Demoine courier., 1856-07-10

mems I'VE vBUtt spccoy ICCUustTuCtIOU' lOI
which they wers cot pelled to con facl IN
indeb,t 4 uess against the institution of
about 81 10000. Provision should be
made Tor dlschareing that Indebtedness
AZ we'll az for the c%omplenon -! an al
duionsl number Of cells. The Pealten
uary 10 now crowded with convlc,s %
iis utmost capsci,y.
The Constitution c~onfers upon the
Governor Of The State, .ibe power 70
gran: reprievea and pardon. and commute
punishmsnls af.sr conviction" for often
COS against The laws. Ins large prn
portion OF cases the friends OF persons
conviciet enceavor to procure the exer
else Of this power, and as lew II any of
the ,dges preserve nu, Of the les
,imony taken on the lrial Of criminal cases
these tfior,s are. for the most part. based
upon srparfe statements. made withou,
tie sanc,ion Of an oath, and obtained
without nntlce I the prosecuting attorney
or o,her persons REPRESENTING ,hs Gov
ernmen,- IL. frequently aliedged that
there was rrrrr , the trial; that the
Judge mls,unk 'he Va "; tina, ,here was q
mistake If lac, by The jury; that there Is
newly discovered evidence showing the
sentence 10 be unjust; or that, The case
although within the letter II tho law was
not WI hin the siir,' o. u.
The interest OF sociery requires 'ha,
lh,s grea, power sh"utdt be exercised Nth
humanity bur as the same inn with the
Creates determination and caut,nn -
Justice 10 The officer who IS compelled
To investigate each case presented To hun
AS well a. The parties m,re inm.t'atei,
interested. requires hat ever, f,cl prov
ed upon the trial shouI be acc. ssibls Il,
h,m, 10 .hr CO: deunsd and 10 lh- pros
scuiOrs.
/ therefore recommend ha, Tho Judges
Of the several dlsitici con.ts be requr red
10 reduce The evidences gwen IN ell crim
Iual cases TO wri,lns. Ia be- preserved IA
q permanent, I'd IN me County where
the trial wss held:-snd lha, before n,
application shall bs made 10 The g."
ernor tor q pardon. a no,ics Of the tine
and place, hen nd who're tbs api.i,cs
non will be presen ed, shail be s,r.ed
upon the prosecuting attorney oi ,he
count, where h offence was committed
IL 10 TO be regretted tina, the ,,nl r,s.
aluuon passed by tbs House OF Repre-
sen,a,ives at each ct IT'S Two las. srs-
stone. au,hosizing a revislon BY q board
ri commissioners, Oi me 10 " IN reii
,ion 10 schools and school lands Jailed T.,
receive lhn approval Of the Sena,e NJ
one who gives the subjec, q momvnts
con.lderaiion can doub. The nrcessli, of
a thorough revision %. The whole subj-c,.
VIII q large s.nd constantly increasing
school fund. NJ school o. stem 10 with
ont rni.v aud efficiency, and is, IN IN,
conviction. discrcduabls 10 the Siale.-
IL reaches 81 many interests. i, runs into
SO many details. and Is 60 important
an It's infusnces, that u seea,s to me :m-
possible for sie G. neral Assembly 10
perfect the necessary amendments and
reduce ,hem to u harmonious Z, sssm IN
the limited p-rlod Of fifty days, and
.hesefors recommend that ,hser ermpe
ten. persons DC selected 10 revise all me
laws on .he subJec, and SUNNI, their RI
VISION 10 The next General Assembly
Should you. huwever. not deem this adj.
v,sablr, ] then submit tina. i, 10 exp d
emf =, once 10 divert the Superintendent,
OF Public lns ~rucron Of all control over
and responsibility tor the schaol money
and school laads. When thi. oific C. was
created il was never contemplated thai
the Superintendent should lie nurdsned
with The custody ot public mnn,ss, with
the Gale Of public lands. and with ,hr
revision Of the acts o. eighty School
Fund C"mmissionerr. II wa. designed
tina: he should have charge az The Ia
s.ruc.ion Of the State anu no.. Of The mon
ey If the State. Ii vas intended ,ha,
hs should keep alive the inieres, in tbs
snbjec, OF educaiinn-,hal he should
hold i~eacherl' institutes ir tbs several
ccun,ies-,hai he should determine the
TEX, books To be used il the public
schools. and sha he should &c lie all
sppeals growing out 81 the management
OF The numerous school dis,ricts. rh.
legitimate duties Of q Superintendent, of
Public Instruction are sufficiently one.
u ~ engage the attention nf one nan
The suffice, Of the Des Moines River
Improvement IL entitled 10 more consid
Grafton than il has hnherio received.
A con,rac. we inside beiweee the
agents oil The State. snt . company If
gentlemen. for the prosecution Of he
work by which the navigation Of the
river vas TO be completed in the year
1858. ard for which the company were
III receive Dee Moines River lands a,
ei.25 per acre. I, u reported that this
contrac, has been ma. eriaIly changed
during the pas, year. but by what author.
ity. and in wha. Danprr.i am not in
formed. Although the grant to the State
has never besn finally adjusted BY III
Department, At washington. yet cerifi.
Gates have been issued to tie compan.
BY the State officers connected with the
Improvement. 10 The effect tina. Inc CON.
pany 10 entnled 10 about 200. 900 acres
" land along The river. which lands the
company now propose to sell. ] am
informed that maMy Of the tracts
described in these ceTh6csses. are claim
ed By The State ~ school ianfs, anu thar
many Others have been already suId and