Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-01-27

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sufficiently attests the economy of Il
management.
The nature and magnitude Of the tru
committed to the Quarter Master Genera
and the manner in which the duties of h
Office have been performed during the pa
year, will appear from the Report of thI
officer. The suggestions of this RI
port, and particularly that relating to tn
Construction of a State Arsenal, desery
your consideration. The proceeds of tn
old Penitentialy grounds may be advants
geously applied to the purchase of a sit
and the erection Of the necessary build
ings; or the Legislature may direct the lc
cation of the Arsenal upon part of thes
grounds, and the application of the pro
ceeds of the residue to construction.
recommend the discontinuance of the pc
diem allowed the Quarter Master General
and the allowance of fixed salary suffi
Glen: to compensate fairly for the time, at
tent;;,n and intelligence necessary to th
proper performance of his duties.
In this correction l beg leave to direc
your attention to tie laws concerning the
militia. The known existence Of an or
ganized public force, competent to the en-
torcement of law and the defence of right
is among the surest guarantees of order
and security, In all emergencies requir-
ing military force, the States of the Union
must rely on the patriotism of their mill
tia. A wise regard to these considerations
dictated the provisions Of our State Con
stitution relating to this subject. To car
ry out these provisions and give them due
effect, Legislation is indispensable. For
the want Of it, the militia of the State is
in danger oftotal disorgsnization; the pub
lie arms, valuable property, ale exposed
10 danger and loss; and in contingencies
not impossible, various public interests may
suffer serious detriment. venture to ex-
press the hope that the necessary legisla-
tion on this subject will constitute one of
the claims of this General Assembly to
the approval of their constituents.
l take great pleasure in laying before
you the Report of the Commissioners ap-
pointed under the act of April 7, 1856,
providing for the establishment Of the
Ohio Reform School. The act required
thattwo of the three Commissioners should
visit three of the principal Reformatory in
stitutions of the United States, and insti
tute al, necessary observations and inqui-
ries. and that all should unite in reporting
the result to the Legislature. The Com
missioners have more than executed their
trust. Instead Of two, all have visited,
not three only, but all the principal institu-
tons in our country, and one of their
at his own expense, has visited
the principal institutions in Europe. Their
Report exhibits the fruit of their extended
researches and Inquiries, and commends
itself to your most favorable regard. The
documents collected by the Commissioners
and now placed at your disposal, embody
nearly everything that is known concerning
Reformatory Schools. For these services
no charge has been made against the Treas
ury beyond those incident to literal exc
cution of the law; and more than one
third of the appropriation remains uuex-
pended,
The Report OF the Commissioner Of
Common Schools has not yet been re-
ceived. 1t will probably be read by the
Goth inst. at which time it has been here,
tofore required, and will be promptly laid
before you. In the mean time | need not
remind you of the indispensable necessity
of adequate Public Instruction to the well
fare and securly'of society. No public
investment is so safe or so fruitful as that
which is made in the education of the peo-
pie. No persons better deserve the esteem
and support of the State and the people
than the Teachers Of our youth. No es-
sential notifications of The present school
law are, in my judgment, demanded by the
general sentiment, except such as will in
crease its efficiency without augmenting
its expense. There is, however, aprevail-
ing opinion, that, under present circum-
stances, Township Libraries may be sub
sttuted, with advantage, for District Ii.
braries; and | would further suggest that
the Library at each County Seat should be
made a County Library, and supplied as
far as possible with the published Docu-
ments of the State and National Govern.
ments. For the supply of the State Doc
uments you can make the necessary pro-
vision; little atlen ion on the part of Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress vii
ensure full supply of National Docu-
ments.
The beneficial results of the Act re
quiring the Public Reports to be made tt
the Governor and printed inadvance of the
meeting of the Legislature, suggest fur
ther application of the same principle
The Constitution requires the Governor t.
communicate to the General Assembly, a
every session, the condition of the State
and to recommend such measures as HI
may deem expedient. 1t talso requires hin
to see that the laws are faithfully executed
To enable him the better to fulfill this in
junction, he is authorized torequire infor
nation in writing from the officers of tn
Executive Department upon any subjec
connected with the duties of their respect
i've Offices. Would it not be well in orde
to give more complete effect to these Con
stitutional provisions, to require the Board
and officers in charge of the different De
partments of the public service, to repor
their transactions and conditions quarterl
to the Governor Such an enactmen
would concentrate in the Executive Otiic
full information, accessible to the people