The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-10

Importance, in contrast with those terrible
realities Of poverty, sorrow, wretchcdness,
moral degradation and crime which darken
our land, and fill our aIms-Louses, hospitals
and penitentiaries. Benevoence and public
policy alike require suppression of the evils
Ut ntrmperance, and il the walls OF the
widow aud the iatheriess Tail TO reach our
hearts, and urge US to apply ar medy, con-
sidcratl0ns 0f economy in the admit istration
Of the law should not be disregarded.
1t h rs always seemed 10 me, that The ndi.
vdua v no sells int. xicating liquors in viola
ton vi law, and the person v no becomes a
drunkard by the habrual use of such liquors
are both guilty. A diunkard should, by law
be disqualified for the making oi contracts,
or the management Of properly, thereby pro.
tecting his family from the designs OF the
cunning and cruel, in the wnste and dc struc.
ton of his estate. We shall fail in our duty
unless we throw the strong arm Of the law
around the wife and children OF the inc.
briate.
No one can doubt that th, re is a rone-
public sentiment in Indiana in favor of
change in our laws upon this SHE. :; and il
10 the duty OF the peoples servants to carry
out that sentiment. willgiye me pleas.
ure to cooperate with the Representatives of
the people, in the adoption Of any constitu.
tional measure, ti.at may be ca lcuIated to re-
move this acknowledged evil from the
State.
The Reports Of the Tru-tees OF tie Ben
evolent Institutions exhibit the conditions
and management OF these mon ume sts of rfe-
benevolence Of Indiana. The people will
insy pay their taxes to ss.tain III sc insii--
tutions. IL y, however, essentially neces--
sary 10 provide additional cherks in the ex-
Penditure Il the public money raised Tor their
support. Their cost, per year, amounts to
more, than the sum paid annual lily on acc unit
of the ordinary expenses OF the State Gov
eminent. As hey are now placed upon the
Treasury proper, to be sustained by direct
appropriations, il is TO be hoped the necessi-
~ of borrowing money to support them, will
not again arise.
| Recommend that the management of the
affairs OF the three Benevolent Institutions
be p ced under the control of ne set of
Trustees, not exceeding Eve in'number; and
that the law which governs the exfendiiuIes
of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, be extended
over the other institutions.
| AT this time, while financial embarrass-
ments are affecting some of the commercial
and manufacturing interests of the country,
III is gratifying to observe that there are
evidences Of industry, prosperity and i'm
provemenf, among the farmers and mechan.
les of the State. All classes of our labor
ing population are turning their attention, as
members of various industrial associations.
| TO the consideration oil The best me ausof
promoting the interests of their several pur-
suits. Under the authority Of the Actof
the General Assembly, approved February
II. 1852, about sixty Agricultural Societies
have been estsbIishsd in Indiana, aid very
large portion of this number held interesting
and profitable fairs in the fall OF the year
1854. | suggest that.the law under which
agricultural societies are organized, be SO
amended that these socie ,ies shall be invest
ed with the right to hold real estate, for pur-
poses connected with. the hohing of their
annu | fairs. Many of the societies have
purchased va uable grounds on which they
are making permane mt improvements.
| The State Board of Agriculture is now
in session, with foil delegation from pari.
Gus parts ef the State. BY the oreraiiens
OF this Board, during the past year, more
than four thousand volumes onagrcuhural
subjects have been distributed among the
people OF the State. These volumes con.
tain, not only valuable information derived
from the experience of some of the best
farmers of Indiana, but al~o, many useful and
interesting facts in relation to the agricul-
tural experience OF the most distinguished
farmers Of other States of the Union
I II is the duty of those who represent the
people in the General Assembly to aid and
encourage the efforts of the State Board Of
Agriculture and its auxiliary societies. By
stimulating labor, by rewurding industry and
skill, by encouraging the usefu. arts, and by
difusiRg in various ways, useful and prac-
teal knowledge, these associations have
exerted a most beneficial influence in pro-
noting the agricultural interests and inin-
creasing the amount and the value o! the;
products OF our home industry.
Irecommend that you appropriate the su
of three thousand dollars fer the permanent
inclUsing OF the military grounds at the
Capital. THIS sum in addition to that which
will be furnished by tie citizens of Indsnap-
oils and the Agricultural society of Marion.
county, will be sufficient 10 provide suitable
grounds for the periodical display of the
most valuable stock of the State, and for
the exhibition of the labor and skill of our
mechanics and manufactures.
The CORES pondencc on The subject of ac--
curing territory in Liberia for the colonial
ton OF our colored population will be foun3a
in the reports of the colonization agent
From this correspondence it appears that
the contemplated quaint of land cannot be
acquired in body. The Object in view may
however be accomplished by such modlf-
cation of the law 5 shall author z the selec-
tons of lands in smaller quantities for fam
lilies and individuals " no may emigraic from
Indiana to Liberia. The expeciency of maxi
ing such mobilization OF the law, is worthy
of your cons Iteration.
Since the passage OF the law authorizing a
tate organization for the purpose Of aiding