Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-29

lishment nSiHa beweYzr, to he rapid
advancement IN tae hfice 81 provisions. thf
appropriations made tOr deir support have
not been aAAquf9 to meSs theiE expenses
TO keep thsm 81 operatieh, the Board oi
Trustees have been comPslled To- contract
heagy debts, for the statement of which !.
refer you to their report. These debts are
Aae -pghhiphpFffo lrsdssp,en. and others
mates Of these Institutions, They are.
therefore, entitled to your early considera-
ftion; Iand asaps6mpt payment as is consis-
tent with the interests of the State.
The two. Lunatic Asyiams at Newbufg
lAad Dayton have BEEN completed, and
opened for the admission OF patients with
in-the past -year--=tlie.furmcr ON the-6tissof
EMarcb, and the latter pptitha Ist ofsSeptem-
Lber-, The cost of erse.ng and fprpishshg
kthese institutions has greatlydexceedel the
amount appropriated in the opinion of
| the Board, Of TEpstees 1.-THE interests9of the
State required hflcompletionl of the, build
ings, and tpod0 this tbsy have. rengact.d
.heayyJiabi|itiesal ID ylniam bisq Cd oI !;
latoAHs must approve the humane motives
(which have multiplied institutions of this
lEcharscter throughout seur epantryI They
tare, boweYer, attended withgreat expense,
/ and therefore should not bs3 increased be-
lyopdd the clear demands of humanity apd
justice. aGaa OBJ .,ynujBm Ia Ilul ai
lna The Benertof the State, House. Commits
l,siopersn wip advise ryeui Of heiprogress of
lthaswork under their charge during thepast
1.-TWO years SItsis tebedregTettedd u that the
4 snsplaeed at Che command Of the Com
3mjssiensrs BY the late Legislature were not
sufficient to hsysiths Halls Of tbhSenate
and House Of Representatives readyfof &C.
Ieppationby the present General Assembly.
bThesurns sedar appropriated fer the erec-
ton and aempletion Of ths.pew State House
amount to $7p6, 6,515, a.,r
Every department Of the State Govern
msnt,is deeply interested iii ! the, speedy
completion Of this building. ,Tbss, health
and convenience Of the General, Assembly
da6dlofSt the Judicial and Executive o Ulcers,
paRd of'the people doing business with them,
aasalsd the safety W ths public records, de-
Smaad that every propsr efprtssho4ld be
fmade ito prepaBes isdioHoceppateao within
tthe shortest iprac6Sable period. .,risisIeo
p Under these circumstances the Conmis.
fsontB felt il te Ps theifd dday eyer gsFFtsf the
appropriations were exhausted, to- continue
topetations on the heavier portions.sof the
| work z lTRe1iabilites thas incdrreds being
fchphy due, 70 conttactors ana aniiscHahics
tgiu RECEIVE, I trust your early fpnsiderp-
tion ,sllg1sn1S 5lliys2oa ,noiIiHea
r. Theiafairs connected with the Peniten-
tiary haveibeeh conddbted during thes past
1.-Two Years with unusual care And success.
Fromsthe Reports ofritbe nDirectors Nand
Warden it will be seen thatthe ltreceipts Of
the institution from the labor of reonyicts
and Otherwise, have been more than ade-
qaate to meet all IFS, expenses, r eae51J
Although the number Of convictions for
Rtlealastiyearsis considerably less than that
o. the year prexioax tits generally belieY-
tedtbat the dimensions ofths present build
Iingwill not be sufficient much longer fofthe
accommodation Of all the criminals of the
pState.oSe9 f3qSa ieaGo 10 iage1aa iH'oe =,
A large proportion'of those who are con-
Eyieted of crime in this State, belong to, that
Class Of persons who are. usually dehoofmina-
ted Juvenile offenders, 'iathe mostof whom,
under suitable mauogcmenT ana care, might
be thoroughly reclaimed. and returned to
society, as useful citizeas.o . The erection OF
a House of Refuge and Correction, there
fore, would be much preferable in my iudg-
ment to any enlargement Of the, present es-
tablishmGnt. Of the six hundred and six
kconyiets now in the Penitentiary, one hun
+dredo end thirty-six aareIunderi stheI age ol
ftwenty-ope years. The youthful offender
sshonld neveribe placed oman qequaliIv bt
tEeahnentc with the co16rmed criminal, 6l
,conpelled TO resume theGareef oflife under
nlegodiume that almost necessarily attaches
to laHPenitentiary conyictDdi OF bsiIJ
hoI calledIthe attention Of the General AS
sembly on Iformesoo ooecasionIt to the disor.
ganized condition of the militia Of the State
Fhe present Constitution prescribes aldiffer.
PenE mdde.fo the election Of general land
field officers from that contained In theafor.
Emer,ssand repealed bill laws and parts b
laws that in any way oonfiictedbiwith It's
pproWsions!s Phe terms Of the officers Shb,
seni aundeg ltlis former Constitution Nave
nearly nil sxpireR and lthoreo is no claw
through whichg the vacancies can b8 sup.
Eplisd or the requirements def{ {ths,oPEeseht
Constitution be carried into effdctp All
FeieCtiousg that i1aveD talsena place since the
,adoptionioFithes presentq ConstithtiodJ hay.
ring been held oand conducted btlndeFo the
lproNisionsoof tiieformefpsnd inippUsaanee
Eofothe laws thatwere thus repealedY dYiafs, in
1.-The 6piniohof 1.-THE Attorney General, illegal
Band Ioidusdfrsuch be ,acUrscti interpfeta.
Itun'of ahe presents Constitution, there are
EnocG Generator Field officorsin the State, tand
Ftlis whole system has been rendered almost
Pentipely useless. 100 inds 100 jsum sd
gFhe public arms are IN idahset Of Being
|ll6sts They are isGattefgdi over the State,
Iand many Of them in the hands of persons,
I'8ho, focc5rding ID. the opinibn of TIE Abot-
lney0 General retired To, are Ia o9Ray7 con-
Fasdted 'Withthe militia Of The State. fen 4
PaiAo@eA regulated fbilitia sYsbehf Is ALMOST
fessential 10 the preservation Of an efficient
military spitie AMONG tlte peopiS,,s StaHaing
paTmies In time of peace are viewed With