyEF.