The daily union., 1854-01-08
\, essage ar Gov. hIeailI, of ohio


This able State paper referred TO yesterday IN our
paper Ii is confined almost entirely Stale aiars. and
presents comprehensive view OF the State finances.
The following passage 10 Gov Medills message, ia
reference 10 depostng the public money in banks for
private speculation our hearty appreciation. Il being
the same principle that has governed the national ad
miusration in conducting the affairs Of The treasury IN
der Secretary Guthrie;
My predecessors have had frequent occasion TO remark
upon the safety and despatch with which the taxes lev
led collected and disbused by the county and State o
oors Deiacaons been OF Oar treas
nry system has therefore, served model Tor other Staes'
and many respects for the general government
A practice is said TO have grown up IN many OF me
large towns however, of bankers and brokers paying m
deposits Ihe State surely has no objection 70 ihs
when confined the transactions of private individuals
Bu. is also charged dat these establishments sometimes
become repositories of public officers, and that large
sans are thus realized by specializing npon the money oi
tue people These representations may have their origin
ia suspicon but they have called forth ieeiing ol
dissatisfaction and alarm that can only be aeyea 10y he
adoption of uch will prevent the possibility oil
80 dangerous practice The present statutes are deleet-
i've ia this particular, and require revision The public
moaey should be guarded with the utmost care, and all APP
ploaton of it. except the purposes for which II was
raised, hould be strictly prohibited 10y law.
.'An objection has sometimes bceA made TO this policy,
that up the of the people This objection,
when examined viii be found 10 be without any real
chiefly raised from direct taxation for certain well
known purposes aud payable at periods entirely whia
control OF the legislature Al no period is II necessary
keep any considerable anoan hand, while treas
ufies might, of the Time conveniently, be empty.
Under these circumstances, there surely he dii.
Gully in so modifying the all danger OF dealca-
ton proper OF the public unds, viii be avoided,
and the money Of the people, at the time, be lett Ia
he pockets until required for the public service"
On the subject OF the public lands The Governor
marks
'The reduction of the price of canal lands has in
number of upon the grand duplicate ana
eo"ih..~a iara~'y .- 81 ~f
piomsng regions OF the State
"The area the whole contains 25 576 $50 acres oi
which there will b brought on the grand du cae
ensuing year 2isil a55 acres, leaving balance OF 765,
sos acres the greater part Of which still belongs 10 the
gene raj government
"The United States continues demand the former prices
from vi 25 TO " so per while the State sells her
lands ia the vicinity greatly reduced rates Tnis
necessarily retards the of these lands, and proves
very serious tue people Of ihs section oi
the STATE
The genera government should once surrender the
Of Its lands to the State haf they may into
hands OF actual settlers, graduated prices and be
brought with ali the other lands Of the STATE the grand
duplicate.
rhis woud be Than juit The whole quantity
land hEst held by the gene governments this State,
appears from the actual surveys, was io7109si acres
The proceeds already realized BY the nauoaal treasury
nearly 32l OO0,o00, which average OF
than Sl Is per acre lor the entire quantity.
- deem tho appropriate and favorable time to
This upon the consideration OF the general gov
ernmen the eary settlement OF the public domain is
| The avowed policy OF the present administration
sour federal relations. boh al home aud abroad, have
been conducied, daring The pat year, with sigoai ability
and success
The principles and policy announced in the inaugural
and message al he Caei Magistrate OF the Union
fleet the and opinions oil the people, and afford
+ ole proof thar honor and nigh interests OF our coun.
ny will be fully and serupuonsly ina .iiained