The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-07-29

and fixed upon Detroit ms his place Of resi-
dencc. Helentered the office ofGen. Larned,
and in due time was admitted to practice
law. His course at the bar, from its very
commencement, was marked by high prom
ise, which has been most fully and amply
redeemed. He has continued, without fear
and without reproaoh, to conduct a full and
arduous practice in all the State Courts, and
in the District and Circuit Courts of the u
nited States, throughout the whole interval
of time, except when called to other public
duties. He has been member of the State
Legislature; and in ls40 he was elected to
represent tho State of Michigan in Congress
before its division into districts. Ho was
prominent and influential member ofthe 9th
Congress, IN the sessions of which he display
ed the most decided forensic power and the
most infexible attachment to principle. He
was Wing, but when that party deserted
the flag of freedom, and sought the ranks Of
slavery, he refused to go with them; and
when it became manifest that all hope Of pre-
serving the organization, except as a South
ern sectional faction, was lost, he was one of
the foremost and most efficient in forming the
Republican party. He was nominated and
elected as the Republican candidate for At
torney General; and we point with pride to
his official report just published, to show how
he has acquitted himself of that responsibility.
Outside the sphere Of professional and politi-
cal life, Mr.. Howard is ripe scholar, whose
pen has enriched the literature of his country,
and whose name is familiar among students
and scholars as man of thorough research,
and of comprehensive, profound, and exact
historical knowledge.
The general charge of the financial inter-
csts of the State, as represented by the out;
standing funded indebtedness, has devolved
upon Hon. Silas M Holmes, State Treasurer
whose unanimous nomination cvinccs the csti
nation in which his services are held by the
people. During the year, $3,35O,OO0 ofthe
original five million loan bonds have been ia
by the act, and all further contention upon
the subject of "thc part paid bonds" as they
have been termed, has been put at rest. On
ly 100000 Of that class Of bonds arc now
outstanding.
The Treasurer has also redeemed Sl50,000
of the par State bonds
He has paid the July instalmcnt of. inter
est on the State bonds unmatured, amount
ing to $4,000. He has paid into the State
Treasury S29,92s,43 interest money received
upon monies of the State, on deposit with
Banks and Bankers. This large sum of mon
ey is practically new source of income to the
State, for during the two State administra-
tions covering period of four years previ-
ous to the incoming of the present, the en-
tire amount of money, realized from this
source, was only $4,000. Thus it will be
seen that in the single item of interest upon
deposits, the state nus gained eouiv 4Ao, 900
per annum, by an upright and skillful admin
istration Of its funds. In the meanwhile, the
operations of State Government have gone
promptly and regularly forward. The sum
of 100000 for Schools, was divided and ap-
portioned; the sum of 100000 paid out
under appropriations to the different ceemo-
synary institutions, and all without delay,
vexation or loss.
The specific State tax upon Railroads has
been collected in the form of drafts upon New
York, which have been sent forward to meet
the accruing interest instalments, and by this
mode, nearly or quite $4,000 has been saved
which in times past has been paid out in form
of exchange upon New York.
All State obligations at home and abroad,
have been met as fast as they have matured,
and the fiscal condition OF the State is most
flourishng.
The cause of this regularity and success, is
that Mr.. Holmes is a man Of the first order Of
financial talent, who having devoted years Of
toll to building up an immense and successful
private business, is at no loss to as certain
that tact, economy and prudence, are as ne
ccssary to State as to private in dividual
of firm.
Aside from his eminent business qualifica-
tions, Mr.. Holmes is a most valuable citizen,
public spirited, liberal and just-a thorough
gentleman, in the valuable and practical sense
Of the term-and even above the just re-
proach, even of bitter enemies.
The office Of Auditor General, as the de-
partments of State Government are at pres
ent systematised, is the most laborious and
exacting of the organization. Onoeroue and
highly responsible judicial functions, from the
exercise of which there is no appeal or review,
arc imposed upon this officer, which are alone
sufficient to engross the whole attention of the
incumbent. Since the first Monday Of Janu-
ary, 1855, these duties have been ably,
promptly, and impartially performed by Hon.
Whitney Jones, who, for salary far beneath
the Office. has spent his time night and day,
without wcarincss and without complaint
Outside the office itself there are few compar-
atfvely in the State who have any idea Of the
nature and extent of his duties. He has
thoroughly systematized the routine of the
department, and now has it in a condition Of
perfection which never before has been known,
as men of all parties who have frequent occa-
sion to do business with the Office, freely adj
nit. This state Of things is the offspring Of
close personal attention, Of unwearied indus
try, and of the strongest determination to
bring order out Of confusion. In social life,
Col. Jones is kind neighbor, hospitable
friend, and an intelligent and genial compan-
ion, whose popular strength is very great in
the rural districts of the State.
Hon. SEYMOUR B. TREADwELL, the Com
missioner of the State Land Office, was Sc
lected for his unimpeachable integrity, and
the general entire purity Of his character, COM
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