Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-01-15

.Trsasurts IL tb graai1fbe " NSe
~0.s... sf each Ias,isptioa daring iAs year.
80, hs.s Lea. tLsh the aPProPriSboEs Tor heir
.upUor,. 1 particularly commend 70 yOur At
,.s,;a0 ,hs seanouieal uss-Of the appropriation
of,.s thousand dollars for dOrritoy Tor the
n..f .ad Dumb, 10 be hereafter converted Toto
wOrkshops. The purpose Of the sPpr0PE'saOo
has been most satisfactorily accomplished and
o.l.u,e offour thousand dollars remain in
,As Treasury. This Circumstance, doubtless
viii hay, ia prOpsr vsigdt with you, When
,oO,;dsripg the eIpsdis0sy Of entering without
further delay upon the Construction 0i The ne"
Asylum Edi6ce, the reed Of when has 50 l00S
been acknOEsdged. II
The report Of the. COMMISSIONER o' 'n' NC"
State House, will exhibit the progress Ot ine
.rk and disbursements on account OF 1t du-
yap the last year. It is with great pleasure
Aui dire ct your attention to the careiul econ
onv. thorough york aud substantial progress
;- ,h;eh have distinguished their administration.
Your own observations, now that your sessions
ar. held in The new building, will satisfy you
a, TO the character aud condition OF the work
The fact that Of the ninety thousand dollars aP-
prouristea for this service, more than fOrty-siK
thousand remained uneIpended at the close Of
the 6scal year. sufficiently attssts the economy
Of the management.
The nature and magnitude Ofthe trust com
mitisd to the Quarter Master General. and the
mAnner in which the duties Of bis Office have
d. have been performed during the past year, will
q appear from the Report of that sficer. The
suggestions Of this Report. aud particularly
that relating 10 the cOastfuetiOu Of State Ar
ssnal, deserve your consideration. The pro
oseds Of the old Psnitentiary grounds may be
AdvantagsOusly applied to the purchase Of q
site and the erection of the necessary buildings
H. or the Legislature may direct the location Of the
+, arsenal upon a Part OF these grounds and the
+; application Of the proceeds Of the residue tC
consIruciioA. recommend the discontinuance
&, 81, Of the per diem GllOEed to the QusrermAsteI
General, aAd the allowance Of fixed salary suf
a., fsisut to campeDsAts fairly Tor the time, atten
ton and Intelligence useessAry to the proper
psrlOrmanes'Of his duties.
81, In thia connection beg leave TO direct your
rs atIsnliOn 70 the laws concerning the AaliIiR'-
- The known s1istenCe of an organized public
J, "a force. competent 10 the enforcement oflsw ant
IL the defence Of right is among the Iurest guar
antics of order aud security, 10 all emsrges
eiss requiring military force, the StStes Of the
e UniOu must rely on ths sPatroiism Of their mill
+ tia. A wss regard to these considerations
dictated the provisions Of our Siate Constitution
relating to this subject. To carry out these
prOvisisns and give them due effect Legislation
10 Indispensable. For the want ofit the Mill
.fs iA Of the State is in danger Of total dsOrgaui
cation; the public arms, a valuable property,
are exposed to danger and loss; and in coatin
gsncies, not impossible. various public interest,
may suffer serious detrimsnt. venture to ex
= press the hope that the necessary legislation on
this subject will constitute Ope of the claims Of
this General Assembly to the approval Of their
constituents a.... .H
take grest pleasure in laying before you
khe Report Of The Commissioners appointed un-
der the sct Of April 7, 1856, providing fer the
establishment Of the Ohio Reform School, The
act required that Two Of the three Commission.
,.. eIs should visit three of the principal Reorma-
tory Institutions Of the United States, and in.
stiLuts ali necessary observations and inquiries
and that all should unite 10 reporting the reSul
" The Legislature, The Commissioners hay,
m:re than ezeeuled their trust. Instead Q
two, all have visited. not three only, bat al
the principal Institutions in eur own country
and one Of tbsr number, at his own expense
has visited the prihoips institutions in Earope
Their Report exhibits the fruit Of their extend
ed researches and inquiries, and commsnds il
selttc your most favorable regard. The dO,u
msnts collected BY The Commissioners and now
placed at your disposal. embOdy nearly every
tAIug that Is known concerning Reformator,
E, Schools. Forthsss services no charge ha,
bssn made again't the Treasury Seyond thos,
Incidental TO literal execution Cf the law
and more Than one third Of the appropriation
unexpended.
57 The Report OF the Commissioners of Conmor
Schools has not yet been received. Il viii
probably be ready by the aOth inst, at wbicl
time 1t has been heretofore required. and vii
be promptly laid before you Ia the mea
81 time need not remind you Of the indspeusa
e.. be necessity Of adequate Public Instruction
d,r the welfare and security of society. No pIbli
sas inYsstneHtls 'oSafs and SO fruitful as II,
ana which.is made in the education of the neon,
4, No persons better deserve the esteem and n