The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-13

comporling well with the magnitude and
increasing wealth Of the State.
Blu, lille attention has been paid for
some time past 10 the Militia System Of
shis Slaie, and in some pl aces, is has
been suffered 10 go entirely down. No
returns, il is believed, have been made
for several years, and the State has there
by failed 10 receive her just proportion Of
the public arms.
Many Of the divisions, bringades,
and regiments are without officers, and
there is some Soubl as TO the manner in
which they should be chosen.
The constitution requires that all white
male citizens between the ages Of eigh
teen and forty6ve years. shall be enrol
led in the militia Of The State, and that
provision shall be made by law for the
protection and safe keeping Of the public
arms.
Is has been found ne cessary ia oil GO
yefnmenis to keep up some kind of mil
itary force. In ours. the reliance is
chiefly upon citizen soldiery.
There may be occasions when the ci-
vii authorities are unable TO perform
their appropriate duties, and when the
Governor is expressly required ''to call
forth the militia, TO execute tho laws Of
the State, TO suppress insurrection and
repel invasion"
The public arms, as will be seen from
ths Quarter Muster Generals report, are
in mos unsafe condition.
These circumstances, itappears to one,
render it imperative on the General As
aembly TO provide for more efficient
organization Of the militia Of The State.
The reduction Of the price Of our ca
nal lands Inns increased the number Of
acres upon tho grand duplicate, and con-
tribuied largely to the settlement Of one
the most promising regions Of the State.
The area Of the whole State contains
, 25,576, $50 acsrs, of which there will be
brought on the grand duplicate for the
ensuing year, 24,S1l ,455 acers, leaving
b,lance Of 765, ,5o5 acres, the greater
part Of which still belongsto he General
Government.
The United Etdlos continues 10 de-
mand the former prices Of from 81 25
10 80 so per acre, while the State sells
her lands in the came vicinity al greatly
reduced rates. This necessarily retarts
the settlement of these lands, end proves
q very serious Inconvenience to the peo.
pie in that section Of the State.
The General Government should at
once surrender the remainder ofits lands
TO the State, 60 tia, they may 60 into the
hsnds OF actual settlers, a, graduated pri-
Gee, and brought with oil the other
lands Of The State, on the grand dupl>
cate.
This would be no more than just.
The whole quantity Of land at first held
By the General Government in this State,
as appoars from the actuel surveys, l6,-
776,9S4 acree. The proceeds already
realized BY the national treasury, amount
to nearly $2l 100000, which is on av:
ersgc OF more than$l IS per acre the
entire quantity.
deem the present inappropriate and
favorable time TO prees this matter upon
the consideration Of the General Govern
ment, since the settlement Of the
public domain is the aYowed policy OF The
present Administration.
Our federal relai;ons--bo,h at home
and aboard-.have been conducted, dur
ing the past year, with signal ability and
success.
The principles and policy announced,
in the Inaugural address and message OF
the Chef Magistrate Of the Union, re-
feet the sentiments and opinions Of the
people, anil afford ample proof that the
honor and high interests of eur country
will be fully ssd scrupnlouslv mnintal-
ned. WILLIAM MEDiLL.
Celumbus, Jan. ,, 1854.
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