The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-01-13

evies nave oeen unlteu lnlo one, anu styieu q
State levy.
Another tux which has borne very heavily
,pon the tax payers the past year, is the one
authorized to be assessed by Township Boards
br Education for the purchase OF school house
sites land the erection Of school houses. The
amount that has been raised for these objects
Is very nearly us large As that levied by the
State. 1t is ajax that will not be required
to,be repeated, however, in the next fifteen
or twenty years.
In the establishment OF all school systems,
three objects should be constantly kept in
view: breyity. simplicity, and the utmost de.
gree OF economy that is consistent with the
proper education OF the youth Of the State.
To attain 'hese excellenrias, however, much
time and experience. aud q careful observa-
ton Of the working ot the system, are necess
srily required.
The grand duplicate has been greatly in
creased by the re-valuation OF the real estate.
A levy OF two mills for the ensuing year,
would produce one-fourth more revenue than
was raised during the past year, under the
same levy. No system can operate benefici-
ally that bears too heavily on the people.
therefore recommend that the law be so modi-
fed in this particular as not to require any
increase, vt least, OF the amoun' now assessed
by tn, State.
Tae work o. the new State House has been
carried IN during the past year with commen-
dsDir i"dus'ry and dispatch. Tn" inconvsni-
ence and eEpens" OF procuring suitable halls
! Tor he acrompd itinn OF the Genera! Assem-
, bly,. togathsr with the present insecurity o.
tn. pu,ic record. OF the State, render the
early completion Of this building matter OF
! much iatcrest.
Arrungelnen were made to have it COW
! cred ia last tall, SO that the work, inside
could be. progressing dnringihe winter, but
the contractors were disappointed in pr'cur'
ing the necessary materials. They have
since been procured however, and the roo
will b. put on early in the spring.
It Is expected that the roons intended To-
the Supreme Cour:, the Library, and the vari
GUS State Offices, will be finished and ready t,
be occupied early in the ensuing fall, AM
that the whole building will be completed il
time for the next session of the General As
sembly.
u "
! comporting well with the magnitude und in
creusing wealth os the State.
2 BIT little attention has been paid for som
time past to tie Militia System Of this STATE
and in some p aces, it hos been suffered to Z
: entirely down. No returns, it is bell ,vet
e have been made tor several years, and th
t State has thereby failed to receive her jus
I proportion OF the public arms. MaLy Of tn
divisions, brigades, aud regiments are withol
e vtli rers. und there ia some doubts MS to tn
manner in which they should be chosen.
The constitution requires that all whit
= male citizuns between the ages OF elgbee
and torly-ive years, sholl be rnrohel in tn
militia oI the State, anh that provision sha
be made by law for the protection and sal
y keeping of the public arms.
r 1t has been found necessary in all govern
y ments to keep up some kind Of II militar
u force. In ours, the reliance is chi fly upon
citizen soldiery. .ng.
There may be occasions whfn the civil a,
thoriiias are unable to perform their appr,
o pr'"'s do,ies, and when the Governor Is e,
r prcssy required "to call forth the militia,
J. execute the laws ofthc State, to suppress il
II surre' ton and lmpe INVASION
The public arms, as will he seen from I'll
QUARTER Master Generals report, are in
J. most unsafe condition.
These circumstances, it appears to M
= render it imperative on the General Assem-
d bly, to provide for m're Efficient organiz
u :ion of the militia ol the State.
The reduction OF the price of our eau
4 II
L. IN" grand duplicate md contributed large
10 the settlement Of one of the most prouisir
'r reg uns of the State.
: The urrn o. the whole STATE contains %
57G,96V acre, "i which there w''i b. broug'
II on III" grand duplicate Tor the ensuing yea
y 24sll,iD5 acrcs, leaving baanc. o. 1868
y 10j a,re-, the greater part Vf which still b.
| ngs to the General Government.
II TIN United States continu y to drmar
j. the "rmer prices ol rom " 25 to 20 p,
acrr, while the State scls her lands in Il!
' same vie nifty at greatly reduced rates Til
c necessarily rttards the settlement OF thee
. lands, and proves II very serious inconyen
J. ence to the people in that section of tn
i State.
The General Government should ut ono
surrender the remainder of its lands to th
State, 80 that they may go into the hands q
actual settlers, ai graduated prices, and b
= brought with all the other ,ands of the State
on the grand duplicate.
This would be no more than just TIN
whole quantity of land ut first held by th
; General Government In this State, as an
pears from the actual surveys, was 1910
9st acres. The proceeds already rea lizr
: by the national treasury, amount to nearl,
$al 900 900, which is an average of NOR
than 81 25 per acre for the entire quantity
deem the present an appropriate an,
favorable time to press this matter upon tn,
consideration OF the General Government
since the early settlement ofthr public do
mnin 10 the avowed policy of the present Adj
ministration.
Our federal relations--hoth at hume nnt
abroud-have been conducted, during th.
past year, with signal ability aud success
The principles aud policy Announced ~
the inaugural address aud message o the
Chic! Magistrate OF the Union, reflect the